In the past few months we have been through an intense process of healing ourselves from the pain of duality and separation, and the deepening of our connection to Oneness. Most recently, the energies of the last lunar cycle invited us to remember our essential needs and align ourselves more closely to our true destiny — a process that simultaneously manifested as discord with many of our current relationships and circumstances, and beckoned us to find the ‘blessings in disguise’ within this feeling of discord.

Now, as we enter the energy reflected by the New Moon in Aries and new lunar cycle it begins, we are invited to let go of past events and circumstances — including our experiences in this lifetime and the ancestral energies we have brought into it — and allow our vibrant selves shape to the way we see the stories of our past instead of allowing the stories of our past to shape how we see ourselves, our lives, and the future for which we are destined.

Let’s look at the energy patterns that are shaping our evolution during this current lunar cycle.

REBIRTH: THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA AND LIBERATION
The Sun, the Moon and Uranus in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn

With the arrival of today’s New Moon in Aries, we can expect to encounter some profound internal emotional changes, most intensely reflected by the planetary alignment of the Sun, the Moon and Uranus in the sign of Aries (a symbol of instinct and new directions).

Uranus’s orbit is an outer planet, beyond Saturn in our solar system, and so is known as a ‘transpersonal’ planet. We feel the effects of this planet’s energy as an arising subconscious or past-life memory that awakens in us through an emotional or psychological trigger — as opposed to the more immediate influence reflected by the inner planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

Uranus (representing our process of de-conditioning) also has a dual resonance in that it reflects not only our triggers but also what unique growth patterns exists for us in our lives; how our life purpose plays out. With the New Moon (reflecting emotional awareness) aligning in conjunction with Uranus in Aries, we can expect to become very aware of both of these dynamics in our lives: the subconscious triggers and the patterns of unique growth.

Leading up to today’s New Moon, most of us have felt a deep building up of tension energy which will most likely become released throughout this new lunar cycle. Staying grounded during this time is crucial, as these energies are extremely potent and come with some powerful effects. In essence we have reached a cycle in which are called to action, to release old psychological patterns of behavior that are linked with deep generic conditioning and imprinting.

Being human and living in the human body can be at times tremulously taxing on our consciousness. Our lives are filled with events that are challenging to process and so, we repress those events into our subconscious. The outer plants of Uranus and Pluto have been forming a tension square to each other for the last 7 years, which has brought about a tremendous collective and personal trauma, and liberation. Today’s New Moon signifies the completion of this cycle of trauma and liberation, through which we can now see both sides of what Uranus (transformation) and Pluto (rebirth) have meant for us.

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*NEW MOON* in Aries + Mercury going Direct marks a turning point for us all.
This recent passage hopefully has brought us galvanizing growth, broader understanding, and self-forgiveness coupled with greater awareness of our actions and their effects.
As a new cycle begins, we set forth with new understanding and are ready to seed our actions with our newfound inspiration.
But patience is needed, as mindfulness is seeded with every step in its own good time.
Here are the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights from our wise and illuminating featured astrologers. First from CATHY PAGANO from her Wisdom of Astrology:
“This Aries New Moon is the first new Moon of the astrological year. And it’s a big one!
“This is the time to plant the seeds of rebirth and renewal for this coming year, seeds that will take you into your future.
“What’s different about this Aries New Moon? It is cradled between the asteroid Eris, Goddess of Discord and the planet Uranus, sky god of freedom, revolution and sudden changes.
“Add to this the fact that Mercury ends its retrograde earlier in the day and we can see that a new mind-set, a new perspective is waiting to be born within us, and hopefully within our society.
 “As you look at the news (ruled by Mercury), for every attempt to turn the clock back on freedom, equality and environmental protections, you can see people rising up everywhere to stand against the regressive pull of old patriarchal thinking.
“…we are in the ‘hero’s journey’ part of the Uranus/Pluto cycle where we have to overcome obstacles to make sure the new seeds of revolution and evolution planted in the 60s get stronger and spread their roots deeper in our collective consciousness.
 “More people are waking up to the fact that we have to be citizens rather than consumers, that we have to be stewards of the Earth rather than users, and that democracy demands an awakened citizenry….
 “As you can see, most of the planets fall in the solar 1st and 10th houses.  The first house is our self-identity while the tenth house deals with how we contribute to our society. 
 “That’s the message of this new creation story.  As JFK once said, ‘Ask not what your country/world can do for you.  Rather, ask what you can do for your country/world.’
“With Uranus in its final connection to an Aries New Moon for the next 84 years, plant seeds for the unexpected! Plant seeds for inner revolution and freedom.”
© Copyright 2018 ~ CATHY PAGANO  All Rights Reserved
From LEAH WHITEHORSE from her LUA Astrology:
“Right now, Chiron is teetering on the final degree of Pisces, preparing to make his debut into Aries.
“For the last 8 years, we have had to make peace with our pain and find meaning in our suffering. When Chiron moves into Aries, our style of both healing and suffering will change.

