posted July 25, 2010 04:32 PM         

Cast for Washington, D.C., it is a Full Moon that deeply focuses our attention on relationships that feed or starve our heart. The Full Moon asks us whether our current relationships need to end or continue. We need to be able to answer that question for each of the significant relationships in our lives. We need to be clear on what our hopes and dreams are for the future. They need to be clear with us about what their hopes and dreams are for the future. The moment of choice is upon us!

The chart's ascendant is 29 Aquarius ~ a degree which answers to both Saturn, as the traditional ruler and Uranus as the modern ruler. The anareticdegree of 29 rising speaks to the profound changes and decisions we each need to make in the weeks ahead. Tomorrow, Saturn and Uranus have their last of five fights or oppositions, on the world axis. Saturn and Uranus will ask us to make a decision or decisions about our relationship(s) as well as bring a $25,000 final Jeopardy question to the area(s) of our life that has been receiving and working with their struggling energy since the Fall 2008. Look to where the later degrees of Pisces/Virgo fall in your chart, specifically 18, 20, 24 and 28. Or think back on the story that had significant chapters taking place in the week or two before November 4, 2008, February 5, 2009, September 15, 2009, April 26, 2010 and now. Look at how the struggle to change or adjust the structure is impacting your life right now.

At the same time Saturn and Uranus fought, they were both moving in and starting to argue with Pluto, the planet of evolution and dramatic change. Your life is never the same after Pluto rolls through a house or over a planet. Pluto is taking you to the underworld, one way or the other. So, you can throw in the closing squares of Saturn to Pluto on November 15, 2009 and January 31, 2010. The two weeks before or so were when Saturn fought with Pluto for power, restructuring, additional illumination and deeper psychological processing on your part. The relationship story is concluded tomorrow with a final, final wrap up on August 21, 2010 when Saturn squares Pluto for the third and final time.

The light of the Full Moon is when we see most clearly and are able to separate our emotions from our egos. Now is when you need to look ~ using the Moon as your guide. Recognize your deeper psychological, emotional or even physical wounds can be up and dancing around the room shouting at you, talking all kinds of trash to get you to take a back seat in your own life. Tell them to sit nicely in the corner as you handle the decisions before you.

As the first lunation after Saturn entered Libra on July 20th, we find the balance of planets in the 1st and 7th houses ~ the I/Thou of the chart. Pluto is the highest planet, lording over the chart from above. Sun and Moon are in the 6th house and 12th house, asking us to make either a psychological or physical change in our habits, routines and relationships. We see where we may have sacrificed ourselves before. We see where we may have not shown as brightly as we wanted to. We get it now. And, you know what? That is ALL you need to do on this lunation! Once you SEE it and GET it, the changes begin. Once you KNOW, the energy shifts as the situation is observed in a different way. The illumination offers you understanding.

At times, when we think about what a perfect world would look like, the reasons for the more difficult or amazing relationships would be offered or provided to us ~ kind a giant library where we could go and look it up. "Oh I learn about boundaries with this person!" "Oh, I make babies with this person!" "Oh, I am going to expand my vision of the world with this teacher." Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Except for certain moments in time! This is one of those moments! The universe is looking to help you get clear on a VERY, VERY important part of your being, psyche and behavior through the vehicle of the relationships and the choices before you.

Now, when I use the term "relationship" it can be a person, place or thing that you are in relationship to. It can be sugar. It can be rage. It can be your mother. It can be your body. It can be your lover. It can be your boss. It can be food. It can be the IRS. It can be that nasty voice inside your head that criticizes you. It can be your child. It can be your sibling. It can be drugs. It can be your best friend. It can be your worst enemy. It can be your father. It can be your work. You have to GET CLEAN and CLEAR and CHANGE the STRUCTURE of your relationship to them forever. And you have to do it RIGHT NOW. Do it so you are not rolling around in the mud and gunk any more.

