more / less: horoscopes for today's new moon in pisces
hallo bbz,
Note: time is not linear, ok?
There is so much information available to us.
At all times.
There are so many people to follow.
(It’s amazing that we can all tell our story, but there is too much to read !!!)
March 6, 8:04 am PST new moon at 15º Pisces
As you have probably read on one of the several thousand astrology Instagram accounts you follow, today: the sun & the moon meet in the sign of Pisces. A new moon is when the sun and the moon are in the same degree of the same sign. This new moon is for dipping our feet into the water. And leaving them there. Submerging our shins until we prune.
The luminaries will come over the horizon together at dawn. At this time, we cannot see the moon. She is merely a seed of an idea in our collective mind. No longer a waning crescent, and not yet a waxing one. She is not even a sliver. Just a rock in the sky that cannot be seen! Consumed by the sun. We call her a dark moon, but really she is in too much light. She travels with the sun to observe the earth before she blossoms, sneakily.
This new moon is conjunct Neptune. The great mystic. The planet of anaesthesia.
Neptune makes us numb. Neptune tempts us. Neptune gets us intoxicated (with substances or with people). But if we take the numbing into our own hands, going forth with true awareness & intention, Neptune can ease the pain. Neptune can heal.
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We are in the midst of complete burnout.
Because we live in a burnout culture.
A burnout society.
We are pushing up against our very limits.
We are fucking exhausted.
What is there to do?
LEAN INTO THE EXHAUSTION & DO LESS STUFF. It is OKAY to be SLOW right now. In FACT, it is VITAL (to the literal survival of the Earth) to do less. But we must do MORE of what REMAINS.
This new moon is not for setting intentions.
It is for being intentional.
March 5, 2019, 10:19 am PST, mercury stations retrograde at 29º Pisces
Because mercury retrograde is also about burnout.
Mercury retrograde reminds us that sometimes pushing ever forward actually gets us nowhere (go back instead). Colin Bedell posted an amazing video yesterday about what the fucking TITANIC has to teach us about Mercury Retrograde. Go back instead, bbs. STAY AWAY FROM THE ICEBERGS. Push too far forward, and yah, we will drown.
Mercury entered Pisces, the sign of their exile, on February 10th. She stations retrograde at 29º Pisces, and will go direct on March 28 at 16º Pisces (right beside Neptune). Mercury will remain in Pisces until April 16th. (how many times can I type the word Pisces to get the point across that we’re in for the lonnnnnggggg haul???) This is a time of promises. And dreams. Neptune is about dreams, but sometimes those dreams are nightmares (thought paraphrased from Austin Coppock –– from the March 2019 forecast episode of The Astrology Podcast).
Many will caution that this is not the time to try to do anything concrete.
But I have a slightly different point of view.
I think it is a perfect time to pretend to do something concrete.
Don’t escape, but explore the fantasy.
It’s a time to really get into the role.
(Pisces actress from *classic* American sitcom The Office, Jenna Fischer, got through a couple years of law school before she realized she liked pretending to be a lawyer more than actually being one.)
Pisces contains multitudes and Pisces can be multitudes.
Pisces creates fantasy, lives out options, diligently records dreams.
We are living in a feedback loop. We’re all looking for a quick bite, a quick fix, a VERY FAST twitter thread. Really, everyone has something to say, and everyone is saying the same thing.
What if we picked only two things to read? And three things to listen to?
What if we engaged in one thing at a time?
Can we at least pretend to be patient?
Can we listen to a new album and wait three whole days to post our “review”?
Can we write a whole thesis instead of a hot take?
Can we wash our bowls?
Can we read a book???
We are all constantly sharing.
It is so tiring.
To share.
All the time.
This practice of formalized sharing can be beautiful and generous,
But often it is smothering.
What if our thoughts could float?
What if we got rid of the frames?
March 6, 12:29 am PST Uranus enters Taurus
With Uranus, the great innovator’s ingress into Taurus, we must step out of our phones and get our feet back on the ground. The Earth’s survival depends on it.
Taurus individualism isn’t running a race.
Taurus individualism takes the chairlift.
Tends to the soil. Shops. Carries home the clouds.
