Galactic Heart SakaDawa Honey Moon ~> 2019

Galactic Heart SakaDawa Honey Moon ~>
25°55’ Sagittarius

Only a few days before Solstice, aligning exactly with the spiralling Galactic Centre at 26° Sagittarius, 8:31UT Monday 17^th June, this Full Honey Moon assures copious amounts of sweetness, hope, and mystery.

As cute as that may sound, keep your wits about you. Because during a Full Moon that revolves around the Milky Way in the sign of the Archer conjunct the compact gamma-ray radio source, Sagittarius A, we require information, truth, and faith, in order to navigate the unknown. Having eyes in the back of your head will also help.
 
During the Full Honey Moon when Luna tunes into the Galactic Heart, we can become aware how all kinds of info and ideas are being signalled for us to pick-up and digest. Through whatever platform you use to communicate (through the Gemini Sun), bear in mind that whatever is heard or received, be it a direct instruction or plain-old gobbledegook, wisdom now shines through by aiming (the Sagittarian archer’s arrow) far and high, all-the-while keeping faith close to heart, expectations and hope in perspective, and a vow to always be okay with whatever happens next.  

Indeed, those gifted with a versatile mind and the ability to swiftly spin and change direction upon a dime will do well on this Full Moon, as the quality of ‘Mutable Fire’ carries the tone of a far-reaching Sagittarius Honey Moon horoscope, i.e. this is a Moon of changeable action that encourages adjustments to be sweet in ease and hope.

Also empowering this hipster swivelling Moon to move and groove whilst staying on emotional centre and surround oneself with all good things is expansive Jupiter, in home sign Sagittarius, where Jupiter positively amplifies everything, including the potential for luck and success.

☆ Jupiter at home in Sagittarius plays a major role in this horoscope!

Beneficent Jupiter is a helpful teacher, a bit like a planetary St. Nicholas - bestowing good fortune, as well the desire to travel and expand horizons.  With strong moral convictions, generous good-naturedness and a glint in all knowing Jupiter’s wisdom eye, a conjunction of the cosmic and munificent Guru, Jupiter, with the soulful Full Moon, splendour and enthusiasm also double-up to magnify all kinds of feelings and situations, distances and measurements, stories and beliefs. No doubt tall tales will entertain and enchant; and some will dine on Full Moon antics for years to come. But essentially the Moon and Jupiter together point to emotional truths that embrace individual freedoms, especially the freedom to explore abstract ideas that give life meaning; and those deeply significant experiences that become part of our personal philosophy and beliefs, customs and ceremony.

Just be warned: there is no point being small-minded when Jupiter presents large. Nor should one be surprised if gaiety goes over the top, balloons pop, and much hot air is released.  
 
And if it all gets too much then take solace from Jupiter-Neptune enlightened artist William Blake’s quote “the road to excess leads to a font of wisdom”

☆ Strong lessons are to be learned from the Jupitarian generosity of spirit, especially in longevity (of life, project, ideas, law). Know that keeping an open mind is also considered healthy for the heartmind and body! Interestingly, long-lasting civilisations are ones that appreciate big-hearted Jupiter’s greater vision, and are accommodating in tolerating others’ principles and religion, understanding how we are all children of the starry heavens.

With the growing Moon we can even look up to the midnight sky and see Jupiter and the purple-blue sparkles that radiate from this celestial King of Planets. To symbolically experience Jupiter’s 360° panoramic perspective on life, find a high spot to watch Moonrise; on the first night of the Full Moon 16^th June, Jupiter will be on the left of the Moon; also for culmination; by the 18^th, Jupiter will be on the right of the Moon, and for three nights tune into the Heart of the Galaxy.

Note Jupiter at home in Sagittarius is THE planetary placement for understanding new discoveries and adventure, especially in the great halls of learning, academia and law, places that broaden the mind – as well as the actual viewpoint.  

