Full Moon in Aquarius
8/15/19 5:29 am (PDT)
Natural Chart / Whole Houses
A Full Moon occurs when the Sun and the Moon occupy the same degress of opposing astrological signs. As you can see from the above Full Moon Chart, the Moon is at 22° Leo and the Moon is 180° away at 22° Aquarius making this a Full Moon. When two planets form an opposition in this manner it creates a division. Two things are being split apart or divided.
The Big Picture
Aquarius is associated with groups of like minded individuals. They usually come together for a single purpose which serves the group's interests or agenda and which is greater than that of any one individual. For this reason Aquarius rules over clubs, organizations, friends, groups, and associations.
On the flipside, Leo is more about the individual. Leo is the dramatic actor who needs to take center stage and get all the attention for themselves. They can be quite territorial! They are not concerned with the needs of the many (in a general sense here) but rather with their own needs.
So what we can expect from this Full Moon in Aquarius? Well a divide between the group agenda / needs and the needs of the individual is expected. With the Full Moon in Aquarius friends and associations come under scrutiny and some relationships or associations may come to an end. We can see this play out now with investigators looking into the association between
Jeffrey Epstein and other political figures.
It is interesting to note that our current "President"
Donald Trump has Leo rising in his birth chart and he is notorious for putting his needs above those of the country. This is a pattern of energy that we will see play out on a grand scale in the news, politics, and across social media but also in the lives of our friends, family, and ourselves.
Working with Full Moon in Aquarius Energy
How can we work with this energy? In this case, it may be better to set our personal agendas aside and do what is good for the group. Aquarius energy can be somewhat impersonal, however we can try to be more altruistic and seek to lift others up rather than tearing them down. You can practice Full Moon Aquarius energy in many big and small ways such as signing a petition, donating your time or money to a worthwhile cause, joining a facebook group that interests you (and actually participating in conversations rather than lurking) or starting / joining a club or organization that interest you.
The Personal Touch
To better understand how the Full Moon in Aquarius will affect you on an individual level you needs to look at the houses in which Aquarius and Leo fall in your natal chart. For example, in my own chart Aquarius is in the 4th Natal House and Leo is in the 10th. These two houses are known as the Angular Houses (along with the 1st and 7th) and these are very powerful houses. The fourth house is known as the Imum Coeli (IC) and the tenth house is known as the Midheaven or Medium Coeli (MC).
Whereas the IC rules over our home and private life, the MC rules over our public life and reputation. For me, there would seem to be a divide between my sense of privacy and what I share with the public (or how I am perceived by the public). With the Full Moon in the 4th house, endings related to the home and family are indicated. This may also be a situation that I would want to keep from the public or to somehow control the flow of information so as the prevent misunderstanding with the public.
You can go deeper by checking the aspects between the Full Moon in 22° Aquarius and other points in your natal chart. For example, with my Pluto at 21° Libra the Full Moon is making a Trine to Pluto (Libra and Aquarius are 4 signs, or 120°) apart. A trine between the Moon and Pluto can indicate an increase in emotional sensitivity. Since the moon rules over emotions and Pluto is about deep transformation and change I may be able to adapt more easily to major changes going on in my life now. It would also indicate a good time for releasing emotional baggage.
How will the Full Moon in Aquarius affect you?
Carolina Dean
