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What are you translating? Aquarius Full Moon
Sign Ruler: Saturn Decan Rulers: Aquarius II Mercury and MercuryKeywords from Wild Way Oracle: Known and Unknown, Liminality, Open Mindedness
Tarot Correspondence: 6 of Swords
This lunation asks you one burning question: What truth are you ready to translate from vision into form? Must you leave something old behind to do so?
How comfortable are you in liminal places, those places and spaces in between? Doorways, corridors, passageways, bridges, stations, airports, foyers. Do you rush through them, ear buds in, head down, barely noticing the signs and symbols around you, or can you see them in a new light. They can be deeply magical, these spaces of interaction, crossing paths and sliding doors. What might you find when you pause, look up and wonder. Join me to seek the stardust in this lunation and find how it can help you.
Aquarius - Fixed Yang Air
Aquarius is often described as the sign of the outsider or the innovator, it is a sign of paradox. It is the fixed air sign, idealistic, mentally focused, and enduring, and yet its symbol is the Water Bearer. The bearer has one foot planted firmly on the earth, with one in the water, symbolising the ability of Aquarius to bridge the spiritual and material realms. Ruled by Saturn, the farthest out of the 7 traditional planets that Hellenistic Astrologers work with, also thought to be the closest to the Divine.
Aquarius seeks to replace old structures with future focused innovation and long-term vision, always with one eye on the well being of the collective. It is also the place where the Sun is in exile and struggles, far from home. There is no concentration of power on one individual here, individual ego expression is challenged, progression and status is awarded on merit and achievement.
Aquarius looks through the lens of the big picture, it needs to see the whole system, the collective trajectory, and the innovation needed to evolve. It is masculine or yang in quality, meaning that Aquarius directs its energy outward, seeking to change, invent, and reform the world around them. That change works best when it is built on Saturnine foundations of discipline and truth.
Aquarius Full Moon Family
Full Moons illuminate what was seeded either 2 weeks ago at the New Moon in Leo or six months ago at the New Moon in Aquarius, bringing the themes which have been growing with the Moon’s light to a visible peak. The Moon is opposite the Sun and fully illuminated by, and reflecting the Sun’s light. Symbolically, this shows how clarity and visibility of our concerns are also illuminated. It can be a tense time, many experience disruption or difficulty sleeping.
Symbolically, this is a time of:
* Culmination or fruition
* Clarity, insight or realisation
* Sometimes confrontation, crisis or release
They invite us to pause and see what has become of the seeds planted at the previous New Moon, maybe through ritual, journaling, reflection, drawing tarot cards for guidance, or just sit a moment and bathe in the light of the Moon.
They also mark the third phase of a longer 27-month Moon family cycle, a concept developed by Dietrich Pessin in Lunar Shadows III.
* This Full Moon is part of the Aquarius Moon family that began on 9 February 2024 at 20° Aquarius.
* The First Quarter arrived on 9 November 2024 at 17° Aquarius, calling for action and testing our progress and direction.
* This Full Moon at 16°59' now shows us clearly what has grown, and what still needs tending.
* The final Last Quarter will come on 9 May 2026 at 19° Aquarius, when we must decide what to keep for the next cycle and what we are ready to release.
For those with planets or angles within 14–22° of the fixed signs, Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, this is more likely to be impactful.
Published on 2 weeks ago