Wendy Cicchetti

Sagittarius Full Moon

The Sagittarius Full Moon spotlights issues of freedom, expansion, and exploration, together with attitudes of faith and optimism. In many ways, Sagittarius expects the best from the world and other people, and it can refuse or fail to see the clouds and the darker side. There is something touching and noble about this stance. And yet, this can lead to difficulties, especially when one is past the innocent or ignorant stages and simply unable to engage with complex aspects of reality.

The tension inherent in the Full Moon setup of Sun opposite Moon is more powerfully underlined this month with an entourage of planets just behind the Gemini Sun, but in the preceding sign of Taurus. This makes the opposition of Venus–Jupiter to the Moon dissociated and out-of-sign, bringing in an extra, complicating factor. Tension is there and we sense it, but the cause may not be quite so obvious, nor might we be as in-touch with a clear solution as usual. This doesn’t make the situation impossible, so much as difficult, at least for the time being.

What might help us is to consider the Venus–Jupiter conjunction’s anaretic Taurus degree, which points to a sense of urgency from its opposer. We might remember what Taurus stands for in this scenario: security, stability, satisfaction, and enjoyment. This is a sign that wants quality of experience over quantity, and which seeks to find comforting repetition and consistency over the stimulation of the new. So, instead of the normal tension of a Sagittarius–Gemini opposition of the Lights — the difference between a macro and micro perspective, variations of far and near — we have a fundamental thirst for excitement on the one hand and for constancy on the other. No wonder the elements of a situation could seem decidedly at odds!

With the 29th degree of any sign, we experience a do-or-die attitude, where someone may put pretty much all their energy into making a point or trying to get a result. This can feel like quite a force to contend with. Yet maybe we can bear in mind that Venus and Jupiter are traditionally the “good guys” in the cosmic story, representing forces that intend to deliver blessings, prosperity, kindness, and peace. Sometimes it isn’t possible for us to access or offer all of these, due to various limitations. Our task at this time might be to work out how extensive we are prepared to be — and to observe where our requests or actions may overly intrude on others. Certain adjustments are likely to be required under this tense opposition, but we can surely find a way through if we look for it.

The Moon will eventually make a trine to Mars, helping us to cut through any fog. But some haziness may be oddly comforting for a while, given that the Moon is in an out-of-sign trine to Neptune in Pisces, also at the anaretic degree. Perhaps it simply amounts to a little forgetfulness around certain events, allowing the mind and nervous system to rest and recuperate. A therapy that helps to rebalance the nervous system or the chakras might be just the ticket, especially if it focuses on the feet! This could soothe us from the “fight” mode of the opposing planets to a more elevated state, from which we can see the facts but not be absorbed in the conflict around them.

Jupiter is conjunct Uranus, and although Uranus is in a wide out-of-sign opposition to the Moon, it is somewhat still drawn into it through the conjunction. This may mean that we continue through a process of detachment from something or someone, or that we recognize more about the need to make a change in the future. With Uranus in Taurus, we hammer away at the alterations in a steadfast manner, whenever we find the focus and energy to do so.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer by Diana McMahon Collis