Full Moon in Aries... and other musings

On the 20^th October, at 16:56, the Moon will be directly opposite the Sun in the sign of Aries. Aries is the sign associated with spring, the season which brings forth new ideas, projects and also high energy. Looking at the chart of this  Full Moon, the most noticeable aspect is the position of Mars. It is very close to the Sun, both in the sign of Libra.

If you refer back to the New Moon in Libra blog, you’ll remember that Mars’ energy is ‘contained’ in some way by being in Libra. If Mars is all about initiating action, Libra is about maintaining harmony; in this sense, Mars’ energy is poured into maintaining the status quo. However, Mars is also opposite the Moon and square Pluto. So let’s unpack this. Mars opposite a full moon means there is going to be some level of frustration, possibly resulting in arguments. Think of a see-saw with the Moon on one side and Libra on the other – it’s all a question of balance. However, with Pluto at 90°

to both the Moon and Mars, you could say that that frustration finds an outlet in Pluto. Is that a good thing – well… think volcano. In other words, it might be wise to keep your cool and realise that losing it to vent anger/frustration is counterproductive. Try to effect change without the drama.

The movements of two other planets seem to suggest that things which previously stood in our way of going forwards with plans will ease up. Saturn, the planet to do with responsibility and boundaries finished with its retrograde motion (when it appears to be moving backwards but actually is not) on the 11^th October, whilst Jupiter, which is all about abundance, went direct on the 18^th October. Jupiter, at 22° passes on some of its optimism to Mars, being 120° away from it (this is called a trine – a harmonious aspect) whilst Saturn, at 6° Aquarius, trines Mercury, lending some aura of common sense to the whole chart.

So whilst this Full Moon seems to be an intense one, the two giants (Jupiter and Saturn) seem to be helping to ease up that T-square. Just keep your cool.

Whilst this is a description of the energy of the Full Moon, how does this affect you? Those of you with natal Suns at 27° of Libra, Capricorn, Aries or Cancer might feel this push/pull energy. The position of some fixed stars gives us a clue regarding how to harness this energy for the best possible outcome. Spica is a blue giant star in the constellation Virgo. If you look for it in the sky, it is found in the ear of wheat which the Maiden holds[1]. Mars and Spica occupy the same portion of sky, which is quite fortunate, as Spica dons the gift of using one’s talents for the highest possible good.

 

 

Magic afoot…..

I love synchronicities. I wrote up this article on Sunday the 17^th October, and thought I’d look it over the following day. This morning, 18^th October, I got up early, and made my way to work. As soon as I started the car, a song came on the radio – Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’. Cool, I thought, I mentioned Mars in the article I prepared last night. This is how the cosmos lets you know you’re on the right track. The next song, however, sort of blew me away. The DJ, unbeknownst to him, decides to let me know that I should have mentioned Venus; that’s right… he  played a golden oldie (I’d heard it before… by Frankie Avalon) which goes by the name “Venus”. Wow moment. So here I am, paying homage to Venus in the chart of the Full Moon.

Venus in the Full Moon chart lies at 14° Sagittarius in the 9^th house of higher learning. She makes no aspects bar a quincunx (that’s a word for 150°, or inconjunct) to the eccentric Uranus. She rules Taurus and Libra, which means she has support coming from the areas of the chart where you find these signs: the 2^nd house – resources and values and the intercepted (caught between two signs) 7^th house – the area to do with relationships. Of course, ruling Libra means that she ‘owns’ the house that the Sun is occupying at the moment. Think of it has her ;renting the house’ to the Sun.

Another interesting fact about Venus in this chart is that she is ‘out of bounds’. This is a technical term which means that the planet is beyond the ecliptic plane, You might be aware that the Sun’s declination varies throughout the year from about 23° North of the ecliptic to 23° South of the ecliptic – this gives us the seasons. When a celestial body goes beyond this maximum declination of 23°27’, it is beyond the boundaries of the Earth’s ecliptic plane. In astrology, we call this ‘out-of-bounds’, and it gives the planet a ‘wild card’ aspect[2]. People with out-of-bounds planets in their personal charts can sometimes be known to lack boundaries is some aspect of their personalities, and this can present itself as pushing the limits of what is acceptable in some way. It can be both genius or dysfunctional. It is a wild card.

So Venus in this chart is out-of-bounds in Sagittarius, with a declination well beyond the 23°27’ boundary: it lies at 25°47’. Now that we know this, it adds another dimension to this Full Moon. There is wild energy afoot.

Something else to ponder – the New Moon of the 4^th December is a solar eclipse, occurring at 12° Sagittarius. Perhaps it’s a nod to that. Time will tell!

I hope you found this interesting. Thank you, Mr DJ!

 

Blessings to you all!

Cindy

PS….it seems that Venus really wanted me to have a look at her. A work colleague texted me with pictures of Venus in the night sky. You’ve got to love the way the sky communicates with you!

 

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[1] Taken from  https://astrologyking.com/spica-star/

[2] See https://www.astrologyuniversity.com/those-wild-out-of-bounds-planets/ for further information