Full Moon in Libra: Sacral Shapeshifting
Sun opposite Moon at 1:06am
CDT, 4-11-2017
The Rain Moon is full, and it’s
my 35th birthday (well it was when I started writing this)!
Despite (or maybe even because of) all the rests and refrains of the
retrogrades and the key changes of the squares in the Music of the Spheres
above, I am really feeling the transformative energy of this time in an
empowering way. My Solar Return
was exact Monday night at 7:13pm CDT, and the Sun is still in the same degree
of Aries 22…where Sun and Mercury were in on this day in 1982…as the two
luminaries meet in opposition after midnight.
The Sabian Symbol for Aries 22
is “gate to the garden of desire” and has much to do with cosmic optimism (yes,
fitting for my Sun and Mercury…my fuel and my communication). Other astrologers may view the many
square aspects between planets at this time as potential for painful
experiences…trudging through the past with all the current retrogrades. I don’t deny that possibility…it is
likely. But it’s not where I
dwell. I’m here in the bliss
garden, blessing every transformation as well as every weed for the medicine it
carries. It’s the solar fuel of
the season in which I was born, the mercurial mindscape where I envision the
blossoming of thoughtseeds, and my whimsical way of communicating that works in
tandem to express my own truth.
It’s a very creative and fertile garden. It is my past, my present, and my future.
Conjunct the Sun at this Full
Moon is Uranus in Aries 25. The
Sabian Symbol for this degree is “a double promise is revealing”. It is likely that there will be some
surprising revelations in this cosmic climate. Uranus, the Great Awakener, holds the frequency of the
Visionary archetype here.
Opposite to this solar energy
is the Mother Moon…full, reflective, and radiant…in Libra 22. The Sabian Symbol of this degree is “a
child giving birds a drink at a fountain”. This is an exchange of Ayni (the symbiotic balance of give
and receive in right relationship).
It comes from a place of pure feeling…of innocence connecting at the
spirit level between beings. Life
force is replenished to the birds through the water they receive, and delight
fills the child who interacts with them.
Each is giving and receiving love and gratitude as they come in harmony
with each other.
Conjunct the Moon is Jupiter
Retrograde in Libra 18. The Sabian
Symbol for this degree is “two men placed under arrest”. Jupiter is a societal planet (along
with Saturn, they are midway between the personal and generational or
trans-personal planets) who teaches in expansive ways about social orders and
laws, along with higher mind pursuits.
In retrograde, that energy goes inward for us and reaches back into our
past to learn necessary lessons about our society and our place in it. There is an energy here of accepting
the consequences of our past actions.
And righting the relationship between ourselves and the patriarchy in
which we currently live. These old
structures of society are falling away as our own past is calling for
release. But we are caught up in
it now, and now is the time for awareness of the last grasps to cling to those
old paradigms…within and without.
In order to step into that place of right relationship with the world
around us, we need to focus within first.
The transformative lessons we learn within radiate outward as medicine
to reform the world around us.
First, we surrender our own outmoded past…then we may release our
future.
Squaring these four opposed
celestial bodies is Pluto, The Great Transformer, in Capricorn 20. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is “a
hidden choir singing”. Pluto is at
the apex of this Full Moon T-Square, and where the energy of the luminaries,
along with Jupiter and Uranus, is being directed. In many great cathedrals, the choir is hidden behind the altar
or above the nave. It is symbolic
of the connection with heaven and the music of the spheres. Even when we can’t see where the music
is coming from that guides us to unity of above and below…we can hear it and,
especially, feel it. Pluto in this
degree helps us to transform from the personal, ego state and into
trans-personal harmony…connecting together with voice and breath…in order to
find unity and resolution. Mars in
Taurus 23 provides a creative outlet (trine aspect to Pluto) for any stress that
may arise from this T-square. The
Sabian Symbol here is “a jewelry shop”…which invites us to protect and preserve
our values and our gifts while allowing them to radiate their medicine out into
the world. The outlet of a trine
must be activated…because harmonious as it is, it’s opportunities often go
ignored amongst so many other pressing energies. So if you feel the stress of the squares, do something
creative that activates your inner gifts.
