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Aquarius Full Moon
Thursday, August 11, 2022
6:35 pm PDT/ 9:35 pm EDT
Moon at 19.21 Aquarius, Sun at 19.21 Leo
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Aquarius Full Moon: Clearing the Air

by April Elliott Kent

This Aquarius Full Moon is connected with three heavyweights: Mars, the planet of competition, war, and aggression; Saturn, lord of restraint and boundaries; and Uranus, who craves freedom and independence. This suggests that frustrations have been building since the Leo New Moon (peaking on the volatile July 31-August 1 conjunction of Mars, Uranus, and Moon’s North Node). To keep vibrant, satisfying social connections now, you’ll have to pay alms to several frustrated planets.

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Aquarius Full Moon: Finding Solutions

by Simone Butler

Uranus in hard aspect to the Sun can be challenging, even alienating, but it can also bring brilliance and breakthroughs. And that is just what’s on offer at the Aquarius Full Moon. The Sun in Leo and Moon in Aquarius, both at 19 degrees, make a close square to unpredictable Uranus. Be prepared for some potential shocks or surprises. Plans can change on a dime. Look for your stability to come from Saturn, a more serious, responsible energy, Lasting solutions can be found if you’re patient and determined.

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Banishing Ritual for the Aquarius Full Moon

by Dana Gerhardt

Now is the time for banishing spells!  With the Sun in Leo, you might especially want to banish any worn-out deluded notions of yourself–those mental attitudes that prevent you from living out of the authentic core of your magnificent being.  Think of your magnificence as a flame, passionate, mysterious, forever changing its shape, as it dances and plays with the surrounding world. Banish whatever dilutes your radiance.

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Aquarius Full Moon Asana

by Jenn Falk

We are now in Leo’s season—a fire cycle. Be sure to welcome Leo’s confident, playful, and courageous energy into your life and body! The Full Moon is in Leo’s opposite sign, Aquarius—its partner. Together they offer the potent collaboration of air and fire.  Bring this Full Moon medicine into your Leo zones—the heart, solar plexus, spine, and circulatory system.  The body area for Aquarius is the lower legs, which suggests paying attention to how everything below your knees is feeling.

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3-Minute Moon Ritual

by Dana Gerhardt

Drawing down the moon… Imagine above you the round glowing disc of the moon, bathing you in a protective circle of light. Vibrant with energy, your space is transformed, filled with the purity of spirit. Stand and raise your arms above your head. Let your palms face each other and curve slightly toward the moon. […]

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Leo New Moon: Making a Comeback

by Simone Butler

This lunation coincides with an exact square between Mercury and Uranus (a wake-up call of its own) and it also occurs just four days before the fateful August 1 conjunction of Mars, Uranus and the karmic North Node in Taurus. Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes peeled through the August 11 Full Moon, which also engages with wild card Uranus. Between now and mid-August, avoid air travel if possible or doing anything especially risky as delays, detours and accidents can occur when Uranus is so prominent.

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Leo New Moon Offering: Meet the Sun

by Dana Gerhardt

This month’s New Moon takes place in gold-hearted Leo, whose ruler is the Sun. Astrologers typically describe Leo as extroverted, playful, and creative. Yet perhaps because Leo is placed in the 12th house of my own natal chart, I find meaning in its deeper side, experiencing it as a kind of inner “pilot light.”  It’s the spiritual light-force that powers our creativity, vitality, and faith.

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Lammas: Time to honor Self and Sun

by Dana Gerhardt

Lammas is the cross-quarter holiday most often ignored. We’re no longer an agrarian culture. Yet this “first fruits” celebration still runs in our blood, making this an ideal time to evaluate your year so far.  So under-celebrated, today we could even call this practice a “secret.” And here it is:  An August mid-year review can be as pivotal to productivity as your January new year’s resolutions.

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Leo New Moon Asana

by Jenn Falk

To launch your Leo New Moon in the best possible way, I’m offering this shape:  a playful variation of your favorite back-bend. Upward dog (or a version of cobra, seal, or sphinx), practiced with your own personal creative, positive, sunshine-soul-baring expression might be just what is needed to properly invigorate and inspire you this cycle.

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3-Minute Moon Ritual

by Dana Gerhardt

Visualize a ring of fragrant flowers surrounding you, protecting you. Know that you are safe and relaxed. Breathe deeply. Feel the power of the Sun and Moon pouring into your circle. The energy of Leo is gathering in your circle, warm and radiant.

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The Moon is in its
Disseminating Phase

in the
Sign of Taurus


Today's Lunar Aspects (Greenwich Mean Time)
(subtract: PST -8 hours, PDT -7 hours, EST -5 hours, EDT -4 hours)

  • Moon trine Sun, 10:50am  Aug 17 2022
  • Moon square Venus, 3:54pm  Aug 17 2022

Venus is currently
The Morning Star

in the sign of Leo


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Astrologers use a variety of house systems, or methods of dividing up the sky into twelve sections. I use the Porphyry house system; another popular house system is Placidus (this is the default on https://astro.com). If the chart I send you looks different from what you are used to seeing, then likely a system other than Porphyry was used. Whole signs, Equal House, Regiomantus, and Campanus are examples of other systems. If you find all of this confusing, do not worry. It is likely not critical to your report.

m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.