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Tree City Witch: Getting Unstuck For The New Moon In Leo

Tree City Witch: Getting Unstuck For The New Moon In Leo

Last updated on: July 25, 2017 at 3:55 pm by Aliza Einhorn

Tree City Witch: Getting Unstuck For The New Moon In Leo 2017-07-25T15:55:20+00:00 Aliza Einhorn

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It’s a theme in the current class I’m teaching: getting unstuck.

I had us all draw Tarot cards for it. The first question for the cards was this: are you actually stuck? Because, hey, maybe we’re not and think we are! It happens! And then I snuck in an “advice” card because I was pretty sure my trusty Rider Waite would tell me hell yes, girl, you stuck.

I drew Cups, others drew Cups, a plethora of emotionally constipated Cups in our stuckness, but I am here to tell you and them and myself that we can use this upcoming New Moon energy to release those grimy slimy obstacles. It’s not just for Full Moons anymore! Release it. Let it go. BAM!

Leo the Lion, from “Guido Bonatti Liber Astronomiae.” From WikiMedia.

KARMIC DEGREE

The New Moon this weekend is at 0 degrees Leo, and astrologers love to talk about what they call “karmic” degrees. I admit I’m a particularly practical astrologer and Witch, and I would have to Google to remind myself what on earth they mean by “karmic degrees,” besides the obvious point of HEY THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL PAY ATTENTION. Mostly, the number zero reminds of the Fool card from the Tarot.

Tabula rasa. Clean slate. Begin again. Take a leap. Leap of faith. You and your little dog companion on the road again. Where do you want to go? Do you have a map for the road ahead? Do you need one? What next? What now? WTF?

A mega-Capricorn gal in the class drew the Chariot for me which made me go hmmm because it’s the last thing I’m feeling these days (all that forward momentum), but the New Moon hasn’t happened yet, and the cards are never wrong. It’s just our interpretation that is sometimes off the mark. I’m a hybrid metaphysician. The Chariot + Fool is my karmic degree for this New Moon. Zero shmeero. And yet.

Do you feel it too? Slow right now but fast fast fast around the corner?

0 degrees is the start of the sign. The start of the sign is super saturated that sign. Big Leo! Like a baby’s first cry, her battle cry, her announcement to the world: I AM HERE. Leo Season is here. We go from Mars entering Leo to the Sun entering Leo to the New Moon in Leo all in the space of a few days. Goodbye Sun in Cancer and Cancer Season. Your legendary compassion and moods are about to be replaced by pride and good hair. (Please pardon my sarcasm. I love both Cancer and Leo and have both signs represented in my chart.)

SETTING INTENTIONS

Astrology lovers usually know their charts by heart and can pinpoint where any lunation will happen for them. I think this is a crucial part of the self-development process and the Houses of the chart tell us so much. The Houses tell us and show us WHERE the action will be or should be, where the leap, the risk, will be or should be.

Yes. I said should — which is something I try not to say in my consultations, but sometimes it has to be said!. If you do not take that jump for this New Moon? The opportunity will be lost. Don’t get me wrong though. This map-less new journey can be small and simple. It can be a needle-eye. It can be a galaxy. The choice is yours. Well, yours and the Gods (and Goddesses).

Do you set New Moon intentions? Sometimes I turn it over and over in my mind and don’t know what to think and other times I’m ON IT. For this one I’ll be ready. Why? Because it’s not only a Sun Moon conjunction (which is what a New Moon is) but the Sun and Moon will also be conjunct Mars. What is Mars? Energy, drive, passion. Mars rules blood. Blood is life. There’s a lot of red hot power behind this New Moon and no matter where it’s acting up in your chart, I suggest you take note. This New Moon in Leo can wake you up. Get you unstuck.

“New Moon at Sunset” by Andrew McMillan. Public Domain Image.

IN THE HOUSES

Of course the Houses are always MORE than one thing, and this is by no means comprehensive, but it may apply to you!!

New Moon in the First House: who are you now? who are you becoming? Think!
New Moon in the Second House: new money, new job, new confidence
New Moon in the Third House: writing, writing, and more writing!
New Moon in the Fourth House: that move may happen after all. Plant the seed
New Moon in the Fifth House: new baby (literal, metaphorical)
New Moon in the Sixth House: new food or exercise or self-care routine
New Moon in the Seventh House: collaboration!
New Moon in the Eight House: sex, death, and the occult 🙂
New Moon in the Ninth House: you going on a trip?
New Moon in the Tenth House: excellent for your job search!
New Moon in the Eleventh House: yes that meditation/yoga/art/cooking class is an EXCELLENT idea
New Moon in the Twelfth House: seek and ye shall find

PALLAS ATHENA IS THE STAR OF THIS SHOW

Pallas Athena, currently transiting the sign of Taurus, may seem like a supporting player this New Moon but I want to argue for her starring role in this sky. The New Moon and Sun and Mars in Leo will be “square” Pallas Athena.

The “square” is an aspect of tension. It can make us feel squeezed, uncomfortable. We’ll all feel it. And Pallas Athena, among other things, is the Goddess of Wisdom. Think about it. Taurus is a sign that makes things grow. Taurus is an earth sign. Nature. Cycles. Seasons. Dirt. Water. Mud! Takes its time. Do not rush a Taurus for it will never work and here comes this hot hot firey Leo sky full of charge ahead royal Marsy energy. Pallas Athena Goddess of Wisdom says: think again, fireball.

I don’t believe this is necessarily a bad thing. I think she may very well stop you from making some impulsive Fool-like decisions. Your Chariot may need new wheels. You can’t go anywhere with a broken beat-up Chariot. You’ll stall on the dang road. Just make sure that she doesn’t dull your shine or confidence or inspiration as she enumerates what you may not want to hear about your decision to travel across the world to meet that charming gorgeous guy/girl who you’ve been flirting with on the Internet for a week. We’ve all been there (haven’t we?).

Don’t let the square scare you. You can set your New Moon intention AND listen to the Goddess of Wisdom, my friends. You Mars-in-a-fire-sign folks know what I’m talking about. You know the trouble you get into! Be smart. Ask yourself: what would Pallas Athena do?

Happy New Moon, my friends!

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