Join
us in reverence!
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Leo
Full Moon
February
16, 2003
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Sun
at 27.53 Aquarius
Sabian
Symbol:
A
tree felled and sawed to ensure a proper supply of wood for the winter;
the efficient use of natural resources for insuring man's well being.
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Moon
at 27.53 Leo
Sabian
Symbol:
Many
little birds on a limb of a big tree; a wide, and perhaps confusing, openness
to a multiplicity of inspiring potentialities.
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23:52
GMT
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16:52
MST
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18:52
EST
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15:52
PST
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17:52
CST
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10:48
AEDT (2/17)
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Our MoonCircles CyberRitual is a monthly experiment in collective attunement
-- to each other and the moon. Across time zones, we collect our
creative energies into a healing meditation, as a gift to ourselves and
the world. Feel free to harmonize at a time of your own convenience, so
that our astral voices may continue throughout the moon's waxing and waning
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February/March 2003
Full Moon Meditation:
The
Image of Revolution
By
Pythia
Peay
"O
who knows what slumbers in the background of the times?"
~
Johann von Schiller, Don Carlos
"Fire
in the lake: the image of Revolution." This line from the 49th hexagram
of the I Ching, "Revolution" aptly captures the essence of Sunday's fiery
Leo Full Moon. All around the world, a jittery and uncertain mood prevails,
along with strident calls for change. In this country, frightened citizens
are stocking up on duct tape and food supplies; in Washington, D.C., where
I write, military helicopters rumble loudly in the skies, while spiritual
groups are mobilizing marches for peace. The tense jumble of fear, hope,
anger, despair, and idealism roiling the atmosphere is reflected in the
tight bundle of astrological aspects that, together, weave an historic
pattern in the skies above:
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Electric
Uranus at 28 Aquarius conjuncts the Sun at 27 Aquarius and
opposes the Moon at 27 Leo, creating a heightened atmosphere of
radical revolution.
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A potent
and nearly stationary Saturn at 22 Gemini is within three degrees
of opposing power-hungry Pluto at 19 Sagittarius. This is the haunting
- and final - echo of the Saturn-Pluto opposition behind the terrorist
attacks of September 11th, 2001.
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A pushy
Mars exactly conjunct Pluto at 19 Sagittarius (and moving toward
opposition with Saturn on Feb. 20th) further exacerbates the Saturn-Pluto
opposition. Although this aspect turns up the heat in a situation of mounting
anxiety, it could break the stalemate that has dominated the world mood
for the past year and a half.
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Bold and
expansive Jupiter at 11 Leo reaches the second of three oppositions
to starry-eyed Neptune at 11 Aquarius, reaffirming the message that
it is a time for visionaries to make their mark on the collective and plant
the seeds of their heavenly dreams in the soil of Earth.
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Finally,
loving Venus at 14 Capricorn conjunct wounded healer Chiron
at 15 Capricorn brings in a current of energy grounded in the feminine,
opening hearts to the suffering of the oppressed and helpless victims who
are caught in the current political trauma.
Given
the volatile mix of the times, some may wonder how they are supposed to
be. How, for instance, can individuals continue to uphold spiritual values
and work for peace in the face of such overpowering darkness? The
hexagram for "Revolution" in the I Ching offers insight to those who are
continuing, despite circumstances, to work toward a new world: "What he
does must correspond with a higher truth and must not spring from arbitrary
or petty motives; then it brings great good fortune. If a revolution is
not founded on such inner truth, the results are bad, and it has no success.
For in the end men will support only those undertakings which they feel
instinctively to be just."
These
wise words from the I Ching tell us that what matters most right now
is to marry our inner work on the spiritual planes with awakened action
in the world. They tell us to go inside the shelter of our hearts,
and take refuge in the timeless message of all the peace workers, prophets,
and mystics of the past. They tell us to ground ourselves in what
is real and lasting. For though we may feel unsettled by the explosion
of the space shuttle Challenger, the threat of terrorist attacks, or impending
war, it is still possible to make a difference. We cannot afford to lose
faith that the work we do today - whether as insignificant as an email
or as inconsequential as a telephone call - may one day bring about the
change on Planet Earth that so many seek to make possible.
So
this Full Moon, take up the mantle of the visionary revolutionary and align
your soul with who you really are and what you really stand for.
See the world as you would like it to be - then determine a course of
action. Treasure the beautiful dreams and ideals you envisioned at
the last New Moon and take one small, practical action toward making them
a reality.
As
we cross the threshold of these astrologically pivotal days, it may also
help to keep in mind the old Chinese saying, "May you live in unsettling
times." Contemplating this saying for its deeper meaning, it
indicates that when the old has begun to break apart, an opening is created
that allows the future to enter. Bearing these words in mind, go
outside and lift your face toward the luminous globe in the sky - the same
Full Moon that catches the glance of all people around the world. Then
take a few moments, bravely open your heart, and let in the revolutionary
new direction that is trying to make its way into our lives.
Look
for the Pisces New Moon March 2, 2003.
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