Acquainting Yourself with the Aquarian Moon

Tonight’s full moon is in the wonderfully watery sign of Aquarius.  Within the circles and worlds of the mystics, astrology passionatas, and cosmic surfers this particular full moon is very auspicious.  There are three windows of energy driving each full moon, and these are:

1)      The exact point of day PRIOR to the full moon;

2)      The Full Moon day itself;

3)      The day directly following the Full Moon.

It is a full 180 degree stretch between the sign occupied by the Full Moon and the sign occupied by the Sun.  The day prior to July 22 sees the moon in earthy Capricorn and the Sun sitting in the emotional and watery Cancer.   The very next day, the chart shifts, and this Full Moon of July 22, 2013 lies within Aquarius, placing the sign directly opposite the Aquarius house as Leo.   Therefore, the Sun resides at this point in time within the house of Leo.   The sign of Leo is ruled, rather potently, by the element of Fire itself.  If the Sun depicts the energy, vibration and oscillation of Male energy, then the Moon depicts the energy, vibration and oscillation of Female energy.  With the potency of Aquarius and Leo backing the two of these, it creates a very strong window of opportunity for Manifestation, driven particularly by the marriage and balancing of the Divine Feminine and the Sacred Masculine within each of us.

Here are some simple, yet very effective ways to work with the intensity of this particular Full Moon energy:

·         Set a clear, emotion-filled, heart-driven intention for yourself.  If you are able to work with a stone or crystal at this time, I would highly recommend it.  A few stones I would suggest are:

a) Citrine, for its manifestation and Fire balancing qualities

b) Amethyst, for working with the energy of Aquarius and clearing the higher chakras for highest intent of manifestation

c)  Garnet and Jasper, for a lovely ‘massage’ of the Heart Center and clarity of heart driven prayer

First, clear the stones with running water or sage smoke (preferably followed by the smoke of sweetgrass).   Secondly, ask the stone if it is willing to work with you for your highest good.  There are a few different methods of establishing a ‘yes/no’ response, ie: a pendulum or muscle testing.  Upon receiving a ‘yes’ response, you may gently place your intention to the stone, and mentally or vocally repeat your intention until you feel it ‘take hold’ within and around you.  

·         Upon going to bed for the night, intend to work with the dreamtime.  Ask for guidance within your dreams, and for clarity and understanding upon awakening.

a) Place the ‘Intention Stone’ you have just worked with beneath your pillow.  You may be surprised at the vividness and knowledge that come up within your dreams by performing this simple task.

b) Keep a dream journal next to your bed, in the event that you wake during the night in the midst of a dream and have the feeling to remember it.  More often than not, if you think to yourself that there is absolutely NO way you will forget this dream and choose to go back to sleep, the chances are good that you will forget in upon waking again in the morning.  Frustrating, I know, but ‘tis the mysterious way of the psyche!

c) First thing the following morning, be sure to record any insights, sensations, or emotions that you experience.  Greet the day with gratitude.  Remember, this process can also be done the day/night after the Full Moon.

·         For the days and weeks following the Full Moon, intend upon paying heed to the Divine Mother. 

a)      Shower upon yourself the true essence of Self Love, a reverence for the Great Mystery, a commitment to decisive action for following the mysterious and magical path of your own intuition. 

b)      Take note of what you have given, and give yourself permission to open to receive. 

c)       Trust your spirit and its innate wisdom of freedom within action.

We are working with the mighty dance of Aquarian Air and Leo Fire here.  Unique ways of self-expression are likely to bring themselves to the forefront.  This is a delicate dance now, and work must be undertaken to find a way to authentically ignite the flame of intent and desire, while gently and gracefully fanning these flames with the delicate breath of air.  This is truly the idea behind breathing life into ideas.  Aquarius energy is also great to work with in the realms of technology and learning techniques for navigating the new world which is being birthed at this time.

