VIRGO FULL MOON - 12 March 2017

Exact at 2.53pm GMT, 9.53am EST.

This is the kind of Moon that could make us all too aware of what needs to change in our lives and where we are falling short somehow. Virgo is a very self-critical sign which can cause us to be quite hard on ourselves so that we want to work on self-improvement. In Virgo we somehow get the feeling that we can “do better”. It doesn’t help that we have Saturn challenging the Moon, as he can be quite harsh, uncompromising and judgemental! However, there is also a lot of Pisces activity at the moment, which is the balance to Virgo, inviting us to accept ourselves as we are and find acceptance and compassion for our shortcomings. Pisces knows that we are perfect just as we are. With Virgo we may feel that we have to “do” something to make things better, while Pisces invites us to let go and just “be”. The key to the Full Moon is finding the balance between the two signs, rather than veering too far in either direction.

With the Full Moon in Virgo, we may become all too aware of the flaws and imperfections in ourselves and others, which can bring feelings of doubt, insecurity and a sense of what is lacking in our lives and relationships. However, this sense of crisis can also be very helpful because if allows us to see what we need to tweak, improve and adjust in order to relate better to people and the world around us. Virgo’s gifts are humility, purification, discernment and a genuine desire to be of service to others. I’m not sure that there is anything that makes us feel quite as good as when we have done something to help another human being! The combination of Virgo and Pisces brings genuine compassion and empathy for others and the wish to somehow make things better for them. This is the healing axis, as Virgo is the humble servant who has a good sense of how the body works, while Pisces is incredibly sensitive and intuitive and can sense imbalances in the energy system.

With Chiron, the Wounded Healer, sitting right next to the Pisces Sun during this Moon, we have a perfect opportunity for bringing our vulnerabilities and insecurities to the surface and healing them with forgiveness, self-acceptance and compassion. There is of course the potential for our sore spots being triggered so that we have no choice but to recognise them! The critical element of Virgo, combined with Saturn’s influence could cause us to nitpick our loved ones so that they feel judged, belittled or put down, so this is something to be aware of. It can also cause us to be rather merciless on ourselves! On the other hand, we could also be the victim of someone else’s judgement so that we are made to feel guilty somehow, even if we haven’t done anything wrong. Saturn likes to be in control, and so we should be aware how we might try to control people or situations. We could also find ourselves at the mercy of some kind of authority or someone trying to control us.

The Saturn Chiron Square is being activated by this Moon, which could potentially make us feel quite tender and a bit down on ourselves, but also gives us an opportunity to heal some fairly entrenched and rigid emotional patterns. It is important not to be too reactionary or defensive during this Moon, methinks, but rather to have a willingness to recognise the part we play in whatever story we find ourselves in. It is so easy to blame and point the finger outside of ourselves, but it is much more helpful to take a long hard look at ourselves and see where we are at fault. We could also have the opportunity to recognise where we have been wounded by authority figures such as parents, school teachers or society in general and to do some healing in this area.

Pluto is helping this Moon out with a harmonious trine, empowering us and helping us to transform our lives in a positive way so that we can move closer to fulfilling our true potential. We are constantly, throughout our lives, being prodded towards an ultimate, deeper goal that is predominantly unconscious and is directed by our own souls. This Moon holds the promise of helping us to inch a little further forward on our soul’s journey and path, if we are willing to do the work that is. Pluto is currently forming a challenging square aspect to Jupiter, which could mean that we become a bit too attached to our beliefs and could also mean that we have to put up with other people spouting some rather extreme beliefs and opinions! We could experience some kind of confrontation whereby any beliefs that we hold that are too fixed or rigid could be challenged, which could ultimately be a good thing. The combination of Pluto and Jupiter could also cause any fundamentalism and extreme religious or philosophical views to become very obvious, prominent and hard to avoid! The square is exact on the 30^th of March, so the energy is building in strength.

Venus went retrograde on 5 March and will continue moving backwards until 15 April. Venus rules our relationships, both with ourselves and others. It makes sense that the way we relate to ourselves will colour the way we relate to others. When Venus is retrograde we are invited to look back on our relationships and take stock on whether they are meeting our needs and whether they need any work done on them to improve them. This is also time to have a look at our core values and contemplate what is really, truly important to us and what no longer hold meaning to us. We could have some kind of financial review or contemplate what skills, talents and assets we have in our toolbox that can help us in moving forward. This is a great time to work on any self-worth issues, because how we feel about ourselves does have a direct bearing on what we attract into our lives. If we think we are not deserving, we simply won’t bring to us what we so dearly want! If we work on loving ourselves and recognising our worth then we stop projecting a sense of lack onto our lives and relationships. Sometimes people from the past can resurface during Venus retrograde, especially if there is any unfinished business to clear.

All in all this seems like a fairly hard working Moon, whereby we are invited to look inside and recognise what needs improving or re-adjusting. Full Moons do tend to bring some rather strong emotions to the surface, which often show themselves in the realms of our close relationships. Virgo is actually a transitional archetype, the bridge between Leo and Libra. While in Leo we feel very self-confident, as if we can do no wrong and are at the centre of the universe, with everything and everyone revolving around us, Virgo seeks to burst the bubble of self-importance and find true humility. In Virgo we go through a much needed adjustment period, a crisis of sorts, where we realise that actually we are not that great and still have work to do before we get to Libra and go out and relate to others on an equal basis. Virgo reminds us that we are no more important than anyone else and shows us what changes we need to improve our relationships and go out into the world as effective human beings. During this Moon we should try not to be too hard on ourselves or our loved ones, but rather try and embody both Pisces and Virgo by having true compassion for ourselves while at the same time recognising what we can do to become a more effective vehicle to serve the whole.

Much love

Amy

xoxo

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