MOON IN... 3rd Quarter and Taurus

Phew. No, honestly. Phew...

I am soooo looking forward to the New Moon and the ending of the Mercury retrograde. Emma Mumford talks about how not to 'manifest' the negativity of the retrograde but it's so hard because the energy really affects me, and the people I work with. I find myself wearing black tourmaline and trying to bat away crazy sh*t all the time...

Anyway today marks an easing of much of this cosmic crap, as the moon enters into its 3rd Quarter, and moves into Taurus.

The 3rd Quarter moon is the moon for re-evaluating and releasing; I take this time to start working on what I want to put into my New Moon intentions. I also sometimes have a little mini-declutter of a small area of my home, or maybe my emails. Somehow it seems to just be a good time for me to do that!

When the daily moon is in Taurus, it is a time to relax and practice some self care, plodding about the house, eating and just chillaxing. It's not a particularly good time to do urgent things, but if you have to do urgent things, the Taurus energy says to take your time and it will get done, and done right!

Everyday Enchantment:
As I work full time, I myself am using my flexi-time wisely today, starting later, taking a long, slow lunch hour and finishing work early. I use the extra time without anyone else around to just do things I want to do, whatever that is! Do what you can; any slow, chilled out me-time today will bring you rewards later when you will feel more content for having taken the time. Even just 10mins of me-time away from work, kids, screens or just general sh*tness of the world around you will bring these rewards!

Crystal to help you today:
The crystal I would recommend for today is the Amethyst; it's very calming and increases your intuition. It brings together the spiritual and mundane world, and therefore helps to elevate your mundane thinking a notch which is great at the 3rd Quarter of the Moon in Taurus when you want to take it slow, evaluate your manifestation work and connect beyond the everyday thinking patterns.

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