Henry Seltzer – Friday morning’s Last Quarter Moon in the very first degree of Gemini, taking place around 8 am on August 23rd for the west coast, later morning or early afternoon for points east, brings a communicative stance to all our relationships. That is because Venus and Mars, conjunct in Virgo, are also closely conjunct the Sun at the zero degree mark of Virgo, and square the Moon.
The sign of Virgo is ruled by the planet Mercury, located in mid-Leo, and Mercury is precisely parallel this Gemini Moon, so that as you deal with issues of relationship and desire (Venus-Mars) you might come to understand that communication is the name of your game.
A Virgo-like penchant for fine distinctions will also come in quite handy. Venus, having been closely conjunct the Sun for several weeks, is now finally catching up to Mars, enhancing what has been a relationship-oriented mid-month of August with the assertive power of the Red Planet. This heightens the energy for male-female relations, and could indeed tend toward reactivity or anger emerging in what is lovingly termed “the battle of the sexes.”
Lorna Bevan – One after the other this week, Mars, Venus and the Sun cross from fixed Leo into mutable Virgo, from the alchemical element of Fire to Earth. Whenever the personal planets change signs, you notice your emotional state shifting as well.
Kelley Hunter – I especially love this particular Full Moon with Virgo Sun and Pisces Full Moon. Somehow it feels like harp music and angelic song, perhaps sung by nature devas, fairyfolk and, naturally, the mermaids of river and Neptunian seas. Are you tuned in to your natural rhythms? If not, it is time. The organic wisdom of your body can guide you if you are listening to its harmonies and discords.
Leslie Benson – The Full Moon is a time of culmination in the lunar cycle when the metaphoric seeds that were planted at the New Moon have grown and blossomed and are now bearing fruit ready for harvest.
Laura Walker – Today is Chiron’s day, wise owls.