Pisces New Moon 2/27/25
Stay Woke
The atmosphere is dense with change. With six planets including the Sun and Moon in Pisces, there is no denying that. But you don't need to be an astrologer to sense it—you just need to be paying attention. Change, especially on a massive scale, is messy, chaotic—almost violent in its disruption. Life is getting our attention, which is the whole point. We can't change what we don't see. Because that is the essence of transformation: we witness the truth of something broken and are confronted with a choice—ignore it or commit to its repair. Evolve or repeat.
It is as if we have been asleep, and now, we are being forced awake.
Historically, change follows environmental, cultural, and societal disruptions. The greater the disruption, the greater the potential. When glaciers advanced and receded, early humans had no choice but to adapt—not by altering their genetic makeup, but by utilizing their mental flexibility. Our ancestors developed tools, language, and the ability to learn from one another, allowing them to survive even when their old ways no longer served them. Similarly, cultural shifts—such as changing attitudes toward marriage, gender roles, and equality—demonstrate that as our environment evolves, so too must our collective mindset. We awaken to a new world when we have to.
At its core, awakening is the process that challenges our current perception of reality and offers the opportunity to expand beyond it. It is the realization that what we thought we knew was only part of the story. Sometimes, we willingly seek a broader perspective, but more often, expansion is thrust upon us—our eyelids pried open. The latter is where we find ourselves.
Cultural change often lags behind environmental stress. The initial response to upheaval is resistance—the status quo is safe and familiar, even in its dysfunction. Additionally, innovation is often preceded by backlash. Two steps forward are often followed by one step back. But then there are times when there is no going back. Think of events beyond human control. These moments create conditions where anomalies accumulate. When the old paradigm can no longer support growing inconsistencies, a tipping point is reached, and the only option is a cascade of change. Just as fire spreads through a drought-ridden forest, so too do ideas once they reach enough minds ready for change.
This is the moment of tension in which we now find ourselves. The world is shifting, whether we like it or not. Massive choice points are here, determining the trajectory of our future.
This is where things get confusing, though, because humans live in different realities. Literally. My beliefs create my experience of reality, and yours create yours. The information I take in, the voices I listen to, the spiritual dogma I gather—these shape what I perceive as real. Often, contrasting beliefs can peacefully coexist, like different species of birds nesting in the same tree, each within their own experience. In times of significant upheaval, however, truth pierces the veil in such a way that what is real becomes impossible to deny. You can believe that an increase in forest fires is caused by climate change or not. But when the fire burns down your house, neither belief matters. What matters is survival, healing, and rebuilding.
Beliefs may seem harmless—until they aren't. When we align with ideologies that feel comfortable yet are rooted in hate, othering, greed, toxic elitism, conquest or dogma, the consequences can be devastating. Many in power know this and use beliefs, "truth," and even the divine as weapons. This is happening now. If you are feeling the weight of that, it's a sign of awareness, of being alive to the moment. It’s natural to feel angry when truth becomes a weapon. It's natural to feel afraid when the forces of change collide, when the space between the old and the new becomes a battleground of ideologies, a pantheon of discord.
How do we find what is real when there is so much disparity? That is our journey, and I suggest you sit with that question.
I suggest that answer is found less in what we believe but in how and why we believe it. I suggest it is not the ideology that matters as much as who we become as a person, a nation, and a country when we believe it.
The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon echoes this idea: an aviator in the clouds. To truly see beyond toxic polarity, bias, disinformation, propaganda, or spin, we must rise above—not to bypass what is, but to gain clarity on the entirety. To understand the larger patterns at play. To see what is, including intentions, actions, and deeds. Because patterns are the most significant predictors of the real.
This is why great change is often preceded by chaos. It is not simply the dismantling—it is the reality that shatters any subterfuge, cognitive dissonance, or spin. What matters most becomes incredibly clear when our survival as a person, race, gender, nation, or world is at stake. Suddenly, truth becomes universal. Tragedy has a way of forging unity where division once existed.
The real question is not whether change is happening—it is. This is what historical change feels and looks like. What matters is how loud it needs to get before we actually see what is. What matters is how we choose to meet it.
Because awareness alone is not enough—we must embody the lessons, set firm boundaries, speak difficult truths, and take tangible steps toward transformation. The work is both internal and external, personal and collective. When working with the powers of creation (Pisces), we must ground them in the integrity of right action, not the egoic hubris of divinity itself. Humility, compassion, expanded truth, and deepened perception are required. We must become an extension of grace, recognizing that true power flows through us, not from us—never mistaking our egos or personas for the divine itself.
And the time is now.
Let that truth lead the way.
“We awaken by asking the right questions. We awaken when we see knowledge being spread that goes against our own personal experiences. We awaken when we see popular opinion being wrong but accepted as being right, and what is right being pushed as being wrong. We awaken by seeking answers in corners that are not popular. And we awaken by turning on the light inside when everything outside feels dark.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
This New Moon occurs at 9° Pisces
Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash
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