Linked through a harmonious
sextile to Mars is another high-powered conjunction between Chiron and Venus
Retrograde in the 27th and 28th degrees of Pisces. Both Sabian Symbols for these degrees have
lunar imagery: “a harvest moon”
and “a fertile garden under the full moon”. Chiron (the wounded healer) in the harvest moon degree
brings opportunities for shining a light into our deepest wounds and finding
the bountiful gifts within. We do
this by reaping what we have sown, cultivated, and also what we have not taken
care of in our past. Venus
Retrograde in the fertile garden degree illuminates absolute unconditional love
and the gifts it can bring when focused within. The message here is that you already have everything you
need. This healing conjunction,
though, is in a tight square with Saturn Retrograde in Sagittarius 28. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is
“an old bridge over a beautiful stream”.
This image shows the ways that the creative ingenuity of humans can work
harmoniously with our natural environments. The square energy between this and the Pisces degrees may
make the best of this energy difficult to see…we may see more of the ways where
humankind is infringing upon these healthy and natural exchanges…paving over
them, laying pipe under them, or endangering them in other ways. Saturn is retrograde here to revise
some of what has been rather carelessly disregarded. The retrograde energy also brings it within to focus on
conservation and balance…restoring old bridges that will carry us into our
future.
So with all of these squares
and retrogrades, as well as a focus of energy on Pluto…there is likely to be
some shadow work to be done.
Shadows often surface when the past comes to call. My primary power
animal, Jaguar, is my totem helper who stalks the shadows and integrates them
in ways that shift them into medicine.
Jaguar is important to the Q’ero people of the Peruvian Andes as
well. Though I have known Jaguar
for many years, a recent initiation into the ways of the Q’ero paqos has
provided me new information and an even stronger connection to Otorongo (the
name for Jaguar in the Quechua language).
At the New Moon, and throughout her waxing phase, I was integrating the
Serpent archetype awakened in my root chakra. At this Full Moon, and throughout the waning phase, I will
be integrating Jaguar into my sacral chakra…welcoming her to shift down from my
solar plexus into new territory.
She has helped me, in the past several years, to balance out my power
center…but she is needed now in my center of creativity. There is still some ‘psychic sludge’ in
my womb from past trauma. Jaguar,
in her hunt, shows me how to integrate the shadows and discover the gifts
within those wounds. She heals
through sudden transformation.
Visionary
by
Felina Lune Kavi (August 2011)
Into
the golden eyes of the jungle cat…
The
Seer sees within the shadows,
Stalking
through the tangled jungle
Of
the human mind.
On
the hunt for our fears of freedom,
Jaguar
peers into the darkness,
Pounces
upon the prey of promise,
And
feeds the Spirit.
Moonlit
eyes arise in gratitude,
For
the stars hold worlds of verity
When
the power within connects
To
our symbolic sight.
Visions
integrate a path of integrity
Between
the Blue Road of Spirit
And
the Red Road of Physical Life…
A
harmonious bridge.
Jaguar
leads through lessons of Self…
Respect,
discipline and actualization.
Short-cuts
through the Ego’s Jungle
To
the center of the Soul.
Now,
six years after I wrote that of Jaguar, I am invoking Jaguar again to share her
medicine through me. Serpent
brought forth a monologue last month…but there is a story to tell here in my Sacral Chakra, and more characters to introduce.
Otorongo and the Garden Priestess
Serpent meets Jaguar at the
Garden Gate under the Full Rain Moon.
“This is the fertile and abundant garden of innocence where, together,
we create the future for our next seven generations. Walk softly on those paws through this gate, Otorongo, my
sister. This is the belly of
Pachamama. She feels us as we can
feel Her.”
“I may not glide as you do,
Sach’amama, but I am a stalker of shadows and must sneak up on them to
pounce. I will not disturb Her
garden; I will only protect it.”
