Taurus New Moon

This article was written prior to the pandemic, but still contains relevant and applicable information.

The Taurus New Moon exhibits a determination to fulfill certain plans and find fulfillment, no matter what kinds of obstacles may have stood in the way previously. This is likely based not just on a desire, but a deep-down sense of need. If needs are not met, this can eventually have a profound effect on us, which possibly reverberates into various areas and layers of existence. It may be like an ongoing hunger, which just gets stronger, so that the level of need then seems to increase exponentially. The Taurus Moon reminds us not only to notice when a new need is making itself known, but also to be careful not to delay doing something to try to meet the need.

With Uranus conjunct the New Moon, there could be an added pressure to make things happen. But if the approach of digging in our heels, in usual Taurus fashion, doesn’t achieve the desired result, Uranus also hints at the wisdom of being able to break the mould and change tack. Even Taurus sometimes needs to turn a corner and try something different!

Uranus, with its lightning-bolt association, does represent the power to dislodge anything that is stuck or getting in the way. So, this energy could be helpful for finally moving past a block, whether this be at a personal, professional, or other level. Sometimes such blocks are internal and psychological, but with outer planets they can also relate to external factors. Thus, there may soon be an opportunity to engage in activities that were closed to us before. Because the sign of Taurus is involved, this may well assist with steps to ensuring greater future security.

It is also true that Uranus can sometimes send that bolt from the blue to alert us to a problem or issue, but usually in a quite uncomfortable way. We may feel rather exposed, perhaps becoming more aware of our shortcomings. We have choices in how we handle such shocks, however. We can look for a nurturing and healthy way to deal with the shock itself, to start with. We can also then consider if there are steps we could take for the future, which would help our situation. Although the winds of change that Uranus brings can blow us sideways, we don’t always have to lose everything. We may be able to gain new ground and bring with us essentials that can be built upon. Or we may rebuild some of what we had, but in a better way. With the outer planets, we often divest ourselves of anything nonessential, not regretting what we’ve needed to let go of, because the new world that opens up is so much better.

The Taurus New Moon is also square Jupiter and Saturn, indicating extra tension around changes, but also extra creativity. Interestingly, the squares to Jupiter in late Capricorn are out of sign (“dissociate”). In other words, a mix of sign qualities is in play. Rather than the more straightforward square to Saturn in Aquarius, which involves a fixed Moon squaring a planet in a fixed sign, we now have a mix of fixed with cardinal, in a Taurus–Capricorn square. However, this introduces another kind of commonality, because both of these are earth signs. It may well be, then, that the conflicting dynamic inherent in the square becomes more creative than divergent, due to both parties being able to find common ground. There may also be a more obvious leader figure involved, thanks to the cardinal sign predominance.

The New Moon makes a minor aspect to Neptune, a semi-square, which brings in a softer edge, with Neptune in Pisces. Minor aspects are not always so easy to spot in a chart. But the semi-square is often easier to pick out when we remember that, with a 45° arc, it involves a planet that is one-and-a-half signs away. This is a bit like saying that there’s help at hand from a neighbor living one-and-a-half blocks away. If we can manage to get a little beyond the next block, we can find a solution. We don’t have to go out of our way, but we do need to make an extra amount of effort. In this case, it’s of the Neptunian kind, meaning more compassion, more imagination, or just a willingness to escape from the usual routines for a while.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.