I mentioned the other that it feels as though things are beginning to come together, that the work of the past however many years is beginning to bear fruit.

Somehow, though, the fruit that’s appearing isn’t what I envisaged it would be. It’s a little like the cherry tomato plant that I didn’t plant that makes an appearance in my herb garden most summers. It’s a surprise, but not an unpleasant one. So is the way things are working out now.

I haven’t deliberately taken a different path or changed direction, it’s just that things have morphed that way. But, what the hey, I’m, mutable, I can go with that. My dreams are pretty adaptable, and now it appears that media and teaching have been added to the mix.

With that realization came a bigger one. I feel more content, serene, grateful and whole that I can every remember feeling. Yet, I don’t have any of the things that I used to think that I needed- the fancy job title, the big bucks that came with it, the eternal busyness and external sense of purpose.

More importantly, what I’m beginning to feel is confidence in self-resourcing. My deadlines, my outcomes, my income- all of it depends now on me…and that’s ok too.

It’s nearly two years since I was retrenched from the partition job and made the decision to go it alone. My life today is substantially stripped back from what it was then, but my fears about there being “enough” have been unfounded. The structures that had been built before are holding firm. Naturally, as I write this, I’m touching whatever wood I can find.

That doesn’t mean that I’m no longer ambitious or looking for what’s next…hell, no. Nor does it mean that life is perfect- it’s absolutely and gloriously imperfect…and for now, I’m ok with that- but I’d sooooo love a publishing deal! What it does mean is that I’m feeling so much more gratitude than I used to, and that I’m feeling more at home in my skin than I used to, that I’m feeling closer to being me than I used to.  I also know that this feeling is transitory and that tomorrow could bring a massive southerly change or shit storm- but I’m not worrying about that just now…

Full Moons often bring insight like this. You see your situation with more clarity, more light- and so you should- the Sun is casting all his light on the Moon.

The Full Moon is, by nature, an opposition. And, as with all oppositions, there’ll be one side of it that you tend to favour. It’s this part of you that will be reflected out into the world at the Full Moon.

And that’s ok. The purpose of oppositions is to show us two opposite points of view, to show us what we need to acknowledge in order to reach balance, the opposing viewpoint that requires compromise.

This Full Moon is very much about how you hold on and how you let go, about having it all and stripping it back, about finding peace and serenity somewhere in the middle of it all.

It’s about staring down the fears that hold you back, finding freedom beyond the comfort zone, giving yourself permission to switch off, turn off, and appreciate the beauty of nature, routines, and all that connects you to the earth.

How to interpret this Full Moon?

• Think about where 25 Taurus 26’ and 25 Scorpio 26’ falls in your chart. This is the axis that’s under the spotlight.  Now be honest, what side of this axis do you do well? In my case it’s the 3^rd and the 9^th. I do Scorpio well, but have difficulty with Taurus. I do the 9^th house well, but have difficulty with the 3^rd.
• Now look at what house the Moon rules. These will be the house with Cancer on the cusp. In my case, it’s the 5^th.
• What aspects are being made? Keep your orbs to around 2 deg.

In my case, the Full Moon is opposite Neptune, sextile Jupiter and sextile the Moon. Neptune is in my 9^th house and rules my 1^st.  Jupiter is in my 5^th house and rules my 10^th. The Moon is in my 1^st house and rules my 5^th.

Putting it together

• The source of the transit is the third- a message perhaps? Communication? An offer?
• Given that there’s an opposition to Neptune, it’s likely that something will happen that requires me to make an adjustment or decision around my dreams and visions.
• The insights that will be coming my way, are to do with me (1^st), my creativity or “babies”(5^th), my career (10^th) and the things that blow my mind.

Naturally, in my Piscean daydreamy way, I’m choosing to see it as an offer (3^rd) coming through from a publishing house (9^th) for a three book deal (5^th). There’ll be some to’ing and fro’ing of contracts, and compromises needed (opposition), but these are all able to be overcome (sextile and trine). The end result will be a boost to my writing career (10^th) and make me very happy and opening champagne (1^st)…but it could be something very different indeed!

What about you? What story can you make from your transits? Have some fun with it…

See also An Anatomy of a Full Moon for more tips on interpreting this monthly event