Sagittarius Full Moon

The Sagittarius Full Moon pits an inner need for emotional freedom and expansion against everyday realities. We may be dealing with our nearest and dearest, wanting them to be more like movie stars or heroes from novels than the ordinary people they are. Some say when we expect another to step up in a certain way, it’s a projection of what we cannot manage for ourselves. Either way, the opposition inherent in the Full Moon pits two forces or ideas against one another. Ideally, we find a kinder, middle path to binary extremes and discover a greater acceptance, rather than viewing ourselves and others as winners or losers.

That said, there can be times we feel the need for something that’s missing! A Full Moon theme deals with distances between needs — we yearn to get closer to something out of reach, whether a tangible item, principle, or mode of behavior. Moon sextile Saturn underlines an eagerness to put something in place — and for it to remain.

With Saturn retrograde in Aquarius, it may be linked with the past. When outer planets are in a triple transit — moving direct to retrograde and then direct again — there’s a stronger sense of something “in process.” Ideally, a project “in progress,” but that implies forward motion only, whereas a process probably requires a mix of movements. We may have to retrace steps with Saturn retrograde — reviewing rules and details or returning somewhere to iron out inconsistencies.

The need for clarification, bringing an end to confusion, is emphasized by the Lights’ (Sun and Moon) square to Neptune in Pisces. We might experience confusion at a variety of levels. So, someone has mixed feelings, whilst another has their facts twisted, for example! The good news is that the Moon’s sextile to Saturn implies these strands can be untwisted and that feelings will clarify sometime after the transit. But with Saturn retrograde, maybe this process takes longer than expected. Since the Saturn sextile will occur before the Neptune square, we might consider the importance of remembering the facts of a situation, as uncovered before — a reminder of some kind to stop the murkiness of Neptune from obscuring the truth altogether!

The Moon widely trines Mars and Chiron in Aries, but it’s also the sign in which the Moon’s dispositor, Jupiter, widely sextiles Pluto. These connections, as wide as they may be, suggest that there could be some self-interest at the heart of a situation that’s pressing for expansion, growth, or escape. Perhaps this is a simple reminder that all humans need a bit of space at times. We’re not clones of each other; we are unique individuals, with varying needs. Allowing for such variations might help clear up confusion — and any sense of vagueness or drifting.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer written by Diana McMahon Collis