Pisces Full Moon

On This Harvest Moon~

Welcome to the final Full Moon of the summer, otherwise known as the Harvest Moon, which is exact tonight at 7:54pm EST. There are so many rewards to reap from our island gardens, as well as beach plums and wild grapes to harvest and fish to be reeled ashore here on this little spit of sand, which I am blessed to call my home, 30 miles out to sea. Nostalgia is strong under a Pisces Moon as I remember foraging trips with my parents, seeking out the islands’ bounty, berry-picking, crabbing for blue claws and fishing the local ponds as well as casting off the beach. There is so much to be grateful for as I stir the beach plum jelly and inhale its’ delicious aroma, I almost don’t regret summer coming to a close. There is this delightful harvest moon after all, and Neil Young…

Pisces Moon sits alongside Neptune, king of the ocean, asking us to be aware of the flow of the ocean and our emotions, as it opposes the Sun in Virgo. Neptune enhances the possibilities of loosening our boundaries when it comes to careful consideration of what we’re ingesting, thereby increasing opportunities for allergic reactions to what we’re eating, drinking. or processing through our thoughts. I think the expression, “loose lips sink ships” may have come from such a lapse in self-indulgence or filtering. On the other hand, we are instilled with compassion and caring for others, with an underlying knowledge that we are all connected. This Virgo/Pisces polarity reminds asks us where we can be of service and how we can heal ourselves and others.

Just as the Moon joins Neptune, so too does Mars align with the Sun. And yet, Mars has jumped into Libra a few days ahead of the Sun, forging his own agenda to right the scales of balance. While Mars has no problem asserting himself, he does need to be aware of others while moving through Libra. The Sun in Virgo, until Wednesday afternoon, will ask him to observe the boundaries while putting his energy to good use. Then at the Equinox on the 22nd, the Sun steps into Libra to maintain balance and try to achieve some harmony. With so much polarization and conflict in the world, this Full Moon is a good reminder of letting go of comparisons that work to separate and divide us and instead to identify with the feelings of others, feelings we can all relate to.

Remember while navigating the sometimes tricky shoreline of reality and security to keep your heart open, your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~

Virgo New Moon

    Would you be surprised if I told you that tonight's Virgo Moon is unusual? There is an exact trine between the Sun and Moon conjunction at 14 degrees of Virgo and rebellious Uranus at 14 degrees of Taurus. Both are Earth signs but with different modes of operating. Virgo takes in information and organizes their space or environment into some workable schedule or format, while Taurus hangs onto and stores resources, only releasing their hold on things when it is absolutely imperative to do so.

   The New Moon in Virgo culminates at 8:51pm EDT, bringing the energies of inner focus and outer discernment together, setting the pace for the lunar month ahead. Virgo asks us to make healthy or useful choices that affect our day-to-day living. What we decide is based on many factors that mostly have to do with our individual skill sets and abilities. Decide we must, in order to stop roiling around in a soup of indecision! (roiling is a word, look it up if you don't know the meaning; it will clarify my use of it.)

   Now, the interaction of Uranus in Taurus has to do with sudden flashes of insight into our own worth, values or use of resources. That insight can come from situations, events or people that show up seemingly out of the blue, like a bolt of lightning splitting open the earth or our awareness.  Harmony through conflict is the purpose of this trine to the New Moon. How will we decide to use the resources within ourselves to be of some service on the planet? What new awareness has awoken our need to do something to heal ourselves and Mother Earth?

   Try to go with the flow and make small changes in your day that are more manageable than trying to do everything at once. Assertive Mars in Virgo interacts with expansive Jupiter in Aquarius throwing a bit of a monkey wrench into our day and asking us to adjust to the many different directions we're being pulled into.  Be willing to try new approaches to unusual circumstances or people, which could also bring delightful surprises while we try to incorporate them into our life.

   Personal or financial desires can be triggered by a Venus in Libra square to Pluto in Capricorn. What do you really want... is your shadow side asking to be included in your restructuring process? It would be wise to use moderation in all pursuits of gratification at this time. Another consideration that starts today and carries us forward, is the Neptune opposition in Pisces to the Virgo New Moon. Remember that it is okay to set some limits for yourself and take a time out away from others. You can still be compassionate and find a way to be in harmony with what is.

   While juggling these many considerations in your decision making, remember to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~