The Virgo Full Moon on February 24, 2024 is the second full moon of the year at 5 degrees, the number five is reminding us of our power as creators, The five pointed star is after all the depiction of the Vitruvian woman/man, as well as the pentagram and pentagon (both understood to be symbols of creation, transformation and protection).

​In numerology the number 5 symbolizes transformation: it reminds us that the only constant in the universe is change, and that we are well served to release ourselves from things that bind us, restrain us and hold us back. The difference here with the Virgo new moon is that the things that are "restraining" us are likely subconscious, as such we are receiving a cosmic wave of energy to be able to see clearly and embrace the flows of change and transformation in 2024. It is worth noting there there are a couple more full moons at 5 degrees in the future, so the lesson of embracing change is ongoing through the beginning of this year. 
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As such, this lunar cycle may be feeling a bit topsy turvy, as was expected and will continue to be expected through this year. Fear not. We are learning to ride a bicycle, but still need the training wheels on. If you can get into the metaphor of what that means it means we have an entire new skillset to understand right now! So, OF COURSE, our adult ego selves are going to be feeling it. Feeling it could include resistance, unbalanced, excited for now reason, tired and overwhelmed... In all cases it's a lot of energy and a big energetic shift that we are moving through. So we would be well suited to give ourselves space and time to move through this shift. This is why I suggest in the podcast that we might begin to think of the entirety of 2024 as a "Seeding Year."

In this vein, I felt the nudge to invite everyone to participate in the upcoming Lunar Herbal Alchemy Healing Circle. This is typically a private group where I host in depth gatherings twice per lunar cycle, you can join at any time by choosing a subscription here. Also, for this Full moon, the need for healing is so important, I wanted to offer it to the community and world at large :) We will gather at 11am pacific time on Saturday February 24, 2024. Simply join my email list and I will send along the link to join us live as well as the recording.

The new moon in Aquarius brings us a healthy dose of transformational visionary expansion. While any one of those three words could be considered potent, taken together transformational visionary expansion gives us the sense of how powerful the month of February and the year 2024 can be. 


Let's begin with transformational. Transformation is one of the key words often associated with Pluto, along with death, birth, and manipulation. Let's start with that last word, since it's potentially the most "sticky."

Whoah, manipulation?! Ick, ugh, damn, poop... are some words that hold a similar vibration as manipulation for me as i write. None of these are words I like to use unless need be. But here, we remember that Pluto rules Scorpio, the sign known for helping us to see beneath the surface. Pluto and Scorpio both work in optimal ways to show us things that are unconscious, and they are likely to show us manipulations in our lives so that we can release them.

This brings us to the first of the three words: transformation. This helps us get a sense of the "why" for Pluto: the why IS transformation!! The how is death/rebirth. The "what" is manipulation or misuse of energy.. whether that be wasted, controlled or suppressed energy, Pluto loves to show us where the energetic wires are crossed when they should be open and free flowing.

Moving onto the second word visionary. Visionary is a word often associated with the sign of Aquarius, along with radical, freedom, unconventional and weird! I find it interesting to consider the earlier connotation to the word weird in juxtaposition to how we collectively often see the word today. In The past weird was associated with Wyrd, which was associated with things occult, magical and supernatural. Weird was a term of affirmation and upliftment in comparison to its connotations today (which are currently being reclaimed :):) weird 20 years ago was a bad thing for conventional .. those of us who have been weird for a while know that weird actually means unique and creative and free. Which brings us to the words, freedom, radical and unconventional... now we see the intended true meaning of weird!

Finally expansion. When the notions of transformation and visionary combined together we are invited and supported in expanding! Expanding not only our consciousness, but also ourselves and our energetic offerings to the world. I offer a meditation in the podcast to support us in this type of radical expansion. Radical because it IS new and needed for us to expand and shine more brightly than ever before in our lives. Now now now!

Join my email list to be invited to a sneak peek of the Lunar Herbal Alchemy Guild Saturday February 10 at 11am 2024.