WorkingwiththeMoon

Working with the Moon, pg. 1 April Elliott Kent

A note about time

This New Moon report is calculated for the United States Pacific Daylight Time Zone (PDT). The time of the New, Quarter, and Full Moons are also given for Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), for London, England (BST), and for Sydney, Australia (AEST).

To adjust given times for other United States time zones:

- Eastern Time Zone: Add 3 hours to the times given for the Pacific Time Zone.

- Central Time Zone: Add 2 hours to the times given for the Pacific Time Zone.

- Mountain Time Zone: Add 1 hour to the times given for the Pacific Time zone. (Note: Some regions in the Mountain Time Zone dont observe Daylight Saving Time. In these regions, simply use the times given for Pacific Time zone.)

- Alaska Time Zone: Subtract 1 hour from the times given for the Pacific Time Zone.

- Hawaiian Time Zone: Subtract 3 hours from the times given for the Pacific Time Zone.

Fortunately, if you live in a different time zone, theres a great tool for converting the times given in this report to your location.

1. Go to http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

2. Select time and place to convert from: Use any of the dates given in the report. For instance, for the New Moon, you could enter April 18, 2015, 11:57 a.m., Los Angeles, CA

3. Select place to convert to: Select your location from the dropdown menu. If its not shown, click on Other locations. If you still dont find it, use the largest city near you in your time zone.

4. Click the Convert time button.

You dont have to do this for every date/time in the report. Just notice how many hours difference there are between the time zones youre comparing, and add or subtract that number of hours everywhere.

Cover Image: Jess Helguera


The Moon: Your Natural Day Planner

As the heavenly body that moves most quickly, the Moon has always acted as a sort of calendar and natural day planner. Farmers rely on her phases and her movement through each sign of the zodiac in planting and harvesting their crops. Sailors note her position and her effect on the tides. Astrologers connect the movements of the Moon to the most mundane, domestic, habitual patterns of daily life the warp and woof of daily existence. The Moon, then, is your natural guide for living in rhythm with the forces of nature.

The Moon by Phase

The Moon moves through eight phases each month in her journey through the zodiac. This planner simplifies the Moons journey by focusing on four of these phases: The New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, and Last Quarter Moon. The energy of the waxing Moon (between the New and Full Moons, when the Moon is increasing in light) is one of initiation, action, and forward motion. This is the best half of the month for putting plans into action. During the waning Moon (between the Full and New Moons, when the Moon is decreasing in light), it is more natural to fulfill the intentions of the waxing Moon phases by carrying out those plans and examining their results.

The Moon by Sign

The Moon makes a complete tour of the Zodiac in about 28-29 days, spending about 2.5 days in each of the twelve signs. Each sign describes a particular quality of emotion and temperament, an innate to approach to getting things done and relating to others. Signs lend themselves naturally to particular types of activities; knowing what these activities are can give you an enormous advantage as you plan your activities for the month.

The Aries New Moon Cycle

The New Moon is on Saturday, April 18, 2015

at 11:57 a.m. PDT / 2:57 p.m. EDT 7:57 pm BST / 4:57 am AEST (April 19)

The Sun and Moon are joined together at 28.25 Aries

Aries is a cardinal fire sign, symbolizing initiation (cardinality) of expression (fire). Aries symbolizes individual initiative, a passion for new challenges, and invincible courage. Any frontier that needs to be explored, any impossible task that needs to be accomplished, can effectively be undertaken at the Aries New Moon.

Your job at the Aries New Moon is to write upon the tabula rasa that was left by last months New Moon in Pisces, when you let go of your past vision and surrendered to the will of the universe. In a sense, youve pressed the reset button on your life and plans and this month, youre bursting with energy and determination to form a new vision. But heres the key: You dont yet have a clear picture of that new vision! We begin each New Moon in the dark, but especially so at the New Moon in Aries. Youre moving into new and unfamiliar territory; you will stumble and make mistakes but what feels most meaning to you just now is action, whatever the end result may be.

