by Robert Wilkinson
This initiating, power oriented, practical, and mobilizing Full Moon showing us how to manifest courageous authority in nurturing ways falls at the 15th degree of Capricorn and Cancer. This is the power of a greater authorship to find gentle inner and outer circumstances that help us regenerate, or escape from a harsh condition. As with last month’s Full Moon, tenderness will yield extraordinary results.
At a Full Moon, that which has opened since the previous New Moon surfaces in a public form, and heads toward the culmination and fruition symbolized by the second half of any cycle. First half, birth into form and field. Second half, culmination and completion of the purpose of that cycle.
That’s why it’s important to regard the New and Full Moon charts as “God’s Footprints in Time,” since one follows the other in an unending sequence of births of newer and newer seeds. The New Moons show us the seeds that will flourish under the reflected light of the Full Moon.
Full Moons heighten feelings, due to the opposition of the Moon and the Sun. This particular Lunation has no other forming oppositions, decreasing polarization. All in all not remarkable, since the inner planets won’t make any oppositions for many months except for the Aquarius opposition to Jupiter in Leo, coming soon to a Lunation near you!
Dispositors - What's the Backdrop to the Energies?
The Moon in Cancer is in its home sign of Cancer, and therefore is its own ruler. The Sun in Capricorn is ruled by Saturn in worldly affairs and Uranus in spiritual matters. This makes the Water (feeling) element strong in how the Moon expresses itself, while the Fire (inspiration) element predominates as the backdrop to the Sun.
In this chart, in worldly affairs all of the planets are ruled by 3 planets in a “chain of dispositors.” The Sun in Capricorn is ruled by Saturn in Sagittarius, which is ruled by Jupiter in Leo, which is ruled by the Sun. The Sun is biquintile Jupiter and semisquare Saturn, and Jupiter and Saturn are not in aspect. This creates a “collection of light” by the Sun, imparting the dual aspects to the planets not in aspect. This should make for powerful karmic returns as the opening to new forms of larger service. Be courageous as you learn how to exercise “soft power” in the midst of mobilizing conditions.
The Sun-Jupiter-Saturn “chain of dispositors” is a self-strengthening energy loop that makes them the final dispositors for all the other planets except the Moon in Cancer and Neptune in Pisces, which are their own final dispositors. That makes these planetary powerhouses the primary directors behind the scenes in this chart. You can find more about dispositors by going to Astrology Class – What Is A Dispositor and What Is Mutual Reception Between Two Planets?
The Sabian Symbols for the Full Moon
This Full Moon falls at 15 Capricorn-Cancer. 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 Taurus and Scorpio.
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. Though I’ve given you a sense of what this is about up to now, here’s where we go into detail.
The Solar degree symbol for the 15th degree of Capricorn is “Many toys in the children’s ward of a hospital.” In the original Jones class notes, Rudhyar says this is a degree of “the goodness of life in the tragic trials of first attempts at self-regeneration,” “administered responsibility; or escape.”
In the Astrological Mandala, he goes on to say that this degree symbolizes “the responsibility of society to ensure the welfare and total health of the new generation.” He says this is a degree where “the sociocultural process must look to the future as well as to the past,” and having created harmful environments, these must be repaired “through love as well as through physical care.”
He tells us to take “tender care” of our “dreams of future growth” through using skill to neutralize the destructive potential of destructive tensions in our social world. He says this degree falls in the Span of Illusiveness, Act of Capitalization, and Scene of Crystallization at the culmination degree of the Individual-Mental level.
Dr. Jones says this is a degree of “the inescapable richness of life” demonstrated “through its ample rewards on the social and ideal side.” He speaks of the “physical and psychological limitations” which come to us all for no apparent reason, and which seem unfair, but “they are always an unrealized opportunity for a deeper fellowship.”
In an interesting turnabout in conventional thinking, he states “Experience is real in its fruits, rather than in the means to its ends.” He offers us the keyword ABUNDANCE. He states that when operating in a positive manner, this degree is our “ability to develop (ours and others’) real potentialities despite every transient accident of circumstance.”
So the illumination available via this Full Moon is through the light of individual-mental crystallization in its most perfect form that shows us how to create more humane social structures and conditions that lead to greater rewards. This shows that the illumination quality of this Lunation is about overcoming some inner or outer limitation and finding true abundance and a greater realized potential, or a greater potential to realized.
The Lunar degree symbol for the 15th degree of Cancer is “A group of people who have overeaten and enjoyed it.” In the original notes from the Marc Jones class on the symbols, Rudhyar ways this is a degree of “A turning to superficial things for self-strengthening,” “self-indulgence in sensations,” and “Unintelligent satiation, dullness.”
In the Mandala he says this is a degree of "the need that exists at an early stage of human growth to materialize the concept of fulfillment.” Here we find a material fulfillment, as well as a “plenitude of being,” that can help us overcome any sense of deprivation or lack within us.
