New Moon and Crescent Moon

Monday August 5 The Cancer Moon is void of course until late morning. While she is draining off the image-rich waters of Cancer, our instincts are fine honed. It’s worthwhile paying attention. At 10:58 am, MT, the Moon moves into gifted Leo. Life is a drama for this sign, and some acts are old and tedious to watch over and over again. A dash of applied imagination can spice up today’s play. Seeking out fresher possibilities can bring together a fun game plan this afternoon. Leo is capable of unending colorful and artistic variety. Sometimes, however, we can overestimate our expectations of the Leo area in our charts. Tuesday August 6 With this Leo Moon we are called to ponder our essential patterns in supposedly living a creative life. At 3:51 pm, MT, we have a new Moon with a theme of dramatizing our unique gifts and noticing how we do that or if something prevents us from doing that. As this new phase begins, the Moon goes void of course until tomorrow night. During this time we can be extremely sensitive to moods and our ability to fantasize can be strong. With this lunation we might imagine a role we could play that would demonstrate a special quality or ability we possess like that of the lion among other animals. Wednesday August 7 The Leo Moon is still void of course. There can be a cloudy air about us that can be cleared with some emotional cleansing, such as dispelling sadness or getting to what ignites the anger and dealing with that. If you have been chipping away at some bothersome issue, especially about conflicts of power, insights may begin to coalesce. On the other hand, during the strangeness of a voiding Moon, some of us may refuse to know the truth of a matter and misrepresent it for seemingly good reasons. At 9:57 pm, MT, the Moon moves into analyzing Virgo. Mental adjustments can be made. Thursday August 8 With this Virgo Moon internal pressures stir up desires to participate in some kind of fervent demonstration, or they remind one of past motivations to get involved. Subconscious truths about why one engages in social displays begin to surface. And one’s personal structure for joining in starts to come into view. Deep internal conversations bring awareness and trust in the process of unfolding one’s potential. When the Virgo part of us is scrutinized, greater understanding comes. Virgo is generally responsive to self-improvement. Experimenting with some personal innovation today can be fruitful. Friday August 9 This Virgo Moon brings stamina to blaze a new trail. Excitement churns up from within to exert oneself with a flare. There’s a longing to master a situation through pure force of will power. At 4:05 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course until tomorrow morning. While she is sweeping off land-loving Virgo, simplicity is eloquent, and sentences can become poetic. Spiritual associations come easily, as well as messy spectacles. If you become disoriented, go within. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 2:00 to 2:30 pm, MT, for the weekend Moon Minute. Weekend August 10 and 11 The Moon moved into the social matrix of Libra this morning, and at 1:20 pm, MT, she entered her crescent phase when we need to find out when, where and how we shine by gathering with others to see how each of us has something special to share. Life is a drama with various social inputs which bring wholeness. Each of us organizes in our own way, and sometimes things get messy. There can be conflicts among all of the needs. On Sunday sharing different views of reality can help us appreciate the bigger picture in which we all participate. Encouraging community effort helps to experience the fullness of life.