Open-minded Jupiter is also the ‘driver’, training this ‘locomotive’ chart; i.e. Jupiter, the Sky God with thunderbolt in hand, is first to come over the horizon with the rest of the planets to follow – just how a grandiose Jupiter likes it, leading the planetary precession, imparting optimism and confidence by example. Even if this all sounds like a bit of a party, it is. BUT be aware Jupiter is retrograde; and with the emotional Full Moon it indicates we all need to majorly rework our responses to various different viewpoints – especially those concerning the expansion of freedom and justice, communication and instruction, perhaps even through high-courts and councils if need be, as Jupiter leads the ‘Train of Truth & Freedom’ around the heart of the Galaxy in a spiralling roundabout manner, going over old ground but off the beaten track, the scenic route preferred.

A head spinning this way and that could have its advantages, specifically when grasping the phenomenal astronomical enormity and power that emanates from the Milky Way’s Central Galactic Heart. Such contemplation could even bring Jupiter’s jolly japes and often inflated plans and ideas back into scale. Surely, Jupiter at the Galactic centre will always want to make sense of the Gamma rays and radio waves, pulsars, tightly-packed spinning neutron stars, and dark matter that isn’t under gravitational influence: because all are said to radiate from Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole which is a cosmic soup from which everything stirs. Indeed, we even use gamma rays to heal, in Cancer therapy for instance; and harm, as in deadly radiation. But the actual power structure of ‘Dark Matter’ is a scientific mystery. To date there isn’t a consensus upon what the pulsating heart of our Milky Way is actually directing Earthbound.

All this and more may be the reason Jupiter and the associated sign of Sagittarius are the astrological indication of seeking truths. Situations that affect large swaths of people veiled from truth, as in often totally obscured, is a theme for 2019, of which the Sagittarian Jupiter shares with nebulous Neptune in a tight, Last Quarter Square, which is exact at just a few hours before the culmination of the Galactic Heart Full Honey Moon (June 16^th @15:19UT, 18° Sagittarius Jupiter square 18° Pisces Neptune).

☆ The Full Moon illuminates the opaque; as things unseen need not be confined to subterfuge or hidden plots to take over the world (as in the present Capricorn conjunction of Saturn and Pluto on the South Node); but what we can’t see but often ‘feel’, as in sensing hypnotic strength in magnetic fields, can also be helpful. These sensations could best be described waves of collective wishes and longing, potentially Divine in nature, angelic in approach, and enlightened in presence and purpose, i.e. there is a serious force for good in the world, all we have to do is the believe.

The Jupiter Neptune Square 2019

Call the supremely connected cosmic force which envelops the universe God, Goddess, Nature, the Void, Allah, Buddha, Krishna, Vishnu or Shiva, whatever you want, but the Divine is centre the celestial stage whenever there is a Neptune transit. Activating this year-long (closing) square between knowledgeable Jupiter and dreamy Neptune is a connection that began late May 2009, just after a New Moon in Gemini (for Gemini’s communication skills to play a significant part in this particularly long 13-year cycle), breathing truth and freedom, compassion and love into every cell in our bodies.

Interestingly, this Jupiter-Neptune cycle also keys into Sun’s crosses, as well as the Solar-Lunar and Venusian cycles. Explaining briefly, a New Moon in the sign of the Twins (where the Sun is now) is where we began this influential visionary cycle that takes the world one step closer to the humanitarian Age of Aquarius. Back in 2009, just as this phase of mass interconnection and the internet morphed in to mirror the generational planet Neptune conjunct Jupiter, at 26 Aquarius, social media clicked into place with mainstream tech and A.I., to manipulate and create a group, ‘Big Data’ kind of consciousness.
 
On a personal level it might be good to recall what was going on Spring 2009: what was ‘new’ for you then? Check what a Big Wide World of inventive interconnection brought to you personally. Ideally, Divine wisdom began to open your wisdom eye for you to be able to visualise a happy and harmonious future crystal clear. Fellow astrologer Astrid Fallon calls this cycle between Jupiter and Neptune the ‘Relationship of ideals to society’s expectations’, because Jupiter provides courage and confidence, and Neptune is a generational planet that tunes into the collective undercurrents where dreams and trends can be symbolised in fashion, music, dance, film, meditation, prayer, yoga, hypnotism, mesmerism.

