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New Moon in Taurus
April 20, 2012

Here's the chart for the Taurus New Moon:

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The sign of Taurus is associated with personal resources, dependability, practicality, and sensuality. The house holding Taurus in the Natal chart shows an area of life where one can be especially stubborn, possessive and indulgent as well as steadfast, patient and reliable. Taurus is a stable sign, ruled by Venus, with an emphasis on comfort and material security. Issues involving natural resources, resource management, conservation, and productivity become accentuated during Taurus.

Sun & Moon sextile Neptune; Mercury conjunct Uranus, semi-square Jupiter, quincunx Mars; Neptune bi-septile Venus; Venus tri-septile Pluto; Mars septile Saturn Rx
The primary goal of this cycle is to increase personal resources by capitalizing on those ideas and the qualities that make you unique.

This cycle continues on a theme similar to last month, emphasizing the electrifying quality of ideas vying for attention. There are two prominent configurations zig zagging across this chart.

The first pattern challenges us to spend a little more time with our genius ideas, determining their value before trying to sell them or make them public. Annoying as it might appear, there are kinks to be worked out, such as working with others, or with "an other", to productively incorporate the new activities into one's daily routines.

The second pattern suggests there is a hidden opportunity to actualize your dreams. Watch for the signal that the window of opportunity is open. When a defining change of status suddenly impacts you or a loved one to communicate feelings that heretofore have lain dormant, you will know it's time to reach in and pull your best idea through the window to reality.

Our advice for this cycle:
This is an excellent cycle for planning and budgeting. Take inventory. Balance your checking account, clean out the pantry, review and resupply the places your resources are stored. Gathering information will assist you to determine your priorities. The best use of your energy this cycle is to assess your worth, recognize your value, and increase your appreciation.

Questions you might explore for personal insight include: What situations threaten your sense of material security? When and where are you most at ease? What gives you comfort physically, emotionally, intellectually? Do you own your possessions, or do they own you? Is there an area of life that might go more smoothly if you were a little more open to change and a little less stubborn?

Above all, before doing anything, ask "What productive result will come from this action?

Affirm:
I am a fertile ground of possibility.


Attune to the qualities of Taurus with a 3-minute breathing meditation on The Hierophant.

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Ruled by Venus, Taurus and The Hierophant value the ideals of Love, Harmony and Harmlessness.

Confer with The Hierophant for a moment of silence and listen to the voice within which will guide you to a Truth you can act on.


Quote for this cycle:
"The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge."
~ Arnold Palmer (1929 - ) American Golf Champion


A Mandala is a powerful meditational devise for creating sacred intentions. We encourage you to create your own mandala, or color the one Sandra created, while meditating on your intent for this cycle.

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Download a larger version of this mandala for coloring

Or, simply meditate on Sandra's mandala for this cycle - click on mandala for larger image:

You are invited to send your colored mandalas to us for placement in our Mandala Gallery.


Please check out Lynn Keefer's Mandala Journal, where Lynn shares the mandala she colors every month, along with her meditative process. Click on the mandala below or the link above to see a larger version of her Aries New Moon Mandala and read about the symbolism it evoked for her. It inspires and encourages us to move into the Taurus cycle with renewed vitality.



Find more on the nature of this lunation cycle and how it relates to your Sun sign in our What's Up Guide.

Keep up with each phase of the 3 most current lunar cycles by visiting our on-line Moon Phase Calendar in your time zone. If you use and like our calendar, please click on the facebook icon in the upper left corner of the time zone you use.

Margaret Koolman illuminates more about this month for us in her Soul Astrology column.

Donna Drozda's LifeCycle Forecast gives us a complete overview of the year 2012, calling it 'The YEAR OF THE MIDDLE WAY: practicing heartfelt honest communication'. She gives suggestions for making the best of 2012 and the best of this lunation cycle.


In addition to what you can find at our web site, there are some outstanding astrology resources on the web in the form of blogs. We encourage you to visit and/or subscribe to the ones listed below:

Stephanie Gailing's Planetary Apothecary Blog offers daily insights. You can visit her blog or receive her daily entries in your mailbox via an e-mail subscription. We also recommend you buy her book Planetary Apothecary. Stephanie shares her insights on the Taurus New Moon where she supplies information about maintaining wellness during this cycle.

CJ Wright, also known as Auntie Moon, provides penetrating astrological insights, as well as information on cooking with astrology and gardening by the moon.

Our own Donna Drozda maintains a blog of her Art/Life and sends out a monthly newsletter titled "Luna See", with updates to her LifeCycle 2012 Forecast.



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