Full Moon in Aries

This Thursday sees a Full Moon in Aries at 09:18 Universal Time.  This also coincides with the Sun moving into Libra hours earlier and henceforth the Autumnal Equinox in the northern hemisphere.

This Full Moon is especially potent.  This time of the year is normally the point at which we harvest - and the symbolism of a Full Moon is the same - a time of fruition in the monthly lunar cycle.  However, as some other commentators have noted, this Full Moon feels very much like a New Moon.  Occurring at 0 degrees Libra and Aries it sits on the Aries point (or sometimes known as the world degree) and therefore is either conjunct, opposite or square all the major planets in the Cardinal Grand Cross.

This then is a time of endings and beginnings.  The Aries Moon urges us to break free from restrictions, seek new emotional landscapes - to dare again and find the path that leads to our own autonomy - freedom.  Of course, as well all know, freedom often comes at a price and with this lunation there is a price to pay for sure.  The dispositors of the Aries Moon and Libra Sun - namely Mars and Venus are currently conjunct in Scorpio which rather adds to the feelings of depth - depth of creativity and of fighting spirit.  The Sabian Symbol for Mars reads 'A gold rush tears people away from their native soil' and for Venus 'A fellowship supper reunites old comrades'.  Mars certainly backs up the emotional release of the Aries Full Moon - the gold rush implying moving on, seeking riches elsewhere and trodding uncharacteristic or perhaps less conventional pathways.  Venus adds a slightly less reckless tone to proceedings - her symbol speaking of togetherness, friendship, agreements being made or perhaps people from the past entering your life at opportune moments to help the movement along.

With all the intensity that this Full Moon brings there is respite offered by Venus and Mars in nice aspect to the karmic effects of the Moons Nodes.  The North Node reads 'An angel carrying a harp' and the South reads 'A small naked girl bends over a sparkling pond trying to catch a fish'.  The over-arching message is one of faith - the harp giving us the opportunity to lift our spirits in times of great challenge and adversity and perhaps putting our childish illusions to bed.

So, potent it is and a major point in the cycles of our lives for 2010.  I read in the current edition of the mountain astrologer magazine that the next 5 Full Moons will all occur at the final degrees of their respective signs which is quite something!  There is so much collective change occurring - just when you think it's over, something new occurs.  Interesting times indeed!  Good luck :-)

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