FULL MOON IN VIRGO - balancing the analytical with the intuitive

The current alignment of Mercury, the Sun, Saturn, and Neptune all in Pisces marks a significant astrological configuration, particularly for those with Saturn in Pisces, born in the mid-60s (March 3, 1964, to January 28, 1967) or mid-90s (February 6, 1994, to April 7, 1996). This conjunction hasn't occurred for 28 years, making this Full Moon particularly poignant for these generations.

For those experiencing their first or second Saturn return, this Full Moon offers a chance to reflect on commitments, responsibilities, and long-term goals, while also finding a balance between practicality and emotional sensitivity and reflecting on past lessons that may help illuminate new ways forward. It's an opportunity to face challenges, celebrate growth, and make necessary adjustments, exploring how to integrate practical concerns with spiritual or emotional needs. While these themes are relevant to everyone, they may have more impact for the generations mentioned above, among which I count myself.

All three of these Piscean planets will be sitting right on my Ascendant. At this moment, I have some rather extreme lessons to learn about getting practical with my physical body, of getting in touch with a more structured daily routine, and this is precisely what this Full Moon is all about. It's about finding that balance between the need for structure and the desire for spiritual connection.

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·        The Full Moon in Virgo occurs on February 24th at 10.30pm AEDT at 5 degrees of Virgo. Check to see where you have 5 degrees of Virgo in your chart to gain some perspective as to what area of life will be illuminated by this Full Moon. This is a potent Full Moon as we have Mercury (the ruler of Pisces), the Sun, and Saturn all together in Pisces in opposition to the Full Moon, with the ruling planet Neptune also in Pisces. That’s quite a lineup, and with Saturn in the picture, this is the First Full Moon in Virgo with Saturn in opposition in Pisces for 28 years.

These three together can bring us the duality of free-flow thinking and expression with possible limitations due to Saturn’s involvement. However, it can also offer an opportunity to embrace maturity regarding how we use our intuition, imagination, creativity, and foster our sensitivities.

Saturn can bring some discipline in these areas now, offering an opportunity during this Full Moon to confront and let go of some emotional limitations or find ways to utilise them more practically.

    I feel that this Full Moon in Virgo, opposing these 3 planets lined up together, will bring us an opportunity to look at how we communicate and use our intuition, facing any challenges we have in our communication habits. There may even be themes of asking ourselves and facing up to what we consider our realities to be. Where we may have been deceiving ourselves and where and how we can get more real and practical with these themes. We may also feel the pull to question and examine and place more structure around how we show up regarding our spiritual truth and inner work. Are we all talk, no action? What are the practical ways we can become more mature and grounded in our spiritual practices?

·        The Pisces-Virgo polarity is about being of service, albeit in different ways. For Pisces, the inclination is toward emotional service, offering empathy, understanding, and also being of service to spirit, source, the universe. Whereas Virgo’s service offers itself in a more practical sense, offering problem-solving and organization as an expression of service. With Saturn and Mercury in this mix during this Full Moon, we may be thinking more about where and how we are of service. Are we sacrificing too much of ourselves to be of service to others? How well defined are our boundaries? When do we take care of ourselves?

     This Full Moon also offers a chance to define our boundaries or get more real regarding balancing practicality with idealism. We can tap into Pisces for creative and imaginative inspiration and then ground and bring into reality with Virgo and Saturn. Questions to consider may be where are we out of balance, perhaps being either too idealistic or too practical? How can we bring more structure and discipline to balance either or each?  

