The Virgo Full Moon brings into opposition the order and perfectionism of Virgo versus the chaos and cloudiness of Pisces. This positioning of opposites is even more underlined than is usually the case with a Full Moon, since the Sun is conjunct Neptune. Effectively, the Sun has a form of reinforcement, with the Pisces ruling planet as its ally, which could make it hard for the Virgo Moon to hold on to its wishes for order, neatness, and symmetry. We might experience this, in everyday life, as working hard to tidy up while inadvertently creating more mess or chaos. Despite great intentions, it is not necessarily easy to achieve the result desired!

This doesn’t mean that we should just abandon plans, however, fruitless though any first efforts may feel. After all, the Moon often represents a need rather than just a want or a preference. If we cannot get a need met, we may feel it in a very deep way, and this could upset our sense that things are all right in our world. Luckily, a possible solution exists within the opposition itself, in terms of remembering that we can find ways to close the gap. In other words, planets in opposition are as far away as they can get from one another, in the major aspect setup. If we were to imagine trying to bridge that gap somehow, we could look at the sign characteristics and ask ourselves: How do I take one step towards being a little more like the other sign so that both sides can get their needs met? This might be especially relevant in a relationship context, where insisting on having everything in its place in the home is making someone else feel monitored and restricted — or, conversely, where someone’s personal chaos or lack of boundaries represents a physical danger or makes the other party feel under threat. Maybe we can find a solution that moves both people a little more the other way so that there’s more of a win–win scenario, instead of the pulling-apart tension of completely opposed sides.

We may also find potential solutions to tension and difficulties in the trine aspects the Virgo Moon makes to Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto, which are grouped together in Capricorn. When forces are opposed, it can be easy to just dig our heels in harder, trying to win the fight. But the mutable nature of the Virgo–Pisces opposition is not in agreement with this. In addition, the cardinal quality of the Capricorn planets favors leadership by good example, drawing on a greater wisdom. This is particularly amplified by the presence of Jupiter — although this freedom-loving, expansive planet might seem a little restricted in the confines of a Capricornian environment. Even so, Jupiter can help to highlight options that emphasize flexibility and the bigger picture. The idea is to be open to inspirations that breathe new life into proceedings, rather than just following protocol because it is automatic to do so.

The particular strength of the Mars and Pluto trines to the Moon may be to help cut through any of the fogginess or vagueness that could arise from the role the Sun–Neptune conjunction in Pisces plays at this Full Moon. Mars tends to do this in an overt and direct way, while Pluto tends to detect the state of play underneath the surface. It seems that we cannot really lose, either way, as there will be a clear route towards getting closer to the truth of a situation and pinning others down to specifics. This might relate to discovering some facts that explain why a situation is stuck, and perhaps add a clue as to how to solve the problem. It could equally relate to moving forward on a goal that has promise but hasn’t yet manifested in physical form.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.