Photo: A Full Moon (from Bing images, credit unknown)
WE REACH a culmination point this week, as the Moon reaches the midpoint of her monthly cycle. Since the Taurus New Moon on May 17, we’ve been working to realign ourselves with our foundational values.
During these past two weeks, we may have struggled internally as we questioned our choices. We may also have struggled externally with others who reflected our uncertainty back to us — or we may have chosen not to share our ideas with others, preferring to nurture them and to watch their development in private.
NOW, as the Sagittarius Full Moon shines brightly on Tuesday (at 9:18am PDT), we have the opportunity to assess our progress. And yet, our assessment will need to take a different form than we might expect.
This is due partly to the fact that Mercury is still retrograde. While Mercury is moving backward in Gemini, we are encouraged to use our minds in less linear ways. Instead of using logical decision-making tools like the “pluses and minuses” comparison chart, we will benefit from tapping into our intuitive knowing as a primary resource.
Mercury being retrograde also means that the external signs of progress that we would normally expect to see with this Full Moon are delayed a bit — another reason we must use our ability to see beyond the physical if we want to take stock of where we are.
MYSTICAL NEPTUNE plays an important role in Tuesday’s Full Moon, adding to the themes of using intuition over logic. Neptune is square four planets in the lunation chart: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, and Mars. Neptune aspects, especially squares, challenge us to use our nonphysical senses to perceive the truth of our reality, and may — with this Full Moon in philosophical Sagittarius — even ask us to redefine what our “truth” is.
Neptune’s involvement in the Full Moon tells us that it is time to quiet our minds, to go within, to meditate and reflect, and to allow the higher aspects of our being to guide our perceptions and our decisions.
THE SABIAN SYMBOL for the Full Moon reinforces the idea that it is time for us to look beyond the purely physical perspective:
“A flag turns into an eagle; the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn: The spiritualization and promotion of great symbols of a New Age by minds sensitive to its precursory manifestations.”
Our rational minds tell us that a flag cannot become an eagle, and an eagle cannot turn into a chanticleer; and yet, if we are “sensitive to precursory manifestations” this week, we may perceive alternate versions of reality that can help guide our steps now.
A bit more about this Sabian symbol, from the writings of astrologer Dane Rudhyar:
“The eagle symbolizes spiritual will and the power to rise to the highest possible altitude of consciousness and purpose … This symbol urges us to bring our noblest ideals to actual life through the power of the spiritual will.”
A MARS-PLUTO QUINCUNX also occurs on Tuesday. In keeping with the themes of Neptune and retrograde Mercury, this aspect insists that we make adjustments in our understanding of logic and sequence.
Mars in Gemini would normally insist on basing actions on informational evidence, but the quincunx to Pluto in Capricorn tells us that it is time to shift our understanding of where our true power lies.
MARS represents personal will, while Pluto represents higher will. Gathering more data may not be what is needed now, as it may be mostly driven by the ego’s need to be in control. Instead, we may want to hold center and focus on stabilizing our connection with our own higher authority.
The Sun forms a similar quincunx with Pluto on Friday, keeping our attention on this theme and making it important that we stay as centered as possible. But, we also have flowing aspects on Friday that may provide options we didn’t see earlier in the week.
ONE OPPORTUNITY is offered by Friday’s Mars-Jupiter sextile, which can help us access a greater sense of optimism and possibility, and perhaps provide new directions for us to consider. Also on Friday, Venus trines Saturn, indicating that friends and other resources may help us feel more hopeful and more on track.
Remember, though, that Mercury is still retrograde in Gemini until June 11. Progress may be slow or we may not see results as anticipated. These first days of the month are better spent in refining plans rather than committing to a specific course of action based on current knowledge.
LESS THAN THREE WEEKS until our June 18 teleclass! I’m calling this overview of the next six months “Charting a New Course,” due to the sense that we are no longer following the same trajectory as we were before that final Pluto-Uranus square in March.
Here are all the details about the class — or, if you’re ready to sign up, here’s the link:
http://pamjune2015.eventbrite.com
I hope you will join us, either live or by download after the class airs!
Charting a New Course
Teleclass with Pam Younghans and Elsie Kerns
Thursday, June 18
Airing live starting at
4pm PDT | 5pm MDT | 6pm CDT | 7pm EDT
90-minute class: $25
http://pamjune2015.eventbrite.com
OUR TELECLASS last January was entitled “At the Door of a New Age” -– and it does feel like the doors have been thrown wide open! Like any adventure into uncharted territory, this one is exciting but can also be frightening at times. At each turn, we observe new beauty but may also face disconcerting challenges.
Navigating this new realm is a full-time job. Almost every day seems to provide new information or a new experience that requires us to adjust our course. We are continually pushed to move beyond what was once comfortable, to see ourselves through new eyes, and to see potentials for our lives that we perhaps had never dreamed of.
Thankfully, the planets will be providing clear direction as well as some much-needed course corrections over the next six months!
In our upcoming teleclass, “Charting a New Course,” we’ll walk through the astrological events for each month, focusing on the ones that most clearly provide guidance for our journey. Here are just a few of the important cosmic events we’ll talk about:
- In AUGUST, Saturn goes direct, helping us begin to move beyond issues that have been holding us back since late 2014. And, Jupiter begins its year-long journey through Virgo, expanding our capacity for creating or expanding work that is spiritually fulfilling.
- In SEPTEMBER, Saturn re-enters Sagittarius, providing support for us to create new forms in alignment with our highest ideals. We also have a Virgo Solar Eclipse and a “South Node” Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries designed to help us release the past and keep us moving forward.
- In OCTOBER, the Libra New Moon contains powerful aspects to move us beyond old limitations, and to stir us into action.
- In NOVEMBER, the Sun, Mercury, and Saturn join together in Sagittarius – and all three square Neptune — to ground our vision in reality and to expose those dreams that are distracting us from our true path.
- And in DECEMBER, Pluto and Uranus make a final push to get us out the door. Although these two planets will not repeat the exact square aspect, they will be close enough to provide another energetic nudge. This influence will be especially strong during the week of the Solstice.
Please join us to get more details about these exciting potentials unfolding in the last half of 2015! As before, you will receive calendars of the astrological aspects for each month before the air date, so that you can take notes during the class.
Remember, you can either attend the class “live” (by phone or online), or you can register to receive the recording and slideshow after the event has aired.
To register for the class, please visit: http://pamjune2015.eventbrite.com
In peace,