Full
Moon in Aries: New Perspectives on Humanity
Moon
opposite Sun @ 9:51pm CDT on 9-24-2018
As
we greet the Harvest Moon just after Equinox, abundance is met with
temperance. What seeds of this harvest do you want to save for
future harvests? What is no longer needed? The Libra energy of the
season helps us to weigh these options as we build our relationship
with our Mother Earth, and with all of her children.
So
close to the September Equinox (Mabon, as I celebrate it), the Sun in
this Full Moon opposition is aligned with the Super Galactic Center.
SGC is the core of a larger cluster of galaxies forming a super
galaxy. This super-massive black hole can both evoke the void unable
to be filled as well as a source of immense healing. As with
everything, it’s all in how you work with it. In my view, these
places are portals where we can be granted access to light codes far
beyond our current awareness...helping us to heal old relationships
and bring in new ones with an expanded sense of who we really are.
To others, maybe it’s a deep dark hole of nothingness that makes
them feel nothing is ever enough. I certainly hope not.
The
Aries-Libra axis of this Full Moon always brings up the theme of Self
and Other. The common thread between You and Me is...”Us” (or,
“We”). When the luminaries light up this axis, the highest
expression is one of Namaste (an acknowledgment and appreciation of
the light within each of us being the same light, even with our
individual expressions). Aries is that spark that ignites the
individual’s journey and holds integrity with our purpose...while
Libra is the acceptance and appreciation for and from another being
on their own journey who joins paths with us in any way (from a brief
encounter to a committed partnership).
And
no, it’s not always peace and harmony. There can seem such a stark
contrast between Self and Other. One might feel they got the short
end of the stick somehow. Demands for equality often arise when a
lack is recognized. Or, one might feel above another in some way.
And the wound of separation deepens and widens. Keeping things
balanced is a constant effort.
This
Full Moon is conjunct Chiron Retrograde at the beginning of Aries.
I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate other
astrologers who want to move away from linking Chiron with wounding.
I can respect that, because the conversation around Chiron can get so
singularly focused there. However, when I speak or write of the
wound revealed by Chiron, it is not the incurable injury he suffered
at the end of his mythic storyline...it is the original wound of
separation he carried from both his parents as well as other
centaurs. What Chiron teaches, by his example, is how our original
wounds become our greatest gifts. Chiron became a great teacher and
healer because he found that wound was not a lack, but the source of
his unique medicine. And in this initial phase of our current Chiron
in Aries cycle, we are to re-member ourselves as healers. As I’ve
mentioned before about Chiron in Aries, the message here is: “Know
thyself to heal thyself”. And this Full Moon is another chance to
deepen our experience of this wisdom before Chiron dips back into
Pisces waters for a closing lesson there.
Chiron’s
father, Saturn (Kronos), is in a 90 degree square with this
Aries-Libra axis...so that original wound may get tested at this
time. If you have natal planets at the beginning degrees of Cardinal
signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)...they will be activated
with this Cardinal T-Square transit to varying degrees of personal
expression. However, keep in mind that these transits also have an
affect on a global scale...in which case we may witness anything from
stressful clashes to inspiring activation happening all around us.
Again, it depends on how each person works with the energies. If
more of us could see the gift of inspiration for necessary change
within the dynamic force of square energy, rather than simply
focusing on the stress and holding it there, we could come to
meaningful resolutions. But that’s not the widely accepted
experience of things. Still, what I see is more and more people
holding a higher frequency of expression. It’s only a matter of
time, Saturn says, before such responsibility catches on. Until
then, whatever lesson is necessary.
Moon
in Aries 2
The
Sabian Symbol for Aries 2 is “A comedian reveals human nature”.
The Astro-Wizard, Rick Levine, recently brought to my attention the
Terence McKenna quote: “Levity is the opposite of Gravity.”
Just the quote made me laugh to myself as I remembered my dad making
up the word ‘Levitious’ as a way to describe someone (like
himself) who intends to add levity to serious situations. The
Comedian/Jester/Fool/Clown/Trickster/Heyokah archetype may come into
play at this time. Human nature will be best revealed in this way of
teaching through opposites and humor. Think of how you respond to
some of your favorite comedians as they point out the absurdity of
our human experience. Somehow they can get you to grasp that message
without holding you in anger at the gravity of our
situation...because they simultaneously lift you out of it by making
you laugh (at yourself as well as the situation). And laughter can
inspire courage...the courage to face the dark and transmute it to
light.
