The New Moon in Astrology -- what is it and why is it important?
This is what today's New Moon looks like to an astrologer.
In astrology, the celestial phenomenon known as the New Moon occurs at the exact moment the Sun and the Moon occupy precisely the same point in the sky-map of the Zodiac -- the same degree and minute of arc in a particular sign. This alignment is known as a conjunction.
When The Moon joins The Sun in the sky
In astronomy, the New Moon forms when the Moon aligns between the Sun and the Earth so the side facing us reflects no light.
We often call the New Moon that tiny sliver of light in the night sky that will progress over the next month to create the bright circle of the Full Moon and then diminish gradually to a tiny sliver of light curving in the opposite direction before the process begins again.
In fact, at the moment of the New Moon, there is no light from the Moon visible in the sky at all. Reflected sunlight from the moon is completely blocked, and everything at that source is at its darkest point. The New Moon, then, forms at the literal moment of transition from light becoming less and less to the instant when it starts increasing again.
It happens every month
The Sun takes about a month to travel through one Zodiac sign. In roughly this same amount of time, the Moon travels through all twelve Zodiac signs. It crosses into a new sign about every two and a half days, and forms a New Moon in each Zodiac sign in turn about once every thirty days.
Obviously, the New Moon always forms in the sign that contains the Sun. Occasionally there will be two new Moons in a single sign ... one very near the beginning, and the other very near the end. That's what happened this time. Today's New Moon is the second New Moon in Leo this year.
So, interpreting Astrology is basically a process of deciphering the metaphors -- the "meaning" of the planetary energies according to their placement in the circle of the Zodiac and their placement in relationship to one another.
The New Moon represents the union of Sun energy with Moon energy -- of outer, personal, extroverted, "masculine" energy with inner, subjective, introverted, "feminine" energy.
Another way to say this is ... it bonds your essential self with your emotional center. It aligns your self-identity with your inner feelings, your personal ambitions with your heartfelt commitment. This is why astrologers recommend starting new projects and ventures "under the New Moon."
When you and your heart align
Such efforts have a focus and solidity that can tip the odds for success in your favor. It couples both conscious and unconscious assets together in the effort.
In Astrology, the various planet placements and their meanings at the moment of the New Moon forecast the experiences, interests and themes of the coming 4+ weeks in everyone's life. These are influenced, of course, by these same placements in a person's Natal Chart, the map of the sky at the time of birth.
It's like putting a transparency on a picture. You get a more dimensional idea of how current life is affecting your personality. So the placement of the New Moon in the sky and in your Natal Chart will predict the general issues and directions of life in the month ahead.
The metaphor of the New Moon, this monthly "alliance" of the two most significant celestial bodies in a horoscope, shows a new alignment of you and your heartfelt desires. Each New Moon highlights a new set of life concerns as the year moves through the creative process from new beginnings and initiations in Aries to the dissolution and release of Pisces ... only to begin again on another level.
Questions about any of this? Talk to me in comments. It's a terrific way to build value for yourself and the community ... and it will give me ideas of what to write about in future posts. Believe me there is lots to say about the way The Moon -- and all the other elements in a horoscope, all the other components of Astrology -- work together to interpret you and your story -- and what it all means to the person you've become.
Learn more about the spiritual symbolism, the predictive possibilities and real life meaning behind today's celestial phenomenon. (Don't worry. They're written in plain English. They're easy to understand. I steer clear of astro-speak whenever I can!)
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Make more posts on astrology, please!
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