Through the power of the unspoken ‘Neptunian vibration' connecting to Divinity, all the above activities are also ways conscious self blends with the individual and collective unconscious. All the while sage Jupiter informs of any progress when growing the spiritual light. And Neptune merges bliss into emptiness. As I said, that is the ideal. Often Jupiter’s ability to expand is witnessed within Neptune’s world of illusion and delusion.

☆ Tracking the timing of the 2009 Jupiter-Neptune (illusory) collective wave (of developing spiritual devotion) through the hard aspects, with a First Quarter Square: June 25^th 2012, and a First Quarter Moon near the Solstice: this was a very similar celestial set-up to where we are now, bar the fact 2012 also coincided with the first of the historical seven Uranus-Pluto squares that dramatically influenced innovative social trust and control.  

The Opposition: 17 September 2015 between Neptune in Pisces and Jupiter in Virgo was within days of a Lunar Eclipse, accenting Jupiter AND fixed star Spica, representing the grain held by the Sacred Goddess.   

Now, at the Last Quarter Square, also around June Solstice but on a Full Moon, we are dealing with a three-part retrograde series that began with a 1st hit: January 13^th and a First Quarter Moon. The 2nd exact Square (with both planets retrograde) is now, at the Galactic Heart Honey Moon. A 3rd and final hard challenge is October 21^st, also on a first Quarter Moon, and just before a Halloween Full Moon, when the learning to trust one’s intuition is an intrinsic part of becoming a ‘world server’.  

Philosophical Jupiter and devoted Neptune won’t meet again April 12^th 2022, when both modern and traditional rulers of Pisces come together for the first time since March 1856! And because Jupiter is often the life-saving cavalry, and Neptune rules the oceans, I’d like to think we might be saving the wholesomeness of the planet’s water by then, by purifying the pollution we create, internally and externally. Now, wouldn’t that be a good legacy to read about 170 years from now! Hey, we did say think BIG! 

☆ Back to this Full Moon: and if you are feeling cautious, note your gut instinct and what it tells you; if it is ‘beware’, ‘back down’ and ‘take care’, then do (because Mercury and Mars are working together at the Cancer North Node indicating someone (else) in the family (also) has your best interests at heart. So heed any inner-voice which whispers promises of comfort and joy and home-made apple pie – just like Mom used to make ;) ).  

And if things don’t come up to Jupiter’s normally high ethical standards, perhaps because of too much Gemini high-jinx, we should still be optimistic, and look to the future with and open heart and a song on our lips. Only please avoid setting yourself up for disappointment by glossing over facts or believing everything you see, hear or think!  Seriously: test and question everything that is important to you with two things, faith in the universal unfolding AND an analytical mind, and events around this Full Moon will show you how you can develop confidence, especially in your spiritual path. And boost oneself for round four (of ten) of the rather trying Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn that challenges our need for certain boundaries and control.

To illuminate our path, this promising Full Moon is also SakaDawa, however, when Himalayan Buddhists celebrate the enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. As such, it’s a day for creating positive thoughts, words, and deeds and generating serious karmic brownie points. Enjoy!
 
With best wishes for a sparkling Galactic Heart Honey Moon!

From #AstroDakini #DharmaStars
aka Laura

With many thanks to Roshi Joan for finding this great quote:
Jack Kerouac: “stare deep into the world before you as if it were the void: innumerable holy ghosts, buddies and saviour gods there hide smiling. all the atoms emitting light inside wavehood, there is no personal separation of any of it. a hummingbird can come into a house and hawk will not: so rest and be assured, while looking for light, you may suddenly be devoured by the darkness and find the true light.”

Seasonal Full WESAK BLUE FLOWER MOON May'19

Seasonal Full Wesak BLUE FLOWER MOON 
Exact 27°38’ Scorpio @21:11UT 18^th May

“May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh 

While last month’s Full Awakening Moon was a Zodiacal Blue Moon, this magical month of May sees a seasonal Blue Flower Moon that marks four Full Moons in one season – in this case Spring/Autumn (depending upon which hemisphere you are in the world) – with the third Moon considered to be ‘Blue’, as it is most unusual to get Four Full Moons in a season, when there are usually three. It’s true, this season does seem remarkably long. With the next Full Moon after this Full Wesak Blue Flower Moon coming just before Summer Solstice, as the last Spring Moon on June 17^th, to be known herewith as the ‘Galactic Heart Honey Moon’, when maintaining sweetness and light is seriously advised. Also good to note there isn’t another seasonal Blue Moon until August 22^nd 2021. So for those of us who enjoy the windy seasons, either Spring or Autumn, we can now make the most of this illuminating Seasonal Blue Moon that positively whirls with meaning and magic.

