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| Libra by Vivien Szaniszlo |
Relevant Sabian symbols for the Full
Moon in Libra
For the Sun at 1 Aries: A woman rises
out of the water, a seal embraces her. Blain Bovee slates the theme
of this degree as “emergence” and cites the inspiration as
“breaking through to another medium, another dimension, comes with
startling tenderness”
For the Sun's ruler, Mars in Taurus, at
24 degrees: A mounted warrior with scalp locks. Bovee slates the
theme of this degree as “inner command” backed with the
inspiration of “conquer yourself, for the superior man has no need
of external validation.”
For the Moon at 1 Libra: A butterfly
made perfect by a dart through it. Theme according to Bovee is
“precision” with the inspiration of a little virgoan precision
flows into Libra by way of character development in relating to
another.
For the Moon's ruler, Venus in Aquarius
at 24 degrees: A man turning his back on his passions and teaching
from experience. This denotes more self-control than self-denial. The
man instead of succumbing to or being controlled by his passions
turns toward channeling the energy of those passionate emotions into
energy used to spread a higher level of understanding.
I think the symbols for this Moon paint
a pretty clear picture about what is going on under this Libra Moon
all by themselves. But, still...let's a look a little more deeply
here.
A Full Moon in Libra is one of those
easily dubbed and notorious “break up” Moon's. This is because
they highlight the axis between Me (Aries) and We (Libra) putting the
Sun in the position of the individual poised against everything that
individual is in relationship with. Of course, the first thing to
point out is that the We (Libra) end of that axis doesn't just
represent romantic relationships. It represents our relationship with
absolutely everything. From the types of relationships we form with
people to our personal relationships with certain concepts like money
or spending. This shows us that there is more to a Full Moon in Libra
than just declaring a halt in a romantic relationship. However, we
may hear about some of that too. The bigger message under this Full
Moon, though, is less about breaking up with an actual person and
more about breaking up with a past history of relating choices that
have proven themselves to be a personal disservice, set us up for
heart break or bankruptcy, were more concerned with outward
appearances and overly attached to an adherence of what was believed
to be expected or traditional.
Uranus in Taurus, who is currently in
mutual reception with Venus in Aquarius, has “updating old
standards to meet modern day life” on its agenda. That, of course,
is going to bear influence on how we relate to a variety of things.
Mercury retrograde in Pisces is digging up bones in our memory banks
and shoveling up matters from our subconscious that have long been
buried but may still unwittingly threaten to influence our current
operations. As a result of the tandem Uranus/Venus energies and the
review of Mercury, many will find themselves waking up to a desire of
“wanting a new drug” so to speak. We have become more personally
aware of our own delusions and idealizations. Shown how we may
over-sacrifice ourselves or where we have allowed ourselves to be
deceived, manipulated or deluded in regard to the concepts of true or
unconditional love.
There is conflict between “the sexes”
here as Venus falls in square to Mars. These are also the co-rulers
of this Moon. So not only is there conflict between gender roles but
there is also this same conflict within us as individuals. That, of
course, blossoms outward and into all our relationships for better or
worse. We can consider this friction between men and women but on a
deeper level it is defense of the status quo levied against a desire
for equality and freedom along with an evolved sense of value that
are truly clashing here. Both internally and externally.
What we are called to do at a Full Moon
is to balance the polarities represented in a healthy way. To release
outdated personal concepts or habits that may have proven themselves
to be hinderances in obtaining a balanced inner state. To witness
what is bearing fruit in our lives, glean our lessons from what we
learned about tending those seeds and decide if we are reaping want
we intended to be reaping. You know, did we plant watermelons and end
up with corn? Or, did we plant corn and as it was growing decide we
would have rather planted watermelon instead?
Now. Lets add to all this the current
empowerment being delivered to our clashing Full Moon rulers. Mars in
Taurus waxes toward a very empowering trine with Pluto in Capricorn.
The strength of defense of the status quo is sturdy and has its heels
firmly dug in resistance to change. Venus in Aquarius is sextile
Jupiter in Sagittarius. This is energy pushing for change in an
effort to bring love, equality, abundance and freedom to all...it
wants to share love and resource...showering it evenly over the whole
world. This scares the status quo parts of us that are resistant to
change in general. Greed and shadow grows with Pluto along with
endurance and while parts of us really do want some kind of change
there are other parts that are fearful and stubborn in the face of
it. As this Mercury retrograde has unfolded, we may have began to
rethink and reconsider some things. How we may have been usurped in
the past by naive or idealistic thinking. We may have begun, in light
of our current stage of maturity, to reflect upon what we had in mind
for ourselves in so far as dreams of our own future. We may have
looked back on our personal history with more mature eyes uncovering
misunderstandings, mistruths, hidden fears and biases that have
secretly been controlling our choices. We may have faced our own
addictions, copendencies, denials and malefic escapist tendencies.
And now, as Mercury stations to turn direct allowing us to reframe
all that as we please, we turn to face a Full Moon in Libra that
shows us quite clearly how some of those malformed thought patterns
have trickled right out bearing effect upon absolutely everything we
have ever come in contact with. Without any immediate resolution to
the internal conflict of change versus status quo energies, we can
even feel kinda ineffective in our abilities to do anything in effort
to help ourselves. We may feel incapable of changing or altering
anything...stuck in a moment of helpless apathy that moans with “It's
not going to matter what I do anyway.” That is illustrated by the
Sun's conjunction to Chiron at this Moon. And, as above, so below and
as within, so without this internal angst seeps outwardly into the
collective manifesting itself in real time events. We see the clashes
of status quo and calls for equality and change on the news just
about every night. We feel helpless as individuals to do anything
about it even though so many realize that change in some manner is an
utmost necessity. If it is, in fact, a correlated thing...as within
and so without...then it makes sense that quickest route to change
the external dynamic comes by way of first quelling the conflict
within ourselves.
