First Quarter Moon

I love the folklore that is weaved into astrology, mystical and instructive as the old tales tend to be. The first quarter moon was noted as the crisis moon, a square aspect between sun and moon that signals friction, frisson or difficulty. And here she sits in Scorpio on her way to an eclipse date in Aquaria next Tuesday* as the siren sounds and crows call to us from the trees.Crisis is derived from the Greek word meaning to decide or determine. In Chinese, crisis and opportunity are carried in the same ideogram. The first quarter moon often presents us with a sudden something - in our inner or outer worlds - that engenders a shift. Our crisis point is indeed a force to be reckoned with, to be engaged and bravely confronted.Although it churns our bellies, it does not require your hand hovering over the panic button nor babies hurled out with the murky bathwater. It deplores your crumpling or finger pointing. Rather it cunningly invites a bold response, one that cements your new moon intention and signals to the forces that be that you weren't in fact pissing around a week ago when the new moon clanged the start of this mad season.No matter how much you want to, this is not your cue to spout expletives and grab the moonshine. It is however a day that may test your mettle in the kind of glorious way that shunts you forward, white knuckles and hammering heart and all. Days like these are built on staring down your demons with a steely gaze as you court the change hurled at you and deftly up your game.By hook or by crook our evolution has become not negotiable. There is no leaping off the eclipse bandwagon and zero point cowering in the corner. Under lionhearted skies, engage your sovereign self and mainline the part of you that knows with absolute certainty you are all over this. Like a rash. Like a donkey on a waffle. Like a lady with one hand on hip and a pramful of crows.As the Starman instructs us: turn and face the strain.* Eclipse reports are available until the end of the week. Get the inside running according to your personal stars and an oracle reading to divine your compass through the divine eclipse rollercoaster. Jump here to purchase yours and please send through your birth deets and any other pertinent information as requested.© Kerrie Basha, 2017