On May 4th-5th, there will be a powerful, life-altering New Moon rising in the sign of Taurus.
The moon is exalted when in Taurus, meaning the moon and Taurus adore one another and the sensual affinity they share ensures they resonate deeply and harmoniously with one another. This causes lunar energy to feel intense during this period, heightening our intuition and making us more ultra sensitive than normal.
All zodiac signs will be affected by this highly charged energy, as the moon in Taurus’ constellation enhances the bull’s characteristics within us all. However, those born under the sign of Taurus will feel it more intensely than others.
Taurus is a grounded earth sign and represents the rational, responsible, financial, and material aspects of life. Those born under this sign are known to think about themselves and protect their own interests and stability before thinking about others, which isn't always a bad thing - but this is the area we are all going to learn huge and unforgettable lessons.
In some ways, Taurus’ energy can be self-seeking and self-gratifying, and Taureans can be deeply concerned with self-interest, security, luxury, comfort, materialism and ultimately survival.
This new moon will feel gentle, but it is also going to flip our lives upside down and shake them up a little—just for long enough so we recognise how we are communicating, and who and what we are prioritising. Reviewing our lives helps us find compromise and achieve balance, and as with everything moon-related, it may destabilise us for a few days, but is beneficial for our highest good and soul evolution.
The reason our lives will temporarily feel like a roller-coaster is Taurus’ energy exists in a bubble where they are known to place themselves high above others, which can be healthy in moderation, but can also cause relationships to break down or fail.
Therefore, we will be forced to take a long, hard look at how we express ourselves and how often we might sometimes ignore those who mean the most to us, particularly when they need it most.
We don’t always realise what we’ve lost until it has long gone, and we then have no choice but to face the realisation that we haven’t put enough effort into our relationships with friends and loved ones.
Fortunately, this new moon is offering us a warning before we reach the “too little, too late” stage so we can make vital changes before bonds are severed and bridges burn to the ground.
What will make this transformational stage more difficult is that Taurus is a bull, and therefore, as stubborn as they come. They are also renowned for sticking to routine—with no desire to budge.
They don’t like to alter their ways or admit that aspects of their personalities cause themselves, and others, to suffer unnecessarily, so it requires a strong, determined mindset and a firm push to achieve much needed and long overdue change.
Some of us may have had throat problems recently, as Taurus rules the throat chakra and this energy will cascade us back in time to reflect on our past so we learn from our (and other people’s) communication flaws and mistakes. The throat chakra is responsible for expression and relates to both speaking and listening, and we may realize that many of the obstacles we face today are due to not authentically communicating our deepest needs, and also that we, or others, have not been openly listening.
This new moon in Taurus is the ideal time to clear any energetic blockages we have in the throat area, and we can do this by listening to our intuition and speaking our truths so we courageously and vulnerably voice how we feel—particularly through telling people what they mean to us.
We are likely to find ourselves compelled to explain to people how we really feel about them, and how their presence or non-presence affects and influences our lives. We will be talking our truth with conviction, so be forewarned, our words won’t pour out coated in sugar.
It is important to be mindful when dealing with the throat chakra, as when it is out of balance, we may find our communication style is weak and misdirected, or the opposite, and we express ourselves far too aggressively for effective and respectful engagement. It is also likely that we won’t listen to our inner voice, or be empathetic or compassionate toward others when it is out of sync. This can cause all kinds of confusion and problems, and we may find ourselves misinterpreted or we might even passive-aggressively play mind games with silent treatment, or come across as bullying, controlling, or manipulative.
This is why it is essential to ensure that before we speak, we think, and before we think, we take time out to balance our throat chakra.
This can be done through breathing exercises, yoga, meditation, chanting mantras, humming, or even loudly belting out ballads to open and harmonise this chakra, so that blockages are cleared and our communication does not come across as offensive or patronising.
When we converse directly but in a calm and rational way, we can strengthen or sever the relationships that energise or drain us, and move onward, assured that we have spoken our innermost truths, even if we have not been heard.
Some people may not want to hear what we have to say, and that’s okay as people will only resonate with what they are willing to accept. This doesn’t mean our thoughts and feelings aren’t valid, or that we are wrong for feeling and perceiving the way we do. But, not all paths meet at the same crossroads at the same time, so sometimes we have no other choice but to walk our own way, and this could mean walking alone.
Certain relationships lift and inspire us, and feel energetically safe and loving, while others bring us down, are deflating, and leave us feeling unloved, unvalued, and unworthy. While it is important that we aren’t measuring our self-worth through other people’s opinions or actions, it is also vital to ensure we are not surrounded by people who take pleasure in watching our suffering or pain.
