Dear Friend and Reader:

Sunday, March 16, is the Virgo Full Moon, exact at 1:08 pm EDT. (View full chart here.) Genevieve Hathaway has interpreted this lunation for each of the 12 Moon signs in her horoscopes below.

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

To read Genevieve’s horoscopes, it helps to know your Moon sign (where the Moon was at the moment of your birth), which you can find out by entering your birth data into Serennu.com. Often you can still get accurate Moon sign info even if you lack your exact birth time. You can also read these horoscopes for your Sun and rising signs for additional insight.

For this Full Moon, we have the Sun in emotional, empathic Pisces being opposed by the Moon in mentally oriented, particular Virgo. Both of these signs have strong affinities for service, but even that good intention can come under some strain during a Full Moon.

Often when the desire to serve (or any good intention) strays off-course, it has to do with being unable to see the forest for the trees: either one is so caught up in what one believes is ‘the right path’ that it’s hard to see the other viable options being presented; or else passion and emotion sweeps us up and we lose some of our grounding and perspective. When that happens, would-be allies can start looking like adversaries.

Squaring the Sun and Moon in this chart is Pholus in Sagittarius. Pholus is the planet of ‘small cause, big effect’ and the runaway chain reaction. In a square to the Full Moon, it’s a reminder to be aware of how even small statements and actions can ripple out, affecting those around us, or can take on a life of their own. Be aware of your deeper motives as you express yourself to others this weekend.

Are you truly acting with the highest good for all concerned in mind? Or is it possible an element of self-righteousness has crept in? The idea is not to throw yourself into self-doubt, but to step back and gently try on a broader perspective.

Remember that if you’re starting to feel extra sensitive as the weekend approaches, chances are others are, too. Full Moon dynamics tend to play out in our relationships. And while you may be the Sun in your own personal cosmos, the person you’re relating to is the Sun in theirs. To each other, we’re mirrors, like the Moon — but we’re mirrors with the power of choice, awareness and compassion.

Yours and truly,

Amanda Painter
These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Pisces New Moon Moonshine Horoscopes | By Genevieve Hathaway

