New Moon in Taurus — I Am Supported Enough to Become
Today’s New Moon arrived in Taurus at 3:01 p.m., and it felt less like a spark and more like a deep exhale into the Earth itself. Not every beginning arrives like lightning. Some begin like roots. Some begin quietly, beneath the surface, where no one applauds the work being done. This moon reminded me that growth is not always dramatic. Sometimes transformation looks like stability returning to the body. Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like allowing myself to stop gripping so tightly to certainty and trusting that the ground beneath me is already holding my weight. The mountain is not standing alone above the Earth. It rises because the Earth holds it. This was from my I-Ching reading. I kept turning that thought over today as I observed the New Moon in Taurus. How often have I mistaken support for weakness? How often have I believed I needed to carry everything alone in order for my strength to “count”? But Taurus teaches differently. The mountain is steadfast not be...