Full Moon in Libra: Seeking Equilibrium through Healing our Anger

There is a rhythmic force, a world music, that lives deep in the Unconscious of each of us.
It's a primitive drumbeat, a shaking rattle, a tribal chant that invokes the primal self to rise up and join the dance.
This is the enthusiasm that is generated now.
Not rhetorical persuasion, not a play on the emotions, but a charismatic, irresistible Call of the Wild.  Confucius said that the person who could comprehend this could 'rule the world as though it were spinning in his(her) hand.' 

 (this post was edited today) 

On Sunday March 28th...  the Moon was Full in the Sign of Libra. We’ve just recently  passed through the powerful energy portal of the Spring Equinox  (March 20) and are now caught up in the powerful tide of a  Super Full Moon. 

This Libra Moon brings to fruition the seeds of intention planted at the New Moon two weeks ago. That beautiful gathering of Pisces energy (Sun Moon Venus Neptune)  brought a message of  unconditional love that has left us highly sensitized. We now have to figure out how to bring some of that loving kindness into the passionate and feisty Aries energy field we now find ourself in!

There's a lot to unpack in this Full Moon ~ the energy will be felt for several days; so get yourself a cup of tea and come along on a journey.

Libra, an air sign - is ruled by Venus.  Venus  is now in Aries where she is a Warrior for Love! She loves passionately, fiercely, enthusiastically. Chiron is right there with her so this powerful Full Moon energy promises to bring deep healing around our need to give and receive love.

Full Moons create a highly polarized energy via the opposition of the Sun and Moon. Libra wants to harmonize that polarity and bring us to middle ground.    Libra (home sign of Venus, goddess of love)  wants peace and harmony and will even compromise itself to get it.  Venus in Aries (home of the warrior Mars) will not so easily let go of her fierce won autonomy.  This creates a push pull energy between self and other... with our relationships the stage for the drama. The challenge is to find balance and equanimity in the midst of intense polarization. 

We can look to Venus position to see what her message is: an alignment with both the Sun and Chiron (Wounded Healer) reveals hidden wounds around Self Love are a key part of the Full Moon story.  Self love and self worth are the themes of the day. 

Venus is connecting to the Sun from the underworld,  moving so closely to its brightness that it makes her invisible to us. Her hidden journey is linked to Innana’s Descent.... the great Sumerian goddess and Queen of Heaven, who traveled from her realm in the sky to earth, and down into the underworld,  to be stripped bare and hung out to die. The stages of her downward journey symbolize the stripping down that occurs when we dive deep into our own shadow, to release all that is not truly us.

Don’t worry,  she is rescued in the end! Soon Venus will reappear as the evening star... we will see her becoming brighter and brighter from May 24 - Dec. 31st. 

 ‘Venus is  She Who Rises

... again and again.

Meanwhile, like Venus in her descent, our exiled parts are coming forward for healing, and we may feel defensive and self protective, often picking a fight rather than admit to being vulnerable (Chiron in Aries). This Libra Moon suggests we move along the lines of least resistance. I don’t have to tell you this is tricky territory. yet as the Full Moon brings our issues to the surface, its light  can also turn obstacles into stepping stones.

There is an wonderful opportunity right now for deep self examination. Please do it with love; these wounds-to-the-self need gentle tending. The issues coming up will be rooted in our childhood around how we deal with anger and aggression.  Mars sits at the ‘bending’;  a super charged spot half way between the nodes of the Moon that requires attention and integration before we can fully begin to move forward.  Mars is about how we get what we want and also how we treat others who try to stop us. Its our anger, our aggression, our self defensive stance, and also our will and our yang active self that seeks to claim its own rightful space.

The Collective Destiny Points in Gemini and Sagittarius speak to belief systems and preconceived ideas about ‘how things should be’. They reveal our inner dialogues, as well as our outer influences  from family, religion and society .  Mars in Gemini wants to argue about facts and information; we are warned not to  get sidetracked or caught up in details. Try to see the bigger picture while taking care of business.

Sometimes Mars here seeks to wound,  triggering  mean, aggressive or hurtful  words. Venus can help us calm down a little if we let her. Take time to check in with yourself. Are you speaking faster than usual? Revved up or angry about something? Easily irritated?  Reactive? Headaches?(Mars rules the head).  Perhaps you are irritated at how things are going right now on planet earth? Maybe your anger is rooted in the present or in the past.  Do you, or did you,  feel aggressive or aggressed? Unheard? Unloved?  Unwanted? (Chiron in Aries). Do you know how to speak up, or do you know what  is blocking your own voice?

These are many questions to be asked at this time. I am sure you can come up with a few of your own.

In terms of the anger issue -  the Mars/North Node/bending  makes it  very important  that our expression is truly aligned with what is right and not entangled with our ego. An already stressed and volatile world does not need one more angry child  acting out  - it requires a mature use of will (Mars) . If we are to align with the true meaning and  purpose of life (Nodes of Moon) our Mars energy needs to be  be properly integrated. That angry child deserves to be heard - by you. Its an inside job.

Mars at this critical point can also trigger dramatic global events. That's an outside job. We will see what that is sometime soon. I am not a predictive astrologer - for me the real stuff is on the inside,  although it is fascinating how things manifest on the outside as well.

