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Full Moon @ 28 degrees Leo
February 16, 2022
8:57 AM PST
11:57 AM EST
February's final lunation is a Full Moon in tropical Leo. It occurs at the bendings (square the Moon's nodal axis) and features an inconjunct with Pluto and Mercury. Additionally, this month's lunation culminates alongside an exact alignment of Venus and Mars in Capricorn. It offers a humility check for excessive ego aggrandizers. Yet, for those on the opposite end (feeling unjustifiably unworthy or meek), this lunation is potentially empowering.
As with all Full Moon's, a culmination, breakthrough, or completion takes place on the personal and collective level. It highlights the polarity of Leo and Aquarius, the tension, and the complementary nature between the needs/desires of individuals and those of larger communities (groups, organizations, and institutions).
Occurring at the bendings, a powerful transition is taking place alongside this Full Moon, one that compels us deeper toward our personal and collective destinies. Leo's aim is so often playful and creative as it urges us to pursue and cultivate joyfulness. Indeed, if we truly follow our soul calling in life, we feed what makes us most passionate. Such passion radiates outward and nourishes the surrounding communities when consistently tended to.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, the archetype of purpose, values, and ego fulfillment. However, the Sun's placement in Aquarius, the sign of its fall, draws those energies toward an objective or destiny larger than one's self-interest or personal satisfaction. This isn't to say that we should ignore the need for fun, rest, or enjoyment around this Full Moon, but that most likely, the breakthroughs emerging now are directing us toward the transpersonal.
Pluto's inconjunct to the Full Moon might emerge as a burdensome inability to ignore heavy truths and realities such as systemic corruption or personal suffering as a byproduct of structural violence. Such things are beyond any individual to change by themselves, though each contribution adds to collaborative solutions. Also, Pluto's presence here can be a somewhat nagging irritation to excessive self-assuredness, in which case, humility is the answer.
Overall, this lunation can be a moment in which choosing to shine our light contributes to a larger whole. In times such as these, it's easy to feel that our creative efforts, talents, or visions are insignificant, but nothing is further from the truth. You belong here. You have a place, and what you have to bring into this world matters and is needed. When we each shine, the world gets brighter, and that's what is so critically needed.