Full Moon in Aquarius

August 11, 2022 | 6:35 pm (PST) | Keyword: Skillfulness

The moon is moving at brisk pace through the sign of Aquarius revving up the influence over the group dynamic for better or worse. The energy will highlight inventors and those endowed with a quick and intuitive mind. Personally, you may find a greater appreciation for intellectual discussion and communication with friends and associates, however any tendencies toward uncontrollable temper, self-absorption, and bluntness can be offensive. Original thinking can mean frequently expressing yourself in ways that shock or surprise others out of their complacency, but efforts to stand out from the crowd also mean facing the challenge of how to best apply your talents for the greatest good. The events that play out over this cycle will connect to an Aquarius person (sun, moon, or rising sign).

You can be somewhat overwhelmed by emotions and the influence of your surroundings. This may heighten your sensitivity to the moods and feelings of other people, especially family members. You may play the role of rescue worker or the one who tries to help through the willingness to deal with the difficult. Perhaps you’ve spent a life trying to improve the quality of life for all or you have an instinctive need to lead or be involved with others actively seeking to help society. The focus is on the underdog and can drive the desire to shed light on significant issues–racism or groups that suffer because of beliefs or differences. Because of this, you’ll tend to attract those in need of assistance or understanding which may include an attraction to relationships that cause you pain and include hardship, sacrifice, or adversity.

On the other hand, it may be you who is demanding or prone to dependency. Opposition with others can result in separation through loved ones, children, or friends for any number of reasons such as conflict, change of residence, etc. Whatever the case, a lack of objectivity suggests a more careful approach is necessary for any emotionally-based decisions. There’s the caution against allowing a love of the new to compel you to throw away a current lifestyle in search of something more exciting that may not deliver. The trend is toward unexpected life events that cause you to break away from old ties to establish new ones.

In some cases, social withdrawal, moodiness, or depression is an indication that you’re still recovering from the emotional trauma of the past or issues of self-esteem. Allowing yourself to feel emotions you’ve suppressed as you examine these painful events can help you to heal, grow, and deepen self understanding. What you discover allows you to better protect yourself from emotionally damaging situations in the future. While your needs and feelings may conflict with the expectations of others, the urge is for the freedom to live authentically as yourself rather than seeking validation outside of yourself. As a result, you may feel alienated from society or struggling to find your place in it. An inner conflict rages between the desire to assert your own individuality versus devotion to loved ones. Perhaps these feelings are, indeed, more correct than what appears to be rational judgment. On the other hand, they may be the byproduct of old and outdated fears that speak to a reluctance in facing the world and becoming an adult.

There are lessons in patience and not forcing situations out of frustration. This period can feel heavily restrictive full of unexpected expenditures and burdensome responsibility in which everything appears to be on hold. Despite tremendous effort on your part, success and advancement seems to be blocked or challenged contributing to a failure to thrive both personally and professionally. However, your perseverance and endurance level are direct factors to eventually receiving gain.

In fact, a conservative nature, thoughtful, studious and serious where the training of the mind is placed before all else may direct your sights on works of cultivation. The keyword for this cycle is skillfulness indicating you may be in position to advance a special genius in some form of art, music, or intellectual development. Spica, a most fortunate star, is now linked with an influence related to immortality and highlights a gift of brilliance, an innate talent, skill, or ability which is out of the ordinary. To that end, projects and endeavors must draw from the source of wisdom and deep knowledge. Allow matters to unfold naturally, if not as planned. With faith and hope, you will excel, but the progress will be founded on the dictates of natural law, rather than those of men or machine. The unguided gardener will reap only weeds, but planting with discernment brings success.

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