Thursday, August 15th 2019 (5:29 AM PST). We are having a Full Moon in Aquarius. This is both a major culmination point and time of harvest as well as a time of release. There are so many aspects to talk about that are going on around this Full Moon!
Any lunar phase isn't about just the Moon, it's about the Moon in relation to the Sun. Therefore to look at the energy of a lunar event, both the energy of the Sun and the Moon are equally important. This Full Moon the Sun is in Leo and the Moon is in Aquarius.
Let's talk about this Leo energy first. There is so much energy in Leo right now! This is where the emphasis is at. We have the Sun, Venus, Mars and Mercury here. Even the asteroid Juno. At this time it's so important for everyone to be owning or stepping into their authentic selves. It's time to own who you really are and what aligns with you. It's time to shine. To just simply be yourself. With Venus in Leo it's important to love yourself. To acknowledge who you really are and love and accept that. It's also important to make sure you're in authentic relationships. Ones that are genuine that light up your heart. Relationships that honor who you really are. With Mars here it's time to exert your true self. Step into your power. Assert yourself and own who you are even if others don't like it. To pursue what it is you truly want. With Mercury here it's important you speak your truth. Express yourself. Share who you are with others/the world. Mercury also finally moves out of it's shadow period at the Full Moon, marking a time of moving forward, full steam ahead and integrating everything you've learned and realized through July. With asteroid Juno here it's important that you commit to your true self first and foremost. Then, that everything you commit to are things that feel aligned with you and your heart. Basically every seed you planted in the past month or so around living a more authentic life can come to harvest now. Lots of lovely things that are so true to you can really be blossoming. Anything that is not authentic, not aligned with who you are and doesn't make your heart sing needs to go now though. These are things that need to be released.
With the Moon in Aquarius, if you've been trying to fit in or please anyone in any way now is the time to let go of that. There's no room for fitting in with the energy that's going on. There's no room for people pleasing or giving up yourself and what really aligns with you and your heart. We dealt with major eclipses in Leo and Aquarius last summer, even had one in January. What did you learn about yourself and your life then? Some of these issues may come up for some people. Remember what you've learned. Don't go backwards. Aquarius is very mental and can be very detached as well. We kinda want to release detachment. Leo energy is about showing up fully. Being present. Being in the heart. Being love. It doesn't run away. Own the stage so to speak. Don't run away. Own who you are. What you do. What you want. What you feel. What and who you love. Detachment won't help anyone in the current energy.
Relationships are a big part of this energy for many people. Venus is conjunct the Sun during the Full Moon. Juno the asteroid of commitment and committed relationships is conjunct Mars. A lot of positive, authentic, heart centered relationships may be coming together for a lot of people. This can be super beautiful. On the flip side, if you are not in a good relationship, your heart isn't in it and it's not authentic and real, it's time to let go. If you've given yourself up for someone, that's not gonna fly. If you're in something that feels 'detached' or your heart's not in it, forget it. Detachment in relationships won't go over well in general. Leo energy is about showing up, being in the heart, not running away. Also, with Juno here it's more a time of positive commitment rather than being detached or non committal. Overall it looks like good things can be coming together for many people. It can be so beautiful because it's so great for being who you are as an individual, but it's also so great for relationships. What a perfect balance. So much love available for yourself and others.
I don't always mention asteroids, but the big asteroids are rather involved in this Full Moon. I've already talked about Juno, but Pallas Athene and Vesta are rather involved as well. Pallas Athene is roughly sextile all the Leo energy and trine the Moon and exactly sextile Juno. Pallas Athene is about wisdom. It's time to tap into our inner wisdom as well to make choices moving forwards. What do we know is right for us and is the right choice? Especially when committing to something or someone tap into that inner wisdom. Pallas Athene is in Libra. There's so much wisdom there about compromise, fairness and harmonious relationships. We can really tap into this wisdom to create very balanced situations and relationships in our lives. Vesta has to do with the 'inner flame' the divine spark within that we don't really share with anyone. It is ours alone. Vesta is square the Full Moon and Venus. This could mean one of two things. It's important that we don't dampen our inner flame or spark for others. Vesta is also associated with vestal virgins and virginity however, so also perhaps it's about sharing our inner flame. Not becoming an island unto yourself. There's a big balance this Full Moon between the self and relationships. Both are so important at this time.
Pluto is sneakily influencing the energy of the Full Moon as it was in a quincunx or an inconjunct with the Sun and Venus the day before. This is the energy that shows there may be things lingering underneath the surface that need to be released for us to move forward in our lives both personally and in love. Is it emotions from the past? Outdated structures of some kind? Pluto rules the underworld and before you can fully step into the sunlight of Leo perhaps there's some stuff in the shadows that needs to be acknowledged and released. It can seem uncomfortable and incompatible with the current energy to do so. That's what inconjuncts are. It's an aspect between planets in completely incompatible signs. It doesn't even hold the tension of a square or an opposition. It's just uncomfortable. As everyone is getting into the spotlight, owning their authentic selves and getting into the energy of love, they don't want to go down into the depths, face the shadows and release some outdated past shit. It still must be done though. It will be helpful to face and release these things. We have to accept the deepest darkness in order for us to step into the light. Issues around power and control could be lurking down there. Things that need to 'die' or finally be put to rest. Things that need to transform. Desires. Sexual desires or issues. Time to face, release or integrate it all.
Mercury is also about to trine Chiron at the time of the Full Moon. This is great for healing wounds around self-expression. Ability to express who we really are and our identities better. Very healing self aspect. Very healing aspect around sharing and communicating our truth.
Last aspect I want to talk about is that Neptune is now trine the North Node again as well. Neptune is in Pisces and the North Node is in Cancer. In the midst of all this energy never underestimate the power of following you emotions, intuition and going with the flow. When you're tuned into the flow of life and exactly what you want and feel, you will be much more likely to end up in a good space in your life. I wouldn't recommend forcing anything right now or going against what you feel.
What an intense Full Moon this is! So powerful though! So powerful for everyone's lives and who they are as an individual. Also, so powerful for relationships. Such beautiful, yet complex energy. There's a lot going on! Remember to own who you are, what you love and who you love. Embrace it all. The time is now to step into all of this fully.