Full Moon in Taurus 2014
Full Moon in Taurus 2014 “Moonlight Desires” Gowan
The Full Moon in Taurus brings us to a standstill, steady as she goes, calming the storm stressing the need to assess our state of stability (Taurus) and security (Scorpio). The Full Moon in Taurus further supports a sense of security as it forms into a cradle aspect configuration, receptive, passive and feminine (earth and water) giving a temporary reprieve of comfort, sensuality and serenity from the struggle aching for something to hold onto with a tone of avoidance and taking the easy way out.
The Sun in Scorpio oppose the full Moon in Taurus is building to conjoin Saturn in Scorpio and strain Jupiter. While Saturn in Scorpio has you take your lumps with the consequences, strain Jupiter, says to let them eat cake and have some more too. Saturn and Jupiter in stress has Saturn tightening the belt around Jupiter, bigger than her britches with misjudgement, exaggeration and stepping out of bounds. The excess of Jupiter in Leo increases growing pains bursting at the seams from Saturn’s squeeze as Jupiter Leo pushes limits and loosens Saturn’s hold onto conservative measures.
While Taurus is drawn to the immediate present and the issues at hand, the Scorpio emphasis continues to keep with constant evolution, shedding more skin and with it inevitable continual change and crisis. Pluto ruled Scorpio forces movement along the journey, not letting rest any stagnation where whatever is no longer suited to your growth is discarded and put out to pasture. The Scorpio Taurus polarity always draws the security card as well as personal and shared values, resources and investments. Venus in Scorpio adds to the mix, taking stock of self worth, finances, cost- benefits, ROI and risk.
The Taurus Full Moon weighs in on the safer bet side while Scorpio, co-ruled by Mars, takes a risk open to exposure taking it to the next level. Scorpio is the natural detective doing its due diligence, investigation, spying and research, leaving no stone unturned. Mars joins Pluto in earthy Capricorn, taking a serious look at leadership (Mars), government (Capricorn) and the consequence of war with many elections setting in for the North American nation. The added earth Taurus Full Moon gives a stick to your guns ammunition for staying focused on the ball, patient and practical needing persistence and proactive action.
The Full Moon in Taurus in the aftermath of the October 23 Scorpio Solar Eclipse has us face the repercussions of the attack on Canada and the security and safety measures enforced. We continue to see acts of violence from a fragile state of mind within a system that continues to fail to address and remedy the root cause. Troubled and lost souls (drugs, criminal behavior, impoverished, isolation, mental illness) seek an identity and purpose lured by radical behavior fueling a weak link, reigniting a sense of power and meaning. Add an extra ever present influence from violent media (movies, games) that seem to glorify terror and violence, and we have a dangerous cocktail of desensitization.
Scorpio points to corruption and power and leadership in the wrong hands perpetuating a pied piper following of sheeples whether government, corporate, religion, mass media, radical groups, and even in smaller social circles where bullies, narcissists and sociopaths hold a hypocritical false front using manipulation tactics pushing some warped ideology or do good agenda while often not practicing what they preach skillfully covering ugly and sometimes harmful underlying negative traits that can wreak havoc on someone’s life, reminding us to not judge a book by its cover. (The preacher who says love thy neighbor then goes home and kicks his dog). “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen.
Mercury Libra is direct but still in its shadow from its retrograde phase until November 9th. Any travel or weather is still under stress as seen with the SpaceShip Two test run tragedy. With Mercury over the nodal axis tied into the eclipses points, Mercury is the messenger portending a time for a strong message to address the state of the world influenced by an incessant fear pandering, driven by an insecurity that instigates irrational survival tactics and power positioning.
Uranus square Pluto is pushing through and revealing the cracks in the system. Tragedies and crisis point to the roots of problems and force an intervention revealing any concealing, feeling woes from foes where crazies need to be put in their proper placies, helping to bring a wholesome to the lonesome finding some magic in the tragic to fly so high to escape from the disturbance and turbulence aching for a resurgence.
If Uranus Aries (leadership) is teaching anything, it’s not to follow the herd nor conform to the norm and jump on the next bandwagon to do what is popular but to question authority or leadership while finding a unique identity and voice with a strong independent viewpoint not easily swayed or influenced by a social pariah think tank. The problem lies with Uranus Pluto extreme response pendulum swings with radical and crazy schemes overarched on the fringe way out in left field all stemming from the source of choice where free will is only as good as consciousness allows.
The chart of Canada is vulnerable with Neptune Aries over the ASC hitting on the degree of the October Lunar Eclipse in Aries showing a direct impact and hit to the nation where the current Uranus Pluto transit is posing tense exposure. Neptune strain Sun shows a nation of compassion and peace but also lax and passive with blind spots lacking vigilance believing they are above the fray. Transit Neptune in the 12th house (intercepted) oppose Mars is further showing where our blinders are on.
Both Canada and the US reflect the collective cumulative effects, both having tense affects coming with the ongoing Uranus Pluto transit hitting hard the next year into the next eclipse seasons April and Sept 2015. The current crisis climate is hitting up more attention on how we engage with the fight and anarchy of ISIS , with Canada/USA putting themselves at more risk provoking and peddling the Aries south node warmongering pied piper.