The Purple Light: The New Moon in Aquarius (Uranus stations Direct)

Saturday, January 25, 2025

The New Moon in Aquarius (Uranus stations Direct)

The New Moon in Aquarius

(Uranus stations Direct)

Astrology By Lauren

Posted on January 25, 2025

Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work. In the chill climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing wind. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that has buried its head in the sand, waiting in vain for the needs of its poor, its elderly, and its sick to disappear and just blow away. We must dissent from a government that has left its young without jobs, education or hope. We must dissent from the poverty of vision and the absence of moral leadership. We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.~ Thurgood Marshall (1992)

Whenever the great Lord Jupiter stations, the planet of Big Vision, High Hopes and grand expectations, it is accompanied by a trine to the Sun. This brings a resurgence of confidence and hope, a rekindling of the heart, reminding us of what this journey is all about in the end: the things that matter. This year Jupiter will make its direct station on February 4th, but before it does so it makes its trine to the Sun right after the New Moon in Aquarius, on January 29th (7:36 am here on the East Coast of the United States; 4:36 am on the West Coast and 12:36 pm in Greenwich time). And how timely this all is.

Just as we are all grasping for that one glimmer of hope, that last vestige of goodness, here the New Moon arrives escorted by the grand planet of benevolent optimism. It almost seems as if it is here to remind us of what our vision for the future was, and what we need to do to revive it. Back in April Jupiter made a conjunction to Uranus (the modern ruling planet of Aquarius) at approximately 22º of Taurus, instilling the seeds for some sort of vision for the future that would allow you to reframe your life in a way that might work best for you, and make your life better.

Jupiter and Uranus would move on. Jupiter entered Gemini. They both stationed retrograde. And now both are stationing Direct. One day after the New Moon in Aquarius, Aquarius-ruler Uranus ends its retrograde and stations direct at 23º Taurus, just 1 degree from the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction last year in April. It’s as if both of these planets are reminding us of the seeds that had been planted way back when, and are now ready to germinate, sprout and grow.

During the 5 months that Uranus has been in its retrograde phase we’ve been processing and making all sorts of inner adjustments, in service to that vision for the future, or in order to bring us more in alignment with our highest ideals and aspirations. And all of those internal changes that have been taking place, all of those seeds have been incubating. And now, due to a series of surprises, challenges, twists and turns, we have all been compelled to either adjust to a whole new way of being, or to recommit to those values, to those ideals, that we would like to see promoted in the world at large, and in our own lives. This is about walking the walk, as well as talking the talk.

The Saturn/Pluto semi-square is exact on the 26th, so we should not come into this carrying any illusions. We are being shown precisely how things are. Whether or not we choose to face the truth of the challenges we are being faced with, or to escape into a world of delusion is entirely up to us. But there are forces operating here, that are much larger than any one individual. And we are all going to be choosing our place on the new playing board that is being laid out before us. And the one gift we are being given this week, is the gift of hope.

The Aquarius New Moon is a moon of stark awarenesses, of new realizations, and all of the adjustments that must occur, all the ramifications of whatever changes have already happened. Nothing remains hidden long with this New Moon in Aquarius.

New Moons set the tone for new beginnings. And the New Moon in Aquarius fills us with the intention to seek the freedom to live our lives more truly and authentically. What that will actually be will become even more evident over the months ahead. But to recognize what that is for each of us is essential, and will serve as your lodestar moving forward, and commit to that. Even if that means having to stand out and be separate. Even if that means having the courage to be a paragon of the change we wish to see in the world.

This is the day each year that we are given permission to fully appreciate that which is special and unique about each and every one of us, and to wear it as a badge of honor. The Aquarius New Moon corresponds with the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese Astrological Pantheon, we are entering the year of the Wood Snake, which begins on January 29th and culminates with the Lantern Festival at the Full Moon on February 12th. May we use the Snake Wisdom of the Lunar New Year to guide us in all of our choices.

This is an excellent and fortuitous Moon to make intentions with. If you choose to do so, make intentions or affirmations after the New Moon on January 29th (7:30 am EST; 4:30 am PST; 12:30 pm GMT) up to the Crescent Moon on February 1st. Make them clear. Make them your own, and in your own words.

Some possible intentions or affirmations for the New Moon in Aquarius might be:

Today is the first day of the rest of my life, may I live it truly and authentically.
I dare to walk my own path, following my own unique vision.
I am able to see solutions when I am willing to look at a problem from another perspective.
May I be open to new and innovative solutions that can help me remove the obstacles standing in my way.
I want all fear of being different or standing out from others be lifted from me.
I vow to uphold the noble aspiration to defend equality and promote civil rights unconditionally.
When I surround myself with others who share similar ideals, I find myself even more motivated and inspired to do good works.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers ~ That perches in the soul ~ And sings the tune without the words ~ And never stops at all ~ Emily Dickinson

Lauren