The Super Blue Full Moon at 27’15 Aquarius is exact on Monday August 19th at 2:26pm EDT, marking the midway point of the current Lunar Cycle we are in that began with the New Moon in Leo on August 4th. That New Moon formed a Grail or Chalice with the Nodes of Destiny and Karma and the approaching Mars/Jupiter conjunction (which was exact August 14th). The New Moon was followed by Solar Lughnasadh 2 days later and Lion’s Gate 2 days after that. It was a VERY POWERFUL PORTAL – opening new Lunar, Solar and Star Gateways simultaneously. Now we are in the first of 4 back to back SuperMoons as well as a Seasonal Blue Moon (3rd Full Moon of 4 in a Season). If you recall at the last Full Moon at 29 Capricorn we had an Astrological Blue Moon (2nd Full Moon in a Sign). So we are in the midst of back to back Blue Moons- an even rarer event than one Blue Moon! Clearly we are in a powerful Lunar Cycle right now!!! (See links below to content about these things mentioned above)
This Full Moon is the check point of what was initiated or set into motion back then. With the Leo/Aquarius axis highlighted- it can be bringing into awareness the disparity between ME culture (Leo) and WE culture (Aquarius), between individuality (Leo) and interconnection (Aquarius). This Full Moon is VERY TIGHTLY SQUARE Uranus at 27’11 Taurus (4 minutes from exact). Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius and of this lunation- doubling down on the sudden and unexpected nature of Uranus. This is a highly Uranian Full Moon- so it is a time to ‘expect the unexpected’ and ‘stay open to sudden and irrevocable change’.
In the Full Moon chart we have the Sun/Mercury Retrograde/Vesta conjunction in Leo (26’01-27’33 Leo)- opposite the Full Moon at 27’15 Aquarius- with all 4 bodies square Uranus at 27’11 Taurus. It is interesting to note that Uranus will station Retrograde in 12 days on September 1st at 27’15 Taurus- the precise degree and minute of this Lunation. Uranian astrology is known to correlate with earth quakes, volcanoes and other kinds of earth or climate events. And in Hermetic fashion- As without, so within (the reverse of As Within, So without)- Uranian astrology can also correlate with people acting in sudden and unexpected ways as well. This can be great for breakthroughs but it can also correlate with accidents and chaotic events- you never know what you are going to get with Uranus, as he is the Planet of unpredictability.
If you add in Pallas Athena at 25 Scorpio we actually have a Fixed Grand Cross in the Full Moon chart. The Wisdom and War Goddess’ involvement with the Full Moon can spotlight political situations and war. But the positive side of her opposition to Uranus can come in the form of sudden shifts in perspective and radically breaking free from rigid, unyielding, fixed patterns in the mind, body or emotions. Keep in mind this is a Fixed Grand Cross and all 4 Fixed signs really know how to dig in their heels and resist change. Finding a Higher Wisdom to know what you can control, what you cannot control and where to best focus the energies of change (within first, then without) is key.
Squares to Uranus can be shocking and destabilizing- they can also be freeing and liberating. All of sudden your mind is blown open- truths are revealed and life will never be the same again! It’s important to be committed to the Truth versus committed to being right- otherwise our heels will dig in further as our ego resists seeing the Truth or hearing the Truth or acting on the Truth that is being revealed right now.
The Sun is in Yod with Neptune at 29 Pisces and Pluto at 0 Aquarius – the two outer chthonic Planets that are plumbing the depths of the Unconscious. A deluge of dreams, emotions, feelings and unconscious material can be coming up to be addressed. The Sun in Leo does not see what is in shadows but Neptune and Pluto can bring them up and out. Allowing the ego self to develop and mature- rather than be slaughtered or overly engorged in self serving ways- is key. We can think of Neptune and Pluto as the Planets that bring the pressure to the rock that is in the process of becoming a diamond. The Leo Sun can be the rock. Where is the Universe showing us the path forward? What is being asked of us? Where do we need to push past our growth edge? Where do we need to embrace change? Where do we need to cultivate a healthier ego or temper and overblown one? Honest self checkins are key.
