Balsamic and New Moon

January 7 Monday The regenerating Scorpio Moon is void of course until tomorrow morning. While she is purging herself of murky, held-on-to emotions, we might identify a feeling which is becoming toxic to us because we’ve been holding onto it too long and doing nothing to eliminate it. Scorpio can bottle up emotions so well that when they burst open, they’re often not recognized. It’s as if their suppression never happened. This morning we may be compelled to attend to some undeniable problem. Willpower and self-control can be used to relieve an issue or to cover it up. Denial is the easy path today. January 8 Tuesday The adventurous Sagittarius Moon enters her balsamic phase at 7:08 am, MT. This last stage of a cycle calls for courage to purposefully muster up a new vision for the immediate future. Imagine radically departing from some entrenched behavior and doing something bold and innovative! This can be a challenge to one’s perception of how to broaden capabilities. With Sagittarius there’s plenty of optimism to move forward. At 7:28 pm, the Moon goes void of course until Thursday morning. While she is blanketing the zeal of Sagittarius in her diminishing light, we may have trouble tethering ourselves to a single focus. January 9 Wednesday With this void of course Sagittarius Moon, send out the “I’m home sick!” message, or put up the “out to lunch” sign, or focus only on tasks that have your true commitment. This is a day for cocooning and journeying deep and wide into the visions you can imagine unfolding into your future reality. The Sagittarius part of us has its own inner world where our minds can work intuitively. Ideas can come up that transcend mundane reality. Some of these may be awkward and clumsily applied to practical activities. But more importantly some Sagittarius thought bears truth and wisdom about life in general. January 10 Thursday The Moon moved into sure-footed Capricorn early this morning. We may think we know where we stand today on some issue or problem, but respecting or acquiescing to the wisdom of an elder or authority figure can provide us with an influx of inspiration. With such ideas we can make innovative plans for the future. Underlying emotional troubles show up later in the day. We may feel like withdrawing, and that may help. But building trust in dealing with the issue can lead to an intense, powerful healing. Trust in the direction taken! January 11 Friday We have a New Moon in Capricorn at 12:44 pm, MT. During the new phase, which last till Monday, impulses show up dealing with how we respond to obstacles, setbacks, defeat, or failure. If we focus on those instinctual reactions, a behavioral pattern may become apparent that we can work with during this lunation. We can also get an objective look at how we handle certain emotional energies when walled in and what kind of protective measures we take. The new Moon begins to void herself of dignified Capricorn until tomorrow. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 2:00 to 2:30 pm, MT, for the weekend Moon Minute. January 12 Saturday The Moon is in open-minded Aquarius pursuing new views of the deeper, inner resources of the human mind. Guarded, temperamental feelings arise as options are considered to avoid hardship. One might feel isolated today. Relationships are off-balance. On Sunday companionship gets re-ignited. At 1:37 pm, MT, the Moon begins to void herself of networking Aquarius until Monday morning. We may then waver between fitting in and standing out when in the company of others. Boundaries and a clear direction are practically nonexistent for the rest of Sunday. One moment community may be sought, and the next avoided.