Aries New Moon - Here's to a fresh start and slowing down

Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 14, 5:29 am PDT, 8:29 am EDT) is the first New Moon of the first sign of the yearly astrological cycle, Aries. During this time, up here in the Northern Hemisphere - Spring emerges, energy rises, we feel ourselves pulled into action.

Both the Moon and Sun are in Aries, and patience is not the hallmark of that sign. I was taught a short phrase that characterizes Aries energy, "Ready, Shoot, Aim!". This sign placements suggests that we feel comfortable making snap judgements or rushing to decisions.

The opportunity with a new moon is to reflect on what you envision for yourself in the coming month, specifically, that which will come to fruition at the full moon this month on April 28th. Ideally, tomorrow, you can give yourself the gift of strategizing your way through a potentially tough month.

To recap the aspects coming this month: the Saturn-Uranus opposition contributing to a feeling of stalemate that, if approached with patience and detachment, can lead to an "aha!" moment and the Mercury retrograde potentially confusing communication.

In addition to those aspects, there is a general slowing down of transformative energy and our ability to manifest, after Pluto and Saturn both went retrograde last week. With so much energy slowing us down collectively, even though the Aries energy urges us forward, it becomes more important to be calm and patient this month.

If you come across this reading after April 14th, you can still benefit from thinking before you act. Just know that this will be a potentially frustrating month, that change is coming in all forms and to expect the unexpected.