For the Sun at 21 Aqua:
A woman disappointed and disillusioned, courageously facing a
seemingly empty life.
The Full Moon in Leo carries a deep
guttural wail. Falling at the apex of a loose but present Yod with
Pluto, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter, individual emotional energy is
being stirred in deep ancestral pits and pulled to the surface for
expression. How inappropriate such a display would seem to our
reserved and controlled Ceres and Sun in Aquarius? Quite, I'd
imagine.
Leo is a demonstrative and active sign.
It is also much more likely to succumb to or embrace primal energies
than it's cerebral buddy Aquarius. The Lion is, after all, the King
of the Jungle. However, Mars in Sagittarius has primed our Aquarius
energy. From 25 degrees, he supports and empowers both the Sun and
Moon giving this primal wail a visceral impact.
The marks of visceral and primal
energies rising to the surface along with our susceptibility to
unconsciously respond to them is marked all around the set up of this
chart. Actual manifestations of the energy could run the gamut. But,
it feels like a pulling and drawing type of deal. It's almost as if
not only are primal energies welling up and purging; but, also, our
souls are wailing. In joy? In pain? In ecstasy? In horror? In rage?
Likely. All that is possible and then some.
As this surge of energies carrying the
Moon comes forth, it brings with it an increasingly confusing time.
It may feel like one of those knocking the whole stack of dominoes
over kind of scenarios where nothing seems to go right or one screwed
up thing leads to the next and the next. It will be hard to pin down
things like “fact” and “truth.” This is represented at the
Full Moon by Mercury in waxing conjunction with Neptune.
Mercury is also steeped in his
retrograde shadow here having crossed into it on 2/2. During the 2
week period that follows this Full Moon, Mercury will turn
retrograde. Mercury stations have a tendency to add to things getting
messy. In the weather. In travel. In the brain. With technology.
Happening in the sign of Pisces doesn't help much. It adds more water
and more uncertainty to the whole of the energy we have to deal with
moving forward. Many of the main topics in your personal life (as
well as on the larger stage) right now are going to still be main
topics until after Mercury leaves his Rx shadow at the end of March.
Matters of technology, travel, communication and the weather are
going to all be a little screwy during the whole of the retrograde
but particularly punctuated during Mercury's station points on 2/16
(Rx) and 3/9 (direct station). Additionally, there are places in that
Rx where we can get some clarity (come up for air) as Mercury does
dip back into Aquarius and still has 2 more sextiles to make to
grounding and clarifying Uranus in Taurus—a highly beneficial
energy for anything Pisces.
Noting Mercury's condition fills us in
on how susceptible we are to the energies around us. This could be
the mark of contagion and kind of lets us know that our boundaries
(physical, psychic, energetic, emotional) could be challenged. Due
this, it's a good idea to be patient with the way things unfold. This
is not a great time to make and implement major decisions in your
life. Our path forward is foggy and uncertain so we don't want to
over drive our headlights. Mercury retrogrades are not infrequent
happenings. They can be an inconvenience but when you work with them
instead of against them things do go a little more easily. That
doesn't mean we will enjoy doing so. It just means to everything
there is a season. And, this is the season to slow down. And, get
quiet. The mind has a long incubation stage ahead of it before it
bursts through into Aries where fresh ideas and mindsets take flight
(4/11).
For the Moon at 21 Leo:
Chickens intoxicated.
I believe this retrograde is going to
feel like a very long strange trip. Especially since it includes
Jupiter in waxing sextile to Neptune (2/20). This is also an energy
that can refer to contagion so wash your hands and maybe don't jump
on any bandwagons. It can be employed toward crafting your dreams and
creating order out of chaos, though. It's just that we have to get
ahead of that wave and steer it in that direction which is harder to
do if you are not familiar with being tapped into it to start with.
This sextile is highly intuitive and creative. With Capricorn in the
mix, we can employ those energies toward creating solutions to real
life issues.
Adding to the primal and visceral feel
of this Moon, we cannot forget our little collection of bodies in
Aries. This Moon holds Venus newly in Aries hanging out with Chiron
and Lilith. If that's not a spicy mess looking for trouble, I don't
know what is. Lilith has so much passionate desire to own her own
existence. From Aries, her howl races across canyons. While her rage
could threaten destruction, it is birthed from a passion that runs so
deep with soul history and heritage. It's like a flame licking it's
own lips. A sultry challenge toward competition and battle.
This is definitely a surge of fresh and
ambitious feminine energies. The caution with the set up is wrapped
around matters of rage. Anger. And the ways in which we respond to
these emotions. Issues with the ability to express anger and deal
healthfully with matters of rage are rooted deeply with Chiron in
Aries. So, how a person experiences this set up will vary due their
ability to navigate fiery emotions in a healthy way. Lilith's
presence actually encourages us to distance ourselves from angry
making situations. When we do that, it increases the space between us
and the perception of threat or danger thus allowing us to then see
the whole of the situation more clearly and decide how best to
respond to it...if at all. That's not avoidance. It's just
disallowing yourself to be catalyzed into action by having certain
types of emotions manipulated such as anger or fear. Once you give
yourself space you can take the energy that rises up from anger and
rage and use it in a safe way. Run it off. Dance it off. Build a
fucking house. Just make sure you are in charge of where it goes and
how. There is a good chance that your anger is justified and being
able to tap into that passionate well of energy is your right. Lilith
says declare your right to say how it is spent.
