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New Moon @ 12 degrees 07' Pisces
March 2, 2022
9:36 AM PST
12:36 PM EST
Our first New Moon of March (there are two this month) occurs in tropical Pisces and features a conjunction with Jupiter and (widely) Neptune. The dominating Piscean archetype stands in sharp contrast to exact alignments of Venus/Mars/Pluto in Capricorn and Mercury/Saturn in Aquarius.
The main feature of this New Moon is the pile-up of planets in tropical Pisces. While Neptune is not in a technical orb with the New Moon itself, its closeness to Jupiter reins it into the lunation picture. There may be an odd sense of rising optimism and expansion alongside this New Moon. The strangeness of that feeling is due to the somber energies dominating the background.
To overlook the seriousness of things that must be faced or dealt with, especially responsibilities and critical tasks, would draw one into the negative face of this New Moon. The combination of Jupiter/Neptune in Pisces (which will exact April 11/12) can seriously amplify all diversity of escapist or otherwise delusional tendencies in individuals and groups of people. The latter is the most likely as Pisces and its ruling planets are fundamentally transpersonal archetypes.
Additionally, collective emotions can run high alongside this New Moon and over the next month or so of Jupiter/Neptune's conjunction. Something to be extremely wary of is the tendency to get swept up in emotional reactiveness or, worse, collective delusion as a result of imagery or information which may not accurately reflect reality. Be mindful of this danger within your personal life and your interactions with the broader society and world.
However, the more positive face of this New Moon lies in the potential to bridge creative, spiritual, or visionary impulses into deeply meaningful and constructive tasks or projects. The confluence of critical conjunctions (Venus/Mars/Pluto and Saturn/Mercury) alongside a New Moon represents a series of powerful and essential beginnings that will have lasting impacts if utilized consciously.
The challenge is staying on task, especially for those deeply committed to specific deadlines and heavy responsibilities. Jupiter/Neptune's building conjunction is not so much concerned with concrete reality; in fact, it is deeply interested in that which lies beyond or otherwise supercedes our perceptible world. Such a dip in the numinous and transpersonal can be profoundly healing and inspiring but also holds the potential to be dangerous for those lacking a secure grip on their physical existences and limitations.
Yet overall, this New Moon is a dynamic transpersonal gateway, an opportunity to put into motion something that could benefit more than our personal needs or desires. While we may be led here purely by our desires for ego fulfillment, it is most likely that the end result is quite the opposite. Keep this in mind as you take those initial steps alongside and beyond this New Moon. Realize you are a part of something truly extraordinary and greater than yourself.