New Moon in 11° Aries

 

New Moon in 00° Aries 3/31/22 11:24 PM Natural Chart / Whole Houses The New Moon

A New Moon occurs when both the Sun and the Moon simultaneously occupy the same degree of the same sign in the zodiac. As you can see from the above chart, the Sun and Moon both occupy 11° Aries making this a new moon.

How to Work with New Moon in Aries Energy

• Finish old projects before starting new ones.
• Take a personal inventory of self and choose one aspect of your personality you don't like and make an effort to eliminate that quality, mode of thought or behavior.
• Decide what you like about yourself and work on expanding and accentuating those qualities.
• Spend some time on self-care, whatever that means to you. Get your hair or nails done, treat yourself to a nice meal, buy a new outfit.
• Take your relationships to the next level or break if off completely if you don't think it's going to go anywhere.
• Let go of the past.
• Study your own Natal Chart.

New Moon in Aries (General)

When the Moon is in Aries people feel more energetic, confident, and assertive. They can be more impatient and crave change. Since Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, this is a good time for beginnings and starting new things. When the Moon is in Aries people are generally more courageous, assertive, and imaginative.  They can be forceful and rely on themselves more than usual (perhaps too much).  However, they can be more argumentative as well and so butt heads with others if they are not able to keep their cool (Aries is a fire sign that rules the head so the term hot-headed applies here).

The Astrological House in which the New Moon occurs in your Natal Chart gives an indication of the area of life activated by the New Moon and where you can expect to see the energy of the New Moon in Aries to play out. Since the New Moon occurs in 22° Aries, you would look at your Natal, or Birth Chart, to ascertain in what House 22° Aries occurs.

The Twelve Houses of Life

1. The self, ego, appearance, initiative, leadership, fresh starts and new beginnings.
2. Money and material matters.  Your physical environment, income, money, and your sense of self-esteem.
3. Communication in all its forms (thinking, writing, speaking, etc... ) as well as siblings, local travel, teachers and community events.
4. Home, privacy, your basic sense of security, your mother, children, and your own ability to nurture others.
5. Creative expression, drama, attention, love, and romance.
6. Health and service to others. Your routine, diet, exercise and helpfulness to others.
7. Marriage, partnerships, and relationships of all kinds.  Contracts, business deals, etc...
8. Birth, death, sex, other people's money and property.
9. Expansion, the higher mind, foreign matters (languages, cultures, travel) luck, adventure, risk, philosophy, ethics and morals.
10. The public, fame, honors, reputation, awards, boundaries, rules, discipline, authority, the father.
11. Groups of people such as friends and associations, networking, social justice.  Originality, sudden unexpected events, invention, surprises, and all things futuristic.
12. Endings. Completion, tying up loose ends, old age, karma, making amends, and the afterlife. Imagination, creativity, poetry, and the subconscious mind.

A Practical Example

New Moon in Aries and the 6th House

With the Moon in Aries and the 6th House ruled by Virgo you may be feeling more critical at this time and see problems everywhere - problems that need to be corrected. You want to get more organized in your work, streamline your processes, and make yourself as efficient as possible. If you are not able to make these changes at work, this may also be a good time to look for a new job that is more in harmony with the way you like to work. This is also a good time to change or refine your diet or exercise routine.

Aspects

Aspects, or relationships between planets are another dimension of astrological interpretation that should be considered.  For example, the New Moon at 11° Aries is separating a trine (soft aspect) to my natal Neptune at 04° Sagittarius. Under this aspect, your intuition and empathy are enhanced. You are also more creative than usual and are able to channel that creative energy into something satisfying.

How will the New Moon in Aries Manifest for you?

- Carolina Dean

MIPC: To Alleviate a Curse Cast Upon You

 

Suzanne and the Voodoo Doll 

 The Spell 

Suzanne’s unseen maid, Consuela, puts a curse on her after an intense argument stating that she will be dead by midnight. Meanwhile, the ladies of the design firm come together to help Mary Jo with her daughter’s slumber party  which allows time for bonding as Suzanne tries to make the most of her remaining time. 

