7Aries37 | 27 March 2017 | 7:57 pm Pacific Time

This New moon in Aries is within orb of the transiting retrograde Venus, at 3 degrees Aries. This is significant as it provides a light to the rewinding Venus to use as a guide as she bravely takes on her next courageous role as Goddess of Love…or Kali, or Shiva…hmmm guess it all depends where you are coming from in your ‘feminine’ nature. Which are you inside? You will be expressing it real soon. Ah, let me take a guess: When Venus goes direct on 15 April and especially when she is out of shadow, on 19 May. So, I see this as a two-step process. Testing out the waters, then diving in, full force. This is a good time for new love affairs, Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and we have the Spring equinox that occurs on 20 March too. The birds and the bees are singing and buzzing respectively! With the Venus retrograde involved it could be re-kindling romance too. Going after what you want romantically.This could be a heady perfume for those ready to fall in love and meet the one. Make sure you are not sitting on your couch, circulate.

There are a lot of planets in the pioneering, ‘me first’ sign of Aries. This includes Eris, Uranus and Mercury (along with the Sun, Moon and Venus mentioned above). We can assume there will be some heated conversations especially around relationships of all sorts, with Jupiter in Libra opposite all the planets in Aries, although it is out of orb of the New Moon in Aries. Many of these conversations may happen unexpectedly and I suggest great care be taken if it is you doing the yelling (oops, communicating)! It is good to get things out in the open but, the ‘feeling’ will be: I’ve had enough of this crap and I’m not putting up with this anymore. Engaging in craziness that others are displaying is also not a good thing. Sometimes saying nothing is the best thing. But, if there is a genuine need for a conversation to happen, this will be the time. Juno conjuncts Pluto too emphasizing committed partnerships like marriage. Saturn in the final degrees of Sagittarius trines Mercury and Uranus in Aries. Laying down the law and doing it in a unique way, perhaps through social media or email. Read things twice before posting. This is a trine so favorable energy assists you.

Sabian Symbol for 8 degrees Aries

“A large woman’s hat with streamers blown by an east wind” ^{1 p 55}

Here we see protection, in the form of a large hat to cover the face against forces of nature, psychic forces. Recall that ‘east’ refers to spiritual forces suggesting that this New Moon will influence us spiritually. This does not jibe with the Aries New Moon forcefulness but, it does fit with the retrograde of Venus back into Pisces. This suggests that Venus is very influential spiritually on the New Moon in Aries. I mentioned in my previous post about Venus going back into Pisces to be anointed.

“The closest human experience that illustrates this is when the United Kingdom crowns a new queen or king. The most sacred part of the ceremony is when they are anointed with holy oil. This is supposed to confer abilities above the mortal level and give them a direct communication with god.”