DAY: 25 - 29.5
PHASE ARC: 315º - 360º

Keynote: Cycle's harvest and tomorrow's possibilities.

During the Balsamic Moon phase the partially illuminated face of the Moon rapidly diminishes into a sliver, and finally vanishes into the darkness of the New Moon. This final phase signals the ascendancy of the subjective side of experience, and external activities naturally give way to introspection, integrating the harvest of experiences accumulated over the course of the closing cycle, and envisioning the possibilities of the coming cycle.
      The cycle of activity formulated in your Lunation Plan should now be drawing to conclusion. Unfinished business always remains, and the coming cycle will offer opportunities both to expand ongoing lines of activity and to redeem the shortcomings of the current cycle. Nevertheless, the Balsamic Moon phase is a time to tie-up loose ends and to essentialize and consolidate one's experiences and resources in preparation for the new cycle which lies ahead.
      Don't expect all ongoing activity to cease for the Balsamic Moon phase. It can be an active time of completion and preparation. Additionally, you will probably discover that concluding activity regarding your Lunation Plan will continue into the first few days of the next Lunation Cycle. Most importantly, the Balsamic Moon is the time to integrate the experiential content of the closing cycle, and to envision the outline of your next Lunation Plan.