Embodying a New Self

New Moon Taurus 5/16/26/ 4:00 pm 25 degrees 57 minutes

May 15, 2026

This New Moon in Taurus begins a new cycle of values, meaning, and embodying a new sense of self. Uranus, through Taurus over the past seven years, has been dismantling our value structure. Uranus and Venus made their last conjunction at the last degree, signaling the end of that cycle. Now we begin a new cycle of values, needs, and meaning. Uranus and Venus have us focused on new information that will help us to survive and change our perspective on reality.

The current paradigm that is ending has placed the value of things and wealth over that of human life, the life of all species, and the health of the Earth. The ending shows us what it looks like when we do not value life. We have all been conditioned by this paradigm, and it cannot support life much longer. It is up to each of us to break free of the conditioning.

Real change happens from the bottom up. It is the individuals on this planet that make up the collective. Pluto in Aquarius is about bringing the power back to the people. Each of us has to make the change within ourselves before we can witness it in the external world.

Each of us can make the changes within us. We have help. The recent stellium in Aries has brought the focus to us. Chiron conjunct Mars is prompting us to heal the wound that has kept us from our true selves, and given us the desire and the energy to do so. Pluto’s retrograde has drawn the focus inward. The New Moon in Taurus, and the sextiles are about embodying new values, a new way to survive, and finding new meaning in life besides the destruction of the planet and its inhabitants.

Evolution has been leading the collective through the various stages of consciousness. We have become aware of what it looks like when we see ourselves as separate from one another, from the rest of life on the planet, and from Earth itself. The current paradigm shift is a great awakening. We will come to realize that we are all in this together. The people, the animals, the water, and the Earth itself. This has been the meaning of the nodal axis in Virgo and Pisces.

With the New Moon, Uranus and Mercury squaring the nodal axis, we experience a back-and-forth movement between the extremes of separation and wholeness. To resolve this, we must shift our awareness from separateness to oneness and embody survival and a new set of values.

Each of us has been experiencing a metamorphosis designed to bring us back into ourselves. We may fear rejecting the values of the prevailing paradigm. It’s pretty scary to do anything without knowing the results. Chiron and Mars, conjunct in Aries, give us the curiosity and desire to explore and start something new.

Moon conjunct Sun in Taurus

As with all New Moons, they reflect the ending and beginning of a cycle. The Sun conjunct the Moon represents the way we self-actualize our inner worlds daily. The Moon, our inner sense of security and who we see ourselves as, in Taurus, refers to becoming secure with values, needs, and the meaning we find in life. Near the end of Taurus, this New Moon suggests we are beginning a new cycle of ending an attachment to the outdated value structure of the past paradigm that continues to dissolve. The New Moon suggests that we are beginning a new cycle that encourages us to value things differently. It is about relating to ourselves and others differently and surviving differently.

The Sun in Taurus refers to the self-actualization of the new values. When the Sun is in Taurus, we are self-actualizing the ability to improve how we survive. Therefore, the New Moon is an opportunity for us to begin a new cycle of inwardly and outwardly valuing life in a new way. We each start the cycle of actualizing these new values daily.

This New Moon is in the third decan of Taurus, Capricorn. Capricorn adds a layer of developing personal responsibility, dedication, and emotional resiliency to the new cycle. It is also associated wth ending the values of the past societal structure. This New Moon in Taurus, therefore, refers to beginning a new cycle of taking personal responsibility to learn how to survive in a new way. It allows us to begin a new cycle of values while ending the previous one. It leads to valuing different things and finding new meaning in the process of living.

Lunation conjunct Mercury, Uranus

The New Moon in Taurus refers to beginning a new cycle of taking personal responsibility for learning how to survive in a new way. It includes completing the cycle of aligning with the values of the passing societal structure. It leads us to value different things and find new meaning in the process of living. Ultimately, it leads to relating to ourselves and others differently.

Mercury in Taurus refers to how we gather information about the body, our needs, and how to survive well. It aligns the thought and communication processes with survival, values, needs, and meaning. When Mercury is in Taurus, our perspectives are focused on survival needs and what is valuable to each of us.

