Saturn in Libra will bring out our ability to negotiate with our partners. To find the third way through an impasse. To take into consideration both sides so that we learn to create win-win situations. And to do it all with beauty and grace, since Venus/Aphrodite rules the sign and Saturn is exalted (very happy there) in Libra.
Saturn in Libra will also be part of the big cardinal T-Square over the next two years, when Saturn will oppose Uranus/Jupiter in Aries and square Pluto in Capricorn (the next stage of the 60s revolution). We've already been through 3 Saturn/Uranus oppositions and now on November 15, 2009, Saturn will square Pluto for the first time. This energy can create a backlash of fear around the disintegration of our culture or our established relationships, or it can begin to restructure both our institutions and our partnerships.
Saturn and Pluto are considered harsh planetary energies and the square is also a hard aspect. So we need to understand that these can be trying times, but we don't have to despair (Saturn) or freak out (Pluto). Saturn works well in Libra, is the ruler of Capricorn and is in a waning square relationship to Pluto. These can help mitigate the harshness and get these planets working together for deep (Pluto) structural (Saturn) change.
Anyone with planets in the first few degrees of Cardinal signs -- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn -- will be especially hard-hit. Consider having an astrological consultation to determine the best ways to handle it.
We've learned a lot about Libra's lessons over the past 40 years. Because Saturn is exalted in Libra, there will be a real sense of balance and justice in the air. You can already see how people are standing up to the injustice and unfairness in our collective institutions. Since Pluto's journey through Libra from 1972 to 1984, we've learned to discuss equality between the sexes, and the feelings, needs, desires and fears that underlie relationships between people. Now perhaps we'll learn diplomacy and bring those kinds of discussions onto the world stage. We really are living in interesting, growing, stretching times!
Taurus/Scorpio Full Moon
The Taurus Full Moon occurs on Monday, November 2 at 2:14pm Eastern Time and 11:14am Pacific time. A few hours later, Venus in Libra, the ruler of Taurus, trines Neptune in Aquarius, adding inspiration, imagination and vision to our full Moon awareness. Venus also rules Libra, so our sense of beauty, grace and love will be heightened as well as influenced by the Aquarian vision of Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron. Our actions can reflect our ideals and our need for fairness.
Venus wants to open us to love, beauty, truth and connection while Neptune opens us to our imagination as well as our spiritual vision. Mars, the ruler of Scorpio, is shining brightly in the Sun's own sign of Leo, squaring this full Moon. It challenges us to be the hero/ine of our own story and face our darkness and win through to a new vision (Jupiter in Aquarius is also squaring this full Moon and opposing Mars) that is life-giving, beautiful and loving as well as practical and secure.
These four planets (Sun, Moon, Mars and Jupiter) are in fixed signs and form a grand cross. Since the energy is concentrated, it will take effort to reform outmoded structures in our own behavior patterns and in our collective behavior and values. But this is exactly what we're being called upon to do. The outer planets are all in the last three signs of the zodiac, calling for a collective transformation of our cultural structures, our belief systems and our relationship to Spirit. So this full Moon is a call for Truth, for facing Death and for standing up for Life.
The full Moon in Taurus receives her light from the Scorpio Sun, which is losing its power and sinking down into darkness. Perhaps that's why the Taurus full Moon has always intrigued me. Enhancing my own Taurus Sun, this full Moon calls me to remember how beautiful life is, the beauty of May and Spring. It makes me long for "the kingdom of heaven' being here and now. The Sun lights up the Scorpionic need for merciless introspection into our real desires. At this time of death, the Taurus full Moon makes us aware of how precious life is. Perhaps once we get our priorities straightened out, we'll be willing to let go of the old beliefs that keep us from living in that heavenly kingdom.
The Sabian Symbol for the Sun at 11* Scorpio: A drowning man is being rescued.
This symbol indicates the love and responsibility it takes to save another person. Perhaps this man is being overwhelmed by the unconscious emotional needs that he's repressed. Whatever the cause, the rescue calls upon our humanitarianism, our belief that we are all in this life together.
The Sabian Symbol for the Moon at 11* Taurus: A woman watering flowers in her garden. Perhaps this woman is using the same waters that are drowning the man to promote life. She is focusing that water and using it in a practical way to create beauty.
The Scorpio/Taurus axis speaks to our emotional/desire nature. Once we face our emotions and discover what is really important to us, we can channel those feelings into life.
Pay attention to your dreams during this full Moon and on Wednesday and Thursday nights as Saturn goes into Libra. Ask for the truth about your ability to be in relationship, to be fair and balanced. Ask for the truth of your desires.
Have a blessed Samhain/All Hallow's Eve.
