The
Cosmic Story: Aries/Libra Full Moon 2017
Come
On Up For The Rising
Primal, fiery Aries symbolizes
cosmic energy
bursting out in the Spring,
bringing back beauty and color and new life to our Mother Earth. And
to us. With the Sun
shining so brightly now after a cold, dark Winter, how can we not
feel awake and renewed? Especially
this year, when our
collective life is so awake and passionate. We
are engaging Life and
taking stands for what we believe in.
Even in our diversity,
we are coalescing
(Latin
coalescere "unite, grow together, become one in growth,"
from com- "together" (see co-)
+ alescere "be nourished," hence, "increase, grow up,"
"to grow, nourish")
into one global
family, with spider web connections around the world. Yes,
we’ve all joined the Resistance,
but
more
importantly,
we are rising up
to our roll as stewards of the Earth and of each other.
Childhood’s End
indeed!
I can remember feeling this
way in the 60s – protesting the War united people and it felt as if
we all had a purpose, that we could effect our world and change it.
The energy of the time felt so alive!
because
we were sharing it with others. In
the aftermath of the long 2012-2015
Uranus in Aries square to Pluto in Capricorn, we are now engaged in
the hard work of bringing our ideals about the
future into our collective
life. And so these
same group energies are
active again, and can be
used in positive,
conscious ways or in
mob-mentality, destructive ways.
Instead
of thinking of this as a fight, think of it as Rising Up to our royal
natures and taking responsibility for each other. As
my allie Caroline Casey says, olly olly in come free – we
need everyone to create the future, to come in free.
In May, the lunar nodes will
shift out of Virgo/Pisces into Leo/Aquarius. This
year’s Leo North Node
destiny will resonate
with a large group of people – the Pluto in Leo generation
(1939-57)
and the Uranus in Leo generation (1956-62)
– and
the cosmos is going to ask us what we have to offer our world. With
Leo, it’s all about creative expression. So
let your inner ARTIST
out and see what develops.
Libra Full Moon 2017
This
Libra Full Moon occurs on Monday April 10th
at 11:08pm PDT and early on Tuesday morning, April 11th
at 2:08am EDT/ 7:08am GMT.
The
Sabian symbol for the Sun at 22* Aries is: The
Gate to the Garden of all fulfilled desires.
We are asked – what will make you happy? What are your true
desires?
The
Sabian symbol for the Moon at 22* Libra is: A
child giving birds a drink at a fountain.
This feels like an instinctual feeding of our spirit (bird)
with the Waters of Life.
Together,
the story goes: If
we feed our spirit, we will achieve our true
desires.
This
Aries/Libra Full Moon is packed with power. The opposition between
the Sun in Aries and the Moon in Libra usually involves learning to
combine conscious and unconscious energies regarding
our relationships.
With the Sun in Aries, we seek
a strong sense of self-identity
– who am I and what am I here to do in this lifetime? With the Moon
in Libra, our unconscious seeks a balance through relating to others
– can
we
allow others to be themselves without judgments and expectations?
Can we be ourselves when we’re with others, or do we need to hide
ourselves behind ‘appropriate’ masks? Can
we be ourselves in partnership?
Can
we find the right partners for us?
These
questions get supercharged at this Full Moon. The Aries Sun joins both
Uranus and the dwarf planet, Eris, so
don’t expect to be in control of what happens. Let
your unique genius rock the day.
Uranus brings us the surprise that wakes us up to a new life and Eris
will bring up any discord (against
the heart)
that disrupts our harmony with our true Self. What is the archetypal
energy calling your name? Uranus wakes us up to our cosmic
Self.
Eris forces us to confront what keeps us out of harmony with this
Self.
With the Aries Sun lighting up this energy, embrace whatever changes
come your way.
The
Libra Moon is
joined
by
Jupiter – so go out and look at them both shining in the night sky.
Jupiter
is a joyful, jovial planetary energy – the help from heaven we all
ask for in times of need. This Full Moon will feel good, so go out
and be with people. Who knows who you’ll meet? Keep your
perspective wide open (Jupiter) so
you don’t miss the surprise (Uranus).
Here’s where you get to change (Uranus) your story (Jupiter).
Jupiter
is the grandson of Uranus, and inherits his heavenly standpoint.
Jupiter will want to expand and accelerate any unconscious
(Moon) changes
that Uranus hurls our way.
Libra is a social air sign that loves good companionship and
conversation, beauty and art, diplomacy and fairness. So be open to
the things that make collective life interesting and worthwhile.
Allow yourself
to feel wonderful about who you are and go out and shine!
Elsa
Elsa says this is the energy when
luck and fate collide – unexpectedly.