   Virgo energy embodies a sense of purity, not necessarily in a sexualised context, but in the aspiration for improvement and refinement. Virgo perceives the world through the lens of potential enhancement. In contrast to Pisces, which represents chaos, Virgo offers order. However, the pursuit of perfection can become stifling, leading to the belief that if something cannot be perfect, then it's not worth pursuing at all. This inclination towards perfection can be oppressive, particularly as Saturn opposes the Full Moon. This opposition provides an opportunity to cultivate a healthy balance of discipline and control regarding the quest for perfection, while relinquishing obsessive tendencies. It's a chance to reflect on the ways in which the pursuit of perfection either serves or enslaves us. Through the clarity provided by Mercury and Saturn, we can reassess our approach to perfection and embrace a more realistic and mature perspective. This may involve accepting some degree of chaos and imperfection, rather than constantly striving for an unattainable ideal.

   With Saturn's influence strongly felt during this Full Moon in Pisces, a plethora of emotions and questions may surface, urging us to confront them with maturity and practicality. Both Virgo, an earth sign, and Saturn, an earth planet, offer assistance in defining and organizing our emotions. This period presents an excellent opportunity for introspection and contemplation on how to effect positive changes. Journaling can be a particularly effective tool for integrating and expressing emotions in a rational and practical manner. Additionally, connecting with the earth can be grounding and therapeutic, providing a sense of stability amidst emotional turbulence. Engaging in activities like gardening or lying on the earth can foster a deeper connection to the natural world and help align with the energies of the Full Moon.

   Furthermore, this Full Moon encourages a conscious release of chaos and disorganisation in our lives, prompting us to tap into Virgo's energy of order and structure. For those seeking more focus and organization, this lunar phase serves as a powerful motivator.

       In Virgo's pursuit of perfection and purity, there's a natural alignment with health and healing. This Full Moon presents an opportune moment to confront unhealthy habits and embark on new health regimens. By letting go of behaviors that no longer serve us, we can initiate positive transformations, especially as Saturn traverses through Pisces.

    If you have Saturn in Pisces and are going through or approaching your first Saturn Return (February 6, 1994, to April 7, 1996.  dates) or your second Satrun return March 3, 1964, to January 28, 1967., consider a professional astrology session to help you navigate and make the most of one of the most significant astrological events in your life. a Saturn return reading offers valuable insights and guidance to help you navigate this important astrological milestone with awareness, intention, and empowerment. It can be a transformative experience that sets the stage for personal growth, maturity, and self-discovery in the years to come.

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Pisces Season: Embrace the Waves

Welcome to Pisces Season. I don’t know about you, but the last few days of Aquarius Season, with Mars and Venus meeting up with Pluto in Aquarius, have felt a little wild. As someone with no air in my chart, I have felt this quite intense buzz and certainly found it harder to sleep. I have, however, been able to tap into this energy and used it to work hard on creating my Astrology Course.

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Meanwhile, embrace this Pisces Season, which will be a little easier to ride than the Aquarius Season just past, but with it comes an opportunity to weave some more focus, structure and discipline into our creative or spiritual pursuits with the Sun meeting up with Saturn in Pisces toward the end of Feb. 

The Sun moves into Pisces in Australia on the 19th at 3.12pm AESDT, making way for the watery realms of our imagination to take flight and connect deeply with the essence of our spirituality if we choose.

Pisces is the end of the astrological cycle. All things have passed, and now we come to the phase where we connect with otherworldliness, that which is beyond. Pisces is all about alternative realities. This could be beautiful and magical, but it can also be challenging to navigate. Symbolically, the two fish are together, but they swim in opposite directions. One is moving downstream; the other is moving upstream. This can tell us much about the duplicitous nature of this sign. Not only is Pisces ruled by Jupiter and Neptune, but the energy is constantly battling a choice of either the high or the low road. To move with the current or to swim against it. The challenge for Pisces is to merge the two and integrate both parts of this contrary nature, which is not necessarily easy. Pisces' shadow side is overly escaping via the use of substances or fantasies that take us away from the real world. However, the ultimate end goal for Pisces is to merge with spirit, feel divine love, and surrender to loving unconditionally.

As we move away from the high energy of Aquarius into the depths of watery and mutable Pisces, we are primarily invited into the feeling realms, but perhaps with a little more potential structure available to us when Saturn in Pisces meets up with the Sun in Pisces. We will start to feel this energy around the period of the Full Moon on the 24th, with the exact conjunction on February 29th. This will colour some of this Pisces Season with the opportunity to put some structure and definition around what are often elusive boundaries during Pisces season. During the final weeks of February and into early March, this conjunction will offer us a dose of realism and practicality that can be very favourable when tapping into the creative and imaginative worlds. This could be an excellent time for self-reflection, realism, and blue sky thinking, particularly when Mercury also moves into Pisces on the 23rd. As Mercury slips into this water sign, our mental landscape gives way to rich imaginations, and we feel the need to be able to express and communicate with depth and emotion creatively.

Pisces season and Pisces energy is very much about feeling the feels and going with the flow. We are called to connect with our heart, be mindfully kind where it counts, and be of service to others in an altruistic fashion. This theme is exaggerated during the Full Moon in Virgo on the 24th. The Pisces Virgo Full Moon is our invitation to examine how we find a balance between work and service, practically and creativity and the critical mind with the surrendered mind. There will be much more about this Full Moon at the time, but with Saturn’s influence in the mix on the 29th, we may certainly be able to define our creative impulses more parasitically now.This conjunction tends to emphasize the themes of boundaries,spirituality, and realism. Pisces is a sign associated with dreams, imagination, and the subconscious, while Saturn brings a practical, grounding influence. Therefore, this alignment can prompt us to confront our dreams and fantasies with a dose of reality. It encourages us to examine our aspirations and ideals in a more realistic light, potentially leading to a period of self-reflection and reassessment.

On the 9th of March and the periods leading up to and a little beyond this date, our creative imaginations may take flight as Mercury in Pisces meets up with ruling planets of Pisces, Neptune. On one level this is a wonderful opportunity for our creative imaginations, writing, music and all types of creative communication but is essential to be conscious of what is real and what is not, as this is also a time where can confuse and delude ourselves and others. These energies will also be prevalent during the New Moon in Pisces on the 10th which is an unusual fusion of energy. The New Moon will touch both Saturn and then make its way toward Neptune. This period could be an interesting feeling of acknowledging our responsibilities whilst also feeling surges in inspiration and faith. Meanwhile this New Moon also is sextile to Uranus which will add a flavour of innovation into the mix.  At the same time, Mercury moves out of Pisces and into Aries, which will quicken our thinking and mental agility. 

Themes of romance are heightened when on the 12th our planet of love moves into Pisces, where it feels very comfortable and brings elements of empathy, understanding and deep connection to our approach to love and relationships. 

The Sun meets up with Neptune on the 18th before moving into Aries on the 20th. This will place an even stronger Piscean theme to the end of the season as this is a mystical, spiritual, potentially confusing, and delusional energy as the boundaries between reality and illusion can be blurred. The key here is to attempt to stay grounded where we can whilst also allowing our creativity and imaginations to roam free. This theme will carry over into Aries season too when the Sun moves into that sign on the 20th .

This season reminds us to look after our psychic natures, where and how we tune in. Pisces rules the gateway to other dimensions and offers us the opportunity for divine connection to give our spiritual practice some love and attention. However, we can sometimes become overwhelmed when working with Pisces energy, so we are also reminded to look after ourselves, spend some time recuperating, and be on our own if needed.

AQUARIUS NEW MOON: EMBRACE THE CHANGE

Well, this is a very new phase we are in, our first New moon in Aquarius whilst Pluto is also in the sign. I don’t know about you, but I have certainly been feeling the ‘buzzy’ energy of not only this upcoming new moon but with the arrival of Mercury in Aquarius; I am finding sleep a little elusive…I have however been having some pretty wild ideas. I guess this is the point, we are in a wave of high energy, culminating with some dynamic interplay with the ruling planet of Aquarius, Uranus also being square this New Moon. So get ready for this buzzy energy to elevate the mind and perhaps even our nervous systems to some degree but the point is the stage is being set for a period of electrifying change and revolutionary insights both personally and collectively.

