"There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love."

— Lord Byron

The Virgo Full Moon Eclipse (3:37 AM PST 12° Virgo/Pisces) on Tuesday marks quietly — in true Virgo fashion — a significant turning point in an intense lunar cycle that began under an Aquarius New Moon Eclipse (February 17, 4:00 AM PST 28° Aquarius) that squared Uranus and was followed up by an intensely frustrating Mars-Uranus square. The atmosphere surrounding this Full Moon is fraught with [...]

"Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them."

— Nikola Tesla

This Tuesday's Aquarius New Moon Eclipse (4:00 AM PST 28° Aquarius) brings with it the 'transmutation' of the last lunar cycle's heavy sense of responsibility into a deeply powerful, active, and mystical awareness of the connection of all things. The seeding of 'connectedness' in this new lunar cycle brings a new sense of responsibility that emphasizes our connection to each other, rather than adherence to dogmatic authority. The power of cooperative action is brought front and center, with long lasting implications for a monumental reorganization of what we may consider to be our core sense of stability. The New Moon squares now direct Uranus from Aquarius [...]

"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him."

— J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit

This week begins with a Leo Full Moon (2:08 PM PST 13° Leo/Aquarius) that is highlighting distinctions between individual will and collective action. There are more questions than answers as we come to the culmination of the lunar cycle that began with a Capricorn New Moon (11:51 AM PST 28° Capricorn) on Sunday, January 18th. The heavy sense of responsibility remains an important element as the lunar cycle begins to wane. Maintaining respect for individual differences will serve us well as we begin to take in the immensity of the shifts that are underway. The Leo Full Moon suggests vulnerable egos and a temptation to retreat to defensive arrogance when we aren't feeling [...]