Welcome to this fiery Full Moon in Aries at 20 degrees 14 minutes. Accompanying this big energy is a tense square to Pluto the power broker and also to Saturn the karmic headmaster! A helper here is Jupiter in Sagittarius making a harmonious trine to the full moon.  This may be the balm among these heavy energies that we have swirling around at this time. 

We also have Mercury in shadow preparing to go Retrograde on November 1st. Mars is in Libra (it is Libra season) so here we have Mars – the ruler of this Moon in diplomatic and peacemaking Libra. So we may have to dig deep to find where it is we have been perhaps giving our power away and let Mars ignite some inner awareness about where it is we may need to grow up. What is it within us that we are needing to have some clarity and understanding about? Mercury will direct us to go back over where it is we may need to clear up what we have left undone or not done so well. Pluto will not let us move past go until this is done. Holding territory with Master Saturn will only serve to consolidate this as well.

This Aries – Libra axis is all about the dialogue around our relationships. Libran energy is all about the ‘other.’ Aries is all about the ‘self.’ This T-Square with Pluto will mean we will be dealing with those unavoidable pressures around this arena.  It can be destructive, transformative and when they are squaring off, we cannot avoid dealing with our shadow sides. Both sides of the same coin here. What we don’t recognise or own, no matter how ugly it is, will really reveal itself during this phase. It is challenging, but if we can show up and work with and  realise these polarities within us, we then have the opportunity to move forward and be better integrated. 

It’s not all bad and dark, as we also have jolly Jupiter in Sagittarius which makes a trine at 20 degrees in this fellow fire sign, however, remember that he does expand everything he touches. Let him shine light and be playful with it, however, be mindful he is not working on his own. It may be a bit like looking in the weird mirrors at a fun park! Ask yourself what is it that you need to heal or bring forward to heal, as it may have been carried along for a long time but has been more of a deeply buried burden than you had avoided until the illumination under this Full Moon. Maybe you finally are ready now to speak up about your needs and desires ignored.

There is a real risk that we may be on the receiving end or even the one dishing out some projection. The pointing the finger at others about issues which may be something we aren’t taking responsibility for in our own lives. Don’t fall prey to the victim mentality either. This may be a real see-saw of emotions over the next two weeks in particular. Remember that we all have choices to make in this precious life. Be alert to any of these self sabotaging tendencies. Don’t fear feeling too vulnerable. Sometimes we stand in our own way. Don’t feel pressured to try and sort all and everything out especially under this full moon, but take time to just to sit with yourself here and there, make some promises quietly within, write it down perhaps, and allow it to unfold after you’ve make some energetic shifts first. These changes take time. 

The key to this full moon and intense planetary aspects is to face up to our shadow side and acknowledge, integrate them so as to free yourselves from the more unhealthy qualities of the egoic self and strive to reconcile these opposing energies.

Take care and blessings to you on this Full Moon in Aries!