They say that Taurus is slow to get going. With my natal Moon in Taurus, I'd have to agree with that. When I had a day job, I'd get up early just to have a slow morning. Well, get out of the way, Slow Poke. The Moon has entered Gemini and things are about to start hopping!

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Tarot for the Taurus Lunation, The New Phase
It's been a while since I've written about the tarot and astrology. It struck me today (on the New Moon in Taurus) that it might be interesting to work through this lunation one phase at a time using cards associated with the beginning of each phase. A New Moon likes to start something new and Taurus likes things she can put her hands on, like these cards, so here goes.
Taurus Lunation, The New Phase ~ A Moon Reincarnated

New Phase 2017 April 26, 8:17am - April 29th, 12:57pm EDT 6°Taurus - 24°Gemini
The Old Moon of Aries Moves On
The feisty Moon in Aries has a cooling off period late this afternoon before moving into Taurus later tonight. With conjunctions to both Mercury and Uranus in Aries, this spiciest of all Moons is alive with innovative and urgent ideas that she wants to act on immediately.
New Moon in Taurus 2017: Tools for the Lunation
As I write this, it's the morning after a very steady night-long rain. The sky is still gray, cloud-covered. The yards in my woodsy neighborhood are dense with a magnificent variety of green foliage, the branches of the trees bending closer and closer to the ground under the weight of the rainwater. This rainy day mix of earth and water is a wonderful metaphor for the Moon in Taurus, the most earthbound of the signs.