This is the Moon to deliberately and
safely release personal energies connected to rage. It's the Moon
through which we can channel our inner beasts in ways that creates,
protects and empowers rather than destroys, wounds and harms. She is
the Moon that begs for us to let our cathartic wails be born under
her.
Guide: Queen of Swords
Here's the thing, though. Even though
wailing and dancing vigorously under this Full Moon is greatly
encouraged as well as finding active and healthy channel for things
we are raging about, Tarot advises that we also need to be smart. Our
guide for this lunation is the Queen of Swords. She's not one that
I'd automatically think of to be out participating in a wild and
furiously primal Moon dance. She's the chic in charge of setting up
all the details for this shin dig though. She's booked the facility.
She's made sure things are set up so everyone feels safe. She's made
sure all the tech is in order with all the I's having been dotted and
t'-s crossed. Because, she believes in birthing safe facilities for
social activities to occur.
This Queen doesn't say much. Her words
are few and pointed. She listens very intently. It's a skill she
developed during her time as a student. She is intelligent and well
educated. She takes the truth seriously and believes in the concepts
of justice and the sharing of ideas and teachings. She has shown her
presence in readings for me many times carrying advocacy themes. She
can represent someone speaking on your behalf and she encourages each
of us to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
The Queen of Swords also has quite a
sharp edge. She has this intuitive ability to cut through bullshit
and she will sit there and let you talk long enough to give yourself
away. She might advise you of all that she has learned about you just
through her observances or she may not. Just know taking the position
of quiet but attentive listening observer is highly encouraged by
this Queen. She is certainly no one's fool and doesn't suffer them
long either. She is clever. Dry witted. And can cut her enemies down
with a flick of her wrist. It's not like she uses those swords as
towel racks. She knows exactly how to use them. Making quick work of
doing so. She is steel.
Overall, what I see is very powerful
energy awakening in our atmosphere at this Moon. The lion may
slumber. But, the lioness is awake and watchful. This primal energy
has roots that reach beyond this life. It links to every generation
before us and every generation after. It's not suggested that we run
from these energies but embrace them as if they were part of
us...because they are. Then we intelligently and precisely employ
them toward our goals. Inhaling the fire. Exhaling results. Steering
the dragon.
Know there will be wild untamed beasts
among us responding unconsciously to this energy. Keep your visceral
and instinctual radar tuned in and alert. It is also possible that
there may be various dramatizations vying for our attention and
attempts made to manipulate us by tripping our fears, anger or
anxiety. In either situation, unflappability is called for. Let them
see the fire in your belly only when it flickers behind the ice in
your eyes. Tarot says to use this passionate fire intelligently. Stay
calm, sharp and precise when dealing with lesser controlled beasts.
Bear in mind, this Moon is just one step of a long unfolding story.
There are many twists and turns in the plot along the way. Listen and
observe more than you speak. Let folks talk and note what is being
said. We'll likely meet people we've known for years for the very
first time. Avoid falling prey to attempts to get you “whipped up”
in something. It would be easy to do.
Instead, remember what it is you are
trying to do in the long term. Keep practicing behind the scenes with
your techniques and ideas for the future as we navigate this Mercury
Rx. Open spaces for the exchange and collaboration of ideas and seek
out truth and fact in your dealings. If you are able to speak up or
advocate for folks, do so in a matter of fact and pointed kind of
way. Seek ways to employ mediation and negotiation over and above
more animalistic forms of dispute resolution. Stay cool and
unflappable. Keep group discussions on topic. Be wary of the concept
of timing. Then, buckle your seat belt for this long strange trip and
enjoy the show. One thing I will caution against is denying the need
for personal outlet for these very primal energies. Just as there is
a primal beast within this Moon in Leo, there is one inside of you.
She wants to dance, too.
Happenings on the
horizon:
Feb 8: Mercury trine with the
nodes on 2/8 at 7:18 PM at 7 Cancer/Pisces 45 (1st pass of
3)
Feb 10: Venus conjunct Chiron in
Aries at 3:05 AM at 2 Aries 56
Feb 13: Venus square nodal axis:
7:10 PM at 7 Aries/Cancer 13
Feb 16: Mars enters Capricorn at
6:33 AM EST
Mercury stations RX at 7:56 PM at 12
Pisces 53
Feb 18: Sun enters Pisces
Feb 20: Jupiter sextile Neptune
10:55 AM 17 cap/pisces 46
Jupiter: The Union Jack Flies from a
new British warship
Neptune: A gigantic tent
Feb 21: Mars in Cap trine Uranus
in Taurus 4:10 AM 3 Tau/Cap 22
Feb 22: Sun in Pisces sextile
Uranus in Taurus 9:13 AM at 3 Tau/Pisces 25
Feb 23: New Moon in Pisces at
10:32 AM at 4 Pisces 29: Guide: 8 of Swords
Sabian Symbol: A church bazaar
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