What magic? You may wonder, with the realistic Taurus Sun driving the urge to fill days with as much normality as possible: yummy food, nice wine, artistic networking, and cosy loving friendships that you can read bus time-tables with for careful, if slightly obsessive planning on solid ground. But if you stop for a moment and close your eyes and listen carefully you may also hear the stirring of a powerful transformation currently taking place – a transformation of the soul, one that is able to experience the mysteries of life and love and, in the end, reveal the treasure that always emerges from difficult situations. And therein lays the magic: the ability to trust in the dark, to release the negative, and know that good always prevails.

☆ Interestingly, the Sabian symbol for this Scorpio Moon at 27°38’ is ‘The King of the Fairies Approaching his Domain’, indicating our inner-world of emotion over this Full Blue Flower Moon is already deeply connected to our imagination as well as the natural environment – the world in which nature spirits are alive, spritely and welcome. And with Spirit Sun and courier Mercury currently adding speed to romantic notions, plus sensual Love Goddess Venus and alternative Uranus all in Taurus, it is the determined and strong, practical Bull that presently leads us onto these lush fertile planes where fairy dust is generously sprinkled to nourish ideas and for relationships to flourish. 

This is not to say that one should rely upon wishful thinking or Leprechaun riding unicorns when longing to fulfil emotional ambitions, or indeed even swing the other way and sceptically sever soul’s lifeline to the natural elements. But to understand there is a happy balance between the rational and intuitive and how there is often more than meets the eye to our desire, activity, or even wisdom, i.e. thoughts have wings, and we can often attract what we are thinking into being purely with single-minded focus. As the sometimes desirous Taurean Sun is conjunct Mercury to become ego’s faster-thinking curator, please be careful in what you wish for or concentrate upon this full Moon. Remember that energy flows directly where attention goes. With the force of our thoughts and feelings tending to be rather precise when the Moon is in Scorpio. Scorpio is the sign that breathes new life and form into the lifeless and formless; the same that cuts, stings and severs with a speedy flash of a scimitar tail. It’s always a time of powerful transformations and extremes whenever the Moon is in Scorpio.

Full Moon Aspects ~>
☆ Luna at culmination of the Flower Moon is also the leading planet in a ‘Fixed Earth’ ‘locomotive’ shaped chart; with the Moon once again in an overall strong and determined position, even though she is considered to be in her fall in deep and watery Scorpio. While Moon is Mother and our emotions and needs, in mundane astrology the Moon is also considered to be the people, i.e. you and me. As such, we currently possess a lot of power – especially now, in relation to the environment, enabling the release of the outworn and outmoded – by recycling, rebirthing and renewing all that we can. As the ‘driver’ of the chart, the financially, sexually and psychologically controlling Scorpio Moon’s helpful aspects to Pluto (ruler of Scorpio) and Saturn, at home in distinguished Capricorn, suggests a lot of might, muscle and sway will rest with those who can stay the course (until December 2020), and are good at keeping certain key cards close to the chest.

☆ Luna’s applying ‘Fire trine’ to Chiron for the third night of the Full Moon, on Sunday the 19^th, tells us to keep aims steady and true lest we accidently lose sight or footing.

☆ The Full Moon also forms a quirky but cute bi-quintile (144°) to Mars (Scorpio’s traditional ruler) in his fall, also in water sign, Cancer. Swashbuckling Mars is also now separating from a tough opposition to a retrograde Jupiter dealing with law if not order, in situations where truth is often the first causality in any aggression.

Jupiter is the planet of truth and freedom, however; and can be seen as the Moon culminates on her left hand side, rising with Antares, a red star that indicates luck with honours. Still, the desire to heal wounds which have come about from listening to rumour or stories riddled with untruths is strong and compelling during Jupiter’s retrograde. And that may stir up old resentments. Bear in mind that while Mars is in homey Cancer, retreating to a safe space in order to heal may actually be a sign of strength not defeat. Just try not to sulk if things don’t go the way you want them.

