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Full Moons cast light upon that which was previously hidden and they illuminate what we really need to see. They are also powerful magickal energy portals for those who do that sort of spiritual energy. What this Mercury-ruled Full Moon in Gemini reveals is the way forward, both in our personal lives and in a more collective sense. In many ways it is the perfect Moon to close out the year. With Mercury out of retrograde and now direct clarity of mind and vision becomes possible, we see things as they actually are and areas in which we have been engaging in denial become painfully apparent. Obstacles clear, whether they be those outside our sphere of influence or those of our own creation. Mars, the planet that governs the outward expression of energy, trines Chiron the Healer now, making for one the great healing portals of 2025. Put energy into what needs to be healed in you and/or in your life now. There are three personal planets in Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius now. They serve to foster a strong sense of the possible in us. Tap into this energy and flesh out greater dreams or life aspirations. Make what you visualize and craft your true North Star for 2026. We all do better when we are moving toward something in life. In the collective sense, align with higher values now. If you have been rationalizing or looking the other way, stop doing that. This is not a time for moral relativism, there are clear ethical rights and wrongs in life. And those clear values are not based in theological or political dogma, they are based in spiritual principles. Commit to taking your villages and communities back from the selfish and the greedy. Call out the haters. Push back against authoritarianism and totalitarianism. Advocate strongly for individual human rights and respectful considerate freedom. It doesn't have to be the way things are headed now. It can be something different, something better, something that works for all of us instead of just some of us.
Duncan de la Montagne New Moons are times to plant seeds. The spawn of the seeds of today's Scorpio New Moon will be liberation and empowerment for those willing to do the transformative work. Lilith rising is the energy of the now. Awareness of power and purpose in path is what it’s about. And the shedding of restrictions and limitations in life, and those elements in our mind and being that facilitate them. This New Moon is really a stellium, with Black Moon Lilith and Mercury retrograde joining the Sun and Moon in tight alignment. Furthermore, the stellium forms a grand Water trine with Jupiter and Neptune. Purge and howl, howl and purge. Exorcise the residue of past toxic teachings and ensuing negative belief sets. Focus on creating the conditions that will allow you to be the involved and engaged dynamic being you wish to be living the life you desire. Be willing to begin again. Be willing to change what must be changed. Reflect on past challenges. See where you have erred. Atone where you must. Forgive yourself as you can. Reconcile the past. Remove the power of others over you. Claim your own. Connect with rising consciousness. Go deep. Find passion. Life is short. And life is important, it should not be wasted. Life’s energies should be directed to enriching practices, to worthwhile endeavors, and toward those who show themselves to be worthy. Be the change you wish to see in your life.
Duncan de la Montagne Energies are intense to close out the month of October with the Sun in Scorpio squared by Jupiter in Cancer, Mars conjunct Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio, and Mercury opposing Uranus as it leaves Scorpio and moves into Sagittarius. Water Element energies such as these are powerful and it can be easy to be swept away by them. Emotions are hyper-charged now and impulse can override sensibility. Caution now against ceding agency to impulse. Caution now as well for the destructive impulse of others. Resist getting drawn into conflict that is orchestrated by others and would only serve to undermine your position. Stay grounded, and be observant of perceived ego needs. Be prepared to curb reactive emotion now, and be willing to set strong boundaries with others, especially where you sense darkness. Passions run high now, remember to consider consequences before yielding to them. Only when the Moon moves into Pisces mid-day Friday the 31st will energies shift from chaotic to calm. The Moon in Pisces on Samhain (and Halloween) then opens a powerful Water element grand trine driven portal for transformative magick as it joins the North Node, Saturn, and Neptune in that Mutable Water element sign. Reinvent and recreate, become the empowered human you need to be living the life you wish to live.
