Episode 277 | Leo Full Moon: Crossing the Desert!
This week, the Solar and Mercury conflict with unpredictable Uranus, bringing an thrilling however doubtlessly disruptive affect to the Leo Full Moon on Feb. 12 – and alter might nonetheless be within the air for Valentine’s Day. Mercury enters mild, imaginative Pisces for an prolonged keep. And a listener query in regards to the Nodal opposition, when the transiting lunar nodes oppose your natal lunar nodes. Plus: Camel speak, treasure from long-ago voyages, and trash vehicles and storage models!
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[1:20] Mercury squares Uranus (Feb. 10, 11:28 am PST) at 23°18’ Aquarius and Taurus. Mercury is on Sabian image 24 Aquarius, Man turning his again on his passions teaches from his expertise. Mercury’s sq. to Uranus is about telling a brand new story, studying new issues, and particularly educating new issues.
[2:50] The Solar additionally squares Uranus (Feb. 11, 11:30 am) at 23°19’. The 2 are conjoined this yr on Might 17, sq. once more on Aug. 24, and opposed on Nov. 21. Solar/Uranus features inform a narrative of particular person freedom and genius, and the way they’re developed via standing up for ourselves and difficult present knowledge and guidelines.
[5:44] Moon Report! The Full Moon is in Leeeeeooooo (Feb. 12, 5:53 am PST) at 24°06’ Leo-Aquarius, awakening us to inventive urges and the necessity for enjoyable and romance. The Moon is on Sabian image 25 Leo, A big camel crossing the desert. This can be a image of self-sufficiency, and a reminder that self-expression requires private down time.
[8:55] The Lunar Part Household Cycle (LPFC). That is the Full Moon in a LPFC that started with the New Moon on Aug. 16, 2023, at 23°17’ Leo. The First Quarter of this LPFC was on Might 15, 2024, at 25°08’ Leo, and the Final Quarter is on Nov. 11, 2025, at 20°04’ Leo.
[10:32] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon durations. On Feb. 10 (5:49 AM PST), the Moon in Most cancers trines Neptune in Pisces. It’s VOC for 3 hours and 12 minutes earlier than it enters Leo (9:01 am PST). Instinct and sensitivity are a characteristic of this VOC Moon. However observe separating your emotions from different folks’s. Observe empathy, however don’t overlook about boundaries.
[11:47] On Feb. 12 (11:12 am PST), the Moon in Leo opposes Mercury. It’s VOC for five hours and 55 minutes, then enters Virgo (5:07 pm PST). Here’s a VOC interval to get within the behavior of utilizing your thoughts alongside your coronary heart to make selections or to speak. Strike a stability between logic and emotion.
[12:27] On Feb. 15 (12:35 am PST), the Moon opposes Neptune. It’s VOC for 3 hours and 10 minutes, then enters Libra (3:45 am PST). Domesticate relationships with those that are inventive, non secular, or who ultimately encourage you. While you come throughout these folks in your life, make it a behavior to domesticate these relationships.
[14:02] Mercury enters Pisces, the signal of its fall and detriment, on Feb.14 (4:06 am PST). Take a deep breath and soften into heart-to-heart communication. Compensate for sleep. Dig into some inventive initiatives, into music and poetry. Attributable to an upcoming Mercury retrograde interval, Mercury is not going to go away Pisces for the final time till April 15.
[16:40] Listener Judy asks about transiting lunar nodes in opposition to the natal lunar nodes. Try Episode 188 for a evaluation of nodal returns.
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