Full Moon in Libra: Listening in a Time of Separational Sorrow

Art by Daniel Eskridge

Full Moon in Libra: Listening in a Time of Separational Sorrow

Moon opposite Sun- 9:35pm CDT on 4/7/2020

“When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred

acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.” – Thomas Carlyle

As the Wind Moon waxes to full, there is some uneasiness in the air.  The agitation of the human race feeling the sorrow of separation is a prevalent frequency right now.  You might call it ‘stir-crazy’.  It can sneak in like a virus and be the only thing communicating through us if we’re not careful. 

Art by Vladimir Kush

But there is a soft whisper in the wind calling us toward harmony…almost imperceptible behind the unsettling noise of opinion and unmet desire.  This frequency asks us to tune in with our intuitive ears.  Harmonic balance is not a matter of waking up to it and it just being there like a forever after bliss-state of being.  It is a frequency that takes consistent effort to return to and maintain.  Humans don’t like to hear that their ideals require effort, but that is part of the message whispered in these winds of change.

And yet, we humans cannot force it.  Rapid change may be brought by force as we are seeing within our daily lives now.  This rapid change…like the rug has been pulled out from under us…is the wake-up call.  It is not the change that will endure beyond our current experience of ‘pandemic’.   This too shall pass…and then we’ll have another choice point arise:  Fall back into old ways or keep building upon efforts inspired by this time?  The choice for enduring change ahead of us requires gentle persistence. 

This Libra Full Moon is at perigee, meaning she is closer to our Earth (that’s what ‘Supermoon’ means).  She is bright and she has a powerful pull.  In Libra, the mood is relational.  Sun and Moon are illuminating the Aries-Libra axis of how one individual relates to another.  Feelings about justice, fairness, and equality are on high.  We are called to relate with each other, to build trust in relationships, all while keeping our physical distance. 

How are we relating?  What are we communicating with each other?  Are we forcing our opinions and desires like a bunch of blowhards or are we connecting with each other in the gentle undercurrent of this Wind Moon?

The Vibrations Surrounding Us

'Lightworker' by Alex Grey

Don’t be too hard on yourself if you get entangled in the agitation and unease that will be strong throughout this day.  Mars square Uranus is a much more forceful kind of energy and it can’t be ignored.  Here’s what I recently wrote about it, with some tips on how best to use it:

“Mars square Uranus- In May 2018, we experienced this transit in these fixed signs of Air and Earth. In returning to this unpredictable dynamic, we may see themes return from that summer. The energy of that time was everything from volatile to inspiring…this square can be very unpredictable, and even incline the kind of speed that leads to accidents. It can have an unsettling effect…or it awaken waves of genius (often a mix of both). The vibration carries a shock of instability…and necessitates grounding to calm the nerves. From this, active innovations spring up and grow.”

Art by Josephine Wall

But then, Mercury in Pisces makes some subtle sextiles to our Capricorn planets that lead right up to this Full Moon.  The vibrations of the Messenger planet are that gentle frequency of harmony carried in the wind that I mentioned above.  The combination of the sextiles with the dynamic square is like the soft clarity of tinkling windchimes when the whole world is buzzing with the electricity of our current problems.  Here is what I recently wrote about these aspects:

“Mercury sextile Pluto- An opportunity for transformation through purification of the thought process arises. Tap in and purge some of the mental remnants that have been weighing on you.

Mercury sextile Jupiter- An opportunity to expand the mind. New horizons arise on this Full Moon night…and a bit of luck can go a long way.”

What follows this Full Moon, is Moon square Pluto and Jupiter…a time to activate the wisdom of those previous sextiles.  Several hours after Full Moon is another sextile.  As Mars separates from the square with Uranus, he comes into a more harmonious rapport with the Cosmic Shaman, Chiron.  Here’s what I wrote of this vibration:

“Mars sextile Chiron- Mars is not just the gung-ho Warrior archetype in our Cosmic Story. Often, he highlights the role of the Doctor as well…especially in this sextile with Chiron the Healer. During a crucial time within our current pandemic, an opportunity arises through this vibration to address the collective wound with more precision.”

Listen to the Soft Undercurrents

What really wants to happen, even among the din of frustrations, is the kind of clarity that comes from tapping into the ‘Art of Softness’.  Air signs highlighted now do incline us to want to communicate.  But we have one mouth, two ears.  Communication isn’t just a projective activity.  There is a participatory engagement to it that also requires listening.  The clarity of this time will come from how we listen…trusting our intuition when making our decisions.

You are likely to find that when you listen to what is behind all that others are saying, and when you listen to your own intuition, there is a clear theme:  ‘We need to take care of our physical health’.  It really is more important than the insecurities we fear of our near future, or who or what is to blame for that.  Instead of getting caught up in that frenzy, we’re asked to scale down and make some clear decisions about our health.  For some inspiration, listen to the music.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi