We all have an inner badass willing to step up and fight. A mighty warrior ready to lift their weapon and claim their right to life. A hero prepared to spring into action, seize the moment and save the day. We all have a cause, a quest, a victory to claim as our own. We all have a grail that pulls us out of our comfort zones and into the mucky waters and whirlpools of life’s formidable ocean.
With the Full Moon in Aries, it’s time to own your mission.
The Sun in Libra is peaceful, accommodating and harmonious; always seeking the common ground necessary to maintain collective equilibrium. In Libra, the Sun identifies with others and the environment. It seeks beauty, connection and justice.
The Moon in Aries, on the other hand, is charged, restless and ready to move. It quivers with excitement, like a loaded mouse trap, ready to snap and jump whenever triggered. It’s home in its impulses and follows them wherever they lead, for better or worse. The Aries Moon seeks to express every nuance of its own subjective reality unapologetically.
Where Libra is refined, Aries is raw. Where Libra is indecisive, Aries demands an answer. Libra energy asks, Aries energy commands. Both have a time and place, but working together is another issue.
The dynamic between these two signs requires that we learn to navigate the relational space between self and other, between subjectivity and objectivity.
At this Full Moon, Mars is in conjunction with the Sun in Libra. In this position Mars desires peace and reconciliation. Yet, it’s untamed and provocative energy is neither peaceful nor reconciliatory. Although Mars may intend to play nice and get along, it’s nature is competitive and dominating. One part of us desires connection and belonging, another desires autonomy and expression. The tension of this Full Moon lies in navigating the paradox of these two competing drives and desires.
How can you remain empowered while still empowering those whom you may find difficult, ignorant or even threatening?
Remember, empowerment is not the same thing as power over others. Empowerment comes from a place of love, authenticity and creativity. Power over others is only sought when there is fear and thus a need to control, bully or silence the other.
The tension of this Full Moon is intensified by a challenging square from Pluto in Capricorn to both the Sun and Moon. Power struggles and ugly secrets may come out into the open, laid bare and wide for all to see. Something must be exposed. The wound must be lacerated if the infection is to heal, but the process can be painful.
We each have a choice to make at this Full Moon. It’s as simple as knowing what side you are on. Rather, it’s as simple as knowing who you are. Of course, in the world of human feeling and social relationships, that is rarely a simple question.
Somehow, instead of fighting, we must look for the bridge that connects.
When the dueling and dualistic parts of ourselves can finally accept each one as it is with curiosity and humor, instead of disdain and fear, when we can learn to give and take, when we open our hearts and realize that there are no others, then we may finally take steps toward peace.
It’s absolutely necessary to own your truth. The hero must make his quest and hold to it unwaveringly, no matter how scary the wilderness becomes. This is a time to hold your ground and claim your personal power, not give it up for the illusion of safety. Yet, this must be done in such a way that a space of autonomy and love is created for those supposed others who may appear as enemies or threats to your mission.
You are the one you’ve been waiting for. Now is the time to step up and let the full force of your radiance shine forth as a beacon and a guide in the nighttime. Shine your light but don’t force others to bask in it. Simply make it available for those who are ready to see the truth.
You are loved and you are ready for this passage. Now is not the time for doubt. It is the time for truth. 