It’s Full Moon time again. Time to do our ritual dance under the glorious moonlit night sky.
Of course, astrologically Full Moons are Sun/Moon oppositions – a high-water time on our lunar calendar, where the world of feelings☽ becomes heightened, in diametric contrast, or contradiction to our conscious will☉.
The monthly polarisation between these two most personal astrological ‘lights’, usually highlights certain rising challenges which must be observed in our lives, specifically flavoured by the prevailing themes symbolised by the current sun/moon sign polarity.
With the Sun shimmering proudly in its domicile Leo against the emotionally aloof Aquarius Moon, we may get to see the following dichotomy of themes playing out very visibly in our world:
Leo
Aquarius
Me
We
I rule (autocracy)
people power (social democracy)
my decision (I know what’s best)
let’s put it to the vote (diversity)
check out my achievements
it’s a team effort, dude
Artist
Scientist
Lover
Friend
Master of the universe
Free Agent
These prevailing themes must be either dealt with in a direct, head-to-head fashion, or become mediated, somehow be integrated into our conscious/unconscious behavioural balance. Therefore it becomes a test to our level of maturity on how well we can consciously respond to our instinctive side. Something in our behaviour has to give in order for a personal evolution to occur.
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With Uranus in Aries sextile the Moon and trine the Sun, the usual stress of the opposition is eased and supported by innovatively exciting ways to achieve our desired balance. Much insight is coming through to inspire us to take action that, though provocative and new, will help to break us out of old patterns.
The Moon’s quincunx to the Mercury/Jupiter conjunction in Virgo (creating a yod with Uranus) is highly significant, ushering forth many surprising new analytical skills and insights from the subconscious which will facilitate breakthroughs and awakenings, both in science and spirituality. This will tend to benefit the individual more than the collective, manifesting as a personal determination to cut away from establishment, exterior organisation and order and focusing more on one’s own wit, power and authority to make decisions for oneself.
Since Mercury/Jupiter also opposes that shamanic teacher, healer and guide Chiron, we are also becoming introduced to the alternative dimensions of spirit and the sensitive, psychic realms. These are being brought through to us via relationships which awaken our rational minds to that of the imagination and fantasy.
So the the usual contrast that forces us to see and balance our more expressive, confident, proud Leo side, against our idealistic, egalitarian Aquarian side becomes enriched and inspired. Bearing in mind of course, that the T-square currently formed by Venus/Neptune/Nodes to Saturn, which does create difficulties as we seek to express ourselves intimately with others, yet feel restricted or blocked, psychologically cut off or wanting to withdraw. This is a theme that carries into Eclipse season next month, and what this Full Moon is telling us is that we need to take the gifts of innovation and inspiration to make personal change in order to transcend the grief that the 3D structured world is trying desperately to impose.
It is in many ways laying the final grounding for a revolutionary approach to self-management, relationships and government.
As in every opposition, the tendency will most probably be to espouse, or relate to one side (Leo/Aquarius) more than the other. Whilst we may hold sympathy for the other side, often projecting those themes onto someone in our exterior world, we must remain observant that these are both elements within us that now must be brought into balance and become integrated.
If we do not make an effort to bring these themes into symmetry within our world, to help improve our situation, then we may come to a challenging impasse during this time.
So how will it affect your world?
Personally:
The struggle to find a true, authentic sense of independence and self-sufficiency will cause you to look deep inside for answers now. This can become an extraordinary opportunity for self-examination through which you may come to realise that what you have found deep in your heart somehow inspires you to reach out and bring great hope and leadership for great change in peoples’ lives.
If your imagination does become activated by this full moon, it is in raw, boundless, and abstract ways invoking a burning ambition to lead – an inner strength, whose futuristic visions come to cavalcade out of your wildest dreams and into your waking reality.
The challenge is whether you can you rise out of your self-centred childishness, and act in brave yet humble, effortless, understated ways, It is this mature flair for inventive, forward-thinking that attracts others to your way.
In relationships:
Whilst it’s important to acknowledge any limitations between yourself and others, on this full moon it is equally as important to know and appreciate your many endowments together. This is a time to be open yet firm when blending your shared ideals in ways which show compassionate and kindness to all. Yes, it is important to exhibit creative and innovative forms of expression, but equally important to allow others to move around in your creations.