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This New Moon marks the beginning of an accelerated time where the masculine begins to emerge as the one needing healing, attention and balance.
It is only the seed being planted at this point but a good opportunity to make a commitment to support and nurture your own masculine qualities of will, clarity, intention, generosity, right action and protection.
Spend some time during this New Moon envisioning your “wildest dreams” and then asking for the support of the masculine to empower their manifestation. Be generous with yourself and others and be sensitive to the right timing of manifesting those dreams.

Blessings,
Lena

ASTROLOGICAL NOTES:
Written by Patricia Liles.  Contact her at PATLILES@aol.com

Aries New Moon

(Monday, April 16, 1:58 AM Greenwich Mean Time)

It’s a lively Aries month of shift and change.  New Moon occurs deep into the sign of Aries at 26º and almost immediately shifts of sign and direction start to launch.  Most prominent at New Moon is the conjunction with the Sun/Moon of Uranus 28º, The Awakener.  Eris 23º, Feminine Spiritual Warrior, Master of Discord, undaunted by consequences of truth telling, out to unmask injustice, also influences the Aries Sun/Moon closely.  It’s a game-changing reset of a Moon.  Uranus and Eris don’t particularly care about your personal universe; they’re more concerned about larger collective influences.  And with Pluto in Capricorn targeting transformation in government, corporate and financial structures, there is no lack of chaos and disruption, restlessness with the status quo and outright awakening to the contradictions and conflict we are living under.

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FULL MOON* in Libra is giving us all the feels. As always Libra teaches us about right relationship to everything in our lives.
At this particular time, in this Year of Dog with all the planetary action at play and Mercury Retrograde, we are being asked to bring the focus inward and gaze deeply into the mirror of Self so we can truly come into right relationship with all our relations.
There is so much that is out of balance coming up for reflection for each of us on many levels. Being conscious is being aware of the impact our actions have on others. We are all in relationship and our actions have rippling effects, whether we are aware of it or not.
Now is the time to bring our  focus inward and create some healing space for ourselves to self-reflect, so we can ground into Source connection, gain understanding, and bring about some good healing as we course correct. 
Dynamics will shift as we ourselves shift.  So let’s harness our energy so can more consciously realign our actions with our hearts.
Here are the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights from our wise and illuminating featured astrologers. PAT LILES from The Power Path.com shares: 
“This Full Moon will bring into intense foreground how our relationships reflect like a mirror who we are and what we are grappling with in our inner realms and projecting outwards onto our partners.
“There is complexity to the Full Moon:  Mercury travels with the Sun and is retrograde until April 15 and not fully out of its shadow period, regaining the degree where it began its retrograde until May 3rd. 
“It’s a time to reconsider our language and how our inner thoughts affect our vitality and self-esteem, also how we consider others when we speak and how conscious we are of the impact of what we express. 

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Realizations & Obstacles Around Self-Interests & Relations

We have been in the Aries season since March 20th, and Mercury also went retrograde in the same sign a few days later. This is a period of adjustments, shifts, and reflection on how we incorporate the themes of this sign. Aries is about independence, self-interests, action, leadership, and individuality. It is bold and brave.⠀
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This sign can also be impatient, inconsiderate, aggressive, and overly anxious. As a very direct, quick, assertive, and forward sign, it can lack thoroughness. This particular Full Moon highlights the opposite sign Libra into the equation which can help create circumstances and awareness that helps us to see how we may have been expressing the more negative qualities of Aries.⠀
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Libra is about balance, relationships, consideration, fairness, equality, partnerships, and aesthetics. It is diplomatic, social, and looks at different sides of things and tries to find common ground. However, Libra can also be overly considerate, indecisive, contemplative, and too invested in relationship interests. As a result it could lack action and could refrain from pursuing things independently and in the interests of oneself.⠀
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The Libra Full Moon brings up this polarity and we could experience challenges or a push-pull effect of these signs. Ultimately, we should seek and apply some sort of integration and balance of these energies, bringing in more of the positive qualities to work harmoniously with each other.⠀
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At the time of this Full Moon, the Sun is aligned with Mercury Retrograde which will be exact the following day. This can be a time of heightened realizations and insights, however, the usual problematic effects of the retrograde may be more apparent because of this, in some cases.

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