Chiron
Rx-Hygeia Rx in Aries 1
In
conjunction with the Full Moon is a double dose of Healer energy from
Chiron Retrograde and Hygeia Retrograde. Many of us know of Chiron
by now, but who is Hygeia? She is the asteroid named after the
Goddess of Health and Prevention of Illness (the word ‘hygiene’
comes from her name). With Moon in the Comedian degree, Hygeia joins
her to remind us that ‘laughter IS the best medicine’. And
Chiron joins in to teach the gift of levity. The Sabian Symbol of
these two Healers is “A woman rises from the ocean; a seal embraces
her”. This degree is about creative beginnings. This is a
reminder from Chiron (as he first ingressed Aries on April 17th
this year) that each
individual has the potential to arise from the collective and
actualize their destiny in society and in the planetary organism of
the Earth. Now,
in this retrograde pass, the message is that we will soon need to
return to the Piscean Ocean because there is some medicine there to
retrieve before we can fully embrace our own emergence as healers.
With
every new beginning, something is often left behind. This was
a step out of the collective unconscious (symbolized by the ocean)
and into individual consciousness…but not a separation. There
is a need to soon return. But first we must remember this impulse to
become, so we can return to it again in the third pass. This
image speaks of mermaids and the Selkie myth…where the woman is of
two worlds. It
is about our
potential.
Finding
your feet and reaching solid ground is part of the process, and
it takes some time to get used to as we step in and out and back
again to this new arena.
What
transpires now in this process of becoming is not a setback...it is a
necessary return to a lesson that still needs some closure.
Sun
in Libra 2 (Super Galactic Center)
The
Sabian Symbol for Libra 2
is “The light
of the sixth race transmuted to the seventh”.
This
is one of the more esoteric symbols, as it indicates the threshold
between spiritual dimensions. Dane
Rudhyar preferred
the translation, “The transmutation of the fruits of past
experiences into the seed-realizations of the forever creative
spirit”...which has a similar feeling to the first degree of Aries
that alludes to the germination of the seed which breaks through the
crust of the soil still covered in the remains of the past. The
symbol
has to do with the evolution and expansion of consciousness through
the planetary ascension process.
The
challenge is to let go of our limiting thought processes so that we
can reach new levels of awareness. Ascension to higher
levels can
be like an
insatiable hunger to
so many New Age Seekers...like a black hole, we may consume whatever
information (light) is
available to us...trying to fill a void of what we, again, assume we
lack. The SGC degrees (between the end of Virgo and Libra 6, where
Mercury is now) challenge us to get out of our own way and stop
attracting more of the feeling of lack and unhealthy hierarchy that
we want so desperately to be free from. So
Chiron Retrograde in Aries will soon bring us back to Pisces for
whatever lesson we need to more fully integrate before we can emerge
anew again. In the meantime, what does Mercury have to say about
what is needed for our collective mind?
Mercury
in Libra 6
The
Sabian Symbol for this degree is “a man watches his ideals take a
concrete form before his inner vision”. This symbol directly
relates to the Law of Attraction. Thoughts and imaginings take form,
like attracts like, and whatever we wish for can be realized. It’s
so simple, yet it is something we so often get in the way of
realizing. We’re often more prone to worrying, obsessing over
things that don’t matter, amplifying thoughts that make us feel
unworthy or unappreciated, etc (ad nauseam): a perpetual loop of
attracting more of what we don’t need. How do we break such
habits? Saturn and Vesta agree, ‘Routine practice. Make it part
of your sacred work.’
Vesta
and Saturn in Capricorn 3
The
square energy from Vesta and Saturn pool the focus of the opposition
to this point of Capricorn. The Sabian Symbol here is “a human
soul, in its eagerness for new experiences, seeks embodiment”.
Themes from the other symbols mentioned in the Aries-Libra axis bring
us to the core here of what we need in order to attain the balance
between levity and gravity: embodiment. What are your embodiment
practices? Vesta and Saturn both have much to do with dedication,
commitment, and responsibility…and in this Cardinal Earth sign,
they focus their efforts (and incline ours) to the most tangible
manifestation of our identity as human beings: the body. The
Comedian within may refer to it as our ‘meat suit’ or our ‘monkey
suit’...and as long as we also remember that our body is our
Temple, we can wear that suit well. Is it possible to ascend to a
higher state of consciousness while still remaining grounded in our
bodies upon the body of our Mother Earth? Absolutely, yes. In fact,
it is that perfect alchemy of Spirit, Soul, and Matter that makes us
who we are and allows us to actualize the purpose of humanity. So,
go outside...get your bare feet on the Earth...and appreciate the
season we’re in right now. Remember, the experience of what is new
begins with you.
Love
and Gratitude,
Felina
Lune Kavi
