This has been an amazing year, astrologically and in many other ways. Each New and Full Moon has presented compelling energies that challenged us while offering opportunities for growth. Tomorrow's Full Moon in Taurus is no exception, bringing the planets together with power and intensity.
These signs, fixed Earth and fixed Water, are patient and steadfast, in for the long haul. Where Taurus nurtures natural growth, allowing life to unfold at its own pace, Scorpio focuses his intense gaze on what's beneath, poking and prodding to see exactly what's happening down there.
For an insightful look at the Taurus-Scorpio polarity, read the paired posts at Dana Gerhardt's Moon Circles: April Elliott Kent's essay praises the calm strength of Taurus, while Julia Bond recognizes the power of Scorpio's often uncomfortable messages.
The impact of this Full Moon rests in Scorpio's depths, fueling new growth through Taurus' gentle acceptance of what is.
The Full Moon polarity becomes a T-square as Neptune and Chiron challenge the Sun and Moon. Neptune and Chiron turned direct recently, giving added emphasis to this already powerful combination. Neptune brings visions and dreams, and Chiron offers healing. Both are in Aquarius, sign of intuition, innovation and individuation.
Meanwhile, Uranus and Jupiter, in visionary Pisces, flow energy to the Sun in trine and the Moon in sextile. With all these outer planet connections, I see this Full Moon as an especially powerful time for dreams, visioning, meditation, and shamanic journeying.
Journeys are also energized by the Mars-Mercury conjunction in Sagittarius, the sign of exploration, philosophy, and metaphysics. A sextile to Mars and Mercury from Saturn can keep things real, while bringing in the power to manifest what we envision.
As one way to explore this Full Moon, I've created a guided journey experience, an invitation to travel with the drum to meet the Moon, Neptune and Chiron, ask questions, and listen to responses. If you'd like to try this, the recording is available HERE. I'd love to hear your feedback!
This is a transformative Full Moon, as an inconjunct angle-of-adjustment from Pluto and the North Node to the Moon, emphasizes. The Moon is also inconjunct Venus in Libra, creating an almost-yod, pointing at the Moon herself. And there is a yod, pointing at Venus, from the Moon and the Uranus-Jupiter conjunction.
With Venus and Jupiter newly direct, this yod and almost-yod shine the Full Moon's light on issues of good fortune, abundance, values, and aesthetics. Venus rules Taurus, sign of this Full Moon, and her presence shimmers like gold threads woven through dark cloth.
Linda Hill's discussion of the complex Sabian symbols associated with this Full Moon, beginning with the Moon's symbol of a peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle, speaks to the importance of Venus at this time.
This Full Moon in Taurus invites us into a transformative space of dreams, visions and journeys, within which we can explore the depths of our most challenging issues, returning from the quest bearing gifts of great value and beauty.
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