Marga Laube Evolution (2025)

27/12/2024

The Moon empties out to her darkest dark on Monday, Dec. 30 at 5:26pm Eastern Time. This New Moon is set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India named "Purva Ashadha" thought to activate "varchograhana shakti," or, "the power to invigorate."

Consider this New Moon to be, metaphorically speaking, a form of cryotherapy for the collective. The health benefits of a nice dunk in a really cold body of water have been well documented. Yet we're not all rushing out to take that plunge because most of us find that initial shock of cold to be, at best, unpleasant.

Well this New Moon favors those who can get themselves behind what they know is beneficial for them and for their web of relations. Even if it's not what most people consider to be fun.

It's a great New Moon for setting intentions for the New Year – especially the kinds of intentions that will not only benefit you but will have positive ripple effects in other peoples' lives as well.

A good set of contemplations might be:
* What part of my life or my community's life could use some invigoration?
* How might I psych myself up for something I really want to do for myself but am resisting, or fearing, or stuck in, or unmotivated about?
* What motivating social activity could I wrap it up in?
* Is there a meaningful ritual that might make it more approachable?
* Can I envision a "threshold" to cross that gives me the permission and umph to do this hard thing I previously haven't wanted to do or haven't thought I could do?

As the New Moon closest to the turn of the year, this one sets a bit of a tone for the whole year to come.

The astrology of this New Moon:
• Saturn squaring natal Mercury: the interrogation of current views on leadership
• Mars in full (vedic) aspect to Venus: gruffness in the face of politeness; instigating new aesthetics of belonging (especially material)
• Jupiter still opposite Mercury by sign: hope, optimisim, gathering ideas

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13/12/2024

The Moon becomes full on Sun. Dec. 15 at 4:01am Eastern Time. This Full Moon brings out the curiosity in each of us, set, as it is, against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Mrigashira."

Highly creative within a very defined set of parameters, this Full Moon may have us exploring all sorts of new paths in our minds, while our bodies conform to the realities at hand. Our ideas are limitless, and our circumstances are specific.

We have gathered all the possibilities. At this Full Moon, we are Graced with the Hope necessary to create beautiful futures, against all the odds. Try to see the restrictions you face as helpful guardrails. It's a weekend of sharing ideas, brainstorming, encouraging one another, and letting the sense of possibility lift us to a 10,000 foot view.

The astrology of this Full Moon:
• Mercury stations direct
• Venus has just formed an opposition with Mars

28/11/2024

The New Moon empties out to her darkest dark by 1:21am Eastern Time on Sun., Dec. 1 (late night Sat., Nov. 30 for the west coast). Set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Anuradha," this Moon has us pledging our allegiances.

This New Moon a great time to be looking at what we are prepared to do for Love – love of family, love of a partner, love of friends, love of nation, love of Earth – and proclaiming these bonds with praise and gratitude and promises made. When your love feels good and clear, what displays of loyalty awaken in you? What response ability to care for the one you love dawns? What new possibilities suddenly seem within reach?

There is a certain kind of blind faith quality to this New Moon ... we go on a gut feeling around who deserves our devotion, more than a well-planned strategy. We will likely see some beautiful displays of love and devotion being channeled, this Thanksgiving weekend.

Something to consider: this can devolve into an "Us and Them" New Moon, so the evolutionary task is to realize there's nothing and no one on Earth who isn't part of "Us" – essentially, there is no "Them." A tall order for our highly polarized world. And yet, there it is, the New Moon whispering in our ears, "The whole world deserves your devotion."

The astrology of this New Moon:
• New Moon receiving a square from Saturn
• Mercury is retrograde
• Mercury in same sign as Sun/Moon
• Jupiter opposite Sun/ Moon/ Mercury retro
• Mars in Cancer, about to retrograde; Pluto in Capricorn

13/11/2024

The Full Moon peaks at 4:28pm Eastern Time on Fri., Nov. 15. Set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Krittika," this Moon is born of Fire.

Krittika is a lunar sign associated with Agni, or elemental Fire, deified. It is also the heavenly location where Skanda, son of Shiva and the god of war, was collectively wombed and birthed. This Full Moon represents a peak in social combustion taking place in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, producing ripe conditions for social alchemy.