Overall, the moon in Taurus is an intensely emotional and transformational phase for us all—and a time when, collectively, we confront our shadow sides by effectively speaking from a place of love. It is also a phase during which we realise that when there is genuine and mutual care, we can work through any disagreement and conflict, no matter how tough things get.
It also offers the opportunity to heal our oldest and deepest emotional wounds through the eradication of misunderstandings and miscommunication, and this enables us to repair and seal bonds with those we are closest to, and to kindly let go of those who cause dysfunction and pain. Although it can be traumatic, cutting contact with those who are harmful for us to be around is a tremendous act of self-love—and one of the most compassionate, loving, and caring things we can do for ourselves.
New moons represent the closing of one cycle and the beginning of a new one as well as hope, renewal, setting intentions, manifestation, and looking at things with fresh eyes. This makes them the optimum opportunity to clear out old ways that cause us to struggle and to start over with a clear head and a new focused direction.
New moons show us how to let go of old patterns of behaviour so there is space to create new and healthier loving experiences.
These are the three main things we may feel compelled to do while the moon is in Taurus:
1. Prioritize or let go of certain relationships.
While the moon is in Taurus, we will feel the need to speak our truth to those we are closest to; however, we will only do this if we feel safe and confident to do so. Therefore, we will be having the types of conversations we may normally shy away from, and the intention behind them is to enhance our relationships with people and let them know the place of importance they hold in our lives. If we don’t feel safe, we will find the strength to silently let go of those who we know aren’t mutually respectful or that aren’t healthy for us to be around.
We will find ourselves detoxing our social media accounts and contact lists, and also re-evaluating why we have maintained certain connections long past their welcome, as this allows space to give higher priority to those that are authentic and meaningful.
Although this “burning bridges” phase sounds harsh, it is Taurus’ way of ensuring that people who hold importance receive quality time, care, and attention, rather than being caught up in dynamics with those who don’t have our best interests at heart.
Our intuition will be rocketing during these few days, and while it is an all-time high, we will begin to make sense of why we have continuously put ourselves through turmoil by repeating scenarios without fully recognizing the lessons within them. This evaluation offers the insights and healing we have been searching for and sharply nudges us to compassionately remove ourselves from environments where there are arguments, aggressiveness, manipulation, deception, or judgment.
Basically, we will want to remove anything unhealthy or debilitating from our lives and close those destructive chapters we keep drifting back to.
2. The desire to organize and manifest material possessions.
Taurus’ material links go as far back as ancient Egypt when bodies were mummified for preservation and surrounded by treasures of great material wealth. Therefore, as the moon empties itself of the radiant glow of the sun, we too can empty ourselves of any material possessions that no longer resonate with where we are in our lives—and this creates room for manifestations of new possessions to enter.
This is simply a “KonMari” process of decluttering by touching or holding each belonging to see if they still spark joy within us. This signals if the item is truly loved, cherished, and appreciated. If it makes us feel joyful, then we may keep and organize it. If we have to think about it, or if it does not bring joy, we can thank it for its service and either discard if it is no longer useful or reroute it to someone or somewhere else who might receive benefit from it.
When we let go of items that we are no longer aligned with we will instantly feel lighter, freer, and not overwhelmed by messiness and unnecessary objects—some of which likely held unhappy memories and negative vibes. We not only let go of clutter, but we also release the emotional baggage we have subconsciously held on to, as we often don’t realize the heaviness that many items carry energetically.
If there are any particular items with strong sentimental value, we can carry out a small ritual on the night of the new moon in which we wrap the items and place them in a safe place under the earth.
New Moon energy offers the perfect scene for setting intentions and manifesting, and supports us with manifesting new possessions as positive, optimistic vibrations take the place of the old.
3. Stop being so stubborn.
Those born under the body of the bull are profoundly stubborn—and during this new moon, regardless of our Zodiac sign, we will all be noticing our stubborn tendencies rising to the surface. This is the universe’s way of bringing this trait to our attention, so that we shift out of old patterns of behaviour and learn from our past mistakes.
Taurus’ energy is notorious for playing the long game; therefore, situations in which we have been struggling to work out will be surfacing right about now. Taurus’ stubborn and infuriatingly inflexible side has been hindering us and causing us to miss out on valuable opportunities, due to pride and arrogance. We lose the possibility of so many intensely soul-nourishing relationships and experiences just by being stuck in limited, outdated ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
This headstrong, obstinate way of being is tiring, so there is inner work to be done in order for us to freely move forward. This involves unlearning and deleting the old stories that have caused us to sacrifice the things we desire the most—and to replace them with new, up-to-date versions that align with how we’d prefer to behave (and mostly that means standing up to our persistent ego and refusing to allow it to dominate and control us).
When we drop our stubbornness, we may find ourselves wanting to reach out to those we have been temporarily estranged from, as the moon humbly draws us to open our hearts and communicate authentically.
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