The Aries New Moon cycle is the right moment to engage in benign selfishness. Its never acceptable to treat others rudely, but there are moments when you must take hold of the reigns and take the lead and this one of those moments. It may not be the best month to make commitments or decisions that cant easily be changed later on but its the perfect month for exploration.


Void of course moon

Between the time when the Moon makes its last aspect in a sign and the time it enters the next sign, it is considered to be void of course. This period may last anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of days, depending on where the Sun and planets are in relation to the Moon. Traditional astrological wisdom holds that nothing will come of the matter that is begun with the Moon is void of course. Sometimes this is an undesirable outcome, but it can also work to your advantage. To find out when the Moon will be going void of course, consult an ephemeris or an astrological calendar.

Using the Void-of-Course Moon

The void-of-course Moon is considered the ideal time to set in motion anything that you want to keep going just as it is, or from which you dont want any further result. It is a good time to: begin a diet or an exercise routine sign contracts that you dont want to

be changed

On the other hand, you should avoid taking action during a voidof-course Moon period when you seek a particular outcome or hope for a change in your situation. For that reason, it is considered a poor time to: begin something you hope to grow

and prosper, like a marriage or a business

ask for a loan or a favor

What You Need this Cycle

Simply: action, and autonomy. This is a New Moon made for tackling tasks on your own, in your own way. Aries is the sign of self and individuality, so while we're not absolved from trying to get along with others this month, this is also not the right time to forge alliances or attempt collaborations.

Things to Initiate

The waxing phases of the Aries New Moon (up to the Full Moon) cycle are a good time to launch projects or set intentions related to:

Physical fitness and athletics Leadership Entrepreneurialism

Things to Finish

The waning phases of the Aries New Moon (between the Full Moon and the Taurus New Moon) are best for examining and releasing:

Aggression and anger Impatience Excessive competitiveness


The New Moon in the Houses of Your Birth Chart

Look for the house in your chart where 28.25 Aries falls. Not sure how to find it? Try this blog post: http://www.bigskyastrology.com/astrology-qa-where-does-the-transit-fall-in-my-chart/

The 1st house is the house of Self, the place where you carve out an individual identity that you project in your own, distinct personality. The New Moon in this house symbolizes a month that invites you to assert yourself and to go after what you want without apology. If you often have a hard time carving out time for yourself or putting yourself first, this New Moon is a good time to set

intentions to change that.

The month when the New Moon falls in the 2nd house of your birth chart is a great time for setting intentions about improving your financial and emotional security. The 2nd house is the house of Values, the place where you determine what is important to you and what is the price you are willing to pay in order to have it. Get your financial house in order, and set

intentions that help you better align your money making or spending with your core values.

The 3rd house is the house of brothers and sisters, peers, and neighbors, as well as skills-based education, short trips, and communication. I think of the 3rd house as a quilting bee sharing the project of making a quilt is in many ways an excuse for the social aspect of sharing ideas with others in your community. Youll likely be especially sociable during the month after the

New Moon falls in this house of your chart. You crave fresh input now, and you need to share ideas! Set intentions to make helpful connections with others and to improve communications.

In traditional astrology, the 4th house was known as the house of Home and Family. A more modern interpretation reads it as the house of Roots. This is a cycle in which you'll be inclined to withdraw from the world a bit, to spend a little time letting your internal self catch up with last months dizzying swirl of events. Dig deep within and reconnect with the fixed, unchanging core

of who you are... identifying those unique characteristics that make you who you are, and which will be carried with you throughout your life. Set intentions related to finding, getting, selling, or improving your home, or improving relations with your family.

In traditional astrology, the 5th house was known as the house of Children. A more modern interpretation reads it as the house of Creative Self-Expression. This is a cycle in which youll feel moved to put your own individual stamp on your everything you do; your joy and excitement is infectious, and you easily attract new friends into your circle. Some may become important

friends of the heart, but some are arriving on the scene in order to play an important, but ultimately transitory role in your life. Set intentions about creative projects, love affairs, and the children in your life.

