Feb 23rd - Mar 1st | Movement Is Emotional
✧ Lunar Weather: The Week at a Glance ✧
The week opens steady and grounded. The Moon begins in Taurus, asking you to root into the physical before making movement. Stability first. Sensation first. What are you actually building?
By Tuesday, we reach First Quarter in Gemini — and the mental field sharpens. Gemini is ruled by Mercury, and this is where the week makes a pivot. Communication and emotion begin dancing together. Conversations matter. Tone matters. Interpretation and perspective matters.
On Thursday, Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces, initiating a three-week maintenance cycle around communication, agreements, technology, contracts, and cognition. This is not a catastrophe cycle. It’s procedural. Mercury’s job is analysis and discernment. But Pisces does not operate through linear logic. It processes through impression, memory, intuition, and feeling. Mercury already struggles to articulate clearly in Pisces — and when it begins moving backward, misunderstandings are more likely if we insist on logic over emotional nuance.
This is where the Moon’s movement becomes important. Midweek, the Moon enters Cancer. Communication becomes personal. What was abstract becomes felt. What was strategic becomes tender. Emotion is no longer theoretical — it’s embodied.
Then on Saturday, Mercury retrograde conjoins Venus in Pisces. Venus is exalted here. While Mercury may feel foggy, Venus knows exactly what it loves. This conjunction merges analysis with value. Attention turns toward relational agreements, financial arrangements, and creative priorities. The question shifts from “What’s happening?” to: What do I actually care about… and why?
By the time the Moon enters Leo at the end of the week, the heart wants clarity. Not drama. Not performance. Just truth.
This is a week for clarity.
MONDAY · FEB 23
Moon in Taurus| Waxing Crescent
grounding · sensuality · stabilizing
Daily Download:
Today is about anchoring before acting. Taurus Moon energy stabilizes your nervous system so that your decisions aren’t rushed. If something feels urgent, pause. There is power in rooted timing.
Planetary Day Guidance | Moon:
Hydrate well. Eat slowly. Let your body set the pace.
TUESDAY · FEB 24
Moon in Gemini | First Quarter
decision · communication · activation
Daily Download:
First Quarter tension sharpens the mind. Conversations accelerate. Gemini, ruled by Mercury, highlights messaging, agreements, and interpretation. Notice where assumptions slip in. Say what you mean. Ask for clarification before reacting.
Planetary Day Guidance | Mars:
Take one clean, direct action — but double-check details before pressing send.
WEDNESDAY · FEB 25
Moon in Gemini → Cancer | Waxing Gibbous
processing · transition · sensitivity
Daily Download:
The day begins analytical and ends emotional. As Mercury slows toward retrograde, communication may feel slightly off-tempo. By evening, the Moon in Cancer makes everything personal. If something lands wrong, pause before responding. Feel first. Speak later.
Planetary Day Guidance | Mercury:
Review. Edit. Re-read. Don’t rush conclusions.
THURSDAY · FEB 26
Moon in Cancer | Waxing Gibbous
containment · intuition · protection
Daily Download:
Mercury stations retrograde in Pisces today, initiating a three-week review cycle. Logic softens. Emotion heightens. Under a Cancer Moon, your body becomes the compass. If words feel confusing, trust tone and sensation instead.
Planetary Day Guidance | Jupiter:
Expand through nourishment — protect your energy and tend your inner circle.
FRIDAY · FEB 27
Moon in Cancer | Waxing Gibbous
nurturing · memory · recalibration
Daily Download:
Old emotional patterns may surface as Mercury retraces its steps. This isn’t regression — it’s review. Notice what feels unresolved in relationships or agreements. Your reactions reveal what still matters.
Planetary Day Guidance | Venus:
Choose softness over defensiveness. Lead with care.
SATURDAY · FEB 28
Moon in Leo | Waxing Gibbous
heart · visibility · value clarity
Daily Download:
Mercury retrograde meets Venus in Pisces today, merging communication with value. The Moon in Leo asks for embodied honesty. What do you actually care about? Where have you been compromising your heart?
Planetary Day Guidance | Saturn:
Commit to what strengthens your confidence long-term. Align actions with values.
SUNDAY · MAR 1
Moon in Leo | Waxing Gibbous
radiance · renewal · intentional fire
Daily Download:
There are no loud skies today. No sharp aspects demanding reaction. Just a waxing Leo Moon building warmth in the chest.The first of the month carries its own current — a threshold moment. Leo rules the heart and circulation. What you circulate now sets the tone for what expands.
This is a day for conscious initiation. Not hustle. Not pressure. But devotion to what you want to grow.
Planetary Day Guidance | Sun:
Honor vitality. Do something that reminds you you’re alive.
First-of-the-Month Ritual:
Blow cinnamon through your front door.
Cinnamon has long been associated with prosperity, protection, and activation. It is a warming spice — ruled by the Sun and Mars — that stimulates circulation both physically and symbolically. When you blow it across the threshold, you are inviting movement, abundance, and opportunity into the home. The act itself awakens intention. You are not passively hoping — you are participating.