Aries (March 20-April 19) — This week’s Virgo Full Moon is highlighting the structure of your days, weeks and months, raising questions surrounding how you lay out your time. A situation you are working through is pushing you to reassess the rhythms by which you live your life. With your Moon sign in Aries, you instinctively respond to situations with quick, decisive action. Yet the area of your chart that covers your daily routines has a rhythmic nature, alternating between structured, detailed planning and precise action. At the moment, you are making connections between how you structure your time in terms of patterns and routines and how you feel on a daily basis. Notice the patterns that make you feel emotionally grounded and centered. Utilize this information to build daily, weekly and monthly rhythms and patterns that support feeling good about who you are. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — Recently, you’ve reached a crossroads regarding the people and groups that make up your network of friends, colleagues and associations. This may have come with sensations of knowing a change is needed, but uncertainty about who and what to let go. I suggest viewing this progression less as a loss and more in terms of what you will gain by shifting your focus and energy. You have a finite amount of time and energy to give to your network of people and groups. At the moment, you are sorting out what truly matters to you. When deciding the changes to make, let your authenticity lead. Show up as you in this current moment of your life and see who responds. You will learn a lot — who to invest time in and the kinds of people and groups to make more space for. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — As a Gemini Moon, you have a multitude of internal ways to experience your existence. At times, it may feel hard to live in all of them simultaneously. Rather than as distinctly different personas, I suggest viewing them as different facets of the same thing — you. You are in a moment of being able to shift your perspective slightly to the sensation of your inner world as a cohesive thing rather than fragmented. View this new solid experience of yourself as a metaphorical canvas where you can paint, draw and design your life. What you depict, which is in fact your feelings, translates to an image of what your external world looks like. As you refine and fine-tune this process, you will be able to more deliberately craft your world through the use of your desire and intention. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — A few ideas you are working with may feel too slippery or difficult to translate from your internal space to effectively communicate to others. You are working with some deep ideas and questions regarding where you’ve been, where you are going and how you can navigate upcoming change while remaining emotionally calm and centered. It may feel as though the more you investigate to find clarity the murkier the waters become. Over this Virgo Full Moon, these waters you are swimming through will begin to become clearer, letting you move through the layers of what you are working through, finding new information and answers. As you gain this understanding of the landscape, you will be able to share these ideas, providing both you and close partners with a clearer insight into the journey of growth you are on. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — Energy is building over this week’s Virgo Full Moon, coming with the sensation of a push for resolution or change. You are reaching a turning point regarding how you think of self-esteem. Trust that you’ve done a lot of work and covered much ground, making tangible progress. You are experiencing divergent feelings surrounding your self-confidence, some based on your sense of self and some based on how other people react to you. Notice the distinct feeling that comes when your self-esteem originates within you, grounded in who you are. This is a form of self-esteem that is always present and can’t be taken away by any external situations. You are learning to rely on this kind of self-confidence, creating a lasting sense of feeling good about who you are. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — Lately, questions have been arising regarding what a balanced relationship looks like for you. Strong desires are currently pushing for harmony in your closest partnerships. I suggest beginning your line of inquiry with yourself — what you need from your partners so that you feel emotionally grounded within. For some time you’ve been focused more on what others needed. Now you’re returning your focus to yourself, working from the inside out to your external world. As you get clear on how you can feel balanced both in your emotional space and in your relationships, you will have the clarity to take the steps to enact change. Consider your inner landscape as a place where you can shape and mold what’s in your outer life. Build an emotional landscape that is balanced and grounded; it will ripple out into your close partnerships. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — You are working with a few new ideas about the holistic nature of your health — the influence your emotional health has on your physical body, as well as the impact your physical health has on how you feel. During this week’s Full Moon, the connection between your physical body and your emotional self will be even more pronounced. I suggest working consciously with the energy, making daily, weekly and monthly routines that support healthier emotional and physical living. Think of these patterns from the holistic perspective. For example, drinking a glass of water nourishes both your body and helps you stay emotionally centered. You are beginning to view yourself as one large, interconnected system. As you apply this to your physical and emotional self, you will also be able to see the positive impact living holistically has on the other areas of your life. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — You are moving through a few new relationship developments with close friends. Others are leaning on you, looking to you for support in resolving situations in their lives. You are being called to hold space for their emotional journey. I suggest not listening to any doubts regarding your ability to do this. You have tremendous emotional depth and the ability to understand the emotions of those around you. I propose that the concept of living a meaningful life for you includes being of service to both close friends and those individuals who are a few steps removed from your most inner circle of relationships. Through this process of helping others work through their emotions, fully moving through their feelings, you will continue to make contact with your own emotions in new, fulfilling ways. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — You are working through a reassessment of your concept of meaningful work — what you can contribute rather than what you gain. Many aspects of our society push the idea that what is important is how you can get ahead in a situation. For you, this perspective only goes so far; to truly resonate with your work, what you do must be grounded in giving back. You have much in the way of unique skills and knowledge that can make an important, positive impact in the larger world. Begin with the idea that you can pursue this kind of work and meet your financial obligations. Remember that what you give back, even in a career setting, has value — receiving money and other resources for your contribution is part of the giving cycle and will provide the means for you to contribute in an even greater capacity. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — Information is becoming available that helps you peel back a few layers regarding your relationship with your father. How did your father’s method of communicating affect you when you were a small child? As a Capricorn Moon, your method of communication may feel more like an emotional inquiry than a logical, structured exchange. Understanding how you and those around you communicate helps you better understand information you send and receive. This reexamination of a few important dialogues with your father will help you heal past miscommunications and misunderstandings. Take note of the ways in which differences in relaying ideas and messages with your father extended to other relationships. Through healing this old material with your father, you are also bringing greater clarity to your discussions and dialogues throughout all of your partnerships. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Lately, commitments from those around you may have felt particularly slippery, like your once-certain influence no longer feels so solid. I suggest not believing any doubts or feelings of insecurity regarding your ability to make reliable arrangements with partners and colleagues. You actually have quite a lot of influence and impact over those around you. Any lack of commitment from others has more to do with issues they are working through than anything you are doing. I suggest focusing on what you can control — how you show up and how you respond. Let your creativity, passion and drive lead, grounded in a place of knowing what you want and who you are. As you meet the larger world from this position, you will attract others who are engaged in their lives in a similar fashion, and will build your network of collaborators and partners. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — On March 1, a New Moon took place in your Moon sign; this week’s Full Moon is shifting the energy to your close partnerships. As a Pisces Moon you are highly tuned in to those around you, gathering much information about others through your emotional body. Think of your emotional space as a sponge, soaking up what others emit. At times, this can blur the boundaries between your emotions and those feelings coming from people around you. The current astrology is bringing you into contact with the ways this permeability has impacted how you feel, and it’s providing clues for how to separate your emotions from those of others. Imagine this process is like drawing borderlines around countries on a map. You are in a moment of being able to establish strong emotional boundaries, bringing greater clarity to the information you gather from your emotional self. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Dear Friend and Reader:

Saturday, March 1, is the Pisces New Moon, exact at 3:00 am EST — right between Mercury stationing direct and Mars stationing direct and Mars stationing retrograde, at a kind of potent still point or moment of suspension. (View full chart here.) It’s an unusual and perfect moment for some deep Pisces work.

