Tarot for the Taurus Lunation: First Quarter Phase

The beginning degree of the First Quarter Phase is 12°52 Leo, associated with the 6 of Wands which is sometimes called "Victory." The First Quarter Phase is a square aspect that calls for adaptation. In this case, the earthy New Moon of Taurus was steadying, conforming, and security-conscious. The fiery First Quarter is expansive, adventurous, … Continue reading Tarot for the Taurus Lunation: First Quarter Phase

Tarot for the Taurus Lunation, The Crescent Phase

Do you trust your instincts? Do you believe in the goal you chose for yourself at the New Moon? The Moon has moved from earthy, hands-on Taurus through most of airy, mentally oriented Gemini. Continuing with the reading from the New Phase, the Crescent Phase begins with a focus on mental and emotional clarity. Taurus … Continue reading Tarot for the Taurus Lunation, The Crescent Phase

Taurus Lunation, the Crescent Phase

The Moon in Gemini sextiles Gemini's ruler, Mercury, as the Crescent Phase begins. Any doubts that popped up under yesterday's stressful but lively lunar aspects have a really good chance of being sorted out now.

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.