🌑 THE DEIPNON NEW MOON IN ARIES — APRIL 17, 2026 A Doorway Opens for Hekate-Aligned Witches This morning at 7:51 AM ET, the New Moon rises at 27° Aries — and it doesn't arrive alone. Six planets and Chiron converge in Aries: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune, all clustered in the sign of the Ram alongside the Wounded Healer. This is the most powerful Aries stellium since 1821! Here's what each one brings to the altar: ☀️ SUN — Illumination of your truest identity 🌑 MOON — Emotional reset and fertile new beginnings ☿ MERCURY — Courage to speak your truth without apology ♂️ MARS (domicile) — Raw, sovereign willpower — Mars is HOME in Aries 🪐 SATURN — Structure for your boldest visions, but patience required 🔱 NEPTUNE — Spiritual sight beyond the veil ⚷ CHIRON (conjunct at 26°) — Deep healing of identity wounds and the right to want what you want This isn't just a New Moon. It's an initiation. For those of us who walk with Hekate, this Deipnon arrives charged with particular meaning. The dark moon has always been her threshold — the liminal hour between what was and what comes next. In ancient Athens, the Deipnon was a night of purification, offering, and release before stepping into the new cycle. And our connection to Her is ancient, documented, real. Archaeologists have recovered a 2,300-year-old triple-headed Hekate figurine in Kelenderis. Coins bearing Enodia — Hekate's Thessalian face — date to the 5th century BCE in Pherai. Offerings were left at crossroads shrines outside homes across the Greek world on nights exactly like this one. We are not inventing a tradition. We are continuing one. When this New Moon rises, so does something else — our Skool classroom opens its doors for the first time! Let Aries' fire sharpen your intent. Let Chiron's healing guide your transformation. Let the echo of those ancient altars affirm your place in the lineage. 🔥 PROMPT: Which planetary energy in this Aries stellium feels most aligned with your current path right now?