Duncan de la Montagne New Moons are times to plant seeds. Today’s New Moon in Libra is a time to plant seeds of evolution, both in the personal and the collective sense. The Libra New Moon asks us to bring the love we can to each situation, interaction, and relationship in life. The love level may not be consistent overall depending on any number of factors, but what is important is to always be coming from a place of love. We are all human. All humans are imperfect beings. It is important to hold ourselves to a high standard of behavior and bring the best we can to each situation in life. At the same time we are all works in progress and as such deserving of love and compassion, starting with our own. It is important to have consideration of and respect for the basic human rights of those around us. It is important to support those around us as we can, particularly those who are struggling. At the same time we need to look after our own well-being and to honour our own experience in situations and relationships that are or have been difficult. So finding balance, another Libran element and ideal, is then important, too. The creed I live by is Do No Harm, implicit in that of course is allow no harm to come to you. Fair and healthy boundaries are important to that end, as is quickly exiting any situation or space that has shown itself to be dangerous. Self-protection is a core component of self-care and self-love. What the Libra New Moon asks us to do is ascend and live as our higher plane self as much as we can. To live in this way is to live spiritually, and to live spiritually is to live in alignment with the Spiritual Universe.
Duncan de la Montagne Full Moons cast light on that which was previously hidden. They are also powerful magickal energy portals for those who do that sort of spiritual energy work. The Magician is the Major Arcana Tarot Card I have always assigned to the sign of Aries. The Full Moon in Aries today (exact at 23:47 EDT) helps us to see where we are powerful in our own lives. Furthermore it compels us to utilize personal agency, to advocate for ourselves and our needs, and to get out of the problem and take action toward the solution in situations we are bogged down in. Deceptions and betrayals often come to light during Full Moons, and the Aries Full Moon comes with a dose of courage to help us do what needs to be done in response to such devious and selfish manipulations and machinations. It also bestows strength that will help us in the aftermath of said response. Beyond taking back our own power from those who would take it from us, the Aries Full Moon inspires desire for fresh adventure, and casts light on avenues of access to inspired new experiences or to an inspired new beginning. The Sun in Libra offers energies of compassion and consideration of and for others that helps us stay spiritual as we spin the Cardinal Fire energy of Aries into spaces and places around us. Caution against obsessive suspicion now however with Mercury moving into Scorpio today. Do see what is actually revealed, but do not allow paranoia to take hold and have you seeing a plot behind every bush and tree that appears before you. Ultimately this Full Moon is about claiming your voice, your agency, and your personal power, and about liberating yourself from any toxic energy others have tried to impose on you.
Duncan de la Montagne The New Moon in Virgo signals a time for practical magick. This is time for finding better Earth element balance in our lives and for directing energy toward creating Earth element security and well-being in our lives. The solar eclipse today cracks the foundations of all that is not working in ourselves and our lives. This is a clearing, reorganizing, and restructuring New Moon. Purge that which needs to be purged. Plant seeds that will help form better practices and habits now. Nurture and nourish your own personal garden, the space in which you live, move, and breathe in. Also contribute with voice, action, votes and what resources you can to those struggling in the greater community you live in. Food and housing prices, both basic human needs and core Earth element life components, are at a crisis level in Montreal, in Quebec, and in Canada. We all have a sacred spiritual duty to contribute to the ongoing well-being of the village we live in and to all those living in it. Winter is coming. Affordable food and housing are basic human needs and should be seen as basic human rights. Advocate for the effective resolution of these grave social issues. Tend to the garden now, both in the personal and the collective sense.
