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Greetings Fellow Travellers,
The Taurus New Moon greets us with a quiet, deliberate grace, as if the Bull-mother is treading softly across a forest floor strewn with fresh spring twigs. One can almost hear nothing but the steady, unhurried rhythm of breath—a natural stillness that conveys a sense of earthy confidence. Though some believe that Taurus energies incline one towards idleness or excessive inertia, such notions scarcely hold true in the face of this grounded cosmic union between Moon and Sun in this fair sign. After all, the Moon is exalted here, and any indulgence in finer things—be it good food or rest—simply manifests as a solid, well-formed presence, rather than idle languor.
For us, this New Moon emphasises the steady determination that underpins Taurus. Indeed, quick, jerky movements or impulsive changes are not the preferred style at this point; rather, we are reminded to savour each moment, carefully consider each step, and conserve our strength for what genuinely matters. Even in the face of unexpected shifts, it’s preferable not to rush. When the transiting Sun and conjoining Moon in Taurus merge, they generate a potent synergy of firm resolve, inviting us to be calm yet unwavering in our convictions. Together, their luminary influence on the fixed nature of earth, offers the promise of stability and quiet growth, urging us to approach new beginnings with patience and clarity, rather than reckless haste.
As with any fixed alignment, the capacity for unyielding determination may be mistaken for stubbornness or obstinacy. Yet, it is simply a staunch commitment to maintaining consistency, reliability, and dependability forged only after thorough reflection. Hence, under this lunation, we are reminded that once we are sure of who we are, we can set our course, then proceed with measured resolve, free of needless internal battles.
Amid the serenity, a spark of humour and genuine warmth can also emerge. Taurus energy, though steadfast, often brims with subtle affection and a gentle sense of play. This ephemeral quality prevents life from becoming stagnant or too serious, encouraging us to explore life through our most fundamental senses, relish the beauty of the natural world, and share tender moments of levity with those we hold dear.
Such is the essence of the Taurus New Moon: dependable and deliberate, imbued with a subtle charm, and gently beckoning us to begin anew—rooted in simplicity, guided by earthy wisdom, and open to the understated magic that arises from true contentment.
STORMS ON THE HORIZON
Just as the Taurus New Moon invites us to sink our roots into the rich soil of practical intentions, the cosmos hurtles us into a moment of high-stakes drama. Mars—after months of back-and-forth side-shuffles through Cancer, where he clutched at emotionally-charged personal grudges, hurling spazzy passive-aggressive barbs—has finally burst into Leo, all roaring fire and brimming with a zesty dosage of brazen self-expression. Like a restless prince who’s tired of brooding behind castle walls, Mars enters this fixed Fire sign with a renewed thirst for conquest and all its spoils and accolades. Yet he is immediately confronted by a shadowy antagonist: Pluto in Aquarius, who for months now has been quietly re-engineering power structures from behind the scenes. Both planets, each operating on different octaves of the survival game, stand in direct opposition, anchoring a T-square that corners our otherwise tranquil Taurus lunation, forcing us to reckon with sudden flare-ups of pride, control, and resistance.
In a simpler world, the New Moon in Taurus would prioritise our need for stability, comfort, and slow, methodical progress. But these are complicated times, when that staid, easy pace is rattled by a battle of wills between Mars and Pluto—one that has played out twice before in these recent months during their retrograde dance, and now reaches its climactic third and final showdown. Though overshadowed by the fierce Mars–Pluto standoff, the presence of Jupiter in this harmonic also looms in the background, quietly inflating the stakes and urging us to consider the moral or philosophical dimensions at play, as if the great Jove here is the great expert know-it-all on all there is to be known. Jupiter in Gemini can be both eloquently convincing with spin and obnoxiously verbose and hollow, his ambiguously contrived words failing to ring with any true cred.
If this were merely a scuffle between two strong characters, we could watch from a distance. Yet the tension drags our collective psyche into the fray, because Pluto in Aquarius doesn’t just wield power for the sake of it; the dark underlord of death and resurrection orchestrates broad, systemic change, ideological and scientific metamorphoses, permeating society’s technological frontiers and surreptitiously forging irrevocable mass movements. Opposite him, Mars in Leo knows he is against a silent, faceless, perhaps inhumanly roboticised Goliath, yet determined to defend the sovereignty of the individual, demanding recognition and creative autonomy. Caught between them, Taurus strains to preserve heart-and-soul embodiment and a sense of tangible security, all while feeling the squeeze of forces no single being can control. Yet this steadfast sign, repeatedly electrified by transiting Uranus’s disruptive shocks over the past few years, recognises that resistance calls for immense power, and every shocking jolt to the body has seeded Taurus with a deep undercurrent of nervous tension and an unexpected swirl of weirdness.