Love relationships may take on a more aloof, detached manner in this, and where there is no compromise or space there may be deals to just break it off – a kind of impasse in which any rigidity of egos can no longer be tolerated.
Where there is some cohesion, some element of trust, there is enormous opportunity to work intuitively together to enhance and improve every situation, both for yourself and others. The main benefits of being able to adapt to the growing pressures and changes of our times is that we help one another to evolve tremendously in the way that we relate. By taking a progressive step away from any ostentatious or arrogant behaviour and treating each other kindly, as peers – equals in every way.
Socio-politically:
The struggle between Autocracy vs Democracy
On a greater level, we reach a high-water mark in our politics, seeing a striking contrast through the social division that is fast gripping the globe between two extreme types of rulership. Autocracy literally means ruling in one’s own authoritative way, as opposed to democracy, where decisions are formed using a group consultative/electoral process.
However, let’s be utterly real here. Even in the most advanced democracies, where freedom for all is centred around the principles of capitalism, the general situation seems like it’s edging closer and closer to producing a rigged outcome every time, favouring only the elite – those who rule by force, privilege, power and prestige. Is this ultimately how public rulership was meant to be? Is Leo, by its very nature going to always triumph over the masses in an autocratic way?
Just check out what’s happening in the ‘United’ States of America – supposedly the greatest democracy in the world. With a looming election in November, the country looks more like two tribes preparing to go to war. Neither side promises peace, looking like it’s either going to proliferate or worsen current conditions or send the country into civil divide. Not really what one would realistically describe as a thriving democracy about to go into the hands of a trusted, hope-inspiring new management, is it?
Yes, America has been blessed to have had some brilliant democratic leaders over its time, especially when they needed them most. It seems like the country has an infatuation with Leo leaders (both Clinton and Obama have Leo Sun, George W has Leo Rising). But times ahead are looking more and more restless and civically disempowering for the general US population unless they can employ some innovative new measures to give all citizens more of a voice. As it stands, basic US social liberties and standards of living have this once great nation currently ranked 10th globally.
India, the world’s most over-populated democracy still suffers great poverty and injustice due to a crippling caste system that refuses to die out. It seems the elitism at the top refuses to pay privilege forward to its ‘people’. It currently ranks #47 on the Quality of Life Index.
Over in Europe, leaders have ushered in over a million Muslim refugees in just less than two years. Grief-stricken individuals who are geographically and culturally displaced from war-ravaged Middle Eastern countries are already creating unprecedented cultural tensions and inequities of all kinds between people. Social problems of ethnic/economic discord are creating such schisms which often erupt into random, spontaneous acts of violence and terror, and extremism is on the rise there.
Meanwhile, in Britain, their leaders have fallen after the population has democratically elected to leave the European Union, preferring to move into a more isolationist economy. Instantly their trade market took a hit. Greece (birthplace of democracy) attempted this last year but the EU ruling class insisted that the Greeks owed too much money to pull out. That matter has sent that nation’s people into further austerity and social unrest. Tensions continue to mount there, and other countries like Spain, Ireland, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal are well over their heads in debt against their sovereignty.
In Brazil, the third largest democracy in the world, currently hosting the Olympics, it’s been a shambles of corruption, where leaders were allegedly taking billions of dollars of bribe money. That nation is now being run by a caretaker while they figure out what they’re going to do.
Add to this the phenomenon where technology companies in Silicon Valley, which began with young, progressive visionaries to create equality and opportunity for all have now amassed so much power (economically and politically) for their owners that they are threatening to wipe out entire economies. Just as Apple’s iTunes had effectively trashed the music industry in the last decade, Netflix is gradually watering down Hollywood and the entire movie business. Uber is eliminating old-school cabbies and couriers, whilst Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc are gradually superseding TV, radio and the printed press. Amazon has already killed off the book business and is now gunning down specialist trading stores, supermarkets, and retailers of electronic goods.
What’s the common thread here? It’s the dysfunction of political, economic, media and academic elites. Whilst they may draw their power from a system that is inherently based on providing equal opportunity for all, they soon go too far, eventually progressing towards the belief that they know what’s best for the masses, basically dictating all future direction without consideration to the future effects upon their constituents.
