Today is Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The Moon is still full tonight and into tomorrow. It will be in Aries until it arrives in Taurus later tonight at 9:35 pm EDT. So if you’ve been too busy to commemorate this in some way, there’s still plenty of time to take a little while out and meditate, cast some tarot cards or runes, or simply get outside under the moonlight and listen.
The Full Moon energy continues well into the week as the Moon opposes Saturn, Juno and Mercury in Libra — then makes a conjunction to Jupiter in Taurus, and opposes Venus in Scorpio. While this happens, the Sun makes an opposition to the new planet Eris.
The Full Moon is the energy of an opposition aspect, and this series of aspects certainly carries on the vibe. True, the Moon conjunct Jupiter has a little New Moon energy mixed in as well. Any way you look at it, we go from taking a ride along the Aries-Libra axis to taking one on the Taurus-Scorpio axis as the week progresses. This shifts the emphasis from identity to values. Values are how we express our identity, rather than just talk about it or think about it. So look for the ways you put your beliefs and ideas into practice this week. Observe what you do and see if your inner reality matches your outer reality.
Yet we’re not exactly out of Libra yet, and there is no rush. The Sun is about to make a conjunction to Saturn Thursday afternoon, which as it approaches calls for some discipline, focus and restraint amidst all of this polarized energy. Think of Sun-Saturn as sunglasses that cut the glare and let you focus on what is important with much else going on. You may feel ‘restricted’ by what you have to do, but if you work with that restriction, you may get to experience it as a point of clarity.