On July 20th at 1:33pm EDT,<\/strong> the New Moon becomes exact in 28.5 degrees of Cancer<\/strong>;<\/em> this is the beginning of a new Moon cycle, and it also ends Eclipse season. Yay! We have received our consciousness upgrades and can now move forward with any intentions we set in late June.<\/p>\n

This is also the second New Moon in Cancer<\/strong> within a 4-week period<\/em>. The last one, on June 20th, was a Solar Eclipse — and thus much more intense in nature than this one.<\/p>\n

Cancer<\/strong> is the first water sign of the zodiac, as such, it relates to the development of the \u201cemotional body\u201d — so this Moon cycle will continue to amplify feelings, instincts and needs. Feel free to also watch my New Moon video on the subject.<\/a><\/p>\n

Our feeling nature has been denied and suppressed for millennia, but we have begun to embrace it more fully — feelings are an essential source of information about our true needs — they are a dashboard that tells us what is healthy for us. When we don\u2019t heed the information, we become dependent on others for validation and direction, or get lost in addictions and distractions.<\/p>\n

With this second New Moon occurring in protective, introverted Cancer<\/strong><\/em>, we’ll continue to surround ourselves with quality and safety; we can expect anything connected to home, family, real-estate or childhood issues to be heightened in our awareness for the next four weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0What does emotional maturity mean to me? How would I know if I had it?<\/p>\n

With this New Moon we are dealing with a strong Saturn opposition to the New Moon<\/em>, thus we might experience authoritarian or rigid attitudes — both toward and from others — and this could create some tension or oppositional behaviors.<\/p>\n

As best you can, remain flexible and practice self-care, doing your best to take care of your emotional and physical body — that way, you’ll stay grounded in reality, and be less reactive.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0How could I be 5% more truthful to myself? How could I be 5% more self-responsible for my self-care? And for my responses to others?<\/p>\n

To get a better sense on how to become more emotionally mature<\/strong>, check out my webinar: “React vs. Respond\u00a0— Where in the chart can we learn about our emotional maturity?<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Find out how you can support yourself and others on the path towards becoming an emotionally healthy, responding being. This webinar also includes a hand-out for all Moon-signs with coaching questions<\/strong>. Due to the importance of this subject at this time, I have decided to offer the webinar at a steep discount until the end of July!<\/strong> Click here<\/strong> for more info or to purchase.<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturn’s opposition to the New Moon<\/em> also invites us to…<\/p>\n

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Saturn’s opposition to the New Moon<\/em> also invites us to balance our inner emotional processes and “needs” against our focus on long-term goals, contributions, and social standing.<\/p>\n

As best as you can, give yourself permission to connect to your inner feeling processes, listening with a gentle and kind ear. Nurture your “inner baby” while also taking responsibility for your efforts to provide value and put a healthy foundation under long-term goals.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0What goals or plans have gone out of date? If going slow and steady worked better than pushing and “attachment”, what might that look like?<\/p>\n

Mercury in Cancer<\/strong> makes a square to Chiron<\/em>, the Wounded Healer<\/em> (still exalted at the time of the New Moon, but now Retrograde).<\/p>\n

Mercury in Cancer<\/strong><\/em> urges us to clear up emotional backlogs and remedy what is not working in our own personal lives.<\/p>\n

The Square to Chiron<\/em>\u00a0asks us to stretch ourselves.\u00a0As best as you can, take this as an opportunity to make space for feeling vulnerable or emotional without seeing yourself as weak or “less than”. It is perfectly ok to be yourself, and that may involve feeling insecure once in a while — so give compassion and love to yourself and others. After all, we are all human\u2026<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0Where does the wounded masculine cry out for my compassionate awareness (or even my love)? What if I gave it also to those who have not been able to model the masculine energies in an “acceptable” way? What if I extended that even to myself, if and when I fall into that category? Even if I get triggered?<\/p>\n

What if I give myself permission to make space both for healing around my self-identity (in other words, for recognizing the limitations around my persona), and for\u00a0taking care of home or family issues?<\/p>\n

For more info about this Square<\/strong> and Chiron’s Station\/Retrograde phase in Aries<\/strong> — and how it all relates to your own birth chart, watch my webinar on the subject. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s only available until July 21st,<\/strong> so get it now! Click here<\/strong> for more info or to purchase.<\/a> STAR Members, check your email, it was sent out to you on July 12th in the evening \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in the last Full Moon video, Mars is still conjunct Chiron in Aries<\/strong><\/em>, giving us an opportunity to rewrite the role of the sacred masculine and the warrior archetype, from aggression and competition, to “warriors for the human spirit”. Such warriors lessen the suffering in the world by embracing diversity wherever they find it, by allowing themselves to be humbled by all of life’s offerings, and by showing fierce compassion towards those who knowingly or unknowingly cause harm and destruction — not because they are “better”, but because they understand what it means to have caused harm to another.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong> How can I best express the sacred masculine? What if the sacred masculine stood in awe of the sacred feminine? And vice versa? What does “fierce compassion” mean to me?<\/p>\n

