When the Moon is Full, it means it is in an opposition aspect to the
Sun. Representing our emotions, intuition and motherly instinct, the Moon in
this phase reflects our journey of the inner self at its halfway point. We are
evaluating the harvest of our hard work and figuring out what went well and
what we could do better. For this reason, the days before and after the Full
Moon can feel a little stressful. The upcoming Full Moon in Cancer on 5th January 2015 (first Full Moon of the year!!) is a strong one and it stands in opposition to both the Sun and the God of the
Underworld himself, Pluto whilst being square to Uranus (thus making a
contentious T-square formation).
I have been saying in “Growing Pains” lectures for some time now that
the Uranus-Pluto square demands that we have an honest look at what Mary
Whitehouse was telling us way back during the conjunction between these two
planets (in the mid sixties). If you remember, she was vilified for her
conservative views on protecting children from what they were seeing on the television.
Astrologically, Uranus rules technology whilst Pluto represents the hidden side
of human nature: death, sex and other people’s money. Through the seven-fold
square dance between these heavyweight planets over the past few years, we are
just starting to understand the effect of the internet and hand held devices on our children. And we
haven’t even scratched the surface of it yet. There’s much more to come in mid
March 2015 with the final tango of this Uranus-Pluto square.
This particular Full Moon is stressful because it makes us look deeply
into ourselves and face some very troubling truths. And yes, because Uranus and
Pluto are implicated in this chapter of the journey, the care of our children
is at stake.
Aries
Has your impatience and audacity
in the workplace paid off? Chances are you are feeling you’ve rather over egged
the bureaucratic pudding and are feeling a little silly for doing so. No time
to feel sorry for yourself—push on and don’t lose your courage. But perhaps you
could leave the oppositional defiant disorder for another day. Your boss is
getting annoyed. Taking chances is all well and good if the rewards are truly
worth the risks.
Taurus
If you are planning a holiday or
looking to start an educational course, it’s time to read the fine print. It
isn’t easy to pull the wool over your eyes but these days, you need to put your
reading glasses on. What you thought was a good, dependable investment may not
be what it seems under scrutiny. Also on
your mind might be some ideas for home improvements. It’s a great idea but it
needs some careful research and no matter how good it looks in the sales, make
sure you look at a potential purchase thoroughly before you buy.
Gemini
Finances have never been your
thing because to you the ability to share information in all important. This
month you will be confronted with all kinds of financial questions, ideas and
speculations. It’s not your thing but you are being challenged to get to grips
with it. Ignoring it will not make it go away. In fact, that kind of head in
the sand tactic will only mean the problem gets much worse. It might be scary
to face such huge, uncertain problems head on but if you can only hold them to
the light, you will be rewarded.
Cancer
As the Big Mother of the zodiac,
you have always been willing to offer comfort to all creatures. As the Full
Moon approaches, you may feel under scrutiny for your actions. Did you love
enough? Or were you accepting when you should have been sharply critical?
Children are notoriously ungrateful and judgmental. The challenge for you is to
decide who is right and who needs a cold shoulder until an apology is offered.
Leo
The Full Moon questions your
commitment to both your significant others and your workplace. Despite the odd flaw here and there, you are
magnificently generous person who wants to give of your time and talents. But
you want to do it on your own terms and very often that means you want the
credit for what you do. But what if you had to do everything with not so much
as a little ‘thank you’? Would you still do it if nobody noticed? The
temptation you face is to do something completely outrageous just to get a
little attention. Don’t even think about it, Leo.
Virgo
You have an excellent critical
eye that can spot the smallest of flaws in even the grandest of schemes. You don’t
like to say ‘I told you so’ too often but as you watch your friends bumbling
through their romances, you can’t help but smirk and tell them you saw it
coming. Resist that urge—it’s not worth wrecking your friendship. What would be far more helpful would be to be
the shoulder to cry on when it’s needed over the next few days. You’ll get your
chance to say your piece but for now, use you compassionate common sense.
Libra
Being the peacemaker is a tough
job but someone has to do it when everyone else has their hands full being
seriously provocative. Family members are even colleagues continue their antics
and worse, demanding that you take sides—and your significant other stands by
in the sidelines watching the drama as if it were some sort of scientific experiment
gone haywire. Do yourself a little favour and detach yourself, make some
popcorn and enjoy the excitement without becoming personally involved.
Scorpio
You’re still breathing that sigh
of relief that the crisis seems to be over. But don’t too comfortable. You have
an awful lot to say and while you might think it’s just gentle banter, others
are seriously offended and hurt by your opinions--even if they don’t react
straight away. It may feel good to you to get things off your chest but you
need to bear in mind your audience has a very good memory and your words may
come back to haunt you. Button it for the moment. You’ll have your chance to
say what you really mean another day.
Sagittarius
Just when you think you got your
finances in order BOOM, another crisis pops up. Being responsible for others
sure puts a dampener on your freedom, doesn’t it? But the good news is that you
can handle a crisis efficiently and effectively and very often without even
breaking a sweat. Your professional skills may not seem to be useful in your
own home but if you put them to good use, they will serve you well. Be cool
baby and never let them see you sweat.
Capricorn
So you’re the one causing all
these problems! You’re so ordered and structured (most of the time) that you feel
very virtuous for following absolutely every rule in the book while just about
everyone who has broken those same rules are in a crisis. Well played—but
you’re not off the hook. Being the only secure one in the home means you have
to dig everybody else out of the pit. And that’s going to cost you. The problem
is that the more money you invest in solving the problem, the more costs keep
going up until you’re forced to quite dramatically cut off the ties. Remember,
you’re the one with the clout to call the shots.
Aquarius
To serve of be served? Neither of
these options is to your liking but sometimes you just have to grit your teeth
and do as you’re told. That is not to say you can’t add your own personal
flair. In fact, you won’t be able to resist doing just that. As the propeller
head techie of the zodiac, you have the ability to help the world come to grips
with the crisis that is facing us. This is your chance to step up to the plate
and tell us how to use technology to benefit the world rather than sharing
photos of our cats of social networking sites.
Pisces
Your idealism can often give
people the impression your head is in the clouds (and they might be right) but
your ability to keep the faith even under the harshest of fire keeps the rest
of us buoyant. Everyone should thank you but, as you let people take advantage
of you, you go unappreciated yet again. But only if you decide to let it
happen. This Full Moon, your creativity knows no bounds and whilst it can be a
bit daunting to get your stuff ‘out there’ it’s time you received the
recognition you deserve. Go for it Pisces.
