2 January, 2018 – 02:23 UT

Discovering new ways of responding to the experience of life

The first full moon of 2018 is special, critical, complex, intense and revealing. It has the potential to give meaningful  releasing and awareness of how we respond to life, and operate the subconscious part of ourselves: as the Moon is in great proximity to the Earth (perigee), we reflect on the need to return to what represents our notion of emotional security on a personal or collective level. The Moon in Cancer expresses our self-protective instincts, the need to feel secure and care for our familial environment, our very own notion of “family” and its ties. It externalises the maternal archetype, the power of habit, what gives us a sense of emotional continuity, the relationship with our place of origin, what we call “home” and our very own “experiences”.

In this Full Moon, responsive mechanisms are fast, impulsive, and protective. The Sun from the sign of Capricorn speaks of self-will and choices that are motivated by realism, availability of resources and structures that support life. The Sun in Capricorn focuses on issues with seriousness and sense of responsibility. It honours ​form, and perceives symbolism, tracing the history of people and things as part of an evolutionary continuum. It centres the will in a mature and practical spirit while being motivated by a sense of duty. Any decision with the Sun in Capricorn has to do with what we see as viable, feasible, and judged by the rules and limitations of what this world is, in its most tangible, and accomplished form.  Moon in Cancer collects light from the Sun and aligns our need for security in an intuitive way, while attempting a reconciliation with practical decisions that must work within conditions and imperatives of reality. What has been recorded in our personal or collective subconscious as self-protection, nostalgic and caring behaviour, is externalised in its most dominant expression, as the Moon is in its domicile in Cancer. Continue reading →

3 December 2017, 15:46 UT, local time 17:46 EET

How do we balance the response to information with the broader scope of life.

Asking the “right” questions.

As we change direction and respond quickly to stimuli, we collect information from a source of knowledge that we may not have been aware of until now.

The Full Moon in Gemini illuminates the need to communicate and connect with others. On a first level, the cosmic energy that sets the tone as we enter the Full Moon phase, has  sensitised our receptivity, perhaps made us vulnerable to confusion, or distracted our attention. It may have brought on anxiety or weaknesses to the foreground, exposed us to feelings of empathy and made us receptive to impressions. The level of information we have been exposed to collectively or on a personal level, over stimulated our emotional minds and may have caused mental and physical fatigue. Too much to process or respond to too many things at the same time, can really disperse ones’s energy. Rest and discharging physically and mentally is a demand that we will want to satisfy the next two weeks, and it is especially necessary if we experience some sort of crisis or pressure. The luminairies separate from a square with Neptune in Pisces (T-square), and asks us to take care of our health and energy imbalances in more practical ways. Exercise some discrimination (Virgo is the sign opposite Pisces). This aspect has already perfected, and so we feel internally, personally and collectively its vibration, as we enter the culmination of the current Lunar cycle. At the same time, Jupiter in Scorpio separates from a trine with Neptune in Pisces, and it may feel like we experienced some level of assistance; a dream, an ideal, a wish, may have been harmonized in some magical way with our faith. Perhaps we may have seen delightful progress to something we wished for or something has happened easily that was in the realm of our imagination. So, on the one hand we have a nebulous or demanding climate that needs flexibility and better coordination, especially grounding, and on the other hand an alignment with a higher vibration, either through spiritual or creative paths, which will give birth to new situations. However, the applying  aspects of the Full Moon chart will describe the climate that will manifest in the next two weeks. Continue reading →

Full Moon at 11 degrees 58′ Taurus on November 4, 2017 illuminates the cosmic energy climate that will dominate for the next two weeks. This is the time when we can have a complete view of the lunar month that began on October, 20 in the sign of Libra. What we are dealing with will emphasise our connection between relationships and material issues. On a more archetypal level this has to do with our sense of self-esteem and need for stability.  The Taurus/Scorpio axis is about processing our sense of physical security, our need to validate ourselves and gain self-esteem through the senses and material reality vs our capacity for emotional intimacy with partners, deep knowledge of self and self-empowerement that is represented by the Sun in Scoprio. Jupiter is close to the Sun in a wide conjunction marking a time when we are feeling the urge to tell truths, or deepen awareness of what lies underneath the surface. Desires and passion become a reason and drive. Both levels are expressed in the realm of resources and relationships positively or negatively. Moon is exalted in Taurus, and it is beneficial during this Full moon phase to dedicate some time in whatever gives us pleasure; indulge in the sensual realm; or get in touch with nature. Also take things a bit slower, and imagine or seek help through more spiritual or creative avenues to cultivate a better sense of groundedness. Neptune in Pisces is sextile and trine the Full Moon and provides a release point, a soothing effect or means of escape from any tensions. Whether we are going to hide things under the carpet or use it to surrender to the natural flow of things depends on our personal disposition. We are likely to feel more intensely whatever is lacking on the material level, but there maybe help. Our relationship with possessions, income, ownership , as well as shared resources or deep sharing with partners are in the limelight. Venus the ruler of Taurus is in Libra in opposition to Uranus, and this is urging to overthrow established pattern in the way we relate or change our values. Relationships surprise in unpredictable ways, or need a kind of renewal, while we are called to protect and nurture what is ours and we feel we possess. The full moon lunar phase lasts until November, 18. Taurus’s and Scorpio’s decan 2 are the most receptive to the energies, as well as Pisces decan 2. This full moon is positive and fertile  for Earth and Water signs decan 2, and tense for Aquarian’s and Leo’s decan 2. Libra and Aries decan 3 are also likely to be affected by this Full Moon.

© Eleni Kostika 2017