As the saying goes, “it takes strength to be gentle and kind.” It reminds me of the lion, depicted in the Strength tarot card. There is no purpose or healing in forcing, coercing, or manipulating. In this card, I imagine the lion and the person who holds the lion’s mouth open are the same being. This kind of relationship with self takes time. It takes trust, and trust must be built. Most of us have somehow experienced harm towards our own willingness to trust ourselves and others, which is why the bond to self cannot be left to succumb.

As an air sign, this moon swoops in like a sudden gust of benevolent chaos, a wind to make a mess of your tidy, organized, self-restricting, controlled and survival-oriented thought patterns. Just because there are nice and neat stacks of papers in the corners of your mind does not mean things are orderly or even necessary to keep around. A lot of what we carry are dusty heirlooms from others, old garments that no longer fit, or art hanging on our walls of thought that, when truly appraised, we may realize do longer reflect back to us the person we now feel ourselves to be - or who we want to become.

Thanks to the energy of Cancer in both the moon and the sun, our emotions can run high and are amplified by the dark mirror of the new moon. This can be a tender time, y’all. And that’s okay. It’s complex to feel our feelings, but there is no healing without feeling. Often when we allow this natural trust fall to take place, we find many, many layers of self - until arriving at our inner child.

This Full Supermoon in Capricorn *wants* us to succeed, and for those of us who have been knowingly or unknowingly dawdling on our passions, there may be a kick-in-the-pants sensation, brought to your ass with love from the rams celestial horns. What do we do with such a seemingly rude awakening? Accept it, learn from it, and possibly even enjoy it. With a splash of crisp water comes more than alertness - we also get a dose of fresh growth, and sharp inspiration to boot.

A full super-moon and eclipse in Sagittarius shines a light on a powerful turning point of the year, as well as your own wheel of growth and development. What is beginning to bloom and change? This is not a time to turn away from the strange and luscious garden of the self, but to nurture and support it - and of course, to do the necessary weeding, watering, thinning and pruning.

The New Moon is all about fresh starts, new cycles, and reflection on what has been. It's a moment to go inwards, and take inventory. Where are you thriving and what are you wishing to lean into? What have you been slacking off around and why? This isn't a time to beat yourself up or to be harshly self-critical, but to enable compassion, strength, and understanding. After all, we can't really know where we're headed unless we have some semblance of our inner road map. Plantain is a gentle guide. As you step slowly down the inner path of being, remember that you have a kindly weed on your side the entire way.

There is discomfort in discovery, followed by understanding and release. Surrender to it. Allow yourself to be effected from skin to soul by the medicine of the scorpions sting. This is a time of deep epiphany. Ah-ha moments may come on strong, causing spikes in our responses. Keep yourself in check, and listen to your feelings. This is a great opportunity to mend, and make amends. The key to this moment is self-witnessing through compassion.

Includes Full Moon spellwork through the Coven

Full Moon in Libra - April 7th

Balancing the scales of giving and receiving is the message of the moment. Libra comes with this very poignant message: if you feel deep down that your giving/receiving scales are off balance, begin to adjust your approach.

This New Moon offers up the chance to speak to the schisms in our blood - to heal what has been severed, and to mend the bonds we carry within.

You don’t have to be a witch to think that what you put out is what you get back. It is almost guaranteed that if you’re able to hack that give-take balance and live in true reciprocity, you will only receive clear and necessary lessons, as well as blessings. Sometimes things don’t seem clear, and that’s normal. We’re currently entering a profound gateway of translation. This New Moon brings our awareness directly towards the meaning of things.

What the virgin goddess brings to us is the innate ability to create order from chaos, especially in the darkness of the new moon as she revels in a good challenge. Her “purity” comes in the form of critical thinking and big-picture awareness. She has no room for the indecency of wasted time.

How you treat yourself is how you treat everyone is how you treat all things. Forever and ever into infinity.

This full moon is a potent time to find space within and invite empathy to flourish. Empathy is an emotional way to strip away the weight of the superficial and find space to connect with the core of life at any time.

It's been said that the hardest part of "awakening" is moving past our own being. As our energy builds and rises, we come to a point of higher Self-awareness. This often becomes the stopping point for so many, as they are intoxicated by their own reflection in the great cosmic whirlpool. These people often corrode, unable to turn back, and unwilling to move forward. It is in these times that we must not only begin anew, but be willing to step through to humility, even after discovering the hidden treasure.