Henry Seltzer – The New Moon taking place on the late morning, afternoon or evening of April 18th, depending on location, is an active one, with plenty of outer planet emphasis, particularly the mystical presence of Neptune. The Sun and Moon, conjoined in late Aries, are in wide 
aspect to Neptune while Saturn remains in square. Mercury, located in the following sign of Taurus, is in close sextile with Neptune. Venus in Gemini adds to this emphasis, being in close square with Neptune and in mutual reception and semi-sextile with Mercury. This combination implies that at this important juncture that begins the next lunation cycle, the strictly logical process of cause-and-effect thinking that forms the greatest part of our awareness will be only one part of the story; unconscious process is being brought forward to an unusual degree of prominence as we contemplate life and love.
Besides the intense Neptunian influence upon this lunation, Saturn is also implicated, being closely aspected by Uranus and as well by the Sun and Moon. Uranus and Saturn make a sesquiquadrate to each other that gets closer over the remainder of the month and into the early days of May. The antithetical combination of Saturn and Neptune, and also of Saturn and Uranus, brings up the theme of the nuts-and-bolts reality of day-to-day life versus in some manner coming into touch with the ineffable.
Steve Rother – Such a joy, this day. This day is so special because, dear ones, this is the now moment in all dimensions. This is the beautiful part of what we will share with you today as we take you through this journey. You see, dear ones, there are things taking place on your planet now which are very exciting to you because you are starting to understand your own reality and use it positively to create everything that you wish to create from this point forward. So, you are in the now moment at the present. That is perfect because only from there you can access positive, negative, past, future and all the rest of it to really ground yourself in the moment.
Think of the most difficult person in your life. What can you love about them? Maybe you can love the fact that they have taught you to embrace greater boundaries, or learn new levels of discernment. Maybe they have inadvertently taught you to listen to yourself more kindly rather than blindly listening to others, or to trust yourself and your own feelings rather than blindly trusting others. Maybe they have caused you to reach deep inside and find new levels of patience, tolerance, and compassion – whether for them or for yourself. No matter how “awful” you feel this person is, you can find something to love there if you truly try. You can, if you choose, imagine the spark of Divine light within them, no matter how small and hidden, and acknowledge that they come from the very same source that you do.