Full Moon in Aries ✨🌕♈

 October 17, 2024

 “Wildfires”

A Moon in fiery, impulsive Aries always intensifies our inner voice and passion, amplifying our courage, enthusiasm, and drive. It also encourages us to listen to our impulses and jump into action or conflict, often without considering the consequences.

However, the Full Moon on October 17th, at 24°34’ Aries, peaking at 14:26 Greek time, isn’t like the others. It is the brightest Supermoon of the year, magnifying its influence and amplifying the energy of the Solar Eclipse New Moon in Libra from October 2nd, as well as the Solar Eclipse New Moon in Aries that occurred six months ago, on April 8, 2024.

This specific Full Moon, impacting primarily those in the third decan of Aries, Libra, Cancer, and Capricorn between 20°-27°, carries a powerful and transformative energy. It extends the narrative, tension, and drama of the eclipses, pushing us toward urgent changes and developments. These energies propel us to release what no longer serves us, so we can move forward into a new chapter of our lives.

Under the influence of a Grand Cardinal Cross involving Mars, Pluto, Chiron, and Eris, this Full Moon can be particularly transformative and dramatic, heralding crises, explosive reactions, and karmic lessons, that will test and challenge us, making us pass through fire to emerge stronger and better.

As the Full Moon aligns closely with Chiron and Eris, and squares both Mars and Pluto, it brings up deep, long-standing wounds, personal and collective, that can no longer be ignored and even if addressing these issues is painful, it’s time to confront them.

The Chiron influence may now revive traumatic memories, difficult emotions, and feelings of marginalization, ostracization, or injustice. It may also reveal the shadowy and abusive aspects of wounded masculine energy, awakening us to the need for deeper healing.

While the exact conjunction of the Full Moon with Eris, the archetype of discord that fights for equality, often through chaos, may make us more sensitive to issues of injustice, abuse, and misuse of power, it could stir up anger and a desire for personal revolution, urging us to stand up for truth and justice more assertively.

The Full Moon’s square with its ruler Mars in Cancer combined with its opposition to Pluto that will be exact on November 3rd, adds fuel to the fire and it can awaken conflicts, violence, and confrontations, whether personal or even civil. With these energies making us argumentative, reactive,or even passive-aggressive, this moment calls us to face the darker aspects of ourselves and the world, to break free from old power dynamics that have constrained us, and to pursue a path of purification.

Perhaps after the recent eclipses, we have reinveted ourselves, and can set aside fears, obstacles, and limiting beliefs—often projected by others—to make a breakthrough.

This Full Moon, activating the Aries-Libra axis where the Lunar Nodes currently reside, sheds light on relationship matters that might have been in negotiation since the October eclipse. It urges you to honor your power, identity, and independence, and to assess which individuals or roles truly deserve your dedication and support. It is a time to courageously tackle what you once hesitated over, with clarity and determination about what must remain and what needs to be released in your relationships, commitments, and important life contracts.

Recognizing what no longer satisfies you and where you need healthy boundaries while trusting in your worth and strength, it’s the moment to start implementing changes. These changes, though possibly painful, are laying the groundwork for something better—even if you cannot yet see it.

During this intense and volatile Full Moon, which resembles an eclipse in its effects, it’s crucial to stay grounded, calm, and cautious. Avoid making hasty decisions or announcements, even if you feel pressure to act. Control your impulses and protect your energy, steering clear of power struggles that could result in losses and destructive outcomes for all involved.

Instead, a neutral stance, patience, honesty, and integrity can be more disarming and effective than confrontational tactics. Physical activities or engaging in projects that excite you and provide a purpose can help to release this energy constructively, giving you a cause to fight for.

The Sabian symbol for the Moon’s degree 25° Aries, “Information in the symbol of a fallen autumn leaf,” suggests the ability to recognize that every end is not final, as every decay, like in nature, carries the promise of renewal and new life. Meanwhile, the symbol for the Sun’s degree 25° Aries, “A double promise,” reflects the capacity to fulfill desires and find satisfaction on two levels, internally and externally.

Together, these symbols suggest that if we maintain faith remain attuned to our environment, and be open to possibilities, we can progress and succeed, even amidst adversity.

The sextile between the Full Moon and Chiron and benefic Jupiter, along with the lucky trine between the Sun and Jupiter, suggests hope and a great potential for healing despite the challenges. This planetary alignment provides protection, helping us keep the big picture in mind, manage problems with optimism, and find relief in alternative approaches, much like Chiron’s unconventional methods, which may even prompt a reevaluation of our beliefs and philosophy.

This energy can also inspire us to see the best intentions in others, keeping channels of communication open for support and fresh ideas.

Additionally, the two Kite configuration involving Venus at the critical 29° Scorpio, alongside Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, as well as the grand water trine between Venus, Mars, and Neptune, can bring a deus ex machina, offering salvation, guidance, and the emotional support we need in difficult times.

Venus in Scorpio might feel weakened in the final degree of the sign, grappling with issues of trust and commitment, but her aspects with the outer planets encourage us to embrace change. They push us to transform choices and relationships that no longer align with our uniqueness, helping us break free from conventions and move closer to our dreams and ideals.

Additionally, the watery trine that the Full Moon’s ruler, Mars, maintains with Neptune awakens the “Warrior of Light” within us, offering an opportunity for inner peace, compassion and empathy. It encourages us to go with the flow and escape from problems through imagination, intuition, and altruism, building spiritual bridges and receiving higher guidance.

Full Moons are potent catalysts, especially when we find ourselves at the threshold of significant transformations, as we are now, with the outer planets preparing to shift into new signs over the next months and reshape our values, ideals, and consciousness.

 With the energies of this Aries Full Moon signaling that something is ready to change and transform in the book of your life, potentially beyond your expectations, this is the time to move forward, focusing only on the future—with an open heart, trust in your inner strength, and faith that even amidst hardships, mercy, forgiveness, and redemption will come!

Wishing you a blessed Full Moon!✨🌕🕊☮

With love💓💓💓
Sofia Semeli