Full Moon in Pisces

This Full Moon in Pisces is the last of 3 Super Moons we’ve been experiencing this summer. It is also a “Blue Moon” meaning it is the second full moon that has occurred in a single month. Its size, brightness, and “blue”ness  adds to the special potency of this healing lunation. Full Moons are often a time to shine our own light out into the world… to gather, to celebrate, to get “loony”... however, this full moon feels introverted, dreamy, and potentially tender if we resist the urge to escape and allow ourselves to feel. This year has been INTENSE. We have been in a crucible, under immense pressure as we have collectively been going through traumatic upheaval and change. This Pisces Full Moon is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the work we have done, what we went through to get here, and take the time to rest and heal. As the world around us is turned upside down, it is time to get real with ourselves about what it is we are in service to. Where do our motivations and intentions come from? Are we living with purpose or are we sleepwalking? Going through life on autopilot, unaware of our effect on the world around us…

So many of us walking the path get caught up in how to make our vessels more clear, more pure, and we focus on all the “doings” - mantras and asanas and supplements and diets. This Full Moon in Pisces is transmitting to us the messages of the activations from Saturn Rx in Pisces and Mercury Rx in Virgo - that the most potent healing is actually in rest. Of course the “work” is an important piece, but we cannot integrate our work if we never take the time to just be. When we rest with intention, we are showing ourselves that we are enough. 

This Full Moon is a potent time to call back the parts of you that you have rejected. We work so hard to try to feel whole when in reality we always have been. Maybe you are unaware of the pieces that have been fractured, and if this is the case, consider all the people and situations that have triggered you lately. Go inward and ask your Self where the root of that hurt is. Love that part of yourself, call it back in, in all of its brokenness. We are imperfect beings, and we have to accept ourselves and all of the seemingly undesirable parts in order to truly be compassionate and loving towards others. 

Pisces is about compassion and understanding. It is about allowing for all ways of thinking and being to coexist, as long as they do not create harm. It’s about recognizing that we are all trying to figure out the way Home, and we’re all going to get there one way or another. We have to trust that everyone is getting there, and it is not our responsibility to make sure anyone follows our path. No path is THE path. Our work here is to focus on the road in front of us, and keep coming back to our center, to integrity of who we are, back to trust and acceptance of what is, trust and acceptance that we are exactly where we are supposed to be, physically and spiritually. We must release the harmful beliefs that our worth is in our productivity, a byproduct of capitalist consciousness. Rest is a radical rebellion against this toxic way of thinking, and the more we slow down, the more we honor our true purpose which is to be in Love and Joy.

Mercury retrograde is getting us extra serious about getting all the things in order… to recognize where we have excess clutter - physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally… Leave space in your schedule, if you have the privilege to do so, so that you can move through this Mercury Rx with grace and ease, ready for any curve balls. PSA: Mercury retrogrades are not to be feared, and they’re certainly not a time to skirt responsibility and put blame on the planets. Retrogrades are a time to slow down and reflect. It’s an opportunity for us to look around and see if we need to make a pivot. Mercury retrograde opposite the Full Moon and Saturn retrograde (very loosely, but still an opposing energy) is activating the axis of service (Pisces/Virgo). Answer the call to care for your own “garden” so that you can be in Highest Service to those around you. Drop the dogmas, stop worrying about the people around you, and tend to your Self. When we care for our internal world, it ripples out into the external, and it is reflected back to us. It might sound cheesy, but it really is true… You have to do the inner work to change the external. Pisces and Virgo are mutable signs… they represent transformative energies. What is ready to be transformed inside of you? Let it be so.

Venus has been retrograde since July, activating the part of our chart that contains Leo, sending us into an underworld journey that stripped our egos so that we could get to the heart of who we are and what we truly desire. As Venus is stationed at 12 degrees, we are invited to release old wounding around relationships, around intimacy, and around the way we value ourselves. We deserve to experience full and uncensored ecstatic expression of our Selves, so go on and get it. Go after it fearlessly. Success is not measured in dollars. Fill your life with people and experiences that light you up. Venus made her debut as a morning star last week, giving us the oomph we need to start our days with inspired action. Now is the time to change your habits and start the rituals you know will make you feel lighter and brighter.

Pluto is still square to the nodes, which has been creating an undercurrent of discomfort as we collectively are going through a painful death/birth cycle of our world as we know it. Mars, currently the ruler of the North Node, recently ingressed into Libra which has sparked a fire inside of us to fight for justice. Be conscious of the ways in which your righteous rage manifests itself. Channel this sacred warrior energy into a worthy cause. 

So much beautiful alchemical energy is being activated with this Full Moon. Know that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Give yourself the gift of radical rest. Tend to your heartspace. Let go of what needs to go. Be in intentional service to your healing for the sake of all that is. 

Sending ya’ll so much love on your healing journey. 

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