Last Quarter and Balsamic Moon

Monday April 21 This Capricorn Moon lights up the early morning with fated situations offering a path to pursue. There’s a complex psychological need to break away from some worn-out personal activity. This separation can help us attend more thoughtfully to altering our life style. Personality dynamics confront collective assumptions about the ways we live. Some of the old ways need to cease. Letting the basics stand out will help in decision-making. At 5:21 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course until 10:18 pm. During this time the barriers between reality and illusion are weak. Opinions can be believed as facts. And antiquated foundations can crumble, urging us to dream of new ones. Tuesday April 22 The Aquarius Moon moved into her last quarter phase early this morning. This is a time when newly acquired consciousness empowers us to take charge of some behavior which can lead us into new experiences. By following one’s conscience and one’s basic emotional needs, our individual awareness can grow and unfold naturally. It’s best to let feelings and intuition be our guides when making decisions. Inertia or resistance can be overcome. We can push for big things today. We can even take shortcuts to re-energize our hopes for pleasing conditions. When the Aquarius part of us wants progress or innovation, it can actively work to fulfill such a goal. Wednesday April 23 This Aquarius Moon brings up edgy feelings to find an outlet for tightly held emotions. It’s hard to be at ease when it feels like the world is falling apart. At 10:10 am, MT, the Moon goes void of course until after midnight. Tension and irritability show up without apparent explanations. It’s one of those days when no matter the company, one would rather be alone. It might even feel as if one is suspended in a state of unreality, somewhat lost in the meanderings of the mind. Aquarius is often accused of being aloof. It may seem that way externally, but internally some very important self-evaluation is going on. The Aquarius in each of us is sizing up how well we flow with our conscience. Thursday April 24 The Pisces Moon stirs up spiritual sources of inspiration. For such resources to be beneficial it is necessary to have the intention of surrendering to internal guidance. A mental transcendence is needed. With Pisces it’s best to combine reason with hunches, be it intuition or other kinds of psychic input. It will take waking up and alerting all of our psychological functions to integrate the realizations of this Moon cycle into a new context. It’s not enough to simply take one’s rational mind seriously. Our psyches use other modes to communicate with us, and reinforcement sharpens their accuracy and supports our success. By digesting every internal message one can work through confusion to solutions. Friday April 25 With this Pisces Moon, some of us might worry about whether or not we’re playing by the rules or customs. At 1:37 pm, MT, the Moon enters her balsamic phase to begin envisioning the possibilities of some new impulses. At 2:03 pm, the Moon goes void of course until tomorrow morning. While she is rinses off the redeeming graces of Pisces, we may feel overwhelmed by expectations. Pisces can have a naïve optimism, giving without discrimination. That’s easier than saying no. If we want to avoid being swallowed up by other people’s needs, it’s best to retreat. 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 April 26 The Moon is in Aries. And pushiness and intolerance rise to the surface. The recipient of such behavior may be perplexed by it. It’s helpful to interpret such aggression or unclear comments as the result of spaciness and not personal. Excessive emotional reactions can lead to incorrect conclusions. On Sunday at 5:02 am, MT, the Moon goes void of course until Monday morning. Following restraint the rest of the day and aligning oneself with the highest ideals can prevent one from feeling any discontent. While the Moon is extinguishing Aries’ fired up energy, we may have trouble getting started on any task, even with the best of intentions. The Aries in us can be disoriented on Sunday.