December 15, 2024: 4:01 am - Full Moon at Gemini 23°52’;
3:56 pm - Mercury turns Direct at Sagittarius 6°23’.
This Full Moon activates a sense of manifestation delayed. There are a lot of options flying around but no clear path forward.
The Sun/Moon opposition forms a t-square with Neptune, recently turned direct (December 7). Mercury, retrograde since November 25, turns direct. Jupiter and Saturn move closer to their second exact square (December 24). Mars retrograde continues its backward movement through early Leo, opposite to Pluto/Ceres/Venus in early Aquarius.
Of these transits, it is Mars retrograde that is the most notable. Mars is the Warrior in our psyche. This energy moves us forward – breaking down barriers and setting boundaries. In Shamanic Egyptian Astrology, Mars is Set, the Warrior King. Set is both a murderer and a protector - we never know which we’re going to get.
Mars in Leo is driven, creative, ego-centered, and fierce. This is a force to be reckoned with – except when Mars is retrograde. Leo likes praise and attention and at this time the Leo Warrior is stewing about ways in which he’s being ignored and disrespected – especially by the feminine. In Set’s myth he is betrayed by his wife Nephthys (Neptune). All those damn feelings! Mars/Set is defined by action but right now any action he takes just does not work out!
At this Full Moon there are lots of feelings, words, and “stuff” flying around. The desire to move forward is strong but the path is not clear. The Warrior is being directed inward, not the most comfortable place for this action-oriented part of our psyche. Impatience and frustration can follow. The best use of this energy is to cooperate. Go inward and meditate on the question of right action and use of power in your own life.
December 14, 2024, by Ruby Falconer. Available for chart readings.
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