ARIES FULL MOON - 29 September 2023
The emphasis is now on our relationships for the
next month or so, as we are about to enter Eclipse season, activating the Nodes
in the relationship axis. The Eclipses begin with the Libra New Moon on 14
October, but before that happens, we have a powerful Full Moon in Aries which
very much brings our relationships into focus and has the potential to ignite
our passion and even our ire! The Moon is full in Aries, the part of us that is
very adept at the art of self-love, sitting directly opposite the Sun in Libra,
the part of us that seeks balance and equality in relationship to other. We are
being called to somehow find a healthy balance between our need to be ourselves
and follow our own path, and our need to be in relationship. Both are valid
needs which don’t have to be at odds with each other, although so often we end
up favouring one to the detriment of the other.
Aries is the sign of “I am”, and the North Node of
the Moon is also in this brave, independent and assertive sign at the moment,
calling for us to honour ourselves and recognise our own needs rather than
people pleasing or somehow losing ourselves in relationship. The Libran part of
us seeks harmony, peace and balance, and so we might hold back from asserting
our needs or standing up for ourselves in order to not rock the boat and to
feel loved and accepted. We may swallow our anger, bite our tongue or make
ourselves small in order to “keep the peace” and maintain a sense of harmony
and equilibrium. However, this comes at a cost. The Aries North Node
calls for us to contemplate what we really want and need and actually do
something about it. While the Libra South Node can see what is out of balance
and unfair, Aries can help us to take action in order to redress the balance.
Aries calls for us to be honest and direct about
our needs. It reminds us that it is better to be alone than in a relationship
that is unhealthy, unhelpful or toxic just for the sake of having someone
there. An Aries Moon can bring anything out into the open that we might have
been suppressing and hiding out of fear. It prompts us to contemplate what we
really, truly desire for ourselves and what we want our relationships to look
like. We are called to recognise where and how we might be compromising too
much of ourselves, and how we might find ways to gather back the parts of us
that we have lost along the way.
The Libran Sun and South Node certainly have some
profound gifts to give us, including the capacity to truly listen to one
another and to tend to the relationship itself, thinking about what the other
person might need, and to find ways of expressing ourselves in a kind,
diplomatic, reasonable, and considerate manner. However, sometimes the Libra
scales can tip too far one way or another, so that one person has more power,
or one person is giving more than the other. It can also bring codependency,
which is where Aries comes in as a reminder to remember who we are, what we
want and to find ways of being interdependent rather than codependent.
Uranus has been a big player in recent Moons, and
this one is no exception. Aside from forming minor aspects to the Sun and Moon,
it is forming a supportive trine to Mercury and challenging aspects to Venus
and Mars, the divine lovers and the rulers of the Libra Sun and Aries Moon. We
had a wonderful opportunity during the Virgo New Moon on 15 September to do
some much needed clearing and letting go of unhelpful tendencies, patterns and
habits. Uranus can help us to detach, release and see things from a different
perspective, bringing greater clarity. Now Uranus is forming the last of three
squares to Venus, completing a process that started when Uranus first squared
Venus around 2 July, and continued while Venus was Retrograde, around 9 August.
It also had a big part to play in the Leo New Moon on 16 August. During the
past couple of months some relationships have passed away, some have changed
form, and much has been cleared away that was unhealthy, unhelpful or stagnant.
And now we have the third and final pass of Uranus
squaring Venus, with Venus now moving forward again. What are we moving
towards? Having cleared, let go and created more space around our
relationships, what do we want to fill the space with? Uranus calls for us to
be utterly true to ourselves and to show up in our relationships in a truly
authentic manner. Is there anything else that we need to clear or release? What
do we truly want, if we are completely and utterly honest with ourselves?
Uranus can help us to have some realisations, insights and epiphanies that
could take us by surprise, but can also bring amazing clarity. Indeed, we could
also receive the odd curveball or two from others, jolting us into a greater
awareness and making sure that we are on the path that is right for us. To
thine own self be true, even if it is unusual, unconventional or
non-conformist.
Those of us with personal planets and angles around
22° of a sign, especially the fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius
will feel the releasing, clearing, liberating energy of Uranus most acutely.
This square is exact a few hours after the Full Moon peaks, with Uranus also
challenging Mars, so we could find ourselves and others acting and reacting in
unexpected and unusual ways that are seemingly “out of character” but that are
actually more aligned with who we really, truly are. Uranus liberates us from
our old programming, helping us to release fears, habits, patterns, toxicities,
tendencies and bring in a greater sense of freedom. Who are we, in all honesty,
what do we really, truly want, and what does our ideal relationship actually
look like? We may surprise ourselves.
It is interesting that Venus and Mars, the rulers
of this Moon, are supporting each other with a harmonious sextile aspect and
are also forming helpful, supportive aspects to the Nodes of the Moon, which
they are also the planetary rulers of. This does bode well for us being able to
truly embody all that we are and to be true to ourselves in a way that is kind,
loving and honours our journey and the journeys of those we love. In an ideal
world we would not need to “compromise” ourselves in order to be in
relationship to other, but rather would be able to cocreate a reality and
situation that works for both parties and brings out the best in each person.
It certainly feels like there is a lot of growth
possible right now, and this Moon could help bring a lot out into the open.
Aries is such direct, candid and courageous energy, as long as we also take a
leaf out of Libra’s book and remember to also be kind and considerate of one
another’s feelings. However, it is important to remember that Libra is a sign
of extremes and brings the potential for people being on two different sides of
the fence, which, with the North Node in Aries and a Full Moon rising, could be
highly inflammatory. There is much divisive subject matter around these days
that has the potential to cause serious rifts, so we must be careful not to
fall into that trap and maintain the Libran capacity to see things from the
other person’s point of view.
The Sabian Symbol for this Moon, at 7° Aries, is:
“A man succeeds in expressing himself simultaneously in two realms”, which Dane
Rudyar describes as “The first realisation of the dual nature of man and of the
possibilities it implies. The primordial one-sidedness of emotional and
cultural manifestation actually calls for the compensatory ability to operate
at two levels. Thus the primary dualism of Sky and Earth, of the divine and the
human, of spirit and matter. The vision and the emotions are focussed within
sharply defined boundaries, but within these boundaries they express themselves
at two levels. This is the foundation of religion as well as of magic. A
situation which has become characterised by this symbol can be successfully
faced if its spiritual and material implications are understood and actualised.
With this symbol we see at work man’s capacity for LIVING TWO SEPARATE LIVES –
and finding fulfilment and happiness in both. On this capacity are founded many
of the complexities of human nature”.
This is an interesting symbol that is worth giving
some contemplation to, especially considering that Mars, the ruler of this Moon
is in Libra, the sign that represents the scales and seeks balance, but can
also be a sign of extremes and opposing sides. However, is this symbol
basically suggesting that it is possible to have our cake and eat it, reminding
us that it is possible to honour the different needs of our soul, even if they
appear to be at odds. An Aries Full Moon certainly has the potential for
igniting a fire within us, but can ultimately help us to be honest, open,
candid and direct about who we are and what we truly need. And in order to be
honest with others, we first need to be honest with ourselves.
Much Love
Amy
xoxo
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Painting: Passion, by Elena Frank Khimenes
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