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As the Virgo Full Moon takes place on Monday (at 3:26 pm EST), we are being invited to finish cleaning out the attic on some long-standing issues, putting us into contact with our deep inner selves. Many questions may arise during this time, particularly surrounding how we are dealing or not dealing with the people and issues in our lives. Ultimately, what we are being asked to address comes back to our relationship with our authentic selves.
The Virgo Full Moon takes place across the Pisces-Virgo axis with the Moon in Virgo and the Sun opposite in Pisces. Exactly square both the Sun and the Moon is Jupiter, the ruler of Pisces. It is currently located in Gemini, bringing quite a bit of energy to this already charged Full Moon.
Imagine being a fully charged 80-watt generator looking for a large building to power. That describes this Full Moon square Jupiter. There’s an energy build up that’s pushing for release. This could feel exciting and also potentially overwhelming; I suggest working with this energy consciously, not getting sucked into the seemingly intense emotions. Rather, take a moment to pause before you act. Collect all the information you can, then double check that you have all your facts right.
Mercury will be retrograde in Pisces at the time of the Full Moon (it stations retrograde tomorrow, Feb. 23 at 4:41 am EST) and in a conjunction with Mars. This is a reminder that even if there is a sense urgency or an immediate call to action, it’s worth taking the extra time to fully understand both the landscape of the situation and your actions. What would be the ramifications of the steps you take?