After an intense few weeks of a very edgy Mercury retrograde, now we are in the post shadow period, still integrating all the learning the retrograde brought us. Tonight’s new moon in Sagittarius is a welcome shift from the watery Scorpio intensity to the fiery expansiveness of Sagittarius. In order to understand the planetary influence under this new moon, we first need to understand the domains of Mercury, Moon and Sagittarius. Mercury rules the mind, and our intellect (amongst other things), while the ruler of Jupiter, Sagittarius is the ruler of the higher mind. This is the aspect of our mind that is closer to our Soul, our higher consciousness.

Under this new moon, we actually have an opportunity to expand into our higher mind and use the energy of the higher mind to guide our decisions. How do we do this? To answer that question we have to look at what the rest of the planets are doing. Interestingly enough, this new moon is not making any aspects to the other planets (just the conjunction to the sun, which always happens under a new moon, as a new moon occurs when the sun and moon are in the same sign). However we do have Mars opposing Uranus which is a spontaneous combustive energy, and we have a lovely conjunction between Venus and Jupiter. Let’s talk about the Venus and Jupiter aspect first, because it’s an important planet to consider for this new moon given that it’s the ruler of the sign the Moon is in. Venus is heart and Jupiter is higher mind and so the conjunction between them gives us an opening to connect our hearts and minds so that they can function together as one unit. Venus also rules money as well as sensuality (think Aphrodite) and Jupiter expands anything it touches. When these two planets come together, we get the feeling of love and openness and abundance. Enter Mars and Uranus…these two planets on the other hand, are opposite each other. Mars is aggression and Uranus is the unexpected as well as psychic intuition that comes from the mind. When these two planets are in opposition to each other, we have to overcome our emotion of anger in order to access the gifts of our intuition which in turn lead us into our hearts.

So, if you want to tap into the energy of the new moon tonight, consider what has been coming up for you in the last few weeks. Consider what has triggered you and made you react aggressively, sometimes unexpectedly. Then feel the pattern of that reaction within your body. If you can learn to stay with the emotion of anger, it can teach you much about what is in your way. So create space for your anger inside of you rather than expressing and spilling it out into the world. Notice how your body feels and what kind of thoughts you have as anger surges through you. This is the meditation that will help you to really tap into your intuitive mind (Uranus) and open the doorway for the higher mind (Jupiter). Once you have allowed your emotions to flow through you, only then will you be able to merge the energy of your heart with your higher mind. And then the possibilities are endless for a New Earth.