As midnight approaches we find that, unbeknownst to Suzanne, her sister Julie has conducted some research of her own and was informed by her friend Clarence Otto at the Museum of Folk History that “the best way to alleviate a curse, is to put our own curse on the cursor…” and that she has used a small cloth doll to place her own curse on Consuela. Afterwards, Suzanne refuses to let Julia sleep on the couch to which Julie replies “removing the little pin from the little doll leaves you very little protection” after which Suzanne relinquishes the couch to Julia 

Designing Women

Season 1, Episode 10  "The Slumber Party"

Air Date: 12/18/1986

The Analysis 

Curses are a malevolent type of spell the effects of which can range from bad luck to death. Curses can be placed on people (Longinus), places (King Tut's tomb), and things (The Hope Diamond). the motivation for curses can include Envy (Snow White), Revenge (Tecumseh), Punishment (Angel, Buff the Vampire Slayer), to Teach a Lesson (Brother Bear), or to protect an object from theft (religious idols and other holy objects) or places (Shakespeare's tomb).  

The belief in curses can be found in virtually every culture and civilization and they are mentioned in the sacred texts of many religions. Most religions forbid the practice of cursing, while others, citing the use of curses in their holy books, utilize them to protect their selves from their enemies and other forms of evil. 

Some curses include their own cure, for example, in the fairytale of The Frog Prince, the frog had to obtain a willing kiss from a princess in order to become human again. In other cases, curses remain through the ages despite attempts to remove them. Most methods of removing a curse will fall into the category of a cleansing, a reversing or a combination of each. 

Cleansings involve remove the curse from the individual or object and keeping it from returning. In these cases, the negative energy of the curse is often transmuted into positive energy. Methods of cleansings include but are not limited to the following: 

• ritual bathing
• visualization 
• smudging with incense 
• anointing with oil 
• energy work
• transference 
• ritual banishment 
• petition to a higher power 
• counter spells
• use of amulets or talismans 

Reversing involves sending the curse back to its point of origin where it will play out as it has been directed when it was cast. Methods of reversing curses back to their sender include:

• petition to a higher power 
• counter spells
• use of amulets and talismans 
• use of herbs, oils, and sachets 

Finally, there are those rare methods that fall into neither category such as in the example given at the beginning of this article. In that example, a person who has been cursed has been instruction to put their own curse on the person who has cursed them. This method seems to be neither a cleansing nor a reversing because the method does not remove the curse placed upon them. Instead we have the magical equivalent of blackmail, except that you do not have the psychological advantage of informing your enemy that you have cursed them.  

However, it could be argued that the method of cursing your cursor is both a cleansing and a reversing as you curse constitutes a spell in and of itself and may nor may not call upon a Higher Power for divine retribution. The act of placing a curse on your tormentor can be very cathartic and may represent a healing for the individual. Some may argue that sending a curse back to its point of origin is a curse in and of itself. 

In my research, I found at least one instance of employing a curse against someone who cursed you, although I am sure there are more examples. Denise Alvarado in her book Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual state that "[one} way to reverse a curse is to create a voodoo doll of the person that cursed you." She then instructs the reader to ritually burn the doll with the intention that as the doll burns away the curse placed upon you by the person will be transformed into "something positive". 

-Carolina Dean 

Astrological Weather March 27th to April 2nd

 All Times Pacific

Sunday

03/27/22 5:35 AM Moon Sextile Sun-    You are in an emotionally good place now and can both recognize and take advantage of opportunities around you. This is a good day to improve your relationship or to further your career. Alternately, you can use this day to practice a little self-care

Monday

03/28/22 6:48 Am Moon Conjunct Venus-   Under this aspect you feel more sexy, attractive, and charming (because you are). You may draw closer to your friends and lovers now and share a new level of closeness and intimacy. You may also feel more self-indulgent and have a tendency to over indulge in food, drink, or spending money.