The desire to operate unhindered by conventions, rules, laws, established formalities, etc., will give way to the maverick in each of us. Many world leaders will be tempted to go rogue. Unexpected developments will derail business as usual. Relationships that were already unstable break further apart and highly unusual alliances form. The opportunity is there for healing words to bring comfort. While there is also the possibility to split further apart, some sew sutures even before the wounds heal. Some hurl incendiary taunts, others offer timeless and warm, healing wisdom from the Heart. Community and spiritual leaders are forged in the fire of this Full Moon. ("Leadership is learning how to become 'Omnibeneficent' - to be of benefit and blessing to all... We are moving towards human reunion." ~Pat McCabe, Woman Stands Shining)

The great thing about this time is: the deeper the darkness, the brighter the light. Never in the lifetime of anyone reading this post has the opportunity for social awakening been greater. Once you find yourself in acceptance of troubling circumstances, stay connected with the helpers and allies who remind you of the healing intention that arises from the Light that you are.

The astrology of this Full Moon:
• Saturn direct
• Sun opposite Uranus
• Mercury opposite Jupiter/ Moon
• Mercury retrogrades before the New Moon later in the month, moving backward through both the signs of Jyeshtha and Anuradha

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29/10/2024

Moon becomes New on Friday, Nov. 1 at 8:47am Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India named "Swati." This part of the sky is known for its love of learning, its capacity to broadcast ideas, and for its affiliation with Vayu, the Lord of the Wind.

The very best thing you might be able to do at this New Moon is define a course of study for yourself that will help you navigate change. Whatever you're drawn to learn, this is a great New Moon to form the intention to learn it.

Being the New Moon closest to the U.S. presidential election, this lunar event foreshadows confident leadership besieged by limitations, shows of force, truly weird messages, and a kind of general scrambling to make sense of things. Change is in the air.

Our collective human nervous system has an errant streak of chaos running through it at this New Moon, so if you want to be helpful to others this weekend and next week and in the aftermath of the election, take time late Thurs. night or early Fri. morning to ground. Do something like put your bare feet in Earth. Dance. Garden. Or give and get lots of hugs!

Windstorms may cause electrical outages, and may also cause systems to fail. The apple cart may be upset several times between the beginning of November and the end of January so now may be a good time to "make your home in the Unknown."

The astrology of this New Moon:
• Venus opposes Jupiter
• Mercury opposes Uranus
• Mars opposes Pluto
• And Sun/ Moon receive a square (by sign) from Mars

Photo by Winston Chen on Unsplash

15/10/2024

The Moon reaches her fullest full on Thurs., Oct. 17, at 7:26am Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Ashwini." She attains her fullest illumination this month while lighting up the ultimate liminal space in the heavens – zero degrees of sidereal Aries. New enough to be a little unaware of itself.

Healing is arriving on the scene quickly. Maybe too quickly, or perhaps the effects are too fleeting. The EMTs of the world already had their work cut out for them with the world's many wars and climate events, but this Full Moon puts the spotlight on them. The ambulance is sent. Medicine arrives in its many different forms. What medicine do you need right now? It might be granted to you at this Full Moon.

Accompanied by Mercury in Swati, the Sun is lending his full light to the airwaves at this Full Moon. The internet is abuzz. Our news feeds are lit up. Information is circulating, but it is filtered through our volatile emotions. And since the value of truth has been so grotesquely cheapened, discerning truth from lies may not be so easy.

As a result of all the new data put before us, we are having to look at where our loyalties lie, possibly redefining those boundary lines. We can work with this energy by aligning with our deepest values and finding new ways of expressing our devotion to them.

The astrology of this Full Moon:
• Venus in Anuradha will have just opposed Uranus and trined Neptune and will be square Saturn (by Sidereal sign)
• Mercury in Swati in same sign as Sun during this Moon

16/09/2024

At tomorrow's full moon (Tues. Sept. 17,) Earth will be standing between Sun and Moon, receiving the rays of Sun directly, casting a different light on Moon. At eclipses, we have the opportunity to know ourselves and our deeper emotional truth more intimately. This partial lunar eclipse lasts four hours, peaking at 10:44pm Eastern Time (beginning at 8:41pm ET, ending at 12:47pm ET).

This month, Moon peaks in her monthly cycle against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Purva Bhadrapada," a lunar sign connected with those able to draw on their spiritual energy and sacrifice aspects of themselves in the name of Love. The danger, or shadow of this lunar sign lies in delusion, giving rise to extremists, martyrs, and all those on self-assigned missions from God.

There is no doubt we are at a turning point in human history. As we move deeper into the Unknown at this eclipse, brought on by collective forces such as climate change, political and economic uncertainty, and technologies like A.I., our collective potential is glimpsed, and, our collective emotional shadow is exposed. How we respond to this moment in human history is a choice.

