Important
characteristics that encourage a healthy mind and happy heart come into
celestial focus during this week’s Full Moon, with principles,
discipline, and the practice of patience karmically rewarded. Now the
Sun is in ethical Sagittarius, it emphasises the need to remain open and
flexible. The wise Archer in opposition to the bright Gemini Moon also
urges one to heed the call to restrain thoughts, words and deeds which
are divisive or harsh, otherwise many previous good actions will be
negated.
☆ In order to get
the best from situations, and to avoid falling into any nasty pitfalls
that could manifest during this lively, highly-spirited Full Gemini
Moon, tune into your ‘higher mind’ – the mind that lives in your heart,
the mind which instinctively ‘knows’ right from wrong. And while you do,
as the Full Moon reaches exact culmination on 14th
December @ 00:05UT, you may also need to (perform pranayama and/or)
count to ten in wind-up situations (especially those with an ‘us’ and
‘them’, i.e. within politics, communities, law and in-laws); otherwise
you risk becoming like the cartoon Simpson’s character, the grizzled old
curmudgeon, Mr Burns.
We all know that while Burns may be rich,
he isn’t happy, nor is his karma shiny and clean. Nor is he a bundle of
joy to be around, especially in the run up to Solstice and Christmas.
But who, in the astrological pantheon, thrives on that kind of humbug?!
Old Father Time, Saturn, that’s who. Yet he, aka Burns, is also exactly whom we
should invite to the upcoming feast of Saturnalia (17th
Dec for 10 days). For this is Saturn’s time to assess achievements and
prepare for 2017, a year of awakening with the exciting new year of the
Yang Fire Bird that begins with the New Aquarius Moon in January; this is when the overall expansiveness moves from the
wayward Fire Monkey towards the fiery Rooster; like a Phoenix Firebird we may even be able to rise in splendour from any proverbial ashes.
☆ Meanwhile, this
last of 2016’s Full Moons is also the last in our series of three Full
Supermoons; a fitting moment to ask ourselves if being with and
supporting those who are not above board, potentially destroying health
and happiness for the sake of promised comfort and security, is worth
all the probable sorrow and trouble. Basically, this Full Gemini Super
Moon is not for hand-wringing or soul-searching, but one where we
consider the way our cogent mind works, the plasticity of shaping what
we think about, and how coherently we transmit that information, all the
while seeking methods in which we can train ourselves to live in truth,
with freedom of expression and thought, without it being a rampaging free-for-all when planning our future: especially as we need standards met and values kept
intact.
☆ Full SuperMoons
are also ‘supercharged’; there’s no denying it’s been a wild, roller
coaster three months for many, in varying degrees of intensity
(depending upon the activity in your personal horoscope). If you’ve been
having a rough ride lately, take heart: there isn’t another Full
Supermoon to create the kind of extreme stress we have recently
witnessed (compounded by this year’s Mutable Cross) until December 2017.
This is not to say the geophysical, emotional or rational world remains
unchanged or unchallenged until then, as there are New Supermoons mid
2017, as well aseclipses which also emphasis major turning points. With
our next eclipse at the end of February.
☆ In the meantime, the
23° Sagittarian Sun is currently with karmic Saturn, illuminating the
closest Full Moon to the Solstice turning point in Capricorn on the 22nd
December (which is ruled by Saturn). This is not a Full Moon to let
down’s one guard: it’s actually time to get real and take
responsibilities seriously, to generate a fearless wisdom by practicing
self-control – which can admittedly be a challenge for the venturesome
Sagittarian who thrives on impulse and risk.
☆ Sagittarius is
the sign which positively buzzes with a sense of adventure, one that
enjoys having an overview of situation. With the World their playground,
Sagittarius climbs to the highest peak to see the panoramic picture in
any event. But restricitive Saturn with Sun can, for whatever reason
(usually fear), inhibit the revelation of higher visions. Truths
revealed in questing, by the carefree Sagittarius daring to seek, are
only successful when the spirit is generous and malice is absent.
Yet because traditional Saturn is
journeying together with the far-sighted, futurist Centaur, the heavens
now urge us to put personal life into perspective. Saturn demands that
we feel the fear that stops us from doing whatever our archer’s arrow is
aimed at; and, before shooting from the hip, weigh-up pros and cons,
and do it anyway (whatever that ‘it’ might be), but with more caution,
greater planning and less recklessness.
Timely Saturn, the radiant Sun and
reflective Moon are also in a tight ‘T’ square to Shamanic Chiron, as
well in easy aspect to liberating Uranus AND freedom-loving Jupiter.
This energising aspect suggest a prospective awakening to an innate
positivity, and a power for healing that lies deep within. Compounding
the heaven’s healing theme, Sun and Saturn are also currently conjunct
Fixed Star ‘Ras Alhague’: i.e. the head of the snake, held by the astral
healer in the (controversial 13th
sign) Ophiuchus. Sun and Saturn shining with this star signify renewal
and healing though a powerful snake medicine, which has the ability
repair recent as well as long-term damage. Ophiuchus is a medicine man
who also has the power to cure through dreams, songs and poetry. It’s a
perfect time, especially as Luna begins her three-night brilliance on
Monday night, to tune into those mysterious messages of the night and
note any healing qualities that lie in the liminal space between dream
and reality.
Another sign that Saturn and Sun are in a
good position to do the right thing is the current ‘mutual disposition’
between Saturn and Jupiter, the planet which rules Sagittarius. Mutual
disposition occurs when each of the planets connect via the signs they
occupy: i.e. Sagittarius (where Saturn is now) is ruled by Jupiter; at
the same time Jupiter is in Libra, the sign of Saturn’s exaltation. So
you can see how each of these planets work together to now get the best
out of each other. And while the sextile that forms between Libra and
Sagittarius doesn’t actually perfect until the end of August 2017, we
are in the throes of this wonderfully cultured and richly exotic aspect
that aids one to be realistic in all ambitions that have a philosophical
appreciation of beauty and truth as their premise.
☆ Luna is also
conjunct Fixed Star El Nath, a star associated with the sharp tip of the
Bull’s horn and as such portends aggressive weaponry. According to
astrologer Bernadette Brady, this star is not necessarily used for war,
but peace, and is linked to those who work assertively and bravely for
peace as a part of their personal identity. So as the year comes to a
close its worth looking at 21° Gemini in your own horoscope, to confirm
how you, as spiritual warrior, use your mind as a sharp weapon for
peace.
With that, and even though Gemini’s ruler, Mercury, is about to retrograde just before Solstice on the 19th,
making it necessary to go over old ground, from solid-old Capricorn
back into exploratory Sagittarius, I wish you, and all beings, Peace on
Earth during the Festive Solstice season _/\_ & a very happy 2017 :)
with BIG LOVE from Agent Dakini _/\_ ☼☽ ❤¸¸.•*¨*•☆
“Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or Karma, everyone can pursue moral ethics.”
~HH 14th Dalai Lama
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