Get together and uproot, my babies: the new moon in Taurus is upon us.
Rising in the dark sky at 11:22 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7 at 18º01′ Taurus, it is the first new moon since the shaky, accelerating total solar eclipse of April 8. not an hour to embark or set intentions of any kind, this sight is the first true new moon of spring and the astrological new year.
Luckily, we’re all born brand new – and with a set of golden bull horns.
Ruling the second house of wealth and value, Taurus is a sign of comfort, capital gains, and tangible goods. Because of Taurus’ relationship with value and valuable objects, this new moon asks us how we invest our energies and please ourselves.
New moons are synonymous with new beginnings, new beginnings, fertile fields and introspection. Because darkness expands the imagination and our conception of what is possible, plausible and desirable, the new moon is a celestial cleansing, a call to dream and an invitation to initiation.
The new moon marks the start of a new lunar cycle when the sun and moon are side by side in the same zodiac sign. This month, this sign is Taurus, fixes it, stabilizes itself to survive, masturbates to dominate, first earth sign of the cosmic wheel.
Never has the need for stability been so pronounced.
After the upheaval of eclipse season, the onset of Pluto retrograde, a conjunction between Uranus and Jupiter and a scorched earth Mercury retrograde in Aries, we are staggering – dazed – out of the flames, licked and ready for a heel of bread, a house to call our own, and something light and laundry to wear.
This month’s theme is restructuring and integration: how to create a foundation that can withstand and even welcome – with open doors and a charcuterie board – the wild winds of change.
As an earth sign, Taurus belongs to the body, and under these skies our first lesson is to deepen our relationship with self-language, meeting needs, and staying nourished in every sense of the word.
As the Scorpion teacher/sage Soeuraya once said: “The body is a catalyst for learning about the landscape beneath. Where is my mind, what are my thoughts doing, are they dictating or is it me?
Super New Moon
This new moon is particularly powerful because it is not only the first new moon of spring without an eclipse, but it is also a super new moon, meaning the moon’s orbit is closer to us humble Earthlings. – so we will feel the attraction and the power. of the sullen mother more than ever.
Taurus is synonymous with both hard work and absolute hedonism, a dynamic that suggests an understanding of the true nature of life, energy, investment and effort; the value of doing things right, and doing it thoroughly the first time, and the joy of taking your time to feel good.
The Moon is exalted in Taurus, meaning it can express itself freely and fully. The Moon rules instinct, comfort and emotionality, and in the fertile fields of Taurus, she gets everything she needs – and more.
This is a moon that expects satisfaction but isn’t afraid to work hard to earn it.
“The problem with life is that you have to survive. Life is going to be difficult and terrible things are going to happen. What you do is move forward, keep going and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but of being hard on yourself and making a mortal effort not to be defeated.
Katherine Hepburn, double Taurus, certified bad slut
Examples of celebrities with the sun and moon in Taurus include Iggy Pop and Katharine Hepburn, a pair of Taurus who seem both in command and service of their animal bodies; elegantly provocative, strikingly physical, totally and inevitably themselves, and always determined to be free and get theirs.
Here here!
Feed yourself, take yours, be full, become bull
As Hepburn herself boasted: “The problem with life is that you have to survive. Life is going to be difficult and terrible things are going to happen. What you do is move forward, keep going and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but of being hard on yourself and making a mortal effort not to be defeated.
The Moon will propel him into the pleasure pastures of Taurus alongside the Sun, Venus (planet of attraction), Jupiter (planet of expansion) and Uranus (planet of upheaval).
The dense concentration of these radical forces in this earth sign suggests that who we are, what we desire, how we respond to those desires, and what we think we deserve could radically change in the weeks to come.
As a glutton for good, Taurus wants for himself and others always – and in every sense of the word – feel complete; satiated with food, financially secure, satisfied by a lover and extinguished by beauty.
This moon and the season it heralds ask us to think about what fills and satisfies us: name it, claim it, and hold out our proverbial cups for more.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effects on each sign of the zodiac. His horoscopes incorporate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.
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