by Robert Wilkinson
This Full Moon at 19 Pisces-Virgo will bring us all to “walk with our wisdom,” and see the “body strengthening function of the Soul.” This will express as cooperative power within a learning situation, where we can see the benefits of “friendly competition.” This Full Moon will be very stabilizing, and show us how our vision of our “pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” can be made real.
Today's article will cover rising signs around the globe, an overview of the Lunation, and the Sabian Symbols. Part 2 will cover the aspects, configurations and patterns, and which signs are most likely to be affected by where this falls in their charts.
A brief overview: the period ruled by this Full Moon will illuminate our wisdom, compassion, and ability to bring closure to old ways of “knowing,” and we can contact whoever and whatever teaches us and leads us to greater wisdom. This will show us techniques of being educated through actions where we get to learn how to maximize results when we effort with others. We can find encouragement, sustainment, and a greater sense of group consciousness through things we do with others.
This continues to be a period of "stabilized idealism” where we take the aspirations, vision, and sense of how we can contribute to ourselves and our world in bigger ways and show our skills in making something concrete. This period can help us get past fear, how we can bring happiness to others in their times of sorrow or difficulty, and will unveil many things from the past so that we can understand how to move things forward simply, steadily, and practically.
Now let’s take a look at the rising signs for this Full Moon around the world. This closure-oriented educative Full Moon helping us become more compassionate and practical occurs on March 8, 2012 at 1:39 am PST, 4:39 am EST and 9:39 am Greenwich (March 7 in Hawaii.) The Lunation finds 27 Sagittarius rising in Santa Monica, 12 Sagittarius rising in Vancouver, 5 Aquarius in Montreal, 6 Aquarius in Washington DC, 29 Pisces in Rio, 20 Taurus in Lisbon, 14 Gemini in London, 21 Gemini in Amsterdam, 30 Gemini in Berlin, 19 Cancer in Tallinn, 29 Gemini in Sofia, 28 Gemini in Cairo, and 1 Gemini in Johannesburg.
Moving into Asia and Oceana, we find the Ascendants to be 6 Leo in Abbottabad, 7 Leo in New Delhi, 30 Cancer in Trivandrum, 23 Leo in Bangkok, 8 Virgo in Hong Kong, 1 Libra in Tokyo, 27 Leo in Perth, 11 Libra in Melbourne, 20 Libra in Brisbane, 27 Scorpio in Wellington, and 309 Scorpio rising on Maui (March 7).
Because the New Moon preceding the Full Moon always represents the seed forms that are brought to surface at and after the Full Moon, please check out New Moon in Pisces Pt. 1 – What’s Happening in February-March 2012. There’s more at New Moon in Pisces Pt. 2 - Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It All Means.
Those around the world who will definitely feel effects of this Full Moon are the places where it falls near the angles of the chart. Places where the Lunation is near the angles and activating energies powerfully are (Moon first, Sun second) Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Perth (Asc/Dsc), Vancouver (MC/IC), Rio (Dsc/Asc), and all of Europe, as well as Cairo to Johannesburg (IC/MC).
As we are still under the influence of all four of the 2011 Solar Eclipses, as well as the July 2010 Solar Eclipse in Cancer, you may want to review the numerous articles in the archives concerning those long term influences. I’ve put a link to all the 2011 Solar Eclipse articles at the bottom of this one. As several planets in this chart harmonize, reconcile, or stabilize previously activated Eclipse points, many long term issues and endings can be understood from retrospective approaches.
Full Moons heighten feelings, due to the opposition of the Moon and the Sun. This particular Lunation has no other forming oppositions, decreasing the polarization and realization potential.
This is the eighteenth Full Moon Sun that falls in the same sign as the previous New Moon, continuing to offer us a consistent (and "natural") way of experiencing the New Moon-Full Moon sequence. We had Full Moon Suns in different signs than the previous New Moon from July 2009 through September 2010. We'll have the current sequences of the New Moon Sun being in the same sign as the next Full Moon Sun through May 2012, after which it will again reverse function and the Full Moon Sun will be the same as the following New Moon Sun.
As I've explained in previous Full Moon articles,
... the Full Moon being in a subsequent sign than the previous New Moon indicates that what is released as realizations in the Full Moon period actually "prepare the ground" for the coming New Moon seed. Strange reversal of function, since you would think the New Moon provides the seed for the next Full Moon. But this set of Lunations works the opposite way....Another way to look at this is the Sun sign of the Full Moon is the same as and precedes the Sun sign of the next New Moon, reversing the usual way Lunations work. So the fulfillment of the Full Moon sets up the next "seed" to be revealed at the next New Moon....
So now the New Moon-Full Moon cycle is "normal," in the sense that now we have the illuminated form shown to us at the New Moon which is fulfilled by the light of the same sign at the subsequent Full Moon. The New Moons will all fall in the first half of their signs and the Full Moons will all fall in the last half of their signs from now through May 2012. Seeds shown in the first half, fulfillment in the second half makes some kind of sense.
