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| Tiger, Singapore |
July 3, 2012
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
–– William Blake
The Full Moon in Capricorn arrives on the afternoon of July 3 (EDT), and is a Moon to conjure with. The sky is filled with patterns: two T-squares, two Yods, a Finger of the World, a Grand Trine in Fire that is also a Kite. Fearful symmetry indeed!
Full Moons illuminate. Capricorn looks at our work––how we work, with what effort, dedication, patience, ferocity and smarts. Who are we in the world? What have we achieved? Capricorn wants results, not excuses.
This Full Moon is conjunct Pluto, so the questions run deep. Pluto wants power, control and strong foundations. Ultimately, Pluto wants right livelihood. Are we doing what we're made for, what we came for, what we're meant to be doing?
The Capricorn Full Moon conjunct Pluto isn't interested in shilly-shallying, doesn't care if the file got lost, or the dog ate your homework.
The Sun in Cancer cares, though. The Sun reminds us that who we are in the world rests on who we are at home. This Full Moon will also shed some light on our secure base, our ability to take care of ourselves, and our stability.
As with the lunar phases leading up to this Full Moon, we're in a time when the global and the public intersect with the personal and the private. In fact, this Full Moon may shine light on exactly those places in our lives.
Meanwhile, the second and very complex T-square involves the Nodes of the Moon in Sagittarius and Gemini, plus all the Gemini planets clustered around the South Node (Jupiter, Ceres and Venus), being squared by Neptune and Chiron.
Both Capricorn and Cancer, the opposing signs of the Full Moon, value the tradition. The big Gemini group clustered around the South Node invites us to look at the past in new ways. Whether those new perspectives are enlightening and healing, or deceptive and wounding, depends on where we are in relation to these planetary energies.
Interestingly, Saturn, ruler of this Full Moon, forms sesquiquadrates to Chiron and Venus, who square each other. This Finger of the World pattern points to the need for balance, responsibility, creativity, and action in the world to solve the problems presenting themselves.
The call for creative action is sounded again in a pair of Yods, one pointing at the Moon–Pluto conjunction with Venus and Mercury at its base, and the other pointing at Mercury with Chiron and Moon–Pluto at its base. Mercury in Leo wants to speak from the heart, in a passionate voice.
At the heart of this Full Moon, there beats a Grand Trine in Fire that connects Mercury, the North Node and Uranus. This blaze becomes a kite when sextiles to the Gemini group are added in. Expression is key––this is not a time to sit on our hands, but a time to speak, think, act.
Mars trines the Gemini group and sextiles the North Node from his position at 0 Libra––again, creative and balanced action is supported.
Within the fearful symmetry of this Full Moon we find tremendous energy, possibilities for insight, and the desire for action.
Look to your birth chart to see where this Full Moon falls. The houses of the Full Moon (where the Sun and Moon appear by transit), and the houses ruled by Capricorn and Cancer, are places through which these energies can flow.
Look also for planets in your chart touched by the Full Moon and its complex patterns, especially anything in the early degrees of the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn). Areas if life related to these planets will be in the spotlight at this Full Moon.
Honor the past without accepting it blindly. Examine whether actions align with values. Connect with what energizes and enlivens. Take action. Ride the tiger.
I agree with your reading on astrology sign Gemini. I guess one of the things that I might look in the past is enlightening. Great reading there!
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