Our Full Moon crests on Thursday,
August 15 at 8:30 AM EDT. It features the following Sabian Symbols:
For the Moon 23 Aqua: A big bear
sitting down, waving all its paws. Bovee advises this is about
balance and perhaps a bit about root chakra as the bear balances on
his “seat.” It could be an indication of needing balance within
the root chakra, surely. This symbol shows a trained animal. From the
wild of the forest to being conditioned to perform for entertainment
purposes. This can be an indication of a need to get our own
instincts or animalistic nature under control. However, I caution you
against doing this for show or acceptance or to accept training that
would have you forget, forgo or pretend to be something you are not
just to make others happy.
For the Sun 23 Leo: A bareback
rider: In contrast to the symbol for the Moon, this puts us
directly in touch with our visceral instincts. The bareback rider is
challenged to become almost an extension of the horse. In order to
ride safely, there is a melding of rider and vehicle to a degree that
they are almost a singular animal. There also has to be trust built
between rider and horse. The type of trust that is known but not
necessarily built through verbal communication. Surely the rider may
talk to the horse. Her tone of voice could be part of what creates an
atmosphere of trust with her animal (inner or outer). However, it is
was through physical interaction and experience with one another that
the trust was actually built. Both symbols point to an awareness and
mastery of self to a degree. Are we trained and putting on a show?
Or, are we melded with our instinctual nature and able to gently
direct it to where we would like to go?
For Uranus newly Rx in Taurus
(Modern ruler of the Moon): A bridge being built across a gorge.
You know, we talk about burning bridges all the time. What builds a
bridge?
At this Full Moon in Aquarius, we are
quite overloaded with Leo energy. That can mean that things feel
really personal. It could be hard to see past your own opinion, to
see past what it is we want or what we are motivated to do. We have
Mercury now back in Leo finishing his march out of RX shadow. He is
headed to 5 degrees Leo in this chart which will be fresh territory
for him. He is also waxing into square with Uranus in Taurus who
stationed Rx last weekend. That square can be felt as rather
unsettling. We could learn something about ourselves that points to a
need for change within our historical patterning. We notice that
we've fallen into a rut or perceive of ways in which what we say and
think is not really lining up with what we feel is truly important.
We could receive personal news or messages that makes us
uncomfortable, changes our mind about something, inspires us toward a
fresh perspective or that catalyzes us toward a decision to create
new standards of operation in our lives. It's a relevant aspect in
this chart as Uranus (in modern theory) rules the sign of Aquarius
while Uranus himself is theorized to be a “higher octave” of
Mercury. This may be personally unsettling information. But, the goal
is think higher as there is also personal wisdom that is birthed from
it. Mercury will trine Chiron in Aries on August 15 at 5:14 PM EDT.
The Moon in Aquarius is still active at that time while on her way
toward an opposition with Mars. The square from Mercury to Uranus
occurs on August 16 at 1:07 PM during a waning Moon in Pisces.
The trine from Mercury to Chiron is not
a pressured aspect. The opposition from Moon to Mars which waxes in
at about the same time is rather challenging and comes with
ambiguity. This will call us to self-observation to look at personal
behavior patterns, what it is that is motivating us and challenge us
toward experimenting with new ways to take action or gain more clear
perspective on the desires that metaphorically “drive our bus.”
The trine to Chiron helps us to accept our personal limitations and
the fact that whatever it is that needs to be done is likely going to
have to be an inside job or one we decide to do (or have no choice
but to do) on our own. The square to Mercury is the discomfort of
change and altering long standing ruts of routine. Thing about it is,
squares leave us no choice. They bring about situations that kind of
force some type of response. With Uranus in Taurus, the response we
are called to make is change that will likely call for us to exit our
comfort zones at least momentarily. In that discomfort, we may feel a
little unstable. But, in meeting the challenge from a place of
personal authenticity and aligning with a set of values that takes
into consideration the benefit for the whole and not just ourselves,
we may just discover a new way to think about things...or even
ourselves...that builds a gentle sense of self confidence and
stronger feelings of personal stability and worth. In other words, a
crazy yet simple solution to what you are dealing with can emerge
from this. But, we might have to ground out the anxiety that can come
with this type of insight. Remember, it occurs under a Pisces Moon
which is wildly imaginative but also very sensitive. Meaning the
lightning bolts that come from the Mercury/Uranus square are likely
to feel a lot like high anxiety. Deal with bringing that to ground
first before you act in response to this information.
On August 18th, the Leo
stellium begins to break apart as Mars moves into Virgo. At that time
we will be tasked with taking what we've learned about ourselves and
practice putting it into service or everyday application. The sign of
Leo will still have heavy emphasis at that time as the Sun, Mercury
and Venus will have residence.
Under our Taurus Moon, Mercury in Leo
will trine Jupiter in Sagittarius as the Moon moves toward a
conjunction with Uranus. Sure this can be loud voices. But, to me, I
hear melodic voices rising bring forth songs that call for change
within the collective that not only supports the human inhabitants
but also the health of the Earth, itself, and all her beings. Most
are ready and outwardly calling for change here.