Tuesday

3/29/22  7:54 PM Moon Sextile Uranus -   You're more easily bored today. However, this aspect provides you with opportunities to break from your usual routine and enjoy some adventure and excitement. If you do, you may find that you have an unexpected, yet pleasant, encounter. Anything new you try today is more likely to be successful

Wednesday

3/30/22 10:24 Am Moon Conjunct Jupiter - Under this transit you feel like you want to make some major changes in your life. A common desire is to quit your job or break up with someone. If things aren't going well this transit can give you the motivation to make needed changes. However, it can also create unnecessary disruption in your life if things are going well (this transit just exacerbate small annoyances making them seem more severe than they are)

Thursday

3/31/22 7:35 AM Moon Conjunct Mercury- Your intellectual faculties are better attuned to communication now. However, you may have difficulty staying on subject as your mind moves quickly from one thought or idea to another. You may find it more difficult to be more objective in your thoughts and opinions as your feelings and emotions exert a greater influence on your mind.

Friday

04/01/22 3:07 PM Moon Sextile Mars-   You are now more aligned with those things about which you are passionate. You have more courage and confidence now and can are comfortable with being a leader. You can assert yourself now in such a way that people follow you without fearing or resenting you.

Saturday

04/02/22  3:24 Am Moon Sextile Venus-  Romance and love are enhanced with this aspect. This is a good day to ask your crush out on a date, to buy new clothes, or tell that special someone that you love them. Relationships, especially those with women, can improve and be more harmonious. Your social life brings more satisfaction

Mercury in 00° Aries

 

Mercury in 00° Aries 3/27/22 12:44 AM Natural Chart / Whole Houses

Mercury in Aries (General)

When Mercury is in Aries, people are more obstinate, headstrong, and quick to both speak and act. They may show themselves to be more clever, inventive, and changeable. When Mercury is in Aries, people generally take a more mental approach to situations. They are overflowing with thoughts and ideas and they are more than willing to discuss them with others. They tend to stay mentally active and busy going from one project to another rather quickly and may find that they start many projects but fail to finish them. Frustration may result from an inability to bring thought and ideas into reality.

How Mercury in Aries Affect You

Where Aries is in your Natal Chart is the area of life where you will feel mentally assertive, impatient, and show initiative.

• If your rising sign is Aries, Aries is your 1st House
• If your rising sign is Taurus, Aries is your 12th House
• If your rising sign is Gemini, Aries is your 11th House
• If your rising sign is Cancer, Aries is your 10th House
• If your rising sign is Leo, Aries is your 9th House
• If your rising sign is Virgo, Aries is your 8th House
• If your rising sign is Libra, Aries is your 7th House
• If your rising sign is Scorpio, Aries is your 6th House
• If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Aries is your 5th House
• If your rising sign is Capricorn, Aries is your 4th House
• If your rising sign is Aquarius, Aries is your 3rd House
• If your rising sign is Pisces, Aries is your 2nd House

Example

Transit Mercury in Aries and the 6th House

With Mercury (I think) in Aries (I am) transiting the 6th house of health and work, your thoughts come quickly and you express them with more confidence and enthusiasm than usual. Your mind and thoughts center around your work and you are more efficient and organized than usual. This is a good thing because your work environment will become more busy with this transit taking place. You are more analytical and apply logic to anything you work on. The sixth house also rules over your health so this would be a good time to talk to your doctor about any health issues you may be having or to start taking steps to improve your health in some way. Any changes that you implement should be done in small steps over time.

Aspects

Aspects are another dimension of astrological interpretation that should be examined. Let us suppose, then, that you have Saturn at 3° Cancer, then transit Mercury at 0° Aries would be applying a square to Saturn. A square is a type of aspect in which the energy or urge of one planet is creating tension with the energy or urge of another planet.

When Transit Mercury makes a square to Natal Saturn you have less mental discipline and are less optimistic. You can experience mental blocks and have trouble making decisions. It's important that you pay attention to the details of any matter right now. You might look for problems where none actually exist. Other people may make you feel inadequate right now, but you're probably just taking their words the won't way.

How will the ingress of Mercury into Aries affect you?

