Sagittarius Full Moon of May 2013
Flower Moon/Planting Moon/Milk Moon
Friday, May 24th @ 11:25 pm CDT
Tonight is the lunar eclipse that brings the culmination of
energies began a month ago at the beginning of this ‘eclipse cauldron’. The ingredients have all been added
during the first lunar eclipse, stirred up with intention during the solar
eclipse, and transformed during this lunar eclipse. Whatever it is you’ve been ‘cooking up’ in this time will
set in motion some fortunate beginnings that will start to show in June with
major implications for the latter part of July.
This full moon activates a mutable T-square with Neptune in
Pisces at the apex. All the
pressure of trying to balance the opposition of the luminaries falls on the
mystical planet of Group Ascension.
The pressure at this apex can often bring up feelings of confusion,
deception, illusion, addiction, or escapism. However, to heighten the best of Neptune, some of the
pressure can be taken off by adding elements of the sign opposite the apex,
which is Mercury-ruled Virgo. Some
discerning attention to detail, careful analysis, and healthy purification by
‘separating the wheat from the chaff’ will help to bring out the best of the
creative imagination, compassion, and intuitive sensitivity of
spiritually-attuned Neptune in Pisces.
Another T-square is highlighted tonight with the opposition
between Pluto and Vesta which are both squaring Uranus. In my last post, I focused on the
Uranus-Pluto square which is actually part of a much bigger (138-year long)
synodic cycle that began in the mid-60s during the height of the Vietnam War
and the emergence of the Flower Power Political Movement. But now, Vesta is re-activating this
square during the eclipse to add an element of dedication to a sacred
cause. This Cardinal T-square
focuses its energy on the rebellious Uranus in Aries at the apex…pointing to
surprising revolutionary forces.
When Uranus, the innovative planet of Group Awakening, is shouldering
all the stress…it can sometimes result in shocking upsets, unexpected
surprises, eccentric action, or anger-fueled rebellion. Again, you look to the sign opposite
this apex, the Venus-ruled sign of Libra, to balance the energy and take the
pressure off. Some diplomatic
peace-making, fair-minded sharing, and creative cooperation will help to bring
out the ingenuity, originality, and creative genius of freedom-focused Uranus
in Aries.
The Grand Water Trine between Moon, Neptune, and Ceres of
last month’s lunar eclipse has now shifted to a more stressful aspect
configuration between the three that is sometimes referred to as ‘Thor’s
Hammer’ (also known as a ‘boomerang’).
This time, the square between Moon and Neptune forms two sesqui-squares
to Ceres. This aspect configuration
is similar to the previously-mentioned T-square…but in this one, it’s the
pressure of the square that gets pounded (like a hammer) into the point across
from it (Ceres). The resulting
effect is not a pooling of stress at the apex, but a reverberation back and
forth between Ceres in Cancer and the Moon-Neptune square. Fortunately, Ceres is making some
harmonious aspects to the lunar nodes which can be a good outlet for this
energy. With Ceres here at the
focus, our attention is on matters of nurturance and the cyclical balance of
nature. All things related to
sustenance and the health and well-being of our planet are in the hot-seat. As I’ve mentioned previously this
month, there is no shortage of synchronicity backing up this weekend’s March Against
Monsanto rallies.
Let’s take a closer look at the positions of the luminaries
this time.
Sun in the 5th degree of Gemini: An Old Owl on the Branch of an Oak Tree
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that
wise old bird?” -Charles M Schulz
This is the degree that Uranus was in when I was born, and
it’s also the degree that Mercury began it’s retrograde in last year on U.S.
Election Day. Similar themes will
resurface from last November. The
image of the owl in a tree represents a double-shot of wisdom, as the Owl totem
and Oak totem are well known for wisdom medicine. Here, the Sun gets us to view our situation from all sides,
piercing through the shadows for the truth with sharpened eyes and expanding
our perspective during this eclipse.
Here and now, we have the opportunity to allow our self-expression (Sun)
as a human race to branch out from the solid roots of wisdom from which we came
and grow to its highest expression.
Like Wise Old Owl, we should be fearless and vigilant, deliberate and
wise.
Moon in the 5th degree of Sagittarius: A Revolutionary Magazine Asking for
Action
“Every movement stressing one direction calls forth in time
an equally extreme movement in the opposite direction.” -Dane Rudhyar
The radical magazine of this symbol expresses views that
defy convention and get right to the root of a matter to inspire us to take
action. Essentially, as a human
race, we are calling out for a change…as we always have been in many ways. Sometimes the change is successful,
sometimes not. But regardless of
how difficult the struggle to arrive at that transformation, we would be remiss
not to try, and keep trying. This
Full Moon energy calls forth another attempt, and a remarkable one. This one is hard to deny, even though
something may try to eclipse it…spinning it in a shadowy light. But this symbol suggests that we
express our feelings (Moon) without any spin…just the straight-up truth. More people will hear the truth now,
and have the wisdom to discern it, but only if we give it a voice.
So on an individual level, be the change. On a collective level, be the change in
order to make the change.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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