Full Moon in Aquarius: Bodies Electric

'Lightworker' by Alex Grey

Full Moon in Aquarius:  Bodies Electric

Moon opposite Sun- 8/3/2020 @ 10:58am CDT

“When you can’t control what’s happening, 

challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening.  

That’s where your power is.” -  Viktor Frankl

'The Full Corn Moon' by Val Arie

The Full Corn Moon in the Northern Hemisphere ushers in the cross-quarter fire festival of Lughnasadh (Lunasa), and the harvest holidays begin.  This First Harvest (often celebrated on August 1^st, but technically not exact until August 6^th this year when Sun returns to 15 degrees of Leo) is a celebration of reaping the first fruits of what we’ve sown and grown this year.  It is a time of gratitude and sharing.  And yet, this year is not like most years.  Worldwide, a lot of what has been sown and grown is fear, uncertainty, and unrest.  It will take a lot more this year to amplify what we are thankful for…but it is, perhaps, even more important to bring our focus to gratitude in these troubling times.

What is on the table at this harvest is an abundance of uncertainty and unrest…as if we need even more of that right now.  Our Luminaries at this Full Moon are in dynamic square aspects to the planet of shocks and surprises, Uranus.  This pools all of that tension between the Moon-Sun opposition into Uranus at the apex of a T-Square pattern, making everything that much more unexpected.  It can be a rather volatile vibration to try to work with in the best of ways…and for that, we’ll need to take action with some out-of-the-box creative solutions.  However, such things can go either way…even with the best of intentions.  You just can’t predict the Uranian effect.  As most Astrologers admit when Uranus is a strong player in the celestial dance…’expect the unexpected’. 

On the world stage, there will be plenty of unprecedented actions taken.  Hopefully some of those will be beneficial ones.  But there’s no denying…especially the way aggressions are amping up lately…that many of these actions will be rash reactions that just cause more problems.  However, we’re expecting that…right?  So the unexpected would be less of the same.  Ah…you just can’t be sure when Uranus is stressed at the apex of such a dynamic tug-of-war.

Aquarius Moon, Leo Sun...Taurus Uranus at the Apex

What is likely can be somewhat gleaned from the sign in which Uranus currently travels through, Taurus.  This is a Venusian earth sign that can lovingly ground that Uranian lightning strike into Gaia’s fertile soil.  It can ground through our bodies too…into Hers…and that invitation is always open on Her end.  But still, some of us close ourselves off to Her, our Mother Earth.  In doing so, when the electric shock of volatile dynamics hits our bodies…we have no outlet and it fries our wiring.  We start reacting strangely, doing things we wouldn’t normally do…often out of fear. 

'Hibiscus Dancer'
by Vladimir Kush

But reaction is not the Tao of Taurus…this sign is receptive and unfolds gradually to the tune of Mother Earth.  The Taurus way is one of solid, graceful response in our world of matter…a flower blossoming with the perfect nectar for her pollinators, receiving them and attuning to their basic needs.  It is a reciprocal dance where the flower and the pollinator give as equally as they receive.  There is Gratitude within such loving reciprocity. 

'Taurus' from The Dancing Zodiac by Cyril Rolando

And yet, we’ve all maybe heard some gripes about Taurus energy being stubborn as a stick in the mud.  Any fixed sign (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) can make a stubborn streak an art form…but none so inspired by the solidity of Earth as Taurus.  I grew up with a Taurus Sun dad, married a Taurus Moon man, and gave birth to a Taurus Moon son…all three of these guys can be immovable in the face of a ‘ready, set, go’ push before they’re ready for a change.  Drastic, sudden change will often be met with heels dug into earth and an equal (sometimes greater) force of resistance.  One must choose their battles wisely when Taurus energy is strong, and be prepared to move deliberately in response. 

If we remember that Taurus delights in the senses, we might find that the very nectar that sustains us in reciprocal Gratitude at this time is the kind one can find outside-of-the-box…and into the wild of Nature’s bounty.  Personally, my family will be camping during this week…something we all need…to get out of the box of our Kavi House and connect with the natural world for a few days straight.  It was the brilliant idea of my Taurus Sun dad and Taurus Venus mom…as they will be joining us. 

And as Uranus sounds the awakening call in each part of our own natal charts where Taurus is…may we be blessed with some patience and natural unfolding to those sudden shifts that necessitate our response.  May we be thankful for what we value most in this life…may we respond to the occasion to celebrate that…and may we make the changes necessary to sustain us through darkening days.

'New Man, New Woman' by Alex Grey

Anything is possible in this vibration.  How we respond to this collective call to action is a choice that can send shock waves through our world…it can be earth-shattering, or it can be ground-breaking.  Maybe even an abundance of both. 

But it’s not the first, and it’s not the only.  It’s one of many calls we’ve been responding to all along Uranus’s trip through Taurus earth…and there’s still years ahead to prepare for, in each of these ‘now’ moments where the call is undeniable.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi