This moon shines the whole night long. It rises in the east at sunset and sets in the west at dawn. Always. Without fail. So now you know exactly where and when to find it. At sundown, pick your favorite eastern-facing spot and wait for this moon to peek above the horizon. Like magic.

If you walk all the way around the world, you’ll wind up right where you began. But you’ll be wiser, more rounded, more experienced. Each full moon represents that kind of circling and return. Your actions since the new moon have hopefully shown you a few things. About yourself, about the world. Now the results of your efforts will reveal even more. The full moon is a moment of ripening. Your work bears fruit. So put your energy into a good finish. If you like what you see, enjoy. If you don’t like what you see, think about it. But don’t be like those crazed unconscious ones, pulled apart with the sun/moon opposition, unsteady and unwise. See, if like the moon herself, you can hold all the light. Plan a meditative sit if you can, when the full moon rises in the east after sundown. This phase is like a monthly autumn; only a few fresh starts are undertaken now. You reap your harvest, shift to a more introspective mode, plan for the next new moon leap.