Venus leaves Leo for Virgo on 8/21.
Then, on the 23rd, under a Moon in Taurus which has
blipped void following a trine with Pluto on the night of the 22nd,
the Sun leaves Leo and enters Virgo just in time to create our last
quarter Moon of this cycle with the Moon in the sign of Gemini. The
clash from Virgo to Gemini is fairly easy to wrangle. Gemini is
curious. It loves to communicate and ask questions. Virgo doesn't
fault Gemini for this but is more geared toward finding a way to USE
this information rather than just collect it. So, this last quarter
will challenge us to learn to employ emotional information in a
healthy way. It challenges us to think and communicate our emotions
and then asks, “Ok. What are you going to do about or with that?”
On August 24, Venus and Mars meet by
conjunction at 4 Virgo 08. This fuses and melds a desire to be of
service with an ability to be discerning in regard to what causes or
folks we offer that service to. It can also align value with
motivation in a way that we realize we want to align with our evolved
set of values but we are actually investing our personal resources
(time, energy, money) in things that are not supportive of the same.
In some ways, this makes me think of taking a minute to look at the
things you are giving time, money and energy to. In regard to money,
lets say you took the perspective of decorating yourself like a race
car. If you physically wore all the labels that came with the goods
you routinely purchased, do the values of the company you are
investing in align with your own values. If not, you can begin
creating change and being more picky about the ways in which you
invest. That is wholly supported by the trine to Uranus that waxes
from both these bodies during their conjunction. This isn't forced
change. It's offered to us by choice. But, you if take a moment to do
the self-assessment, any changes that need to be made will just seem
like common sense. Venus finds Uranus by trine on August 26. Mars
locks into trine with the same on August 28. Then, just in time for
the New Moon in Virgo on the morning of August 30, both the Sun and
the Moon find Uranus in trine late on 8/29 bringing an opportunity to
incorporate these common sense changes into our ego and emotional
system.
All that captures the essence of the
energy that follows Thursday morning's Full Moon in Aquarius. From
the Full Moon we are both challenged by and welcomed into change. We
are given opportunity to shed old habits and mentalities while also
being given opportunity to experiment with new methods of operation,
ways of thinking and develop a more wise set of standards from which
to personally operate. Then, by the time the New Moon in Virgo brings
us an opportunity for a fresh start, we are ready to begin
implementation of this change which comes more easily with Virgo
energy because it is flexible (mutable) unlike the fixed energy we
have been dealing with due the stellium in Leo.
See, the thing is about this Full Moon
is that there it is packed with personal energy. As I said, it can be
hard to see past what it is we personal want, want to do and all the
issues we are dealing with on those personal levels. But, the Moon in
Aquarius can be a quick (and lonely) reminder that even though what
we are dealing with is highly personal...it's really not all about
us. There is a whole big wide world out there and we may need to take
a step back in effort to gain a better perspective of the whole of
the situation while actually being challenged into realizing we could
be letting our ego overpower the situation or we are placing too much
emphasis on what it is we individually think we deserve. We find ways
in which we are being shortsighted or even selfish. We may realize we
are prone to attention seeking behavior but even that can tell us
that in our hearts all we are yearning for is to be recognized and
loved. There isn't anything wrong with that. It's our methods of
attempting to feed that desire that can trip us up.
Let me see if I can give you an example
of that. Let's say someone you love is in need. And, the first thing
you want to do is swoop in and help them. But, by the time you put on
your superhero cape and come to their rescue...someone else has
already provided for them. Are you able to be satisfied that what you
slated as your original goal (ensuring your friend receives the help
they need) has been met even if it you weren't the one that got to
save the day? A situation like that is a highly personal affair that
will certainly tell you a lot about yourself. And, that's the very
theme that comes about at this Moon.
Let's swing this toward love and
relationships. Lets say you love someone with every little piece of
your heart. But, being in a relationship with them has proven itself
to be toxic. In that, you did choose yourself...which is what you
should do. But, you still struggle with the undying love that you
hold for this person. You really miss them. You really want to be in
their life and have them in yours but allowing that...in the long
term...is threatening to drag you into an unhealthy place. In that,
you are holding tight to your sense of self-worth (Sun conjunct
Venus) but the result of doing so can be excruciatingly lonely. Or,
maybe this swings the opposite way. Someone has decided to move on
with their life and you are not welcome in it. But...you still hold
love for this person who has just shut you out. Maybe your love for
them is not reciprocated. What do you do with that?
In either situation, of course you
encouraged to do the healthy thing for yourself and to respect
yourself in your decisions, of course. Yet, this is where folks
always get mad at me in love and relationships. You have to let them
go. Loving someone does not give you any kind of ownership or control
over the other person. It doesn't mean that person is obligated to
filet themselves in toxicity any more than you are. It means you
might have to tear yourself away from your thoughts of being their
“everything” and realize if you truly TRULY love this
person...you will find a way to be at peace with them finding peace
and love even if it doesn't come directly from you. You may have to
love them from a distance. You may have to take a few steps back from
your own self-importance and need for validation to let them
go...with love.
