Full Moon in Aquarius: The Head and the Heart

Full Moon in Aquarius: August 1, 2012, 11:27 pm EDT

The indie group from Seattle called The Head and the Heart offers the perfect title for the almost-here Full Moon in Aquarius:

With the Moon in cerebral, far-thinking Aquarius, and the Sun in passionate, expressive Leo, we discover anew we are both head and heart, both thinking, both feeling, both wanting.

This Full Moon comes with a Grand Trine in Air, a breath of fresh right when we need it, a chance to see our way clear, get a new perspective. The Moon trines Jupiter in Gemini and Mars in Libra, active, upbeat planets moving the Moon out of contemplation and into action.

The Sun is part of an almost-Grand Trine in Fire, trining Uranus in Aries while conjunct Mercury who trines the North Node in Sagittarius. Can you feel the heat? From the heart side, we're also pushed to act, take the lead, step into the spotlight, and express what's in our hearts.

The focus is on transformative action. There are two Yods mirroring each other, pointed at the Sun and Pluto. There are Fingers of the World, almost overlapping, pointed at Saturn and Mars. These tough-to-ignore patterns pull major players Pluto, Neptune, Chiron into relationship with Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and the Sun.

This Full Moon highlights where we're coherent, and where we're not. The head–heart connection energizes our ability to see how aligned our thoughts, beliefs and values actually are. The surrounding aspect patterns support taking action to create the coherence we crave.

A house divided against itself cannot stand. In these tumultuous times, gaining clarity on who are are, what we value, and how to act is both difficult and essential. The Full Aquarian Moon raises us up, offering a wider, more spacious view of life, the universe and everything.

This is a Full Moon in fixed signs, so the possibility of stubborn, even fanatical, commitment is there. "This is how I feel, this is what I believe, and I'm entitled to my opinion." ––How often have we read or heard that claim in the last weeks? Often with the implicit "And you're entitled to my opinion too" as they expound at length.

If this is where we find ourselves––entrenched and embattled––this Full Moon amps up the pressure. Pluto and Uranus are not patient forces (understatement!). If we insist on holding to positions that are unfocused, untenable, or not in our highest good, change happens.

This is tricky territory. We want and need the fierce passion and clarity of thought that will breach any barrier and bring us through to our goals. Yet we need flexibility and openness to respond to a change-filled world and move forward.

This calls for the creative playfulness of Leo as well as the innovative planfulness of Aquarius.

With Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Mercury, Mars and Saturn on board, a wide range of practices can help guide our way. Intentional dreaming, vision boards, movement meditation, shamanic journeys––anything active and energetic as well as intuitive will bring in the energies surrounding this Full Moon.

This is not the time to keep our lights hidden ... in the light of this Full Moon in Aquarius, we step into a brighter, stronger sense of who we are and what we're here to do. Then we do it :)