Today is October 1st and we welcome the first Full Moon of the month, a Harvest Moon. The second Full Moon falls on October 31st, making that one a "blue" Moon, just in time for Halloween! This evening's Full Moon is exact at 5:05pm in the 9th degree of Aries. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is "A scholar creates new forms for ancient symbols." To me, that means using our thoughts and minds to create current, unique models out of past figures in order to design new shapes that grow and develop into workable templates for the times we live in. An example: forms of society based on old conditioning that no longer fulfill their intended purpose and now need fresh new parameters. In other words, change and growth based on new reality. Think about it...
So, how can we use the illuminating Aries Full Moon to incorporate our need to assert ourselves without blowing the "others" out of the water? By realizing first that our battle is always with the self, an internal struggle between our ego and our will. This Full Moon only makes one aspect to another planet and that's the opposition to the Sun In Libra, making this a quest for balance, first with the self, then as we project ourselves out to others.
Aries Moon sits alongside the Centaur, Chiron, known as the Wounded Healer. This alignment offers a strong and compassionate ability that stems from knowing one's own insecurities and wounds and having done our work, so we don't project our hurts onto others. Chiron in Aries is about healing the damaged self that may overcompensate for early hurts by reacting or pushing others away before they can hurt us too. The polarity of an Aries Moon/Chiron opposition to the Libra Sun is a tricky one, because it holds so much potential for either making inroads to healing relationships, or becoming a runaway train wreck!
It's all well and good to see what others need, but if we ignore our own needs, we run the risk of burnout, or worse yet, injuring someone else emotionally because we haven't started with self-care. If asking for help is new to you, maybe that's the thing you need at this time. If only asking for help and not taking steps to make the changes you need in your life is your M. O., then this Aries Full Moon can give you a new starting line. Maybe you're somewhere in the middle, with an awakening awareness of yourself that allows for loving detachment. Wherever you are, today offers new insight.
Whatever new possibilities this Full Moon shines on for you, remember to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground.
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