The next P40: DREAM LIFE starts this Tuesday, May 24th. You can still get in!
SAGITTARIUS FULL MOON:
THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.” ― William Blake
The Sagittarius in us wants it all and all at once. We're literally bridging heaven and hell under this Full Moon. The inner angels and demons duking it out! Which voice do you choose to listen to? The shadow side of Sagittarius is Gemini: The Choice. It's like this quote I read on a FB meme this week: "Was it a bad day, or a bad five minutes you milked all day?"
This Full Moon moves us from the Death archetype of Scorpio and her ash and ruins.... to the angelic and alchemical waters of Sagittarius, as depicted above in the Temperance archetype. It's not easy to balance the sacred and profane worlds without a messy mix that leads to all kinds of confusing projections and wanting humans to act like gods and vice versa. Our usual Sagittarian optimism and exuberance might feel hijacked by shadow, fears and insecurities yet dying to break free. And the brink to our next limitless expanse feels so close yet so far away.
The choice is ours!
You might have felt the intensity and pressure heightened earlier this week as the waxing moon met up with Lilith and opposed Uranus. There is a profound distillation taking place now incorporating everything we have been working on since Saturn went into Scorpio in the fall of 2012. The alchemists called the act of dialoguing with the gods of the unconscious (what we now call Jungian Active Imagination) "Meditatio"... this Full Moon is like one overpowering and involuntary "Meditatio" where the gods of our psyche are dying to dialogue and might resort to symbolic forms of "screaming" at us if we're not willing to listen to their needs, wants and messages. Pay close attention to signs, symbols, oracles and dreams that are begging for your attention now. Give reverence to the miracles and mentors in your life now. Where would we be without our angelic guides?
Cher's (the P40: Tarot: Icon for Taurus) Birthday on the Eve of the Full Moon with deep Taurus undertones
This Full Moon is especially potent as it's in a lockdown between Mars (closer to the earth than he has been in 10 years and thus totally grabbing at our psyches) and Saturn (Karma /Time Lord and Divine Scorekeeper) both retrograde in Sagittarius. Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter which is still in the magical, mutable earth sign of Virgo now moving closely with the North Node or Rahu. This in turn brings in the almost-finished Mercury Retrograde (Sunday is the finale) in the fixed earth sign of Taurus. Taurus is ruled by Venus also in Taurus thus giving our goddess the final word in the story. Tracing back the astrological-archetypal path to the source we see how important the Divine Feminine/Empress energy is behind this Full Moon. Thus there is a grounded, beautiful blossoming potential behind the seemingly formidable energy of this Full Moon. It's also called the Flower Moon, which feels connected to the Venusian garden of the Empress.
Full Moon Archetypal Themes and Lessons from Temperance/The Alchemist:
The Alchemy of Fire and Water
A chance to dialogue with the Gods
A profound distillation process is underway
Bridging the Celestial with the Terrestrial
Bridging Historical Time with Sacred Time
Keeping a Firm Hold on Both the Sacred and Profane Worlds
Having Separate Containers for Both Worlds and Not Mixing them up
Tempering to Make Strong
Getting "Cooked"
Our Guardian Angels
Working towards Moderation
Paying attention to Angelic Transmissions
Getting to the Quintessence
Dream Work
Who could have lived his life in solitude
and not have marveled how the angels there
will visit him at times and let him share
what can't be given to the multitude,
the all out-scattered and disintegrated,
who into cries have let their voices loose?---Rilke
For More on Temperance from a Jungian perspective:
Jung and Tarot: Sallie Nichols
The Inner Guide Meditation: Edwin Steinbrecher
Are you ready to dialogue with your unconscious and get to the bottom of the symbols, messages and unlived potential dying to be born into your daily life and consciousness? Are you ready for your Dream Life?
The next P40: DREAM LIFE starts this Tuesday, May 24th: You can still get in
