Full Moon in Libra

The Full Moon arrives today

And at this time – emotions, feelings and reactions are naturally elevated

Because a Full Moon intensifies gravitational pulls on tides, tectonic plates and your psyche

So you may find that you are feeling more stressed or anxious in the lead up to this lunar climax

Any issues that you have been ignoring or suppressing often use this opportunity to come up for air

And while this can feel uncomfortable

(there is a reason why lunatic is derived from Latin word lunaticus meaning moonstruck)

This is actually a good thing.

Because Full Moons are incredibly cleansing

This is the easiest time of your month to release and let go of toxicity – physical and emotional

Especially as this Full Moon is also a lunar eclipse.

Eclipses occur in seasons, with 2-3 eclipses forming every six months

They always take place close to the lunar nodes

The symbolic points in your chart that reveal your past as well as your destiny.

As this Full Moon is connected to the south node

You are likely to experience this as a clarion call to release toxicity and stagnation from your past

The word eclipse actually comes from the Greek words ek or ex, meaning out, and leipein, to leave behind

And external events that occur unexpectedly right now

Are likely to be part of this eclipse vibration that wants to clear the blocks that are stopping you from moving forward

And you may experience this intensity within your emotional body

Stephanie Austin founder of EcoAstrology states that unconscious pattens are revealed at these times

So that old programming can be released

So this could mean that you feel more easily triggered

As buried emotions and fears rise to the surface

Because eclipses want to get you back on track

Especially if you have strayed off your soul path

And your own experience of this eclipse will be influenced by where this is placed in your natal chart

Look at where 6 degrees of Libra is to see how sensitive this point is for you

And as Full Moons run to 19 year cycles

Look back to March 2005 and March 1986

These dates are all closely entwined to this current moment

Consider what was happening for you back then

What themes were arising in your life?

Especially those that asked you to look more deeply at the people that you share your life with

Because the energy of this Full Moon is drawn towards your relationships

Especially as Libra, represented by the scales is looking at what is in balance and what is out of balance

Libra is ruled by Venus – the planet of love, justice and harmony

So finding your emotional equilibrium is especially important to this Full Moon

And while Libra naturally tries to do this through connection with others

We also need to remember that Full Moons are a time of opposition

This Moon is opposite to the Sun which right now sits in the sign of Aries

And Aries has a very different, opposite intention.

Rather than being about relationships – Aries is focused on the self, personal identity

So somewhere in your life you are being called to find the middle ground

To create balance between your needs and the needs of others.

So if you can, take some time over the next few days to assess how your own internal scales are currently positioned

Full Moon are particularly gifted at illuminating your blindspots

Nothing stays hidden under a Full Moon

So notice what feelings are coming up

And more importantly why

Because this is one of the most powerful times for healing, cleansing and emotional release.

Listen to my thoughts on this Full Moon here