First Quarter Moon at 29° Taurus 21’ on Sunday February 17, 2013 at 3:31 PM EST

This 1st Qtr Moon is powerfully related to a solar eclipse nine months ago on May 21, 2012 at 0°Gemini 21’. This nine month link is called the Lunar Gestation Cycle which links a complete group of four Moon phases in sequential order. This linked group is then called a Moon Family. The Moon family carries the thread of story-line along these dates. this Moon Family dates are as follows:
May 21, 2012 at 0°Gemini 21’ New Moon Solar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2013 at 29° Taurus 21’ First Quarter Moon
Nov 17, 2013 at 25° Taurus 26’ Full Moon
Aug 17, 2014 at 24° Taurus 31’ Last Quarter Moon

You may become aware of how a particular story that began in the spring of 2012 is advancing now. These topics have moved from several stories that began then to the important shift that bring s the focus into the real world of the story to the its next level of significant development.

This story-line has even a deeper history to similar topics which were seeded by a solar eclipse at the same zodiacal point all the way back to May 1993. As you can see the original seed is that of Gemini and all of the following Moon Family members are late in the sign of Taurus. The symbolism has the multilevel connotations of Gemini then the seriousness of the fixed earth sign of Taurus. Perhaps you have several siblings and you may have been out of touch for a long while then all of a sudden you have re-connected. This could be a wonderful time to plan a family reunion. As for other subjects in your life they are likely to be intense.

There may be a continuing sense of struggle which is boldly influenced by Saturn at its stationary degree of 11 Scorpio. The roots of the surrounding matters are focused on survival needs. The basic Scorpio topics of death, sex & taxes are large. With a desire to move forward with changing matters around the topics of siblings, writings, vehicles and young people you wonder how you might afford it all. Money may flow more easily around this month's full moon on Feb 25, 2013. Look into family or cultural traditions as a source of stability. Now money in and out of pocket become a major topic. You may find the funding you need for an important trip or event. The Gemini root advises that you check your thinking as you might be on the wrong track. Both the right or wrong tracks are expensive with multiple levels of money required or brought in.

Be aware that the likelihood of overdrafts, late payments & bogus charges are most frequent during moon phases that occur in the money signs of Taurus & Scorpio. Aquarius and Leo also qualify as money signs when the sun travels through those signs.

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The New Moon at 21 Capricorn is related to a solar eclipse which occurred January 15, 2010. This is the first New Moon in Capricorn since Saturn entered the sign of Scorpio. Saturn in Scorpio is under the domain rulership of Pluto and Pluto is in the sign of Capricorn which is under the domain of Saturn. This is called mutual reception. This allows for agreements in the deeper subjects of life where none has been able to be accomplished in the past. Matters pertaining to the heaviest topics in life and death are bound to be examined most closely over the next couple of years - until September 17, 2015 - to be exact. The harsh square between Mars and Saturn linger in this New Moon chart is marking this time period with new developments to old stubborn issues. The issues have a razor sharp edge with demands to take responsibility for life and death matters. From the view of Capricorn it is always the sign of the business of life, whether it is big business or the business of running a home and family or government. In this case there is support from Capricorn's ruling planet Saturn that connects to Pluto in its sign. Pluto is the lord of power over others, especially the power of their ability to obtain money. Venus and Juno cuddle up to the man with all the money who pulls the strings, again Pluto in Capricorn. This can bring those with the highest credentials to the foreground. This New Moon has a Moon Family that continues in mine months. New Moon Jan 11, 2013 at 21 Capricorn 45'. First Quarter Moon October 11, 2013 at 18 Capricorn 47' Full Moon July 12,, 2014 20 Capricorn 3' Last Quarter Moon April 12 2015 21 Capricorn 55'.