Once put into motion from within, air moves swiftly and fire responds accordingly.  Motion must be undertaken.  In this, yes, I mean physical movement.  In whatever way you sweat your prayers, be it Yoga, Dance, Walking/Running or Martial Arts, be sure to move the body in order to anchor these gifts within your energy field.   This is also to maintain a healthy ­­equilibrium between Mind, Body, and Spirit.  We do not want the mind to take over so that the potency of these elements become less so.  Of course, I am partial to the dancing path myself.  So my method is to grab some good, pounding music and drive my body into action with the beat.  Apres-danse is a perfect time to pick up your journal and a pen.

Intend now upon expanding beyond limiting beliefs, creating goals (both personal and business related), and committing yourself to the notion of trying new things while catching hold of  your thought waves in order to guide them into new territory.  You may even feel the need at this point to change some things, such as your hairstyle or your presentational wardrobe.  Listen to that.  Most importantly, allow yourself the time and space to process your experiences.  Claim your place within your own life.  Remember that you are the grand architect of your experience here … your Earth Walk.  Make yourself a promise to never forget this one simple, yet deep seeded truth.  No matter what comes up for you in this experience, above all else, remember to love this process.  However it feels, trust that it is at work for you and your highest good.  Remember to let go, and to have fun!

Please also enjoy the following article:

Decompression the Cosmic Way, by Sarah Varcas

This is the first of two Full Moons in Aquarius making the second (20th/21st August) an auspicious astrological Blue Moon. In an attempt to clear the air ready for this lunar event, the current Full Moon brings us a veritable energy blast, filled with the electrical power of its ruler Uranus who is now moving retrograde in Aries.

This is not the most comfortable of Moons. There’s some irritation here and a building inner pressure which may cause us to feel what I can only describe as compressed. Think of the pressure within an aerosol can and this’ll give you an idea of the energies around us right now. We want to break out and be free, explode into life, but instead we have to squeeze ourselves through this little nozzle to get into open air. And we all know what damage aerosols can do…

The good thing is this pressure has a powerfully creative element to it if we allow it expression rather than seek only to confine it. If we feel it building inside us this is a sure sign that something needs to be acknowledged and expressed, no matter how much we may prefer that it politely go away. This Moon helps us with this expression if we’ll let her, and if we won’t she’ll just call upon Uranus to do it for us anyway, so far better we step up to the plate and take responsibility for our own personal de-compression chamber and begin to release some of it bit by bit.

It may be anger, frustration, impatience, jealousy, despair… so many emotions we’d rather not have and yet which seem to take up so much energy when they come upon us. This Moon is triggering them now, not to torture us with our inner demons but to show us how their compressed energy inside of us is just about ready to explode. There’s nowhere left for it to go except outward. It will tolerate forced containment no more, which is why we need to stay alert to our feelings and behaviour at this Full Moon, not allowing the polarisation of blame and attack, judgement and conflict. Instead we are all united in a process of decompression during which we can breathe out fully and allow all this pressured, built up energy inside us to gradually release. We may need to do something physical to assist with it: walking, dancing, running. We may prefer to sit quietly and watch it disperse. We may need to act it out, write it out, sing it out. Whatever’s necessary to release the energy we must be prepared to do with awareness and the intention that its expression contribute to the highest good of us all.

To be honest, this is a bit of a test. Here we have an opportunity to show just how far we’ve come in managing the powerful energies that build inside. They can feel so huge, so over-powering that we may live our lives in fear of ever expressing them or even admitting they’re there. But however huge they feel, the universe is infinitely bigger and no matter how much of them we have to release there will always be space for more if necessary. What may feel all-pervading and destructive to us is a mere puff to the endless cosmos into which we gaze!

So this Full Moon is all about energy and what we do with it, how we express it. It’s about owning up to the monster we thought we had inside only to find in the eyes of the universe it’s merely a naughty puppy that needs some love and a bit of firm training. So yes, a pressurised Moon for sure, but one that’s ready to reveal just how creative we can be with the energy inside if we’ll only own up to it in the first place!

Happy Full Moon everyone!

Sarah Varcas