☆ Recapping certain astrological points on ‘rulership’ and ‘fall’: that’s both Moon and Mars in signs they prefer not to operate (Scorpio and Cancer respectively (too deep, too messy – and wet!)), along with Uranus in Taurus, also in ‘Fall’ creating chaos within the ordinary. This band of planets in ‘Fall’ make quite the trio! On the other lucky cosmic hand, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune are all ‘at home’, in signs which they thoroughly thrive. Jupiter in Sagittarius brings hope and faith; while karmic Saturn in Capricorn (conjunct South Node & Pluto) adds experience and authority; and Neptune in Pisces shows compassion – even when plastic bags are found 11 miles down on the sea floor. All-the-while Venus at home in Taurus is gentle and loving.

Venus conjunct Uranus ~>

Knowing others is wisdom. Knowing yourself is enlightenment.
~ Lao Tsu ~

☆ The most exciting aspect of this Full Blue Flower Moon horoscope has to be the conjunction of one planet in fall: Uranus, the Great Awakener, conjunct one planet at home: Venus, the sensual Goddess. This is when Venusian mellowness is challenged into action, because together these two together can generate thrills and spills that shake the house down.

One planet demands liberation and equality at any cost, Uranus; yet Venus is tender wanting to cuddle-up and get warm and snug. It’s a tricky but fascinating Venusian combination that promises new ways of seeing the same old thing – a bit like a having a makeover, either for real with new hairstyles, unique new looks, new home; or even new aspects in relationship that add shared new interests.

It’s also the first time these two have got together in Taurus for over 80 years. The last time Love Goddess Venus and eccentric Uranus conjunct, in March 2018, they did so in Aries, with a last hurrah finding freedom within selfie-obsessed culture. Now in Taurus, Venus’s home sign, stabilising Venus and erratic Uranus display the ‘Freedom-Closeness Dilemma’ in full technicolour view. By suddenly feeling the need to assess all kinds of Taurean values, food, romance, money, assets and stability, any important relationship, bond, team or friendship, is celestially bound to feel the blowing winds of change. Should the force be strong then one could be destabilised, thrown into chaos. Best go lightly with those who display the independent spirit: be open to the new, and most importantly be aware that being unique is also being part of the whole.  Uranus in Taurus teaches the value in our diversity.

The key to getting the most out of this important conjunction, which takes place the same day of the Full Flower Moon, is to not fence-in or curtail those we love. Indeed, if love is at heart we must let others be free; otherwise it is not love, more likely a control or power game. Venus and Uranus together find liberation through love and love through liberation – you simply can’t have one without the other; and ties that manipulate, suffocate, hold back or harm now need to be loosened.

We may also need to alter our means of exchange. Be it kisses or cash, love or money, our collective value system over the next seven years will embrace revolutionary new ideas to generate the stability we seek. 

Relationship events around this powerful conjunction could present a dramatic U-turn, however. Bear in mind that because Venus is the ruler of Taurus, experiences around this conjunction with Uranus are setting the stage for the next seven years. For those who resonate deeply with 3-4° Taurus (which are Moon’s degrees of exaltation, btw), there is a freeing-up process that can also bring a change of marital status, with the seven-year-itch coming into play. For instance, those who are single can find themselves looking at new relationship, while those already with a loved-up companion may sense the need to create space and liberty for more thrills and spills in the coming seven years of Uranus in Taurus. 

Venus with Uranus in Taurus is radical, inspiring alternatives that can help change habits of a life-time; from diet to lifestyle, by awakening to any self-cherishing, to unburden and unhook from ego’s clinging to desire is true freedom.

With a certain cosmic synchronicity, it’s worth noting how the 18^th May is also ‘Culture Freedom Day’. Liberating Uranus is the planet of electricity, computers and invention, while Venus rules art, beauty and culture. The idea is to share without boarders (or pay, it would seem!), as we know the culture (on the internet) works best when free-flowing.

