{"id":91512,"date":"2011-02-28T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astrologyblogger.com\/?guid=bf3062172a8ce7d5d395711f4becb103"},"modified":"2011-02-28T00:31:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T00:31:32","slug":"happiness-project-12-pisces-new-moon-be-in-the-moment-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrologyblogger.com\/?p=91512","title":{"rendered":"Happiness Project (12) Pisces New Moon: Be In The Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every month, I’m adding new intentions\/activities for my happiness project<\/a> during the new moon. Feel free to play along & set your own new monthly goals! <\/span><\/p>\n

New Moon in Pisces Occurs on March 4th, 3:46PM EST<\/b> <\/p>\n

During the few days surrounding the Pisces New Moon, you may experience heightened emotional sensitivity in general, as well as an increased need to be alone.  Let’s see why this might be a good thing.<\/p>\n

Pisces and Emotional Intelligence <\/b><\/p>\n

As a result of social conditioning, our ego (represented by Saturn) places a lot of value on “having it all together.”  This leads us to develop discipline and self-control, which are good and necessary qualities.  However, when self-control is cultivated to excess, our psyche goes out of balance: we tend to lose touch with the “right-brain” part of us that is more intuitive and free flowing.<\/p>\n

When ego’s tendency to control and discipline goes overboard, we also begin to lose compassion toward “weaker” people that may have less discipline compared to us.  At work and in relationships, this may manifest as an overly controlling and judgmental behavior toward others.  Worse still, as the ego’s lust to control goes unchecked, we gradually begin to lose touch with our feelings altogether.<\/p>\n

Each of the 4 mutable signs has to do with a development of a particular kind of intelligence: Gemini the cerebral kind; Virgo the hands-on, detail oriented kind; Sagittarius the intuitive, philosophical kind.  Pisces has to do with the development of what’s known as the emotional intelligence<\/b>.  This is the unstructured and free flowing “right brain” part of us that can access the feelings within our bodies, as well as instinctive signals from our unconscious that we call “hunches” or “gut-feelings.”<\/p>\n

Being in the Moment: Letting Go of the Excessive Need to Control<\/b><\/p>\n

During this month it may be a good idea to pay more attention to what your body and feelings are trying to tell you.  In order to do this, it’s necessary that we learn to be in the moment<\/b> rather than anywhere else, such as worrying about the future or brooding about past events.  You may be wondering “How do I do that?”  Here are some ways in which you can practice being in the moment:<\/p>\n