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

Genevieve Hathaway has interpreted this lunation for each of the 12 Moon signs in her horoscopes below.

To read Genevieve’s horoscopes, it helps to know your Moon sign (where the Moon was at the moment of your birth), which you can find out by entering your birth data into Serennu.com. Often you can still get accurate Moon sign info even if you lack your exact birth time. You can also read these horoscopes for your Sun and rising signs for additional insight.

This Pisces New Moon puts the Sun and Moon right between Neptune and Chiron, conjunct them both (though slightly closer to Chiron). This placement offers some beautiful potential: your conscious awareness and intuition in harmony with each other and able to draw on both the creative, visionary potential of Neptune and the focusing, healing capabilities of Chiron.

True, you might feel instead like you’re ‘operating under the influence’ of Neptune’s less helpful qualities (delusion, denial, dishonesty) — in which case, Chiron’s ‘wake-up call’ could be a rude one. The thing to remember about Chiron, however, is that in any healing crisis it initiates, the emphasis is always on the ‘healing’ part. And in Pisces we’re swimming in an ocean big enough and deep enough to accept whatever emotional runoff you need to release.

Pisces is also a sign marked by deeply creative, spiritual and intuitive energy. New Moons in Pisces are particularly fertile events for creative visioning as you take spiritual stock of the past astrological year and prepare your inner self for the next one (which begins with Aries).

This New Moon is also exactly trine retrograde Jupiter in Cancer (which stations direct less than a week later). Sun and Moon trine Jupiter are all about receiving blessings, success and good health, and faith in yourself. It may be that you feel these things internally more than you experience them externally, but sometimes that’s all we need to turn a corner in life and set something new — and really good — in motion for ourselves.

Yours & truly,

Amanda Painter

 

These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Pisces New Moon Moonshine Horoscopes | By Genevieve Hathaway

