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When I first sat down to write this post, I wanted to ask you how you could benefit through the last ten days of this zodiacal year ~ the year that runs from Aries through Pisces. And it IS a good question. But then my mind started drifting. It’s Pisces time, after all. Why focus?
I started thinking about all kinds of things from my past, and one of the things that came to mind was how I first entered this odd world of woo-woo and not so woo-woo Wonder. Continue reading
Moon Sign: Cancer
Numerology: 5 Day
Phase: Gibbous
Moon in Cancer is a natural born homebody, but there’s also an urge to get out and about today (♋ 5). If there’s such a thing as an extroverted hermit, today’s vibe would fit them well.
There’s a bit of wanderlust in the astro mix today with trines to Neptune and Jupiter. Hang on to your map, keep your apron strings tied, and remember that “all who wander are not lost.”
5—Day of Change, Freedom and Sensation
Ruled by Mercury, flexibility is the key today. It may be a day when your attention is pulled in many directions. Go with the flow. Color: Light Blue.
If moods seem heavy in the early part of the day, they may lighten up in the afternoon or evening.
On this #2 day, the Moon in Taurus moves into Gemini midday. Being ruled by Venus, Taurus is comfort-loving and pleasure-seeking. Mercurial Gemini seeks contact and mental stimulation.
The 2 is Moon-ruled with a need for comfort and contact while offering support and emotional connection. Continue reading
The Moon is in conscientious Virgo Jan 5th and 6th. We are full of potential that can blossom into skilled artistry. Virgo reminds us to pay attention to the details and to stretch just a little further than we thought we could to reach a new level of mastery. We’re not seeking perfection. We’re trying to get just a little bit better at what we do.
Applying the Virgo work ethic to whatever you are doing today will be life changing, I promise. Not because it’s going to change the world, but because it will change your world, even if only in a small way.
The 8 of Pentacles is the card for today and one of the cards for Virgo. As an 8, it indicates power and success. There’s a will to go further than before, to push past plateaus.
Potency is defined as the “inherent capacity for growth and development.” It implies that you are not yet what you might become. . . The testing grounds never end; the challenges are always at hand. Slowly and steadily plugging away, you have the ability to produce a more perfected, masterful result as you continue to painstakingly and diligently refine your efforts. Leave no stone unturned in your masonry. There are diamonds to be found among the shards. Year-Seer Cycle 8, CJ Wright
What diamond might you discover today or tomorrow if you stick to the project at hand and put all your effort into it?
2018 is here and we’re all playing the role of Goldilocks as we adjust to the new vibes. Some feel too much, others too little, and some are just right.
The biggest energy shift for me is always the change of energy that comes with my Personal Year number. 2017 was a #1 year and it was easy to see “me, me, me” in the headlines every day. 2018 is a #2 year that emphasizes duality, partnership, and unions. There’s room for more than 1 in 2018.
Just as the universal energy changes here on planet Earth, it also changes for you personally. We’re all born with a Life Path energy that’s based on our birthday, just like our natal chart. Your Life Path energy is influenced by the universal energy which changes from year to year. It’s not unlike Jupiter aspecting your Sun in a different way each year until he’s been through his 12-year cycle, and then he repeats himself the next 12 years, and so on and on and on.
It’s easy to figure out your vibe for the year. Add the numbers of the month and day you were born to 2018 (or 2). If you were born in the month of February (#2) on the 13th day (4), your base number is 6. Add 2 (for 2018) to the 6 and you get 8.
Each number has a planet that it resonates with. 2018, being a #2 year, is associated with the Moon. It brings fluctuation and a desire for a partner. It’s dual in nature and that duality can move to partnership and union. If your Life Path is 1 which is focused on leadership and individuality, the 2 vibe may present some problems for you as you adjust to being in the background at times. If your Life Path is 6 which is focused on the group or clan, the 2 vibe of 2018 will take less adjustment.
The planets associated with the numbers 1-9 are:
I’m in a #6 year, so Venus is the planet of the year for me. The emphasis is on relationships of all kinds, as well as artistic expression.
So, what’s shaking your vibes in 2018?
Check out my article on Choosing Your Personal Symbols for the New Year on Lunar Home and Garden.
