Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you can not bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain.
-- Khalil Gibran
Our first full Moon of 2015 crashes in on quite a high emotional tide. We have barely gotten our feet wet, and along comes the deluge of the cardinal water energy of Cancer. This full Moon will trine Neptune, god of the Ocean and mysticism, in the morning and then move on to the serious crossfires of Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. Yes, that explosive, trigger-happy zone of the sky that keeps getting activated and reactivated since 2012 and extends until March.
All of our emotional buttons are getting pushed-- hardcore. Those revolving relationship issues are up for dramatic discussion once again. The communication planet, Mercury, will enter Aquarius just hours before the Moon goes full. This might be our mental saving grace as Mercury does well in the sign of detachment and genius, providing the ability to step back without jumping the mental gun. Thus, although we may be feeling oceanic levels of emotions, we are less likely to say something stupid to escalate the already sensitive situations getting activated by today’s lunation. To add to the potency of our first Full Moon of 2015: the Moon will also be squaring the Nodes to reveal where our relationships and self- interests are out of alignment with our feelings. The Sun is merged with Pluto continuing the theme of karmic reckoning. Mercury remains close to Venus to encourage a kinder and more considerate approach to communication.
Mercury will be going retrograde in just a few weeks (January 21) so we'll be working with and harnessing the wisdom of Aquarius for many weeks to come. Heaven knows we need the detachment and discernment now more than ever as the planets continue to escalate our most sensitive interpersonal and family issues. Power struggles, jealousies, competition, neediness, and every other unmeet emotional need for childhood could easily be emotional fodder now.
We may be incredibly nostalgic under this lunation. Feelings dominate the scene, but Mercury in Aquarius reminds us that feelings are not facts. Cancer rules the domain of emotions, our past, domestic concerns, roots, mother, family, security and home. Depending on where Cancer (and the other three cardinal signs: Aries, Libra, and Capricorn) falls in your birth chart, this will reveal where you’re being most triggered on your ongoing path to evolution, revolution and individuation.
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