Taurus New Moon, May 4, 2019 (14 degrees) 3:45 pm PDT

Wendy Cicchetti

The Taurus New Moon emphasizes abilities to construct and to enjoy what we build. This Moon phase points to new projects, working with a clean slate, or getting a grip on a renewed plan, using fresh eyes. New resources may be on offer, making a job tenable that once was seen as impossible.

The Taurus Moon and Sun are sextile outer planet Neptune in Pisces, its natural zodiac sign. This is a planet associated with sea mythology, and in a watersign, it conjures up images of everything connected with oceans. Earthy and receptive Taurus links to vessels and buildings associated with seafaring as well as water. It is possible that some of us will act as someone’s lighthouse, representing a guiding beacon of safety, as they traverse a difficult passage. Or they will guide us in this way.

Alternatively, we may realize that we need something strong and sturdy to help us across a route that we recognize will get tricky. However this may manifest, we can know that we will have the resources at hand, within and without, to create and attract what we need. Since the New Moon is trine the South Node and Saturn, we may draw upon long established talents or look to authorities or older, more experienced persons to support us. This is a trine in the earth signs of Taurus and Capricorn, so we can trust that advice will be practical and that help offered will tend to be reliable.

The combination of trines and a sextile with the Sun and Moon accentuates the so-called easy aspects of planets. Some astrologers see these aspects as bringing things effortlessly to us — the path is clear and blessings abound. Others see such aspects as making things too easy, which means that we may need to be on the lookout for opportunities and realize that it is in our best interests to take practical action. Otherwise, these opportunities might just pass us by, and we will later regret this.

With things coming easily, and Neptune in Pisces involved, we can expect more inspiration and creativity, perhaps in the realms of music, poetry, or dreams. This might be the right time to experiment with playing a musical instrument, or take our existing practice a step further. Maybe the expertise of a professional tutor will help us to make a quantum leap and quickly get better at what we’re doing. Dream analysis and understanding could also become easier, especially if we take practical steps, such as setting aside a few minutes to record dreams soon after we wake up. For anyone who has been disturbed by nightmares or recurrent, unwelcome dreams, an active intervention could be potent at this time — for example, a few minutes before bedtime, breathing deeply and meditating, while asking that our dreams be changed to something more positive.

A similar idea applies to any issue around sensitivity. If we find that we’re experiencing too much exterior input — which often knocks a highly sensitive person sideways — we can use the strong, earthy energy that the Taurus Moon and Sun and the Capricorn planets provide, to put better boundaries in place. Boundaries may be physical — locking doors or windows, putting up fences, drawing lines, and so on — or psychic and spiritual, such as working with crystals and talismans or prayers and affirmations, to lay out to the universe, through our own psyche, that something needs to be kept separate. We can be sure that, at the heart of this, we just need faith to carry us through the process initially, because Venus is trine Jupiter in Sagittarius.

Faith is often said to be the opposite of doubt; it can also be an antidote to fear. Either way, doubt and fear keep us in the dark, whereas the Archer’s aim is up towards the light, making Jupiter in Sagittarius a powerful ally. Besides removing some of the messages of the negative inner critic, this Jupiter can help us with combating depression and other low energy/low mood struggles. For some, the answer will be getting into physical exercise (at whatever level) to avoid being stuck in a stagnant routine. For others, it will be about allowing space to escape, relax, and enjoy a little more Taurus down time, along with the good things in life!

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.

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