Full Moon in Aquarius August 2012
Full Moon in Aquarius August 2012
This Full Moon in Aquarius is especially auspicious and friendly. August is a Blue Moon month-the second Full Moon end of August (August 31st–Full Moon in Pisces) is considered a Blue Moon. When they say “once in a Blue Moon”, this may be your chance to have this opportunity as Blue Moons are rare and are considered beneficial. The Moon Aquarius rules over friends, groups, communities and is a perfect time to gather socially for fun (Leo). Find your place in the Sun (Leo) and bask in its radiance with some entertainment (Leo).
The Sun is the ruler of Leo. Leo is about the self, the ego and rules over the heart. The Full Moon in Aquarius brings up everything to do with what’s best for the greater good as opposed to individual agendas. The Sun Leo represents our center and hence why often seen as self centered, focusing on our own singular aims and self gratification. Aquarius is about the wider view angle and the bigger picture, the community at large, groups and dispersing our efforts to the needs of the many. The Aquarius Moon is emotionally socially conscious of others. Aquarius Moon’s are impersonal and tend to unusual emotional expression and alliances. Aquarius is all about Monty Python’s “and now for something completely different”
Leo and Aquarius are fixed signs so whenever we have LEO or Aquarius Moon cycles, we have persistent practices and focus, reactionary based on self interest polarizing agenda against the group. Fixed energies add a dogged determination although tending to inflexible and stubborn attitudes, holding the cards tightly to the chest with straight unflinching poker faces. The Full Moon will really bring this to light with the strong ego stances (Leo) and fight for rights (Aquarius). Wherever Aquarius Leo falls in your chart, especially between 7 to 10 degrees will feel the spotlight beaming over them.
Leo craves recognition-Leos are proud and want to feel the love. We have all been in a place of employee recognition and how reward is a powerful instigator of motivation. What drives someone to need more recognition or less? What is the reward? Acknowledgment, praise, applause, acceptance, approval, attention, likes:), gold medals with the summer Olympics in full swing? Leo performance needing the audience – The Sun in Leo is about me and self center-pay attention to me – the earliest school yard pick me pick me see me see me will always bear some tell tale rhythm to the current need and drive to be validated and counted. The Sun is your center of the universe-see me shine and glow.
Many have been enjoying typical Leo pastimes-in the Sun, at the beach, enjoying performance. I have had my fun watching children at play, a true Leo pastime-Leo rules over children, play, fun, games, gambling and taking chances. Leo rules over speculation and risk taking-the stock market. Your game plan is up for some illumination. What kind of hand are you holding and what are all the tricks up your sleeve and how are you going to win your hand. Leo rules over gold-where will you find your golden nuggets?
The Full Moon brings up a culmination of energies derived and birthed during the New Moon. As per my article on Uranus square Pluto, Uranus rules over electricity and half of India was without power July 30th. This India Blackout is one of the worst power outages historically. The grids have been regularly challenged in India especially during times of growing usage yet this notorious grid failure spread in astronomical proportions like never before-very typical of the extremes of Uranus square Pluto.
This Aquarius Full Moon is lining up to Mercury Leo Retrograde recently out of combust which will flare up the current Mercury retrograde issues with many confrontations. Many are already feeling the repercussions of Mercury retrograde-I have seen and heard of many stories of shoulder pain and injury, arms in slings (Mercury rules over the shoulders, arms and hands), communication break downs, computer crashes etc.- seems this Mercury retrograde is really kicking some butts around. Still wise to try not to make any decisions at this time and wait til Mercury moves direct and out of its shadow August 22nd before finalizing or signing anything.
Mercury in Leo rules over performers and Madonna was booed in a recent concert where the audience were looking for a refund (Mercury Leo retrograde). Mitt Romney keeps tripping up his communication delivery with another faux pas comment at the Olympics-another blunder thrown into his political campaign and image. Mitt’s Mercury in Pisces is also retrograde join Mars Sun square Uranus-classic aspect for abrupt, shocking, blunt, trigger happy rash communication. He certainly seems to be setting the bar for politically incorrect spews. The movie “The Campaign” seems perfectly timed.
Sun is trine Uranus adding more excitement and sudden insights and surprising jolts with the Aquarius Moon feeling exhilarated and looking for thrills. There is added sparkle and enthusiasm to this Full Moon with the Sun sextile Jupiter and the Moon trine Jupiter which is a reprieve from the latest turmoil although this is just a respite as we are again (sigh) heading into some testy waters in the next few weeks.
Venus has now moved out of its shadow at 23 degrees Gemini where Venus went retrograde in May so anything that started at 7 degrees Gemini in April where Venus went into her shadow will now come to a resolution point and move forward. Venus Retrograde is a time where everything about Venus will now begin to form some bridging, fairness, agreements in partnerships and relationships and contracts will be reset.
Venus is also releasing its trine to Saturn where it started this aspect back in May when Venus went retrograde. This is a major turning point due for some correction. Venus Saturn trine aspects are a time to make responsible, mature and sound committed decisions around finances, agreements, relationships-a sense of settling in and using integrity to resolve and settle any unfinished business.
Venus Saturn is about getting real and being present – grounded and finding balance and fairness with Saturn and Libra. Venus Saturn shows where we draw the lines and the needed boundaries which will become very clear. Wherever you feel cheated can get some needed weighing in-Karmic conditions are often ripe around Saturn aspects and what you sow now you will surely reap once Venus and Saturn hit the skids again in the next few weeks.
Venus moves into Cancer and again creates a strenuous tsquare aspect with Uranus Pluto while Mars joins Saturn Libra August 14th before the New Moon in Leo August 17th. Venus again in this aggravating energy is going to bring up all bearing on resources and finances as well as relationships and partnerships. Transiting Lilith in Taurus will be over Algol just as Mercury moves direct Aug 8th and will stay through the Venus tsquare transit which will further bring up boiling points in relationships and finances (Lilith Taurus). This showed up very tragically with another brutal abusive violent act where a woman’s throat was slashed publicly-Taurus rules over the throat. This is a very Algol/Lilith event.
Intense bargaining and negotiating will come to the table with Mars Saturn sitting tight and wound up ever bearing on any leeway. This Mars Saturn will activate further the last New Moon in Cancer which may further surface tensions that began during the New Moon in Cancer.
After the Full Moon in Aquarius and New Moon in Leo we are also entering a Moon Wobble phase August 24th. The Moon Wobble is a critical juncture through the eclipse path the last few months. The Nodal axis is now square Neptune which can bring up much confusion and distortion. Wherever this square ends up in your chart will touch points of possible fraud, deception, swindling, being blindsided, addiction, theft, drowning, loss, missing persons or feeling invisible.
As I pointed out in my article on Mercury retrograde, Mercury moving direct will probably diffuse any attempt to try to pull the wool over your eyes-Mercury in Leo trine Uranus and sextile Jupiter over this Full Moon is going to get past being set up to any raw deal. As mentioned in Mercury retrograde-watch your back or anyone who is trying to screw with you -in other plainer words, be aware of getting royally (Leo) ***insert expletive*** up the ass… (retrograde).
And as so poignantly coined by Bugs Bunny-“of course you know, this means war”… and speaking about bargaining and all the stocking up of arms and ammunition because of the recent acceleration in gun violence. Bargain bin-Mcilitaries War Depot-do you want grenades with that?…just sayin.. .. Some food for thought with some bullets to bite (crunch on) while we ponder how historically, hard times lead to war. Great Depression.