Full Moon - 12-12-08 - Gemini-Sagittarius [View All]

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>Pay special attention to your intuition and your shadow from 12/12
>through 12/22. The astrological energies during this period greatly
>accelerate and illuminate what we are moving towards, as well as what
>is blocking our path.
>
>The full moon, which peaks Friday, December 12 at 8:37 AM PST at 21º
>Gemini-Sagittarius, is not only the brightest of the year, but
>perhaps also the most galvanizing. This is the fifth and final
>SuperMoon of 2008, where the Moon is both at perigee (its closest
>approach to Earth) and syzygy (directly aligned with the Sun and
>Earth). Gravitational pulls are intensified around a SuperMoon, which
>impacts our bodies and psyches as well. Even more important, this
>Full Moon forms a grand cross with Saturn, the principle of physical
>reality, and Uranus, the gateway to metaphysical reality. A grand
>cross (also known as a grand square) signals that we have reached a
>crossroads and that we must ?square? or align our actions with our
>beliefs. The Sun in Sagittarius illuminates what we need to see; the
>Moon in Gemini, what we need to say. Saturn in Virgo exposes what no
>longer works, and Uranus in Pisces reveals where we are ready for a
>quantum leap. Mercury?s close conjunction with Pluto at 1° Capricorn
>prods us to examine and address the real issues. What assumptions
>need to be questioned? What is your deepest truth?
>
>The farther a planet orbits from the Sun, the more encompassing its
>perspective and the greater the challenge to include that archetype
>in our awareness and identity. In this grand cross and in the ongoing
>opposition to Saturn, Uranus offers the way out and up. Uranus is the
>archetype of chaos and creation, symbolizing the conception of new
>forms, new paradigms, and new realities. In Pisces, Uranus represents
>the need for a spiritual revolution, the need to wake up to who we
>really are and why we are here. Uranus?s transit through Pisces (2003?
>2011) represents the breakdown of whatever keeps us in suffering and
>separation, and the remembrance of our inherent divinity and unity.
>Saturn and Uranus remain within 11° of opposition from August, 2008
>to October 2010, keeping up strong tailwinds for major reforms, as
>they generate five exact oppositions during that period (November 4,
>2008, February 5, 2009, September 15, 2009, April 26, 2010, and July
>26, 2010).
>
>The Winter Solstice this year forms on December 21 at 4:04 AM PST.
>This is the Return of the Light in the northern hemisphere, a time of
>rebirth and renewal celebrated by many cultures. In Egypt, the mother
>goddess Isis gave birth to Horus, the sun god, on the Winter
>Solstice. In the Greek myths, Leto gave birth to Apollo, another sun
>god. In Rome, this was the birthday of the Invincible Sun, and in
>Persia, the birth of Mithra, the god of light. As the Sun enters
>Capricorn and climbs higher in the sky, the increasing daylight
>rekindles our hopes and faith in life. Do something to mark this
>shift; light a candle, make a prayer, give thanks for all that has
>gone, and all that is to come. The potency of our intentions are
>greatly amplified by the Sun?s conjunction with Pluto (1º Capricorn)
>and Mars? conjunction with the Galactic Center (27º Sagittarius) on
>December 22.
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>Sometime in the next 10 days, contemplate and record your answers to
>the following questions:
>
>What is the meaning of life? What do I believe?
>Why am I here? What means more to me than anything else?
>What are my assumptions? (i.e. life is___, men are___, women are___,
>relationships are___, money is___ etc.)
>What judgments are holding me back?
>What am I longing for? What are my feelings telling me? What is my
>body showing me?
>What are my relationships mirroring to me?
>Where do I give away my power? Where do I still see myself as a
>victim? What am I most afraid of?
>What have I learned so far this year? What am I learning now?
>What grounds and centers me? What helps me stay in touch with my truth?
>
>Follow your heart. Focus on what really matters. Remember: "Too often
>we follow a path that is not really our own, one that others have set
>for us. We forget, that whichever way we go, the price is the same:
>in both cases we will pass through both difficult and happy moments.
>But when we are living our dream, the difficulties we encounter make
>sense." (Paulo Coelho)