Our North Node resides in Cancer. In
our birthcharts, the placement of the North Node is thematic for
challenges we will face in our future within which we will be pushed
out of our comfort zones to meet their demand. By transit with this
particular nodal axis, we are called from a place of wordly goods
filled with rigid, cold, conservative, harshly disciplinary and stoic
forms and challenged to soften and flow into the uncomfortable
territory of an atmosphere that asks us to be...caring, nurturing,
soft, empathic and vulnerable. We experience situations that draw us
to that end in uncomfortable ways. Circumstance beckons to us to take
what we have learned about the concept of building a house versus
making a home. While challenging us to look less at matters of
worldly status and achievement and more toward personal matters of
safety, security and...sanity or personal emotional wellbeing. At a
time in which we are internally conflicted and that conflict is being
protrayed on a global scale by grappling for control and structure
the North Node says to us, “Want to bring happiness to the whole
world? Go home and love your family.” Ok, so that quote is actually
Mother Teresa. Yet it fully embodies the potential solutions we are
missing out on.
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| Josephine Wall |
Let's imagine, then...at this Full Moon
we turn to our metaphorical gardens to see what is blossoming and
find the fruit unsavory. We are dissatisfied with the results.
Conflicted over what we should do about it. We find what we have
grown no longer appealing. We aren't satisfied. We are ready to have
a more modern garden that incorporates...something else. Something
new. Something different. What we value has changed. And so...it's
back to the drawing board we go. Drafting plans for our future
bearing in mind the wealth found in our personal experiences and
strength of our current skillset while remaining open to challenging
those skills in a way that supports more solid and sturdy growth not
only in the garden we have but perhaps in a way that expands even
beyond those boundaries.
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| Ciro Marchetti |
We sit down with a check and balance
sheet. Start looking for where we can trim the fat, the
expense...curtail where effort and resource may have been previously
wasted. We look for where we can personally improve. We brain storm
for new solutions to old problems. We look at our past operations and
perceive what has worked and what has not. And in that, decide which
methods of operation will not likely work with our future plans while
experimenting with new and innovative ways. We may decide to break up
with our business partner because of irreconcilable differences in
regard to what direction the business is to go. We may break up with
our job because it no longer offers the growth opportunities we are
looking for. We may break up our friendships as a result of
discovering we have outgrown them. Same for romantic relationships.
Either way it will not be uncommon for loss of connection or changes
within relationships across the board to occur. If you are losing
friends and relationships know that a path is being cleared out to
make room for new and more supportive growth. However, absolutely
note how you are most prone to respond to this type of loss or
change. Is it is driven by a fear of abandonment? Does it make you
question your self-worth? As people leave your life do you feel that
you are also surrendering a part of your personal identity? Those
moments of panic actually hold valuable information. Listen to what
they are really telling you.
At the same time, relationships of any
type may stay in tact but shed older forms of identity in favor of
new ones. We may decide to take a step back and let go of grudges and
resentments that may have damaged or handicapped past relationships
and make effort to change the identity of those too. Either through
outright acts of reconciliation and forgiveness or complete dismissal
of them from our lives. So, at the promise of rebirth and spring at
the Vernal equinox, we are called first to clarify what it is we want
and modify our plans in light of the fact that what we want may have
changed since we last set our personal trajectory. To use process of
elimination in regard to weeding out the factors within our personal
relationships that we feel no longer serve us and to challenge
ourselves to essentially do better in those realms drawing from what
we've learned thus far and stretching those skills into new areas in
a more concious and deliberate manner. It's less of a “break up
with your partner Moon” and more of a “breaking up with the
deluded mentality you used to have that told you what a relationship
was in the first place” and “ditching all the self-destructive
personal habits that likely bear influence in that realm” moon. We
are making personal adjustments that will be necessary for us to make
on our way to the “new.” And, though it may sound selfish, it's
done from a position of creating an environment that is more
supportive of our personal healing. We are clearing the garden of now
unsavory fruit..making space for new seeds to be planted that we hope
to see blossom into something more reflective of our personally
evolved perspective upon Venus. And, all of it, every last bit of it
is done from a logical space that bears in mind the consequences of
the actions we are about to take upon others. Libra Moon can easily
relate to the emotions of the other and actually gives a crap about
how folks may feel in response to what they may or may not do. In
truth, these really aren't selfish minded decisions we are making
here. They are, however, decisions made on an individual level that
are in response to a healed sense of self and broader more wise view
of the future and what we want for ourselves in it. Bearing that in
mind, it really should be perceived in a way that deals with
relationships as if they were business deals. Libra Moon can relate
but it doesn't necessary respond to lopsided and unfair relationship
dynamics or take into consideration alligator tearfilled stories of
helplessness. She weighs only the facts in a strictly black and white
manner. It's either balanced or it isn't. It's either fair or it is
not. It fits or it doesn't. And, her job is to make it fair and
square regardless of what part she needs to lop off in order to make
it so. The Moon's motivation is driven to achieve a higher form of
love while the Sun aches to be recognized as an individual. Our job
is to heal the conflict within us and march forward with a
willingness toward change that could help bring about a world in
which we feel more nurtured and safe on internal levels. We are
called to realize that..no..we (as an individual) may not be able to
take action that fixes everything we may perceive wrong in the bigger
global picture. But, we can come up with a plan to fix our own little
worlds. Right here and now in our personal relationships, with
ourselves and within our own homes.
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