Aries (March 20-April 19) — You are connecting the dots between how your structured routines and habits have helped you maintain an emotionally grounded internal state, even when your external world seemed turbulent and unpredictable. I propose that this process of using organization, structure and planned actions to stay emotionally centered is a skill that will benefit many people around you. For you these are natural habits, but for others they take practice and work to integrate into daily life. Notice when someone around you is struggling or feeling off-center emotionally. This is an invitation to share your knowledge. Your use of habits and patterns is something you can teach to those around you — helping them learn this useful technique to build structures and patterns in their own lives that support a balanced emotional center. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You are re-evaluating who and what is in your life — specifically the groups and individuals that comprise your larger network. This inquiry may come with sensations of uncertainty or a pullback from those activities and individuals to whom you give your time. I suggest moving with the energy and taking time to reflect on which groups you are a part of and why. As you consider changes to your larger network I suggest viewing your dynamic with groups as a two-way street. It’s not just what they do for you, but what you are able to do for them. How you contribute is an important component for you to feel connected to people and the groups you are part of. Look for symbiotic relationships where you can make a difference, and in turn that difference will help you feel a large sense of meaningful existence. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — Information is shaking loose regarding an overall picture of your career trajectory over the past few years. What you are gaining insight into are the ways in which you have found solutions for a number of important, quickly changing work situations. You have drawn on your personal resources and skills to move with these changes, creatively working and reworking what arose to develop unique solutions. You created a back door to slip through that not everyone around you saw as possible. As a few situations in your work life seem delayed or off-track, you have everything you need at your disposal to reach the end result you desire. I suggest taking a page from your old playbook and again look to create an unusual, creative solution. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Lately, it may seem like a lively debate is going on inside of you — like a room of professors are discussing a variety of ideas. At times many of these concepts feel quite foreign to you. This may come with the feeling like there is a cacophony of noise inside of you rather than a clear, focused mental and emotional state. Many of these different voices are the concepts that have been passed down through your family line. This week’s New Moon is cutting through that noise like a laser beam, focusing on your authentic inner voice. Take note of the new beliefs that come to the forefront of your consciousness and how they resonate in alignment with your internal self. They are laying the framework for a belief system that is based on you and your authentic needs, desires and values. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — You are working through a reassessment of how you approach other people’s resources to which you have access — including other people’s time, money, network and personal property. Think of this inner block in terms of the feelings it brings — guilt, shame, doubt. In the past, an emotional block may have made it difficult for you to ask for these resources. I suggest working from the position that by asking for what you want and need you are opening up space for others to form a deeper connection with you by participating through sharing resources. I suggest not giving the ‘yes or no’ for the other person, rather state what you need and let them respond. Many people around you are looking to participate further in your life; trust that they will show up and share what they can. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — This week’s New Moon takes place in Pisces, opposite your Moon sign, highlighting your close relationships. You are in a moment that may feel like a blank slate, as though space has opened up for you to build new patterns in terms of the dynamic between you and your partner. These patterns start with you and how you respond within the context of the partnership. As you consider how you wish to restructure your relationships, I suggest reviewing how you’ve engaged in the past with close partners — looking for patterns and habits that were unconscious responses. Recognizing them will help you make conscious decisions to do things differently, starting now. These conscious decisions over time build new patterns based on awareness and authentic desire. Ultimately, you are moving closer to relationships that support both you and your partners. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — Your dreams are helping you work through much inner material. Dreams are a tool for our psyche to process and heal emotional material. They provide a door into your internal realm, a chance to walk through your inner landscape in a manner that provides a perspective different from when you are awake. Your dreams are particularly potent now, containing much in the way of useful information surrounding deep emotional material. What you are accessing does not just apply to your current lifetime, but goes back many generations. You are working through this material and integrating the healing into your emotional framework. If this process seems to take more of your energy, I suggest giving yourself the time for extra sleep and rest. Ultimately, you are healing to a place of greater emotional wellbeing and grounding. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — A particular doubt may be arising as to your ability to access your creativity fully. A certain problem or challenge has presented regarding an important project, raising questions as to whether you have the creative resources at your disposal to find an innovative solution. Your creativity is a vast, renewable resource. Accessing creativity is only part of a solution; the other part involves a practical strategy and the flexibility to shift and evolve with the changing situation. You know innately how to proceed with this project. As you take the next steps, move forward with intention and a steady vision. Remember, one of your largest resources is your intuition; trust your inner guidance. Part of your living authentically is letting your intuition and your calculated risk-taking help guide you through challenging and complex projects and situations. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — During this Pisces New Moon, I suggest creating a metaphorical room inside of you — a place you can go where you can be completely honest with yourself. It’s an inner space that no one else can access; a place where you can tell yourself your deepest or darkest thoughts, fears, desires and needs. An inner space that is safe to be completely you and to experiment with this concept. There is no denial, doubt or fear in this internal area, just acceptance, curiosity and love. Through what you explore in this sacred space, you are learning a lot about old family patterns that have influenced how it feels to be you. Notice the family themes that present themselves. You are in a position to rewrite these messages, building new emotional patterns based on strong feelings of self-love and acceptance. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — I suggest paying extra attention to what information comes out over the next few weeks, especially the role your environment plays in your feeling centered and balanced on a daily basis. Be honest with yourself about the effect certain aspects of your environment have on you. Only you dictate what is truly around you. Take time to add to your personal space more of what nourishes you, and remove those situations and elements that are distracting or draining. Go as far as making sure you have plenty of creative elements and tools at your disposal. Even if you aren’t a ‘good’ musician, painter or photographer, if you are drawn to a particular art, fill your personal spaces with aspects of that activity. Ultimately, providing plenty of creative avenues that nourish you will build spaces in your environment that provide an authentic feeling of home. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — At times, the feeling of grounded strength in who you are may have felt too slippery to orient on, like it was there one moment and gone the next. This week’s Pisces New Moon is connecting you with a more solid sense of what it means to be ‘you’. Much of the growth work you’ve done over the past few years has helped you get to know parts of yourself in new ways — especially your resilience and dedication to your healing. Note how you felt as you explored new parts of yourself, especially the aspects of yourself that you’ve liked and been proud of. This new shift you’ve experienced is connecting you with feelings of fully owning your existence — you can also think of this as a solid sense of self-worth. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Much of your focus has been on your internal experience of life — your focus and energy has been driven inward. At times, this may have brought feelings of being disconnected, or not fully present in your external world. This has been an important process to clear out old material you’ve been healing and create new emotional patterns. The focus on you and your journey has not allowed you to apply your energy to your close personal relationships. This week’s Pisces New Moon is illuminating a bridge from this intense inner focus to your external relationships. It’s opening a door you may not have seen before — a way to involve your relationships as part of your intense inward journey. Ultimately you are making contacting with your holistic nature and finding a creative method to balance all aspects of your life. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Dear Friend and Reader:

Thursday is the Virgo New Moon, exact at 7:36 am EDT. (View full chart here.) Genevieve Hathaway has interpreted this lunation for each of the 12 Moon signs in her horoscopes below.

