Welcome and Merry Meet, you magickal souls!!!!
It's time to think about the Full Moon in Pisces which will be reaching peak or strongest energy on approx. 17th September. But this Full Moon is even more special because it's also an Eclipse!!!!
This Full Moon occurs during Virgo season so it's in the opposite sign to Virgo which is Pisces. It's also the last Full Moon of Summer before the season turns towards autumn and endings. We should use this time to look back and review everything that has happened in the last couple of months, like the journey you've been on, the lessons offered to you, and the challenges and changes you've experienced.
It's interesting that this is the last Full Moon of Summer and Pisces is the last zodiac sign, right before a new cycle begins with Aries. The Piscean lunar energy is all about deep emotions, and either hiding away or making changes. It's important to remember that this is a good thing because we can shed our past to move into a brighter, more hopeful future.
While the Moon's energy is very much Piscean, there is an element of Virgo energy around as it is Virgo season so it could be a very grounding, practical and analytical time for us. The deep emotional impulses should be balanced out with an even deeper sense of understanding. This is a really powerful time, for sure.
But with Eclipse energy being added to the mix, there's an even greater sense of change present because Eclipses don't happen every day (usually every 6-ish months) and they change zodiac signs every 1.5-2 years as it takes about 8 years to move through the whole zodiac. So Eclipse energy is all about illuminating truths, especially ones that you/someone might prefer to hide in darkness.
This is a time of huge transformation and opportunities for growth. It's when we can release what does not serve us, tying up any loose ends we may have in our lives. Forgiveness could be a huge part of this Full Moon Eclipse, but it doesn't mean that we approve of the behaviour of others or even our own selves; instead it means that we are not willing to carry the burden of that pain and emotions associated with them. This is a heavily emotional time so we shouldn't try to bottle up our feelings or hide them away because we need to heal and we can't do that if we are suppressing or ignoring our emotions.
In light of all that, here's a collective reading for how these energies will likely affect our lives for the next 6 months or so. I chose to use my Celtic Dragon Tarot deck by D. J. Conway & Lisa Hunt for this as well.
In which area of our lives is forgiveness most needed?
King of Swords
With this card, it's all about how we view others, especially those who may not be on the same life level as us. Whether someone does't have the same amount of possessions, the same educational level, or family achievements, or who are just different in general, it doesn't mean that they are "less than" any of us. We are all worthy of love, a home, a family, and friends.
Perhaps this card is saying that it's time to release the Shadow that holds all these emotions of anger, fear, resentment, envy, and jealousy. It's done as much as it can for us but these emotions are no longer serving our highest good.
Forgiveness will allow us to move toward a brighter future while carrying fewer burdens, baggage and hurts.
How can we release these burdens and hurts?
Two of Swords
We are straddling a bridge with our past on one side and the future on the other. Below the bridge there is a fire that will burn and cleanse us of our burdens, baggage and hurts.
Think of when a wildfire comes along and apparently leaves a trail of destruction behind it. In reality, that fire is allowing other seeds from other plants to experience the right conditions in order to grow to maturity. That's what we are being guided to do.
This is what we need to do: cleanse ourselves of these burdens and hurts by casting them into a fire, whether a campfire or in a fireplace at home. This can be done by writing everything about these hurts and burdens down on a piece of paper and throwing it in the flames.
Which area of our lives needs freedom of emotional expression?
The Magician
With this card, it's all about the tools and resources at our disposal. We don't always think through our actions before we actually do them. We can miss something that would have been useful or even made the whole situation easier if we'd only taken a moment to see what we could use.
Some of us may need to look for professional help from counsellors, doctors etc. but sometimes we need that to be true to our emotions and express them in a helpful way. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness so don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it.
But it is important that we are authentic to ourselves as well as our emotions. We experience our emotions but we aren't defined by them - and that's what we forget about our lives.
How will our lives be transformed if we express and experience our emotions?
Five of Wands
At first glance, there are a lot of battles happening within this card: dragon against dragon, human against human, human against dragon, and every variation of that possible.
But this card feels a lot calmer than just a bunch of apparently random fights. It feels like this is what will stop if we only take the chance and opportunity to express and experience our emotions. We won't feel the need to fight all the time, whether it will benefit our situations or not.
However, some of us might be so used to doing battle all the time that changing our attitudes and expressing our emotions could leave us feeling like we're missing something in our lives.
The reality is, though, that we were already missing peace, calm and stillness.
Well, I don't know about you but I feel a bit called out about some things, especially expressing emotions as in the past, I have experienced what can happen when I bottle things up and don't talk about them with anyone at all.
So if you're like me, know that you can use this time to set intentions (yes, you can set intentions at the Full Moon if you want to) and, if you're feeling magickal, you can do a ritual that ties into your intentions.
If you'd like a more personal look at how this Full Moon in Pisces is likely to influence your life and/or if you'd like some help with crafting a ritual/spell to do around the themes of this Full Moon, my diary and inbox are open.
I hope this has been helpful and that it prepares you for the next 6-12 months.
Peace and love to all!!!!
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