Taurus builds. Taurus blooms.
Uranus in Taurus will change the way we eat.
It will change the way we use money.
Shaking hands will be important.
Bartering will be important.
We’ll all want to go out and weed.
Experiments in Utility abound:
Beware what is untested.
Beware mad cow disease.
Uranus’ first dip into Taurus last spring & summer brought up a ton of food recalls, and the sway back into Aries this fall brought a VERY high-profile recall of a lettuce named ROMAINE.
NONE OF US HAD QUITE CONSIDERED HOW SACRED A CAESAR SALAD WAS UNTIL WE COULDN’T ORDER ONE. NONE OF US REALIZED THAT ROMAINE (not the croutons) was the *star* of the show.
We WILL lose our Caesar salads.
Things WILL change.
We must be willing to say yes to these changes. To adapt. To grow.
Everything is changing, and we must collect the tools to adapt with it. However stubborn we may be. And however cranky we may feel.
Uranus will remain in Taurus until 2025.
Until then, we are bulls in a china shop.
Things will certainly break.
In fact, everything will break.
But it’s OKAY to BREAK THE CHINA.
& to admit that you broke it.
Nothing lasts forever.
Remember to sweep.
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I told you. (& so did every other astrologer on Instagram)
The astrology of today. Of this week. This time. Is a doozy.
And the only way through is being intentional.
Feed yourself.
Be intentional.
Choose less,
But DO MORE.
I LOVE YOU!
xo
Jaime
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what follows are horoscopes for each sign.
if you know your rising sign, please read for that.
& read your sun sign as well.
if you don’t know your rising sign, reading for your sun sign is totally fine.
there’ll be something there <3 (there might be something in all of them)
these are meant to be nuggets to chew.
hopefully, there’s some bite.
these horoscopes are meant to be found.
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Aries
Choose the job wisely.
You are about to be offered so many new ways to be secure.
Don’t take the first thing offered to you out of desperation.
You may be feeling broke, but remember that romantic summer?
The lean time? The broth was thin, but you could more easily notice sensations in your heart.
You listened to the same song on repeat.
Not an obsession, but a salve.
A creature comfort.
Don’t ignore what you are dreaming. What is catching your eye?
You need it, but you’ll also need to get it. Digest your impulses.
Sleep today & drink lots of water before the interview.
Taurus
Despite all the haters, you have amazing friends.
And they will only keep growing in number over the next seven years
as you keep growing into yourself.
Let some of the lesser gods fade away.
It’s okay to keep the memories of the frozen lake,
YOU were there.
What were YOU thinking?
How were YOU feeling?
You have amazing people in your life because YOU are actually amazing.
If you feel a lack, go where there isn’t one.
A north star is waiting with a craft cocktail at the unlimited buffet.
Gemini
Ignore but digest.
Ignore but digest.
Ignore but digest.
This sweet hazy new moon is settling down to write you a longform
poem about your public image & your reputation.
You might want something
You might want to be the star
But resist diving over the edge until mid-April.
Take the gig,
Do the talk,
But don’t brag about it too much.
It has taken so long for you to feel recognized
(notice: I said feel recognized because you have been recognized before
You just have not felt it)
You have an encyclopedias worth of unknowns to discover
(and that’s just today).
Trust that you are seen.
Feel the warmth.
Cancer
Overwhelmed by the breadth of inquiry,
You will have no choice today but to clear some books off the shelf.
(Or put some books back on the shelf)
Honestly, this is a good time to join someone else’s book club.
Let them pick.
Enjoy the ease of letting someone else pour your tea,
Letting someone else initiate your spiritual hunger.
Though you have a firm sense of how to lead the room,
You need other people in that room with you.
And you should pick a few wise invitations.
Give yourself a break
As you refresh your relationship to alliance.
Leo
Blessed are your collaborators.
Blessed are your debts.
You have given so much & you have earned this time to
Experiment in the spotlight.
Whether you are gaining an inheritance,
Or the purse has run dry,
Use the given variable
To create a new look.
(obviously, the looks will be different and one day you can have both,
But focus on what is available in this moment)
You have the key to the wardrobe
& to the kitchen appliances
Of yr most trusted bbs
For all of eternity,
So you might as well take advantage now.