 Mercury - ruler of North node - is currently in Pisces. That tells us that in the midst of the battle, there is a call for kindness and compassion. How do we combine that with our righteous anger?  Very, very carefully!

One must be extremely cautious at these critical times, especially with a volatile planet like Mars involved. Things must done consciously,  or we could find ourselves repeating the same pattern over and over again.

“Just concentrate, stay balanced and impersonally detached, and regard it as an annoying friction helping us to stay sharp as we train.” Robert Wilkinson

Ha! Let me know how that works for you!

Neptune was at the bending for much of last year - blurring our vision with its veils of obfuscation and illusion.  Fake news becomes mainstream!   A similar dynamic is still at play with  something called the 'Grand Irrationality' bringing strange occurrences and time slippages,  with super potent dreams and downloads bringing new insights and messages from our higher self.

 The position of Mars in the sky right now warns that our misuse of anger  and/or willpower may get in the way of fulfilling our true meaning and purpose. There is a great book called The Right Use of Will ... highly recommended. 

Mars is also our yang sexual charge. Whether blocked, over reactive, or misdirected, our anger, sexuality and will can all be highly destructive if not used wisely.   Mars was in Aries for almost six months last year  (very rare) and in constant tension with all the heavy planets in Capricorn. All the BLM uprisings and fires and marches happened under that influence, which brought many to their knees. If there is righteous anger needing to be expressed, it will be necessary to move past knee jerk reactions to get at the deeper root of our personal and collective angst.  Outburst and arguments will ramp up again for the next few weeks. Missiles are already being fired again at Syria and two more deadly shootings have occurred in the US.  The highly debated policy of  letting citizens carry deadly weapons will be up for review as the US moves closer into its Pluto Return/karmic reckoning.  

 If you have your chart available, look to see where the current nodes of the Moon are and where Mars is sitting in your chart. It will give you a hint about what needs your attention... or what you are really pissed off about (its rarely what you think it is!)  This is about a two week window.

 
The South Node destiny point  is the release point, and in Sagittarius, is about facing and letting go of the  core beliefs that keep us feeling so damn angry.  Some sort of  of deep misconception or misperception  may be holding us back.  Whatever beliefs you are driven by, this is a time to examine them and see which ones are tripping you up. Are you even aware of what they are? 

 The key point is... if a particular issue is triggering you; ask yourself - what is the root? And if you feel strongly attached to an idea or judgement (about yourself or someone else) that is pissing you off, ask ... what is my belief about this? Is this really true? Am I certain it is true? What would I feel without this belief? Without this belief - who would I be? (see Byron Katie: The Work) 

In case you are bored by all this talk about Mars,   Uranus (the Awakener) is also linked to the Full Moon,. Shocking or unsettling situations may force us to get in touch with our anger and/or core beliefs,  and there is great potential for sudden shifts and aha moments that provide the insights that can break us out of our stuck places. I had one this morning... a direct message from some part of me that was able to see clearly what I could not. Its time to shift or get off the pot!!  

You know you want to :)

Libra Full Moon: Seeking Love/Healing  Part two:

That insight I just received is  helping me work through on my own stuff around anger. In essence it said- don't sweat the small stuff.  I have discovered a part of me that believes that one should not express anger outwardly. In that story thread, anger disrupts the harmony and does not feel safe.  This attitude is based partially on the traumatizing experience of  sudden (unexpected) angry outbursts from my father when I was young.  To this day I am hugely triggered by other people’s anger, and have trouble expressing my own. My Mars in Pisces just wants everyone to be nice. Sometimes that leads to passive aggressive patterns, too much empathy for others (but not for self) with  fuzzy boundaries, and unclear limits. Repressed energy tends  to blow under duress, and when it does explode - watch out! I've discovered that suppressed anger can also be the cause of  ill health, and that people pleasing pleases no one! 

Chiron the Wounded Healer is working with Venus to bring up and heal our early traumas ; we are being supported energetically to work through the feelings buried there. This is delicate work and must be done with good support, with the astrology very much  on our side. There are a plethora of methods for this: IFS (Internal Family Systems) is  about identifying and communicating with the buried parts, the protectors, the managers, the exiles. SoulCollage® is a method of making and sharing collage cards made for the various parts.  EFT Tapping is a great way to move stuck emotions through and out of the body.  Whatever works for you! Dancing, drumming, singing. All of it!
 

The main healing message that comes from this Libra Full Moon  is that we are all worthy of Love. It also points to forgiveness as a healing balm ~  both for ourselves and those we see as having harmed us. It takes inner work to clear the way for that redemption;  we have to process the anger first, then forgiveness is the final key to freedom. The big question is: who do you need to forgive? Could it be yourself?

 “Chiron is called "the wounded healer" because it represents the archetype of imperfection and loss which when integrated leads to compassion and understanding of others' suffering. The empathy and the understanding that are gained through life's trials provide the ability to serve as a helper and a healer for others.” Time Passages

With so much energy moving through us and around us right now - and some of us  on the brink of awakening - everything that is not in alignment with Love is being brought up for clearing.   Let the gift of Libra  bring  balance and beauty into your life and into your heart.  Let Love win; it will change you forever.

And remember:  How we treat ourself ~  is how we are going to treat others.

We are all just walking each other home!