Jupiter is square Saturn in the Full Moon chart. The exact square is at 5:46pm EDT- just a little over 3 hours after the Full Moon is exact. This the first of 3 Jupiter/Saturn squares and it is the first intense checkpoint from the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction of December 2020. That was the seeding of a new 20 year Jupiter/Saturn cycle and now we are the first opening square. What was intended back then? Set into motion? Planted as a seed? And where are we in the process of bringing that to fruition today? That Jupiter/Saturn conjunction was very much tied into the Age of Aquarius being born- previously it was here but gestating in the womb of the Mother. The Age of Aquarius has both Light and shadow potential (I go over this deeply in my Age of Aquarius webinar linked below). We would do well to connect the dots from back then to now to see the story arc that is revealing itself. Is it a story of the upliftment of humanity? Or is it a story that will lead to humanity’s downfall? Any necessary course corrections are key right now (personally and collectively).
The two Teacher Planets square can bring teachable moments- some teachings are fun and expansive (Jupiterian), some are karmic and contractive (Saturnine). Some help us expand and grow, some help us contract and prune. They are the Yin and Yang processes of life. Nothing stays the same- everything is in a state of evolution which comes by both growth and pruning, birth and death (literal but also metaphorical), fun and hard work, etc. Jupiter tells you to GO FOR IT- have faith, take a leap and let the net appear! Saturn tells you to batten down the hatches and check that things are secure and in order before you go leaping without looking. Tuning into which Teacher Planet is schooling you right now is key ;)
This Full Moon is right smack on top of the USA’s Natal Moon and the first of 3 Uranus transits to this Moon placement happens on the same day. This is a very big Full Moon and Uranus transit for the United States of America. The USA Moon representing the people is in the 3rd house of communication, media, travel and commerce. The Moon rules the 8th house where Mercury ruler of the 3rd is positioned in the sign of the Moon. Emotions can be high and shadow can be coming to Light. Uranus also rules the 3rd house and the Moon- so there can be sudden and unexpected things arising in communication, media, travel and commerce. You never know what you are going to get with Uranus- he is the planet of the unexpected after all.
Interestingly the last time Uranus was conjunct the USA Moon back in 2002- President Bush announced a smallpox vaccination program for military personal, civilian health care and emergency workers. It appears to have been the first vaccine program for bioterrorism. In May 2003 there was a monkeypox outbreak and from 2002-04 there was a SARS outbreak. Bioterrorism is a deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or fungi with the goal of causing panic, mass casualties or sever economic disruption. In June of 2001 there was a senior level US bio-terrorist attack simulation exercise called Operation Dark Winter. It was designed to carry out a mock version of a covert and widespread smallpox attack on the US. I personally find all of this interesting in light of the WHO declaring monkey pox as a global emergency with the first case found in Sweden this week and the UK on high alert. I have no doubt there are other things this Uranian Full Moon will be connected to that will come out of left OR right field (whichever side we are NOT looking at)- as that is the nature of Uranus. He keeps us on our toes and gives us things we did not have ‘on our bingo card’ so-to-speak. But this astrological connection is interesting to say the least.
This is NOT shared to cause or incite fear. This is shared to cause and insight (I meant to write incite but it autocorrected and it feels on point so I am leaving it) AWARENESS. Eyes wide open is the best way to move through Uranian astrology. Wide angle vision allows us to take everything in- not just what we want to see and hear but ALL OF IT. This can definitely be overwhelming at times. There is a meme online that states “my desire to stay well informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane”. This is actually the medicine of Uranus. The Truths revealed by Uranus can knock your socks off and Uranus does govern mental health issues and insanity. All of a sudden the lights turn on and you see things you did not see before and it necessarily destabilizes you because previously your life was built on a foundation that is being questioned and/or shattered (Drug trips can do this, too- but can have very concerning side effects- so I am not recommending them AT ALL at this time). But the good news is what is being shattered is ILLUSION.
