{"id":66419,"date":"2013-04-25T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=66419"},"modified":"2013-04-24T15:38:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T19:38:02","slug":"scorpio-full-moon-and-partial-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/scorpio-full-moon-and-partial-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Scorpio Full Moon and partial lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genevieve writes a horoscope designed for your Moon sign for Planet Waves called Moonshine. We run them twice per month, for each Full and New Moon. You can read them as part of the Planet Waves membership<\/a> that features Eric’s horoscopes and astrology articles. — Amanda<\/em><\/p>\n

By Genevieve Hathaway<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Later today (Thursday), the Full Moon takes place at 3:57 pm EDT with the Moon in early Scorpio and the Sun in early Taurus. This alignment will form a partial lunar eclipse, kicking off a busy three-eclipse season (usually eclipses occur in pairs). Eclipses are pattern setting events, opportunities to leave behind old patterns or habits and begin new ones. This eclipse offers us an invitation to live more emotionally present lives, while also remaining grounded mentally and physically in the here and now. \t<\/p>\n

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Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Full Moons can often come with inner tension, or the feeling of a high-energy push for resolution. With today\u2019s Sun-Moon opposition occurring as an eclipse, the emphasis is on letting go of what has not been working or what we\u2019ve grown beyond. Rather than getting stuck in feelings of frustration, we can more easily let them slip away.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s left is an opening: a fertile space in which to build new emotional patterns and habits. Eclipses are good times to be mindful in what we do and how we act. Consciously act, think and feel to help establish the kinds of habits you would like to strengthen or build. <\/p>\n

In fact, it\u2019s great to get the ball rolling a few days before an eclipse and continue a few days after by devoting some time each day to doing what you most love. As you consciously offer up what you wish to release, what you wish to foster receives your focus and fills the void. <\/p>\n

A number of important planets are also involved in this Full Moon. Mars is conjunct the Sun in Taurus and, on the opposite side of the wheel, the Moon in Scorpio is only a few degrees away from Saturn. Sun-Mars is bringing additional heat, desire and drive to the equation. There\u2019s a push outwards for expression, especially in the physical form. <\/p>\n

The Moon in Scorpio is deep feeling, at times potentially so deep it seems like there\u2019s no bottom or end to our emotional body. Saturn conjunct the Scorpio Moon provides us with a structure through which to understand and work with these intense feelings and passion. It gives us a container to hold them and some traction to better communicate what we are experiencing. <\/p>\n

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As Mars and the Sun pull us toward our physical and mental selves, the Moon and Saturn are simultaneously connecting us with our passionate emotions. This Full Moon is helping us to see how similar these two aspects of ourselves actually are, and how we can embrace deeper emotions while still having a strong foundation in our physical world. As we step through the doorway opened by the eclipse, we encounter an opportunity for integration. <\/p>\n

Also during this Full Moon, Venus is conjunct Pallas Athene in Taurus. Pallas Athene was given the keywords by Martha Lang-Wescott, \u201capproval-seeking; strategies of relating; whether one is willing and\/or able to do those things that will please another.\u201d These \u201cdaddy-pleasing\u201d tendencies can manifest both as the need to get approval from figures in positions of authority, as well as giving our personal authority away to governing organizations or institutions. <\/p>\n

Venus and Pallas Athene forming a conjunction in Taurus is an image of doing too much strategizing and scheming, especially to try and please others. Instead, we are being called to apply straightforward honesty to our lives. Be your own authority rather than handing the job to someone else or a government or institution. Imagining scenarios or trying to over-plan a situation won\u2019t necessarily bring the results we want. Rather, we are invited to trust in our own power and our ability to state what is right for us to get results in our lives. <\/p>\n

This Scorpio Full Moon is a reminder that life is meant to be lived with a healthy dose of passion and feeling. We have an opportunity to access our emotions on a deeper level with the means and structure to live with these stronger emotions. Part of being our own authority is owning our feelings and emotions, experiencing them, and being able to share those emotions with the people around us. <\/p>\n

As this partial eclipse works itself out in our lives, I suggest we hold space for ourselves and the people close to us to work through this process, which may not always be easy to communicate. Offering empathy and grace to ourselves and others will go a long way in helping us grow together. <\/p>\n

Genevieve Hathaway<\/a> is an astrologer, Planet Waves contributor and photojournalist. Genevieve is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Genevieve writes a horoscope designed for your Moon sign for Planet Waves called Moonshine. We run them twice per month, for each Full and New Moon. You can read them as part of the Planet Waves membership that features Eric’s horoscopes and astrology articles. — Amanda By Genevieve Hathaway Later today (Thursday), the Full Moon … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}