Focusing on what from our own emotional depth is aroused is likely the best way to receive this eclipse's blessings. Supporting others to respond to the Unknown with courage and openness is best done by simply being present and loving them rather than placing demands, manipulating, coercing, or trying to convince, and fully accepting their choices.

The astrology of this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse:
• Grand trine between Uranus, Pluto, Sun
• Jupiter square Saturn, Mercury
• Venus Pluto square (exact on Sept. 22) activating Kamala Harris' Sun and Donald Trump's Saturn/Venus conjunction
• Mars square the nodal axis

30/08/2024

The Moon diminishes to empty at 9:55pm on Mon., Sept. 2, against a backdrop of stars that the ancient Vedic Seers named "Purva Phalguni." This lunar month features the joyful momentum of creation sculpted by the stark contours and limitations of the tangible world.

Life creates through us during this lunar month, and on this New Moon day we can tend to those creations in seed and seedling form. The parameters of growth are preset without a lot of wiggle room. We may want to create a party for 100 people but the space will only hold 30. Working within the limitations set for us, we ensure the longevity of our creations.

Although the muse has already visited and we feel inspired to create, we're also sweating the details, looking at our creation with a critical eye. The enjoyment of our creation is also a bit diminished by the excessive limitations or demands. The work we now face, post conception, might involve more than we bargained for. Additionally, there's a bit of a holding pattern to this lunar month, where we're waiting for bigger things to settle before we can let ourselves get fully excited about the creative process.

We can expect some curveballs again this month around Sept. 7 – curveballs that are a twist in the plotline that was born on May 30, and developed on July 21 and Aug. 18. Possible surprise announcements or surprise moves or incendiary speech might create a little extra agitation or stress on the nerves.

For this reason I encourage you to take some time for a deep nervous system reset on Sept. 2, so you can enter the month fully resourced. The upcoming full moon on Sept. 18 is a lunar eclipse, so pack extra energy for that at this New Moon.

The astrology of this New Moon:

New Moon is in a binding opposition from retrograde Saturn.

Venus in sidereal Virgo conjunct Ketu, loosely opposite Neptune.

Mercury (who will have recently gone direct) is both gandanta (in an onerous placement at the end of a water sign or beginning of a fire sign) and approaching a square with Uranus, (exact on Sept. 7).

16/08/2024

The Moon swells to her fullest full on August 19 at 2:25pm Eastern Time. Set against the backdrop of stars that the ancient Seers of India called “Dhanishta,” this Full Moon is a call to redefine Wealth, and to discover new, more equitable ways of sharing, distributing, and circulating that wealth.

With Uranus exactly square the Sun and Moon at this Full Moon we may be being asked to do things in radically new ways. While this may be uncomfortable, ultimately Uranus wants to liberate us from all that has grown stale.

Also, Venus will be exactly opposite Saturn on this day. This transit requires some sacrifice, or compromise, or austerity, or maybe just some plain old hard work, in the creations currently on the table. If we can tolerate the dryness, tedium, and unsexy work that we need to do, Saturn will help us manifest what we envision. Saturn may demand a higher price for our creations than we expected. Figuring out how to streamline and simplify the plan, and being willing to work with fewer resources to get the plan to happen, will go a long way. Some boundaries may need to be set, some goodbyes may need to be said.

With the Sun in the vedic lunar sign of "Magha," the Ancestors want to help resource and fortify us for the days ahead. They have a lot to offer us, but our limiting beliefs close the aperture of what can get through. Those limiting beliefs include fear, self-doubt, and self-recrimination. Sometimes it's thinking, "Well things have always been done this way." Sometimes what limits us is a need for an outcome to look a certain way, rather than seeing how we actually are receiving what we asked for, in another form. Instead of thinking something has gone wrong, we can celebrate what is going right by recognizing our current selves and our circumstances as the seed forms of the bright new futures we are spinning up.

This lunation teaches us how to adapt to change, by syncing up with new rhythms.

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02/08/2024

The New Moon empties out to her blackest black at 7:13am on Sun., Aug. 4. Set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Ashlesha," this New Moon favors the practice of emotional and verbal self-restraint. As with any practice, mastery requires putting in the time, each effort a building block toward developing the ability desired. This New Moon is after Equanimity in the face of major fluctuations.

