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By Pam Younghans
Highlighted Aspects This Week
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time
TUE: Full Moon 5:05am PDT, Venus opposite Chiron, Venus quincunx Uranus
WED: Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune
FRI: Sun semisquare Mars, Sun trine Neptune
SUN: Mercury enters Scorpio
OUR FULL MOON on
Tuesday (at 5:05am PDT) is the astrological highlight of the coming
week. Although Full Moons are usually times of heightened emotional
energies, this one is in stabilizing Taurus, hopefully helping us get
our feet back on the ground after the roller coaster ride we've been on
this past week.
The image provided by the Sabian symbol for the
degree of this Full Moon adds to our hope, and also provides a road map
for us to follow as we seek answers and solutions to current issues:
"The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: Riches that come from linking the celestial and the earthly nature."
MERGING the
human and the divine is, of course, the ultimate destination of all
spiritual journeys. And most of us, when faced with earthly challenges,
find that we turn our faces "heavenward" to find support. Even those who
don't consider themselves spiritual may find themselves saying, "I
don't usually pray, but boy I did that night."
And, although
support can indeed come in practical ways from the spiritual realms, the
"gold at the end of the rainbow" that we are always assured of when we
reach upward is the ultimate wealth, that of peace of mind and heart.
When we have those qualities stabilized within us, we can ride our
inevitable Earth-plane roller coasters without losing our balance quite
as completely. We can also more easily and more quickly regain inner
harmony afterward.
THE INTERPRETATION of the Sabian symbol by astrologer Dane Rudhyar reads:
"In
Genesis, the rainbow is the symbol of the Convenant of God with Noah.
In all mythologies it expresses, in one way or another, a linking
process -- or the bridge used by divine beings to communicate with
mortals. What the linking process brings to the individual consciousness
is elusive, as the rainbow never ends where you are, yet it is the
source of symbolic, universally valid wealth."
Perhaps we will
have glimpses of rainbows with this Full Moon, a renewal of hope, and a
stronger belief in the promise of new beginnings after a storm.
HEALING AND COMPLETION
are primary themes with this Full Moon. Venus -- the ruler of Taurus
and thus ruler of this lunation -- is in Virgo, the sign of the harvest.
Virgo is the ultimate problem-solver, having the abilities of analysis
and discernment, as well as the desire to be of service in practical
ways.
In the chart for the Full Moon, Venus is involved in many
aspects with other planets, being conjunct both Jupiter and Mars in
Virgo, tightly opposite Chiron (the Wounded Healer) in Pisces, and
quincunx Uranus in Aries. If that's a bit too much "Astrologese" for
you, let's just say all this activity tells us that in spite of this
Full Moon being in placid Taurus, it's not really a
sit-down-and-put-your-feet-up kind of moment.
THE CHIRON-VENUS
aspect is especially notable, since, in my opinion, Chiron is the
planetary ruler of Virgo. (There is still some discussion among
astrologers about whether recently-discovered Chiron is more in tune
with Virgo or with Sagittarius.) This further emphasizes those themes of
healing already brought to our awareness by the Venus-Jupiter-Mars
alignment in Virgo.
But, Chiron is in Pisces now, and is more
focused on the spiritual components of healing than the physical. The
nearly-exact opposition between Chiron and Venus at the Full Moon is a
strong reminder that all healing involves both seen and unseen factors,
and that ultimately, for physical improvement to be actualized,
spiritual issues must also be addressed.
In particular, Chiron in
Pisces is bringing up our still-unresolved wounds around Trust and
Allowing, and contrasting them against Virgo's knowing that ongoing
Practical Effort is necessary, if we are to resolve problems. As with
all oppositions, our job is to find a place of balance in the middle, a
vantage point that allows us to use the best of both ends of the
spectrum -- the bigger-picture view offered by Pisces, and the
detail-orientation provided by Virgo.
THE OTHER KEY ASPECT
to Venus on Tuesday is a quincunx to Uranus in Aries. As always, Uranus
is the "wild card" in the deck. Its involvement in this lunation tells
us that we will need to be especially flexible and willing to make
adjustments to any plan we may have already decided is the right one.
It
will be especially important, if we find that we need to shift our
trajectory, not to waste time in feeling guilty about not having found
the best answer earlier. The Sun and the Moon form a T-square with the
dwarf planet Ceres at the time of the Full Moon. This configuration
challenges us not to judge ourselves by whether we've already achieved
our goal (Ceres in Capricorn), but to acknowledge and value both our
persistence (Moon in Taurus) and our courage (Sun in Scorpio) in always
moving forward.
ONE LAST NOTE,
not directly related to the Full Moon: The Sun is trine Neptune on
Friday afternoon (exact at 2:05pm PDT). If we've been feeling
off-channel lately, this lovely aspect can help us re-set our dial to
the higher frequencies.
The effects of a Neptune aspect may be
subtle, but if we tune in to its energies, we can benefit immensely. In
particular, Neptune in Pisces will be helping us transcend the drama
that the Sun in Scorpio often stirs up. It will also support us in
releasing painful emotions that we have been holding on to, and that
have also been holding on to us.
Copyright Pam Younghans 2015. All rights reserved.
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