Explosive Aries Full Moon

Aries Full Moon of October 17 2024

For this to be a lunation officially after the eclipse season, it’s looking like it’s packing a punch itself as well. I don’t have much time to do much of a write-up for this full moon, but I will definitely go into some of the interesting bits that stand out to me.

If you have been paying attention to any of the videos or anything out there talking about this full moon, you’ve probably heard all kinds of stuff about how it’s going to be quite lively. I will go ahead and confirm that from what I can see, it’s got some energy behind it… I mean, it’s in Aries. What else could we expect? Haha

I’ll briefly touch on the fact that this full moon is forming a grand, kind of loose, cardinal cross. The fact that this is cardinal shows that it’s going to be stirring up some movement and action. Mars and Pluto being involved furthers the prospects of movement being involved and unfortunately the Mars – Pluto combination can indicate an intense and possibly violent action being taken… Mars in Cancer shows that it’s probable that emotion and/or home or homeland will implicated. Pluto in Capricorn doing what he can before leaving and not coming back for over 250 years highlights a possibility of hidden and/or powerful government and/or structural involvement as well. I, again, prefer to focus more-so on the personal application of astrology and will use this time to go more into that. Let’s face it, on the larger scale at this point in time, there’s not much that we can do. However, we can learn how to work with these energies ourselves in our own lives. We can also work to just understand the different things we may be feeling around the time of these events, especially full moons.

In your life around this time you might be feeling the need for more independence and autonomy. The need to do something for yourself and seeing how that is in opposition with how you identify in your relationships and obligations to others. You might even be having to reevaluate your position and how you are working within your relationships. Your family and/or home could be playing a big part in this picture and your being forced to make a decision that will possibly cause big changes in your life. The nodes are still co-present so this is still big picture stuff for your life. You might deal with bouts of anger or anxiety, especially if you’re not working with the energy directly. Working out, possibly swimming or something like that could help you take off the edge here. There’s a possibility that actively working to create something could possibly help work with the energy as well. Either way, pay attention to how you’re feeling during this time and maybe even take note of these things to re-visit them later.

If during this time you’re feeling really strongly about any wounding or feelings of inadequacy, pay attention to these things in particular! Progress might be around the corner here. I’m excited because now I’m going to go into one of the more positive aspects of this full moon. It’s something we should actively engage and keep in mind while dealing with this high intensity period. This full moon is sextiling (making a flowing aspect) to Jupiter and Jupiter, while being the greater benefic and usually lending to a more positive outcome (even if only in hindsight), is also known for giving greater perspective. He is making a tight sextile to Chiron, exactly 60 degrees and within 8 arc minutes, so these energies are working directly with each other. This means that we can finally get some understanding regarding some wounding we have around the Aries energy. We’ve been having all kinds of activations regarding this energy and wounding we’ve got around it, but this time around we might be able to gain a higher perspective regarding how it’s affecting our lives and some possible reasons behind some failures to launch. Some things we can do to actively engage this energy are:

1) Actually talk to someone we trust about the things coming to mind and bounce off ideas off them;

2) Research and learn about things that come to mind (which would require keeping track of the things that come up); and/or

3) Do something fun and active with friends that could include playing something mentally stimulating and seeing what comes to mind. Write down things that come to you, because they might have greater importance than you currently realize. In fact, the information may come in in a scattered manner (Gemini).

Jupiter being in an air sign and one ruled be Mercury emphasizes the need for interpersonal interactions and possibly actually talking or writing. The fact that he (Jupiter) is trining the Sun makes it so that not only will this help work with some wounding you have in the Aries area of your life, but you also have the opportunity to work with the delicate balance which needs to be struck between the Aries and Libra areas of your life. Jupiter trining the sun also seems to be affirming whatever the sun desires. It’s also making a sextile to the moon. She could be helping Jupiter understand how to work with the sun to accomplish something that works for her too. If you work towards engaging this energy, it can pay off for you. I think that everybody has been going through it when it comes to these areas of our lives, so, do what you can to gain some perspective and work towards implementing some of the changes that have been and will be occurring in these areas. If you think of it later, let me know how it’s been working out for you. If you try one of the things that I mention up there, also let me know how that works out for you. Jupiter is playing a big, while maybe not as noticed, part in this full moon. With his ruler, Mercury, in Scorpio it makes me think deep things can be accomplished, especially because both Mars and Pluto are involved in this lunation and both of them have affinity to Scorpio. Please, do what you can to take advantage of this energy. Things may get chaotic, but actively look for meaning. If you seek, you shall find.

There are other super interesting things happening in this full moon that make me love it, in spite of possible issues coming up at this time. I can see very chaotic things happening around me personally, which if they tip south I will definitely find it challenging to rise above and find perspective, but it will be necessary. Not only is Jupiter making moves during this lunation in possibly not so visible ways, Venus (the other benefic) is making moves in ways which might be even harder to link what’s going on with the story being told by the sun and moon, but she’s in the mix. Venus is sextiling Pluto, within 3 arc minutes, and she’s in the superior position so she’s able to possibly mitigate some of the damage he could be doing. You guys, this is another really close aspect. It’s the two benefics making contact to harsher points in our lives that are actively playing a role in the lunation itself. I don’t think this is happening by accident. It’s also a sextile so the energy is better taken advantage of when you engaging it and looking for it. Additionally, Venus is also making a sign-based trine to both malefics (Saturn and Mars) and Neptune. Her sign based trine to Mars is important in this case because he’s the ruler of the moon and therefore calling the shots. The fact that Neptune is also making a sextile to Uranus in Taurus and therefore seemingly connecting Venus in a roundabout way which is easier than the opposition to him shows shows that there’s quite a bit of flowing energy working with the harsher ones. Hey, maybe the more extreme possibilities won’t manifest because of the benefics working behind the scenes.

Again, things may be chaotic around these times, including very emotionally charged situations showing up. I don’t know exactly what’s happening in everyone’s life, but I can say that there’s a very good chance that something good is also happening. Something positive leading to positive changes and greater perspectives to help you better balance your life, especially when it comes to taking care of yourself when it comes to the push and pull between you and the other, whatever that other may be. You might be challenged to figure out what’s going on and see the good supportive aspects, but it can really pay off in the long run. If things get hard for you, look for the good. If you’re having a hard time finding it, pull up your chart and look at the areas mentioned earlier, especially the areas of your life ruled by Gemini and Scorpio. If you have personal planets directly involved in any of this, with close configurations (within 3 degrees) of any of these points or planets, look at those. You’ll likely also see big things happening in the areas of your life ruled by the planets involved. If you’re struggling to understand it, find an astrologer you vibe with and get a reading.

Another thing I’d like to quickly mention is that if you have similar aspects to any of those involved in this lunation, these will resonate with you more. Things that can be hard for many, could just be another Thursday for you. This is part of the beauty of our lives. We’re all born with different gifts and sometimes those things we resent the most in our lives have prepared us to be able to handle things better than most when they happen out of the blue. Learn who you are, get in touch with your energies, be yourself, find your flow and just go. Trying times are coming, but your power is within. The more acquainted with that power you get, the better you’ll fare. Know that you’ve got this, or you can have this. Be blessed at any rate… also, again, prayer never hurts. If you feel like you’re in over your head, pray. If you feel like you’ve got this, pray. Hell, just pray and move in accordance with the answers you receive.

Okay, I’m done now for real, I meant to do this quickly and make it short… that was a couple of hours ago. Love y’all. --- I love how I’m writing this as if I were actually talking to someone… this one here might get a video… we’ll see.---