With Jupiter and Mars both in Rohini, our visions are spectacular, yet these visions can't be realized without green lights from the material world, and from our partners and loved ones. The month of August is about waiting through hold-ups, being patient and persistent, and working dilligently to recieve those green lights.

Here on the East Coast the New Moon will be rising around dawn, heralding the dawning of both sharp emotional insights in our personal lives, as well as a new level of emotional attack in public discourse. Looking inward rather than outward will help us to not be mesmerized by public displays of ill will.

In our personal lives we would be wise to examine emotional excesses of all kinds, and to practice self-restraint. (Saturn is opposite Mercury and Venus by sign in the sidereal zodiac.) This is a great time to sow seeds of willingness to look at our own contribution to any unhealthy relational patterns, and to form intentions to practice both listening and speaking non-violently.

With the New Moon taking place on the eve of Mercury stationing retrograde, turning inward rather than outward is favored during this whole lunation (until the next New Moon). Rather than initiate new things, we'll do better to re-examine existing relational communications and project plans, making any revisions necessary.

Photo by Olivia Hutcherson

19/07/2024

The Moon peaks in her fullness on Sunday, July 21 at 6:17am Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Uttara Ashadha." This spot in the heavens is endowed with "Apradhṛṣya Shakti" – the power of invincibility, sometimes translated as the power to achieve a permanent victory. With Jupiter trining the Moon, the *feeling* of invincibility is exaggerated.

Associated with the ten Vishwadevas, a collective of gods of Light, this Full Moon finds us seeking out circles of support, people who share our goals and want to help each other achieve those goals. However, even though we band together with like-minded others, often Uttara Ashadha has us acting independently, in solitary fashion. The banding together is sometimes for specific, timely purposes only, rather than producing deep friendships that will last forever.

The Pluto conjunction to this Full Moon comes with endings and a need to let go. It also gives a tone of "by any means necessary" around achieving the goals over which we come together. Be watchful of any hidden motivation to control or dominate through displays of force. Many will be feeling intense emotions which seem to justify bad actions, and a sense of righteousness about expressing rage.

It's not all heavy, though. With the Sun in trine to Neptune at this Full Moon, we get to imagine the bright, "more beautiful world our hearts know is possible" this weekend. Time for some creative visualization around a future for our world that we can be inspired by, to counterbalance the intensity of this lunation.

02/07/2024

The Moon becomes new on Fri. July 5 at 6:57pm Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Punarvasu." Associated with Aditi, the Mother of the Gods, the Creator Mother, this New Moon calls us to envision our lives based on internal emotional green lights.

The sidereal exchange of signs between Moon and Mercury makes this New Moon a powerful one for experiencing renewal as we acknowledge our emotions. One potent practice for this New Moon would be to set a timer for 10 or 15 minutes and to freewrite to this question: "What are my feelings telling me right now?"

Saturn has begun his slow retrograde slide toward November 15 when he turns direct again. Re-covering all that terrain that's been trounced through speedily from mid-March until the end of June, he's asking us to integrate all that's been recently initiated.

With Saturn's influence at this New Moon we are being called to responsible, reflective emotional clearing (i.e. not blaming or taking out our emotions on others).

Simultaneously, we can acknowledge that if Mother Earth is hurting, we will feel it.

Releasing with the help of the Earth might be the very best way to let Her know that you are paying attention. Taking the Earth's help in clearing our emotions is also one very responsible way to clear ourselves of old, stuck, dead energy. Any cleansing rituals with water would be perfect for this New Moon.

As with every New Moon, Fri. evening is a great moment to discover the Silence and Stillness that is the backdrop to all our human experiences. And from *that* place, to give substance to the Future.

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19/06/2024

The Moon peaks in her fullness on Fri. June 21, at 9:07pm Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India named "Mula." This portion of the sky has a knack for exposing the roots of any situation, for getting to the bottom of things. Taking place a day after the Summer Solstice, this Full Moon brings a great opportunity to take stock and give gratitude for all that brought you the goodness you now enjoy.

Every planet except Pluto is in direct motion at this Full Moon signaling relatively free and easy forward movement on anything you are "growing" in your life. The trick with this Full Moon is culling the plentiful options, weeding out what you decide not to follow up with, and fully getting behind whatever has taken root that you do choose to nurture.

A wise person recently said to me, "We become relevant in community." The truth of this can be felt at this Full Moon. When we dig deeply into the nature of our belonging, many of our choices become evident. The communities in which we are embedded let us know what's needed from us so we can throw away the pro's and con's lists and just take our cues from our land and our people – both human and other-than-human.

