Wendy Cicchetti

Pisces Full Moon

The Pisces Full Moon opens wide the brain’s dream and fantasy portals and we may notice the mind’s deeper, inner content all the more. As dreams become increasingly graphic and surreal, we may perceive interesting connections, adding wisdom to everyday encounters. The nonsensicalness may be a secret message to decode once information is linked together.

We may dream about stretches of water or the sea, symbolizing our emotions, for instance, especially if we feel afraid or overwhelmed in that setting. The seaside is also associated with joyous holidays and exhilarating activities, so context matters. But by taking a moment to reflect on dream details, we could draw insight on a significant issue or find an answer to a problem.

In this lunation, the Moon conjoins Saturn, the planet associated with concrete reality. As a relevant example of this curious mix, I recently dreamt of a summer holiday scene in a hot country. On a paved promenade by the sea, I could get a boat to a pretty nearby area — a little island with lush, green palms. But there was a long wait for the next boat back, so I decided to swim — probably not practical, given that I was fully dressed and carrying a small backpack — but dreams are like that! In any case, I got on with swimming, but noticed I seemed to be a long way from the shore, and felt rather panicky and out of my depth. Then I noticed a line of white rocks in the sea, and realized as soon as I reached them that I could walk to the promenade in no time at all. (No worry factor in the dream about them being slippery!) Back on dry land, my only concern was that I didn’t have my backpack anymore, which contained my credit card and iPhone. I felt scared and concerned that my husband would worry when he couldn’t contact me. In this small journey, it seemed as though I had lost my sense of safety — and maybe also my identity.

I reflected on the dream and realized it linked with some spiritual work I had been doing in fully forgiving events and people from my past, including my ancestral line, which also involved being willing to forget — a strong Pisces theme. I was also aware that it involved letting the ego go, which can feel very threatening when our sense of identity has been built through our experiences. Yet, if I were to heal pain and illness associated with holding onto traumatic memories, this was the needed work, requiring some sort of sacrifice — also a Pisces theme. I think it’s no coincidence that an infection on my toe (Pisces rules the feet) magically cleared up whilst experiencing this ancestral clearing work and the sea dream. Perhaps I could trust the natural cycles of life, rather than grip grimly to my ego’s fears in Saturnine fashion!

Note Saturn’s retrograde status, powerfully drawing on past influences, including family experiences as embodied in the Sun and Moon (traditionally, father and mother lines in a family).

The Moon’s rulers are Neptune, planet of the sea and all things hazy, illusory, and surreal; and Jupiter, which allows far more expansion than limiting Saturn. In Jupiter, we find a new freedom and some forwards motion, as it is not retrograde. Jupiter widely sextile the Moon acts like a beacon from a nearby lighthouse — guiding us safely to the shore of whatever challenging situation we face.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer by Diana McMahon Collis