Last Quarter and Balsamic Moon

Monday May 19 This Aquarius Moonday comes with a blast of fresh energy to pour over the implications of revelations about how one invests in sharing with others. The independent side of Aquarius is emphasized today. Many may prefer to be alone to cultivate special needs. Besides, the threshold to being vulnerable is wide open. Fear may keep us isolated. Yet on an individual level our spirits are high. It’s like seeing oneself from a different angle and all roads forward are smooth. Mars ends its long retrograde period at 7:31 pm, MT. This is like having life force fully replenished and renewed, ready to engage with others after re-evaluating friendships and dependence issues. Tuesday May 20 With this Aquarius Moon comes a need to fully understand how emotional bonds channel efforts to stay connected with certain people. The news received about our social exchanges suggests we seriously alter a related habit. We can see through any illusions we’ve had in relationships, even those testy ones. With peers, we can perceive the interplay between freedom to move about and the curtailment of expectations. At 4:21 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course, deflating the social commitments of Aquarius until tomorrow morning. During this time, we may feel concerned about everyone’s needs and seek refuge to get some clarity on how to maintain a spiritual community. Also at 8:59 pm, the Sun moves into neighborly Gemini. Wednesday May 21 The Moon moves into seed-planting Pisces at 6:18 am, MT, and at 6:59 am, enters her last quarter phase. This is when the underlying meaning and value of this lunation about giving and receiving becomes clear. It’s about finding the common needs of everyone, including oneself, in the process of exchanges, even those of bartering and bargaining. Now it’s time to follow through on the implications of this. While we’re attempting to heed this message, we can be supersensitive, absorbing the vibes surrounding us like a sponge does water. This can create emotional pressure, distracting one from focusing attention. With self-discipline and close observation we can initiate a new way of regarding our interactions. Thursday May 22 With this Pisces Moon, we can be extremely sensitive to the emotional needs of others. If we are open-hearted, we can easily be drawn into any display which arouses our feelings this morning. Emotional bonds can lead us into exploring our soul connections. Self-discipline gets reinforced this afternoon. We can buoyantly be responsible for today’s demands, using old familiar methods which succeed. During the daily flow of things, much can be accomplished if we tune into the vitality, emanating from others and things, and direct our attention there. If emotional or psychological debris gets in the way, clearing out, by-passing, or eliminating it, can lead to greater developments. Friday May 23 The Pisces Moon is void of course, swimming out of the purging waters of Pisces until mid-morning. A morning cleanse of body, home, or work space is recommended. At 10:01 am, MT, the Moon moves into go-for-it Aries. Here’s the energy and opportunity to see clearly an antiquated pattern in how one gives and takes from others and do something about it. We can cultivate a habit of simple beauty, vigilantly tending to details. It’s time to leave behind a stale behavior by replacing it with one centered in the purist sense of identity. 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 May 24 and 25 This Aries Moon brings quick sensitivity to one’s personal role in relationships. There’s a sense of promise in the way that one can distinguish between needs and wants. This offers a spirit of freedom in acting on impulses and etiquette in regard to others. Following intuition and emotions at the same time can be a challenge, but achieved through raising issues and exchanging viewpoints. At 7:15 pm, MT, the Moon enters her balsamic phase when the incorporation of old and new behaviors can best be used to dream up novel actions. At 9:58 am, on Sunday, the Moon goes void of course. While she is snuffing out the upbeat energy of Aries, there’s an abundance of psychic energy available to us for pursuing lofty aspirations. At 3:28 pm, the Moon moves into solid Taurus.