New moon, fresh start, fertile fields.
Apropos of this week’s new moon in Taurus, a sailor friend of mine revealed that Taurus is her favorite constellation because she can always find it in any sky she finds herself under.
The sentiment is dirt rich in metaphor as Taurus is a sign rightfully associated with stability and steadfastness. And folks, we could all use a touch of both after the shifts, sh–storms, twists and turns of what has thus far been a rough and tumble spring season.
We’ve recently faced a challenging Mercury Retrograde in Taurus, a solar eclipse in light it up, take no prisoners Aries and a lunar eclipse in the goth heart, burn the boats sign of Scorpio.
As you may have noticed, eclipses bring intensity, reversals of fortune, destined destruction, fated endings and other Nostradamus sounding tidings.
Blessedly, this new moon is the clearing and calming kind and just the balm we need to recalibrate and integrate. Taurus reminds us that we are built to last, made to endure and deserve much, much more than we have been settling for.
When is the new moon in Taurus?
The new moon in Taurus arrives on May 19 at 11:53 a.m. EST. This lunation comes on the heels, neigh, hooves, of Jupiter, the good luck dealing, mind and money expanding drunk uncle of the zodiac, who moved into the bull pen on May 16 for a year long residency. Jupiter gilds and grants and when it combines with the new moon in the same sign the potential for calling in and glowing up is through the mothertrucking roof.
While the full moon is a point of culmination, the new moon is a time for casting. New moons call for goal setting, seed sowing and practical planning in accordance with the energy of the moon in question. Ruled by Venus, planet of love and loot, aesthetics and assets, Taurus is associated with wealth and worth, tangible goods, capital gains, security and self-esteem.
Apropos of this, now is the hour to get clear on where you place value and how you measure yourself. What do time, money, freedom and fullness mean to you? Consider the question and be bull headed in your refusal to compromise for anything that falls short of full bloom or true boons.
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New moon in Taurus meaning
The moon governs instinct, comfort and emotionality and in the fertile fields of Taurus, it gets all that it needs and then some.
The moon is exalted in Taurus meaning it is able to express itself freely and fully. The moon governs instinct, comfort and emotionality and in the fertile fields of Taurus, it gets all that it needs and then some. Examples of celebrities with sun and moon in Taurus include Donatella Versace and Gigi Hadid.
While both women are wealthy in a traditional sense, there is an inherent richness to them; they dress well, live well, sweat decadence and seem like the kind of people that order dessert and never tell you that your dress is too short.
Bless. The new moon in Taurus offers us similar impetus and permission for pleasure. Bulls also teaches us patience, Taurus takes its sweet, bovine time.
It will not be rushed it will not accept a cheap imitation or a microwaved meal. Taurus innately understands that things of value take time to create and appreciate, in both senses of the word. This new moon asks us to define what rich means for each of us and set ourselves a course towards acquiring wealth of that kind.
How to harness the power of the bull
In the major arcana of the Tarot, Taurus is represented by the Hierophant card, a high priest/sorcerer emblematic of the sacred conduit between the ethereal and the corporeal, giving form to desire, embodiment to inspiration.
With Mercury, planet of communication, Jupiter planet of fortune and the moon, our emotional barometer menage-a-trois-ing in the lavender fields of fixed earth, it’s prime time to sow your oats, own your wants and expect abundance.
Taurus wants to be full in all ways at all times; physically satisfied, financially secure and personally fulfilled. We can use this as the scaffolding for working with the energy of this moon. What makes, and keeps you full? Name it, claim it, and ask for more of it.
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