Aquarius/Leo
Full Moon: Here comes the Sun!
It may be the Full Moon,
but, as the vintage Beatles song goes, "here comes the Sun..it's been a
long, cold, lonely winter..." Indeed, this lunation falls
just five days after Imbolc,
the Pagan cross-quarter day that marks
midwinter, or the pagan
beginnings of spring. While it may still be cold and grey outside,
it is time to start warming our spirits. Further commentary comes
from the two Sabian symbols for this lunation: For the Sun at 19
Aquarius, there's "a large white dove bearing a message" (The moon,
perhaps?!). For the Moon at 19 Leo, "Zuni Indians perform a ritual
to the Sun." (Could her message point us to the Sun?) Behind
the curtains of everyday life, invisible beings are stirring up powerful
magic in the cauldron of the cosmos. Light is being born. A new peace
is on its way.
The Leo Moon calls us to
honor the Sun god Apollo: like the flaming orb of fire that rises each
morning at dawn, Apollo lights up our world. He is the god of intelligence;
of music, art and creativity; also spontaneous, childlike joy. Look
to the house where the Sun falls in your astrology chart and the house
ruled by Leo; this Full Moon may be a good time to bring new warmth and
creativity to either or both of those areas. Like the Zuni Indians,
you may wish to perform some kind of ritual to the Sun, drawing down the
magnetism and energy of this solar fire into your life.
Next, reflect on the symbolism
of the Sun in Aquarius opposite the Leo Moon. The Aquarius Sun is
currently intensified through its conjunctions to creative genius
Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius, as well as newly retrograde Mercury, also
in Aquarius. Factor in the opposition between Mars in Scorpio and
Saturn in Taurus, however, and a fixed grand cross marks the clear
winter sky.
How to interpret the pattern
in the skies this Full Moon? The fixed grand cross is an emblem of tension
between powerful players. If there is a tense stand-off somewhere
in your life, before rushing to resolution, consider holding all sides
of the issue in your perception, with patience and spiritual largesse;
a new inspiration may appear. Sit in the full moonlight, breathing
in, breathing out, and find new ground.
You might also let your astrological
imagination play with the symbolism of the planets and the aspects, drawing
pictures, making metaphors, acting out an astro-drama, or intuiting predictions.
One way of looking at the star-mandala above might be that while nature
is assuring us that, as promised, the sun will rise again, and spring will
blossom after winter's cold sleep, the time is not just yet. There is more
work to be done. So in the meantime, draw down the lunar sunlight, make
a fire, and warm your spirit at the heavenly hearthfire.
Because, as the song says,
here comes the sun...
Next New Moon: February 23,
2001
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