Wendy Cicchetti
The Pisces New Moon is conjunct Neptune, at home in its native sign. This New Moon presents an opportunity to truly reconnect at that inner, heart level and, through the Pisces filter, to feel at one with much more around us — including both the seen and the unseen.
Since Pisces and Neptune link strongly to the dream realm, we might have significant dreams, perhaps with spiritual themes, which connect to invisible but deeply felt worlds. Just prior to writing about this lunation, I dreamed about being given a Tarot reading, during which I told the reader about the strong spiritual connection I have with my mother “in spirit.” As I said this, we both saw a light flash on the ring I was wearing — my mother’s ring — in almost a cartoon, “bling” style. The reader had turned the 10 of Wands (linked with Saturn and Sagittarius) and the 10 of Swords (linked with the Sun and Gemini) — cards that I associate with overwork, depletion, and despair. The dream was a reminder that I was not trusting the flow, and my thoughts were too fragmented, which are further Piscean themes. Considering Vesta in this New Moon chart, I now realize that I need to reconnect with my inner fire, to lighten my spirit and surf the joy that is available in the work realm. Pisces and Neptune have the ability to elevate us in this way, so that we need not be tiptoeing forward in fear, nor paralyzed with worry about what we may perceive to be beyond our reach.
The Sun, Moon, Neptune, and Vesta in Pisces are sextile Saturn, which also urges us to keep our feet firmly on the ground. How can these forces work together? They can do so easily enough if we learn how to translate the content of our dreams into insights that we can use in practical ways. The same applies with any deeply held wishes: Rather than merely escaping into fantasies — like grasping hold of pretty balloons that captivate us now, but will eventually deflate — Saturn stresses that we take concrete steps to make something of our visions; that we build something solid from our thoughts, through actions that we become accountable for.
The frequently trying Pluto is also sextile the Pisces “collective,” emphasizing how non-negotiable Saturn’s terms are. So, while we may enjoy the wonder of dreams and greater spiritual contact, this feeling of a stronger connection is not enough. We have a duty, according to Saturn and Pluto, to do something significant and to transform whatever is not working in our lives. This is no small task — yet how much richer our lives may be if we rise to the challenge!
Nobody ever said that change would be easy, however. A challenging square from Jupiter to the Pisces New Moon takes in all of the Pisces stellium, including Mercury, and suggests that the way forward is not crystal clear. Mercury in Pisces, sometimes linked with clouding the truth, is now at a critical 29° of the sign. We are encouraged to unravel any untruths that we have told others or ourselves, deriving special insight from realizing where we have drawn a conclusion in error. The finger of blame can be redirected as we see matters more clearly, and we can then start to make important adjustments. We may promise to handle things differently in the future, or offer apologies for errors and find a way to make amends. Sometimes, making obvious amends is not possible — for example, when the person in question has passed away. But we can do so through the proxy of our own living experience by acting in a more beneficent way to self and to others.
It is significant that Jupiter and Neptune are the planets that rule Pisces, because this emphasizes how tight knit are the themes that surround this New Moon. A little like having parents or guardians watching over us, we can be sure that someone out there, in the visible or invisible realms, wants to protect us and see us thrive.
This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.
PLAN YOUR OWN NEW MOON CEREMONY. Give yourself some quiet time in meditation to see where you need to seed new ways of becoming. List these areas within your life you want to change. What areas do you want to break free from the norm and become more productive and discerning? The NEW MOON is the time to manifest the personal attributes you want to cultivate as well as the tangible things you want to bring to you. Possible phrasing: I now manifest ____ into my life. I am now _______ . Remember, think, envision and feel with as much emotion as possible, as though you already have what you want. Thoughts are things and the brain manifests exactly what you show it in the form of thoughts, visuals and emotions. The Buddha said, and I am paraphrasing, “We are the sum total of our thoughts up to today. ” If we want to be different then we must change our thoughts. “If you always do what you’ve always done then you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” CONSCIOUS CHANGE is the key.