Want to know more about your annual vibe? Check out my Year-Seer series available on MoonKatz.com. Year-Seers are annual guides to the Personal Year. They include an annual overview, a look at the energy using the tarot, the planet, color, and crystal of the year, and a monthly and personal day forecast.
The Moon is in Gemini for the rest of the year. 
Through 3:11am (ET) on January 1st, to be exact.
It’s a great way to transition to 2018’s universal year number, which is 2. So we go out with the Twins Moon and begin next year under the influence of 2.
There’s something about that which I find comforting. After a year of too much me, me, me, it will be refreshing to turn attention to “you and me” and “us.”
Find some lighthearted moments with the Gemini Moon as the year draws to a close. Put a pair of something in plain view (champagne glasses, candlesticks, vases, cups, plants, anything) as a symbol of the transitioning energy.
Here’s an early Happy New Year and good wishes for 2018. Double that!
The Aries Moon in the first quarter phase is in a stressful square with the Capricorn Sun. These are two mighty forces. Will Capricorn take the lead while Aries feels the heat? That could put a little pressure on the Aries Moon. Continue reading
The closing of one door and opening of another makes this time of year both joyful and serious. The Capricorn blues can crop up at the oddest times, so keep your chin up and find the bright side even when things seem much too serious. Saturn, Capricorn’s ruling planet, has entered this sign for the next couple of years. It’s make it or break it time in this part of your chart. Success is on the horizon. Follow the rules now, break them when the Sun moves into Aquarius.
It’s hard to believe we’ve already journeyed through a whole year but as they say, “No matter where you go, there you are.” And here we are again, rounding yet another curve on the great spiral of life.
I hope your year is filled with light, laughter, abundance, and joy.
cj
I forgot something in my announcement yesterday about the Lunar Companion for Capricorn—some sample pages. Doh! Here’s a page you’ll find handy for the Sun’s time in Capricorn. Click to open and download or print.
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Sun in Capricorn December 21, 2017 – January 19, 2018
Take a little trip with me. There’s tons to do and lots to see, and we’ll only be gone a month. Let’s go visit Capricorn!
I’m really excited to offer my latest e-book, the Lunar Companion for Capricorn 2017-2018. I had a fantastic time putting it together and—honestly—I can’t wait to use it every day. Continue reading
A quote that always comes to mind when I think of Sagittarius is “not all those who wander are lost.” I have a bracelet with that inscription and I wear it when I’m in the “between” places—when I’m neither here nor there, and I’m okay with it. Sometimes we’re not okay with the between places, but that’s another story.
New Moon at 26°31 Sagittarius
December 18, Eastern and Central Zones
December 17, Mountain and Pacific Zones
The Moon enters Gemini on the 2nd and reaches fullness on Sunday, Dec. 3rd. This won’t be the happiest of Full Moons, but we can try and make the most of it anyway. Continue reading
Sorry I’ve been away for a while. I’ve had too many things to distract me, including a broken foot. I’m on the mend, though, and ready to get back to some good ol’ Moon Talk plus other stuff. And please bear with me while I redesign my website. It’s a mess at the moment, but changes are underway.
While on the mend, I’ve been working on a calendar for 2018 that has all kinds of goodies to help guide us through the cosmic mishmash of planets, moon signs and phases, tarot, numerology, flowers, crystals and anything else that seems appropriate or fun. Everything on this printable planner page is explained in this post. Continue reading
There was a beautiful quote by Billy, age 4, (who may or may not have been real) that made its way around the internet about 10 or more years ago:
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
I published my first post on Auntie Moon on February 28, 2009. I knew I wanted to write about living daily with the Moon and the extraordinary lunar influence on everything. I didn’t know where to start, so I decided to publish a youtube video of one of my favorite songs ever ~ Cat Steven’s Moonshadow.
So much has happened since publishing that post. This morning, I got the news that this blog has been viewed a million times. It may not be a big deal for some, but it’s a major milestone for me.
I would never have published that first post had it not been for the encouragement I received from my dear friend and mentor, Donna Cunningham, aka Moon Maven. Donna passed from this life in July and is most assuredly working on her next already. I wish I could share this news with her. (It would probably have spared you from having to hear about it.)
To mark the milestone, I want to share that Moonshadow video with you again today and, in memoriam, to give a public thank you to one of the most amazing and generous women I’ve ever known.