As you blow it inward, say quietly:
May warmth, clarity, and right opportunity enter here.
Then sweep it in. Let it linger.
Later, write what you are ready to release on a bay leaf.
Bay leaves have been used for centuries in purification and wish work. Associated with Apollo and solar clarity, bay carries protective and prophetic qualities. It holds structure. It holds resolve.
Write one pattern, belief, or attachment you are finished carrying. Burn it safely. Watch it curl. Fire transforms quickly. Let the body feel that completion.
Close by placing your hand over your heart. The Leo Moon reminds you:
What you feed with attention grows.
Spring Equinox Women's Healing Circle
New Moon in Aries - The Zodiacal New Year!
Together, we’ll move through a gentle arc of:
✨ Intention setting with the eclipse energies
🌀 Guided somatic grounding + breath
🌿 Sharing cacao in ritual presence
🗣️ Soulful sharing circle
🎶 Sound healing + integration rest
🕯️ Closing with lunar blessings + optional oracle pull
✧ The Body Under This Moon ✧
Ruled Areas:
Taurus — Neck, throat, thyroid
Gemini — Shoulders, arms, lungs
Cancer — Stomach, breasts, womb
Leo — Heart, circulation
Somatic Theme: Containment → Breath → Digestion → Heart Opening
The body mirrors the arc of the week. Early tension may show up in the throat or jaw — things unsaid. Midweek, shoulders and lungs carry mental overload. Once Cancer takes over, digestion becomes the messenger. By Leo, the chest wants space.
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Energy is building under this Waxing Gibbous Moon — but it doesn’t need to surge. Let it circulate.
This week, the Moon moves from throat to lungs to belly to heart. Let your body follow.
Begin at the neck.
Slow, unhurried circles. Soften the jaw. Unclench what has been bracing. Taurus asks: what have you been holding back?Open the arms wide.
Inhale into the ribs. Exhale and wrap yourself gently. Gemini reminds you that breath is the bridge between thought and feeling.Fold forward and let the belly be supported.
Rest there. Cancer teaches that containment is not restriction — it is safety.Then lift the chest without force.
A pillow or block beneath you. Sternum rising. Leo whispers: let your heart circulate again.Move slowly. Stay where sensation lingers.
The body already knows where truth lives. -
Plant Ally of the Week:
🌿 Lemon Balm — calms the nervous system while keeping clarity intactEssential Oil Ally:
🌬️ Sweet Orange — softens emotional heaviness and supports digestionStone Ally:
💎 Rose Quartz — stabilizes the heart as visibility increasesWorking With Them:
Keep it simple. Tea in the evening. One drop in a diffuser. Stone in your pocket. Let the ally support — not replace — your awareness. -
3-Card Pull:
What is keeping me in fear?
Where am I leaking emotional energy?
What strengthens my truth?
Journal Prompt:
Where am I speaking from fear instead of embodiment? -
This week asks: Are your actions aligned with your emotional truth?
Before you answer that, regulate.
You’ll Need:
• Lemon balm (tea or tincture)
• A candle, incense, anything you like to set your space with
• Paper + penBegin Here (Nervous System First):
Make a simple lemon balm tea.
Lemon balm calms without dulling clarity. It soothes the mental buzz of Mercury retrograde while keeping the heart open. Let it steep. Let yourself steep with it.
While it cools, stand or sit comfortably.
• Gently roll the neck in slow circles — not forcing range, just inviting space. The throat and jaw hold unspoken tension, especially under a Gemini-to-Cancer week.
• Soften the jaw. Let the tongue rest on the floor of the mouth. Notice how much effort you’ve been carrying there.Then breathe.
Inhale for 4.
Exhale for 6.Longer exhale signals safety to the body. Complete three slow rounds. Let the shoulders drop.
Only then move into reflection.
Ritual (5–10 minutes):
Set your space.
Write down one action you are taking this week — a commitment, a conversation, a decision.
Then write how it actually feels in your body.
Not what you think about it. What your stomach says. What your chest does. What your breath does.
If there is alignment, notice the steadiness.
If there is mismatch, do not shame yourself. Adjust. Refine. Clarify.
Blow out the candle with intention — not as a closing, but as a seal.
Carry It Forward:
Before saying yes, check your stomach.
Before sending the message, feel your jaw.
Before committing, lengthen your exhale.
Emotional integrity isn’t dramatic. It’s regulated honesty.
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I act in alignment with what feels true in my body.
The Blue Hour Under-Eye Balm
The blue hour is the moment after the sun has set but before night has fully claimed the sky. Light becomes diffuse. Edges soften. Depth perception shifts. The world grows quieter, more honest. Nothing is being forced to perform.
This is exactly what the under-eye needs.
This skin is thin, lymph-heavy, and emotionally expressive. It holds time, grief, caregiving, screen fatigue, sleeplessness, and the quiet discipline of holding back tears. It does not want correction. It does not want urgency. It wants tending.