Taurus New Moon - "The Volcano of Body Wisdom Within You"

May 14

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 4:01pm EDT

“Free yourself from guilt about your body and its desires. Have you lost your passion? What will rekindle it? Be willing to tell yourself what really makes you hot-wired, what will bring out your fierceness to create. What do you need to do or become aware of to access the volcano of body wisdom within you?” - Ariel Spilsbury, The Primal Goddess

The Taurus New Moon sparks a cycle of passionate, wild creativity - the blossoming and flowering of your essence into form. The powerful momentum of multiple planets in fiery, initiatory Aries at the previous New Moon now seeks to deepen and solidify. Of all the possible new life directions, what feels most aligned with your values, core vitality and true self? What’s worth committing to and building for the long term?

The New Moon conjoins with Mercury, planet of perception, connection and communication. Mercury in Taurus asks you to get curious and listen to the deeper messages of your body. What steps can you take to experience greater pleasure, comfort and security? You may receive new insights about your values, worthiness, finances, sensuality and nourishment.

Both the Moon and Venus - ruler of Taurus and presiding goddess of this lunation - are out-of-bounds, evoking the Wild Feminine, the Primal Goddess. This New Moon calls you to expand beyond the comfort of familiar territory and into more liberated and enlivening expressions of your true self.

What does freedom feel like in your body? Have you repressed or denied your deepest desires? Can you trust your instincts to guide you?

Venus in Gemini forms a harmonious sextile (60-degree angle) with the Mars-Chiron conjunction in Aries. As a significant chapter in your healing journey comes to a close, Venus in Gemini helps you view your past through the lens of curiosity, and a more loving and compassionate perspective. Venus-Mars-Chiron supports sexual healing, and freeing yourself from any shame or judgment about your body and desire nature.

As world events speed up, as the pace of evolution accelerates, this New Moon invites you to ground into, strengthen and amplify the vitality and wisdom that live in your own body. When you’re connected to your bigger self, rooted in your body’s truth, and open to the mysterious flow of Life, YOU are the source of security, abundance and fulfillment.

“Your real wealth is in YOU, not the external stuff.” - Brook LeVan

For more insight into what this new moon means for YOU, find the house in your birth chart that contains 25° Taurus. The areas of life signified by that house are where there’s powerful energy for seeding a new beginning, and where you’re invited to:

receive and embody a new level of worthiness, havingness and self-love;
identify your bottom-line values and priorities - what’s worth investing in for the long term;
get a creative (and possibly unexpected) new perspective on your values, resources, relationships, priorities and needs;
take steps toward building a greater sense of security, nourishment and fulfillment;
let go of what you no longer need but are holding onto out of fear;
open to greater creative flow, and relaxed and pleasurable productivity.

I go into all the Virgoan details about how to work with these powerful planetary energies in my 48-minute New Moon audio transmission, available to paid subscribers on Substack. You can gain immediate access to the recording, and all future New & Full Moon recordings, by becoming a paid subscriber ($16/month or $155/year). Founding subscribers ($185/year) can also join me for a monthly livestream, and receive my Pluto in Aquarius webinar as a gift