FULL MOON IN AQUARIUS, Wednesday, August 9th, at 3:54 am PDT (17 degrees)

You have a destiny. You were born for a reason. We each play a integral role during this pivotal time on Earth. This Full Moon stimulates the remembrance of who we really are and what we came here to do. The Sun in Leo beams light into our hearts, sparking our soul's intentions and rekindling our dreams and visions. The Moon in Aquarius helps us see where change is sorely needed and where we can accomplish more by joining forces with like-minded souls. The power of love and the power in numbers is in the spotlight now.

This Full Moon in Aquarius-Leo is greatly energized by Saturn's approaching opposition to Neptune. Saturn is halfway through Leo, where he urges us to follow our hearts and express our unique gifts. Neptune (at 18°28') passed the halfway point in Aquarius last year and continues to erode the divisions and ideologies that foster discord and disparity. Saturn has an orbital period of about 29 years, whereas Neptune takes 168 years to circle the Sun; only every 35 years do they conjoin or oppose each other. On August 31, Saturn and Neptune make their first exact opposition at 18° Leo Aquarius (the second pass occurs on February 28, 2007 at 20° Leo-Aquarius, and the third is on June 25, 2007 at 22°). Saturn rules the world of form and its limitations of time and space; Neptune's domain encompasses the formless, nonphysical dimensions of reality. Saturn separates, Neptune unifies. These oppositions signify an important period of dissolution and reformation of identities, principles, institutions, and governments. Fallacies and illusions are exposed on all levels; whatever is oppressive and corrupt becomes obvious and intolerable.

Oppositions always relate to when the two planets last met: Saturn made its previous conjunctions with Neptune (at 11-12° Capricorn) in 1989, the year that saw the last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rebellion in Tianenmen Square and China's imposition of martial law in Tibet, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, U.S. President George H. W. Bush's allocation of $300 billion to bail out the savings and loan industry, the conviction of televangelist Jim Bakker for fraud, and the first appearance of crop circles in the United Kingdom. The spacecraft Voyager 11 passed by Neptune and transmitted the first close-up photos of the planet that year as well. The last opposition of Saturn and Neptune occurred in the early degrees of Gemini-Sagittarius during 1971-72, a period of increasing protests against the war in Vietnam, the beginning of the Watergate scandal, the devaluation of the U.S. dollar, Soviet landings on Venus and Mars, and the opening of the controversial play, Jesus Christ, Superstar.

Besides the Sun opposing the Moon and Saturn opposing Neptune, a third opposition forcefully challenges the status quo: Mars at 11° Virgo opposes Uranus at 14° Pisces (exact on August 13). Virgo operates through analysis and reason; Pisces functions on intuition and revelation. Thought and consideration are needed not impetuous action; we need reform, not just rebellion.

Now is the time for feelings of togetherness which unite men and women in their dedication to a collective ideal; a time to develop the capacity to protect and safeguard one's individual rights under complex social pressures.

" Be brave, be true, and bear in mind: Freedom is not doing whatever we want, but really wanting to do what we must." (Carl Jung)

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