by Robert Wilkinson
This distributive, communicative, activating, and truth-focused Full Moon at 30 Gemini-Sagittarius will allow us to see and express truth and wisdom demonstrating a determination to live a greater freedom in all our lives. Much will be fractured these next two weeks, and we can get to the core of many things by liberating ourselves from the ghosts of the past.
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 several other planetary oppositions. Mercury brings the Grand Mutable Cross back into play, giving us Mercury opposed Saturn, and Jupiter opposed Neptune, re-activated by a collection of light. This Cross indicates there will be a “Great Fracturing” in those areas of our lives affected by the Cross. This will definitely shake the tree of our life! Add a wide Venus opposition Pluto, indicating we have a LOT of polarization coming these next two weeks. Take a new look at your responsibilities, and do what Saturn dictates while leaving behind those things that are not your responsibility.
Dispositors - What's the Backdrop to the Energies?
The Moon is in Sagittarius, making Jupiter in Virgo its worldly ruler, and Neptune in Pisces its spiritual ruler. The Sun is in Gemini, making Mercury in Gemini its ruler in worldly affairs.
Jupiter in Virgo is ruled by Mercury in its home sign of Gemini, making Mercury the final dispositor of most of the other planets at present. The exceptions are Mars in its home sign of Scorpio, making it the dispositor of Uranus, and Neptune in Pisces, a standalone influence.You can find out more about dispositors in general, chains of dispositors, and mutual reception 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 30 Gemini and Sagittarius. It is said that the last third (decan) of any sign deals with the individual, mental, and spiritual levels of life, and as the Lunation is in the third decan of those signs, invokes a sub-influence of Aquarius and Leo.
The Sun is the Light, while the Moon gives form to that Light. With the Sun in Gemini, we are illuminated by opening to a diversity of ideas and views which show us different approaches to understanding and sharing information. The Moon in Sagittarius, the light will take form through the Sag qualities of open-mindedness and a spirit of adventure showing a much broader Truth or future. This open new doors to wider vistas, and we can free ourselves from the memories that keep us held back, so that we may live a higher Truth.
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 30th degree of Gemini is "Bathing beauties." In "the Astrology of Personality," where Rudhyar uses the original Dr. Jones' class notes on the symbols, 30 Gemini is said to be a symbol of “Use of individual vanity in raising racial standards” and “examination of intellectual values for use in the soul life.”
We are told in the Astrological Mandala that this symbol is one of giving or receiving a blessing, and the "wealth of spiritual resources which can be tapped for the glorification of every relationship," and our "need to pay homage to traditional values upon which the Invisible Community of the spirit is built." Here we confront the need to "live a transpersonal life as a symbol," or find those who are living such a life and embrace their community. He says this falls in the Span of Restlessness, and is the final degree in the individual-mental level of the Scene of Exteriorization in the Act of Differentiation.
Dr. Marc Edmund Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, says this degree symbolizes "human excellence on the side of purely natural endowment" where our Soul can meet some need in everyday life freed from obligations dictated by others. Here we find assurance through what parts of our life is "immune from change or loss," and can "stand radiant and reliant" in our interactions.
He offers the keyword CHARM. We are told that when positive, the degree is "a special capacity for bringing the familiar desires and interests to an enduring representation of worthiness."
So we'll use the illumination available over the next two weeks to see Light, Life, and Integration in our understanding of perfected forms to be emulated, and higher standards to be achieved. This implies that we will see the worth of some better way to live or aspire to, and some will be called upon to be their most beautiful on the stage of life.
The Lunar degree symbol for the 30th degree of Sagittarius is "The Pope." In "the Astrology of Personality," where Rudhyar uses the original Dr. Jones' class notes on the symbols, 30 Sagittarius is said to be a symbol of “wealth of spiritual resources which can be tapped for the glorification of every relationship” and “concrete form of ideals.”
In the Mandala he offers that this degree concerns "the need to pay homage to traditional values upon which the Invisible Community of the spirit is built.” He goes on to state that this deals with a spiritual community that represents the Divine Will as embodied in the leader of that community. He says “it is a role, but culture is based on embodying great Images and deeply moving images in physical reality.”
He says “this symbol asks of the individual, ‘are you willing to live a transpersonal life as a symbol?’” He closes with “a collectivity of human beings is shown having ‘transferred’ their sense of spiritual value to (one) who has become an incarnation of their common ideal,” with the keywords “personalized worship.” Rudhyar says it falls in the Span of Detachment, and is the final degree in the Individual-Mental level of the Scene of Transference in the Act of Group-Integration.
