A firery full moon conjunct Chiron, the wounded healer.

 

Bring awareness to interactions within relationships, avoid flying off the handle, move energy so it’s not misdirected, and find alternative routes to balance and understanding.

 

When Aries shows up there's always a reminder around themes of boundaries. Where do you overstep your own boundaries, or let others? Where and when are your sore-spots projected onto others? If so, how can you clear that up, and what conversations need to be had to create more harmony?

 

The edges of ourselves and the ones we are really close with sometimes get blurred. It’s healthy to separate into your own field to see and feel clearly what is yours and what is not. Independence! Healthy! 

 

But so is interdependence when there is balance. We are sometimes told (or believe) that being dependent on another is bad, but it is not true - that is how relationships work. The whole earth as a system is interdependent! We are human, and to operate as ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ requires healthy interdependence AND independence.

 

Balance and communication is needed avoid sneaky threads of resentment creeping in when it is off and your truth is stifled. Only you can know what that is and how to honour it.

 

There is a push-pull of singular and plural requiring constant adjustment and awareness which the Aries-Libra axis gifts us with.

 

Spend some time alone assessing what is yours and what is not, and how to come back into balance with ‘I’ and ‘we'.

 

This full moon is a great time for personal redefinition if you have swayed too deeply into interdependence during Libra season, or allowing more space for leaning on those around you; shifting the scales. Add communication to either of these themes and see what unfolds.

 

Be gentle and enjoy, you are playing with fire and air this full moon.

 

I’ve thought fairly long about this so I’m secure to say - I think the axis between Aries and Libra is the one that determines our life-quality. The relationship between Aries ruled “me” and Libra ruled “we” is a dynamic that textures almost every dimension of our lives. And when you think about the zodiac as a chronological, cumulative investigation into enlightenment, or the evolution of the soul, the zodiac begins with Aries [so every sign’s success after is dependent upon it!] and its most pivotal turning point is Libra; where we move from solitude to socialization.

I might be a little partial in my statement above since Aries-Libra is the foundation of my Astrological work, because its centered on identity and relationships. And the more I sit with the work, the more I realize how crucial our understanding of autonomy and connection is to help us experience the fullest dimensions of the human experience. Now, since this is a Full Moon in Aries and it’s making a conjunction to the wounded-healer Chiron, we’ll explore how this Full Moon helps us heal our wounds with desire so we can connect to ourselves and others more honestly.

What is “Desire”? Esther Perel defines it as “...owning the wanting.” Aries energy owns the wanting and because it does so, it feels fully alive. When we want, when we reach for what we want, we often feel vibrant, radiant, and erotic. Desire is tricky though because across cultures, desire is sometimes explicitly forbidden, policed, criminalized, and surveilled. For many people, desire is difficult to experience when they haven’t been provided with the social permission to own the wanting. When I ask people, “What do you want?” and they realize “From where? From what place was I allowed to want?”, I know that Aries is the answer. And I know that accessing Aries is difficult. So does this Full Moon.

Which is why I want you to explore your history around desire. Were you raised with caregivers who let themselves want? Were you raised in religions or cultures that forbade it? Bring these complicated questions to the Full Moon, because it is conjunct Chiron and I think you’ll have the Aries answer. Now this relates to relationships, because we want others when they’re wanting. Why? Because wanting is not needing. Wanting is generative, sexy, seductive, exciting, and dynamic. And when others are in their Aries ruled autonomy by expressing their desires, the Libra ruled chemistry for connection fills the air. The dance begins.

I want you to think about how Aries ruled desire is a gift you give to yourself and that desire’s energy can’t help but give to others, too. With that frame in mind, we’d be less likely to believe that owning, expressing, and pursuing our desires is selfish, but deeply relational. It’s Desire that gives and receives. That’s Aries-Libra. May the Full Moon help you receive and give the energy of aliveness to yourself and the people you’re in relationship with.

 

Aries

 

Completion, Surrender, Healing & Spiritual Support

Surrender does not equal quitting, Taurus. The Full Moon in Aries inspires you to complete what needs to be ended. From thinking traps, emotional habits, relationships and patterns that you know are losing strategies. So know that when you clear that space by surrendering it, the Universe will provide you with more frequency specific matches that offer the freedom you deserve!

Friendship, Activism, Collaborations & Shared Humanity

Friendship is your religion, Gemini! The Full Moon in Aries wants you to reconnect with your friends and mutually support one another in a deeper way. Additionally, you’ll want to start seeing yourself as a leader among friends; which is anyone who’s willing to hold space for the brilliance of others. Show us the way!

Career, Leadership, Integrity & Discipline

Level up, Cancer! The Full Moon in Aries wants you to take steps towards self-employment, promotion, and higher standing within your career. You’re ready to take braver, more autonomous steps towards becoming the professional you want to be. So let this Full Moon give you the energy, ambition, and fearlessness to make those goals come true!

Leo

Wisdom, Publishing, Discovery & Higher Education

Apply the wisdom, Leo! The Full Moon in Aries wants you to reflect on the last six months of learning and determine which behaviors make that learning more actionable. It could inspire you to travel or educate yourself in a meaningful way too. So long as you’re operationalizing the wisdom in ways that transform circumstances and expand your horizons.

Intimacy, Empathy, Sexuality & Transformation

Own the wanting, Virgo. That’s how Esther Perel defined desire and that’s what the Full Moon in Aries wants you to do. Own. Your. Wanting! You’re such a thoughtful, productive, cognitive sign and this Full Moon wants you to be more instinctual, erotic, and somatic to live a more integrative, wholistic life. That way you’re both productive and poetic.

Romance, Boundaries, Partnerships & Trust

Boundaries are key, Libra! This Full Moon in Aries inspires you to embody the Prentis Hemphill idea on boundaries where they write “boundaries are the distance where I can love you and me simultaneously.” For your birthday, give yourself the gift of boundaries so that you can love them and yourself with equal pleasure!

Habits, Systems, Wellbeing & Routine

Who do you want to be, Scorpio? The Full Moon in Aries inspires you to think critically about becoming the person you want to be by taking small steps with habit formation. Choose one small habit that you’ve always wanted to try and see how that habit compounds with others in a way that sustains your efforts to become the person you want to be!

Self-Disclosure, Charisma, Creativity & Lovability

What’s on your heart, Sag? The Full Moon in Aries wants you to name what you’re feeling, wanting, hoping for, afraid of, and/or anything that’s very emotionally exposing for you. You’ll be tasked with softening into expressing your inner world to others because when you do, that self-disclosure leads to powerful self-revelation.

Vulnerability, Home, Family & Emotional Agility

Where do you want to belong, Capricorn? The Full Moon in Aries wants you to find the places, contexts, and people that make you feel fully alive. And from that sense of aliveness, you feel safe to explore your world with greater courage. This Full Moon wants to attract all the situations, people, and places that keep your heart safe so you can feel fully vibrant, alive, and radiant.

Curiosity, Observation, Dialogue & Active Listening

Finances, Security, Clarity of Values & Pleasure

Walk your talk, Pisces! The Full Moon in Aries is asking for you to live into your values in a braver, bolder way. Especially around values that optimize freedom, aliveness, and excitement. You want to live more fully, more passionately, and connected to others. This Full Moon wants to help that become a reality. Provided you practice what you preach and walk your talk in powerful ways.