New Moon in Pisces
February 23
The New Moon comes to us with an abundance of feelings and opportunity. Pisces has the potential to unlock the deepest parts of ourselves, if we’re willing to go there; to get in the nooks and crannies of the discomfort, to confront the pain, to hold our frightened, angry inner child that comes rearing out at the most inopportune moments.
This New Moon is about accessing the creativity that your conscious mind stubbornly thinks you don’t need, is afraid to go after. This is about diving deep into the well, because you know you can trust yourself to come back up. Buoyed by a connection to hardworking, responsible Mars in Capricorn, this moon has the potential to sow abundant creative seeds in your life.
If your rising is [sign], then this new moon is especially about…
Aries… spirituality, accessing more of the subconscious and your hidden life
Taurus… immersing yourself in community, allowing yourself (and your work) to be supported
Gemini… owning the emotional roots of your work as valid, accepting the emotional, public nature of your work
Cancer… seeking out new adventure, challenging your existing belief structures, accepting the value of emotional knowledge
Leo… coming to a deeper understanding of the creative resources and intimacy you share with others, particularly those you are in committed partnership with
Virgo… how your emotional life, committed partnerships, and creative work intersect; where do you find support therein, and where could there be more
Libra… how your emotions manifest themselves in your body; the body keeps the score, as the saying goes, and has its own knowledge
Scorpio… starting or renewing a new creative project on the horizon
Sagittarius… how you are building a safe, foundational emotional life at home
Capricorn… allowing yourself to imbue some dreaminess into your daily writing life, reimagining what is stale in the everyday
Aquarius… initiating new cycles around your beliefs re: money and value, honoring boundaries with your bank account
Pisces… how you see, accept, and honor yourself, in all your multitudinous, creative glory
Venus in Taurus
March 5-April 3
We all get a little leisure come early March. Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and culture, enters Taurus, one of her home domains, where she loves being. The trick to working with Venus in Taurus is embracing the urge to treat our bodies well and truly valuing the time that our work requires - and the rest it requires.
When it comes to manifestation energy, Taurus is extraordinary. It’s the planter of the earth signs, the spring season earth sign. Trust that. Trust that this is a season to grow the seeds you’re planting, that your due diligence and consistency will bring them to fruit without you shedding blood. Working yourself to the bone is not necessary, now. Let nature and time do their thing.
Mark Your Calendar
February 23
Venus in Aries square Jupiter in Capricorn
Today, you want to fight for what you believe in. Fight for yourself. Fight for your own value. Channel that energy into sending invoices and tracking down any missing money from those publications or contract clients that haven’t paid you yet. Maybe avoid the Twitter wars, which are bound to flare up.
February 25
Sun in Pisces sextile Mars in Capricorn
This is a great work day, as action star Mars invigorates the sun with some of its powerful Capricorn work ethic. Today, find your focus, set your timer, and get to work.
February 26
Mars in Capricorn sextile Mercury Rx in Pisces
If you’ve been struggling to really focus and get the right words out during this retrograde period, today will help you feel better. Mars comes along and has a supportive chat with Mercury, helping you channel those fuzzy feels into concrete language.
February 29
Mercury Rx in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus
Mercury connects with Uranus for the second time this month, bringing another unexpected insight. Happy Leap Year!
March 4
Mercury Rx enters Aquarius
Mercury will retrograde back into Aquarius, where it spent some time earlier this year, and where it will also station direct the following week. Look back at what projects you were working on at the end of January for some insight into what this may bring up for you, creatively.
March 8
Sun in Pisces conjunct Neptune in Pisces
This is a heady day, full of potential creative inspiration. Get out of your house and go to a place that inspires you: a park, a museum, a favorite restaurant, the riverside. Go for a drive. Go lay in your backyard and get high. This is a Peak Pisces Daydream Day.
Next time (a subscribers’ only letter!), we’re discussing,
Aries Season!
The Full Moon in Virgo
SATURN ENTERING AQUARIUS! (this one is big!)
And more!