I know, you've been trying to change it for a while. And perhaps, you haven't been all that successful. No worries. Saturn has your back. He's in Libra now. He's in Libra for the next 2 years! Saturn WANTS you to get good at setting balance and boundaries in this area ~ the area of equal partnership and balanced relationships. No more servant status for you! You are not a slave any more, waiting for the master to notice you or pay attention to you or ask you to join as an equal member. You ARE an equal now ~ even if you don't much feel like one. You also have to start to ACT LIKE an EQUAL!

All you have to do is say to yourself ~ How do I become more responsible in this area? How do I help my relationship become more responsible? How do I take care of myself while in this relationship? How do I relate to them?

Imagine you are talking to a panel of experts on the topic or area of relationship you've been working on and evolving in since Fall 2008. You are presenting YOUR individual situation to the panel of experts at a conference on the matter. And, as it is a conference, there are a thousand people watching. Think of it as a cosmic case study in how you handled the relationship! The panel of experts think you are an expert!

The people watching think you are an expert. You ARE an expert ~ you've graduated from Virgo school. You are teaching the panel and audience your new, old, good and bad techniques for working with this type of relationship. What would you say to them? How would you tell what you've learned. What are the highlights? The memorable moments? The Not so fun stuff that needs to be included as it is part of the background. Remember, they are people who don't know you or your history. Plus, you are hooked up to a giant emotion machine ~ a kind of emotion detector that shows when you are NOT telling the whole and entire emotional truth. You have to be emotionally clean about your presentation. You have to link it back to your early childhood issues and see how this current relationship reflects those issues for you. You have to say what you learned at the end.

There are several Fingers of God formed in the Full Moon chart with Ascendant, Chiron and Neptune at the apex with the propellers being Mars/Saturn and Juno. Another significant inconjunct is Sun with Pluto which will ask us to adjust our vision and evolve. Fingers of God are karmic crossroads. The heavens say you have the opportunity to get this right, karma wise, so you can get OFF the WHEEL. If you get off the wheel of Karma, you will not have to do it again. No more suffering!

There is also a very large Mystic Rectangle from the Moon to Jupiter/Uranus to Saturn/ Mars to Sun/Juno which links into the Finger of God's propellers, Juno and Saturn/Mars. Mystic Rectangles always suggest fate is at hand ~ mystical moments occur under the Mystic Rectangles where we find seemingly magical solutions to the problems at hand. We are supported by the heavens in our evolutionary path.

Finally, the cosmic crossroads that is building, building and building in the heavens starts to execute next week. Part of the Cardinal t-square is in the Mystic Rectangle. Pluto is brought into the linked energy system of the Fingers of God and the Mystic Rectangle by his inconjunct to the Sun. It is as if the entire heavens are whispering into our ears "Grow. Grow. Grow!" If you are having trouble ~ ASK FOR HELP! These are mighty difficult energies while at the same time they are profoundly transformative!

Lynda Hill's interpretation of the Sabian Image for the Sun in Leo is A MATURE WOMAN, KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES, HAVING HER HAIR BOBBED

Commentary:

'A Mature Woman' here is 'Keeping Up With the Times' through having a modern hairstyle; she's 'Having Her Hair Bobbed'. She doesn't want to be out of touch with fashion and considered old-fashioned. Getting her 'Hair Bobbed' helps her to present an image of being modern and in tune with what's current in the world. As she's said to be 'A Mature Woman', the hairstyle may be her way of making a statement that with the changes that are happening in her life she's feeling somewhat different about herself. When the Symbols were brought through in 1925, it was indeed rather radical to cut your hair in a 'Bob' if you were a woman.

Oracle:

Although we cannot really become different by changing our appearance, feeling good about the image we display does radiate both inwardly and outwardly. This might be just what is needed in the situation that brought you to the Oracle. However, as comforting and rejuvenating as an external change may be, remember that it is your inner self that is the essence of your persona, not the mask you wear. Altering your appearance for the sake of being trendy may be detrimental to your self-esteem or confidence; you may feel as though you are constantly following the crowd. 'Keeping Up With the Times' can sometimes become an obsession. Be sure that you are not making these cosmetic changes to replace something lacking inside. Having said that, asserting your right to present your own style and feeling confident about yourself can be invaluable for self-esteem and can lead to others appreciating you for your true qualities.

