New Moon in Aquarius

The New Moon in Aquarius on February 9th opens up a channel of Aquarian energy we will be feeling over the next several months. Following the new moon, we will have Venus and Mars entering Aquarius, joining Pluto, Mercury and the Sun.

Aquarius, symbolizing innovation and individuality, inviting us to break free from societal norms and embrace our unique selves. A stellium (three or more planets) in the sign signifies a time to envision a future fueled by imagination and collective progress, urging us to challenge the status quo and pave the way forward to a more liberated world.

Under the influence of this New Moon, we're encouraged to cultivate authentic relationships and celebrate diversity. It prompts us to reflect on our role within the broader community and inspires us to contribute to positive societal change. By harnessing the visionary spirit of Aquarius, we can sow the seeds of innovation and sow the seeds of change that will resonate across generations.

As we navigate the Aquarian energies present over the next several months, let us embrace the opportunity for collective evolution. In the darkness of the night sky, the New Moon offers inspiration and guidance on our journey toward self-discovery and enlightenment. Plant the seed to boldly challenge what is expected of you, seeking out inspiration and direction for creating a brighter future with more authenticity in love and life.

Let’s have a look at how this new moon is impacting each rising/sun sign:

♈ Aries Rising/Sun:
This new moon can be a time to plant the seed of new friendships, collaborations or connections that can help you grow towards greater financial freedom. Being open-minded with the people you surround yourself with, collaborate and create with can help inspire you to recognize your own skills or self-worth differently. Challenges with finances or a conflict of values can come up, however this is a time to let your authentic vision come through and pave the way towards a life that feels more fulfilling, fun and abundant.

♉ Taurus Rising/Sun:
This new moon can inspire you to begin redefining your career goals, how you choose professionally and what it means for you to hold a certain reputation or authority. It may be time to innovate your career, think outside the box and re-invent your career path. There can be challenges in your body, physical stamina or your personal brand and values that may be going against your career goals. No need to rush, this is a time of planting the seed to slowly move towards a career that feels authentic and liberating.

♊ Gemini Rising/Sun:
This new moon welcomes you to think in new ways, open your mind to a foreign place, foreign people or seek to express your beliefs with more authenticity and truth. It can be inviting you to liberate yourself from a place, space, religious, spiritual or educational system that you’ve outgrown in order to allow your body, mind and spirit to expand into the life adventures that await you. Your own insecurities and hidden enemies from the past can be challenging the new life you want to carve out for yourself. Let your mind and body be free to experience the fullness of what this life journey has to offer you.

♋ Cancer Rising/Sun:
This new moon inspires a transformation of your joint resources, intimacy or an initiation to address a fear, deep-seated emotional wound or secret. This is the time to begin liberating yourself from the inner demons, the hidden fears and trapped emotions so you can experience freedom in your financial and intimate life, opening up to trust and be vulnerable with others in a new way. In order to reap the rewards awaiting you, courage is required to see behind the veil, open your eyes to what you have been burying deep inside.

♌ Leo Rising/Sun:
This new moon invites you to initiate changes in your relationships, partnerships and either initiate a partnership in a unique way, enter into relationship with a unique individual or innovate your relationships to feel more expansive and moving closer towards bigger life goals, together. A restart of a reset in relationships can help you connect with another person or a new person in a way unlike before. Authenticity of self is required to experience the growth, love and connection you may desire with another person at this time and moving into the year.

♍ Virgo Rising/Sun:
This new moon invites you to recognize a change to your routine or health habits. It may be a good time to innovate your diet, excercise routine or work schedule in order to live more authentically on a daily basis. This can be a time of transforming your relationship with your body and your mind, by recognizing what your body, mind and spirit need from you regularly to feel excited, curious and liberated in being. Making a shift in your routine or habits may be in an attempt to allow more travel, freedom and learning along your path. There can also be friction between a foreign source, travel or educational body and your work. Focus on patiently seeking balance between mind, body and spirit to build a life of freedom and abundance.

♎ Libra Rising/Sun:

This new moon invites an initiation towards a new creative project, an unexpected new hobby or passion project, connection authentically to what the heart wants and engaging a group of people to begin working together towards a fun new goal. It invites you to take a risk that can inspire more romance, creativity, fun and play in your life that liberates you from the rules or traditions you’ve been following. Fears, past (or present) psychological wounds or buried trauma can create a challenge in your path or inspire you to dig deeper to heal and activate your authentic joy. This is your new moon to start a big journey of doing more of what you love, welcoming romance, fun and pleasure (and possibly children!) into your life.

♏ Scorpio Rising/Sun:
This new moon can inspire you to insitiate upon changes in the home, with family or emotional dynamics in your personal life. This may be a time when you’re invited to start a new endeavr in the home, innovating your living circumstances, beginning the process of welcoming a new home or family member into your life. The changes in your home, living circumstances or family and emotional dynamics can have an unexpected or significant impact on a relationship or future commitment. Thoughts of your future with a partner or future living circumstances with family or a partner can come up, challenging you to think outside the box.

♐ Sagittarius Rising/Sun:
This new moon can inspire a short course of study, a change in your community/neighbourhood, in how you get around and travel or it can inspire you to innovate the way you express yourself. You may be ready to break free from an old paradigm and embrace a more authentic mental model and communication style. This can be when you are thinking about learning a new method of communication or networking that can help you work more efficiently or imporce your daily routine and health. An unexpected change or situation at work can restrict your movement or freedom momentarily. A change in your habits, health or everyday routine can force you to express yourself more authentically to others.

♑ Capricorn Rising/Sun:
This new moon can inspire a focus on your self-worth, personal values and your true skills and talents. It can be a time when you’re invited to take a chance on a creative project, or a love interest. There can be a challenge between recognizing what you love or enjoy and the money you gain from it, however this new moon asks you to recognize authenticity as your power and let that pave the path forward towards more financial abundance and romantic or creative opportunities. Allow your values to light the way forward.

♒ Aquarius Rising/Sun:
This new moon ushers in a journey of personal renewal and transformation of your identity towards a more authentic version of yourself. It can invite you to let your freak flag fly high! Innovating your personal style, personal brand or liberating yourself from old paradigms and traditions expected of you. This new moon has an independent and pioneering spirit, however there can be challenges from within your family or at home or in your living circumstances which need some work so you can transform the relationship with yourself.

♓ Pisces Rising/Sun:
This new moon brings a focus to your creativity, spirituality and solitude. It may be a good time to reinvent the way you work through healing subconscious patterns or opening yourself up to new creative or spiritual practices that can help you feel more connected to your true nature, helping you pave out a more authentic life path. Let this be a time when you welcome in more rest and solitude, and allow your spirit guides and intuition to speak into you. There can be powerful insights and messages from divine source.

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