Full Moon @ 24 degrees Aries 35'
October 17, 2024
7:26 AM EDT
4:26 AM PDT
October's Full Moon in tropical Aries ignites a process that will continue into early next year due to Mars' retrograde cycle. Mars will station retrograde on December 6, appearing to backtrack through Leo and Cancer until its direct station on February 23. Mars' square to this month's Aries Full Moon foreshadows a dynamic we will revisit over the following few months, especially as the lunar north node transitions out of Aries into Pisces early next year.
Aries and its ruler, Mars, belong to the archetypal battlefield. Warriors and trailblazers of various kinds are significant Aries archetypes. The need and desire to courageously step up to what scares us and do what we must do is a dominant thematic current here. This Full Moon also aligns with Eris and Chiron. This points to a need to heal and integrate conflicts and divisions within ourselves and our external lives.
As a Full Moon, there is a culminating crescendo in the works this week that draws events, situations, and processes to a peak within the realm of that archetypal battlefield. Knowing the house in the birth chart where Aries falls will be more illuminating here as it points to where we've probably found ourselves attempting to manifest more growth, change, and progress in that vicinity over the past year and a half.
Those attempts are reaching a climax over the following months, and this Full Moon can represent a critical fulcrum in time that draws our attention there due to a need to heal and break through various insecurities or defects we might have around taking initiative or claiming something we rightfully deserve. Frustration and anger can also be an amplified feature of this lunation peak.
There can be some rapid shifts and reversals in the flow of those dynamics as the year comes to a close, and we will find ourselves reflecting on and recalibrating our aims, pursuits, and broader trajectory, taking us to the heart and soul of what drives our choices, actions, and desires.
This Aries Full Moon can bring up some uncomfortable wounds and perceived defects related to confidence, bravery, and asserting our will. This is natural Chiron in Aries territory, and this may be an illuminating moment for seeing those issues more clearly. However, it can also foreshadow where some rapid-fire healing shifts can take place over the following months and some powerful integration around this Full Moon that can give us the confidence boost we need to push further ahead.
Full Moon in Aries 2016: Feed The Inner Fire
“The price of sanity in today’s society is a certain level of alienation.”
-Terence McKenna
Social rejection is such a painful thing that we crave inclusion and tend to do what we must to retain it. That means we’re susceptible to believing some dangerous things and correspondingly adjusting our lives around those beliefs. The planet Uranus, aligning with this Full Moon, asks that you scrutinize where you have compromised yourself for the sake of keeping everyone else happy or fitting in. In the days surrounding this Full Moon, keep a look out for the collective process of intense individuation that may get stirred up. Be mindful of this in yourself, as well as the potential hostility from others attempting to break themselves free.
This month’s Full Moon occurs in the tropical sign of Aries and aligns with both the planet Uranus and the dwarf planet Eris. As the lunar cycle culminates, it correlates with a dynamic breaking point in the collective psyche. That may show up in the culmination of several circumstances in your personal life. The combination of Uranus and Eris in the sign of Aries might create powerful momentum and a desire for decisive action. However, opposing the Full Moon is the Sun in Libra, which alludes to the validity of alternative points of view of which you may be also considering.
With the Sun in Libra, there is the necessity of compromise; you may have to contend more with the will and needs of others. The planet Uranus always highlights the need for authenticity. Consider whether your current direction is congruent with who you really are. There is likely to be a focus on independence and autonomy, which may result in breaking free from what limits your full self-expression. Be cautious with this energy, however. Eris and Uranus in Aries can be volatile, hostile, rebellious and unpredictable. If you’ve been repressing your feelings about certain matters in your life, expect this Full Moon to pull them out.
The conjunction between Eris and Uranus is reflected all around us in current events. Not much is fully known about Eris astrologically since its discovery in 2005. But when its existence was confirmed, it completely altered the solar system from the astronomical point of view. Eris may have a trickster quality, correlating with massive upheaval within established structures. Uranus, the rebel, and outlaw of the planetary pantheon will likely amplify this tendency. Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, correlates with the sense of new beginnings. While a Full Moon is not technically a new start, it may feel that way.
Mars is currently approaching a conjunction with Pluto in Capricorn which receives a square from Mercury. Now is the time to begin thinking and brainstorming about possible strategies and plans of action. That will require facing up to reality honestly and soberly. Mars and Pluto can help you to think carefully about your future survival. With this lunation, it’s likely that you’ll find yourself fed up with something in your life, perhaps an old approach has become stale and prosaic. Use this high-energy Full Moon to make some fresh changes. Free yourself from any shackles you feel are binding you, and connect with who you really are, and who or what truly feeds that and keeps it alive.