Uranus in Gemini refers to an overhaul of the way we think about the world we live in. It is a rapid shift in consciousness. It is also about a rapid shift in the way we communicate with each other. As the higher octave of Mercury, Uranus represents a download of information from the higher mind to our individual minds, resulting in an “ah-ha” moment. Over the next seven years, our perspective on reality will change. We can expect a change in the way we communicate as well.

The conjunction between finds Mercury in the middle. All of the planets are speaking in a great cacophony. As we complete our attachment to the values of the dissolving societal structure, new values emerge as our minds are focused on our personal values and the meaning of life. A shocking change in perception will follow. The new cycle of what we value, what we need, and the meaning we attribute to life will cause an abrupt change in consciousness.

Lunation, Mercury, Uranus square the nodal axis

The stellium that includes the Lunation, Mercury, and Uranus refers to a new cycle where we take responsibility for what we value. Our thoughts and communication are also focused on new values, driven by an overreliance on the values of the passing societal structure. The planets signal an end to the meaning we have found in life and the beginning of new meaning and new values, leading to a rapid acceleration of our awareness.

The nodal axis has been in Pisces and Virgo since January 2025. The nodes of the Moon represent our past and future identities. The opposition is an integration; therefore, we are integrating our past identity, which has seen itself as separate, imperfect, broken, and needing to be fixed, into our future selves, which will see itself as whole and part of a community of life on the planet.

The square to the nodes represents a skipped step. It presents as a back-and-forth between the past and future selves. To resolve this situation and land on the NN in Pisces, where we see ourselves as a whole being and part of the whole, we must take personal responsibility to complete our attachment to the values and meaning of our passing paradigm. Focusing on personal values, needs, and the meaning of life will help us to change our perspective on reality.

Lunation, Mercury, Uranus trine Pluto ®

Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is the bottom line of our collective and individual evolution. It is asking us to accelerate beyond our emotional attachments to the dissolving societal structure. The intention is to accelerate an attachment to our authentic selves. As the most recent paradigm dissolves before our eyes, the place to find refuge is in our hearts. This is where the Source connects with each of us.

The trine between Pluto retrograde and the Lunation, Mercury, Uranus conjunction is waxing. During this phase, we are integrating and harmonizing the new energies. The shift in our values from the past paradigm to aligning with personal values helps us to integrate our individuation from the external control of the dissolving societal structure. Pluto retrograde adds to this trine by accelerating the stellium. Accelerating new values helps us to individuate, embrace our authenticity, and move into our hearts.

Lunation sextile Jupiter

Jupiter has advanced to the third decan of Cancer, which is Pisces. Jupiter in Cancer expands the truth about our self-image and our sense of inner security. With the Pisces layer added, the expansion is leading us to feel whole and part of the larger community of beings on the planet.

The sextile between Jupiter and the Lunation is waning. In this aspect, the new identity has purpose and the ability to self-actualize a new social role. The expansion of our inner worlds and who we now see ourselves as is nearly complete. The transition from past identity to future identity can be easily achieved or resisted. Jupiter is in a waxing sextile with the Sun. We are slowing down to embody the expanded beliefs about ourselves. It helps us self-actualize who we are becoming.

Lunation semisquare Saturn

The Saturn in Aries refers to crystallizing a new way of being. It represents attaining a new level of emotional resiliency. It is about emotionally maturing in a way that creates a self that is responsible, determined, self-directed, curious, and present with who it is becoming.

The semisquare between the Lunation and Saturn is waxing in relation to the Moon. This is where all of our experimentation with showing up and learning emotional resilience in the process is shifting from yang to yin. A lot of tension builds up during this shift because we are pulling away from a past version of ourselves.

It is a waning semisquare in relation to the Sun. At this phase, a crisis has emerged. The shift between the past and future selves is accelerating. Two energies are present. One urges us to slow down to internalize the new self, and the other urges us to maintain social duties of the past. For a time, we will have to do both.

Mercury’s ingress into Taurus

Mercury represents our left brain, how we gather information from our environment, and how we process it. In Taurus, Mercury is gathering information about the body, how we feel in our bodies, how to survive well, and how to think about attuning to personal needs. It also refers to aligning our thoughts and the way we communicate with ourselves with how we value ourselves.

