One of the great things about paying attention to moon cycles is that it allows you to connect with your own cyclical changes. I remember that at the last full moon I was experiencing a lot of strong emotions about my family (especially my sister and niece). At this full moon I'm missing them both very much and looking forward to spending Easter weekend with them.


The Tarot Garden, "Justice"

    At the last new moon, I planted jonquil bulbs and re-potted a lilac bush, and so it's interesting now, two weeks later, to see the progress and changes they have made (or haven't made). The jonquil bulbs haven't grown at all--the lilac bush is thriving. So too my own personal goals are either thriving or stalling. I'm making great ground in managing my food addiction, and in doing so I've even begun to enjoy the feeling of hunger that precedes nourishment, a feeling I have feared for so long, that I've numbed myself from feeling by stuffing unnecessary amounts of food into my body. I've made good progress on a large-canvas painting project (the canvas of which I purchased at the new moon) and finally got out 7 pages of a short story that's been swimming around in my head for quite some time.
    At the same time, I feel a bit stalled financially. I feel stalled in my ability to relate to others, especially as this full moon in Libra has brought up tremendous feelings of judgment in me (not my usual nature). I've read so many different interpretations of the Libra Full Moon lately, and that is underscoring my own burgeoning feeling that we cannot pigeonhole astrological events as in, "a Full Moon in LIbra means this or that." Any astrological event (whether a transit, an eclipse, or this specific Full Moon) can be experienced in an infinite variety of ways. I have experienced it lately as bringing to the surface judgmental feelings toward others and me/them comparisons that are perhaps normally experienced unconsciously. Libra is the sign that allows us to understand ourselves in light of how we compare/contrast/or harmonize with others, and the Full Moon is symbolic of unconscious feelings brought to light. This is my personal experience of this specific Libra Full Moon, and so I must ask myself where and why these feelings are so strong right now. Why judging so harshly? Why so quick to think, "Well I would have done it differently, they did it badly." On the other end of this spectrum, I find myself feeling that I lack the success that others experience. This surfaces as bitterness and jealousy, another Libran trait, and so the full moon is allowing me the opportunity to deal with these unconscious tendencies now that they've been laid clearly in front of me.
    How are you experiencing the Libra Full Moon? Is the symbolism of Libra surfacing for you lately? Harmony/disharmony; relationships; comparing/contrasting; the surface aesthetic or facade? Are you experiencing Full Moon energy? If so, how is it surfacing? Do you find yourself deep into themes of the subconscious, of mothering/nurturing, of lunacy or raw feminine power? What do you make of your personal experience of this LIbra Full Moon?
    If you're interested, click HERE and scroll down for a chart of the April 17, 2011 Libra Full Moon. Notice the moon is leaving an inconjunct to Venus in Pisces and applying to a trine with Neptune in Pisces.