This conjunction of the Sun and Moon in mid-Virgo is roughly opposite the centaur planet Chiron in Pisces. Eric wrote recently, “Because Chiron is so closely associated with the themes of Virgo and indeed tells us a good bit about Virgo, we have something of the perfect mirror.” It’s also the last New Moon before the Libra equinox later this month.

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

Chiron opposing the New Moon (and even just the Virgo Sun today) is a way of opening up to creative flow that may not seem like it. That is, inspiration can come in the form of a detour or unexpected idea (and in fact, Uranus is in the picture, so ‘the unexpected’ is definitely something you can use productively, even if it seems like it will lead you away from your ‘plan’).

Chiron in Pisces is also a reminder to balance out anything technical with something less linear. Every New Moon is an extended moment in which intuition and conscious, creative will blend together. Sometimes it can be hard to get a read on conjunctions (New Moons are a Sun-Moon conjunction) until after the fact, when you have a little distance and perspective on it. But if you set something in motion during a New Moon, it will likely have legs and keep moving.

Helping out this week is Jupiter, making a sextile to the New Moon from Cancer — the Moon’s home sign. Consider Jupiter in this situation to be like booster rockets — or maybe more like water wings. It’s offering its expansive energy for your use, but will only support what you actively put your creative energy toward.

Your Moon sign is where the Moon was at the moment of your birth, which you can find out by entering your birth data into Serennu.com. It helps to have your birth time but often that’s not necessary. You can also read these horoscopes for your Sun and rising signs for additional insight.

Yours & truly,

Amanda Painter

Virgo New Moon Moonshine Horoscopes | By Genevieve Hathaway
These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Aries (March 20-April 19) — Space is now opening up for you to make some changes to your daily routines. Think of these set daily patterns as a way to tend your energy and replenish your emotional space. As an Aries Moon, like a blacksmith utilizing fire to shape and craft a metal tool, you are able to use your internal fire — your desire and drive for action — to mold and shape your life. Working with this large amount of heat and energy, it’s important for you to have set routines, both physical and creative, to burn off some of this high-octane energy. Take time this week to re-evaluate the structure of your days and weeks, and then make changes to how you spend your time. Even small changes can have a substantial effect on how you feel in your day-to-day life.
— by Genevieve Hathaway

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — As a Taurus Moon, your creativity has a strong service component. By service, I mean that which you create genuinely benefits others. This incorporates both what you need and what others need. In your projects, there must be some positive influence reaching beyond you and affecting other people for you to feel a deep sense of passion and meaning in what you do. This week’s New Moon is highlighting this service angle, providing a new opportunity to help others in a way that may not have seemed possible before. I suggest approaching this new possibility as a blank slate — leaving behind past ideas and situations that did not work. Focus instead on creating what the situation and people call for rather than any preconceived idea of what that might be. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — At the moment, your internal space is a very active place with what may feel like a heated internal dialogue going on — many voices pitching competing ideas. You are being presented with an opportunity to consciously shape the kinds of thoughts and dialogue that pass through your inner space. Examine each idea and decide whether you want it to color your experience of existence. You have a chance to decide what is true for you. By this I don’t mean living in denial of your actual situation, rather honoring that what you think and feel does have an impact on how you experience life. Take note of how your thoughts affect your emotions — ultimately you are finding a balance between remaining grounded in the here-and-now, while generating a good feeling about who you are through positive thoughts and emotions. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Over the next week, take time to de-clutter and clean out your environment — both your home and workspace. Your emotional space is a pretty full place at the moment. There are a lot of competing emotions moving through you. At times, this may seem confusing, especially since you are used to working with such clarity regarding your feelings. An organized environment will give an additional sense of structure, helping you find additional points of grounding even if you feel a bit off kilter in how you experience life. It’s important for you to live in a somewhat orderly environment. I’m not talking about an obsessively clean environment; rather, keeping your space tidy and the influence that has on helping you apply structure to your fluid and changing emotions. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — You are moving through a number of deep internal layers of your emotional framework, bringing you into contact with your concept of value. How do you show value toward yourself? Toward others? You are working with a new idea regarding how you honor your own inherent value. Think of this as what you do to meet your needs, desires and boundaries. Part of honoring those needs is knowing which are authentically yours and which come from larger societal expectations. As you work with this new idea of what valuing yourself look likes to you, I suggest not worrying how others are responding. As you take the steps to respect your own value, close partners will follow your lead, understanding through your actions what they can do to respect your needs and boundaries. — by Genevieve Hathaway

