Working with the Phases of The Moon helps to more productively work with the “process” and remain more conscious of the personal opportunities presented by each New Moon. I encourage you to create a small altar dedicated to The Moon’s work and process and spend a little time in quiet reflection or meditation at this altar just before each phase.
New Moon of Pisces occured on February 23rd at 12:37 am CST at 04 Pisces 29’.
Initiate your altar. Spend some time in quiet reflection, meditating on the lunar “work” you would like to focus on and accomplish over the next month. What debilitating emotional experience(s) (i.e. those that cause regret, shame, recurring sadness, resentment, unfulfilled longing, etc.) do you want/need to forgive and release at this time? What form(s) of creative self-expression or meditative activity do you value and allow yourself to experience?
First quarter phase occurs on March 2nd at 1:57 pm CST at 12 Gemini 42’.
Crisis in Action: Spend some altar time in quiet reflection, meditating on awareness that has emerged regarding this month’s lunar process (forgiveness and release); What can you do (what action can you take) to facilitate your process of forgiveness and release? Over the next 7 days, commit to action, both short term and long term, as prescribed, even if it’s symbolic.
Full Moon phase occurs on March 9th at 12:48 pm CST at 19 Virgo/Pisces 37’.
Conscious Awareness: Spend some time in quiet reflection and appreciation for the awareness and insight you have gained from consciously participating in the lunar work. What do you now know and understand about the emotional health of your psyche and what it needs to release and heal that you did not know 2 weeks ago? What can you do to act upon this awareness in a way that will improve your emotional health?
Third (or Last) quarter phase occurs on March 16th at 4:34 am CST at 26 Sagittarius 16’.
Crisis in Execution: Spend some time in quiet reflection to consider how to incorporate your new awareness into your daily, everyday experience of living your life. How (in what ways) can you consciously apply this understanding and wisdom in service to yourself and others?
Balsamic Phase (“Dark of the Moon”) occurs from March 21st – March 23rd .
Completion of the Process: Spend some time in quiet reflection to finally and more deeply integrate the insights and wisdom gleaned from your process. Celebrate yourself, your healthy choice to grow and evolve, and your accomplishment. Rest and prepare for the next New Moon.
New Moon of Aries occurs on March 24th at 4:28 am CDT at 4 Aries 12’.
Initiate your altar. Spend some time in quiet reflection, meditating on the lunar “work” you would like to focus on and accomplish over the next month. This month, the focus is on self-discovery, redefining “Self”, and consciously integrating new aspects of “Self”, experimenting with self-assertion, and exploration of healthy & creative ways to work with your own “red energy” (i.e. passion, libido, anger, etc.)
“If we forgive life for not being what we told it to be,
or expected, or wished, or longed for it to be,
we forgive ourselves for not being what we might have been also.
And then we can be what we are, which is boundless.”
(John Tarrant)