I have so many personal examples of
this. I guess the best one (and least heart wrenching to share) deals
with a 12 year on again and off again relationship that I finally
called a halt to. It wasn't for a lack of love in that relationship
that it ended. This person and I just wanted two totally different
things in our futures and our basic lifestyles were not compatible.
There was no room for negotiation or accommodation in that. I knew
exactly what I wanted and was happy in my life. So, was he. One of us
could have cut ourselves short. Sacrificed our dreams or lifestyles
and suffered the subsequent personal misery of that for sake of the
love between us. But, neither one of us was willing to force the
other into doing that. We really wanted the other to be happy. Thing
is, we had to come to the realization that the others happiness
wasn't dependent on the life partner we chose. We had to learn to be
ok with letting the other go and allowing them to seek their
happiness even if it meant that happiness was found with someone
else. It's painful. To love is to grieve. That's the part of “finding
love” that folks are hesitant to accept and do not like to hear.
Yet, the same is true if you are raising children. Not all mothers,
but the highest form of mother holds unconditional love for their
child. But, we eventually have to let them go too. To begin their
lives independent from us. To begin making their own decisions and
carving their own way. We want to keep them near to us but, in truth,
sometimes we have to hold our love for them while we watch them go.
Motherhood is like that. You are both proud and heartbroken at the
same time. And, that is love. All the same. What I've found though is
a lot of people have a really hard time doing that because they can't
see past all their own “I wants.”
This has also held true within
relationships that deal with toxic family members. Problem being,
even if when you discover someone is toxic, you may still hold love
for them while distancing yourself for the benefit of your own
health.
It all reminds me of the widow who was
interviews by Humans of New York back in 2013. She says as her
husband was dying she asked him, “Moe, how am I supposed to live
without you? He told her, “take the love you have for me and spread
it around.”
This Full Moon calls us to take a step
back. Aquarius is the observer, the scientist, he defaults to logic.
He's the master of clarity and aims to be inclusive while being
concerned with matters of social welfare. When the Moon is in this
sign, sometimes folks are accused of overthinking the emotional,
being cold or even emotionally distant. But, the ability to perceive
the information that the emotional body delivers us without being
controlled by it is actually a mark of emotional wisdom. It does call
for a bit of detachment in that instead of standing shoulder deep in
the river of emotions we are connected to it only enough so that the
water merely washes over our toes instead of sweeping us away in its
current.
Plus, taking a moment to put some
distance between yourself and whatever is happening in your life
helps you to glean a more clear and logical perspective of what is
truly happening and how you can respond to the situation more
effectively. But, it is emphasis on the individual who is yearning
for validation and love from the outside world but finds themselves
feeling cast out in the cold and alone that will find this hard to
deal with. Know any sense of loneliness and isolation comes with
cause and information you can actually use to help yourself. Take the
time to kind of step outside yourself and take a long view of the big
picture without allowing yourself to devolve in terror in light of a
feeling of separation anxiety...which is wholly possible at this
juncture too.
Our guide at this Full Moon is the 10
of Coins. Pay day. The dividends from our past investments are reaped
here and a cycle of Coins is drawn to culmination. Maybe when you
cash in your chips, it's more or less than what is expected. Either
way, the games are over and we get what we get. The real fruit of
reward is in the wisdom, experience and lessons we glean from it more
so than what we have to tangibly show for it.
As advice, the card says to relish the
bounty but learn from the experience while creating space for new to
grow at the same time. Full Moon's are excellent for purging and
spiritual clearances. So, if you are not satisfied with what you have
grown on the vine, note what you've learned but start clearing
physical space to make room for something new to grow. 10's call us
to acts of closure. This can be a job that ends or begins to feel
unsatisfying or the breaking apart/ending of a relationship. Either
way, we soon come to the realization that what we are not getting
back what we invest and it's time to move on. The next two weeks
allows us to shed and mourn that which is ending. But, in that
astrological mix we are encouraged to never take our eyes off the
horizons in the future. What was...was. For better or worse. If you
keep giving and not receiving, it's time to change.
Yet at the same time, the 10 of Coins
coming forth here may bring you a wonderful boost in your tangible
wealth as well as reward/appreciation in relationships and a
satisfactory outcome. Regardless of how the suit culminates there is
something to learn and grow from. Sometimes what we actually receive
from an experience can be well hidden. We may have to take a step
back here to recognize the invisible blessing or note that even
sometimes unanswered prayers are, indeed, gifts. Either way, this
card and a Full Moon along with Mercury preparing to enter new
territory are all markers of a need for closure and endings. It's not
about what you reap. It's about what you have to give and share with
others and whether or not you are willing to do so even without
reward or accolade...or sometimes even recognition.
A Full Moon is also notorious for bring
high tides of emotion with it. Again, Aquarius says to take a step
back ...to perceive it all from a distance and to look less at “what
I want” and more toward “the needs of the many” as in truth, we
really are all connected.
“From a distance the
world looks blue and green
and the snow capped
mountains white.
From a distance the ocean
meets the stream
and the eagle takes to
flight.
From a distance there is
harmony
and it echoes through the
land
It's the voice of hope
It's the voice of peace
It's the voice of every
man.”
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