Full Moon on the Fixed Grand Cross
North Lunar Node 1º Leo, South Lunar Node 1º Aquarius
Sun 1º Scorpio conjunct Venus Rx,
Moon 1º Taurus conjunct Uranus Rx
Here in Austin, Texas, the land was once the bottom of the sea. The soil today is mostly limestone in layers like pancakes. In some places those have been carved by water creating ancient phreatic tables or caves when the running rain water moved a lot in circles. Sometimes people get a surprise hole even under their property, or under the street or any other structure, because the excessive rain ends up weakening the layers that finally sink down. That's the power of water. It can be so soft that can wash your face, but it can be so persistent that can penetrate the rocks, right?
During 18 months, the Lunar Nodes have been carving our life so hard that now, we may implode... or explode! I hope you've read my recents blog posts about the Lunar Nodes traveling through the Leo-Aquarius Axis. If you didn't I invite you to do it, because to understand this crucial Full Moon today, we should have understood what the Lunar Nodes have been trying to tell us for the last 18 months. This is also a life cycle that we started 18.5 years ago, when the Lunar Nodes were on that axis last time. If you can remember what happened in your life in 1999-2000, what all the eclipses brought to your life then is coming to a close now. There's been a different situation, conditions, events, process for each of us. Take a look at my post where I explain the themes for each sign.
Why this Full Moon is so crucial, I think? One of the reasons is because it triggers a Grand Cross, squaring the Lunar Nodes. The Sun and the Moon are the big Luminaries that show us truth, bring clear understanding by illuminating the houses where they fall (Scorpio and Taurus fall in different places on every person's Birth Chart). For example, for Leo and Aquarius (the most affected signs of the zodiac with this Full Moon), the Sun and Moon, Father and Mother, will cast this shining light on the axis of the most public life and the most private life (which are 10th and 4th houses respectively). For them, those are the challenged areas, where something comes to a close, or needs to be changed, under the undeniable shining light. No easy task, though. The Grand Cross falls on the 4 FIXED signs of the Zodiac, Leo, Aquarius, Scorpio and Taurus, those that don't like change, and are often times so stubborn.
In order to achieve what the North Node is pushing us towards, and use the skills learned in the past from the South Node (see the previous post), we need this last kick in the rear end. Here is where the magic comes! Because the ruler of the North Node, the Sun in Scorpio, is opposite the ruler of the South Node, Uranus in Taurus. I see the two Titans showing spears face to face. As I always say, opposites attract... but they also repel! The Sun in Astrology represents our personal authority, power, yang or masculine energy that drives our personality, our self confidence, ambition and happiness. Whereas Uranus is the higher level of the mind, the sparks of insight coming from the Heavens, the altruism, the electrical rebellion, the revolution. Uranus is the lightening bolt that changes everything in the blink of an eye. It comes suddenly and unexpected, bringing renewal, freedom and the need for innovation. Imagine what this clash will provoke today or during this Lunar cycle, in your own life according to where it falls in your Natal Chart!
There are other helpers in the struggle. Venus and Mars, respective rulers of the Moon and the Sun, because Venus rules Taurus and Mars, Scorpio. They are in a harmonious 72 degree aspect that supports the process. However, Mars is the strongest, because is direct, while Venus is shy hiding in retrograde motion under the close rays of the burning Sun. Again, draw your conclusions, because Mars is the muscle of the zodiac, the physical feat, the action and assertiveness, if not aggressiveness and violence... and it's transiting the sign of Aquarius where he had conjuncted the South Node three times a while ago.
Mercury is talking big in conference with Jupiter. In agreement with Pluto, you can imagine what they are talking about. Yes, they are exposing the most deepest secrets of your life. What was hidden in your subconscious, or unconscious is coming up for you to SEE and make a good riddance so you can move ahead in the direction Leo North Node is showing.
All the energies are working to guide us and show us the way to our best SELF, our best life, our best choices, a highest level of happiness. Events can happen in the blink of an eye, and we may be confused, like in a natural catastrophe, earthquake or hurricane, but even if we lose a big part of our identity (Sun), it's just a part that is in decay, the digested pieces that we need to purge. Coincidentally, we start the Scorpio season, Fall time, when Nature is letting go of what is no longer needed to go to sleep for a while. We see trees around us getting naked, retiring inside to brew the new life that they will create next Spring. Let us ride the energy smoothly, knowing that the Universe works for our own wellbeing.
If you're confused and think that you might need help understanding what this process means for you, or what would be your best course of action, just email me your coordinates and I will read it on your Birth Chart. satsangatyoga@gmail.com
