Fire in Water: Heading toward the Full Moon in Aquarius

Fire in Water

Crescent Moon in Virgo
July 12, 2013 4:14 am EDT

First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 15, 2013
11:18 pm EDT

Gibbous Moon in Sagittarius
July 19, 2013
9:45 am EDT

Mercury turns direct
July 20, 2013
2:22 pm EDT

Full Moon in Aquarius
July 22, 2013
2:16 pm EDT

In these last days, I've been drawn back into dreamwork. Dreams have been coming thick and fast, and I needed to do something! I found a new way to record them: Dictating slowly into my new iPhone5, allowing for translation into text that works surprisingly well, all before my feet hit the floor.

The deep energies we're experiencing bring us to things like dreamwork, as well as other soul arenas like exploring emotions and reconnecting with our bodies. This depth continues through the waxing, growing cycle we're now in, with a new addition: Fire!

Heading toward the Full Moon in Aquarius, when the Sun will be in fiery Leo, our own passions will grow. Are we exploring creativity? Relationships? Are new goals emerging? Are old goals demanding fresh commitment and energy? It could be all of the above.

I'm listening to a series of talks by Marion Woodman, the Jungian analyst who explores the soul of the feminine (which all men and women have) so brilliantly. In this series called Sitting by the Well (how's that for a Cancer New Moon title?), she speaks about where creativity comes from, and how we find our true path.

Marion's image of wholeness is alchemical. She speaks of bringing masculine and feminine together in a marriage of Water and Fire. This marriage, these two elements interweaving in new ways, is the heart of this lunar cycle.

The Crescent Moon finds the Moon in early Virgo, opposite Neptune, sextiling Saturn, sextiling Jupiter and trining Pluto. What a spot for a humble Virgo Moon to find herself! She's right in the midst of the ongoing Grand Water Trine, and catching transformative alchemical powers as well. Can she keep her head above water?

The Sun remains in Cancer, conjunct Lilith and Mercury, widely trine Chiron and widely square Uranus. This Sun has his own fish to fry, deep in territory that speaks of emotional healing, and can't offer much help.

This Virgo Moon could feel overwhelmed, lost in storms of feeling, possibly victimized. This is the time to find Virgo's true depth and power: Not just the sign of analysis, criticism, and obsession with detail, Virgo represents the healing power of everyday life.

This Crescent Moon can show us the power of disciplined practice. Committing to regular mediation, journaling, exercise––whatever we most need––we feel in our bodies the strength that comes through simplicity and repetition. We chop wood and carry water. In the midst of tumult, whatever comes, we chop wood, carry water.

At the First Quarter Moon, we may already see some results from our practice. The Moon moves into harmonious Libra. She squares the Cancerian Sun, who is still conjunct Lilith, challenging us to notice the rainbow emerging from thick grey clouds.

Spending too much time with our feelings, we can get waterlogged, stuck in eddies and pools that won't let go. The Libra Moon offers perspective and balance. Take another point of view, she says. Lighten up!

The Grand Water Trine is still in place, continuing to support soul work in all its forms. At the same time, Fire energy is showing up. The Libra Moon is opposite edgy Eris in fiery Aries, and sextile Venus who's now in passionate Leo. Eris and Venus flow energy together in trine, lighting fires that won't go out.

This First Quarter Moon asks us to find balance. We are aware of Fire, the masculine energy of action and expression, even as we feel the strong, ongoing presence of Water, the feminine energy of creative visions and heart-felt goals. How can these two vital forces each have a voice?

At the Gibbous Moon, Fire becomes stronger. The Moon in Sagittarius trines Uranus in Aries and Ceres in Leo, creating a Grand Fire Trine to match Water. Venus and Eris continue to connect. The Sun reaches the end of Cancer, holding our attention to soul issues. Something is growing here.

This Gibbous Moon seeks a new vision. We're invited into an embrace, invited to see ourselves and our lives in a renewed way that combines spirit and soul, action and dreams, mind and heart. We begin to see what all this emotional stuff is for, what we can bring forth from the depths.

The next day, July 20, Mercury turns direct. The Moon, in the powerful last degree of Sagittarius, trine Venus close to the end of Leo. An idea, a thought, something comes forward with new clarity. It's on the tip of our tongue. We can taste it.

The Full Moon arrives on July 22 at the opening of Aquarius and Leo, with the Moon at 0 Aquarius and the Sun at 0 Leo. The Moon also sits at the apex of a yod, the Finger of Fate, balancing Venus at 0 Virgo and Pallas Athena at 0 Cancer.

The Full Moon illuminates our new creative vision. The discipline of our practice and the depth of our soul exploration burst forth in a fresh view from the heights. In some way, the world is made new. Our response will be fiery, passionate, creative and personal.

Where is all this energy focusing in your life? In that place, find a practice you can commit to regularly––daily––to explore where the energy is going and what it wants. In a few weeks, something brilliantly amazing can arrive, with the Full Moon. Dive in!