Full Moon in Taurus
Keeping the Hearth Burning
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| Jean Raoux - Vestal Virgin wikimedia commons image |
The Sun in Scorpio is hugging Mercury, his personal messenger who yesterday, November 11, brought him an important revelation from the underworld. Are we listening? If you've been following me daily on Facebook or Tumblr or Instagram, you already know the work of these cosmic bodies transiting the realm of the Scorpion. The mind (Mercury) and the emotions (Moon) are at their maximum distance (opposite), so, while our emotions are amplified by the Full Moon, our mind is trying to deny them. Why? Because with Mercury retrograde crossing the Sun, we've learned about our most profound psychological issues related to our desires, what we value and how those affect our self esteem and self worth (Taurus). Are the emotions making us feel unworthy? Or on the contrary, are the emotions making us understand our worth? Even though we feel something strongly regarding our significant relationships, the mind doesn't accept it. The work at this Full Moon is finding a compromise by balancing mind and heart.
The Moon exactly conjoins the second biggest asteroid Vesta, Goddess of the Hearth, sister of Jupiter. The Moon in Taurus is casting the Sun's light on the "hearth", the necessary home fire that ensures our survival. We need the fire to cook, to feed the family, to keep the home warm and comfortable. In ancient times the fire was also used for protection from the danger of wild animals. In the Roman Temples, Vestal Virgins were assigned to protect the Sacred Hearth (Heavenly Spirit) in a spiritual ritual of protection for the society. Those young women sacrificed their personal life for thirty years and consecrated it for this purpose.
This astrological Full Moon archetype reveals then the sacrifice or the consecration we are making of our personal desires, energy, sexuality, or personal values and the integrity necessary for a higher purpose. Conversely, her meet with Vesta in Taurus may also show us our fear of physical intimacy in adopting abstinence.
The Sun and Mercury are projecting from Scorpio onto the Taurus Moon the deepest intimacy conflicts hidden in our subconscious. It may mean that we need to purify our sexual desires, or that we need to learn how to harness or channel our creative sexual energy. For others still, it may mean that we desire to make a devoted commitment to someone or something with whom we want to share our energy for a higher goal. In so doing we elevate our self worth, and develop greater self love.
Even though, Uranus doesn't aspect the Moon, she just met him yesterday on her way to her fullness. Their encounter most probably was an emotional jolt at the same time (Nov. 11) Mercury was casting his message during his meeting with the Sun. Uranus is still in semisextile to Chiron and radically changing our values. This Full Moon is another step in Uranus' seven year work in Taurus helping us heal from the inside out, purifying our inner energy to live more from the Spirit than from the Flesh. Using the sexual energy for a complete emotional, physical and spiritual merge with another person expands our consciousness, teaches us who we really are, develops our self esteem, and helps us fulfill our destiny. But mastering the sexual energy is THE most important and difficult lesson and achievement in this physical plane, because it is the Divine Creative Power, the realm of Pluto, the atomic giver and taker of life. Uranus, the God of the Heavens, transiting Taurus, not only is radically changing our material values, but is also elevating our own value, the value of our body and its sexual energy.
However, all cosmic bodies can manifest at different levels in our lives, even the most positive like Venus, i.e. can manifest as laziness, and Jupiter as indulgence. Vesta can also bring out sexual insecurities and fears, lack of commitment, promiscuity and self undoing. The handling of the energies depends on one's personal evolutionary stage and our level of awareness.
Supporting energies
The other planetary aspects are supporting the Full Moon in very positive ways.
Mars sextile Jupiter indicates an assertive impulse to becoming honest, to develop self confidence, to act on the inspiration received, 'walk the talk' of our beliefs, ideology, or cultural traditions. With this harmonious aspect these two proud archetypal heroes increase our drive to make decisions, take initiatives and risks. If we choose so, they support us to initiate relationships with optimism, generosity and courage.
The Full Moon axis is connected by sextiles to Saturn Pluto conjunction and Neptune. This astrological configuration is called a 'cradle'. It is formed by one opposition, two trines and three sextiles. The elements involved in it are Water and Earth, and they are predominant in the whole chart; this gives this energy combination a great creative potential. Whereas Taurus and Scorpio are fixed, stubborn and hard to change signs, Capricorn promotes change (cardinal) and Pisces lends its flexibility (mutable). The Air element, which represents the intellect and reasoning, is weak (just Mars who is very uncomfortable in Libra). In summary, even though we may be adamant about the relationship issues at hand, we are offered this beautiful opportunity to follow our spiritual insights, and the infinite inspiration of an unconditional love (Neptune) to materialize a necessary change (Saturn Pluto). This is the last of the three Saturn Neptune sextiles this year inviting us to give tangible form to our dreams. Only if we are willing and work hard at it, will we be able to make our dreams come true.
Let us not forget that the North Node in Cancer is still showing the way. May all beings be at peace, and may human beings be willing to build a better happier world. Blessings!
TAURUS
Outside circumstances or another person from the past helps you understand yourself, or radically change the way you perceive yourself. You're radically changing your self worth, seeing a new personal stability focusing on your own talents, values and emotional security.
SCORPIO
You are showing someone else a profound truth that helps the other person change the way she/he perceives her/himself, her/his values, finances, emotional security or talents.
AQUARIUS
Something that represents your public status or someone related to your career makes you understand your emotional security, or something in your private life. A public information shocks your family life forcing you to change to adapt.
LEO
Some new insight about your emotional, family or private life affects your public lifestyle, career, or provokes a radical change in your civil status.
ARIES
You learn something about your shared resources, credit cards, mortgage, insurance or taxes that impacts your own finances. Also, sexual exchange with another person affects your own sexuality in some radical way.
GEMINI
A health issue involving your low digestive tract or sexual organs may affect your sleep. Changes in routines, work schedules, or in the workplace radically impacts your rest periods, vacation time, and such.
CANCER
A new understanding about your creativity or your children radically impacts the way you share your talents with your friends or with a group of like-minded people.
VIRGO
Learning something new radically impacts and enhances your belief system, or triggers a sudden desire to travel abroad, or take an unconventional course.
LIBRA
You discover something about your own finances that impacts radically the way you share your resources with others. You are going through a new stage in your sexual life that impacts your sexual relationship with your partner.
SAGITTARIUS
An unconscious issue comes to light, or a vivid spooky dream reveals something to you that alters your daily routine, or your health. Your secret self undoing behavior radically impacts your health.
CAPRICORN
A friend or a secret information coming from a friend can affect your romantic life or your children or both.
PISCES
Your spiritual practice, or learning a different culture or philosophy radically changes your relationship with your neighbor or siblings.
Sat Nam.
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