The February 13 New Moon in Aquarius accentuates our sense of belonging — or lack thereof. The Sun and Moon join with transcendent Neptune and bittersweet Chiron to trigger — and perhaps heal — our wounds of alienation and to help us bond with others of like mind.

The urge to take risks is hampered by a nagging feeling that those risks need to be measured carefully against potential losses to avoid a setback. Just a couple of days prior to the New Moon, communicative Mercury and assertive Mars are in a standoff (from the 10th-12th) -- a time when angry words and hostile actions may dominate the scene. These aspects filter into the economic and business picture, most certainly, but there's a real glimmer of hope emerging, too. In fact, from the 14th - 16th, the loving heart lights the way for fresh vision and renewed optimism, while Venus joins Jupiter for these few days, and action-packed Mars gains stability from Saturn. What a lovely set of aspects for the celebration of Valentine's Day!

This Chinese New Year on February 14th marks the Year of the Metal Tiger. Tiger, representing luck and power, shows special attributes when expressed in the element of metal. Hopefully, the qualities of fast-moving ideas and sharp, crisp action will open the way for the types of breakthroughs that will help resolve some of our most pressing problems here on Planet Earth.

Tigers are powerful, somewhat solitary animals. Strong, independent, and courageous, they are perceptive, having excellent distance vision.This makes the year of the Metal Tiger a year of deeper awareness of our own emotions and of other’s feelings, giving us the courage to face our fears and release them. The year of the Metal Tiger will help us develop good judgement, empathy and understanding.


We are under a strong Aquarian influence right now. Aquarius teaches that emotions are energy, and it's only the story that we attach to the emotions during the conjunction of Chiron and Neptune that create the emotional pain.

New Moons are times of new beginnings, when the solar principle of consciousness and ego development fuses with the lunar instinctive principle governing that which is more hidden. With the energy of this Aquarius New Moon it's time to integrate all of the lessons of emotional balance of the past year as we move forward in a completely new direction. This visionary Aquarian influence is all about getting un-stuck and using the power of the mind and reason to move us out of dead areas of our lives and into new beginnings.

This New Moon also includes a harmonious aspect that helps us to get real in all of our dealing with others, and another which helps us to create a solid plan in our life to help us to move forward. On the 15th a beneficial aspect showers good fortune along with the ability to recognize it.

The Sabian symbol for 26* Aquarius is: A hydrometer.

A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the density of liquids, and magically, the Sun and Moon are aligning with water planet Neptune as well as healer Chiron, creating a beautiful resonance between consciousness and the unconscious, a healing marriage of mind and soul.

Since a hydrometer is a device for measuring the density of liquids, this symbol may help us understand the true depth of our feelings. Are we in touch with our feelings? And how do we express what we feel?

The cosmic timing of this New Moon could not be better. Occurring on around Valentine’s Day, traditionally a time for opening our hearts and minds to love, makes this Valentine’s Day quite unique.

Magically, Venus, goddess of love and beauty, is emerging into the evening skies now, entering a mature phase of relationship and she will be uniting with expansive Jupiter, instilling a sense of love, hope and joy.

Jupiter helps Venus take risks by expressing our true feelings, so messages of love will be eagerly exchanged this Valentine’s Day. To open our hearts, we must first break through the fear barrier.

This will be aided by other aspects in this New Moon chart. Cosmic lovers Venus and Mars are the focal points of two yods (the green triangles involving Saturn and Pluto), which gives us an opportunity to release our fears and inhibitions. Chiron and Neptune continue to play a role here by helping us resolve old relationship wounds and forge new emotional and spiritual connections.

We can expect 2010 to give us the strength to face old wounds, to heal grief and help transform suffering into acceptance and love.

The New Moon is a time of beginnings. You can set intentions or do a New Moon Ritual that grows with the lunar light and reaches fruition at the Full Moon.


What's in the Air:
• brainstorming innovations
• emotional detachment, but with egalitarian attitude
• global networking for causes, social change
• virtual meditations for peace
• awareness of interconnectivity
• making decisions for the Whole
• glamour and futurism.


New Moon in Aquarius themes:
• Upgrade the quality of your thoughts.
• Hit the reset button of your mind.
• Rising above polarizing left/right paradigms.
• Connecting with like minds, as part of "evolutionary" family.
• Letting go of negative influences on your mind.
• Freeing yourself from mind control.
• Contributing to the collective visioning process.


It's a Good Time to:
• show appreciation to your colleagues
• join an association, union, club, group or party circuit
• meditation, pray, do yoga or any other focused moving art
• break out of your mental boxes
• Shake up your routine, to see life from new angles
• join with those creating the future you want to see
• be a visionary