04/06/2024

The Moon diminishes down to her most Empty and New by Thurs., May 6 at 8:37am Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India named "Rohini."

With Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter all lending their energy to this lighthearted and playful New Moon, we have an excellent opportunity to form intentions for our sweetest life. This is a week to name for yourself what brings you delight, pleasure, and joy, and around this New Moon calling in more of those experiences. What you think and intend and discuss with others now is being transcribed directly into blueprints for your up-next inner experience.

No matter where we live and what our life circumstances are, protecting our sense that "Life is good" by savoring the simple pleasures of life is so important right now. The planetary weather indicates old wounds reasserting themselves, echoes of past failures ringing in our field of possibility, collective ghosts haunting our shared reality, yet many of us will be excitedly moving toward the hope we see on the horizon and will want to talk about it with other like-minded fellow travelers. We can help each other think outside the box of The Known, coming up with great new ideas that fortify that Hope, strengthening the awareness that life is indeed good.

For many of us, the most joyful moments of June come amidst loss, grief, disappointment, restrictions, difficulties, the need for healing, or broken dreams, yet there's sweet fulfillment to be had in meeting What Is with a deep love of living.

Two great mantras that go side by side this month:
"It's like this now." (Thank you Jack Kornfield for this one.)
"This is a happy moment." (Thank you Kaira Jewel Lingo for this one.)

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20/05/2024

The Moon swells to her peak on Thurs. May 23 at 9:53am Eastern Time, set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India named "Anuradha."

With Venus and Jupiter adding Joy, Beauty, and Good Fortune to this already sensually delicious Full Moon, the pleasure of being alive beams bright from this gorgeous Full Moon sky. We'll be tempted to overindulge but gosh, why not? This is a super sweet lunation that comes around only so often.

Anuradha is endowed with "radhana shakti," or the power of devotion. Keep your loved ones close. Honor them. Cherish them. The love they stir in you is more precious than anything else in the world.

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06/05/2024

The Moon strips off her coat of Light by 11:21pm Eastern Time, on Tues., May 7. Set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called "Bharani," this New Moon seeks to draw out of us our most honest expression of ourselves. Wherever we have been hiding behind an image or a reputation or a status or any other type of mask or lie, we will likely be drawn out into the open to reveal our true selves.

At the same time, this New Moon carries with it a generous dose of Earth plane enjoyment, helping us all remember why it's soooo good to be alive. Good food and our digestion of it is featured at this New Moon so maybe we'll find ourselves breaking bread and enjoying ourselves over meals together.

At this New Moon the Sun, the Moon, and Venus all transmit the light of this slightly intimidating yet rewarding portion of the cosmos (Bharani) that is associated with the deity Yama – the Lord of Death and Dharma. If you've ever experienced the death of a loved one you'll notice that things get very real around a deathbed. There's no time for 98% of the nonsense that dominates most of our lives. Instead we drop down into our hearts and look at everything through the eyes of Love.

With an exact sextile from Saturn, this New Moon may also feature the feeling of a verdict being passed down. A judgment in our favor from some authority can give us a true boost at this time. But it is also possible to receive an unfavorable judgment from an authority and in that case the best response is to see if the shoe fits and then to wear it if it does. No shame, just learn the lesson and carry on.

Ask your future self what you need to know right now. They'll be honest with you at this New Moon.

21/04/2024

The waxing Moon peaks on Tues. April 23 at 7:48pm Eastern Time. Here on the East Coast the Moon in her prime will be just peeking over the eastern horizon, ensuring a pretty spectacular moonrise that night, if we have clear skies. Set against a backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called Swati, this full moon features learning.

The lesson plan includes the balance between me and we, directness and diplomacy, impulse and strategy.

We might feel like newbies at this balancing act. The Full Moon has a kind of tenderness to it, underneath a façade of swagger. The Jupiter Uranus conjunction of this past weekend is bringing the growth spurt, and this Full Moon can deliver the emotional learning needed for the growth spurt to be successful.

We may be discovering the kind companions we are meant to be traveling with, even as our inner lonesome cowboys are gearing up to ride off into the sunset, solo. No need for lonesomeness at this Full Moon. Find the ones who let you be yourself and love you for it, and relish in their good company.

16/04/2024

We will be kinder people when we are kind to ourselves.

Here's a Substack post with some evolutionary ideas on the Jupiter Uranus conjunction later this week. (Link in bio)

Marga Laube Evolution