☆ This Full Blue Flower Moon is also called ‘Wesak’ in the Asian World, or ‘Buddha Purnima’ in India, celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. This is a significantly symbolic Full Moon in many astrological ways, not only was Taurean Buddha born, enlightened and died under a tree, indicating his connection to Mother Earth; but to have the Moon in Scorpio implies insight, deep analytical understanding, and psychological perception with a psychic reach. During his awakening (indeed, the name ‘Buddha’ means awakened) Buddha also faced his demons. With powerful Scorpio Moon insight he realised the cycle of life and death, and how we are reborn, lifetime after lifetime. Bringing karma into each life, we also saw how we need tools to deal with our various issues; for which he also realised the eightfold path and noble truths. And just as Venus rose as a morning star, Buddha achieved nirvana, i.e. enlightenment – awakened.

Don’t forget how Buddha was a real person who, before he died, lived his life for the benefit of others to also rouse from a life of sleepwalking. We too can awaken like the Buddha (or any other great realised being) during this intense Scorpio Blue Flower Moon, especially with the spectacular Venus-Uranus conjunction awakening to love.

Keep any peace and harmony generated during this weekend by avoiding making a drama out of any crisis – especially commotions that interrupt the old and outworn paradigm ‘business as usual’. For only a very few is there business as usual; and although the powers that be are likely to hold on to what they can, even ‘elites’ are now forced to radically transform shared resources – who knows, some might even pay their tax.

Right now with four planets in Taurus, the sign of the Earth in all her glory, we have a growing collective awareness of our personal impact upon our environment, upon our planet, and how a world polluted means we are pretty mussed-up too. Saturn and Pluto conjunct the South Node suggest it really is time to clean-up our karma. One thing is certain along this journey of life, is how we are here to be the loving and kind humans we naturally are. And that often means tackling the hard stuff head-on, in the nicest possible way, of course. 

                    “No Mud, No Lotus.”~ Tich Nhat Han ~

With another quote from meditation master Tich Nhat Han, a last word about this stunning Blue Flower Moon: in many spiritual traditions a blue flower symbolises rebirth. In Ancient Egypt and Buddhism, a Blue Lotus is one considered to be ‘the perfection of wisdom’, a most auspicious sign emerging as beauty in action, growing tall and strong to rise up through murky mud by always reaching towards the light! And as this full Moon wanes towards a New Moon, June 3^rd, we even get a light-hearted boost of optimism from expansive Jupiter to remember our brilliance. We also get a call to shine from destiny’s North Node, now conjunct Mag1 Fixed Star, Sirius – with asteroid Juno; a heavenly combo which suggests a period of being loyal to the wise Goddess (within @13-14-15 Cancer) who reminds how all action and thoughts have a ripple effect – so that sometimes we are surprised at how far the ripples wave outwards. Because the potential for actions, thoughts and ideas have far-reaching implications for the few weeks – as long as the intent is to serve humanity before self, then the portent for long-lasting success is strong.

With that I send best wishes on the Moonbeams for all to go well as we join with the King of the Fairies arriving at his domain during this mega-metamorphic Full Wesak Blue Flower Moon!
Awaken!
Enjoy!

Until next moonth, when we head into the Galactic Heart Honey Moon, with love & light from Astro Dakini – Laura Boomer-Trent

❂ Full Zodiac Blue Moon ~> Galvanze LOVE April 2019

Galvanize Love
with Divine Consciousness & the Full Zodiac Blue Moon ~>

The time-conscious Easter Rabbit is late this year: with a second, mega-strong Full Libra Moon the reason for such a tardy Easter bunny festival. As we head down the Full Moon rabbit hole (Did you see the black hole photo announcement?!), let’s check the usual formula for timing this most important festival which represents revival and transformation through self-sacrifice and death (of ego, winter – and Christ) which then leads to the resurrection (of Sun and Godhead), and that is the first Sunday after the Full Libra Moon after the Spring Equinox is the celebration of Easter. As such, this is a Lunar festival which moves around from year to year.

