a	Taurus New Moon Sun and Moon joined at 21.32 Taurus May 12, 2002 3:46 a.m. PDT; 6:46 p.m. EDT Sabian Symbol: White dove flying over troubled waters; the spiritual  inspiration that comes to the individual in the overcoming of crisis.
What does listening to the zodiac do for us at each moon cycle?  It attunes us to the yet living quality of this ancient rhythm.  It sharpens our senses to new ways to bring ourselves forth.  It puts us on the alert -- as an animal living in the wild -- to something new in the air...

Taurus New Moon
May/June 2002

by Dana Gerhardt

Taurus is a special time to honor the Goddess, as Novella Maia’s mandala invites us to do.  This month there is so much is going on above (via the planets) and below (in life’s manifestations), that we might neglect to honor this earth sign’s grace and sustaining power.  Indeed, the Taurus Sun/Moon conjunction in the New Moon chart stands virtually alone, unaspected by any other planets.

Elsewhere in the chart, there’s that busy stellium in Gemini, trined by a stationing Neptune (about to go retrograde), and opposed by Pluto (about to complete its last pass of this year’s most pressure-cooking, change-making aspect, the Pluto/Saturn opposition).  Coming too is the Full Moon eclipse, the first of three in this eclipse season.  Don’t ask what it all means.  Rather, see if you can discern it taking shape within and around you! 

Flexibility of body-mind can be an asset now, as can consideration of important Taurus questions:  What are you committed to?  What is grounding you right now, this minute?  What creations are you currently tending?  Pondering the answers can send you right into a private and very meaningful meeting with your Goddess.

Prints of the Goddess New Moon Mandala are available for $20. Click here for more information about this and other mandalas by Novella!
 

 Drop into our Mooncircle for May/June:

• The daily moon sign, phase and aspects... 

"At the New Moon refresh your animal nature, senses awake, happily, simply aware of being alive..." (Today's Moon)
 
• Meditate on the Mother of the World, with Pythia... 

"The Venus-ruled, earth sign of Taurus is the embodiment of the feminine image of the Goddess as she is found in all the religions: Astarte, Demeter, Isis, Mary, and Kuan Yin. In Her, we find the image of God as a woman.  In Her, we find a different set of values to live by.  In Her, we find loving refuge from the suffering of the world.  In Her, we feel the heartbeat of empathy for all creatures great and small.. ..." 
(Moon Meditations)
 
• Petition the Goddess, with Dana...

"...Ritual is a sure way to let the gods and goddesses know we want their magic.  And it’s a wonderful way to play.  So each Spring, on an auspicious Friday, during the Venus-ruled Taurus season, I perform the Santeria Venus ritual  ..."
Moon Teachings
 
• Join us for a Full Moon ritual on May 26.

• And you're always welcome to take up the Talking Chalice!

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