Keywords:

Making an effort to keep up with trends. Asserting one's independence from social constraints. Wanting to shrug off the years. Adopting a younger attitude. Following the herd. Going along with the things for the sake of being trendy. Plastic surgery. Changing appearances. Hairdressers and hairstyles. Gray hair. Hats and scarves. Meeting the challenges of age. Radiating sexuality. Bad hair days. Mid-life crisis. Being a trendsetter.

The Caution:

Relying on external fashion to disguise inner emptiness. Cosmetic changes that are transitory. Making superficial but not meaningful alterations. Fashion slaves. The illusion of keeping up with the times. Giving up on one's appearance. Battling society's glorification of youth. Mutton dressed up as lamb. 　

You can't make the Duchess of Windsor into Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

Cleveland Amory 　

You're only as good as your last haircut.

Susan Lee 　

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his conduct." (On campus radicals)

Richard Milhouse Nixon 　

When a woman ceases to alter the fashion of her hair, you guess that she has passed the crisis of her experience.

Mary Austin 　

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

George Bancroft 　

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Jacqueline Bisset 　

Are you reeling in the years, stowing away the time?

Steely Dan

Lynda Hill's interpretation of the Sabian Image for the Moon in Aquarius is

A DESERTER FROM THE NAVY STANDS SUDDENLY AWARE OF A DAWNING TRUTH: FREEDOM IS NEVER THE RESULT OF COMPROMISE

Commentary:

'A Deserter From the Navy Stands Suddenly Aware of a Dawning Truth: Freedom is Never the Result of Compromise' shows someone who's come to the conclusion that staying in a situation that stretches, tests or 'Compromises' his needs, desires and values in some way is not worth the energy that has to go into it. Like being in the 'Navy', perhaps he had signed up for something for the long haul. He was expected to fulfill some employment, destiny, mission, or perhaps staying committed to a relationship. Now there's been a realization that the mold cast for him just doesn't work. It doesn't satisfy his inner desires and longings. He may have been able to adjust to the situation for a while, but the time has come when he has to leave, bail out or jump ship. 　

Oracle:

A decision to opt out may be based on moral or ethical grounds, where someone doesn't want to perform some duty or act because it is against their principles, or in order to maintain a sense of free spirit, mobility or independence. In the situation facing you, you may find that the rigorous restraints and rules of the situation are no longer comfortable, bearable or tolerable. This can be about you, or it can be about someone (or something) else. Being "signed-up" to some commitment can be restricting, limiting and sometimes confronting. There can be a feeling of being taken away from loved ones, home and family for a reason you don't really understand and not wanting to accept the pressures of separation. However, it could be the exact opposite -home and family life can be too constricting and there may be a desire to leave to pursue another, more independent life. However, there are always consequences for opting out, running away or not playing the game. Are you prepared for them? Is there a 'Sudden' realization, 'A Dawning Truth' that what you've been doing is not necessarily what you want to be doing? 　

Keywords:

Rebellion and rebelling. Leaving, although allegiance had been pledged. Opting out because of pressure, harassment or bullying. Taking risks to get out of a dangerous/destructive/alienating situation. Being left behind by someone who's "jumped ship". Going AWOL. Standing by personal truths. 　

The Caution:

Not playing by the rules of socially structured games. Self-ruin. Refusal to face social consequences. Not turning up when expected. Withdrawing support when one should be involved in a physical, emotional or spiritual way. Blowing security. Rats deserting the sinking ship. 　

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

Joseph Heller-Catch 22 　

A man must consider what rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist. Ralph

Waldo Emerson 　　

His secret realization of his physical cowardice led him to underrate his exceptional moral courage.

Vera Brittain 　

COWARD, n: one who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.

Ambrose Bierce 　

I was court-martialed in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

Brendan F. Behan 　

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; and the true, where he is free to do what he ought.

Charles Kingsley 　

The brave man inattentive to his duty is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.