Pisces Full Moon

Full Moon in Pisces - Within Everything, There is Nothing

The Full Moon invites us to embrace the balancing of opposites. This evening at 9:32pm PST the Sun in Virgo opposes the Moon moon in Pisces at the 21st degree. The energy of Virgo has been building for the last few weeks with the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all traveling together.

Virgo is Earth- it is focused, precise and detail-oriented. Pisces is water- it is romantic, creative, and non-linear. Virgo and Pisces are both symbols of change and renewal- Virgo is the time between summer and autumn, and Pisces is the time between winter and spring. Virgo and Pisces hold the wisdom of the seasons: of life, death, and rebirth. This process of transformation is deeply healing.

Virgo heals our physical and mental bodies- connecting us to our health, our environment, and our state of mind. Pisces heals the spirit- allowing us to open our hearts to forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.

The end of a cycle marks the time of release. As we courageously let go of our desire to control, we open ourselves to infinite possibilities. Virgo and Pisces remind us that everything is temporary.

Everything as we know it in form will end. Everything will transform. Everything will begin again.

Embracing the spiritual truth of impermanence gives us the ability to be present in both love and suffering. This Full Moon is an opportunity to ask yourself what needs healing- to show up whole-heartedly for the pain that surfaces, without succumbing to a tendency to escape.

This is a moment to stay with our feelings, to remember that they will pass, and to connect with that which is sacred to us.

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Feeling oh so Virgo

So. Much. Virgo.

Virgo strives for perfection, efficiency and focus. Settling for anything less is not something that comes naturally to Virgo.

For the last week, the inner planets have been moving through Virgo- and this energy has been potent. The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all clustered together- bringing our attention, our minds, our desires, and our energy into this highly productive and analytical sign.

The energy of Virgo is critical and systematic. Virgo is productive, efficient and exacting. However, when attention to detail becomes obsession with detail, Virgo is blinded from seeing the big picture. This kind of paralysis creates stress, anxiety, and disconnection from presence. Virgo’s standard of perfection is unsustainable, and most of the time, is impossible. Instead of using its discernment and precision into making something useful and of service, Virgo’s criticism destroys creativity and its connection to what is sacred.

When embodied, Virgo is both anchored in the moment, and immersed in spirituality.

This intense Virgo energy will culminate at the Full Moon in Pisces in one week- a Full Moon with the potential for profound healing.

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Virgo Season

Virgo Season

The lion has roared. Leo season brought us out of eclipse madness and Mercury retrograde. Last Saturday, Mars led the pack of inner planets to move into Leo’s following sign: Virgo. Venus entered on Wednesday, the 21st, and the Sun entered this morning. Mercury is trailing behind but picking up speed post-retrograde and will move past the Sun, Venus and Mars in the upcoming weeks.

The Sun is at its fullest expression in Leo season, and Virgo season is the transition from the heat of summer into the balance of autumn. On the zodiac wheel, Virgo comes 6th- completing the first half of the circle. The first 6 signs can be understood as more personal energies- Aries- the self, Taurus- boundaries and survival, Gemini- early cognitive development, Cancer- the first experience of emotional attachment, Leo- creative self-expression, and finally Virgo- the energy of our health and well-being.

Virgo teaches us about perception- to see form in the world and to appreciate design, fit and function. Connected to the Earth element, Virgo is practical, useful, and productive. The exacting and focused quality of Virgo brings with it the ability to be extraordinarily efficient, detail-oriented, and accomplished.

Traditionally in astrology, the planetary rulers began at the signs of Cancer and Leo- the Moon ruling Cancer, and the Sun ruling Leo. Beginning and the Sun and moving outward, Mercury’s rulership was assigned to Gemini and Virgo, Venus to Taurus and Libra, Mars to Aries and Scorpio, Jupiter to Sagittarius and Pisces, and finally, Saturn to Capricorn and Aquarius.

The energy of Mercury is fast-paced- it picks up information quickly, communicates, connects and moves in many directions at once. Mercury’s rulership over Gemini is one of curiosity, learning, socializing, and connecting to others. Virgo however, is the applied energy of Mercury into physical form. Virgo is highly analytical, thorough, and useful.

The symbol of the virgin associated with Virgo is a symbol of purity- an innocence of the mind that has yet to be subjected to the full range of human experience, including pain and suffering. Virgo’s duality begins with this concept of innocence. In its detriment, Virgo holds so tightly to the idea of purity and perfection that it begins to isolate. Virgo becomes fixated on details, holds itself and everyone else to unattainable standards. The view of the big picture is lost, and any connection to spirit is severed.

By accepting imperfection and limitation, Virgo stays connected to spirit, and subjects itself to the full range of human emotions. When Virgo allows itself to grieve, to suffer, and to feel pain, it has access to the deepest secrets of spirituality. In its exalted state, Virgo is grounded, yet present and connected to the divine. The birth of spring, the life of summer, the descent into autumn, and the death of winter remind us that life is cyclical- and Virgo embodies this spiritual truth: nothing is permanent. Innocence cannot be protected and safeguarded forever.

Virgo and its opposite sign, Pisces, are both deeply spiritual and creative. Virgo brings spirit into form, and Pisces dissolves form. Virgo differentiates, and Pisces merges. One cannot exist without the other.

To embody the essence of Virgo is to embody the essence of presence: grounded, yet connected to spirit. Virgo is attuned to the moment, and reminds us that we must find a balance between work and rest. It is through presence, sacredness and devotional love that we can fully access the creativity we all have within.

The New Moon in Virgo is just one week away. Stay tuned.

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