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Starcodes April 1, 2022 Heather Roan Robbins
Happy New Year! This isn’t an April fool’s joke. Early this Friday morning we felt the first new Moon after the spring equinox- the Sun and Moon conjunct with Mercury and Chiron flanking them one degree apart on either side, all in impulsive Aries. This first new Moon of the astrological year is truly a time to launch new chapters. The Sun is flaring, aurora borealis hover in the northern skies and turn up the volume. So let’s get the party started.
The trouble is, not only good people with great intentions will initiate under this feisty, fiery, direct new Moon. Keep an eye on all the fires started this weekend, both those creative crucibles filled with potential, and those hot spots that could flame up close to home or around the world. Aries energy can inflame as well as initiate. Mercury entered Aries last Sunday, just hours before the Oscar kerfuffle. The Aries lineup can give us the bravery to move past conflict, but unless we use it consciously to do so, can just pour oil on the fires.
If you know your chart, look to where that 11° Aries new Moon lands in your chart to see what house is illuminated, where the sparks might originate. Choose what fires you want to feed, and where you could need a bucket of water.
With Aries energy coursing through our nervous system, it furthers to stay proactively goal-oriented, rather than react against…
