Coming Soon: Virgo Full Moon - CORRECTED!

I made an AM/PM error in my timing of the Full Moon. Please disregard the times I posted yesterday. They are all off by 12 hours. The Moon is at the exact full Wednesday night in the States and Thursday morning in the UK and Europe. Thursday afternoon in Oz. Here is the correct version:

Luna, Diana, the beloved Moon goddess, will be full in the earthy, mutable sign Virgo on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 4:53 am GMT (London time). That's 11:53 pm Wednesday night in New York, 8:53 pm in California and 3:53 pm on Thursday afternoon in Sydney. The next few days are the direct approach to the Full Moon with the Sun and Moon in ever-increasing polarity till the time above. This is an extraordinary and highly-charged moment, with the Virgo Moon sweeping past a fresh grouping of planets in Pisces, just after it's spent most of the week aspecting a series of planets in Aquarius: in other words, lots of oppositions from the Moon to planets occurs this week, which is likely to stir the pot of all things associated with oppositions -- specifically, relationships.

Sorry for the inconvenience! And thanks Nirvesha for pointing out the error!

The Full Moon has a way of breaking deadlocks and releasing tension, but until we get there, these things can seem to deepen. The idea is to do the least likely thing under Full Moon energy, which is be patient.

Full Moon is an exact opposition between the two lights, the Sun and Moon. If the Sun is in Pisces, the Moon is full in the opposite sign Virgo, which works for any sign the Sun is in. An opposition is a 180 degree aspect. In the chart for the exact moment of the opposition, the Sun is in a close conjunction to Juno and Uranus, another symbol of a shakeup in relationships -- but expressly for the purpose of independence, freedom and making room for actual love and compassion. Too often, our relationship patterns squeeze out our ability to actually relate, and leave little room for ourselves. And they can do an odd thing to our sense of individuality -- a human quality we truly need at this point in galactic history, and that most of us would hold precious in our personal lives, if we could access it in a dependable way.

To my thinking, the way this chart works, we get to reinvent ourselves; and then this is reflected in our partnerships -- the Moon being such a good reflector of light. More often than not, we attempt to change our relationships first and ourselves second; this chart says in pretty clear terms, work from the inner sense of self outward and see what happens. I say this because the Sun usually represents the individual at the center of the astrology, i.e., me when I'm wondering about me, you when you're wondering about you, and you when I'm wondering about you. It is generally the 'significator for the querrant' -- for example, the person reading the horoscope or essay.

This significator is conjunct Juno, a minor planet associated with marital relationships and relationships styled after marriage. Juno has a lot to do with clinging to past ideas about relating, the ideas about our primary partner that we picked up from parents and caregivers in childhood, and various other early influences. She is loyal, but it's an oppressive kind of loyalty; she is a scorekeeper; she does not (usually) forget. This could be any of us; Sun-Juno-Uranus in Pisces translates approximately to hang loose and use your imagination.

When we mix the with the Sun and then with the revolutionary properties of Uranus, we get a fine moment to reinvent who we are within our relationships -- that is, to redefine the partner we see ourselves as being, as well as our expectations for who we want others to be.

That process is, in turn, is reflected in the Moon, significator in this chart for the 'other', partner -- relying on the fairly well-established idea that relationships have a tendency to present us with our own inner conditions. Because Pisces has a quality of being a hall of mirrors of its own (but those mirrors look more like a movie projector beaming its light into a kind of fog), we need to be careful about projections, and call them back when we can. Is what I'm saying about you true for me? Awareness is usually enough. The symbolic and literal heat of these planets can burn through and lift that fog, and Mercury's suggestion is that slow, careful and thematically-centered communication and documentation will probably help. Mercury is also a caution to watch for the veracity of all things that are said, and to allow for changes in the story.

In any event, this is a wildly creative chart, full of both surprises and resources, and suggests we're walking through a fertile field of imagination.


Planet Waves by Eric Francis
for Flaunt magazine, February 2005. This is an alternative monthly horoscope.

Aries (March 20-April 19)
You're under no pressure to accept what you don't believe. But unless you let go of your preconceived ideas about life, you are basically kidding yourself. You may find yourself swimming in some rather interesting possibilities, and you may feel overwhelmed by pressure to live up to something you just don't have the words to describe. Chaos is a sign that your doors are shut. Dreaming of the world you want -- for yourself and for everyone else -- will ease the tension and help you turn the key.
 
