{"id":66675,"date":"2013-05-09T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=66675"},"modified":"2013-05-08T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T19:39:31","slug":"taurus-new-moon-and-solar-eclipse-your-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/taurus-new-moon-and-solar-eclipse-your-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Taurus New Moon and Solar Eclipse: Your Value"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genevieve writes a horoscope designed for your Moon sign for Planet Waves called Moonshine. We run them twice per month, for each Full and New Moon. You can read them as part of the Planet Waves membership<\/a> that features Eric’s horoscopes and astrology articles. — Amanda<\/em><\/p>\n

By Genevieve Hathaway<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Thursday, May 9, we have the second in a series of three spring eclipses: an annular (not annual) solar eclipse as the New Moon in Taurus is exact at 8:28 pm EDT. This astrology will urge us to reassess our values and how we apply them, connecting us with old doubts about our ability to successfully clear emotional blockages that have hindered us from truly embodying our sense of personal value. <\/p>\n

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Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eclipses are portals, and exploration during this one can help clear the deck on plenty of outdated ideas around what has worth in our lives.<\/p>\n

In this solar eclipse, the Sun and Moon meet in Taurus and line up with Mercury and asteroid Pallas Athene. Taurus has a lot to do with values — what we value and how we approach it. It can also indicate where we hold attachment to material things.<\/p>\n

New Moons can feel like fresh bursts of energy, and with this occurring in Taurus we are getting a chance for a fresh perspective or approach to what\u2019s important to us, especially emotional attachment. <\/p>\n

We demonstrate value in many ways — by giving our time, money, love and emotional support. The resources we give demonstrate the kinds of resources we value. We are being called to consciously recognize and honor what we value and how we demonstrate that. <\/p>\n

Emotions provide information here. Do you feel off-kilter when you give too much of your time to things that aren\u2019t important to you? Do you feel your money is better spent on loved ones and experiences or on acquiring material objects? Do objects you\u2019ve acquired, that seemed so important at the time, hold less meaning now?<\/p>\n

In Taurus this process can seem slow. Mercury in Taurus slows down the speed of our thought processes, bringing a more thorough and methodical approach. It\u2019s a reminder that we are taking slow and steady steps toward making some deep changes in ourselves — lasting changes, rather than quick fixes. It pays this week to take the time to investigate fully. The energy is pushing us to create new, lasting patterns and approaches.<\/p>\n

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Pallas Athene aligned with the New Moon is a reminder to have a vision for the kind of person you want to be and the life you want to have. Pallas also brings in issues around \u2018daddy pleasing\u2019, or as Martha Lang-Wescott termed it, \u201capproval-seeking; whether one is willing and\/or able to do things to please another.\u201d <\/p>\n

This calls attention to relationships with father-like figures, such as governments or religious institutions. Where are you giving too much of your power away? Do the choices you\u2019re making support what you believe, or are they based on a desire to please those in positions of authority? <\/p>\n

The choices we make are opportunities to support and state what we value. You can also think of this as living from a conscious, rather than reactive, place. This may bring you into conflict with those father figures, but in Taurus there is a strength and stubbornness available to do what is right for you, rather than what is right for another. <\/p>\n

Opposite this New Moon in Taurus is Psyche, a minor planet representing a lack of faith in oneself and the incorrect belief that it cannot be reinstated; or that some kind of psychological wounding can\u2019t be healed. In Scorpio, this asteroid asks questions about emotional wounds or blockages that we feel we cannot heal or overcome, and how those blockages perpetuate habits of pleasing others rather than focusing on what\u2019s right and important to us. <\/p>\n

The energy of this New Moon eclipse is shifting our perspective to see that the only thing preventing healing has been our perception that it wasn\u2019t possible. We have an opportunity to invest in ourselves, to make some marked progress in knowing who we are on a deeper level and to heal what we find there as needed. We are being asked to make one of the things we value ourselves, and to reevaluate how we honor that inherent value. <\/p>\n

Ultimately, what we are learning is that value is a currency and a resource in itself. When we place value on ourselves, others will value us as well. With each choice we make we can reclaim our sense of personal authority. Focus your actions and intentions toward what is important to you rather than maintaining a status quo with anyone in a perceived position of authority — and enjoy all this Taurus energy by making contact with the earth itself: the place from which we, and all wealth, comes.<\/p>\n

Genevieve Hathaway<\/a> is an astrologer, Planet Waves contributor and photojournalist. Genevieve is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Genevieve writes a horoscope designed for your Moon sign for Planet Waves called Moonshine. We run them twice per month, for each Full and New Moon. You can read them as part of the Planet Waves membership that features Eric’s horoscopes and astrology articles. — Amanda By Genevieve Hathaway On Thursday, May 9, we have … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66675\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}