All Change
New Moon In Aquarius 17/02/26
Each New Moon is unique, speaking to us of the energy defining the month ahead and setting the stage for themes that will unfold in months to come. This New Moon is extra important. We start by considering the sign of Aquarius. The Water Bearer is pouring sweet water for all to enjoy. The is water of the highest purity, it is refined, unlike the wild waters of the sea. It provides us with what we need in order to live. Without sweet water, there is no life.
Despite the emphasis on water, Aquarius is an Air sign, suggesting that the sweet, pure water is that of ideas. This is a sign where we dream the ideas that will unite us in our humanity, seeking connection and creating communities. Grass roots movements are of an Aquarian nature, decentralised, spontaneous, people joining together for a common goal and a shared dream. The water is for all, not just a chosen few.
So it is that Aquarius is a sign of change and hope. Spring is on the way. The days are getting lighter. The catch is, that we need to avoid getting so fixed on our vision that we condemn and exclude those who disagree. This is the way to tyranny and yes, Aquarius does have a shadow side. This shadow can also manifest as aggressive pushes for change and angry revolutions. With the Sun and Moon in a tense dialogue with Uranus, the planet most linked with rebellion and revolution, this New Moon could see many an angry outburst. The cause would be top down attempts to force ideology that is unwanted, on others.
Whilst the Sun and Moon hold this tense argument with Uranus, Venus is sitting with the North Node in Pisces. As this Lunar Node prepares to leave the watery realm and enter Aquarius in August, Venus sitting here, exalted in Pisces, reminds us of the need to be more forgiving and accepting of each other. There is something of a fated moment that provides the opportunity to practice compassion and allow Divine Love to reach us all, connecting with the highest frequency of Aquarius.
The union between Venus and the North Node is happening as Saturn and Neptune meet in the fiery sign of Aries. The last time they met, was in the sign of Capricorn. We saw the fall of the Berlin Wall. Interestingly, Capricorn is associated with structures and this union, literally saw a wall come down. In Aries, this paring could point to conflict. We could also see it as the dissolution (Neptune) of structures/ institutions (Saturn) that are war like or aggressive in their nature (Aries). Either interpretation is possible. We may even have both, as part of a process that seeks to wash away what is corrupt, to give way for real change… not the politics of right/ left, or top down, but a world where individuals are respected, the sanctity of life restored and where we work together recognising our common humanity. This would be the realisation of the highest frequency of Aquarius. That water would be sweet indeed.