- Carolina Dean

MIPC: Ritual of the Wax & Water

 The Ritual 

Janey: Now remember, Wanda, whatever shape the wax takes, that's what your husband's job will be.[Wanda lets a drop of wax fall from a candle and into a bowl of water, and sees that the wax is shaped like a mop]

Wanda: [disappointed] It's a mop. My husband will be a janitor.

Lisa: That looks like an Olympic torch to me. Your husband could be an Olympic athlete who will go on to have a great acting career!

Wanda: [lets another drop of wax fall] It's a dustpan.

Lisa: The wax never lies.

The Simpsons 

Season 22, Episode 11 

Air Date; 11/21/91 

The Analysis 

Carromancy is a form of divination in which wax is allowed to drip into a bowl  of water, then cool and solidify to form a shape or images which augurs a future events. Divination by wax and water has its roots in ancient Celtic practices and it is said to have been practiced by the Druids. 

In the modern era, it was once common in Germany to pour led into cool water on New Year's Eve to divine what lies in store for a person in the coming year. In recent years, the lead was replaced with wax. The symbols which formed in the wax can be read in a literal sense (i.e. a dog might mean you will get a pet) or metaphorically (the same dog could represent a loyal friend or companion). 

I performed such a ritual for myself this year and the wax formed what appeared to be a key. I interpreted this as having the tools needed to open the doors of opportunity, gaining wisdom, and success.

- Carolina Dean 

Sun in 00° Aries

 

Sun in 00° Aries 3/20/22 8:34 AM Natural Chart / Whole Houses

Sun in Aries (General)

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and so it deals with beginnings and renewal. The ingress of the Sun into Aries marks the transition from Winter to Spring so this is a great time of beginnings of all kinds.  When the Sun is in Aries, people are generally more bold, restless, and enterprising.  They are more inclined to explore, to be contrary, and to be stubborn.

How the Sun in Aries Affects You

In order to determine the house that the Sun in Aries is transiting you look at your birth chart and determine what house aligns with Aries. The house where the Sun is transiting is the area of life where you will feel bolder, more energetic, and aggressive. For example.

• If your rising sign is Aries, Aries is your 1st  House
• If your rising sign is Taurus, Aries is your 12th House
• If your rising sign is Gemini, Aries is your 11th House
• If your rising sign is Cancer, Aries is your 10th House
• If your rising sign is Leo, Aries is your 9th House
• If your rising sign is Virgo, Aries is your 8th House
• If your rising sign is Libra, Aries is your 7th House
• If your rising sign is Scorpio, Aries is your 6th House
• If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Aries is your 5th House
• If your rising sign is Capricorn, Aries is your 4th House
• If your rising sign is Aquarius, Aries is your 3rd House
• If your rising sign is Pisces, Aries is your 2nd House

Example

Sun + Aries + 6th House

The Sun (I am) in Aries (Self ) in the 6th house of health, work, and your daily routine will manifest as aggressive confidence regarding your day to day work and / or health. You feel healthier and may take steps to improve or refine your diet or exercise routines. You have more energy for exercise and your physical activity in general can see an increase.

Your focus now is also on your work and you want to do a good job. You take more pride in the work that you do. Your ego is tied up in your work, when you don't meet or exceeds your own expectations you feel bad about yourself. However, when you feel you do a great job you feel really good about yourself. Now is a good time to organize your work space for optimum efficiency as well as to improve your work skills.

Aspects

Aspects, or relationships between planets, is another dimensions of astrological interpretation that should be considered. In this case we would look at the aspects between the transit Sun in 0° Aries and those planets in your natal chart.

For example, let us say that you have Saturn in 3° Cancer, which is 93­° away from the Sun at 0° Aries making it a square. A square is a type of aspect in which the energy of one planet is creating tension with the energy or urge of another planet.

Transit Sun + Square +  Natal Saturn  =  I am creates tension with I achieve.

With the transit Sun (identity) making a square to Saturn (discipline), you may feel more undisciplined and lack control over yourself. You may feel more insecure and question yourself to the point that you don't feel comfortable making decisions for yourself (especially important ones).  You will need to take steps to overcome feelings of not being "enough".

Where is Aries in your Natal Chart and how will the Sun in Aries manifest for you?

Carolina Dean