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — At the moment, a dynamic with a close partner is helping you heal a wound you’ve been working through for a while. This relationship is helping you internalize the idea that you can choose whether you focus on your imperfections or on your strengths. Like a flick of your wrist or stepping quickly around a corner, you can swiftly shift your mindset to emphasize the things you are doing right rather than any small imperfections. This requires a conscious choice in where you place your energy. Allow yourself the grace of not always meeting your own strict standards. You are your toughest critic. What is on offer is a healthier, happier emotional state. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — The connection between your internal psychic state and your physical health will be particularly clear. Notice how you feel physically when you are under emotional pressure. If you feel rundown or sick, check in with your emotional self. As you connect the dots between these pieces of information, a new idea governing how you approach your health will form. I suggest treating your physical body as an extension of your emotions, and your emotions as part of your physical self. This means eating well, sleeping well, drinking plenty of water, giving yourself nurturing down time, and spending time around loved ones who emotionally support you. Through this process you are learning to balance your emotional and physical health — spending time nurturing both aspects of yourself. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — At the moment, a creative idea you’ve worked and reworked is now going public. This may feel like you are projecting something deeply personal onto a wall for all to see, coming with a feeling of being exposed. I suggest viewing this as an act of connection rather than anything in you being uncomfortably bared. What you are sharing is an idea that is very timely and will resonate throughout your community. There needs to be a certain level of visibility for the two to connect. This takes an intentional action of putting your vision out into the world and being patient while people find it. Ultimately, you are attracting many like-minded people who will provide emotional support for the creative concepts you are working with. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — You are working with a few ideas about your father’s psychological and emotional experiences and how it negatively affected you growing up. These concepts likely involved pain passed down through many generations, stemming from dismissal passed down from father to son. I suggest acknowledging this and the wounds you carry from it. This is in fact a large step in the healing process. As you work through this material, remember that it has no bearing on your value and worth. Re-accessing parts of yourself that you shut down due to pain may come with the feeling of a distinctive new you. This is your clue that the healing has brought you to a new place, a new perspective. What you are ultimately receiving from doing this work is something that was built to last — a greater feeling of emotional stability. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — For some time you’ve been reworking or re-envisioning how you see the larger collective and world. This new perspective has what many may consider a spiritual component — a sense of deeper meaning to existence for both you and the larger human race. The Virgo New Moon is helping you translate that larger picture into more tangible and grounded terms. Think of it as taking something that’s more conceptual and breaking it down into how the idea actually applies to you and your daily life. Theory only works so far; to really get inside a perspective you need it to relate to your life. As you narrow this new viewpoint down to something that is true and applicable to you, you will be able to more easily convey this idea, in easily understandable terms, to a few close partners. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — For the past month you’ve moved through what may feel like a series of doorways — each coming with a sense of completion. This process has made you more sensitive and tuned in to the multifaceted nature of your existence. What you’ve been moving through is a space of learning. You’ve discovered a lot about yourself and your needs. As the New Moon takes place in Virgo, you have a unique opportunity to apply all you’ve learned. A fertile moment is opening for you to use this new knowledge in your life. I suggest you proceed boldly, focusing on your vision of where you are growing. As you state your needs through your actions and words people around you will respond. You will be putting out a message that will attract to you people who will provide the support you seek. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — The Virgo New Moon is highlighting your relationships and the fine edge of a new concept you and a partner are working with. It may feel like a precarious balancing act, like you’re on the brink of breaking through a threshold. This can come with the feeling of no turning back. As you and a partner re-work your relationship, an aspect of a past relationship is coming up for healing. As you get clear healing this material, you will see your current partnership differently. There will be an expansion of sorts in your emotional connection that will lead to a key realization about what relating authentically to others means to you. Trust that a close partner is holding space for you to move through this process and share with them what you find. — by Genevieve Hathaway

Dear Friend and Reader:

These horoscopes are based on your Moon sign and were written by Genevieve Hathaway (who is currently living in Australia). You may have noticed that we are now sending you the Moonshine horoscopes twice per month, for each New Moon and Full Moon.

Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

Genevieve has written the Moonshine horoscopes in this issue based on the Virgo Full Moon, which is on Monday, Feb. 25 at 3:26 pm EST, interpreting the event for each of the 12 signs. A Full Moon happens when the Sun and Moon are in opposition — in this case, the Moon in Virgo opposite the Sun in Pisces. The Moon will actually oppose a cluster of planets in early Pisces, and square others in Gemini. You can see a chart for this Full Moon here.

