New Moon Eclipse Saturday
Mar 28, 2025 4:30 pm
Hello everyone,
This has been an interesting time recovering from a new stroke. Mostly, I'm just very tired and doing my best to maintain balance. I am asking for your support for taking care of myself in a new way so that I have the energy I need to focus on something other than resting and physical therapy.
f for two weeks I have wanted to send you a meditation from my first teacher, Ram Dass, aka Dr. Richard Albert. He was best known as a Psychology professor at Harvard that experimented with LSD in the 1960s. He then found a Guru in India who set him on a new path which reached millions of people around the world through his books and teachings. He also suffered a stroke in the 1970s that was very debilitating, but he worked himself back into spiritual teachings in a really beautiful way. This meditation is called Loving Awareness, which he says is the name of our SouI. I sought help to find a way to send it to you. It's a video but you can close your eyes.
Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIF5UaInS9g
During our Anusthan, I discovered this meditation and felt like it was appropriate for what we're doing together. I hope you enjoy it.
... NorthPoint Journal Your guide to planetary energies for March 24 to 30, 2025 by Astrologer Pam Younghans
MAJOR TRANSITIONS: The astrology of the coming week speaks of profound endings and beginnings, completions and initiations. These themes are always highlighted during eclipse season, but are given special emphasis with next Saturday's Solar Eclipse being in Aries, the first sign of the zodiac.
Underscoring the Aries motifs is the planet Neptune, which will enter the sign of the Ram next Sunday. This change of signs represents a major shift in the foundational cosmic energies that we work with on a daily basis. It will be the first time Neptune will be in Aries since its last transit of the sign, from 1861 to 1874.
While these two major events appear to support new enterprises, it is important to remember that both Mercury and Venus are retrograde right now. Even more significantly, both planets will re-enter Pisces this week and also conjoin Neptune before it exits the sign. As Mercury and Venus return to the last sign of the zodiac—after having dabbled briefly in assertive Aries energies—the universe is telling us that there is vital information and gifts we must gather from receptive, spiritual Pisces before we fully embark on any new enterprise.
SOLAR ECLIPSE: Our second eclipse of 2025 is a partial Solar Eclipse that accompanies next Saturday's New Moon. The lunation will be precise at 3:57 a.m. PDT on March 29, when the Sun and the Moon align at 09°00' Aries.
Both luminaries are tightly semisquare radical Uranus at the time of the event. These aspects challenge us to be more fully authentic, to act independently, to listen to our intuition, and to have the courage to rebel against herd mentality.
Uranus also urges us to let go of old traditions, behaviors, and attitudes that we may have held onto because they are familiar and comfortable, or because we believed that they kept us "safe." This theme of opening to the new is underscored by the Sabian symbol for the degree of the lunation, which reads: “A teacher gives new symbolic forms to traditional images: Attitude revisions at the beginning of a new cycle of experience."
Restlessness, sudden or surprising events, and nervous energy are always heightened when Uranus is activated, so be sure to use your preferred grounding techniques and tools around the time of the lunation. It can also be helpful to realize that the changes and course corrections that occur at the time of a Solar Eclipse have larger purposes than we may be aware of at the time.
NEPTUNE IN ARIES: Neptune is the planet of compassion and charity, dreams and the creative imagination, spirituality and mysticism, illusions and fantasies. As Neptune enters fiery Aries this week, we collectively experience a surge of energy in these areas of our experience.
Throughout the Neptune-in-Aries years (2025 to 2039), we will likely observe both the positive and the shadow potentials of its transit through the sign. Here is a list of those possibilities that I created for my webinar in January:
Positive Potentials
Shadow Potentials
Neptune will station retrograde at 02°11' Aries on July 4. It will revisit the last degree of Pisces from October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026.
WEBINAR NEXT WEEK: My webinar on the second quarter of 2025 airs live on Wednesday, April 2! "In the Deep: A Prelude to Transfiguration" will cover the planetary energies we'll be working with in April, May and June. For a full description, please see below or visit: https://events.humanitix.com/pam-april-may-2025
Already registered? You should have received your confirmation and the calendars in emails from order@humanitix.com. If you have any questions before the class , please contact Elsie Kerns at elsie@wellnesswithelsie.com or call 609.744.6787 (talk/text), Eastern Time Zone.
DAILY ASTROLOGY: For my daily astrological insights, including lunar aspects not covered in this Journal, please follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pamyounghans/
ASPECTS THIS WEEK: Here are my brief interpretations of this week's most important planetary aspects, day by day: Monday Sun conjunct Mercury (Rx): This conjunction is the halfway mark in Mercury's current retrograde phase, and thus represents a turning point. We may receive important information now that will help us make decisions about our next steps. Communications and research are highlighted.
Tuesday Mercury (Rx) sextile Pluto: The mind is insightful and perceptive with this aspect. We are drawn to investigate, to seek the truth, to understand deeper purposes and motivations. Wednesday Mars square Chiron: Insecurities and frustrations can trigger a deep anger or resentment. People may be especially defensive or protective today.
Venus (Rx) re-enters Pisces and conjoins Neptune: Sensitivity and compassion are heightened now. We value that which fulfills a spiritual or creative need. Romantic visions can be inspiring, but may not represent what is possible in reality. Friday No major aspects are exact today. Saturday Solar Eclipse / New Moon: The New Moon occurs at 3:57 a.m. PDT, when the Sun and Moon align at 09°00' Aries. Mercury (Rx) re-enters Pisces and conjoins Neptune: Intuition is heightened and our minds are strongly influenced by the subtle realms. Conversations could lack concrete direction and information might not be received or conveyed accurately. Sun semisquare Uranus: We could feel a strong restlessness and a sense of urgency with this aspect. It is tempting to act impulsively or out of frustration, so be cautious in making important decisions now. Sunday Neptune enters Aries: Neptune will travel through Aries from March 29 to October 22 of this year, at which time it will return to Pisces as part of its retrograde phase. Neptune will re-enter Aries for the long term on January 26, 2026. |
I would love to have a gathering to discuss the seeds we planted for our Soul. Saturday April 5 will not work, so please give me an idea that works for you.
Love to all Shanta