Consider how Taurus and Leo interact under normal circumstances. Both are fixed signs, proud in their own ways. Taurus yearns for unconditional loyalty, comfort, and the assurance of being cherished and adored. Leo, too, aches for admiration, a sense of specialness, and an audience to witness his regal displays. They can be quite the power couple if they honour each other’s needs without smothering them. Yet, as we might imagine in due course, the tension arises when Taurus sees Leo’s showmanship as vain extravagance, while Leo feels snubbed by Taurus’s refusal to provide endless worship. Multiply that by a thousand when fiery Mars fuels Leo’s insatiable hunger for validation to the point of harassment, leaving Taurus to wonder if all this drama is truly necessary or even worth it.
Now, chuck Pluto in Aquarius into the mix—a slow, seething, corrosive energy that is hellbent on dissolving old paradigms and group affiliations, massing people into newly redefined communities or collectives, each so obsessed with their idea of progress or reform that they coerce allegiance and uniformity to the point of mob tyranny or controlled mediocrity. Aquarius craves revolution, novelty, and innovation; Pluto ensures it will not be a tame one. The mania for reorganising society under new banners—whether technologically driven, intersectional, or ideologically radical—can threaten the very essence of individual expression. Taurus demands moderation; its shadows are filled with warnings about what happens when we veer to extremes.
On one level, this offers an antidote to stale definitions and traditions: the quest for equality, advanced, more inclusive systems of governance, and communal breakthroughs that might elevate human potential. On another, it can tilt into rigid “groupthinkology”: the dismantling of personal agency in favour of a standardised or homogenised mass product. These days, it’s easy to see how technology, social media, and corporate or governmental structures might impose subtle (or not-so-subtle) forms of manipulation through digital surveillance and algorithmically cultivated compliance, even as some rebel against the tutelage of gatekeepers and so-called anarchists. Taurus wrestles with all of this, often unaware of just how much is invested in preserving and ultimately dismantling these frameworks, not merely from a personal or economic standpoint, but also out of a need to safeguard the Earth itself.
One is confronted with the archetypal ‘man vs. machine’ conflict the moment Mars in Leo collides with Pluto in Aquarius, pitting the flamboyant, risk-taking cavalier against absorption into dystopian, mechanised collectives. Granted, certain groups hold disproportionate power, and Mars—fiercely determined not to be coerced—throws himself into the fray to secure that supreme right. The irony lies in how his fervour spirals into a kind of mania, since with Pluto the dominant group’s power remains subversively invisible, effectively prompting Mars to muster his own makeshift battalion against the machine, his incontrollable rage mirroring the very dynamic he insists on opposing. Meanwhile, the New Moon in Taurus stands as an earthy bulwark against the unrelenting currents of progress. Taurus energy wants to live and let live, but in a T-square, there is no escape. The Bull is pressed to define just how much upheaval it can withstand before digging in its heels and refusing to budge.
A T-square, by its nature, demands resolution through direct confrontation. The question becomes: do we bend to collective calls for rapid transformation, risking the loss of personal creativity and well-worn comforts, or do we hold our ground so rigidly that we ignore the broader evolution unfolding around us? Mars in Leo can be heroic, championing the right to self-actualisation and self-expression. But it can also be tyrannical in holding its own centricity, hungry for unilateral applause, and unwilling to concede an inch to any one side. Pluto in Aquarius can be relentless in dismantling harmful or out-of-control power structures—his campaign to promote radical equality can be devastating to all sovereign beings and principalities, pioneering phenomenal leaps in technology or social innovation—but can just as easily coalesce into a faceless juggernaut that heartlessly crushes uniqueness. Taurus generally despises change, wanting to maintain a firm foothold in simple, traditional pleasures, grounding, and material stability. Yet if it clings too tightly to the status quo, it risks slipping into stubborn complacency.
