Happy New Moon in Aquarius! This is the time of the year when we plant new seeds regarding our genius, eccentricities, foresight, humanitarian endeavors, and our place in the collective. The new moon is exact at 2:20 am EST and 21’43 degrees.

Aquarius is an interesting sign. It’s the last of the air signs — not water despite being “the water bearer” — and it’s a fixed sign. Fixed air? Seems a bit of an oxymoron. But it’s Aquarius’s talent of taking the ideas of Gemini, socially vetting them via Libra, and synthesizing them into intelligence. That’s the fixed energy at work. Aquarius, after all, is the most cerebral of all the air signs. If you’re an Aquarius or have a strong Aquarian streak in your natal chart, you have a natural ability to understand abstract concepts and may even be a scholar of the arts and humanities. So it’s this genius that really sets Aquarius apart from the zodiac pack and it’s the new moon that invites us to get in touch with our inner Einstein.

But in contrast to all this mental stimulation are the four planets (including Chiron) in early Pisces, the sign of the subconscious, dreams, compassion, surrender, and dissolving back to spirit. Saturn, the traditional ruler of Aquarius, is in Scorpio and gives a steady rudder to the Pisces planets as they pull us beyond the veil and into the unknown. So there’s this distinct healing vibe to this new moon, especially with Pluto in Capricorn providing a sextile. This could be an auspicious time to set some new intentions for innovative ways of healing that benefit you and the greater good, blending that Aquarius and Pisces energy.

We’re also at a crossroads with lunation, the Sun and Moon making an exact square to the nodal axis in Saturn/Taurus. Squares to the nodes trigger a crisis of healing — the sort of healing that crosses all time and all dimensions to get to the root of a soul’s particular karma. The story of the Sun and Moon, two very personal planets, at odds with Scorpio/Taurus speaks a crisis of identity and belonging. Aquarius asks, who is your tribe? It’s that very particular type of identity that comes from feeling like you belong to something greater. The Scorpio/Taurus axis speaks of safety. Am I safe to be the weirdo? Can I trust my friends? Can I trust humanity?

Let this new moon allow healing to all the lifetimes you spent as an outcast, alone and abused for being different. Let it bring healing to the sense of self that was shattered upon rejection. Reaffirm your safety with this new moon and be your authentic self. Seek out others who are just like you. Get energy work. Use the Pisces planets instigate compassion and forgiveness. Gather the fragments and fold them back into your identity like waves in the sea.

New moons are new beginnings, so set your intentions for this lunation for some powerful karmic healing. You can’t fight it anymore. Mars has been in Pisces for over a week and even he has finally learned to surrender. Have you?