This Full Moon falls at 19 Pisces-Virgo. It is said that the second third (decan) of any sign deals with the emotional, social, and cultural levels of life, and being the second decan of those signs, invokes a sub-influence of Cancer and Capricorn.
Since the Moon always focuses the light of the Sun in specific forms, the degree symbols for both are important. The Sun degree is the illumination or enlightenment of the Lunation, whereas the Moon shows us the potential forms that enlightenment will take.
The Solar degree symbol for the 19th degree of Pisces is “A master instructing his pupil.” Rudhyar ways this is a degree of “Release from race karma,” and “transmutation of everyday facts into intelligence.”
In the Mandala he goes on to say this is a degree of “the transfer of power and knowledge which keeps the original spiritual and creative Impulse of the cycle active and undeviated.” He says this is “the supreme technique necessary for the continuation of all manifestations of power and spiritual understanding. The transmission is from person to person; it follows a general, unchanging pattern, yet it operates in terms of particular and individual circumstances.”
He offers us the keyword of Investiture, and says this degree falls in the Span of Protection, Act of Capitalization, and Scene of Perpetuation on the Actional-Physical level.
Dr. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, says this is a degree of "the unlimited potentiality of existence in any larger dimension,” where our intelligence demands “self-refinement and self-orientation” to find a greater understanding. Here life encourages our “initiative of spirit” by which we find life’s bounty.
He goes on to say that our "personality comes into its own as it is able to direct its own destiny.” He offers the keyword ELUCIDATION, and states that when operating positively, the degree is "high executive ability through patient investigation and genuine psychological insight.”
The Lunar degree symbol for the 19th degree of Virgo is "A swimming race.” Rudhyar says this is a degree of “social sustainment of individual accomplishment,” “encouragement,” and “competition as a means to create group-consciousness.”
In the Astrological Mandala, he goes on to say that this degree is about “the stimulation that comes from a group effort toward a spiritual goal,” where we become “an expert swimmer” in “taking a step toward rebirth, or a new mutation.” This is a technique of action to be educated in some experimental form of practical cooperation.
He continues that this degree represents a way to emulate rather than compete, and get beyond the need to be first or best, and find a way to neutralize unhealthy ambitions. He says this degree falls in the Span of Experimentation, Act of Stabilization, and Scene of Education on the Actional-Physical level.
Dr. Jones says this is a degree of "the utter impartiality of existence in any larger dimension, and of the stimulus of direct competition whenever an individual seeks to perfect or enjoy” one of the “special skills comprising (our) individuality.” Here we discover we need to control various elements of our being or else be ruled by them.
He also says that “life superficially remains in unstable balance, and survival is in the terms of that effectiveness or excellency which is best able to prove itself.” He offers us the keyword ELIMINATION, and states that when operating in a positive manner, this degree "is (our) capacity for any extreme of self-pointedness (we) may find valuable in a given case.”
From these symbols it seems we can see the light of knowing how to be enlightened by our wisdom, or that which teaches us, so we can see a more limitless potential through our insights into our psyche. These can express through practical forms where we find ways to emulate others’ excellencies and get beyond superficial competitions.
We can find illumination through seeing a deeper wisdom that we are part of perpetuating across time and space so that we may direct our destiny consciously. These spiritual initiatives will bring us a wealth of resources, which will take shape in new practical cooperative group endeavors.
For now, enjoy seeing a deeper and vaster wisdom that can help you bring closure to old ways, since the next two weeks will put the focus on the wisdom we were learning to practice in October-November 2008, March 2009, and July 2009. Allow yourself to be educated in both subtle and practical things, and let go while intensifying your striving.
Be skillful in navigating the imbalances, find what you need to compensate for what’s lacking, and move into unveiling what you need to in order to bring happiness where there is darkness or coldness, moving beyond fear into a greater self-disciplined magnetism. The next two weeks can help us to a greater effectiveness as we move between life phases, expressed in energetic forms that will show us how to cooperate with others without ego intruding on the group effort.
Overall, this Full Moon will bring us a lot of solid and concrete practical benefits, and should show us how to capture and appreciate the “pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” we’ve been glimpsing off and on since last June. This will be a very beneficial time for all who have planets in early Earth and Water signs.
We’ll all be given opportunities to come to a form of philosophical completion through revisiting some of the nobler aspirations we’ve been chasing since late 2011. Join with others who aspire to create a better world, teach and be taught, open to wider understanding of what’s possible in the future, and unveil whatever needs unveiling so you can clear the decks for positive practical progress.
As with the last Full Moon, it continues to be a time of practical gifts and blessings, so rise to the occasion, show your skills and strengths, and you should be able to find great joy with others through a more creative connectedness, focus, and demonstrating precision in your skills. We now begin a new self-definition, linking the wisdom of the past with the vision of a new way to do things.
In Part 2 we'll cover the aspects, configurations, and which degree spans will be impacted by this Full Moon. See you soon!
For more about what’s in store for 2012 and how the 2011 Solar Eclipses will impact us all, here’s:
Astrology Now Into 2012 - What To Expect.
© Copyright 2012 Robert Wilkinson
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