February 2021: New Moon in Aquarius
A New Moon for Embodied Revelations
Here we are in the second month of 2021. We’ve passed the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, sometimes referred to as Imoblic, and the sun is starting to feel warm once again here in the northern hemisphere. This lunar month is when the dreams and notes that we’ve received during the quiet of deep winter start to take root. Energy returns to our bones. Warmth and ideas flow into our hearts. Deep memories call to us from our spirits.
Once again as the sun and the moon join one another in the sky and we are supported in our inward turning work. The dark of the moon is often supportive for contemplation, meditation, journaling, and other quiet activities that create a deeper union between the mind-body-soul complex. You are always in union and being human means that many times you will experience forgetting this truth. Set aside time to remember.
This new moon we are working with the archetype of Aquarius. The new moon occurs here, where I rest my head, on the unceded land of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, also known as Vancouver, on February 11th, 2021 at 11:05 am.
Aquarius is the innovator, the rebel, the genius. Her deep desire is to create an impact that will better the collective. She knows what is special about her and seeks to share her gifts with the world. She is a part of you whether you have a prominent planet or luminary in her sign or not. Her energy appears in your unique gifts and may be a physical skill, like the ability to create music, or may be softer, like the unique way you love people and make them feel special.
What are you most celebrated for? What do you celebrate in yourself?
Aquarius wants you to put those qualities to work for the collective. If you have never celebrated yourself then it is high time you borrowed a little from Aquarius’ mate Leo and made yourself Queen for the day. After all, Leo sits in opposition to Aquarius and she is where we learn what is bright and special about ourselves while Aquarius puts that energy to work for the world.
With all this in mind, find a quiet place to settle yourself for a meditative journey…
A guided meditation for this new moon.
Take a seat or lay down if that feels more comfortable. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Notice the earthy and soft quality of your body. Feel the solid and supportive nature of your bones. Sense the waters of your blood and of your emotions. Notice the wind of your breath and the way your thoughts blow across the sky of your mind. Locate the heat in your belly. Sit with fire, wind, water, and earth. You are all these things. Remember your wholeness.
Fall backwards into yourself and arrive in a meadow surrounded by trees. What can you hear? What can you smell? Ground yourself into this place and take in the details of the space. When you are ready, call for a bird to join you. Watch as this bird grows before your eyes so that it is big enough to carry you on its back. Climb up its soft feathers and feel the power of the bird as it takes flight.
You are carried into the sky and arrive at a crystal city in the clouds. The upper realm of guides and supportive ancestors. Your bird lands in an open square in the centre of the city. As you dismount you are greeted by one of your guides. It may be a version of your higher self, an ancestor, or an entity that you have never met in your physical, waking life. Follow them to a place where you both can sit together. Spend some time in conversation with them. You may receive important direction and you may simply bask in the shared company. If you have questions focused around your purpose or your gifts to be shared then know that you are supported in asking for clarity around these subjects. Form stems from formlessness and the seeds you receive here will take root at the denser levels of reality and flourish in your waking life, if they haven’t begun to already. The world is reawakening and so are you.
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The time has come for you to leave. You pull a gift from your pocket and hand it to your guide. You return to the square and climb once again onto the back of your giant bird. The pair of you take flight and descend through the clouds to the meadow. Once you have dismounted, your bird shrinks back to its original size and takes off into the forest. You are alone. You close your eyes and come back to your body here on earth. Take a few moments to feel the density of your flesh and the weight of your blood and bones. You are home. Notice the rise and fall of your chest animated by your breath. Feel the ember of heat at the core of your belly. When you are ready, open your eyes.
You may wish to journal about your meditation or you may simply want to sit in silence and contemplation for a while. You know exactly what is best for you and what you need right now. Perhaps you notice that you are building on the information you tapped into from the Capricorn new moon, and perhaps you are pivoting into something new. Trust your wisdom and knowing. You have just sourced from your own wholeness and there is no greater wellspring of truth.
See you next new moon,
xo
I’ve made an audio recording of this mediation which is available on Instagram @mountainstoneliving
For those interested in a traditional breakdown of the planets in the sky during this new moon please read on:
The Sun and Moon are conjunct at 23 degrees in the sign of the fiercely gifted and impact oriented Aquarius and are joined by retrograde Mercury at 16 degrees as well as Venus and Jupiter conjunct at 12 degrees and then Saturn at 6 degrees of Aquarius. All of these planets and luminaries are nestled in the 10th house of deep purpose. Saturn is directly squared by Uranus at 7 degrees Taurus in the 12th house of mystery and higher union. Mars joins Uranus at 18 degrees Taurus in the 12th and directly squares Mercury retrograde. Squares encourage friction and tension that act like a motor to provide momentum and movement for energy that has been stuck or stagnant. This moon supports revelation and a clearing of energy within your body.
Listen deeply and enjoy.