Dr. Jones says this degree symbolizes "human excellence" in demonstrating the power of a special position in society, and that our ambition is “entirely inadequate except as (we) are able to meet some exceptional need of everyday experience" by dramatizing our special abilities. Here we can be strengthened by others' appreciation.
He offers us the keyword SANCTITY. We are told that when positive, the degree is "an effective and spectacular sacrifice of self in some enduring service to the race at large."
So the Lunar degree should help us express the Light through whatever sanctifies us, or where we can give or receive a blessing. This will help us bring the future into the now, where we can find or become a spiritual teacher on whatever level we live. This implies that part of the wisdom this year is about allowing ourselves to be blessed, expanded, and take on a more weighty spiritual role in our world.
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 is still camped out at 1 Virgo, giving us yet another experience of the entry into this new Virgo era where Divine Mother takes center stage and shows us the long term future of humanity.
Before now, when TransPluto was at 2 Virgo, the Divine Redeemer gave us ways to demonstrate a higher and broader level of discernment through accepting experiences that liberate us so that “compassion and understanding” may come forth. Now we’re revisiting the set of lessons related to the period when it occupied the first degree of Virgo in October 2011 through October 2014, as well as the time after that when it occupied 2 Virgo. It began its transit of 2 Virgo in October 2014, remaining there until mid-January 2015 when it retrograded back to 1 Virgo.
It re-entered 2 Virgo in early September 2015, and stayed at that degree until Feb 20, 2016, when it retrograded back to 1 Virgo. In mid-May it goes stationary direct at 1 Virgo, and then re-enters 2 Virgo in early August 2016. It remains on that degree until the end of March 2017, when it again retrogrades back to 1 Virgo. As you can see, we’ll be dealing with themes related to 1 and 2 Virgo for a long time to come.
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 July 4, 2014. The transition period where this planet danced at the last degree of Leo and first two degrees of Virgo began October 2011 and ended July 2014.
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, 2014, where it eventually went stationary retrograde. 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.
Of some importance is that Saturn squared TransPluto from December 2014 through June 2015, and again in late September and October 2015. That severely tested our ability to be far sighted, compassionate, and discerning in seeing the larger redemptive possibilities of this time in history. However, the first two months of 2016 Saturn made a waxing biseptile to TransPluto, showing this time is a huge turning point in finding responsible, future oriented truth teaching ways to demonstrate this “Divine Mother energy.”
Saturn is now retrograde, and a few weeks ago made another biseptile to TransPluto, creating a huge “crisis of compassion and connectedness” for humanity. Before that, it made a tredecile to TransPluto, which has important implications for late this year.
The tredecile is an aspect of “serendipity,” and indicates some very unique and specialized interactive gifts. That means the earlier tredecile between Saturn andTransPluto set up what will happen when Saturn is direct and makes the tredecile again in November and December 2016. Between now and then, the biseptile has been in play in May and June, heralding some major shifts this coming October-November 2016.
Also, when Jupiter conjuncted TransPluto in August 2015 for the first time in Virgo, it began a new 12 year cycle of how these “Divine Mother energies” will manifest. It also began a new long wave era, since Jupiter will conjunct TransPluto in Virgo every 12 years until the 22nd century!
To finish this brief section, Venus also went stationary retrograde exactly conjunct TransPluto in late July 2015, setting up Venusian manifestations of Divine Mother that will show each and every time 1 Virgo is transited. That means the Venusian Divine Mother promise of late July was expanded, or set into motion somehow, by Jupiter's transit of 1 Virgo in mid-August, and then took expression due to Mars’ transit of that degree in late September, and found “beauty of form” when Venus transited it in early October 2015.
So we’ve officially entered a different Spiritual Era that 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. I offered you a bit more about this vast spiritual energy field in Astrology in the Age of Aquarius - Transpluto, a.k.a Divine Mother, Parvati, and Percephone.
This closes part 2 on this second 2016 Christfest Full Moon. Part 3 will cover important chart factors, aspects, configurations and more, which I'll give you soon.
© Copyright 2016 Robert Wilkinson
"This implies that part of the wisdom this year is about allowing ourselves to be blessed, expanded, and take on a more weighty spiritual role in our world."
Sounds really good to me!
And a peaceful Father's Day to you Robert. A bittersweet day I'm sure.
Posted by: Diane | June 19, 2016 at 09:24 AM
Thanks for the article. Uranus Pluto conjunct at 17 and 18 degrees Virgo in the sixties and Jupiter will pass through 17 & 18 degrees Virgo {third time} in the next two weeks....it seems the GREAT FRACTURING will affect some people born in the sixties. Kindly shed more light in part 3. Regards.
Posted by: Adam | June 19, 2016 at 09:43 AM