Full Moon in Aquarius/Lunar Eclipse: The Wheel of Fortune
Moon opposite Sun @ 1:10pm CDT, 8-7-2017
The Full Corn Moon happens to coincide with the
cross-quarter day (when Sun reaches mid-Leo) of Lughnasadh/Lammas/First
Harvest. It also happens to be a partial
lunar eclipse, visible on all continents but the Americas. No matter whether you can view an eclipse or
not, this is the opening of the “Lion’s Gate” Eclipse Portal, which concludes
after the “Great American Eclipse” that is visible from coast to coast in the
U.S. The time within this portal period
can be likened to an “eclipse cauldron”…where all of the ingredients are added
to the particular ‘brew’ that we, as a collective, need for the next six months
before the next eclipses.
Significantly, Mercury stationing retrograde on August 12th
is an important ingredient that will be added to the mix. Remembering, revision, and rebirth may all be
part of the cauldron’s contents (and whatever other “re” words may apply to
your own experience of the energy).
Mercury, the networker that he is, makes a few beneficial connections
during the first week of this eclipse window…adding healing elements to the
concoction.
Every full moon brings us the energy of an opposition,
illuminated by our Sun and Moon. An
opposition can create tension, debate, or struggle (like a tug-o-war)…but its
true purpose is to create balance between the opposing forces. To understand this initial ingredient that
will form the base of the cauldron’s medicine, let’s delve into the ‘wheel of
fortune’ storyline that our two luminaries are bringing up.
Sun in the 16th degree of Leo: “After a storm, nature rejoices in brilliant
sunshine”
The sun brings in the energy of clouds parting after
crisis. This Leo energy is warm and
welcoming, joyful and rejuvenating. It is a sigh of relief, though it also
illuminates more work to be done to repair whatever damage the storm may have
caused. After a collective ‘dark night of the soul’
(which can also reflect in many ways in our individual experiences), the sun
breaks through to shine a light on our experience…providing a necessary rebirth
of our consciousness.
The energy of the “Wheel of Fortune” aspect of the Tarot’s
Major Arcana is present in those natural forces that build up and create heavy
storms for us to endure, and the turn of fortune that follows. This is not a time to perpetuate those
feelings of being victimized, oppressed, overshadowed, or feeling worthless,
jaded, unstable, or ‘under the weather’.
We’ve all been there, we see a glimmer of hope after a rough patch in
our lives and we discount it because we discount ourselves and our own
worthiness, or even capability, of being happy.
And so we allow the storm to continue, we keep ourselves in the dark
with all those heavy clouds shrouding us from renewal. We become addicted to
our suffering…for fear that we can’t integrate the joy that comes from healing
our wounds. At least, in that world of
addiction, we know how to navigate…we understand it; we’ve been there. But this mindset is not what is opening up
this ‘Lion’s Gate’ Portal. It has no
place within the Eclipse Cauldron. It is
one of the things we must leave behind in order to access the new timelines
that are coming forth during the Total Solar Eclipse on the 21st. And not everyone will find the wherewithal to
do it, but those that are ready to step into their own power will have a hand
in stirring this cauldron…bringing a significant shift in consciousness to our
world for the good of our next generations and all life on Earth. The more that come out of the storm with a
renewed sense of purpose, the more powerful the shift we can co-create
together.
Now is the time to heal from our past; to see the storm for
what it is…a cleansing. We have the
opportunity to let that storm (however it manifested for you) wash away all
that no longer serves us. You are
stronger for having travelled through your weaknesses in that dark night. Honor that strength by letting go of your
attachment to what has hurt you in the past, and allow yourself to embrace what
the sun is bringing to you now. After
all, it’s not only for you…but for everyone.
Moon in the 16th degree of Aquarius: “A big businessman at his desk”
Such contrast in these two images! Our own personal reaction to this ‘big
businessman’ symbol also has the capacity to shine a light on our own wounded
perspectives. For me, it’s hard not to immediately see the image of our current
president in this symbol…bringing up all those things I disagree with that he
stands for. For others, it may even be a
disconnect of class identification or a feeling of monetary oppression. Still some might be able to relate to this
symbol, or strive to embody it…hopefully in a healthy way. Before we get to why this big businessman
energy is a necessary part of our eclipse cauldron’s contents, we should
entertain all aspects of this symbol.