Mercury is in the 3rd decan of Taurus, Capricorn. The Capricorn decan refers to aligning our thought processes and communication to take personal responsibility for gathering information on how to survive. It is about building emotional resilience by taking in information about what is needed and fostering self-reliance in acquiring it. It also refers to communicating needs when we cannot be self-reliant.

Venus sextile Chiron-Mars conjunction

When Venus is in Gemini, we are attuned to gathering new information. In the third decan of Gemini, which is Aquarius, we are gathering this new information so that we can individuate, embody our uniqueness, and break free from the values/needs of the passing paradigm. We are paying attention to what folks are saying and the varied information out there. What is of particular interest to us is information on how we survive, meet our needs, and relate to ourselves and to others. The intention with Venus in Gemini is to attune to new needs and values that expand mental horizons. Expanding our awareness of what is needed to survive increases our ability to survive.

The Mars-Chiron conjunction refers to the beginning of a new cycle of working with the wound that prevents us from showing up as our true selves. At the same time, we are taking action to align with the desire to show up unapologetically as who we are. Both are nearing the end of a cycle, suggesting we have almost completed the goal. In the third decan of Aries, we are focused on freedom and truth.

The waxing sextile between them is supportive energy. At the waxing sextile, attunement to information on how to meet personal needs and survive better is being embodied. It requires a withdrawal from the external to allow the new energies to form within. The purpose is to align with new needs and values that fit the true selves that we are becoming.

Venus square Neptune

Venus in Gemini has us attuned to gathering new information. In the third decan of Gemini, which is Aquarius, we are gathering this new information so that we can individuate, embody our uniqueness, and break free from the values/needs of the passing paradigm. We are paying attention to what folks are saying and the varied information out there. What is of particular interest to us is information on how we survive, meet our needs, and relate to ourselves and to others. The intention with Venus in Gemini is to attune to new needs and values that expand mental horizons. Expanding our awareness of what is needed to survive increases our ability to survive.

Neptune in Aries represents the beginning of a new cycle of reality. Neptune refers to the Source of all things. While it was in Pisces, it was dissolving what we have created to create something new. In Aries, we are beginning the process. The dream we have each held has the opportunity to manifest itself while Neptune is in Aries. The old self has dissolved, and a more spiritually oriented self is emerging.

It is a “crisis in action” square between Neptune and Venus. As the lower octave of Neptune, Venus is receiving information from Neptune’s intent to spiritualize the self. The square creates a tension that urges us to make new choices that help us align with the Neptunian values of oneness. We are attuned to new information that helps us to survive, value ourselves, and break free from past values. Being open to accepting a new value system is the work of this square.

Venus trine NN

Venus refers to both how we attune to ourselves, and that is reflected in how we attune to others. In the sign of Gemini, we are attuned to gathering new information. Venus is in the third decan of Gemini, which is Aquarius. The information we are attuned to is anything that helps us individuate and embody our uniqueness and break free from the dissolving paradigm. We are paying attention to what folks are saying and the varied information out there. What is of particular interest to us is information on how we survive, meet our needs, and relate to ourselves and to others. The intention with Venus in Gemini is to attune to new needs and values that expand mental horizons. Expanding our awareness of what is needed to survive increases our ability to survive.

The NN represents the future identity that sees itself as a necessary part of the whole. We must shift our focus from the perspective of separation (SN) to one of unity. When we identify this way, we have forgiveness, compassion, acceptance, and universal love for ourselves and others. We identify with others, the Earth, and the inhabitants as if they are part of us. As a part of the whole, our importance increases.

The waxing trine between Venus and the NN refers to integrating and harmonizing the original conjunction. Venus and the NN began a new cycle of aligning our values and needs with our future selves. At the trine, we attune to new information that leads us to perceive a new way to survive.

Mars conjunct Chiron exact

At the moment of this New Moon in Taurus, Chiron and Mars are making an exact conjunction. This is significant. Mars in its own sign intensifies the desire and action to show up and explore the true self. At the last decan of Aries, Sagittarius speaks to freedom and truth.

Chiron in Aries symbolizes working with the collective wound of embracing one’s true self. This is where we are wounded. While we cannot heal our own wounds, we can help others move beyond fear by showing up as our true selves. In Aries, it is a trial-and-error energy. It is a matter of showing up instinctually and doing our best to be authentic.

