You cannot dispute the fascination and inspiration the Moon has been for humanity throughout the times. The Moon was broadly used in farming practices which are still used in current times. In many religions, the Moon phases are used to calculate when celebrations will take place. For example: Easter Sunday is always after the first Full Moon that follows right after the Spring Equinox.

In astrology the Moon represents the principles of: nurturing, caring, sensitive, intuition, feeling nature, to need, the home, mother and baby, conscious and unconscious, moods and feelings, yin energy, the feminine principle. The Moon is as important as the Sun in chart interpretation; and just like the Sun sign tells some of the traits that might characterise a person, so does the Moon by the sign and its phase when a person was born.

The first Full Moon of the new astrological year 2021 is in Libra. It highlights topics of how we relate to others, sharing, peace, harmony. For each sign the Full Moon takes places different dynamics will be highlighted.

Tonight in the northern hemisphere, she is shinning brightly, delighting our eyes and soul, triggering emotions, giving you inspiration, rest time, to be at peace, releasing, healing, dreams, calm, contemplate,  you might get moonstruck…

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.”

– William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Artwork The Moon XVIII – Oak, Ash and Thorn Tarot by Stephanie Burrows and Adam Oehlers.

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The Lovers: what does lovers mean? General definition found in the Cambridge dictionary is: “a partner in a romantic or physical relationship“. In Tarot, the Lovers VI: represents relationships and choices. Is it possible to say in a few words what relationships actually are? We all know that relationships are not simple. There are complexities and dynamics, brought in from each of the parties involved. It doesn’t matter whether it is a love, friendship, family or business relationship; in each of them different forms of energies come into play.

Understanding relationships is way of learning to navigate our interactions with others. Sometimes it goes smoothly, yet other times it is a rough trip. Here is where astrology can help in understanding the energies and dynamics of the way we relate to each other. Astrology is not about giving you exact answers, or predicting when you might meet the other one, or whether a relationship will make it through a crisis. It’s about getting an insight of yourself through your birth chart. By learning about yourself, you are able to understand patterns, and the ways you react to situations through learned behaviours in childhood experiences or later in life.

Sometimes, we might need a different perspective to help us understand a situation we are going through. We might seek out help by means of a therapist or an astrologer. Sometimes we don’t, we keep on going, and like a puzzle the pieces start fitting perfectly, or they simply never do or we keep on forcing the pieces until eventually they start breaking.

What holds a relationship together you might ask? There isn’t an exact answer, because each relationship is unique to two human beings, just like each of us are unique. A relationship is like two worlds coming together and finding the common ground, while continuing to be true to yourself.

Whoever you might ask what is the secret to a long relationship – the person will tell you a different or similar answer, because we live and experience our relationships differently.

Of course, I had to ask my parents for their magic formula. Their answer: Love, respect and patience.

“The essential purpose of astrology is not so much to tell us what we will meet on our road, as it is to suggest how to meet it – and the basic reason for the meeting. Which quality in us, which type of strength is needed to go through any specific phase of our total unfoldment as an individual person”

— Dane Rudhyar

Artwork The Lovers VI – Oak, Ash and Thorn Tarot by Stephanie Burrows and Adam Oehlers.

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