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Getting Above And Beyond It All: October's Libran New Moon

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price. Amelia Earhart

Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles. Korean proverb

There are no signposts in the sky to show a man has passed that way before. There are no channels marked. The flier breaks each second into new uncharted seas. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The airplane stays up because it doesn’t have the time to fall. Orville Wright

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly! Like a tea tray in the sky. Lewis Carroll

Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven. Francis Beaumont

If there were any justice in this world, people would occasionally be permitted to fly over pigeons. Gene Brown

October's new Moon occurs on October 19 in the US and October 20 in Australia in Libra. This is yet another powerful lunation, and, it's one with some very strong messages. With Uranus exactly opposite this new Moon, we are likely to have some very interesting messages coming through, breakthroughs, realizations and decisions that can see some big changes being made, at least on some level (physically, mentally, emotionally, etc.) 

The message from Uranus has been very interesting for several months this year, and, especially just recently. Up until a few weeks ago, Uranus was on Aries 28: A LARGE DISAPPOINTED AUDIENCE, and, I imagine that most of us have felt that keenly. Whether it's the shocking and devastating weather events this year; the hurricanes, flooding, record heat temperatures, fires, hurricanes again, the circus that passes as politics, many have had a lot to feel 'disappointed' about. Even if we were not affected personally, we might have picked up on the suffering of others, the sheer sense of defeat and alienation that many around the world have been feeling. Uranus is retrograde, and, it's changed degrees, and, it's current transit over Aries 27 is a lot more heartening. 

Uranus is now on Aries 27: THROUGH IMAGINATION, A LOST OPPORTUNITY IS REGAINED. Uranus' passage retrograde over this degree is asking us to take a good look at our inner and outer dialogue. How and what do we think as we go about our lives? Could our dialogue be improved? We may need to observe our thoughts, random or otherwise, to see how we're creating our days, our lives... As I've mentioned before, I have been listening to a lot of Neville Goddard's lectures on Youtube (highly recommended), and, Neville talks about how our 'wonderful human imagination' creates everything. Neville says that nothing was created without imagination, and, his argument is compelling. Casting his chart, I was delighted (but not really surprised) to see that his Jupiter is Aries 27. He talks about imagination constantly, and, his message is one of taking control of our lives by realising that we are the true manifestation of God. It's fascinating stuff. Neville Goddard died in the 70's, so he's no longer around (as Neville, at least), but, there are hundreds of his lectures on Youtube to enrich our lives. He says over and over that 'assumption hardens into fact', and, if we actually assume that we have something, are in possession of something (rather than affirmations of want or lack or need), that assumption will become our reality. Neville says that we can rewrite the past by seeing it in a completely different light; by rewriting what happened in our minds. All very holographic stuff, and, Neville comes out of the fabulous New Thought movement which sits more easily with me than the current New Age movement. 

Whether or not one gets into the messages of Neville Goddard, Uranus is giving us an opportunity to use this time to rethink our thoughts. I find it useful to notice negative thoughts or messages coming to mind by saying 'not useful now', 'don't need to think about that', or, just dropping the story altogether. 

Jupiter has just recently entered Scorpio where it will stay until November 8, 2018. Jupiter's message at this new Moon is one of building community. Whether it's stepping up to help others, to join together to share our skills and our tools, or, donate funds or any number of other positive contributions, we are being asked to think of our communities. Of course, especially as this is Jupiter, our community can be the world, but, we might also find that we want to improve our general environment as well. Jupiter and Mercury are conjunct (together), and, this can help us to see the bigger picture, the bigger story in our lives, the universe, everything ;) 

Mercury is conjunct Jupiter at this new Moon, giving us the ability to go deeper, to think more deeply, to concentrate on issues that we might have put aside. Mercury's passage over the few days after the new Moon is one of letting go of things from the past, and, Mercury passes over some extra psychic and clairvoyant (knowing) degrees. 

Saturn is trining the Moon's north node, and, we might be feeling the need to get more organised, to throw out those things we no longer need, to get more structured and disciplined. We can accomplish a great deal with this energy now, especially if we're paying attention to the messages coming our way. 

Mars is going from Virgo to Libra at this new Moon, and, as such, traversing the Super Galactic Center over the week or so following the new Moon. It's time to connect in with that Law Of Attraction and see how we're manifesting our life. What do you want to change? What needs revision? Soon, in November and December, we'll also have Saturn transiting the Galactic Center, so, we're being asked to really tune into our positive thoughts and aspirations. Onwards and upwards! 

Mars is also separating from opposing Chiron and squaring Saturn, so, the lead up to this new Moon has felt rather fraught with difficulties, and, for many, frustration. The recent sex scandals in the US have been reflected in this t-square with Chiron on a degree that speaks about people leaving, splitting off (or, some cases, desertion), and, we're seeing many questioning issues to do with power with Chiron again about to traverse Pisces 25: THE PURGING OF THE PRIESTHOOD. 

There's more that can be said about this new Moon, but, it is mostly covered in the list of Sabian Symbols for the planets below. 