Duncan de la Montagne There is a Full Moon in Pisces with a Lunar Eclipse on Sunday September 7 at 14:09 EDT. This Full Moon in Pisces stirs the waters of your subconscious. How dark is your shadow? How deep is your soul? What karmic burdens do you carry in this manifestation of your spirit self in the world? How strong is your connection to spirit, energy and the metaphysical plane? The lunar eclipse loosens psychic strata from the deeper reaches of your brain. Truth, both pleasant and not, rises to the surface now. We gain deeper awareness of what our motivations are and of who we really are. We gain new understanding of where we are powerful, and what we are capable of in life. Plots, schemes, and affairs are revealed during this Moon, as are ongoing patterns of bad behavior that serve as betrayals in our life. The frequency is intense and frenetic. We are in the dreamscape now, a space where the language is symbolism. Take it all in. Move softly in a slow trance shuffle dance. Rest and take water. Process. Wait until things settle and the message becomes more clear to respond. Impulse can lead to shockingly destructive results now. Duncan de la Montagne The future is fluid. There is no absolute fate or destiny awaiting any of us, save for our own eventual, inevitable departure from the realm of the living on this planet Earth. We are all the sum of our own thoughts, habits, and chosen actions. The New Moon in Virgo (Saturday Aug 23 2:06 AM EDT) affords each of us the opportunity to affect fundamental change in ourselves and in how we live our lives. The quality of our experience and our results in life can improve tremendously in the aftermath of such actions. This Earth Element New Moon forms a powerful transformational aspect with Planet Uranus in Gemini. Reflect inward and conduct an honest inventory during the void of course Moon today. Look for liabilities that don’t serve you. Become open to useful and beneficial changes in your thinking, your habits and your practices. Create a formula and a structure. Plant manifesting seeds that serve to help you realize the changes you desire late tonight or early tomorrow. Take first steps Saturday to solidify commitment. Curate your thoughts. Support, don’t judge. Realize your own true power in life. Strive to be a better version of yourself. Strive to be a better member of your community. Start with focusing on simply being a decent human being, so a person who is considerate and respectful of the basic human rights of those around them. Respect the Earth. Nurture and care for her. The quality of person you are in life is what resonates after you are gone. It also greatly affects how the energies of life respond to you as you move through life. Conjure the healthy energy of the element of Earth now, and enrich the foundational ground of your being.
Duncan de la Montagne Full Moons cast light on that which was previously hidden. They are also powerful magickal energy portals for those who do that sort of spiritual energy work. What is revealed under today's Aquarius Full Moon are the areas of life in which you are or have been inauthentic. We are not sheep, yet we can behave as such often simply due to a desire for peer belonging. This Full Moon asks you to go deeper, to reflect, to consider, to ask what is really important to you as an individual, to consider what your own personal values as a human being truly are. And then it inspires you to align with those values. Furthermore, it asks you to form your own views on important matters based on real actual research. At the same time Aquarius is a ‘higher values’ sign. Aquarius seeks to inspire meaningful progress via creative thought and problem solving, art, science, and the pursuit of further knowledge. Aquarius wants the village to thrive, and if you are open to the process this Full Moon will lead you to awareness of how you can best contribute to the ongoing well-being of the community you live in and of the planet you live on. Aquarius is reason and logic, and reason and logic can serve as powerful tools to counter irrational emotional reactivity and mob mentality. Spiritually, Aquarius values human rights and serves as an energy support for consideration of the rights of others in our daily actions. Aquarius wants us all to be decent human beings in how we treat each other. Saturn retrograde may bring uncomfortable and even disturbing tangible illustrations now of where you have been inauthentic to your true higher values. It may also bring consequences for deviations from your authentic higher self. Aquarius is a sign of both the individual and the collective. We serve the interests of the collective best when we are being our best version of our individual selves day to day in the community.
Duncan de la Montagne The sun moved from Cancer to Leo Tuesday and so we are now in the Season of the Sun. The Sun will transit Leo, the sign it rules, until August 22. The Sun represents the authentic self in astrology, the Ascendant is which flavor or version of our sun sign we are. The Sun trines Neptune and Saturn over the next three days, affording us all an opportunity to realign with true core values and to find inspiration for new growth and development. Ask yourself now what you want to create in your life. Ask yourself what you want to represent and present in the world. The Moon aligns with the Sun in Leo today at 15:11 EDT. Commit to forming a loving and compassionate relationship with yourself. Plant New Moon seeds of desire for fresh experience and future ambition in your life. Step up and step forward in the Season of the Sun. Life is a gift. It is meant to be lived with passion and purpose, and with pleasure and joy.
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