Taurus New Moon

“A slowing down, a turning point. Putting evil aside before it takes root.”

The Taurus New Moon on 4/27 occurs the day after Mars opposes Pluto, bringing us a healing salve to the intensity of that highly disruptive transit.

Tarot correspondences include The Hierophant (Taurus), The Empress (Venus, Taurus’ ruler), Magician (Mercury rules Taurus’ first decan) the Knight and 5 of Pentacles. This New Moon holds manifestation potential but not necessarily momentum – it’s a reminder that we have all the tools at our disposal to steadily pull us out of a very difficult situation at this time, even if we’re feeling a bit too weary to keep going.

Taurus 8’s Sabian Symbol, “A sleigh without snow”, is the reconciliation degree of the Sabian Expression of Effectiveness. Burgess relates this degree to alignment with the future and notes “A creative optimist will make something out of nothing.” Lynda Hill credits this degree with “having the vehicle, but not the fuel, the gas or energy to get the vehicle going or make use of what’s available”…We may have to make the most of difficult situations without much help.

The Sun & Moon sit in Hexagram 24 (Returning), Line 1, indicating we are at a turning point with this New Moon. @bellwen says of this line: “This is divine assurance of a rectified outcome” and Brian Browne Walker notes “Deviations from the path of good are inevitable. Misfortune is avoided when we put evil aside before it takes root.” This line changes Hex24 to Hex2 (The Receptive), which advises us to put safety and security first.

So this New Moon is a bit of a mixed bag. Occurring after a barrage of intense energy, we may be feeling shell shocked, overwhelmed and tired. If you feel like you’re running on empty, take comfort that the symbols activated by this lunation validate that a slow-down is expected and also ensure us that we have the resourcefulness, tenacity and grit needed to turn a difficult situation around.