Radical Means The Roots: Full Moon in Leo

January 27, 2021

This is a radical moment; radical are the roots; in this moment we may see the weeds of oppression and uproot them. The gardeners know how it’s done; you can’t tend a garden unless you dig deep to uproot the fucked up power games and rules of conformity. We have a chance now to radically redress our world, and it begins in the mind, it grows of the heart, it overflows into action.

Critical Mystic: Full Moon in Virgo

March 9, 2020

Pisces, without Virgo, risks idealism, delusion, and self-sacrifice. So many have been cheated into following gurus, teachers, and cults, that promise salvation but turn out to be frauds. Religions and cults have long abused the energy of Pisces, by convincing us that our critical faculties interfere with our spiritual lives. We ought to trust, have faith, believe, and not question. And then we are ripe for abuse by power hungry, manipulative leaders…

Black Sheep: Full Moon in Aquarius

August 18, 2019

This Full Moon in Aquarius is the third lunation in a row with the Sun conjunct Venus. The lessons in love are not over. Mars, Mercury, and Juno are all also in Leo, bringing the heat and upping the fun factor. With the Moon opposite all that in Aquarius, we’re called to investigate the relationship between Leo and Aquarius.

Fierce Harmony: Aries Full Moon

October 5, 2017

The Aries Full Moon (13 degrees Aries) falls on Thursday October 5th at 11:40am PST. With the Sun and Mercury in Libra, this lunation in Aries charges the polarity point, bringing balance. Libra’s focus is on the other, Aries’ focus is on the self--neither is complete. Together, they represent relationship, the self-other dynamic, balancing the needs and desires of the other with the needs and desires of the self. This polarity also reminds us that we understand the self through the other, and we understand the other through the self.

Wild Nights: Full Moon in Scorpio

May 9, 2017

The Full Moon in Scorpio at 2:43pm PST on Wednesday May 10th brings light to themes around material and emotional security, the body, sensuality, sexuality, money, power, possession/ownership, and indulgence. Scorpio is the most powerful and intense sign, and tends to bury its immense emotional charge deep underground. This Full Moon may bring an upwelling of emotions that have been repressed. As always, take the opportunity for release and integration.

Conflict Will Make or Break Your Relationships: Full Moon in Virgo

March 10, 2017

There are no relationships without conflict, and no two people see the world in the same way. In the next few weeks, it’s likely that tensions in relationships will surface. But with so much energy in compassionate Pisces, there’s support for working through our differences, and for getting outside of our individual perspectives to understand where others are coming from.

All the Feelings: Full Moon in Cancer

January 11, 2017

The Full Moon in Cancer (Thursday, January 12th, 3:34am PST) is sure to bring up some emotions and sensitivity. Cancer rules the home and nurturance, as well as how our psyches were structured in early childhood.

Artwork by Megan Hepburn: Untitled, Oil on Canvas, 2016

Seeing in the Dark: a Meditation on These Times (Full Moon in Taurus)

November 14, 2016

At this Full Moon, we are stretched between the depths and intensity of Scorpio, and the stability and calm of Taurus. How do we find balance in a world torn by hatred and violence?

Our Pain, Our Genius: Full Moon in Aries

October 13, 2016

The Full Moon in Aries on Saturday October 15th brings into focus the balancing act between self and other, assertion and diplomacy, keeping the peace and saying what needs to be said. The Full Moon is conjunct Uranus and Eris, signalling the potential for shock, surprise, insight, and inspiration.

Stand in Your Truth: Full Moon in Sagittarius

May 19, 2016

We are approaching a potentially intense Full Moon at 1 degree Sagittarius on Saturday May 21st at 2:15pm PST. The Moon will be conjunct Mars, and the Sun will be conjunct Venus. Full Moons always involve tension and polarity, but with Mars and Venus in the mix, the tension is doubled...

Full Moon in Gemini and Saturn Square Neptune: Where Dream and Reality Meet

November 23, 2015

We are approaching a Full Moon in Gemini on Wednesday November 25th (2:44pm PST). While Gemini is generally light and playful, this Full Moon also triggers the Saturn-Neptune square, an intense, long-term aspect that offers both challenges and opportunities. This aspect has been building for the past year, and goes exact for the first of three times this Thursday. It will be exact again next June, and next September, and its influence will continue to be felt throughout 2017. The Full Moon is also conjunct Mercury, ruler of the mind, meaning we may gain insight into the meaning of this long-term aspect between Neptune and Saturn.

Dream Analysis: Full Moon in Pisces, August 29th

August 28, 2015

This Pisces Full Moon (11:35am PST/2:35pm EST, Saturday August 29th) is charged by its alignment with Jupiter and Neptune, drawing out our emotions, sensitivities, dreams, and delusions. We may feel torn between the practicality of daily life, our do-lists, and calendar on the one hand, and our desire for union, escape, spirituality, and retreat on the other.