What if I were to rewrite the warrior archetype from scratch? What would it look like if the hero\/heroine of my story was not exempt from the human experience? What if that hero\/heroine was written as half human, half spirit, able to understand the trials of humans, yet also knowing the truth about what lies beyond the human identity? What would such a hero\/heroine fight for? And how would\u00a0they do\u00a0battle? How would this hero\/heroine deal with their human limitations?<\/p>\n

What if that hero\/heroine was me? Could I infuse the love and compassion of my spirit-half into my human experience? What if we ultimately\u00a0are all “fighting” for the same thing?<\/p>\n

There are also three Sextiles in this New Moon chart<\/em>, all of them opportunities to move forward on our path. Remember: opportunities are openings, they aren’t necessarily handed to us — we have to “take” them and make something of them. Let’s take a look at each one of them:<\/p>\n

Venus in Gemini<\/strong> sextiles Mars in Aries<\/strong>:<\/em> this could be a good time for financial ventures, social life, artistic pursuits, and pleasure in general.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0What would I like to communicate? How can I get the information I desire? Or is it a question of \u201cwho\u201d rather than \u201chow\u201d? In that case, who might I connect with to move some of my personal goals or projects forward at this time?<\/p>\n

What if I let myself enjoy others in the mutual sharing of information and learning something new about each other?<\/p>\n

Neptune in Pisces<\/strong> sextiles the Jupiter\/Pluto alignment in Capricorn<\/strong>:<\/em> We get an opportunity to be extra-present — and also to focus on practicalities and long-term plans.\u00a0It is also an opportunity to soften our need for accomplishment with a gentler, more intuitive approach.<\/p>\n

As best as you can, allow yourself to slow down and connect with nature, your body, and your breath. Doing so will help you manifest more in less time —\u00a0we don’t manifest more (or faster) by rushing things,\u00a0but rather by getting and staying in tune with the creative process. As best as you can, take some breaks, and allow the energy flow to show you the way.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0Where am I headed? If everything is energy, and everything is always in perfect alignment on an energetic level, how could I get more in tune with my own energy-body? If I did tune in, is it at least possible that I could then be in more perfect alignment with my goals? What would trusting the unfolding of my goals look like to me?<\/p>\n

How can I expand my current point of view about the collective and its limitations? What if kindness towards the world would bring peace into my life and my heart?<\/p>\n

Mercury in Cancer<\/strong> sextiles Uranus in Taurus<\/strong><\/em>: this brings an opportunity to see things from a different perspective, or to put a new spin on our “old” thinking structure. We like to connect in unusual ways and any group activities or brainstorming with like-minded people could generate amazing insights.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself:\u00a0<\/strong>What can I see now that I wasn’t able to see, even just six weeks ago? How might connecting to others in unusual or new ways create a better future for all of us, and for this planet?<\/p>\n

To sum it all up:<\/strong> this New Moon reminds us that to be a successful “human being” we must take really good care of our emotional and physical well-being.<\/p>\n

For the next four weeks,<\/strong> sort out your life, sift out goals or plans that are out of date, and become more truthful with yourself. Go slow and steady with this, as pushing too hard will backfire;\u00a0ask yourself:<\/strong> Would I rather be happy or “in control”? Note that all of this also applies when dealing with others — pushing will most likely backfire, and “rigid” will probably snap.<\/p>\n

As best as you can, be the healthy parent to your inner baby (i.e. your pre-verbal self). The world actually needs people that know how to nurture themselves, people who honor their feeling-body, people with a healthy center who follow their inner compass! Now more than ever!<\/p>\n

Also feel free to watch my New Moon video\u00a0on the subject.<\/a>
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\nDo you have your Ascendant (or any personal planets) in the following: 26-29 degrees of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, Libra<\/strong>, or 0-1 degree of Leo, Aquarius, Taurus<\/strong> or Scorpio<\/strong>? If so, you may feel the effects of this New Moon more strongly. This is also true for those of us who have our\u00a0Ascendant\u00a0or Sun-sign in Leo<\/strong> or Cancer<\/strong> (the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer).<\/em><\/p>\n

The New Moon is also the best time to set some powerful intentions<\/em> for this month’s Moon cycle. Intentions are best done soon after the New Moon becomes exact — and definitely not during a Moon void of course phase.\u00a0So this month, the best time to set intentions would be any time between 1:33pm <\/strong>and 1:55pm EDT<\/strong>, on July 20th; and then again from 4:16pm<\/strong> (July 20th) until 8:27pm<\/strong> on July 21st — please note that all times are given in the Eastern Daylight Timezone — the timezone New York City occupies.<\/p>\n

For more info on setting New Moon Intentions click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you live in a timezone other than EDT<\/strong> (US East Coast-time), I recommend you join my Facebook Fan-page<\/a> or<\/em> follow me on twitter<\/a>, as I post reminders on July 20th and 21st to let you know when it is time to set your intentions \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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