Jupiter brings the luck, Uranus adds the unexpected and Pluto brings
on fate. Pluto
in Capricorn, along with the asteroid Juno, square this Full Moon.
Pluto is the planet of fate and evolution and its
energy of death and rebirth has been undermining
our collective institutions since 2008. It is our fate to live in
these beautiful, dangerous times where we are called to step into our
destiny to help our collective future. As our patriarchal culture
dies out so a more balanced partnership culture can develop, we
personally have to learn how to have these
balanced relationships. As we learn, we model this new behavior for
others. Mars,
the ruler of Aries, is in Taurus, so it’s a very strong, determined
energy that’s related to Venus – it’s a fertile, green energy.
It trines Pluto in Capricorn, so we have the energy to sustain us as
we rise up and emerge.
So
on this magical Full
Moon, let the unexpected into your lives and see if it helps you
clarify
and
fulfill
your purpose.
Filling
in the 4th
leg of this pattern is the asteroid Vesta in Cancer opposite
Pluto.
Vesta’s energies relate to the hearth and home fires, the Sacred
Fire of Life, the
godforce
within us. In Cancer, the homefires will be alight all over the land
to guide our new story home. This grand
cardinal cross
(planets in the 4 cardinal signs – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn)
will move our evolution and
revolution
forward. If
you have any planets from 18-26* of cardinal signs, you’ll be
personally affected. Look to the houses where your cardinal axis
lies for information about how those changes will affect you.
Hopefully, you’ll meet new allies – be they human, animal, plant,
mineral or airy spirits. It’s time to move things forward, even
though we have lots of planetary shifts this month.
Saturn
just turned retrograde at 28* Sagittarius on April 6th
until August 25th
at 22* Sagittarius.
The
Sabian symbol for Saturn at 28* Sagittarius is: An
old bridge over a beautiful stream is still in constant use.
This
old
bridge
is a combination of natural beauty and human skill and imagination.
It
bridges the past, present and future – the eternal, archetypal,
cosmic
laws that shape us but leave us the free will to express them or not.
When Saturn turns retrograde, all that structure and disciple gets turned within. We learn to structure our inner energies in alignment with the sign’s energies. With Sagittarius, we are aligning ourselves to the cosmic laws of life. We have to learn to harmonize with these cosmic energies, so spend the next four months looking within at your beliefs and how they influence your actions. Are they aligned? Or is there a disconnect? Bridge them.
Saturn
trines the Aries planets and sextiles the Libra planets, so our inner
discipline and awareness will help us find ways to work together with
others to bring about both personal and collective changes. We have
to live our ideals now. The most important aspect of Rising
Up
means just that – allowing our higher Self to work through us to
change the world. It doesn’t mean we have to be goodie
goodies
and saintly – it means we have to be authentic.
Psyche's Last Task in the Underworld
Saturn
also squares Venus retrograde conjunct Chiron in Pisces, exact on
April 8th.
Venus
challenges Saturn to incorporate the compassionate healing
(Venus/Chiron) that our society needs now. It’s not a time to
abandon those in need, especially as we see our
‘oh so
Christian’
leaders pull the rug out of under the poor, the elderly, the sick and
the hopeless while
they give away our world to the wealthy. Venus
will finish her retrograde on April 15th,
turning direct at 27* Pisces.
Our brave warrior princess dove back into the collective waters to
retrieve a vital piece of wisdom that she’ll need in her new cycle,
which began in Aries on March 25th.
Sabian
symbol for Venus at 27* Pisces is: The
Harvest Moon illuminates a clear autumnal sky.
This is a symbol of consummation and completion. It’s time to
harvest the karma we have sown.
Pluto
also turns retrograde this month on April 20th
until
September 28th.
The Sabian symbol for Pluto at 20* Capricorn is:
A hidden choir is singing during a religious service.
This hidden choir is the unification of our collective talents,
offered for a spiritual purpose. We have to bring back the knowledge
that we are indeed spiritual
beings having a human experience.
We have to give
voice
to what we know.
And
finally, Mercury turns retrograde on April
9th,
the
day before this Full Moon. Mercury
turns retrograde on April 9th
at 5* Taurus until it ends its retrograde at 25* Aries on May 3rd.
The Sabian symbol for Mercury going retrograde at 5* Taurus is: A
widow at an open grave. It
sounds like the cosmos wants us to contemplate what is dead so that
we can leave it behind. The past is over with. What have we learned
from it? It’s time to move on.
May
the twin lights of our home planet guide
and
enrich your life.
Cathy
All
Sabian Symbols are from Dane Rudhyar’s An
Astrological Mandala
Beannacht
("Blessing")
On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.
And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
~ John O'Donohue ~
(Echoes of Memory)
