Today’s Super Libra Full Moon (5:20am AEDT) illuminates lessons of healing and self-love in relationships. The Moon is once again on her own on the far side of the zodiac, reflecting the light of the Sun, Venus and Chiron, all at 8 degrees of Aries. The goddess of love, relationships and diplomacy rules this Full Moon but in the sign of the warrior, she is fiercer, more assertive, less prone to making compromises for the sake of keeping the peace, which later lead to resentment.
The Sun, which is emblematic of our conscious growth, is exalted in Aries, sign of the Self, and Chiron the healer and mentor of heroes, spends more time in Aries than in any other sign, and the least in Libra, which reinforces the idea that healing in relationships must come first and foremost through healing of the Self. Venus also rules self-love and worth, and in her conjunction with Chiron and the Sun a seed of healing self-awareness is being fertilised that illuminates old patterns in relationship that are ready to fall away. In Aries she further highlights the importance of ensuring that our individual needs, as well as the needs of others, are being met in the context of relationships.
The Moon also forms a Grand Air Trine with Saturn in Aquarius and the Mars-North Node conjunction in Gemini, which clarifies our ideas and motivations regarding the work we want to do, the actions we want to take and the level of maturity and harmony we aspire to in relationship. The Mars-North Node conjunction this weekend may have given us a clearer understanding of the fruit we’ve harvested from our past actions, and whilst some may be cause for celebration, others may have alerted us to the need for adjustments in order to cultivate a richer crop.
With Mars finally breaking free of the container of the Nodes after a year of imprisonment, grappling with the consequences of our collective karma and the possibilities of our fate, the god of desire is finally free to move forward unencumbered, to carve out his destiny from a new set of actions. However, with Saturn trining Mars on this Full Moon, he’s being compelled to start slowly, and to bring a greater sense of maturity to his choices. This Grand Air Trine also forms the body of a Kite - a larger, more dynamic configuration, which directs energy from an opposition between Mars and the North Node to the South Node in Sagittarius. It’s asking us to adjust our beliefs in relationships, to act on the information we’ve been receiving so that our ideas about what’s possible can actually take flight.
There could be some friction in these dynamics too. Venus and Chiron may trigger heart wounds. Mars opposing the South Node at the apex of this kite pattern could lead some to express righteously held opinions with aggression. Mars may want to resist Saturn’s call to discipline. Mercury conjunct Neptune can produce confusing miscommunications, distractions, fantasies and illusions. Be extra careful driving and with liquids around technology. Neptune also rules compassion, forgiveness and the potential for transcendent experiences in love, so if things become confused, we can focus our attention there, returning to the integrity of our truest motivations, to what we know we need to change in ourselves in order to achieve them, and this will help to attune us to the future we’re aiming towards.
Tuesday and Wednesday provide continued opportunities for transformation in these areas with the Moon, Mars and the Node of Fate making powerful aspects to Pluto in a Hammer of Thor on Tuesday, and to Venus in a Finger of God on Wednesday. The potential for blessings to emerge from these sometimes challenging influences is high as the Full Moon marks a culmination in a cycle of growth in relating, which is coloured by powerful possibilities for healing in love.
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