Way back in 1583 the Church made 21^st of March the official date of the bright and promising Solar Fire Festival, Spring Equinox. Fast forward 450-ish years to 2019 and Equinox fell on 20^th March, swiftly followed by the first Full Libra Moon at 0°. But because this is a Zodiac Blue Moon, i.e a second Full Moon in the same Zodiac Sign, (as well as being the traditional Farmer’s ‘Pink’ Moon) the Church is astrologically, if not technically following the rule correctly. Anyway, in the light of Notre Dame losing its roof and treasures, our thoughts go out to those devoted to ‘Our Lady’, the sacred Goddess ;)

☆ The First Libra Moon at 0° was a month ago with the ‘Awakening Moon’, interestingly within orb of the recently announced image of M87’s Black Hole, aligning also with Laneakia, ‘Immeasurable Heaven’ and the heart of the Galactic Super-cluster, to which our Milky Way is an integral part. We have got to think BIG with such astronomical portents: there is no planet B, and being a human is a very rare thing in this universe (it would seem). Awakening to this bigger picture and our unique place in the universe can also replace any feelings of paucity or even small mindedness.

The Black Hole Sabian symbol also mentions waking: ‘The dawn of a new day reveals everything changed. The ever-present possibility of beginning again on a foundation of new values.’ This is a very hopeful discovery. Don’t give up on anything you consider important now!  Bear in mind longer cycles which show how we are traversing a time when old structures and traditions which cannot, for whatever reason, renew or refuse to be responsible for the karmic consequences they create and, indeed, have been busy creating since at least 1983-83 (as well as within the last 200 years), which are to be magnificently transformed in the coming couple of years. Some will be razed to the ground in order to be like a phoenix rising from ashes, stronger and renewed. 

☆ A month later than the Awakening Moon, a powerful demand for change once again commands attention for many reasons; and one of those is the ‘Zodiac Blue Full Moon’ which reaches the very last, 29° ‘anaretic’ degree of balanced Libra. This second Libra Full Moon means we are already experienced with the skillset found with Libran scales: beautiful poise, just morals, peaceful heart, all wonderfully executed within partnership and mediation (we hope). Yet only an hour after culmination, 11:10UT Friday April 19^th, Luna shifts into Scorpio, accenting total metamorphosis. Scorpio is the sign of life, death and rebirth. Be aware: it is just after the Full Moon that situations are ripe for sudden and dramatic alteration. Secrets could spill and resources examined. Trust in the process of renewal is the key successful outcomes.

☆ This is a potent Full Moon chart in so many ways; not least because a second Full Moon in the same zodiac sign is the ‘Blue Zodiacal Moon’, elevating cognizance with a hotline to the Divine. Occasionally, it seems, we do need a second crack at understanding how we feel, especially when it comes to relationships, and Libra rules all kinds of partnerships and contracts, in business as well as love. A Full Moon in Libra teaches us how to love and be fair without losing our sense of self, as it reflects the light of the self-orientated Aries Sun.

☆ These Blue Zodiac moonbeams ride soulful blessings before the Full Moon, with a mindful Thursday 18^th leading into the decidedly perceptive Easter Friday, and the second Libra Full Moon of the fertile Earth Sow year. Whether it is a Good Friday will depend upon tapping into emotional intelligence for inherent wisdom to shine though, so we can more easily stay on centre, release the old and welcome the new with sentient awareness.

A swift and sudden change of circumstance that has the potential to heal – even the collective chaos is slowly awakening to the need to heal: a theme shared with the exalted Aries Sun, also at the anaretic degree of 29° of the Ram. This is because Sol moves into Taurus exactly a day later, to join the planetary agent of change, Uranus (more on this in a moment). Restorative shared value systems are cosmically bound to come into the spotlight. Over the three-day Full Moon, i.e. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; both luminaries, the dynamic Aries Sun and thoughtful Libra Moon, shift signs first with a whimper and then with a bang.  

All-the-while the Moon is once again a singleton with a rare and phenomenal run of five Full Moon’s in a row. Yet the Moon being on her own during her phase of culmination is coming to an end: this is the last time she will be unaccompanied. For the next Full Moon, Wesak Full Moon May 18^th, Luna begins to approach lucky Guru Jupiter which is currently retrograde. So whatever is going on in our personal lives, Jupiter is the synthesizing agent within this horoscope, possibly going over old ground, seeking hopeful solutions to issues that can have galactic import.