The 6th house was traditionally known as the House of Work. And while this is still apt, the challenge of the New Moon in the 6th house is to find new inspiration in all areas of your daily routine not just work. Especially as you engage in the fastidious, detail-oriented, perfectionist work of the 6th house it is essential this cycle to heed the lessons of the 6ths opposite house: the

imaginative, artistic, spiritually rich 12th house. This is a good New Moon to set intentions about finding work or creating positive habits in your life.

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The 7th house was traditionally known as the house of Marriage. A more modern interpretation reads it as the house of Important Others. The others we find in the 7th house are both kindred spirits and worthy opponents. They are our equals, our best friends, our other half, and on occasion, our open enemies. All your important relationships are subject to reappraisal during

the month after the New Moon falls in this house of your chart. You see yourself reflected in others eyes and sometimes, you wont like what you see! Its important at this New Moon to make an effort to see things from other peoples point of view; set intentions related to about finding, improving, and learning from important relationships.

Shared Resources are the traditional landscape of the 8th house; a more modern interpretation reads it as the house of intimacy. The shared resources of the 8th house are both financial (joint bank accounts, investments) and physical (sexuality) - and no aspects of a relationship make us feel more vulnerable than money and sexuality! Ideally, these are the parts of life that we share

only with those whom we completely trust. During this New Moon cycle, you are building a new level of trust with your closest companions including the willingness to show each other your less desirable selves. Its a good New Moon to set intentions related to attracting emotional and financial support.

Traditionally, the 9th house was called the house of Long Journeys Over Water. A more modern interpretation reads it as the house of education and beliefs. The long journeys represented by the 9th house can be literal ones you might travel this month but are also journeys of the mind and spirit. Education both formal schooling and the kind of learning born of exposure to

different cultures and belief systems are 9th house territory. During the month after the New Moon falls in this house of your chart, set intentions related to education, travel, and adventures of the mind.

In traditional astrology, the 10th house was known as the house of reputation and career. The month after the New Moon falls in the 10th house of your chart, you will find a lot of people in your lives projecting qualities and motivations on you much as children project qualities onto their parents, or employees onto their boss. The key lies in making

peace with these projections and expectations, without letting yourself be trapped by them! Its also an excellent month to set intentions for your career not just the career in which you earn your living, but what you might think of as your true calling.

The 11th house was known in traditional astrology as the house of friends, associates, and the future. Making long-term decisions about your future is hallmarks of this new Moon cycle. Your patience with emotional drama, possessiveness, or envy on the part of your friends is very low during the month when the New Moon falls in this house of your chart; you feel the

need to assert your independence and your freedom to enlarge your social circle. Set intentions related to public acceptance for your creative ideas and for attracting a supportive group of friends.

In traditional astrology, the 12th house was called the house of Troubles. Modern astrologers think of it as the house of spirituality, dreams, illness, and hidden forces that are undermining you. You are apt to absorb a good deal of other peoples stress during the month when the New Moon falls in this house of your chart, so be sure to take care of

yourself by getting plenty of rest. Meditation can also be a useful tool in coping with this months challenges. Often, you find that unresolved stress from the previous eleven months now comes to a head and asks to be dealt with. Resolving to do this consciously can help you avoid a tendency to poor health during this cycle. Set intentions related to solving problems and releasing the past.

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The Moons signs during this phase:

Moon in Aries Thursday Apr. 16, 2:00 p.m. through

Saturday Apr. 18, 2:31 p.m.

Moon in Taurus Saturday Apr. 18, 2:31 p.m. through

Monday Apr. 20, 4:28 p.m.

Moon in Gemini Monday Apr. 20, 4:28 p.m. through

Wednesday Apr. 22, 9:25 p.m.

Moon in Cancer Wednesday Apr. 22, 9:25 p.m. through

Saturday Apr. 25, 6:13 a.m.

Moon in Leo Saturday Apr. 25, 6:13 a.m. through


The moons void of course periods during this phase:

Saturday April 18, 11:57 a.m. through Saturday April 18, 2:31 p.m.

Sunday April 19, 4:07 p.m. through Monday April 20, 4:28 p.m.

Tuesday April 21, 10:38 p.m. through Wednesday April 22, 9:25 p.m.