That’s a lot of push and pull in the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces). Some of it may feel like internal tension, some will seem to play out between you and others. We’ll be featuring an in-depth interpretation of the Virgo Full Moon on the Daily Astrology and Adventure blog with a post by Genevieve on Thursday, so be sure to check in there.

To look up your Moon sign, enter your birth data into Serennu.com. It helps to have your birth time but it’s not necessary in most cases. I suggest you also read your Sun and rising signs.

Yours and truly,

 

These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway. Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

Aries (March 20-April 19) — Mars, the ruler of your Moon sign, is powering its way through Pisces. As it moves through this water sign it will run into another quick-moving planet, Mercury, which stations retrograde Feb. 23. You can think of this as a steam engine moving forward at full speed going down a wormhole that was laid across the tracks. The momentum does not slow; instead the driven focus of Mars is turned inward. Instead of a slow process of discovery, there will be the sensation of sudden arrival, like you snap around a tight corner very quickly and figure out something about yourself. What you’re coming into contact with is a real, tangible assessment of your talents, especially concerning those that bring the things we often consider as ‘worldly’ success — money, recognition and advancement. Take note how you move boldly through life doing things your own way, even if it differs from how others say it’s ‘supposed’ to be done. This attitude comprises much of the foundation of your success. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You are coming into contact with a kind of pleasure that nourishes you on the deepest level. This isn’t the kind of pleasure that you get from winning a soccer game. Rather, I’m referring to the kind of joy that resonates deep in your soul and with your higher self. Part of gaining this clarity is the understanding that nourishment and pleasure are indeed important and have value.  Part of valuing something is consciously prioritizing it in your life. You have a choice over what you do with your time — at the moment you are being called to put it into the most authentic expression of yourself. The activities that bring you the most genuine joy are cluing you in as to where to invest your time. Be proactive each day in where you place your time and energy, doing more of what resonates the most with your soul and less of what you are ‘obligated’ to do. Obligation is not self-renewing, yet activities that bring you authentic pleasure refill both your creative and energetic wells. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Gemini (May 20-June 21) — Your internal and external landscapes have the sensation of rapidly expanding. This can come with the feeling of being stretched too thin. I suggest you take time to pause before making any changes; what your emotional body experiences and the information it’s providing may not accurately represent your current situation. Draw on two skills you know very well: observation and detachment. Step back from any growing emotional tidal wave and pause before canceling any engagements. Shift your perspective slightly to see where you are at the moment. From this place you’ll notice two things — that you do have enough emotional stretch to feel what is passing through without being overwhelmed, and that with a little bit of extra structure added to your day you’ll have plenty of time to accomplish all that is on your plate. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — An idea is working its way to the surface of your psyche, pushing up from deep within you to be communicated outward. This idea you’re working with involves your changing relationship to your emotional needs and how you honor those needs. Creating and holding healthy emotional boundaries is increasing in importance to you. You have spent time working and reworking your approach to your boundaries, almost with a sense of fixation about getting it right. Expressing what you’ve honed and crafted is the next natural step. Traction to find the words you seek is becoming available, but involves some emotional detachment. Approach discussions with partners from a place of honesty and vulnerability, holding back strong emotions so they do not distract from your message. This will allow you to translate what you’ve wanted to explain to those around you in terms that will facilitate their ability to support and honor the boundaries you are setting.

 

