"...this is definitely Neptune’s moment, and we benefit – even in the midst of these trying times – by acknowledging the power of the universe to guide us safely home. "

A First Quarter Moon of Uncertainty and Growth Thursday’s First Quarter Moon in Libra, taking place midday on July 19th, continues several of the themes from the extremely potent New Moon and Solar Eclipse of one week ago, and additionally represents the next stage of unfoldment of the energies presaged for this thirty-day lunation cycle that began then and continues to the upcoming Leo eclipse of August 11th. This lunar phase in any case represents what seminal 20th century astrologer Dane Rudhyar called a “crisis in action,” that explores obstacles and new wrinkles to the seed idea from the originating New Moon. This is going to be a very intense and exciting summer, at both personal and collective levels, and a good time to reflect on the Chinese ideogram that represents both “danger” and “opportunity.” The transformational impulses represented by a highlighted Uranus and Pluto, as well as Neptune, therefore from all three outer planets, take us to higher levels of consciousness, and are all quite significant in this extended eclipse season cycle of two to six months. These are also powerfully present in this current First Quarter configuration. In particular, numinous Neptune is even more greatly emphasized, leading to perhaps confusion or uncertainty, and yet also to considerations that encourage us to take our lives and their commonplace decisions, activities, and meditations into a more spiritual direction... Read more about the First Quarter Moon » Warmly,