Taurus (April 19-May 20)
Nobody gives us power. Neither is it necessary to take or seize. Yet it is necessary to acknowledge that where you see a need for authority, leadership or group awareness, you may be looking directly at your highest calling. While Taurus is known to be one of the more reclusive signs, the condition of the world now calls on all of us -- and particularly you -- to join the power of our souls and combine our resources. Then we can develop solutions to the problems that we all face together.
 
Gemini (May 20-June 21)
You're finally figuring out the danger of routines. That may be strong language, given how important it is to brush and floss. But the choice to do so can be a decision you make each night rather than something that was preordained ages ago, ordered by your mother. So it is with all of your beliefs. Why these patterns are about to change so radically is a matter of speculation; the fact that they will is not. In the days to come, you'll be taking very little for granted -- a very refreshing development.
 
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Apply creativity to everything you touch, thought you think and person you know. That's how to access the miracle no matter what situation you find yourself in. Living is an art; loving is a science; emotion is a craft in which we sail the waters of feeling and passion. You can afford to take absolutely any chance you want, as long as you keep your mind in the most alert state available. This may seem like a great responsibility, but the alternative is far too dull to seriously consider.
 
Leo (July 22-Aug 23)
Rarely have you been able to avoid the emotional aspect of sex and I don't suggest you try now. But the necessity to relate exclusively to others who can dive into your passion with their hearts open has never been more urgent, or more beautiful. The dual potential for relationships to either hurt you or to utterly transform your life is now soaring. So, too, is your ability to relate to others in their own language. Use this skill; it is a rare and precious form of intelligence.
 
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22)
Most people strolling past you in the mall are hardly living what you'd call a bold adventure. Few bother to turn their heads one inch to the left or the right. Eye contact is a shocking revelation. Walking home a different way is akin to the voyages of Magellan. It's not just that you can't afford to live this way; rather, current developments are conspiring to summon you to a new world. Responding may seem radical approach to existence, but not if you remember life is a strange journey on the brink of the unknown.
 
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23)
Summon your passions and you'll discover the willingness to take chances logic has long dictated were impractical or impossible. You now possess both the wits and the luck to instigate major changes at work -- developments designed to make your daily life feel a lot more like play. Far from being a luxury, you know that living in a high-stimulation, imaginative and basically liberated environment are essential to your wellbeing. Write it on the bathroom wall. There is no substitute for freedom.
 
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22)
You may say that recent developments are conspiring to cut you off from your security. Or you could take the perspective that they are going to teach you where your real foundations are. Scorpios have a tendency to cling to how they felt yesterday, which is just a revolt against the fact that you essentially wake up a different person every day. Take the prerogative to feel what you feel; trust your fears long enough to get the message; and you will have a new license to live your life your way.
 
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 22)
You may be getting the signal that this is your last chance to accomplish something significant with your life. But if so, you're pushing yourself a little too hard. You merely need to define an agenda, not actually carry out every step in the process. In truth, most of your fears surround the fact that you have not adequately defined success. Once you do, how to get there will be obvious.
 
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
You are, unfortunately, no stranger to crises of self-esteem. The strange part is that you've rarely thought of it in those terms. If you had, you would have taken your usual pragmatic approach to the issue. Unusual developments this month promise to show you just where your sense of worth has been lacking, and what you need to change to feel that your deed to existence is worth the paper it's printed on. In fact, it's worth a lot more than that, if you'll only remember your ideas are more valuable than your labor.
 
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
There's a reason people choose to take every possible measure to shut down their awareness, and it's that we're ultimately responsible for what we know. Refuse to play games with your perceptions, such as denial, and hold the line on assigning your own motives to others. And stop telling yourself you're too weird for this extremely weird planet. You're too intelligent and have too much personal potential to let yourself succumb to the temptations of inferiority and fear. Sure, life is scary, but not for the bold.
 
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You have every reason to trust that your words, actions and choices are having a positive impact on the people around you. Certain individuals may struggle to see things the way you do, until they give it a little thought. Offer them time to catch up with what you've been saying along, and resolve to make this year the one in which you'll throw off the dark cloak of Pisces and show your true colors. If you can do that, living in the future will not be as lonely as you feared.

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