Is this sustainable? How long can the collective human spirit endure the suppression of the individual’s autonomous right? Can the individual survive if they choose to no longer play into these almost defunct, so-called “democratic” systems?
The more these systems persist to rule by outright mandate, the more the complacency continues over what is actually happening to our basic individual freedoms. In the sixties they staged protest at the university level. Where are today’s bright young minds? Are they becoming empowered or sedated by all this remarkable technology?
Many of you may ask where all this is heading. Is our blindness as ‘consumers’ of goods and our incessant clutching for ‘security’ creating a massive imbalance?
Such are the issues of this Aquarius Full Moon. They become heightened as we head into eclipse season.
Ultimately this is not just about power, or money. This is about the right to decide. Leo wants to be the one who makes all the decisions because it feels like it knows best. Never wrong, always right, and does not like to be told otherwise. Aquarius has a problem with absolute right. It begs to differ. I pleads to get a the consensus of the whole tribe. It creates movement and protest to the contrary in order to bring about change.
Change, which when resisted by both fixed signs eventually leads either hard swings into totalitarian rule or social revolutions and anarchy.
As it looks in most part of the civilised world, the more absolute and unyielding modern rulership becomes, the more we distance ourselves from any promise of any immediate true democracy (rule by the people), republic (elected rulers), or even a meritocracy (rule by your achievements).
Is this a case where kakistocracy (rule by the worst, most unfit to rule) will finally force the individual to seek an alternative, to transcend the need for all exterior forms of government altogether.
Much maturity in needed to proceed…
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Meanwhile, here are some ways that you can be a true hero:
Save Yourself
Keep good, clear boundaries in any relationship that may lack these, and restore better care for yourself.
Honour a commitment to yourself, whether it’s to exercise, eat healthier, or make a small change in your behaviour.
Replace any negative, self-defeating thoughts with positive, self-affirming ones—and believe them.
Persist with something you’re resolved to give up, knowing that what matters most is your commitment to the journey.
Improve the way you deal with criticism, receive it with an open-mind, without self-judgment.
Listen and trust your intuition to guide you instead of depending on someone else’s opinion about what’s best for you.
Forgive yourself for making that mistake, giving yourself another chance to see, enjoy, and appreciate what’s right in front of you.
Find a healthier coping mechanism to deal with emotional pain—like deep meditation or taking a walk—instead of doing something self-destructive.
Tend to your own needs, creating more balance in your life.
Empower yourself to get into an activity with something you enjoy instead of becoming overwhelmed with persistent mental chatter and mindless distractions.
Save Others
Show up for someone who needs help – moving, packing, or doing anything that’s easier with an extra set of hands.
Ask someone who is going through a hard time if there is any way you can help to lighten their load and then follow through.
Plan, organise, or assist with a celebration or event for someone you love and/or value.
Support someone in a charity fundraiser, online or offline.
Maintain your composure in a difficult situation by responding calmly to keep a small issue from escalating into something much bigger.
Speak up for someone who otherwise might not have a voice, or may be too scared to use it.
Offer your skills and talents to help someone, whether that means assisting a friend with their resume, or cleaning their kitchen.
Offer a random act of kindness to someone without expecting anything in return.
Give something of yours to someone else if you think they need it more than you.
Refer someone to a trusted resource, group, or event that could be life-changing for them.
Save the World
Shop consciously to support businesses that follow ethical practices.
Become conscious of your own environmental impact, your carbon footprint
Make a microloan through an organization like Kiva to help and empower people around the globe.
Recycle. (You can recycle a lot more than you may think!)
Start a wave of good turns. Do something kind for someone and tell that person to return the favour to someone else.
Give away your old clothes to a brotherhood society instead of throwing them away.
Volunteer your time to help people in need.
Donate blood or marrow to someone whose life may depend on it. (Enquire with your doctor or local hospital.)
Fully research a charity organization that you believe in and then tell three people about it.
Follow Gandhi’s advice and “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Do you have anything to add to the list?
Good luck with all that, and may you have a wonderful Full Moon.