APRIL is loud and the world is in full, noisy conversation with itself: birds, rain, frogs, the insistence of green coming up through every crack. The Pink Moon is named for wild ground phlox, which blooms low and bright and in sheets this time of year. Beltane is building at the far end of the month and you can feel it coming. April is the run-up to the peak and it knows it.

April opens under Aries and on the 20th the sun crosses into Taurus. Two distinct energies share this month - use the transition point as a natural mid-month reset.

THE intentions of winter are not seedlings anymore - they're established, and they need real investment now. Fire for momentum, water for nourishment. Love magic, prosperity work, creative projects: all of them find their footing in April's forward energy. The second half of the month is already leaning toward Beltane, so, let it pull you in and absorb your self.

April's abundance is a temptation to do everything at once, but, don't let it. Pick what actually matters and give it your full attention. Overplanting in spring means a thin harvest. This applies to more than gardens.

• Apr 2nd Pink Moon (Full Moon)
• Apr 17th New Moon
• Apr 20th Sun enters Taurus