New and Crescent Moon

Monday May 18 This Gemini Moon delivers messages about our success rate. This is tied to the extent of our awareness about the power and limitations of the behaviors we use to succeed. There’s a keen, even ambitious, desire to get one’s ideas across to others. Rousing an audience matters today. By paying attention to the kind of responses received, we can get a handle on the type of social acknowledgement given to us. With Mercury going retrograde this evening, more insight into the theme of this Moon Cycle can come through non-verbal communication. Body language can say more than words. Following hunches can lead to capturing another’s attention. Tuesday May 19 This morning’s Gemini Moon has a mystical link to our hearts. Strong convictions can be expressed with passion, especially to friends. At 11:57 am, MT, the Moon goes void of course until tomorrow morning. Feelings shared can transport us through the portals in our minds to lofty head spaces. Several of our thoughts can be like messengers or go-betweens, moving from one place to another, bridging attitudes and points of view and mixing them like ingredients of a pastry to create something unique, like one’s special dignity. Inspirations can inform us about which avenues to take regarding mending any sense of lack. Wednesday May 20 The early morning is conducive to introspection on one’s craft with the void of course Gemini Moon and Mercury retrograde. At 7:56 am, MT, the Moon moves into emotionally self-confident Cancer, and we are ready for external activity. By noticing the ease with which we handle what needs to get done and how we feel about what we must do, no matter how simple and basic the tasks, we can get a measure on our sense of dignity as we satisfy our needs. The Cancer in us can adopt the structure of family, business, or the world at large wholesale as we were introduced to them without picking and choosing. If we haven’t learned to make adaptations, we can feel like misfits in any social setting. Thursday May 21 The Sun moved into Gemini early this morning, and the developing Cancer Moon rises a couple of hours after the Sunrise, pregnant with seeds of consciousness about our personal social acknowledgement. There are feelings of appreciation for the sensuous rhythm of life. At 12:03 pm, MT, the Moon enters her crescent phase when we’re magnetically drawn to what has emerged and what is needed next. In this cycle, that has to do with simplifying and sorting out what is essential in our social contributions. To evolve takes motivation and exertion. Emotions are aroused to bridge the world of the past with that of the future. At 6:36 pm, the Moon begins to void herself of cultivating Cancer until tomorrow afternoon. Friday May 22 With a void of course Cancer Moon, the morning has the quality of a misty day adrift on a raft not quite knowing what’s close by. Imaginations are active! At 3:42 pm, MT, the Moon moves into easily enraged Leo, especially if social needs aren’t met. Internal tensions can be released by the infectiousness of delightful surprises in spite of the heaviness of a larger situation. This evening’s realizations call for a serious balancing or integration of unforeseeable events. Venting can be emotionally satisfying for the Leo in us if it’s harmless and even entertaining. 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 23 and 24 With this Leo Moon it’s as if we’re breathing new life into our social interactions. Throughout our minds there’s an outpouring of ideas to ponder over. They can fill us with a heartfelt joy for life that wants to be displayed. There’s a liberating and transcending sense that can get us loose from social restrictions to enthusiastically celebrate our spirit. Early Sunday morning the Moon goes void of course, dancing down the partying mood of Leo until Monday morning. Uncertainty dampens the Leo gaiety. But this part of us still wants to be entertained. If we stick to custom, disappointment or even depression may set in. If we’re lucky, there may only be mild disorientation in which we drift through the day longing for something thrilling to happen.