Jaguar affirms as she peers within the opened gate.
“Let yourself be known at this
Gate of Creativity.” Serpent says
to Jaguar. “Then enter with love
to do your work.”
“I am Otorongo…Mother Sister
Jaguar. I am a fearless protector
of Pachamama and a Seer in the Dark.
Shapeshifting in silence, I creep up on shadows by becoming one
myself. I become what they need to
be recognized and honored as. I
peer into the pain and see the gift within it. Then I pounce upon it and deliver it to Pachamama as a seed
for her transformation. This is the medicine I share with those who honor
Mother Earth.”
The Gardener approaches the
gate, wearing white. “I hear you,
Otorongo. I see you and know you
well. I appreciate your
medicine. You are my partner in
restoring balance in this world.
Please enter this bliss garden and help me see the shadows that reside
here. Show me, again, the speed
with which you transmute these wounds into gifts.”
Jaguar sees through the eyes of
this Priestess of Pachamama, as the woman sees through hers. They bow to each other, honoring the
shared soul within them.
Jaguar enters the Gate of
Creativity…violets wave their fragrance in the air to greet her along the
winding path. Then the gentle West
Wind wafts a familiar scent through the Jaguar’s nose, sparking memories of
past traumas that had once been a threat to the Priestess’s power.
“There is still some scent of
scorched earth here…residue remains from the same shadow I transmuted just
outside these garden walls. Some
escaped back in.” Jaguar told the Gardener.
“I felt it. But I couldn’t find it alone.” She replied with tears welling in her
eyes.
Jaguar sensed the memories of
this wounded healer. “You were
afraid. Release that fear, and
come stalk the shadows with me.
Remember, these shadows are part of you. When you integrate them, rather than run from them, you
embrace the gift they are to you.
Become one with me now.”
Mama Killa, the Mother Moon,
illuminated Jaguar’s coat. The
Gardener placed her hand on Jaguar’s head and stroked her third eye. At once, she shapeshifted into Jaguar’s
body.
Through her eyes, she could see
everything clearly. The beauty in
bloom as well as the untended spaces.
Through her nose, she could smell the ash that Phoenix had left behind
so many moons ago. Through her
ears, she heard the cries of Crazy Woman.
Cloaked in shadow, Crazy Woman
appeared in the far corner of the garden, facing west. She thought she was alone.
Her voice trailed in and out as
her thoughts poured from her in disjointed words and phrases. “The pain of promise! Never again…but again and again
and…!” She searched the ground
frantically. “Forgetful wretch…but
where? Not here!”
Crazy Woman pulled at the
Creeping Charlie, muttering incoherently now. The Jaguar Priestess assumed her shape and crept up behind
her.
“I know what you’ve lost. I see it.” She said to Crazy Woman.
Startled at first, but then
softened as she turned to see her reflection talking to her, Crazy Woman
croaked, “Oh, you’re me. Ugly, twisted thing.” Then she resumed her fumbling search
through the weeds.
“You won’t find it out here.”
Jaguar Priestess replied.
Crazy Woman looked at her own
face next to her. Her weathered
skin contorted into a creeping, toothless grin across sallow cheeks. “Where?”
“Within.” And Jaguar pounced out of the shadows,
pinning the screaming and flailing Crazy Woman. She swallowed the shadows surrounding them and Crazy Woman
was absorbed into the Jaguar Priestess.
Left behind was a Rainbow Moonstone.
The body of Jaguar shapeshifted
into the body of the Garden Priestess.
Her white dress shimmered in the moonlight with rainbow colors. She knew what she had to do.
There in the bliss garden, in a
flower bed, she planted the Rainbow Moonstone as a seed. She watered it with tears of joy; her
creative spark fully restored.
For more information
on the 2nd Gate of Creativity, where we reclaim a renewed sense of our own
value and self-worth, check out 2nd Chakra: Healing the Emotions.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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