This new Moon is a taste of the rest of the month when we also have Mars and then Venus move into Aquarius, meeting up with Pluto along the way.

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The New Moon in Aquarius occurs on the 10th of February at 10.00 am in Australia. The Sun and The Moon in Aquarius join up at 20 degrees of Aquarius, affecting those of us with personal planets and between 17 to 25 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) the most.

This is a buzzy New Moon and sets the stage for more heightened Aquarius energy combined with Pluto also now in Aquarius,bringing us themes that motivate change, new insights, new ideas and even rebellion both personally and collectively.

This Aquarius season punctuated with this New Moon is an invitation for us to ask ourselves where we need to break free from convention or self-imposed restrictions and allow ourselves to feel more authentically ourselves and to indeed embrace freedom.

This is the ideal time to ask ourselves where we may want to cultivate more freedom in both our personal and professional lives. As with all New Moons, this is a time of setting intentions so we can use this New Moon to think about how we want to bring a greater sense of freedom into our lives.

It is worth being aware of the square aspect being formed by the ruler of Aquarius, Uranus as this energy during this New Moon amplifies the disruptive influence of Uranus in Taurus and we may both personally and collectively feel a compulsion toward breaking away from restraints, self imposed or otherwise and old structures that we feel are outdated and in the way. The energy is ripe with this configuration for rebellious feelings and may manifest internally, personally and within the collective. This can be an ideal time to consider and set intentions around how you may benefit from a fresh perspective or a break from tradition.

Ideas, innovation and sudden insights are also themes marked by this New Moon. We can really use the days around the New Moon to allow ourselves some blue sky time and to allow ideas to drop in, especially ideas that may feel a little whacky or out there. Don’t dismiss them, sit with your ideas right now and let them marinate for the seeds could be being planted for something genuinely innovative and revolutionary to grow. Spend some time thinking about the ideas or projects you are inspired to pursue and how you could bring them to fruition.

Aquarius energy and especially when being ignited by Uranus encourages us to embrace our most authentic selves. The word authentic gets thrown around a lot but it is important. Do you really know who you are, separate from who your parents, society, and family want you to be? Are you being true to yourself or pleasing others, and if so, at what cost? These are themes to consider during this New Moon.

We can use this time to think about setting intentions around how we may be able to step outside of our comfort zones and embark on the journey of real self-discovery

Uranus, by nature, is all about change, so themes of what may need changing can also come up now. Change is at the core of growth, they go hand in hand so this is an ideal time to examine how we approach and navigate change in our lives. Do we invite it in or resist it? This New Moon invites us to become friendlier with the idea of change, however uncomfortable it may feel, especially if that change leads us closer to who we really are.

Aquarius energy is also about the collective, human societies, tribes, friends and like-minded souls who share our passions. This is the time to embrace our tribe, to make efforts or intentions around discovering who your ‘people’ are. We all need others who can support us in our goals and aspirations, and this is one of the greatest assets of Aquarius energy- connecting us to others who help us grow, inspire us, and offer us a sense of belonging…..as long as it is in the right group however. So, we can use this time to explore how we can contribute positively to our community and society as a whole and, equally, how we may be able to foster greater collaboration with others whilst honouring our individuality.

Aquarius cares about the collective, the planet, the future of society and especially about those who are disenfranchised or marginalised. This is one of Aquarius energy’s most incredible superpowers. This is a time to consider what causes we might want to become more actively involved in and how we can use our voices to activate change.

Collectively I feel we can see sudden shifts in the status quo, unexpected breakthroughs in technology, or revolutions in social and political spheres, if nothing else then the collective will at least all be called upon to question existing norms and to embrace new ways of thinking.

Attempting to remain open to receptive to change is one of the keys for this New Moon as is finding the courage to embrace our uniqueness and be brave enough to bring it to the world.