Blue Full Moon ~ 31^st August 2012 ~ 2:58pm BST

We are very lucky this month to have a second, therefore Blue Full Moon! The first Full Moon in August was on the 3^rd therefore, as the second Full Moon in the same Solar Month, this is the Blue Full Moon. Also, this is in fact the second Blue Moon this year, the first being a Blue New Moon, which was the second New Moon to take place in the sign of Gemini in June, the first New Moon in Gemini being a Solar Eclipe! Therefore this particular Blue Full Moon is a doubly unique & a very fortunate event indeed!

The Blue Full Moon takes place at the time above in the UK, with the Moon at 8° Pisces & the Sun opposing at 8° Virgo. Interestingly, this Blue Full Moon is making a square to the position of the earlier Blue New Moon & Solar Eclipse Axis, thus we are now mid-way through this Eclipse cycle. It may be worth looking back to what happened around that time in June. The dreams, projects & lessons brought about back then may now be reaching culmination, or things that were put aside then may now make a re-appearance. Also since my last report, the Lunar Nodes have just retrograded from across the Gemini-Sagittarius axis, to now being across the Taurus-Scorpio axis, thus we are now moving into a new Eclipse cycle which climaxes in November when the next new Eclipse Season begins. Also the ongoing Grand Cross involving the Nodes (as mentioned in previous reports) is still in effect, but as the Nodes have now shifted, the emphasis of the Grand Cross will now become a bit different, as the energy has shifted from Mutable to Fixed. Aspects for the new Fixed Grand Cross are as follows ~ North Node in Scorpio opposite South Node & Black Moon Lilith in Taurus square Mercury in Leo opposite asteroid Lilith, which has also just retrograded back into Aquarius. Therefore long-term projects & dreams are highlighted now & may now begin to be brought into physical manifestation in spite of any previous adversity. This will also shift the focus of learning from the divine inspirations & expansion of consciousness (Gemini-Sagittarius) to the translation of these aspirations into actual physical reality & nurturing of the body & soul (Taurus-Scorpio). Hopefully this will be felt as a smooth shift in the energies, as the lovely Pisces Full Moon helps us ‘go with the flow’ & gently eases the way with this subtle transition.

Aspects being made to the Moon will undoubtedly give this already powerful Blue Full Moon even more extra significance! The Blue Full Moon in Pisces is conjunct Neptune & Chiron, sextile to Pluto & trine Mars, all nice harmonious aspects which will give this Moon a lovely pleasant feeling, which allows you to unwind, relax & feel contented & at peace with yourself. You may feel as if you wish to take a vacation, or just have some time out to yourself, away from the usual hectic pace of life. Meditation or dreaming in solitude & silence will help you tune into the essence of your soul & you may feel yourself merge with the infinite, as if you’re just a tiny drop in the vast sea of the unconsciousness, waiting to become…

Another interesting formation happening now is a Yod, or ‘Finger of God’ aspect ~ Sun in Virgo sextile Mars in Scorpio inconjunct Uranus & Pallas Athena in Aries. As this Yod is pointing towards Uranus & Pallas Athena, we may feel a strong sudden urge to break-free of all current restrictions & to seek freedom, independence & truth, thus once again implying the need to escape the real world for some much needed solitude & ‘me time!’

Hopefully, whether the voyage is physical, such as a trip or vaction somewhere new & exciting, or just in the mind & spirit through meditation & visualization, you will return feeling refreshed & reinvigorated of body mind & soul. Allow yourself to escape & surrender to the Infinite Oneness of the Universe & remember to dream sweetly!

Love & light

Bella

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August Transits

Sun ingress into Virgo ~ 22nd August 2012 at 6:06pm BST

The Sun enters Virgo later this evening in the UK, which gives us a final chance to bask in the warm Sunlight of Leo before this shift to the new Solar month begins. With the Sun’s move into Virgo, the Grand Mutable Cross which began just after the Leo New Moon is once again reactivated. (see www.astrobella.co.uk/2012/08/leo-new-moon-2/ for more details.) Hopefully, over the coming month we may finally begin to see progress in manifesting long held dreams & visions into reality. Virgo also teaches us to recognize what we value & regard as sacred in our lives & the Sun illuminating Virgo encourages us to go within & meditate on these values & ideals. The Sun moving into Virgo may also feel like hitting reality with a big bump, as we also discover where we might have been allowing ourselves to shirk various responsibilities & obligations, which now must be re-addressed & put right. There is much to learn with the Sun in Virgo, so pay attention to details & trust your intuition!

Mars ingress into Scorpio 23rd August 2012 at 4:24pm BST

Mars finishes his 7 week journey through Libra today at the time stated in the UK, thus leaving behind the recent peaceful cooperation & accommodation the friendly Libra influence would have given us. Now however, Mars in Scorpio is no longer willing to keep the peace & compromise! Mars’ movement through Scorpio will undoubtedly challenge us psychologically & cause us to once again go within & re-connect with ourselves on a very deep powerful level & encourages us to fight for what we truly desire. As the old ruler of Scorpio, Mars will either be at his very best or very worst over the next 6 weeks & this potent fiery energy can either be used constructively or destructively, depending on your intentions & deepest motivations. Like the Tower in the Tarot, Mars could begin to wreck havoc through the destruction of something that was once of value, but which may no longer be appropriate now. The path is being cleared & the deadwood cut away to make room for new healthy growth. Mars in Scorpio will purify the soul by eliminating old limiting beliefs, letting go of pain of the past & connecting us with our deepest inner-most emotions, which could feel quite terrifying! But within the midst of desolation, new seeds of hope may be planted & allowed to germinate in the fertile soil of the past & begin to sprout new dreams for the future. Hidden within the deep dark waters of Scorpio lie lost & forgotten treasures of the soul, which we maybe able to recover now with the bright fire of Mars bravely shining his light into the shadows & challenging us to rise like a Phoenix from the flames!

Sun opposite Neptune 24th August 2012 at 1:31pm BST