The conjunction is 1 degree ahead of the New Moon in Aries, suggesting that this conjunction begins a new cycle of working with the wound and taking action to show up as our instinctive selves. These two planets come together near the end of Aries, indicating we are nearing completion with this new beginning.

Mars-Chiron square Jupiter

The Mars-Chiron conjunction marks the beginning of a new cycle of working with the wound that keeps us from showing up as our true selves. At the same time, we are taking action to align with the desire to show up unapologetically as who we are. Both are nearing the end of a cycle, suggesting we have almost completed the goal. In the third decan of Aries, we are focused on freedom and truth.

Jupiter in Cancer expands the truth about our self-image and our sense of inner security. Jupiter rules Sagittarius and at its basis points to freedom and truth. Jupiter has reached the third decan of Cancer, which is Pisces. It is the truth of our identity that leads us to freedom when we align with the oneness of all things.

It is a “crisis in consciousness” square between Mars and Jupiter. It is where we break free from the status quo’s beliefs and follow our own. Doing so allows us to show up as our true selves and eventually leads us to our personal truth and to freedom. It is a “crisis in action” square with Chiron and Jupiter. Choosing to follow to expand the truth of who we are leads us to wholeness and oneness with all things. It is how we work with the wound that has prevented us from showing up authentically.

Mars-Chiron square Pluto ®

Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is an acceleration of energies designed to break us free from emotional attachments to an external locus of control and shift us to an internal one. Pluto in Aquarius is an energy that empowers people. Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is the energy that focuses us inwardly on self-empowerment through uncovering the emotional limitations (attachments) that prevent us from being empowered as our unique selves. While Pluto is retrograde, so is the polarity point. It is accelerating the empowerment of our authentic selves.

It is a “crisis in action” square between Pluto and the Mars-Chiron conjunction. This square asks us to choose between changing our behavior from an external to an internal locus of control. As Mars approaches the exact square, increasing tension will lead us to make the change over the coming weeks.

Mars-Chiron trine SN

The Mars-Chiron conjunction marks the beginning of a new cycle of working with the wound that prevents us from showing up as our true selves, and taking action to align with the desire to show up unapologetically as who we are. Both are nearing the end of a cycle, suggesting we have almost completed the goal. In the third decan of Aries, we are focused on freedom and truth.

The SN in Virgo refers to the past identity that has seen itself through the lens of separation. When we do this, we imagine what others see and think about us. This external voice keeps us in a place of imperfection, constantly improving ourselves, or disassociating from our feelings of lack.

The disseminating trine is a strong aspect that helps us to place our developing skills into the societal structure. Acting from the place that we and the collective have avoided takes courage. In the sign of Aries, we have the courage and the desire to show up as ourselves. It allows us to make changes to the existing social structure.

Jupiter semisquare SN

During this phase, we are nearing the completion of the cycle. We are accelerating the transition from the past to the future. There are two energies present, one that wants to withdraw and internalize the new energies. There is a need to practice with the new energies; at the same time, there are responsibilities associated with past roles. Doing both for a time is the way to go. This looks like seeing ourselves from the perspective of being whole, and a part of the whole, while finishing any obligations from the past when we saw ourselves as separate and lacking.

Jupiter sesquiquadrate NN

Jupiter and the NN last made a conjunction in Taurus in June of 2023. Back then, we were beginning a new cycle of expanding the truth about survival and aligning our future selves with that truth. At the gibbous sesquiquadrate, we are preparing to place our expanded sense of self into our relationships. We haven’t yet refined how to accomplish this. It will require self-analysis and adjustment to align our personal truth or purpose with others’ reality.

Saturn conjunct Neptune

Neptune in Aries represents the beginning of a new cycle of reality. Neptune refers to the Source of all things. While it was in Pisces, it was dissolving what we have created to create something new. In Aries, we are beginning the process. The dream we have each held has the opportunity to manifest itself while Neptune is in Pisces. The old self is dissolving, and a more spiritually oriented self is emerging.

