New Moon in Pisces by Ollie Goodall

         I am looking at tomorrow morning's New Moon & total solar eclipse in late Pisces. The Moon will be new at 9:37 GMT. The eclipse comes at 9:46 a.m as light takes around 8 minutes to get here. Nb. the chart below is for the new moon not the eclipse. 

This is also the ending of winter as we enter the Vernal Equinox at 10:46 pm later tomorrow. Aka the "first point of Aries." A critical point in any chart; personal or mundane (earthly). It represents the old dying into the new. Transition is quick but fundamental to life, the seasons and our relationship to world around us. Conscious letting go is also vital. An eclipse will make this transition difficult for those with strong egos as their identities and forms are challenged. Or others find challenging!  Spiritual types will find this easier, as the Piscean energy will continue into spring more than usual meaning weaker boundaries but greater understanding to the open-hearted.

          Back to the new moon. The unaspected mars (those egos again) will see lots energy being released but in many ways wildly and mis-directed. Burn-outs will occur. Folks might prefer to work on new projects alone, as the best way of dealing with the above. Mars close to the south node means habitual will-based behaviour will be very prevalent.

The Libran North node in the 5th is about where we are trying to get to - personal and sensible creativity not lost to the motives of others, which we cannot control. 

        Uranus, closer still to the south node, refers to change for it's own sake. Beware the superfical motive and attention seeker! Look for the greater purposeful energetic character (Aries 11th House) through the mayhem. With the intercepted 11th house planets they will be harder to find. But thanks to the Piscean rulership of the 11th House of a well-aspected Jupiter. Our learning at this time is on a intense learning curve! Jupiter in Leo in the 3rd will provide plenty of creative communication on those wider spiritual issues as a way of alleviating the ego in us all. Folks born on, or close to the 4th August will be at the centre of this activity. Despite the fact they are Leos and not often prone to the sentimental! Only if they use their best noble heart and not their over-powering heads! Pragmatism plus openess is the way forward, to coin a phrase. Also Jupiter is at the centre of a Yod aspect with Mercury (10th House in Pisces and Pluto (8th House in Capricorn). Careful transformative communication will help alleviate the tremendous energy on that Jupiter. The poetic narrative enforced by Neptune with Mercury in the 10th is very sweet and hypnotic, but misunderstandings are bound to arise - "that's not what I meant," for example. Beware the charismatic boss who promises more than they can deliver! David Cameron, anyone? 

             Eclipses refer to blocked energy, further complicating the issue. Mars in the 11^th for the UK means large social movement, decisions made on changing one’s circles or energising exsiting groups with a marked change in direction. Involving aggressive individuals who would want that direction to go their way. Uranus is very close also and will also make this possibly painful and sudden initially. But it is necessary as the 11^th house is the Uranian natural home and social revolution is gonna happen one way or another. The upcoming election is case in point, and that aggression I talked about is why people are so turned off by politics. The rhetoric builds and the listening stops. I feel that we are in for a big surprise regarding the 7^th May General Election. 

  More soon!