ARIES NEW Moon:
A NEW Self emerging

by Juliana McCarthy

April 1, 2022 — The Aries New Moon arrives on Friday at 2:24am Eastern Time. This is the first New Moon of the astrological New Year, making this a potent opportunity for intention-setting and fresh starts.

This New Moon is conjoined with Mercury and Chiron, planets of communication and healing. They are pushing us to embody more whole, confident versions of ourselves by first confronting us with our deep wounding and vulnerability.

The Ram encourages us to go after our desires, but with Mars, Aries’ ruler, conjunct restrained Saturn, we might be second guessing our selves and our next steps forward. This is not the time to give up. We can root down and harness our strength and inner power to persevere in taking decisive leaps. We’re learning to trust ourselves as we heal our self-concept, and in turn, our relationships.

Along with the Sun, Moon, and Chiron, two other prominent conjunctions are forming in the background—Venus, Mars, and Saturn in Aquarius and Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces. These groups of planets are reinforcing the spark of new beginnings. A recalibration of love and relationships has been in the works since late 2021, and now we are starting to chisel out new versions of ourselves and our potentials for connection. The trick is to stay grounded in reality, feeling our authenticity and independence, while opening to love and spiritual support.

There are some dangers and pitfalls to avoid as we continue to summit our mountains of personal growth. The Jupiter-Neptune conjunction might be pulling us toward escapism, while Saturn could make us feel like our responsibilities and fears of judgment are too much to bear. But if we rise to the highest potentials of this moment, we can call on our resilience and stamina to complete various cycles of our inner and outer work. We can feel the blessings of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces softening our hearts and opening our crowns. Ultimately, they’re leading us toward unconditional self-acceptance and the allowance of ease, flow, and abundance that are becoming more available to us.

With Chiron emerging as a major player in this lunation, we can practice what he preaches, diving into our pain and not shying away from it. We can transform by embracing our wounds and staying with our contractions, without resistance. In befriending the challenging parts of ourselves and our histories, we can liberate from them and experience true healing.

What parts of ourselves have we been working to heal, and what new miracles are showing up as a result?

So much is birthing for us now. We can feel the power of new life igniting us from within. Slowly, our self-doubt is transmuting into primordial confidence as we open to blessings that previously felt impossible.

ARIES NEW MOON ASPIRATION

On this Aries New Moon, may we tune into the limitless potentials of our unwritten lives, understanding that fear and insecurity precede growth. May we love all of ourselves with greater courage as we step onto fresher, more evolved paths.

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