FULL MOON NOVEMBER 15 TO NOVEMBER 22
WHOO Hoo! This week PLUTO finally moves into Aquarius, SATURN stations direct, and the SUN moves into Sagittarius. Amongst other things of course, as the sky dance continues its reflection of the epic changes down here on Earth.
The FULL MOON occurs on November 15th. Kinda fun fact: it is exactly at 24 degrees, 00 min of arc in Taurus. A nice even number that doesn’t happen that often. I looked up the Sabian Symbol for that degree just to be thorough. “WORKING COLLECTIVELY; Belonging to a tribe or community involves us in working together toward shared goals that we all enjoy “Participation in community responsibilities”. That’s pretty positive sounding for a FULL MOON. A few hours later the MOON conjuncts URANUS Rx giving some extra juice to the SUN-URANUS opposition going on this week. Expect the unexpected and keep your plans flexible. URANUS opposite SUN can bring upsets or flashes of brilliance. Taurus is a rather stubborn and sensual sign so if you have romantic plans this week have a few “Plan B’s” handy and go with the flow especially around the FULL MOON.
PLUTO is in square to LILITH Rx and barely still trine to URANUS Rx. These retrogrades gives all this a remedial flavor; fixing up our relation to the dark side. There may be some further turbulence to our connection to the Yin and the hidden aspects of our reality. Try to manage any conflicts with compassion and a big picture perspective. PLUTO is the planet that represents raw and often cloaked power. Don’t get bogged down in power trips if you can help it, though be aware you may be in one and not even know it. PLUTO is in the last few days of its last transit of Capricorn for the next 250 years or so. The ingress into Aquarius which happens on the 19th begins a new era of Plutonic death and resurrection business with an Aquarian theme. It will be more about our ideas and ideals, our way of collective coordination as a species, nation and individual, along with technology and innovation than the closing earthy Capricorn transit was. The next 19 years will likely see us go through some upheavals as our deeply held beliefs about culture and our destiny are tested and reconfigured. PLUTO is a really slow grind, obviously, that affects a whole generation. Things wont necessarily happen suddenly, though since URANUS is trine to PLUTO for a good portion of the next 8 years (and also PLUTO transiting Aquarius, a URANUS/SATURN ruled sign), it may on occasion feel tumultuous, volcanic and pointed at our traditional way of doing things in the world and foundational beliefs.
Also, on the day of the FULL MOON, VENUS is square to the MOON’s NODES bringing a sense of life-portents to the day, regarding our relationships and things we value and love. Squares are choice points where we turn a corner through how we react to the pressure. It can go either way for each of us and collectively. Making this a bit closer to home VENUS is closely sextile to JUNO at that time which will connect the square to issues around domesticity, home and family. It’s another chance to choose to make systemic changes in our domestic life for more stability or undo commitments that are truly not working. JUNO is square to MARS and square and half to JUPITER too. That will undoubtedly light a fire under whatever needs action and movement.
Moving forward in the week, the SUN comes off its revelatory and unsettling opposition to URANUS Rx and exactly trines dreamy NEPTUNE Rx by the 17th. We may feel a little zapped and lazy or even ill around then. It’s been a lot lately and we may deserve or be forced into a day of loafing as long as we have been attending to our SATURN stuff. It could be a struggle if you are required to work anyway. SATURN turns direct on the FULL MOON and though it is still at 12 degrees of Pisces until early December, the forward motion can give boost to our organizational abilities and commitment. While drifting on the 17th, dream up a list of things you would like to accomplish in the next 6 months when SATURN goes retrograde again and then conjuncts NEPTUNE. More inspired dreaming or tragic delusions ahead for us all and it will help if you already have a direction, discernment and a head of steam.
MARS as it slows down for its upcoming retrograde on December 5, spends the week developing a trine to the NORTH NODE and a sextile to the SOUTH NODE. This will last until mid-January and augurs positive actions relating to our long-term fate and Karma. Mars is dicey because of its potential self-centeredness and aggression, but it also can denote courage and drive in the face of adversity. Just make sure you are fighting for the Good, True and Beautiful.
MERCURY is trine to CHIRON Rx and opposite JUPITER Rx peaking by the 18th. Talk about your issues with a trusted mentor or council someone about theirs. It’s an auspicious time for talk therapy of all kinds and the good news is that it will happen 3 times due to the upcoming MERCURY Rx that starts on November 25th. We all need some support these days and this is a good time to commit to it.
The SUN makes it into Sagittarius on the 21st of the month getting us all into the annual holiday spirit with its intrinsic optimism and enthusiasm. Interestingly, the SUN will sextile PLUTO that day just after it enters Aquarius. Back in January 2024, when PLUTO first dipped in to Aquarius before retrograding back out, it made that ingress exactly conjunct the SUN. Now it is sextile with PLUTO at 0 degrees Aquarius, reinforcing this next 19 years to be a powerful time of personal transformation for us all as the SUN represents our will to exist, to be, to achieve and our personal identity. As if we didn’t need any more portents that we are in evolutionary times! What is hopeful is this sextile augurs the potential for alignment of personal will with the will of the universe unless we try to resist the transformation. It’s a shamanic journey we are all in and those who know how this works know that to avoid a bad trip and outcome you must trust that no matter what is happening it is ultimately for the good and resistance just makes it worse. Death and transformation, baby…PLUTO is a MoFo.