Friday April 24, 10:04 a.m. through Saturday April 25, 6:13 a.m.

* Times and dates given are calculated for the Pacific Time Zone.

Hawaii: subtract two hours Alaska: subtract one hour

Mountain Time: add one hour Central Time: add two hours

Eastern Time: add three hours

Elsewhere: Handy calculator at

http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

The New Moon phase

Start fresh: The week following the New Moon is always the best time of the month to start new things. Initiate your vision for the month ahead. Make a list of your goals for this month (you can use the worksheet at the end of this report). Then create a second list of somewhat longer-term goals that youll review six months from now.

If youre a visual person, you might enjoy creating a vision board or soul collage to help you focus on your goals:

Soul Collage: http://www.soulcollage.com

At the New Moon, the world seems filled with infinite possibilities, all of them exciting, and it can be a little hard to get focused in a particular direction. Keep plenty of notes, and practice some form of meditation each day to help still your mind.


Invocation:

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An ARIES New Moon Do-it-Yourself Ritual Kit!

I take a very casual approach to ritual, and I prefer to focus on the intention of my New Moon rituals rather than their form. In that spirit, I offer you some intentions and tools that have an affinity with this New Moons sign; you might include them along with a few simple words of your own choosing, around the time of the New Moon. Enjoy creating your own ritual! (If you prefer more structured guidelines, I can highly recommend Everyday Moon Magic by Dorothy Morrison.)

Intentions:

- This is a perfect New Moon for strengthening COURAGE, VITALITY, and INITIATIVE.

- An excellent New Moon for rituals and intentions related to ASSERTIVENESS and NEW BEGINNINGS.

- To cultivate FEARLESSNESS and to find the people who make you feel CONFIDENT, STRONG, and ALIVE.

Tools for the ritual:

- Colors: all shades of red

- Herbs for Courage and Vitality: Anise, Bay, Borage, Caraway, Columbine, Ginseng, Golden Seal, Mulberry, St. Johns Wort, Saw Palmetto, Sweetpea, Tea, Yarrow.

- Gemstones: Bloodstone, Red Jasper; Aventurine (for balance).



Moon in Leo Saturday Apr. 25, 6:13 a.m. through


Moon in Virgo Monday Apr. 27, 6:07 p.m. through

Thursday Apr. 30, 7:03 a.m.

Moon in Libra Thursday Apr. 30, 7:03 a.m. through

Saturday May 2, 6:47 p.m.

Moon in Scorpio Saturday May 2, 6:47 p.m. through

Tuesday May 5, 4:13 a.m.


Monday April 27, 7:12 a.m. through Monday April 27, 6:07 p.m.

Thursday April 30, 5:23 a.m. through Thursday April 30, 7:03 a.m.

Saturday May 2, 7:03 a.m. through Saturday May 2, 6:47 p.m.







First Quarter Moon

at 5.27 Leo Saturday Apr. 25, 2015

4:55 p.m. PDT / 7:55 p.m. EDT 0:55 a.m. BST (Apr. 26) / 9:55 a.m. AEST (Apr. 26)

At the First Quarter Moon, the impulses of the New Moon become visible to the world. It is one of the best times this month in which to act. If, at the New Moon, you collected ideas and made intentions, now is the time to act on those ideas and intentions with phone calls, emails, and visits. If you took action at the New Moon, you might find that, only a week later, you have new information that might lead you to alter those plans.

The Leo First Quarter Moon presents a critical moment in personal expression. Even if you began this lunar cycle in a laconic frame of mind, you now seek creative ways to punch up ordinary, mundane, and practical plans.

During this cycle you may be tempted to downplay your excitement and expectations for your future plans. You may find that you're sensitive to voices telling you to get over yourself, implying that you're self-involved, even conceited. Dont listen to them! Your job at this First Quarter Moon in Leo is to boldly impose your personality and creative zeal on whatever part of your life takes your fancy. Now is not the time to defend your fondest dreams to other people; its the time to celebrate the fact that you only get one lifetime in which to be you, and to make the very most of it!



