With today’s new moon in the innovative air sign of Aquarius, we finally have the fresh new start we’ve been waiting for.
Welcome to the new year. And in fact, it is the Lunar new year in the Chinese tradition, which begins the new year with the second new moon following the winter solstice.
Mars and Mercury are now both direct, giving us forward motion.
The sun just moved into Aquarius yesterday, with the moon following right behind it.
Personally, I love when we have a new moon at the start of a new sun sign season; it feels like everything is turning a corner when the luminaries meet up early in a sign.
What to Know About Aquarius
Aquarius is a fixed air sign; it is the sign that anchors the winter season.
Aquarius is about visionary ideas that serve the collective, innovation, social justice, and humanitarian pursuits.
According to astrologer Christopher Renstrom as quoted in an article on MindBodyGreen, the new moon in Aquarius is truly optimal energy for objective, big-picture thinking, and getting clear on what serves everyone.
Aquarius is ruled by Saturn, which is finishing up its 2 and a half year transit through the sign.
Saturn is the planet that teaches us the importance of structure, patience, and time to accomplish big visions.
Wherever Saturn is, it teaches us to cultivate the perseverance to commit for the long haul.
In Aquarius, Saturn teaches us what structures we need to implement big visionary ideas.
One of the lessons of Saturn in Aquarius is that accomplishing great achievements that will stand the test of time requires a collective effort.
Ideas and inspiration are useless without implementation, and implementation takes a team.
Aquarius shatters the myth of the solopreneur.
If you look more closely behind any person who purports to do it alone, you’ll see that they have structures of support behind them:
People who handle their websites, write their social media, and produce their video content.
Coaches, consultants, spouses or friends to help them sort through their ideas.
A solid root system of emotional and physical support.
People who help with the mundane details of life — laundry, cooking, cleaning, errands — so they can focus on the big picture vision.
Nobody does it alone.
The New Moon in Aquarius
New moons in general are a time to seed new intentions and set goals.
Not all new moons are created equally for this task, but the new moon in Aquarius is a good one to work with.
With Mars and Mercury now both direct, we finally have a sense of forward motion. Saturn, the planet that rules this sign, is still here in its home, where it has the power to help us create the structure we need to implement our ideas and intentions.
This new moon also is in a trine to Jupiter, a supportive aspect that gives it the benefit of Jupiter’s blessings of growth and abundance. This adds a shot of “miracle grow” to the soil for whatever we seed now.
Now is the time to seed your intentions and commit to the rituals and actions you’ll take to help you bring those intentions to form.
- What are you committed to creating?
- What structures and support do you need to help you bring this dream to life?
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