But for now, all planets are on the other side of the sky for Luna to again hold the handle of a basket of portentous and heavy, weight-bearing planets. Once more the Luna Libra lovelight bestows reflective wisdom to the heart and soul of the people, encouraging us all to look at the karmic consequences of destructive actions and emotions. This time, however, it is how we specifically feel about beauty and art, law and finances, peace and power, and how we harmonise and balance in these areas.

☆ If you want your prayers to take affect this Moon is a perfect time to make offerings. Love Goddess Venus (the planetary ruler of equanimous Libra) is still exalted in Pisces, defining cosmic and compassionate love. This second Moon is also called the ‘Christ Moon’ or ‘Krishna Moon’; therein lies the clue to our colourful blue factor: many Indian and Tibetan deities are blue in colour, indicating healing qualities as well as royal connections (to the Spirit Sun within). Blue heals on many levels; it soothes and cools anger and aggression and aids in clear and concise communication.   

Working with colour can produce positive healing results. But there’s also the dynamic shape of this Full Moon chart to consider, when we include the nodal axis: The Cardinal Cross of the Central Spiritual Sun. This is perhaps the most dynamic Full Moon of the year, with various aspects ramping up the impulse to rebel as the Sun is with planet of change, Uranus, as well as healing asteroid Hygeia and hypothetical Vulcan melting and reforming, and creating the new and exciting. Such an emphasis within the Cross indicates we need to re-forge and reshape our relationship with spaceship Earth.

☆ Change may be the order of the day but we humans are creatures of habit. Even when addictions are negative and toxic we can hold onto habits, kicking and screaming if anyone should suggest we make any modifications, to diet, exercise, lifestyle, thought patterns. And when we look at the bigger picture of where we are now faced with so many end-days scenarios, many are fearful of a world without all the things we have become dependent upon alcholo, sex and drugs yes, but also plastic, fuel and wifi pollute. Yet there are other, healthier ways to live, which when allowed to flourish heal quickly and deeply; ways that won’t upset the children and impart care and hope for a healthier future.

So while change can be very upsetting, when it comes in the form of the loss of work, loved ones, species, much-loved buildings, it all accents the very nature of impermanence. Much of the pain involved in times of transformation is held in a mindset locked in fear, pain and insecurity. This is very understandable. Any kind of change is often fraught by not knowing how to adjust and thereby experience what Buddhists call ‘the first kind of suffering’: the suffering of change. Even when we accept nothing stays the same forever it’s still often hard to take that first step towards a different road. Still, I ask, isn’t it better to voluntarily amend rather that be bitter or resentful about any change forced upon us? You see, it’s how we make the most of the opportunities which often come from leftfield during times of adjustment. Sometimes we react instinctively, which is okay if you’re a lifetime meditator. But with the airy Libra influence AND spacy, liberating Uranus with the Sun, opposite the Libra Moon, we will do well to give ourselves a little space or time to think before reacting. This is true when faced with any kind of provocation: think before acting or saying and doing something you might later regret. In said ‘space’ one can even grow wisdom and understanding. Breathe before reacting upon impulse; better to ask what kind of outcome to current developments will be for the benefit of others – as well as oneself.

☆ To summise, 2019’s double-whammy Libra Full Moons are a celestial wake-up call to surround and emanate love. Socially minded Libra is a leading Air sign, encouraging us to breath into a calm and emotional centre and strengthen the connection to those around us in a profound and meaningful manner, as well as prepare for the inevitable time of renewal, renewal of self-love and love for others.

Be well. Be LOVE!
And actively create balance.
This Good Friday Full Zodiac Blue Moon is also Passover (another festival of liberation) AND Hannuman Jayanth, celebrating the birthday of India’s great and powerful Monkey God, Hannuman.

Until Wesak, I wish all a very happy Easter Good Friday Full Moon. May the blessings imbibe strength and be beautiful and loving…
with LOVE from Astro Dakini Laura
aka Agent87 for the Cosmic Intelligence Agency

“If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition.
If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.”
~ Padmasambhava ~

& thanks to Thai artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat  for image_/\_