Only wait if you don’t care.
Virgo
Lightning strikes as you observe the world
& who is on your mind?
Not beside you, but on your mind?
Stop giving energy to your most tenuous alliances.
Because, truly, they will never be saved.
Instead, indulge where you have found success with others.
Open a pie shop with your favorite person.
Sell three of your favorite pies and two of their favorite pies
And let them pick the beverages.
It’s okay if the shop doesn’t open today.
Dream it into reality.
Under the covers.
With a warm drink
& your trusted philosophies.
Stop leaning on walls.
You need bowls.
Libra
You cannot handle every single thing that needs to be done today.
You can handle three of those things.
These things should be three actual things.
Not three dreams.
Dream as much as you want, but
do three things.
After you do them,
Write about them.
Write to someone about them.
Consider how much of commitment is sharing.
Consider how much of commitment is honesty.
Consider how much of commitment is presence.
You know who you want in your life,
And what you want in your life.
You know where you’re fated to give up control.
Commit to one thing that scares you.
Make that one of the things.
Scorpio
You want to feel pleasure
Where there once was pain.
Today certainly offers that opportunity.
Be sure all of your senses are engaged.
Don’t settle for what mystifies you, but leaves you hungry.
Get a full roast chicken with your wine.
Go to the show AND to the party.
For seven years you have dealt with so many details,
And now it’s time to experiment with the sweet relief of losing yourself
In another.
In a multitude of ways.
The hypothesis is the sunset.
The task is to let yourself go.
Sagittarius
Oh bb, I hope you are verrrrry comfortable at home today.
I hope you are nestled with a book on the couch,
Or tapping away on your laptop in your home office.
I hope you are cooking yourself a fine meal.
And finding a sweet escape in the imperfections in your dining room table.
Get comfortable and recognize that you can be comfortable.
Find a way to quickly return to this assurance.
You will need it in the future.
How are you resisting falling into a routine?
The bills cannot be ignored so make waves with some new systems.
Dream a chartreuse spreadsheet.
Capricorn
Take comfort in your return.
And where you can always return to.
(You love to leave, but it’s nice to stay.)
Take comfort in your neighborhood.
Your forever friends.
Give a virtual hug to yr favorite friend from Twitter,
And maybe get their contact info and move yr chat offline
(or at least to a different section of yr phone)
If you are on a train today,
Try to give a show in the bar car.
Like, why not?
Get some costumes and enlist the conductor.
You are just beginning to learn how much your will has to offer.
Aquarius
Your account statement is wrong.
Triple check the email before you call to inquire.
It is extremely important that you know where the deposit goes.
Sometimes a trick can also be a treat
(but vice versa is always true).
If you haven’t done your taxes yet,
I suggest carving out a new nook in your home
To complete them.
Re-designing your cave will ease your mind from the institutional malaise
Of the task at hand.
This remodel maybe *only* for the day,
But what if it was a permanent installation?
Follow the *select* hunches today.
Literally, make them count.
Pisces
You have the urge to do 50 different face masks today,
And only two are actually what your skin needs.
The rest just look pretty.
And they are!
But save them.
Next week, you will also want a face mask.
Support a local business.
Buy an artisanal chocolate,
Or some lavender.
Have some of it now, and wrap the rest away
To save as a present for yourself in the future.
You will not always be this aware of your personal needs.
Before you get wrapped up in everyone else (again),
Arrange the surprises *only* for yourself.
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My favorite thing about using astrology as a tool is when I can start seeing it everywhere. When it starts popping up in minutiae. Like how yesterday (March 5th) as Mercury stationed retrograde:
On August 17 (mercury was also retrograde), Mitski released:
A single from the album is titled, "Nobody."
Of the incident, Mitski said, "I"m 100% sure Mac & I just went fishing in the same part of the collective unconscious!...Anyway, thanks for the laugh, Mac! Happy release!"
just
went
fishing
in
the
same
part
of
the
collective
unconscious."
oook: mercury rx in Pisces co present with Neptune. You win!
& the truest joke: Mitski & Mac DeMarco have the same publicist.
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