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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Full Moon in Libra: Reaching a Turning Point in Relationships and Our Individual Journeys



The time has come and we are wrapping up a cycle that started on March 20th with a Full Moon in Libra, with yet another Full Moon in Libra tomorrow! ( April 19th 2019 4:12 AM PST). It's not often we have two Full Moons in the same sign and it means we are continuing to deal with the same energy. The first Libra Full Moon took place at 0 degrees, which was significant. It marked a time of release and yet new beginnings. Maybe even the beginning of the end you could say. This Full Moon we're having now is happening at 29 degrees (that's the highest in degrees a zodiac sign goes) which is quite an important degree and marks a big turning point. This is the final turning point for anything that needs releasing. Things are about to change and we are turning a corner. 

Full Moons happen astrologically when the Sun and Moon are in opposing signs. The Full Moon is always made up of both these energies. With this Full Moon (and the last one we had) we are dealing with Libra and Aries energy. This means there's been lots of relationship turning points both romantic and otherwise (could be anything; friends, colleagues, bosses, clients, family you name it!) Relationships have been front and center in many people's lives. With the Aries energy though there's also a big focus on ourselves, our individuality and our egos. It's a back and forth energy seeing how our individual selves relate to others. Do you give too much to others? Do you give up yourself for others? Are you hesitant to give of yourself because of past experiences? This energy has also been bringing relationships to a close and also may have been bringing about some new ones. There's lots of shifting and changing when it comes to our own selves and our relationships to others! Whatever you have been going through, we have now reached a major turning point and it's important to let go of what doesn't serve you and bravely step into this new territory. 

It's interesting to take note of some aspects we have had recently and are going to have to understand what's playing out around this Full Moon. 

Last week we had the Sun square Saturn, the South Node and Pluto in Capricorn. This had to do with coming up against restrictions and realities in our lives, so that we could face them and deal with them. It brought up the fact that some situations need to end, that some outdated structures aren't serving us anymore. That old things that brought us a sense of security probably need to be let go of. 

The Sun during the Full Moon is moving towards a conjunction with Uranus that will be exact this weekend. Get ready for the unexpected! It's time to break free. To shake things up. That Capricorn energy we had come up against had shown us how we were restricted, but this Uranus energy shows us how we can be free. That it's time for change and for the new. We can't hold on to sub par situations for security reasons. Life awaits us! Time to break out of the shackles and see what wonderful things life has to offer us. 

Venus, the ruling planet of Libra will be reaching the end degrees of Pisces at the Full Moon. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, so I do really feel like this shows that there is definitely an ending of a relationship cycle being reached for some people. 

When we had the first Libra Full Moon on March 20th Mercury was still retrograde in Pisces. Things started to shift, but there wasn't so much clarity. Mercury finally moved into Aries just a couple days ago and now we also finally have more clarity at this time! Better ability to make decisions, see the facts and communicate better. 

Mercury is also just about conjunct Chiron at the time of the Full Moon too, so we may need to heal some identity wounds. Perhaps around being able to express ourselves in particular. 

What an intense past month this has been in regards to relationships and our own individuality and identity! We have now reached a big turning point. If faced with decisions make ones that you know are for your highest good. Release that which doesn't serve you. It's time to change and begin a new chapter of relating. 

Thursday, April 4, 2019

New Moon in Aries: Are you Ready For New Beginnings?


Tomorrow, April 5th 2019 (1:50 AM PST) we will be having a New Moon in Aries. Mercury turned direct last week, but it was on top of Neptune, which meant things were still kind of foggy and perhaps not moving forward very fast. This New Moon marks a time of things starting to pick up the pace and a time of new beginnings. 

Aries is the first sign in the zodiac and has to do with new beginnings anyways, so the New Moon in Aries is always a potent one. Things are picking up speed now. It's time to plant those seeds and go after what you desire. 

It's important to actually look at the time of the Full Moon we just had because this New Moon is connected to it. That Full Moon was on March 20th. It marked a time of release and also a time of new beginnings. If you released something, now this New Moon marks a time to plant the seeds for what will come next for you. If you started something new than this is a time to really continue cultivating that. The Full Moon we are having next on April 19th will be the final Moon phase to tie into this series. At that time there could be a big culmination and turning point and a time of final release. All these Moon phases are dealing with the Aries/Libra energy and that's why they are connected. Stories are unfolding and this New Moon is the middle portion of the story. 

This New Moon will mark different types of new beginnings for everybody, but some general Aries energy has to do with really stepping into your independence, individuality and personal identity. How can you feel more empowered in your own life and how does that tie into your personal story that is unfolding? What is your new identity? Or have you uncovered your true identity yet that was there all along? Aries is also an energy that has to do with initiative, so what are you initiating at this time? 

While we finally have some cardinal, forward moving energy to pursue what we would like, there still is an element of needing to go with the flow. This New Moon also marks the time when Mercury finally moves ahead of Neptune and is picking up speed. The energy is forward moving and we don't have to surrender to the flow as extremely as before. We do still have to go with it though till Mercury moves out of Pisces on the 17th. Now we have more of a balance of initiating and going with the flow energy. So don't forget this important balance. Also, while things will start to get more clear now, it still could seem a bit cloudy till the 17th. It's like the clouds are slowly starting to part to reveal the Sun. While some people may be quite pleased to see this super flowy energy go, it's important that we remember the beautiful lessons it's taught us. It's taught us to trust our intuition, feelings and the universe instead of logic. I think that is so valuable and I hope may help you navigate your lives a bit differently now. 

Mars is the ruler of Aries and therefore this New Moon, so it's interesting to see where it's at right now. It recently moved into Gemini. This adds an energy of making connections, communicating with people and having lots of new ideas to this New Moon. This is fun energy. Mars will also be making a sextile to Chiron in Aries during the New Moon. This is helping us heal identity wounds or wounds around independence. Also, perhaps wounds around initiation or going after what you want. This healing energy can help us move forward more confidently if we let it. 

The last thing I want to mention is that the New Moon is making a loose square to Saturn in Capricorn. I feel like this is energy looming in the background rather then being really apparent. The Sun will move towards an exact square this coming week and I think that's when we'll feel it the most. Saturn is reminding us of reality. We can start fresh and flow towards our dreams, but we have to be reminded of responsibilities, restrictions and difficult grown up things we need to do in order to move forward. These things we may deal with much more in the week ahead, but it's best to start to become aware of them now. 

This past month was a weird time, but also a very powerful one. Now we get to move forward more , continue new stories we have started and watch as the clouds slowly, but surely start to clear.