The Wheel of Fortune is always in play in the world of
business. One minute you’re up, next
minute you’re down. Risk and reward is
often assessed, sometimes terribly.
Lately, it seems some of the most influential industry executives give
little (if any) consideration to the risks to our planet and the lives upon it,
and are only focused on personal gain for the greedy few. Powerful as the big businessman can appear
behind his stately desk, in his suit and tie, commanding whatever large-scale
production he is in charge of…he is nothing without the support of the people
who both produce and buy what he is selling.
There is certainly a shadow piece inherent within this image right now,
which the partial lunar eclipse is showing us.
Big business has not been serving the collective and the future of our
planet as much as it has been serving the desires of the few who wield power in
that realm. Many of them are clinging to
the accumulation of money and power, an unsustainable paradigm that is falling
away, without acknowledging the affects this has on the rest of the world. This is not to say that every businessperson
falls into this category…so let’s look at it now from that perspective.
The moon illuminating this symbol shows the need to organize
and manage a large-scale operation. The
Earth’s shadow upon the moon is a reminder that Mother Earth is the most
important and influential organizer in our lives…but she needs the support of
her people. She is getting burnt out
from everything that’s been working against her…working overtime to keep things
running…and she needs to delegate her tasks.
One of the most difficult tasks she has ever faced is humanity’s
disregard for all she has built. She can
show us the effects of that disregard with natural disasters, weather
anomalies, and melting glaciers…but most people just go on as they have been
doing. More of us have woken up, of
course, because many of us still listen to our Mother and look to her as a
guide. But there’s no one better suited
to changing the minds of humans than humans themselves. So many of us are feeling the call to step
into those roles in which she needs us most…as communicators and networkers,
way-showers and light-and-shadow workers, growers and healers, creators and
heart-centered business people. Because
who must we ultimately work for? Mother
Earth, the one who will care for all those generations of life who will be born
to her in the future. So we keep
encouraging each other out of isolation and into togetherness…out of separation
and into harmony.
I just watched ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ and Al Gore showed
the ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth as seen by Apollo 17 in 1972, reminding us
that the Earth is our home. That image
stuck with me. And the original image that
annoyingly surfaced (when meditating on this ‘businessman’ symbol) of the current
U.S. president signing things at his desk that are damaging to our Earth faded
away and became replaced by that ‘Blue Marble’ image. It is time for all of us to make that shift
in consciousness. It is, after all, up
to us to take responsibility for how the future unfolds. It is not for just a few, but for
everybody.
Mercury in the 11th degree of Virgo: “In her baby, a mother sees her deep longing
for a son answered”
Mercury, just one degree away from where it will shift
backwards (from our perspective) next weekend, exacts a trine (harmonious
aspect of 120 degrees) with the asteroid of the Wise Warrioress, Pallas, on the
night of the Full Moon. This is an
important next ingredient for the eclipse cauldron’s contents…as this same
alignment happens again (after Mercury moves retrograde) within the window of
the August eclipses. Here, Mercury
brings the energy of creative imagination and manifestation into play. He asks us to visualize what we long for, set
the intention, and bring it into this world with the love and care of a mother.
Pallas Athene in the 11th degree of Taurus: “A woman watering flowers in her garden”
Wise strategist that she is, Pallas’s position and
harmonious connection to the planet of communication shows us the way to manifest
our heart’s desire. The mother in Mercury’s
symbol becomes a gardener in Pallas’s symbol to show that the nurturance of
giving time, attention, and life to what we’re co-creating with the Earth is
essential to both the restoration of the Sun’s symbol and the abundance of the
Moon’s symbol. Both Mercury and Pallas
bring up the necessity to give our focus to being caretakers of life on
Earth.
So these are the first four ingredients mixing together in
this eclipse cauldron. The first two have a lot to do with pervasive influences in our lives, and how things can change on a dime. The last two have a lot to do with love, care, and growth. Feel into these symbols to understand what they mean in your own experience of this time. What do they mean to you, and what do they bring up? Each of us tends to identify with these energies in different ways, and some energies are more prominent than others (depending on what's being aspected in our own natal charts). In the following
weeks, I will be sharing what we must add to the recipe. Until then, have a happy full moon!
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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