Full Moon Possibility

What opportunities are illuminated by the light of the Full Moon?

For thousands of years, people have followed and utilized the cycles of the moon. The moon cycles were one of our most reliable time keepers. We planned, planted, and harvested by the moon. With the moon being our closest celestial companion, the waters, plants, animals, and people of the Earth all ebb and flow with the cycles of the moon.

Technically, Full Moons are the visible phase of the moon. A full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon is positioned on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, making its illuminated side face towards us. The full moon rises and sets almost opposite of the sun and is therefore lost illuminated by its light. It marks the halfway point of a lunar cycle which is about 29.5 days and, when the alignment is perfect, it causes a lunar eclipse where the shadow of the Earth crosses the moon making it look red.

In astrology, the full moon is an opposition of the sun and the moon. They’re at the exact same degree on the opposite side of the zodiac, in opposing signs. Energetically, full moons are considered a culmination point of an existing lunar cycle. It’s a time for harvesting the fruits of your intentions or actions in a particular sector of your life. The full moon is a culmination of events that were initiated 6 months earlier, when there was a new moon in the same sign.

The level to which a moon cycle is expressed within your life - subtle psychological growth vs actual tangible impacts - is dependent on your personal chart. But in my personal experience, I can most commonly track it to my ongoing personal psychological and spiritual growth which then eventually manifests in my outer world.

As I mentioned before, the full moon is an opposition between the sun and the moon, so that means the energies of these two celestial bodies are opposing one another. This creates a tension that can only be resolved through balance.Astrologically, the sun is soul energy. It’s the essential life force energy.The moon is the subconscious, the emotions, and the body. It represents the actual embodiment of the essential life energy provided by the sun. So, an opposition shines the light of the sun into or onto the subconscious and emotions. It reveals what is typically more hidden which sometimes be more disruptive or obtuse. Although this opposition can cause heightened emotions or experiences, intentionally working to balance them can glean harmonic insight, clarity, and resolution.

Each full moon carries these foundational qualities, and each full moon is unique due to the ever-changing placement of all the other interconnected cosmic bodies throughout the sky and the zodiac.

Full Moon Water Ritual

The Moon has a rhythmic relationship with the waters of our planet and our bodies. Water facilitates connection and is the carrier of emotion.

Fill a clear jar with water and hold it in both hands as you mindfully speak your new moon affirmation or intentions to the water. Place the water outside or near a window where it can receive the moons presence overnight. Drink your moon water with conscious intention of allowing the energy of this moon flush your away ideas, emotions, and/or actions that are not necessary for as you move forward on your path.