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Defusing The Detonators: October's Aries Full Moon

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. Buddha

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Marcus Aurelius

“I lose my temper, but it’s all over in a minute,” said the student. “So is the hydrogen bomb,” I replied. “But think of the damage it produces!” George Sweeting

I do not like this word “bomb.” It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding. Jacques le Blanc—French ambassador to New Zealand on Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior bombing. 

As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world. Boris Pasternak

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us. Margery Allingham

October's Aries full Moon occurs on October 5 in the U.S. and on October 6 in Australia. It is yet another very powerful lunation, and, in the chart of the full Moon set for Washington D.C., Pluto is smack on the ascendant. This can bring up issues to do with power and control, and, well, it can have people either going into more fear in the US from recent (and not so recent) events, or, it can be a sign that people can pull back their sense of personal power and bring about a transformation in their lives. Pluto plays a big part of this full Moon, as, just hours after the full Moon, the Moon squares Pluto, and, just days after, the Sun does the same. A lot of realisations and 'aha' moments can descend on us and we can find answers to things we've been wondering about.

In amongst it we are likely to be seeing more and more evidence of the abuse of power by those 'in charge', by those in government, by those who appear to be pulling the strings. Of course, we can avoid the 'string pulling' by not spending our lives playing the games that the establishment wants us to play. In other words, it's time to emerge from the 'coal mine' of Libra 12 and spend more time enjoying the fruits and joy of Libra 13 (the Sun transits over these degrees at this full Moon).

The trick might very well be to stop, or, lessen the time we spend listening to the news, to stop participating in the 'the bomb's going to go off at any moment' energy that's around. As hard as it sounds (and I find it very difficult to not 'care' or 'watch' the news myself), if we're not observing what's going on then we can regain a sense of peace and calm. It's been a very difficult couple of months... 

Mercury is conjunct (together with) the Sun at this full Moon, and, it opposes the Moon. Mercury's message seems to be that we can do well to see others through a more compassionate, caring and non judgemental lens. In fact, I feel that this is very important at this time. Of course, we may be observing some and seeing that we're better off without them in our lives, in our sphere, in our attention. We may want to block them or drop them if they're taking up too much time or emotional energy. However, it can be through softening our lens (our expectations) of others that we can see them more clearly, to see them for who they are instead of perhaps trying to mold them into who we think they should be (or, how they 'should' act). 

A rather big, even if short-lived, planetary aspect is the current Jupiter/Uranus opposition. Jupiter and Uranus opposed on two very interesting degrees: Jupiter on Libra 28: A MAN ALONE IN DEEP GLOOM, UNNOTICED, ANGELS COMES TO HIS AID, and, Uranus is on Aries 28: A LARGE DISAPPOINTED AUDIENCE. This opposition can have many feeling like they want (or need or must find) more freedom, more liberation, the ability to come and go as they please, to not be restricted. There can be depression in these degrees, in both of them, and, it is fascinating to note that they are always opposite each other - these degrees Aries 28 and Libra 28, so, this axis can be very much about adjusting our expectations, rallying to help others who need help, letting go of preconceived ideas of how things should be rather than how they are OR it can show the need to adjust our minds to more positive outcomes and to stick with watching The Stories That We Tell Ourselves. When negative thoughts come to mind, it can be a good idea to immediately discount them with "not useful", "not interesting", "not now, no"... and, simply clear the mind and replacing those thoughts with more positive ones. It works well (especially as we're talking about Jupiter and Uranus here) to just drop any negative or useless thoughts and listen to the birds, music, soothing talks on Youtube or Ted or the like. 

Bringing much lighter energies is the conjunction of Venus and Mars at this full Moon as this conjunction is also in a nice trine aspect with Pluto. This can align us more with our objectives and provide us with insight into how we can improve our lives, and, in many cases, we can improve our relationships by gaining a better understanding of why some people (events, memories, commitments, etc) are the way they are.

With Venus and Mars squaring Saturn very soon after the full Moon, we can find that we, or others, make some decisions about our future, our relationships and where we're headed. This full Moon has rather a strong message about 'destination' as Venus and Mars are both on Virgo 20: A CARAVAN OF CARS HEADED FOR PROMISED LANDS, and, Saturn is on Sagittarius 23: A GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING A NEW COUNTRY. Sometimes, of course, we are not free to just 'move on', change homes, relationships, change countries even, but, we can do it in our minds by dropping the stories that keep us stuck in a state that we might not want to continue in.  

This is especially true as Saturn is in a nice trine aspect with the Moon's north node, and, in fact, we have a lovely grand trine with the Moon's node, Saturn and Uranus, signalling that it's time to get 'real' about our objectives - time to make some decisions. Adding to this is the message from Chiron; it's time to focus on your 'projectives', your objectives, the things that will make you happy. Chiron on Pisces 26 can signal the end of some relationships, but, more than anything, it says that it's time to be clear-headed about the dialogue you have going about your life.