Pisces New Moon

Pisces New Moon - Compassion and Insight

"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"

— Matthew 7:3

The week begins with a promising and amiable Pisces New Moon (11:05 PM PST 1° Pisces) just past the Aquarius/Pisces cusp. This New Moon is optimistic and encourages perseverance. A Venus-Pluto sextile at the New Moon sets up an important reexamination of our relationships and general interactions with others. However, Venus arrives in Aries just after the New Moon and changes the equation significantly, encouraging us to announce our plans and intentions without providing us the tools — such as charm or finesse — to attract the support of others. Determined independence is sometimes enough to allow us to 'forge ahead' on our own — to 'build our own canoe', so to speak. But in this environment, 'determined independence' is likely to increase the challenges and obstacles that we face. Our intellect and intuition will keep telling us that we will do better by building some kind of consensus instead of insisting on 'swimming against the tide'. But the energy of the New Moon seems to increase the stakes and we may often feel that we need to act in haste, rather than taking time to consider our options and include the input of others in our decisions or our course of action. There is an especially potent burst of good luck mid-week, which could lead us to believe that we can side step any need for negotiation or consensus and still make progress on our own. For a brief time, sharp-elbowed independence may seem to produce some tangible progress. However, the challenges quickly return and are inescapable until we can recognize the value of different perspectives. This week's lessons are actually less about making significant progress and more about bringing people together and integrating differing perspectives into a broader cooperative coalition. The imperatives are very likely to be an illusion which distracts us from the larger challenge of understanding why others don't seem to be on the same page with us. The opportunities for learning the lessons of cooperation will continue to grow well past the Virgo Full Moon on March 7th (4:40 AM PST 16° Virgo/Pisces). In truth, these lessons are not about learning some specific information that others are conveying, which can open the door to our own individual progress. Rather, this week's lessons are geared towards helping us to escape our narrow, individual perspective that keeps us isolated from others.

Sunday's New Moon suggests that we have hit a critical junction point. Our commitments to others and to ourselves come up for review. Monday's atmosphere is chaotic and haphazard. A Moon-Mars square 'stirs the pot', making 'win-win' solutions hard to find. Tuesday brings a number of great ideas to consider but there is strong ego investment in being right. We are likely to feel an imperative to make hasty decisions. The swirl of chaos briefly subsides on Wednesday and a burst of good luck offers significant progress. Sharp elbows are easily overlooked or quickly forgiven. We feel the weight of challenging interactions on Thursday. Although we would like to simply do our own thing, we can't escape the awareness that we need to listen to the perspectives of others. The emotional intensity is significant. The weight of communication increases on Friday. Although we may feel some excitement about potential progress, we can't move forward until we can get 'on the same page' with others. Stubbornness is disguised as detachment on Saturday. There are some significant frustrations to contend. Steady perseverance is rewarded with steady progress.