The new phase conjunction between the two allows each of us to recreate ourselves in accordance with the dream that we hold in our imaginations. It gives each of us the energy to become who we desire to be. The old paradigm had us fitting into roles and ways of being that were unnatural to us. We had to hide parts of ourselves, became depressed, and spent a lot of time dissociating from reality. Now we get to create a new reality for ourselves.

Uranus sextile Neptune

Uranus in Gemini refers to breaking free from outdated perspectives. The way we have perceived reality and communicate it is changing. Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury and the Ruler of Gemini, and is seen as the higher mind. Uranus in Gemini, therefore, represents a shift in the way we perceive reality. It is an upgrade in our ability to perceive a different reality.

Neptune in Aries represents the beginning of a new cycle of reality. Neptune refers to the Source of all things. While Neptune was in Pisces, it was dissolving what we have created to create something new. In Aries, we are beginning the process. The dream we have each held has the opportunity to manifest itself while Neptune is in Aries. The old self has dissolved, and a more spiritually oriented self is emerging.

This outer planet sextile is affecting the collective. Neptune and Uranus made their conjunction early in 1993 in the sign of Capricorn. The intention was to fracture and transcend our emotional attachment to the existing reality. Uranus is applying toward an exact waxing sextile with Neptune. At this juncture, breaking free from outdated perspectives means drawing the energy inward to embody the impulse. There is a need to withdraw from the external to focus, as we contemplate breaking free from the external perspectives.

Pluto stations retrograde

Pluto began its five-month-long retrograde motion in Aquarius. Retrogrades are an acceleration of energies designed to break us free from an external locus of control and shift us to an internal one. Pluto in Aquarius is an energy that empowers people. Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is the energy that focuses us inward on self-empowerment through uncovering the emotional limitations that prevent us from being empowered by our unique selves.

The polarity point reflects the direction of evolution. Leo is the heart. It is the seat of creativity, purpose, and love. Leo represents the authentic self, or the inner child. While Pluto is retrograde, so is the polarity point. It is accelerating the empowerment of our authentic selves.

Pluto ® trine Uranus

Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is an acceleration of energies designed to break us free from an external locus of control and shift us to an internal one. Pluto in Aquarius is an energy that empowers people. Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is the energy that focuses us inwardly on self-empowerment through uncovering the emotional limitations (attachments) that prevent us from being empowered by our unique selves. While Pluto is retrograde, so is the polarity point. It is accelerating the empowerment of our authentic selves.

Uranus in Gemini refers to a fracturing of our perceptions and the way we communicate. Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury, the Ruler of Gemini. It therefore represents a shift in the way we perceive reality. It is an upgrade in our ability to perceive a different reality.

The trine is a waxing. It is where we begin to integrate and harmonize the energies of the original conjunction. The original conjunction between Pluto and Uranus happened in the mid-sixties in the sign of Virgo. The culture began a new cycle of fracturing our attachments to the way it discerned reality concerning the hierarchy that had ruled the presiding perceptions.

The trine urges us to upgrade our perspectives on reality and to integrate our individuality. The radical shift in perspective allows us to see ourselves and reality differently. It allows us to take a step toward our individuality.

Finger of God: SN, Pluto ®, Neptune

A finger of God, or Yod formation, is a fated alignment directed toward the unconscious awareness of a destined future. It consists of two inconjuncts that converge on a vertex, and a sextile. The vertex is the stress point. The inconjuncts create a crisis that requires analysis and adjustment. The sextile is the supportive mechanism. The SN is the vertex, the destined future, and the stress point. Our past emotional worlds have seen themselves through the lens of separation and hierarchy.

The inconjunct with Pluto retrograde and the SN accelerates a crisis due to the blind spot and the retrograde associated with individuation and the past self. The two forms of ourselves, the past and the future, do not see each other. Analysis and internal adjustment are necessary.

The inconjunct between the SN and Neptune is a full-phase inconjunct. It acts like Scorpio and is about bringing our powerful selves into the social sphere. Our personal power must be integrated with others’ personal power. If we come off too strong, we will be blocked. Self-analysis is needed to determine why, and then we need to adjust our behavior.

The sextile between Pluto retrograde and Neptune is a waxing sextile. This is where the new being that we are bringing into reality is becoming embodied. The sextile represents mutually supportive energy. It is about practicing the being we want to be in the world. Pluto retrograde accelerates the process.

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