Full Moon in Pisces: Dissolving Frustration with Forgiveness

 

Art by Jennifer H.

Full Moon in Pisces:  Dissolving Frustration with Forgiveness

Moon opposite Sun- 9/20/21 @ 6:55pm CST

 

A couple days before the September Equinox, the Full Moon in Pisces reminds us of the beauty in the balance of Moon and Sun, night and day.  When we are balancing opposites, there is a tension present that requires us to maintain that balance...to do the work of becoming centered in the midst of polarities. 

As Pisces Moon fully reflects light from Virgo Sun, that energy of definition is illuminated as its opposite…fusion.  And in some cases, it feels a bit like con-fusion…as Pisces works to blend seemingly disparate parts into a whole, and this is not an easy task when humans have become so used to separation.  But the illumination shows that it is both our diversity and our oneness, the balance of both, that creates the expression of Spirit within Matter. 

The Sabian Symbol for this Full Moon is “light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism”.  This process is symbolic of our own process of differentiation we go through in life.  We are, before conceived, unified with source light.  We are brought to Earth through the womb of our mother (the prism), and then shaped through that process into our individual expression (a rainbow of different colors, expressing different angles of deviation).  We do not lose the source light, but we reflect it in many different ways.  Essentially, there is no real separation from the Universe…only one of human perception.  We go from unity to multi-unity…where we express our Divine Spark in a multitude of ways. 

Aiding us in this Full Moon expression is a trine (3^rd Harmonic aspect) between the two traditional rulers of the Virgo-Pisces axis, Mercury and Jupiter…one of the aspects that Mercury makes three times because of the coming retrograde.  In the air signs of Libra and Aquarius, these two planets communicate some good news.  For this Full Moon, that good news highlights a harmonious blend of the differences between Virgo and Pisces.  And though the two planets are not in signs that can be seen from the Virgo-Pisces axis, there is still a subtle hint that calls us to make adjustments and find this harmony.

This Full Moon is also conjunct Neptune Retrograde, illuminating one last look at what Neptune’s Solar Opposition has revealed to us.  At that solar opposition (9/14), energy was dispersed in a multitude of directions…often having the effect of exhaustion from scattered focus.  But Neptune in Pisces also helps us to integrate it all back to oneness…like drops of rain coming back to the sea.  In such integration, boundaries are meant to dissolve and definition becomes blurred and blended.  So yes, what would otherwise seem more clearly described in Virgo season has been a bit hazy.  You may still feel remnants of this Neptune effect…but this Full Moon reveals an opportunity to work with dissolution for current agitations. 

As another part of the diversity of vibrations at this Full Moon, Scorpio Venus applies an opposition to Taurus Uranus Retrograde.  In this opposition, our ways of relating may feel a bit strained or tense.  This is especially true on the global scale, but if you’re feeling this aspect yourself, it may bring up some range of social anxiety…as the vibration can be a bit unsettling.  Or, perhaps a new way of relating is inviting you to experiment.  It can also bring up the excitement of new relationships, urges to bring the unexpected into existing relationships, or anything that suddenly awakens the heart to new insights. At any rate, this opposition will test our ability to maintain balance between what needs (or wants) to change and what we deeply desire to immerse ourselves in. 

But this Full Moon is in challenging aspects to the Venus-Uranus opposition, through a sesquiquadrate and a semi-square.  These aspects are of the 8^th Harmonic, which is similar to the 4^th Harmonic of the square but without the imperative of a definite turning point.  8^th Harmonic aspects bring a similar friction and agitation, but an outlet for the challenge is less apparent.  Through transit, it feels like frustrations that we just need to sit with before they work themselves out.  Choosing to move the frustration into action through anger will only lead to that anger reverberating back to ourselves and causing more problems.  Sometimes we just have to examine our frustrations, uncomfortable as it can be. 

At this time, we may feel the unsettling urge to break out of what we’ve been used to in our relationships and bring in some new life through connection.  After all, separation through social distance has been a long-running theme for many of us….but it may have also brought up some habitual ruts in our closest relationships that now have our more penetrating focus upon them.  We may feel like we’d rather just cut loose and go out with our friends to blow off some steam…but something more crucial is pulling us in to be addressed. 

Moon’s septile (7^th Harmonic) to Saturn Retrograde suggests that focusing in and committing to the inner work required right now, which may require some sacrifice, is helpful in all these scattered energies.  This septile is an invitation to use any moments of stillness that arise to meditate or reflect on what has been frustrating you. 

The sextile (6^th Harmonic) from this Full Moon to Pluto Retrograde shows an opportunity to go deep.  Rediscover your inner power to endure more gradual evolution in the midst of our current desire for immediate change.  There’s something in the underbelly of it all that reveals a blessing to us…likely a clue to how we can work with the Mercury-Pluto square that Mercury’s Retrograde will bring us through thrice over the coming weeks.  Communicating through crises may be a recurring theme as we near the end of this month through the beginning of next, but in this moment we are invited to tap into our power to endure the changes of season. 

Immediate satisfaction of your desires may not be readily apparent…but this, too, shall pass.  With Neptune’s influence still present…it may even help to create something abstract from this space.  Title it ‘Frustration’ or something similar and move on to the real inner work behind the feeling.  You’ll want to have brought in some kind of balance as we move into the Equinox…so that you can maintain that balance as the Venus-Uranus opposition reaches exaction (9/23) and Mercury stations retrograde in Libra (9/27). 

'Deliberation' by Mario Sanchez Nevado

So as we prepare for a new season, work on dissolving your frustrations by just being with them.  Practice the Piscean wisdom of compassionate forgiveness that is inherent within us all.  Forgive yourself for what feels out of alignment within you, and forgive others as they are going through their own lessons of integrating what has become scattered as well. 

'Forgiveness' by Mario Sanchez Nevado

There’s a lot going on, and there’s a lot to work with in the near future.  Be gentle with yourself and others.  Contrary to popular belief, the lesson of Virgo season isn’t about perfection.  It’s about practice. 

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi