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~