Aquarius Moon Mail (by Aerin Fogel)

Dear Moon Babies,
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Today is the new moon in Aquarius. Most of us go through our life experience finding some comfort in the certainty of what we know. For some, knowledge may even become a career path, special gift, or at times a source of confusion and division. Almost all of us will forget at some point (or forget every day) that what our brains can comprehend is a mere whisper of the massive universe and ecosystem we live in. We actually know almost nothing for certain!

To accept this reality, we have to be willing to let our perceptions and fixed ideas of what we know be constantly shattered. While this process may be uncomfortable, it’s also profoundly exciting and inspiring. There’s great freedom in cracking through the tight little versions of reality we create. What happens if you challenge what you thought to be true, especially from these last few weeks? New information and understanding are always coming to light if we pay attention, especially if we can remember that what we perceive is only a fraction of the greater truth.

​The struggle between truth, opinion, fact, falsehood, and partial version of reality has been a great source of division in our world, as far back as we know, but especially in recent years. We would do well to remember that not a single one of us knows the whole truth. The most awakened beings approach life with a beginner's mind, and do not hold fixed to any one perspective, except perhaps where love and kindness are concerned. But love and kindness can be found in many different perspectives. 

Science is one of the most beautiful forms of mysticism because it remains curious about the unknown, and even more curious about what seems to be known but might still need questioning. There are many different ideas around when the Aquarian Age officially begins, but I feel that we are beginning it now with these themes. While the intention of this Age may be one of unification and progression for humanity, the reality of Aquarius is that it can lead to divisive and rigid ideals that leave little space for the actual nuance and complexity of human beings, as it remains fixed in what should be rather than what is. The danger of the Aquarian Age is that we will each think we know for certain what is true and best, and hold the rest of the world to our own impossible standards. Meanwhile, we find ourselves in a world divided where nearly 8 billion versions of the truth exist, and we alienate others for what they fail to know and understand. 

I welcome the reality that I, too, actually know very little. And that many of the people reading this will know something different, or see a different perspective. I celebrate you for that. Perhaps this is what today's new moon in Aquarius can be, which is also taking place on Imbolc, near the beginning of what we're calling the Aquarian Age - a celebration of our vast, unknowable ecosystem. An ideal world where we all fit somehow, including our differences. A version of diversity that does not mean sameness, or monoculture, but which relies on our uniqueness and various perspectives. 

Moon blessings to you,
Aerin

Aerin Fogel

I began this work when I had my core pattern reading, nearly 15 years ago. The reading altered my understanding of the world, and my place in it. It opened my heart to the path I walk now. In the years that followed, and the subsequent readings I had, I found this to always be the truest, most helpful, most empowering, and most loving guidance above anything else. Soon after I began my study of astrology and found it to be a grounding and pragmatic framework that helps us place ourselves in context of our surroundings and life experience. This is what called me into practice as a life path, and into the privilege of sharing this work with others. ​

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