{"id":42462,"date":"2011-08-01T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=42462"},"modified":"2011-08-01T22:30:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T02:30:03","slug":"first-night-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/first-night-of-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Night of the Moon: Earth and Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Monday, August 1, 2011. <\/strong><\/a> The Moon is in new phase; the Sun-Moon conjunction was exact Saturday, so Monday is the third night of the Moon — what is technically the heliacal rise, or the first night the crescent is visible. The ancient Jews used to go on a mountain and blow a ram’s horn each month when that happened. That horn is echoing from the hills, heralding an exciting week.<\/p>\n

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Observational astrology is the passion of our friend and contributor Gary Caton<\/a><\/strong>, and he wrote to me tonight with a few thoughts: “It is perhaps somewhat paradoxical, but the Moon operates on two levels. On the one hand she is the most obvious figure in the night sky and is at the forefront of any astrological analysis because she carries the collective mood. On the other hand she represents the deepest part of our psyche, the innermost layer of the onion if you will, and the last stage of the alchemical process. So the first visible appearance of the Moon is a great time to look for signs and synchronicities regarding any prayers or affirmations you made around the New Moon. These could represent the channels through which a very deep alchemy is working over the next six months until the Full Moon in that sign (where there was just a New Moon).”<\/p>\n

This is another way of saying: work the fields of manifestation patiently, nurturing your life and using intention and a sense of cultivated growth, as if you are growing crops. Overnight the Moon drifts out of late Leo, makes a conjunction to the mysterious point Transpluto (sometimes associated with negative self judgments), then ingresses Virgo at 4:43 am EDT. <\/p>\n

The Moon will be rather busy all morning: it will promptly make an opposition to Neptune in Pisces (both being watery, creative and dreamy influences), followed by a conjunction to Mercury in Virgo (which is slow and powerful in the sky, slowing to a retrograde Tuesday evening — more on that in a moment). The Moon picks up the visionary energy of Neptune in Pisces and carries it to Mercury in mental, focused Virgo — this looks like the translation from idea to expression. Write down your fleeting inspirations. Do your best to remember your dreams in the morning, and get them on paper no matter how odd they may seem; they could contain precious drops of wisdom. Remember that the Moon is building momentum, and is still at the seed-phase where you can guide the flow of events, made decisions and reverse your thinking on matters you thought you had settled. If you’ve made a choice you no longer like, it’s okay to choose again.<\/p>\n

Later in the morning (at 11:38 am EDT), the Moon opposes Chiron, adding what may be the sensation of a reality-check or sobering awakening. Go with the flow, without letting any external events influence your feelings unduly. Remember the wisdom that you made contact with as you began your day. We have moments when life seems unusually intense and that may well be the nature of the Moon-Chiron opposition. Then the Moon aspects master psychologist Pluto in Capricorn (earth to earth, a trine). Do your best to observe your responses and reactions, and remember that people will give you about as much space to be yourself as you allow yourself. It’s easy to express and extend that as tolerance of others. That’s not just good for the world — it’s good for you. So keep your wits about you, including the especially useful one known as your sense of humor. <\/p>\n

We will be back at noon EDT with astrology by Len Wallick.
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\nRead about Eric’s new Mercury Retrograde report — and hear the extended introduction free at this link.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a Mercury retrograde summary audio podcast:<\/p>\n\nhttp:\/\/planetwaves.fm\/podcast\/mercrx.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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