This fulfills the Scene of Decision, and shows us the way to translate the Truth or Ageless Wisdom experience of 14 Cancer into material forms. He states “the mind yearns to translate what it has seen in purely physical terms, (i.e.) the materialization of the spiritual.” He says this degree falls in the Span of Expansion, Act of Stabilization, and Scene of Decision at the culmination of the Individual-Mental level.
Dr. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, says this is a degree of “the inescapable richness of life,” here emphasizing “the rewards which come to (us) as a result of (our) efforts.” He says “there are penalties whenever (we) attempt to freeze the present as a promise for the future or seek to overindulge (ourselves) in one directions as compensation for the consequences of inadequacy in another.”
He states “individuality in its fullness has recurrent and consistent assurance that its potentials will not be dissipated.” He offers the keyword SATIETY. He states that when operating positively, the degree is a “an effective and smooth demonstration of human competence.”
So the focus of the light of this Full Moon requires us to be willing to regenerate through material means, and find rewards and richness of life in the fruits of our efforts. Make the great Truths you’ve seen real in the material world however is appropriate to nurture whatever you care about.
Remember to be the light of soft power and tender responses as you plan your move into action. This is a period of intensification of the creative mind searching for the spiritual message it was trained to deliver. Move into a greater skill and personal responsibility and make the spiritual real!
TransPluto, Divine Mother, Neptune, and the Polarization in the Collective Atmosphere
In the Full Moon charts of 2009-2012, Neptune was in a very close opposition to TransPluto, the planet symbolizing Divine Mother Energy. That’s a major factor in why things became so polarized during those years, teaching humanity compassion and the need for Viveka, or Divine Discrimination. This has offered all of us opportunities to join together in the Great Mother and realize our interrelatedness on a feeling level with All-That-Is.
The energies of Divine Mother will only grow stronger throughout this century, and these will be demonstrated each time the planets make significant aspects to TransPluto. In this chart TransPluto continues to occupy the second degree of Virgo, showing us the long term future of humanity.
Again, the Divine Redeemer is showing us ways to show a higher and broader level of discernment through understanding the place and function of individual differences. We are all in a time of “a liberating ordeal,” where much will be shattered so that a greater compassion and understanding can arise from the crucified ego.
In terms of the larger Era, we’ve now ended the TransPluto (Percephone, Parvati) in Leo era that we knew from September 20, 1935 through a few months ago. Since October 2011, we’ve been a transition period where this planet has danced at the last degree of Leo and first two degrees of Virgo.
On July 4, 2014, TransPluto left Leo for many centuries, and entered into Virgo for the next century. It made it to 2 Virgo on October 16, and that degree is one of humanity experiencing “a liberating ordeal.” Because it’s Divine Mother, I would think that would mean we all will be tested to allow compassion and understanding to come forth as humanity stands at the crossroads of time.
So we’ve officially entered a different Spiritual Era will last through July 2107, when it leaves Virgo for good and re-enters Libra for the first time in many centuries, also after a few years of dancing on the cusp of Virgo and Libra. If you want to know more, please revisit the article Astrology in the Age of Aquarius - Transpluto, a.k.a Divine Mother, Parvati, and Percephone, Just Left Leo and Entered Virgo
As the Lunation articles have grown to impossible lengths, this closes part 2 on this Full Moon. Part 3 will cover important chart factors, New Moon themes, Jones Patterns and more, so I’ll see you soon!
Shameless plug time! One important factor in this Full Moon is that Venus is the exact degree where Mercury will go stationary direct after its late January and early February retrograde period. Given that Mercury has entered Aquarius and will soon begin to transit its shadow zone, if you want to know in advance what to expect when Mercury is retrograde in Aquarius, if you haven't already gotten your copy, please go over to the Amazon or Barnes and Noble ebook websites and get a copy of the new 2nd edition of my book A New Look At Mercury Retrograde.
In this new edition I rewrote and expanded the chapters on Mercury retrograde in the houses and in the signs. There’s also in-depth information about Mercury retrograde periods and people and what the entire Mercury Retrograde phenomenon is about, including how it works, what it means, and when it’s going to happen. It was written for both astrologers and laypeople, and will help you understand what’s in play during every Mercury retrograde period, regardless of what signs or houses in your chart are affected by Mercury retrograde.
By knowing more about 2014's Mercury retrograde periods in Pisces/Aquarius, Cancer/Gemini, and Scorpio/Libra, you may see patterns in what was going on in your life, what you were taking a new look at and why, and how this "looking back" influenced your choices as you moved through the past year's events. And of course, you will have the advance info on 2015's Mercury retrograde periods in Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra. Here's the link to where you can order your copy of the new edition of my ebook, A New Look at Mercury Retrograde.
© Copyright 2015 Robert Wilkinson
This is so helpful to me right now, Robert. Thank you, once again, for your deep and integrative insight!
Posted by: Layli Maparyan | January 05, 2015 at 06:10 PM