Hence, in this crossfire, the Taurus New Moon compels us to set intentions around what truly sustains us. We can’t merely wish for calm or bury our heads in the old and trusted routine when things are rapidly changing. The world and its resources are being meted out in whole new ways—things are not what they used to be—no longer bringing the security or stability they once did, or becoming inaccessible due to overconsumption, scarcity, or inflated cost. We have to account for this urgent wave of change, acknowledging that Pluto’s infiltration of Aquarius isn’t stopping any time soon. The best we can do is root ourselves in values that honour both personal sovereignty and communal responsibility. We can explore new technologies, social frameworks, or alliances without abandoning the sense of embodiment and authenticity that Taurus cherishes. We must learn to either live by our means, fight to stay relevant, or fall in with the in-crowd, who may promise to sustain us yet risk devouring our hard-won individuality in the process.
RELATIONSHIP DEADLINES, WEIGHTS, AND KARMIC REPAYMENTS
Then there’s Saturn in late Pisces who, bound to the North Node, weighs on us like a karmic ball and chain. Deep-seated anxieties, latent fears, vague guilt, or the sense that our emotional baggage might stem from distant echoes of the past bubble to the surface, turning what should be personal burdens into collective restitution. Instead of drifting into nebulous despair, we’re invited to transmute these irrational fears into some measure of empathy. There’s an unmistakable sense that certain emotional dues must be paid—here and now—if we wish to evolve past the weary, chastising scripts and biblically castrating scriptures of the past.
Amid this, Venus, exalted in Pisces, lingers for a third week near Saturn, struggling to exude her usual unbounded compassion in such a watery—and now disciplined—environment. Ever the stern critic, Saturn clamps down hard, demanding structure even in this thoroughly ungrounded element. Affection becomes conditional; love must be earned through duty, resilience, and a willingness to prove its substance. This prolonged seriousness can feel draining, eroding relationships unfit for further growth. Yet under Saturn’s austere blessing, the bonds that do endure gain near-unbreakable strength, fortified now by mutual respect and real commitment.
For those already nursing insecurities, the applied cosmic pressure can be bruising, inflaming old wounds—fears of abandonment, the dread of rejection, or a vague worry that love itself is a fragile thing or that we are somehow unworthy or incapable of receiving it. But there is a payoff. Saturn’s presence here urges us to ground our passions in measurable devotion rather than float off in romantic illusions. We learn to embrace gritty realities and unavoidable duties as essential building blocks of true closeness and intimacy.
Crucially, a sextile to this Venus–Saturn–Node alignment from Uranus in Taurus blows a fresh breeze into what might otherwise feel claustrophobic or irritating. Uranus injects a spark of innovation, granting space to accept entirely new forms of intimacy, creative expression, or lifestyle arrangements. For all Saturn’s rigidity, Uranus offers small, liberating exits: a reminder that we can incorporate change without discarding solidity. It’s precisely this undercurrent of openness that keeps us from losing heart amid the heavy load.
In the broader context of this Taurus New Moon, overshadowed by the T-square fray between Mars, Pluto, and the luminaries, the interplay of old and new shapes how we love and connect. Even as Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius hurl us into collective power struggles, the Venus–Saturn–Node configuration, sextiled by Uranus, offers a different path: one rooted in accountability, evolutionary growth, and innovative freedom. By heeding Saturn’s discipline, the North Node’s call to mature, and Uranus’s liberating spark—a strong feature of next fortnight’s Full Moon—we can forge relationships resilient enough to endure the T-square’s upheaval while evolving with grace. That’s the essence of this Taurean lunation: it honours deep-rooted ties yet embraces the fresh currents of change.
SETTING AN INTENTION
As this New Moon in Taurus darkens the sky, we prepare to plant seeds that can withstand the onslaught of mediocrity and doubt. True security emerges when we balance stability with active engagement, bearing our karmic burdens yet refusing to submit to the ravages of unworthiness or despair. May we stay grounded, speak truth, and guard our creative flame against every tide of uniformity. For deeper insights tailored to your individual journey, consult your empowering horoscopes to see how these forces shape your path. I encourage you to read both your Sun and Rising Sign entries for the most comprehensive guidance. Of course, if you seek more personalised assistance, I welcome you to book a private session for greater clarity. Thank you for your ongoing appreciation and support of my work. Sending many blessings on this New Moon xx
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