The full moon in Aquarius with the Sun in Leo marks the ancient festival of Lughnasadh/ Lammas or Gwyl Awst in Welsh. Lammas is the beginning of the harvest, the time when the sun vitalizes the grain providing our nourishment for the coming year. What are we starting to harvest personally during this time?
This year’s Lammas Full Moon is a time to realize the fruits of our individual unique path. The full moon is the balance of the axis between signs with today’s full moon being a balance of Leo and Aquarius. Leo being ultra-individualistic and courageous in expressing its authentic self and Aquarius being a thoughtful sign whose ideas are with the concern of the greater community. On this full moon we are looking at the balance of our own personal authenticity and what gifts does our authentic selves have to offer to the betterment of the community. The key is authenticity, not the mask that you show to society, but who you really are. Too many of us hide who we really are and ultimately don’t accept parts of ourselves due to societal pressures. Yet, the reality is we can’t properly serve our community until we are truly our authentic selves. Bowing to societal pressure and wearing the mask that you think society wants you to wear, does not help the community but holds it back.
This full moon is forming a T square with Uranus in Taurus. A T Square is when two planets opposite one another while at the same time the opposing planets both form a square angle to the current placement of another planet. Since it is a full moon, the sun and moon are opposite each other, but they also are both at a 46-degree angle to Uranus. Uranus in Taurus is about a steady strong change or acceptance of a unique, individual path. This gives extra emphasis about how important it is during this time of harvest to be true to your individual path as that will serve the community.
As the harvest affects our months to come, we see in the full moon chart aggressive Mars in its home sign of Aries making a square to Jupiter in Capricorn. Through the upcoming months Mars will square Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn as it turns retrograde on September 9. For today’s planetary conversation, Mars has the upper hand as Jupiter does not like to be in Capricorn. Jupiter is in “fall” in Capricorn which is the opposite of being exalted. Capricorn does not have much time for Jupiter and it’s jovial, big expansive ideas. The danger here is going after what you want regardless of the consequences. You may feel motivated to push forward with the big energy of Mars, the planet of action. Think about the consequences of your actions prior to taking them and make sure you are acting from a place of authenticity! Jupiter is also making a positive sextile aspect to Neptune in Pisces where it can provide you with intuitive flashes of your authenticity and tune you into the collective consciousness.
Mercury in emotional cancer is opposite Saturn in its home of Capricorn. Mercury is also quincuix Venus in Gemini meaning it can not see or access knowledge from Venus. Be cautious in your communications this Lammas especially with your loved ones. Saturn can be exacting and very sure it knows what’s right. Couple this with feeling an emotional push to communicate, and there could be words said that hurt. Be careful to not emotionally spout off as you’re feeling that big Martian energy to push ahead with your plans.
