Full Moon is Thursday, May 27th at 5:08 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). This moon is powerful and expansive and a perfect time to set up for the energies coming in next month. Focus on this expansive quality and ask what can be more expanded in your own life. Perhaps it is the way you perceive, or your finances or your connections with others. Use the fullness of the moon to imprint you with the ability to expand into the next level of functioning and the next level of creativity. Since we are going into a cycle of expansion, it is crucial to know exactly what you wish to expand, otherwise you may end up expanding what you don't want. This is potentially a very prosperous and creative time.
Blessings,
Lena
Astrological Notes:
By Patricia Liles, Contact her at PATLILES@aol.com
Full Moon in Sagittarius; Sun in Gemini
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 5:08 PM MDT
The Moon is again fully expanded in opposition to the Sun at its maximum of separation, tension, awareness and externalization. The Sun has moved into the mentally agile sign of Gemini while the Moon is expressing through the themes and archetypes of Sagittarius. We experience the mutable air qualities of Gemini in polarity to the mutable fire of Sagittarius. Ruled by the neutral messenger planet, Mercury, Gemini represents the concrete mind of thinking, speaking, writing, moving locally, creating exchange of information and communication, and generating and supporting relationship in the personal realms. Air connects us.
Sagittarius, under the influence of Jupiter, takes the concrete mind and expands the mental into abstract mind that functions in the social realms. Great networkers, those Sagittarians, enlightened, stimulating and tolerant, not to mention generous, broad-minded and joyful thanks to the jovial (Jupiter) influence they are blessed by. Inspired by its fiery element, mere information is synthesized and integrated into higher level thinking such as philosophy, religion, academic education, law and idealistic principal. They can put it all together and see the big picture. Fire inspires, spiritualizes, and transforms us. (Aries and Leo are its fire brothers.)
Sagittarius rules the thighs, pelvis and hips, those parts that move us forward, because exploring the unknown motivates Sag, as does the freedom to explore new vistas whether in foreign cultures and peoples, spiritual growth, or academic study. Their arrow points to the mountain range far in the distance that expands our vision and gives purpose and meaning to our life's journey.
It's not really the Full Moon that is prominent in this two-week moon period, although it certainly adds an urgent, earnest quality to the period. What's more influential is the movement of two larger planets into new signs and together moving into prominent alignment with two major planetary players, Saturn and Pluto.
Uranus is significantly making its first foray into Aries where it will reside for a few months testing the waters and specifically opposing and testing Saturn in late July in the last of 5 oppositions for these two giants tugging at each other on the one hand with innovation, change and breaking away from the past (Uranus), and on the other hand hunkering down conservatively to preserve the ways it has always been while maintaining power, control and the familiar structure of tradition (Saturn). The first four oppositions (spanning the last 17 months starting with Obama's election date) took place in the signs of Virgo/Pisces, but this last opposition will take place between Aries/Libra signaling a leap forward and a call to radically clear the decks and prepare for birthing something dynamic and beautiful. Mars rules Aries and Venus rules Libra. Mars - Venus? Sounds like the masculine/feminine balance will be a way that we personally can affect change on the planet. And there is a good chance Mother Nature will lead the way. Spend time with your face and heart planted on the Earth and reap the benefit of speaking and surrendering your burdens to the great Mother who can turn those sorrows into waterfalls and roses and tree trunks.
Saturn, which has been in retrograde motion since Jan. '10 giving us time to reflect on what needs dismantling and restructuring in our lives, turns direct on Sunday, May 30 and we begin the slow process of taking action on what has become more and more apparent (sometimes painfully so) as to what is no longer bringing us joy and inspiration and what has to be let go of to be able to travel on our path with greater lightness. For some this is letting go of relationships, projects and plans and for others it is making a commitment to self and others to restructure our lives and live in a new way. As a collective we are reorganizing our values and habits in the face of global realities and our over consumption of the planet's resources. Just look around you at the consequences of unchecked consumption on our bodies, our finances, our planet.
Uranus is powerful in Aries; it will essentially be in this sign until 2018. An 84-year cycle, it was last in Aries in 1927-35. Now that was a significant period of change! Read some history and you will find reference to the Great Depression, rise of Hitler, and other sobering life-changing events. And please note, Jupiter will also be entering Aries (once every 12 years) on June 5th and traveling with Uranus until early 2011. Jupiter in Mars-ruled Aries will add fuel to the fire of the polarities we are feeling in our personal lives and in our government as it tries to solve the long list of areas that need updating to the new constraints and opportunities we are experiencing. The up side of Uranus in Aries is that incredible scientific innovation and invention take place and the rebellious side of Uranus comes out and rapid social change takes place like it or not. Aries is impulsive, hot-headed and doesn't like to take 'no' for an answer, why should it, it's young, exuberant and enthusiastic. Problems and obstacles can practically solve themselves under this influence when we align through our hearts with Spirit. With Aries independence and courage to tackle the new, we have tremendous momentum if we don't let our fear in it's many shape-shifting forms get the best of our truth. Remember the image in Avatar where the entire tribe is locked in arm-in-arm swaying around the wise old grandmother tree, well that's just about what it's going to take to stay focused, positive and keep our head above low frequency energies during these times of profound change that we are in. We can't do it alone. Too hard. We will do it together - no problem.
New Moon - June 12, 5:15 AM MDT in Gemini
Summer Solstice/Sun enters Cancer June 21, 5:30 AM MDT
Full Moon - June 26, 5:30 AM MDT in Capricorn with Lunar Eclipse
Astrological notes by Patricia Liles, Contact her at PATLILES@aol.com
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- In my 80s, I am a westerner, with one home on a cattle and sheep ranch in the Coast Range and a second in Tucson, Arizona. Don’t ask how that works out, as mostly it takes a lot of juggling, but it’s worth what it requires to make it happen. A wife, mother and grandmother, I write romances that are set in the American West— using settings in Oregon, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and South Dakota. My stories range from contemporary and historic to fantasy. I enjoy combining a couple’s romance with my own interests of hiking, creativity, speculation, dreams, nature, art, animals, relationships, family, politics, photography, aging, country living, transitions, and our senses (all 6). All work here is copyrighted, but may be used elsewhere with permission.
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