“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”  – Marie Curie

A Full Moon / Lunar Eclipse in truth-seeking Sagittarius today (7:12 am) is a chance for us to experience what it is that we “know for sure” about our lives. It is an opportunity to sit with what “rings true for us” in the trusty chambers of our heart.

With “action-oriented” Mars squaring this super-charged lunation we may also feel called upon to put our “truth into motion” now. We may feel compelled to take a bold stand for whatever it is that we believe in. Since Mars is also in “workable, analytical” Virgo, we may be needing to get “very real” with our beliefs and see how they can practically support us in our daily lives. Mars in Virgo is excellent energy for holding us accountable in this regard. It is also helpful in our being able to discern whatever is wobbly or dubious around us.

A possible caution for us here may be to make sure that we do not ride roughshod over others’ beliefs or philosophies now, assuming arrogantly or naively that we have a sole monopoly on the truth. “The more I see, the less I know for sure.” – John Lennon

Too, what we may find, in the coming days ahead, a la the keen, discriminating awareness of the Virgo Mars and also expansive Jupiter, still in “pragmatic, earthy” Taurus (Jupiter rules Sagittarius), is that some of the things we thought for sure would fly, may only still be elusive pipe-dreams, at this point. Indication that we may need to patiently revisit, once more, that glorious, illustrious drawing board to see how we can ingeniously reposition the wings on our ideas, so that they will finally be able to miraculously take flight and serve us heroically along the course of our spirit’s complicated journey through the earth plane. Full Moons allow us to eloquently empty ourselves of whatever is expired, flimsy, or no longer needed by us, for whatever reason.

Mystical Neptune is also stationing retrograde today in contemplative Pisces (5:03 pm), suggesting that we must also be willing to look inside for the answers; be willing to still ourselves long enough so that we may clearly hear the angelic voice of our intuition whispering to us via the gentle ripples dancing across our soulful waters. Our night dreams (which Neptune additionally rules) may also be very revealing for us now and may also help to point us in the direction that we are supposed to be going in now as part of our soul’s unique evolution.

“I find out a lot about myself by sleeping. Dreams, they are who I am when I’m too tired to be me.” Jarod Kintz.

Neptune will remain in retrograde motion until November 10.

Love Goddess Venus is also gearing up for a very rare eclipse of her own tomorrow, as she dares to boldly display her seductive brand of soothing feminine charms and dart across the face of the empowering Sun (our soul’s purpose). Venus perhaps reminding us here to let the connecting power of love, that naturally resides in each of us, to let it bravely flow unencumbered from our hearts now, so that it will joyfully light up all of our countenances, and null and void all of the darkness that potentially threatens to overtake us, if we do not persist in finding a way to come together, despite any or all of our perceived differences.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

We may want to make special note of where (what houses) the 14 degree Sagittarius-Gemini axis falls in our birth charts, as those are the areas of our life that are being activated now and where we may also be experiencing an “awakening of consciousness” and a “call to action.”

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A Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius also helps to energize activities in these specific areas: publishing; philosophy; writing; higher education; religion; politics; the law; advertising and promotion; long-distance travel; and matters pertaining to other cultures.

Interestingly, with this eclipse today we are hearing details of Oprah Winfrey’s brand new “interactive book club,” which should, no doubt, be very welcome news for the publishing industry and also for fans of Oprah’s who are readers. Today’s eclipse is falling in Oprah’s 12th house of reflection and transcendence, and it is exactly opposite her natal Jupiter in communicator Gemini in her sixth house of work and service. Jupiter is the ruler of Sagittarius and is also the planet that governs teaching and publishing. Oprah, an Aquarian Sun, also has her lovable Venus exactly conjunct the Sun, like we have now. Her natal Moon is also in Sagittarius and she has a late degree Sagittarius rising. A natural teacher. Oprah has announced that her first book for the new club will be Cheryl Stayed’s Wild. We wish Oprah much luck with this latest endeavor, not that she probably needs it.

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Happy Eclipse blessings to you!

Patrice Thompson

Copyright 2012

Source Notes:

Oprah’s horoscope: http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Winfrey,_Oprah

Kintz: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show_tag?id=dreams

full Moon: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1380855

Lennon: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/truth?id=truth

summer lotus: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1204922

Curie: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show_tag?id=understanding

King:  http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/love?id=love

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