Thoughts Ignite: Mercury Enters Aries (Apr 13-19)
New Moon in Aries invites fresh intentions
New Moon in ♈ Aries
Moon PhaseThis week features a major planetary shift. Notable shifts include Mercury enters Aries. Mercury shifts into Aries this week, bringing fiery courage to your communications and thoughts. The New Moon in Aries seeds intentions around fiery courage.
“I plant seeds of intention with trust, knowing they will blossom in divine timing.”
Tarot Card of the Week
The Hermit
Selected for Mercury's influence this week
This Week's Message
The Hermit represents a period of introspection and self-discovery. It encourages you to seek solitude and inner guidance to find answers within yourself. This card often suggests the need for reflection and a deeper understanding of your spiritual path.
"In solitude, I discover the wisdom that illuminates my path."
How to Work With The Hermit This Week
In love readings, The Hermit suggests a period of solitude for self-reflection, which may be necessary before or within relationships. It can indicate a wise partner, the need for personal space, or taking time to understand what you truly want in love.
In career readings, The Hermit suggests working independently, research, or mentoring. It may indicate taking time away from work for reflection or pursuing wisdom-based careers. Sometimes it suggests that the answers lie in your own experience.
Explore the Symbolism
The Hermit stands on a snowy mountain peak, representing spiritual achievement and withdrawal from material concerns. His gray cloak represents invisibility from the mundane world. The lantern contains a six-pointed star (the Seal of Solomon), representing divine wisdom. His staff represents authority and the support of his inner journey.
Weekly Numerology
The Humanitarian
Completion & Service
A week of endings and humanitarian focus. The number 9 brings energy of completion, compassion, and seeing the bigger picture. Release what no longer serves.
Let go of what is ending and trust the cycle. Focus on how you can serve others and contribute to something larger.
Best For This Week
- +Finishing projects
- +Charity work
- +Forgiveness
- +Closing chapters
Watch Out For
- -Clinging to the past
- -Bitterness
- -Avoiding endings
Major Planetary Highlights
Mercury enters Aries
Significance: low
This transition from Pisces to Aries brings transformative energy.
Moon Phases
New Moon
Thursday, April 16 at 00:00
The New Moon in Aries brings energy for beginnings and intention setting
Set intentions aligned with Aries energy. Plant seeds for new beginnings.
Weekly Crystal Companions
Amethyst
Monday, Apr 13
On this Moon day with Moon in Aquarius, Amethyst enhances intuition and emotions and helps you trust your feelings.
Hold during meditation to enhance spiritual connection and receive divine guidance
Affirmation: "I welcome spiritual awakening into my life with ease and grace."
Rose Quartz
Tuesday, Apr 14
On this Mars day with Moon in Pisces, Rose Quartz enhances courage and motivation and helps you take bold action.
Hold over heart chakra to open to love and heal emotional wounds
Affirmation: "I welcome self-love into my life with ease and grace."
Clear Quartz
Wednesday, Apr 15
On this Mercury day with Moon in Pisces, Clear Quartz enhances communication and clarity and helps you speak your truth.
Hold to amplify meditation and receive clear guidance from higher realms
Affirmation: "I welcome amplification into my life with ease and grace."
Citrine
Thursday, Apr 16
On this Jupiter day with Moon in Aries, Citrine enhances abundance and growth and helps you expand your horizons.
Hold during visualization to amplify manifestation intentions
Affirmation: "I welcome manifestation into my life with ease and grace."
Carnelian
Friday, Apr 17
On this Venus day with Moon in Aries, Carnelian enhances love and harmony and helps you open your heart.
Hold during meditation to boost confidence and ignite creative fire
Affirmation: "I welcome courage into my life with ease and grace."
Green Aventurine
Saturday, Apr 18
On this Saturn day with Moon in Taurus, Green Aventurine enhances discipline and mastery and helps you build solid foundations.
Hold over heart chakra to open to love and attract opportunities
Affirmation: "I welcome luck into my life with ease and grace."
Selenite
Sunday, Apr 19
On this Sun day with Moon in Taurus, Selenite enhances vitality and self-expression and helps you shine your light.
Place around meditation space or hold to connect with higher guidance
Affirmation: "I welcome spiritual connection into my life with ease and grace."
Void of Course Moon Schedule
What is Void of Course Moon? When the Moon makes no more major aspects before entering a new sign, it is considered "void of course." During these periods, new initiatives may not turn out as expected. It is an excellent time for completion and reflection.
This Week's VOC Periods
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Embrace During VOC
- •Complete existing projects
- •Routine tasks and maintenance
- •Meditation and reflection
- •Rest and self-care
- •Reviewing and editing work
- •Cleaning and organizing
Avoid During VOC
- •Starting new projects
- •Important meetings or negotiations
- •Signing contracts
- •Making major purchases
- •First dates or job interviews
- •Launching products or websites
Major Aspects
U Unknown ☌ U Unknown
Monday, April 13
cosmic energy meets cosmic energy with intensifying energy
Expect: Flowing connection between universal forces and universal forces. How to work with this: Leverage the natural flow between these energies.
U Unknown □ U Unknown
Monday, April 13
cosmic energy meets cosmic energy with challenging energy
Expect: Dynamic tension between universal forces and universal forces. How to work with this: Use the tension as motivation for growth and adjustment. Avoid: Ignoring the need for balance between these areas.
Best Days For
love
Friday, April 17, Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19
3 favorable days for love this week.
prosperity
Thursday, April 16, Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19
3 favorable days for prosperity this week.
healing
Monday, April 13, Tuesday, April 14, Wednesday, April 15, Thursday, April 16
4 favorable days for healing this week.