Taurus New Moon 4/27/25
Rooted, Ready, Real
We close out a chaotic and fiery season with a necessary reminder:
Breathe.
Inhale.
Exhale.
It's been a lot. Consequences. Uncovering. Injustice. Hurt. Truths revealed that can't be unseen. Shadows no longer hiding. They're center stage.
The pressure to transform isn't subtle. It's loud. Obvious. In our faces.
Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius square this New Moon, igniting tension and stirring the flames. This energy pokes at our deepest instincts -the ones that rage, fight, defend, protect. It draws out the raw, unfiltered gift (and shadow) of anger. This square demands we face that friction with the world, with others, and within ourselves.
It's not comfortable. But it is clarifying.
And yet...
In the midst of all this intensity, Taurus offers us a necessary balm.
Not an escape. A return.
A return to stillness.
To the senses.
To what is simple — and what is true.
This isn't about pretending life isn't intense - it is. And let's be honest, that intensity isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But this lunation acts as a gentle nudge (or maybe a firm hand on your shoulder), asking you to pause and recalibrate before re-entering the reckoning.
Because peace isn't the absence of chaos —
It's the ability to find your breath within it.
Like the eye of a hurricane. The sturdiness of a mountain in a storm. The roots of a tree, holding steady as the winds howl. Taurus, steady and sturdy, reminds us how to be.
The sun on your skin. The smell of morning coffee. A soft blanket. Fresh rains. The sound of wind through the trees. A genuine smile. A favorite song. Warm sand in bare toes. A quiet moment. The setting sun. A needed hug.
These things - seemingly small - are not small at all.
They are anchors.
Because when the world is spinning, it's the small, grounded acts that keep us whole -solid, steady, strong.
Taurus always brings us back to what is real. What remains when everything else falls away.
Yes, Taurus highlights themes like money, safety, and stability. And under this lunation, those themes will certainly rise to the surface. But Taurus also nudges (forces?) us toward the quieter, deeper layers of worth. The internal inventory. A check-in with the values on which we stand and whether our actions align with our words.
What we say and what we do. It's a soul-level audit.
What is truly essential?
What no longer holds weight?
What have I been clinging to out of habit, not truth?
Are my actions aligned with the values I claim to hold?
Because in times of upheaval, life has a way of stripping us bare, of revealing the difference between what truly matters and what doesn't, what is truly truth and what isn't.
The Sabian symbol for this new moon echoes this theme; "A sleigh without snow." This imagery speaks to those moments when what we planned for no longer fits the reality we're in.
When the landscape has shifted, we're asked not to wait for the old conditions to return but to adapt, to change, to transform.
Even (especially) when it's uncomfortable.
Even when it's hard.
Even when it challenges the reality we want, with the reality that is.
This is not about longing for the snow that never came. It's about changing the sled. Getting creative. Shifting gears. Aligning with a future that hasn't yet taken form but requires us to build it anyway.
Because sometimes, what looks like a setback is really a summons. A call to stand up, to stand firm. To root into what is right, what is real, what is aligned with truth, integrity, and higher values. This is how we begin again, not by clinging to the past but by honoring the present and choosing to build what comes next with clarity and courage.
Let this New Moon be your invitation to get honest. To lean into the discomfort. To listen for the wisdom that only speaks when we are still enough to truly hear it.
Because we are in it for the long haul.
We're not sprinting. We're withstanding.
And withstanding doesn't mean resisting everything or pretending we're unaffected.
It means knowing what we can control and learning to release what we can't. It means knowing when to act and when to rest and restore. When to hold steady, and when to move forward with intention.
It's the quiet resilience of staying rooted through the unknown -trusting that presence and steadiness are strengths.
It's choosing to stay open in uncertainty,
and to move forward anyway,
one grounded step at a time.
Rooted. Ready. Real.
"Resilience is not about overcoming, but becoming."
— Sherri Mandell
This New Moon occurs at 7° Taurus
Photo by Aidan Thorvalson on BlueSky
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