Crescent and First Quarter Moon

March 30 Monday
With this Gemini Moon comes opportunities to reach out and open to some peers to come to grips with a social problem. Shutting down and ignoring this chance for candid, straight-on communication may keep one from getting to the crux of an issue. Superficial Gemini energy stays on the surface of deep, pressing conflicts while its highest calling is to dig deep and penetrate to the core of a matter. There is the capacity to make contact today with one’s highest standards and those of others which can lead to frank sharing that recognizes what is best for the common good.

March 31 Tuesday
With the Moon in Gemini, the sign of the twins, duality and its frequent companion dilemma may dominate our consciousness. The theme of this cycle, having to do with noticing how we operate in two realms simultaneously, is coming into a clearly defined form but not without disturbances. Inward pressures may be building behind a quiet exterior. A mature perspective is required to choose appropriate behavior that will usher in new possibilities which smoothly connect the inner and the outer. Be wary of actions that isolate or cut off any part that contributes to the whole.

April 1 Wednesday
The Gemini Moon is void of course this morning, releasing the trickster energy of Gemini. Slippery tongues and prankster actions may truly deceive us early on this April Fool’s morning. At 10:30 am, MT, the Moon moves into Cancer, calling for a focus on one’s emotional identity. What makes you happy, joyful, excited, sad, depressed, or angry? What do specific emotions motivate you to do? Strong feelings may intrude today and set off self-indulgent or obsessive behaviors. Gathering awareness of personal habits and noting how the experience of them feels are primary steps in restoring a healthy, balanced life.

April 2 Thursday
The Cancer Moon enters her first quarter phase at 8:34 am, MT. This signals selecting an attitude or task that you most want to flourish, and giving your all to it. In this cycle which has to do with getting a grasp on containing all of one’s many selves so that polarizing forces do not get the upper hand. We may have to fight hidden troublemakers in our psyches for our personal needs. Internal chatter and other unseen processes vie for attention, reverberating memories of the past. We need to find what can be brought forward and foster that.

April 3 Friday
The Cancer Moon is void of course, clearing out the comfort zone that Cancer likes to create. We may feel the instability of this transitional stage and seek familial ties for a sense of belonging. The Moon moves into Leo at 1:32 pm, MT, when we may begin to feel that our personal needs are getting the attention they deserve. Certain obligations may be singled out that can reveal much about personal preferences, especially when duty requires eliminating something. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 2-2:30 pm, MT, for the weekend Moon Minute.

April 4 Saturday
With Saturday’s Leo Moon we may feel invigorated with a blast of self-revitalization that easily propels us to perform in an integral way. By seeking to align our inner personality components with our outer guarded expressions, we may find ourselves playing in a wondrous world. On Sunday the Moon goes void of course at 9:39 am, MT, releasing the creative embers of Leo for almost eight hours, weakening ability to hold one’s own in a seemingly strange condition. At 5:01 pm, MT, the Moon moves into Virgo, a sign that seeks to express impressions of what is vibrant in our lives.