Moon Astrology
This is the work of each year’s Full Moon in Aries: balancing the needs of self with those of community. Who are you, apart from your family, your career, and your partner? Among the cardinal compass points that orient us to our world, the point of self—the rogue element that is seen as a potential threat to the security of family, the order of society, and the fidelity of marriage—is one that is often misunderstood.
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Do you feel you have a right to take up space? To be Right, with a capital “R” (no matter another’s version/experience)? To do what you want (and not do what you don’t want)? To stand up for you? To draw a line? Do you feel how other people treat you in relationship is up to you (not them)? Do you feel like the Queen/Goddess of your life (not a servant to others)?
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Aphrodite smiles and takes a graceful turn through the circle, saying “Keeping your balance while dancing requires an awareness in the inner ear.” Then she stops and looks deeply into your eyes. “Keeping your balance with another,” she says, ” requires an awareness in the heart. You live in divided times.” She shakes her head. “It’s easy to fight. It’s harder yet more powerful to be receptive.”
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Goddess pose always feels like a sensitively strong shape to take with Libra energy. It helps us develop our strength inside of our peace. This is a pose you might want to do every day this month. Each time, sense what is happening inside of this shape.
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Imagine that you have become a Full Moon goddess, capable of balancing the earth and harmonizing its opposing forces. In particular you are tuned to the energies of Aries and Libra, the complementary energies of “me” and “we.” Aries wonders, “Who am I?” Libra wonders, “Who are you—and how can we work together?”
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Saturn turns direct now, lending some gravitas to the week. If you’re feeling a certain heaviness or sense of pressure, that’s Saturn throwing off cobwebs as it starts to inch forward after five months in backward motion. Saturn will need a few weeks to get back into full forward motion, so bear that in mind when planting seeds at this weekend’s New Moon. Leaping into something new without a carefully formulated plan is not in sync with the prevailing energies.
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Virgo season can amp up worry, anxiety, and habits of mentally analyzing things over and over in our minds. The mind is tricky. It is easy to convince our selves that someone else, or we, are not okay… and let fear have the driver seat. The moment I think someone is not okay, it activates concern, a sense of urgency in me, to help, to spin out in anxiety– which isn’t helpful to them, or to me.
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Gifting yourself with a “maiden moment” is most auspicious at the Virgo New Moon. To deeply align with the celestial forces, surrender to the naked feminine within. As Esther Harding has written, the title of Virgin Goddess did not imply physical virginity, but the quality of being “one-in-herself.” Thus the Virgin Goddess is not the feminine counterpart of a male god, or even his partner. Instead she is the Mother of the World.
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As the sign that breaks big matters down into manageable pieces, Virgo digests. In the body, Virgo is found in the action of the intestines. At this time, you might notice slight changes in your gut, new messages from your digestive system. Our bodies remember the inheritance from over a million years as hunter-gatherers, we long for the appropriate new foods at each seasonal change.
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The energy of Virgo is gathering in your circle. It is discriminating, organized, and productive. Unafraid of work, Virgo breaks down big tasks into smaller more manageable steps. She is a healer. With a quiet dignity, she brings order out of chaos. Virgo is the archetypal Maiden, grounded in earth’s power, running free with elemental forces….
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The Moon is in its
Full Phase
in the
Sign of Aries
Today's Lunar Aspects:
Venus is currently
The Evening Star
in the sign of Scorpio