Moon in Scorpio Saturday May 2, 6:47 p.m. through

Tuesday May 5, 4:13 a.m.

Moon in Sagittarius Tuesday May 5, 4:13 a.m. through

Thursday May 7, 11:16 a.m.

Moon in Capricorn Thursday May 7, 11:16 a.m. through

Saturday May 9, 4:22 p.m.

Moon in Aquarius Saturday May 9, 4:22 p.m. through

Monday May 11, 7:53 p.m.


Monday May 4, 6:49 p.m. through Tuesday May 5, 4:13 a.m.

Thursday May 7, 10:51 a.m. through Thursday May 7, 11:16 a.m.

Saturday May 9, 1:35 p.m. through Saturday May 9, 4:22 p.m.







Full Moon

at 13.23 Scorpio Sunday May 3, 2015

8:42 p.m. PDT / 11:42 p.m. EDT 4:42 a.m. BST (May 4) / 1:42 p.m. AEST (May 4)

This is the moment each month when you should pause and take stock of your progress so far this month. What were the strengths and flaws of your New Moon plans and intentions? The Full Moon holds a light and a mirror to show you how to capitalize on the virtues of those plans, and how to correct your course to steer away from missteps and obstacles. So review your plans - but more importantly, review the state of your heart. Are you falling into difficult patterns with the people you care about? It's not too late to change course. If you find yourself becoming too wrapped up in your own plans, too edgy to be kind to the people around you, take a step back and learn to accept help when its offered.

The Full Moon in Scorpio asks you to examine your New Moon plans and ask, Is there more going on here than meets the eye? If the behavior of those around you seems inexplicable, there may be motives or agendas at work that you have previously overlooked. Even those closest to you can have your best interests at heart while still struggling with their own reactions to your choices, decisions, even your successes.

At the Scorpio Full Moon, all is revealed for what it truly is; try to keep your heart open and filled with compassion, and cultivate an environment in which everyone feels safe to speak their minds and clear the air.



Moon in Aquarius Saturday May 9, 4:22 p.m. through

Monday May 11, 7:53 p.m.

Moon in Pisces Monday May 11, 7:53 p.m. through

Wednesday May 13, 10:13 p.m.

Moon in Aries Wednesday May 13, 10:13 p.m. through

Saturday May 16, 12:02 a.m.

Moon in Taurus Saturday May 16, 12:02 a.m. through

Monday May 18, 2:27 a.m.


Monday May 11, 3:36 a.m. through Monday May 11, 7:53 p.m.

Wednesday May 13, 9:55 a.m. through Wednesday May 13, 10:13 p.m.

Friday May 15, 5:03 a.m. through Saturday May 16, 12:02 a.m.







Last Quarter Moon

at 20.26 Aquarius Monday May 11, 2015

3:36 a.m. PDT / 6:36 a.m. EDT 11:36 a.m. BST / 8:36 p.m. AEST

At the Last Quarter Moon, its time to take stock of your progress during this cycle. If youve veered too far off course from your New Moon goals, perhaps you can gently correct your trajectory now. Its also possible that you now have a better perspective on what those goals should have been! Begin now to think about the goals you wish to set for the next New Moon cycle, beginning about a week from now. The Last Quarter Moon is a time of increased tension, so be gentle with yourself and with others. Misunderstandings are more likely than usual.

Aquarius is the sign of friends those precious associates who are bound to us not by ties of blood or obligation, but strictly because they like us. The Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius marks a moment when, having examined your own values, your need for personal expression, and the shifting interpersonal dynamics of all your intimate relationships, you know where you stand and who your true friends and allies are. At this Last Quarter Moon, you may have to say some surprising goodbyes; so gather your true allies close to you for reassurance and solidarity, and trust your instincts.


The Next New Moon cycle begins on Sunday, May 17, 2015 (U.S.)

Monday, May 18, 2015 (UK, Australia, NZ)

The New Moon will be at 26.56 Taurus

Check your inbox for my New Moon mailing to find

instructions for downloading your TAURUS New Moon report!

2015 April Elliott Kent www.bigskyastrology.com

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