Lunar Gestation Cycle for the Moon Phase on Jan 5 2013

The Lunar Gestation Cycle for Jan 5, 2013 at 14:58 Libra at 7:58 PM EST. _______________________________________________________________________ Each Moon Phase is connected to a Solar and Lunar eclipse from the past or in the future. You may find links to your current situation to the dates in the Moon Family below to times in the past. But beyond that there are links that this Last Quarter Moon in Libra has to a Solar Eclipse from Oct 2005 and a Lunar Eclipse from April 1996. _______________________________________________________________________ This week you may find your topics are linked to relationship matters that began or where highly relevant back in October 2010. The issues or a relationship may have taken form around the time of the First Quarter Moon phase. At the Full Moon you may have entered into a commitment or an understanding about your relationship that changed the dynamic of that relationship from that point on. These relationships might be with business partners or a long term consultant. Lovers as well as your closest friend can be included under the Libra Moon sign. _______________________________________________________________________ Now at the Last Quarter Moon phase you could feel you have made a solid investment with one another and wish to move into the future with your choices. Perhaps there are areas of your relationships you wish to address or because Saturn is now in the intense sign of Scorpio you may feel these matters are too deep and you may decide to leave the relationship. Usually at a Last Quarter Moon is a time to payback a debt or get paid for past efforts. In this case it may be a legal matter or for some type of social engagement such as a wedding or party. _______________________________________________________________________ The parts of the body ruled by Libra are the kidneys, lumbar region of the body, renal system, veins. _______________________________________________________________________ You can find four related Moon phases that form a group called a "Moon Family." A Moon Family is special because each of the four related Moon phases shares a lineage with this weeks' Full Moon. This Moon Family began at a New Moon eighteen months ago. Notice all four Moon phases occur near the same zodiacal degree and are separated by a nine-month interval. A Moon family is a remarkable timing tool that links the dates of your story-lines in a pattern that develops over a two-and-a-quarter-year period and is often renewed after three years with a New Moon near the same degree as this Moon Family. I have named the nine month interval the "Lunar Gestation Cycle" and when grouped form a Moon Family. See if your current situation connects to the Moon Family found within two weeks of the following dates: _______________________________________________________________________ Moon Family for January 5, 2012 at the Last Quarter Moon _______________________________________________________________________ New Moon occurred October 7, 2010 at 14:23 Libra First Quarter Moon occurred July 8, 2011 at 15:47 Libra Full Moon occurred April 6, 2012 at 17:23 Libra Last Quarter Moon occurs January 5, 2013 _______________________________________________________________________ You might use the dates in this Moon Family to reflect or project into the future while focused on your current situation. Once you have realized your story is part of the "bigger picture" you may relate to each phase in the Moon Family personally, as it carries your story-line along a path of logical evolution. Expect related topics, either personal or public to resurface on the dates shown in the future. By following the symbolism of the four Moon phases which represent the various stages of your story, you develop greater insights to the timing and meaning of the events in your life. Even after one Moon family is completed over a period of 2.25 years, a new Moon Family emerges with a new event or new beginning at the next New Moon stage nine months following the last date of a Moon Family. _______________________________________________________________________ At the First Quarter Moon stage, nine months after a New Moon, there is a progressive and enthusiastic development of growth. The degree of the New Moon is revived with the First Quarter Moon. At this stage you may know what your want to do but are just getting started. You need to make choices and selections or apply for permits, licenses or perhaps travel tickets or the next stage in a relationship. This is a gathering stage. Think of the First Quarter Moon stage as a time to shop for the ingredients to make a hearty stew. _______________________________________________________________________ Watch your story completely bloom and come to completion at the time of a Full Moon where deadlines, full disclosures, case presentations, social events, weddings and the like are typical. _______________________________________________________________________ In another nine months you may reap the rewards for your efforts as this stage brings matters to a close by the time that this Moon Family's Last Quarter Moon occurs. This is the pay-up or get-paid Moon phase. At this time you will collect the productive pieces of this two and a quarter years to seed the future. It can be a period when you are motivated to clear out or let go of things that are no longer useful. However people or things may return to you during the last quarter phase of which you once thought were finished. You may return to places where you had once traveled or visit with people from those places. People may return to you during this phase. It may become clear that very little is gone forever, even if it's a memory that keeps it alive. _______________________________________________________________________ Dietrech Pessin presents – Timing is Revealed with Lunar Phases & Their Moon Families on Jan 26, 2013 at the NCGR Meeting at the Senior Center in Belmont, MA. For more information see NCGR Boston Chapter 2013. NCGR.org _______________________________________________________________________ What if you had a tool to predict the next important stage of a topic of your interest? What if that tool was a timetable which marked the dates of Moon phases in groups of four called a Moon Family? Moon Families are the product of a nine-month interval called the Lunar Gestation Cycle (LGC). The nine-month LGC links a group of four related Moon phases over a two & a quarter year period, and all near the same degree of its mother Solar Eclipse/New Moon. The nine-month link may ring in topics that emerged, or where promised, during an eclipse season of the past. It can also show topics which act as forerunners to up and coming eclipses. Moon Families can be the missing link you need to decipher financial cycles; sales; employment cycles or questions about your love life, and more. Moon Families can give you the cutting edge of the next big event. Dietrech will show how to evaluate each of a Moon Family’s four phases and how to predict the time of a pivotal, related story or event. _______________________________________________________________________ Moon Families were discovered in 1991 by Dietrech Pessin and are the topic of her book Lunar Shadows III, The Predictive Power of Moon Phases & Eclipses © 2010. _______________________________________________________________________ Dietrech Pessin is an author & consulting astrologer. Her Moon Phase Families have been featured in the Solar Fire astrology software since 2000 under Phase Families. Recently Dietrech returned to the UK for another successful book tour. Going back to 1998, she took her Moon Phase Families work to the NCGR in Russia where her book also enjoyed great popularity. You can hear Dietrech’s weekly astrology report broadcast live each Saturday at 9:30 AM on WZBC 90.3 FM or replay it from her website at any time at www.Lunar-Shadows.com. Along with the companion report which includes the popular Green Light Days. Dietrech’s weekly class is Wednesday at 7-9 PM in Watertown, MA. Call at 617-924-0929 for consultations, classes, and lecture engagements or email at dietrechpessin@lunar-shadows.com. Her book Lunar Shadows III, The Predictive Power of Moon Phases & Eclipses © 2010 is also available at Amazon.com also from Dietrech directly.