As Adyashanti states- “Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s the seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true”. Uranus rules enlightenment- but enlightenment needs to be balanced with embodiment. We don’t want to be hit by a bolt of lightning and get shocked open and not be grounded. Grounding is needed for electricity- literally and also spiritually. So make sure you are doing your grounding practices right now- meditation, yoga, hiking or being in nature, gardening, laying on the earth/grass/ground and breathing the earth into your body and being. Whatever floats your boat (or grounds your body)- do that :)
I leave you with the Sabian Symbol and Star Sparks degrees for this Lunation. The Sabian Symbol reminds us that we need ‘Intelligent Foresight’ if we want to ensure we have what is needed for the approaching winter (metaphorically speaking). The Star Sparks degree talks about unfinished business- “A whole cycle of lives in the Earth coming toward fruition and turning to seed.” It speaks to people or perhaps processes that are acting simply to serve and clear the collective. It has a very detached, Higher Mind perspective (very Aquarian) asking us to get a wide angle view of what is playing out right now. It is from this place that things will clarify, Truth will be revealed and perhaps the entire picture will come into view and things will start to make a lot more sense. You can read the full text for the Sabian Symbol and Star Sparks degrees below.
Have a blessed, illuminating Full Moon!
~Harmony
LINKS-
Lunar Insight on New Moon in Leo- https://divineharmony.com/lunar-insight/
FREE Lunar Gate Call for New Moon in Leo- https://divineharmony.com/astrology-blog/lunar-gate-call-for-the-new-moon-in-leo-8-4-24-public-access/
Lion’s Gate Masterclass- https://divineharmony.mykajabi.com/offers/xvDGgveL/checkout
Age of Aquarius Masterclass- https://divineharmony.com/anchoring/
USA Pluto Return- https://divineharmony.com/astrology-blog/usa-pluto-return-transformation-of-a-nation-2022/
USA Transformation of a Nation Part Two- https://divineharmony.com/astrology-blog/the-transformation-of-a-nation-the-rare-astrological-alignments-of-the-united-states-2023-2025/
Pluto at 29 Capricorn- https://divineharmony.com/astrology-blog/pluto-at-29-capricorn-the-last-dying-breaths-of-patriarchal-extraction-culture/
PLEASE NOTE- Sabian Symbols and Star Sparks are used by rounding up to the nearest whole degree. The Full Moon is at 27’15 Aquarius and rounding up that becomes 28 Aquarius. The Sabian Symbol and Star Sparks below are for 28 Aquarius/.
SABIAN SYMBOL
interpreted by Dane Rudhyar
PHASE 328 (AQUARIUS 28°): A TREE FELLED AND SAWED TO ENSURE A SUPPLY OF WOOD FOR THE WINTER.
KEYNOTE: Knowledge and skill used in its natural surroundings for the satisfaction of vital basic needs.
This symbol combines, as it were, the implications represented in the two preceding ones. It relates to natural living the human capacity to prepare for the future and to use both physical strength and mental ingenuity. In meeting the hardships inherent in an existence close to nature, strength, efficiency and intelligence are needed, but they are incorporated in a life in which every act can be part of a harmonic and beautiful ritual permeated with deep significance.
This is the third in the sixty-sixth five-fold series of symbols. It refers to the efficient use of natural resources for insuring man’s well-being. Such a use is based on INTELLIGENT FORESIGHT.
STAR SPARKS
by Elias Lonsdale
Aquarius 28
A tapestry loom. On it is a half finished tapestry.
Working very hard to fulfill what a previous self set out as unfinished business. Being driven to the utmost to get it down perfectly this time. A whole cycle of lives in the Earth coming toward fruition and turning to seed.
An astounding dedication to the task at hand. Holding nothing back from matching hand and head in intelligent and well-modulated task orientation. The craft of those who have done this before and who are resuming their service cycle in midstream.
Being born old and experienced. Having few illusions to sit with. Just here to make a difference, to pitch in completely, to make sure the best things happen right on time.
An objective, impersonal meta-view. Giving no special notice to self. This one here is just an instrument. They know how to do it, and so they must, and so they will.
In the thick of all the responsibilities, labor, and outward endeavors, a contemplative, hidden core gazes upon all of these activities, these busy times, and is so very detached from it all that if everything changed completely this moment, there would be no looking back. This wise facet of self helps to balance the tendency of the laborer to become wedded to what the body and the mind are taking on so arduously.
The paradoxical combination of almost slavish, almost compulsive adherence to the objective requirements of the outer situation and a blithely aloof observation of the whole process and scene. Yet the witnessing intelligence says nothing. And the active force of will just works onward.
More here than meets the eye. Cloaking the self in the straight guise of karmic process. Seeming to be quite wrapped up in what’s gotta get done. The inside spirit is already free and clean of the entire operation. This one is for everybody. It is the collective that is served and cleared from beyond.