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) — Having a Leo Moon can mean you want to take care of everyone, everywhere. And your chart right now is highlighting the positive influences you can have on the larger world. There’s plenty of energy at the moment to help you expand your ideas. The key is to make the connection from something tangible to something more esoteric. To feel emotionally satisfied and grounded, you need to be doing daily work that supports people. I’m not talking about helping your neighbors fix their roof or helping the little old lady down the street bring in the groceries, but rather participating in the world on a scale larger than you might normally imagine. I suggest you consider work that benefits the collective rather than just your neighborhood. Remember that one of the deepest needs people have is for connection with other people — to feel noticed, recognized and valued. Offering these things doesn’t take much effort, just some intention. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) — The Full Moon next week is taking place in your Moon sign. During this time I suggest you do something than can feel a bit unnatural — go with the flow, both with yourself and with partners. Be careful of frustration and self-criticism, and of criticizing your closest relations. For you, relationships strike an emotional and satisfying note when there is a strong element of creativity, artistic quality, fluidity and depth. Relationships are often a reflection of our inner struggles, inner growth and work we need to do. You are in the process of an inner journey into your emotions through the lens of your relationships. Hold space for information and answers to manifest regarding some healing work you’ve been doing for a while. During the next few weeks, you’ll be making much progress in healing these issues. Part of holding space means giving partners in your life grace to be imperfect; I suggest you take the same approach with yourself. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) — Your psychic body is becoming increasingly sensitive during the next few weeks. Think of this as the aspect of yourself that knows something is true without needing external verification. Put another way, it’s a gut check, something you feel deep inside that resonates as true and genuine. This is particularly meaningful for providing information about the direction of your life and the choices you make. Your intention and desire to act are condensing to the point where something solid can manifest in the form of healing. Consciously move through emotional blockages belonging to your father and his ancestors. Your emotional memory is filled with imprints from attitudes he passed on to you, including his anger and pain. How did he deal with those emotions? What was the impact on you? Once you identify his tendencies and emotional states, it will be easier to put them aside, and you will slip into a new state of being without all those blockages in the way. This new space of existence will come with an increased sense of emotional balance. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) — The moment you’re in is one of examining where the sexual meets the spiritual, and where you fit into that spectrum. If you clear away all the guilt, shame, fear and jealousy, for you sex has a distinctly spiritual quality. It’s a source of creativity and direct connection to the energy of existence. I propose you consider that how you feel about sex mirrors your feelings about existence. The reverse is true as well. Consciously examine your feelings, working through the layers, then extract any unneeded shame or jealousy. Consider the actions you’ve been taking and the driving motivation behind them. Magnify those choices that are based on love and acceptance, and alter any patterns of using sex for control. Openly sharing yourself with a sexual partner will bring the connection and support that you are seeking. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) — Dynamics in your relationships, especially those involving women, may seem overly emotional or blown out of proportion during the Full Moon. A lot of energy is magnifying emotions at the moment; it’s a good time to pause and apply some distance to the situation. I suggest you view new developments less as complications and more as learning experiences. Like an image moving through a projector, a small image can appear very large on the wall — but in fact it’s still a small image on a slide. Start consciously working with your own emotional state before addressing partners. This will help you have an honest and grounded conversation with the significant women in your life. Handled with thought, care, love and holding space for all parties to grow, you will create deeper and stronger relationships. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — You are a natural leader, which has its roots in your connection to the past and all the knowledge contained there from many generations of experiences. Like a massive old-growth tree, your inherent strength is attractive to those around you. Many view you as someone who is strong through even the most chaotic and difficult situations, thus making them instinctively defer to you. At times, this quiet authority you exude has led to power struggles with people who seek authoritative roles but are not good at working smoothly with other leaders. This influences you, often causing you to work in a negative way. Make contact with your sense of security, and leave your insecurities at the door. You possess naturally what others are only faking. Feeling able to expand as authentically ‘you’ into your space at work will have a ripple effect, bringing a sense of emotional satisfaction to all involved — including those where the relationship feels built on friction. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Note to Aquarius and Aquarius rising readers: Your birthday reading is ready. I cover entirely new territory from what I did in LISTEN, the 2013 annual edition. I review the ways in which Aquarius itself has been changing and evolving. I describe your process of discovering your sense of mission; of opening up your inner life; and relationships based on creative exploration first and ‘commitment’ second. It’s two sessions of astrology plus tarot, with an extended description of your sign coming soon — and access to last year’s reading so that you can verify my accuracy. You can get instant access here.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — I pose a question for you as the next few weeks unfold: What is your concept of self-esteem based on? You can think of this as what makes you feel good about being you and where those beliefs came from. You’re working through a process of sorting out which approaches to self-confidence are working for you and which are not. Saturn is one of the rulers of your Moon sign, and despite all your Saturnian energy (marked by structure and crystallization into physical form), for you the sensation of feeling good about your existence is actually much more fluid, intangible and slippery. Take time over the Full Moon to re-engineer your concept of self-confidence, basing it on an innate knowledge that what you bring and offer to the world has value. — by Genevieve Hathaway

 

Hello Pisces! Your 2013 birthday reading is almost ready. I plan to have it done this week, ready for Friday. We are making the report available for pre-order now. If you purchase early, we will let you know the moment it’s ready. Here is the link. Thank you! — Eric Francis

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Your Moon sign is a very busy place over next week’s Full Moon, with Neptune, the Sun, Chiron, Mars and Mercury all moving through Pisces. This is bringing you into contact with a deeply personal and authentic connection with your essence, also thought of as soul. Make time over the next few weeks for your creativity. You’re going to be particularly tuned to the wavelength that is your inner creative fire, so take time to be immersed in your creative projects. I’m referring to projects that have a tangible component in the physical world — photograph, sculpt, paint, make music. You are like a tuning fork being struck and producing just the right note; use your inner feeling of innovation as your guide to where to take your projects. — by Genevieve Hathaway