I cannot help but view the upcoming full moon from the focus of the political climate here in the United States. We are so divided as a country and last week saw those divisions now resulting in citizens killing each other in the streets.
The full moon is a time at looking at what we have emboldened during the last two weeks. What is coming to fruition here in the US? The greatest division between citizens since likely the civil war. We have a president who encourages the division and reaps praise on his followers and demonizes any citizen that disagrees with him. This just furthers the division.
It is within this reality I am living through as a US citizen that I look to the full moon coming up on today, Tuesday, September 1 at 10:21 pm Pacific time. This will be on Wednesday for some. The Full Moon is in Pisces giving us all the opportunity, should we choose to, to feel the entirety of the situation and thus to feel and empathize with those who have different political beliefs than ourselves. The Sun and Moon are in mutable, bendable, and flexible signs to allow us to consider a path that would de-escalate the violence we see our country descending into.
As many astrologers have been noting, the match point for the situation we are in has been struck with Mars in its home sign of Aries squaring Saturn in its home sign of Capricorn. Two planets who both feel like they are boss right now making demands that are conflicting. Saturn is the planet of the status quo and limitations. This is the police and those in power feeling that their power should not be questioned. Mars is a planet that demands action. Mars is challenging that Saturn. It wants to see actions taken by the status quo to address the concerns of the citizens. And Saturn in this full moon chart is quincuix the north node in Gemini. Quincuix is an aspect where the two planets are at an angle where they basically cannot see each other. Therefore, Saturn cannot see the future possibilities of the north node which kicks up additional fear amongst people. We have people who fear the changes that may come, and we have people who fear that we may continue the current path we are on. Both realities are frightening to one group or the other.
I must give a nod to “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie because I feel the way out of all of this is that “old fashioned word” love. “Can’t we give love one more chance?” We see this in the full moon chart as Venus in ever caring Cancer is in opposition to that much aspected Saturn. Venus is demanding that love be considered in the equation as well. We must look at our current structures with love for ourselves and others and consider all sides of the situation as we look to change those structures.
Finally, we see a positive aspect of Uranus in strong and steady Taurus forming a 120-degree trine angle to the Sun in Virgo and a 60-degree sextile angle to the moon in Pisces. These aspects are more flowing and positive. This tells me that change is inevitable, and it will be positive for our country. If we can balance that Saturnian energy with love and consider one another’s opinions rather than draw such hard lines in the sand, we may be able to change in a way that is acceptable to all. Since our current leadership is promoting division, it’s up to us as individuals to pave the path to peace and unity.
This may sound like an impossibility due to the political climate we are in two months prior to a very contested election. I am going to spend my full moon meditation time on bringing in more love to the people of this world. To surround those families of victims who are suffering and to warm up the hearts of those who feel their hope is lost. Consider your actions, will they help the situation or will they just cause further division. I am going to do my best not to feed the hate.
“And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is ourselves under pressure.”
David Bowie and Queen “Under Pressure”