
Full Moon Rising: Aries Harvest Moon
Updated: Sep 6, 2021

How is it another ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ already? How is it October? I mean, am I the only one who feels like time is speeding up these days? This is the first of two Full Moons to happen in October. Something that only happens every couple years or so.ย
Also called the Harvest Moon, as the first Full Moon of Autumn, tomorrowโs Full Moon brings revelations in its bright light. Our senses become heightened. We celebrate where weโve grown (our harvest of โseedsโ planted). We use the light to guide our path. To show us what weโre being drawn to or pushed away from. A shadow aspect could be feeling stuck, like an animal paralyzed in the headlights or an unwillingness to take responsibility for your actions. We may be shown things we donโt want to see but we get to decide if we want to do anything about it.ย

The Moon will be at its most full, in ๐๐๐พ๐๐, at 2:05p PDT today (10.1.20). Aries is the archetypal warrior, the Ram. Itโs the Get Shit Done sign, see Mars Retrograde blog. Aries is independent, self-assertive & self-reliant. The Sun is in ๐ฟ๐พ๐ท๐๐ถ, I talked a bit about Libra season in another blog. Libra is compassionate, balanced, & sociable.ย
A ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ happens when itโs in direct opposition to the Sun, with the Earth sitting in the middle. We can look at it this way--ย if the Sun is representative of our conscious minds and the Moon of our unconscious, we sit on Earth in the middle of this tension.ย Carl Jung describes this tension as arising when one is confronted with the unconscious. A gap created in between, to make space for something highly intuitive to come through. Itโs what he called the โtranscendent function.โย
He refers to this as:
An integral event (or process) which unites the pairs of opposites where a new content emerges.
- CG Jung.
Itโs a blending, fusion.ย We have this tension of opposites of the light and the dark existing at the same time. The beauty of this tension is the creation of something new, something creative. In other words, transcendent. It is the remarkable alchemical union of consciousness and the unconscious.
I like to think of it as the infinity symbol or the yin-yang symbol. Both incorporate the duality to birth something new. As humxns on this Earth, we're the vessel for this numinous essence to come through.ย
The Moon reflects the cycles of the psyche.
๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ-๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ-๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ-๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต-๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด-๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด.
Even though the Sun and Moon are in opposition in the sky, they donโt fight against each other. They work continually to interact, creating the dance of Luna (Moon) + Sol (Sun).ย
The Aries-Libra lesson is balance. They type of balance Aries thrives in is stability. Whereas Libra just seeks balance, not necessarily stable as the primary focus.

You can ask yourself:
Do you put others' needs before your own?ย
Do you take time for self-care ?
Have I been impulsive? If so, why?ย
Have I made time to enjoy the beauty, to have fun?
An Aries ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ brings fiery, heated emotions. Look for where your emotions are running hot or impulsive. Aries is a force of nature, the first sign in the Zodiac calendar ready to bring it on. New beginnings, taking charge, and being brave enough to lead the way. It gives the ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ even more of what the ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ brings.ย
Ladies Night
Goddesses Tara, Quan Yin, Demeter, Selene, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, and Isis have been associated with the ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐.

Tฮฑัฮฑ brings peace, compassion, and liberation.
Aฯะฝัฯโฮนัั, goddess of beauty and love.
Dัะผัััั in her connection to the harvest and changing of seasons.
Sัโัฮทั was depicted in her chariot carrying the moon across the night sky, reminding us of the constant change in phases.
Cัััฮนโฯัฮท was known as a powerful goddess of
transformation and rebirth, ready to aid you in
letting go of things which no longer serve you.
Qฯ ฮฑฮท ัฮนฮท is known as the Goddess of Compassion & Mercy
translated to โOne Who Sees & Hears the Cry from the Human World.โโ
I mention the Goddesses to draw on the qualities of their stories. Myths can serve as a doorway to metaphorical understandings. They can provide a deeper insight into our lived experiences.ย
We can imagine into the energy of these myths and figures as the Moon brings the tides of feelings + emotions. The Goddesses do not limit learning to the โlighterโ aspects of theirย being, often the focus of Western cultures to value light above all else. Butย also equally brings wisdom in their โdarkerโ nature. To elevate one over the other not only cuts us away from half of our understanding of our own psychological insights but also inhibits our ability to understand others.ย
What in the Actual Fuck?
There is shit ton of fuckery going on in the astro world. And I mean that in the most honoring & reverent way. LOTS GOING ON THIS WEEK.

แดสแดแดแด (archetype of transformation, depth, the Underworld) & ๊ฑแดแดแดสษด (archetype of structure, time, and tradition) both station direct and will be in a post shadow phase. A post shadow phase is just a review of the lessons that happened in the area of your charts with แดสแดแดแด & ๊ฑแดแดแดสษด.
Each of these planets have been in retrograde for several months. แดสแดแดแด in May and Saturn in April.ย
๊ฑแดแดแดสษด wonโt be in Capricorn for another 28 years, so itโs making sure weโve done the work. Think back to 2017, when ๊ฑแดแดแดสษด was in Capricorn last. What themes were you facing in life? What challenges? What victories?
What inner work has been making its way since April?ย
What are you finally ready to let go of or take back?ย
Where did you need toย set boundaries?ย
What has your relationship to responsibilities in your life been like?ย
Who do you want to be on the other side of this?ย
Revisit past karma/lessons- how do you respond now vs then?ย
Mars and ๊ฑแดแดแดสษด meet up in conflict in the sky. It does no one any good to resist this conflict. The more you struggle, the harder it becomes. Kinda like when someone on a tv show would get stuck in quicksand. If we settle into what the conflict is here to show us, we open space for healing.ย
PS- what the fuck was that all about? I definitely thought quicksand was going to be a bigger problem in my life. PPS- If you know, then you know.ย
Mercury moves into Scorpio, in preparation for its Retrograde station on Oct.13th- digging deep into whatโs hidden underneath, looking for whatโs been missed. You may have profound thoughts & communication might become intense. Just be curious, no need to think that ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ช โ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ is going to fuck up your world. I mean, it could but it doesnโt always.ย
TL:DR (or the CliffsNotes version)
An Aries Moon is about authenticity and independence, very self-oriented. The ๐ฟ๐พ๐ท๐๐ถ Sun is fair and diplomatic, very โotherโ-oriented. This Full Moon will illuminate the tension between how we balance our own needs against the needs of others.
๐๐๐ฃ๐ค โ๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ in Aries only intensifies this energy. While a Full Moon typically brings revelations and things to light, Mars Retro puts the hold on taking action and you might have to ruminate for a bit. Be aware of what the light reveals, we arenโt always ready or willing to see whatโs sitting in the shadows. Thatโs not to say to fear whatโs there but to welcome it as an opportunity for great healing and teachings.
Itโs not just about the Full Moon though. There is a ton of shit shifting in the sky. 2020 was forecasted to be a big astro year, and it surely fulfilled that and then some. Weโre not done yet. With 3 months left, we freedom and choice to lean into what comes next.ย Make the most of the time we have, the space to learn more, and the ability to take action.
As always, may the light shine on you. May the shadows teach you. May you be open to the signs and symbols all around you. They are always there, you just need the right kind of vision.
*๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ, "๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ, ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ."ย ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ.
* By shadow and light, I donโt mean positive or negative. They are expressions of the energies of life which we can tap into during the phases of the moon, flavored by what sign it is in.โ