Looking For Trouble? No Need - This Full Moon Will Bring It.

This Full Moon falls across the Cancer/Capricorn axis.  Saturn in Capricorn sits on the Moon and opposes the Sun.  The Moon/Saturn combination is involved in a configuration with Uranus in Taurus and Ceres in the last degrees of Leo. This configuration is called a Grand Trine.  A Grand Trine is considered an aspect of ease and as such it makes it easy for the various energies to blend and does not hinder the action. 

While Jupiter may rule the law, courts and the judiciary Saturn rules the obeying of that law.  If you cross that line, Saturn is there to step right on your toes.  Saturn supports the traditions and structure of society. Uranus on the other hand flouts tradition and looks for the novel and the new.  When traditions and structure become rigid ruts that is when Uranus steps in to shake things up. Ceres rules agriculture, motherhood and sacred law.  These three are in compatible aspect which infers that the energies they represent will be able to work together. 

The chart of the Full Moon set for Washington, DC has Aries on the ascendant with Chiron close by.  Chiron is a weird little dude called a minor planet, an asteroid or comet, folks just can’t seem to make up their minds about him.  Chiron was considered the wisest of the Centaurs.  Called the wounded healer, it was Chiron who trained the heroes of Greek Mythology.  Here he forms a dynamic aspect between the Sun/Moon/Saturn opposition.  This is called a T-square and is an aspect that creates a lot of action and movement.  This aspect does not make things easy.

The ruler of the Aries ascendant is Mars.  Mars has just turned retrograde.  In Aquarius it is situated in the 11^th house and straddles the Nodal axis.  The nodes of the Moon are the points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic. When a New Moon or Full Moon falls near these points we have an eclipse.  Where it hits the ecliptic going north is the North node and directly opposite that is the South Node.  Nodes are important in relationships. This is Nodes in a nutshell, volumes can and have been written about them. To keep it simple, Mars likes to fight.  Retrograde he’s apt to lose. 

Jupiter in Scorpio makes an easy connection to Neptune in Pisces.  On the high road this aspect can open you to the higher realms.  Spirituality, Zen, the Buddha and the road to Nirvana can be found under this aspect.  Taking the low road, Jupiter can bring excess, exaggeration, and too much of a good thing.  Neptune in Pisces can be quite beautiful but also lead one down the primrose path.  Booze, drugs and any way to escape reality fall under Neptune’s purview.  Hope for the best, but expect the worst. This aspect makes the “big lie” easy.

In Mundane astrology, the astrology of world events, the 10^th house rules the head of state. The Sun, which also refers to the head of state is in Cancer in the 4^th house.  The Moon and Saturn oppose it from the 10^th.  An opposition, is just that, the people (Moon) and tradition (Saturn) oppose authority (Sun).  Uranus, the game changer and Ceres, agriculture, women and law are pulled into this mix via their connection to the Sun/Moon. When Saturn opposes you, glib phrases won’t work.  Saturn prefers due diligence and will call you out if you don’t do your homework. The Moon signifies the public.  In Capricorn with Saturn nearby indicates worry, fear and general unhappiness.  With Saturn there, they will do their homework.  Ceres says that women will be active. Uranus brings the revolution. You see this in Egypt where women are finally being allowed to drive and in Iran where women are removing the hijab and waving white scarves in protest. 

This Full Moon has a lot of divergent energy coming together, some of it will clash, and some of it will blend.  The week may seem calm at the beginning but Mars goes retrograde on Tuesday the 26^th.  Mars sits still and the Martian energy concentrates.  People take action under this energy for good or ill.  This will be a week where the news cycle keeps you dizzy and unable to find your footing.  A good antidote is to get outside, preferably in the countryside or at the shore, and plant your feet on the ground.  Ground and center yourself wherever you are.  You need to be grounded in order to withstand the turbulence around you. 

Some of this stressful energy may dissipate by the next New Moon on July 12, 2018.  This is an all-important New Moon as it is a Solar Eclipse as well. Stay tuned.