On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 8:02AM EDT, the Aquarius Moon opposes the Leo Sun at 29 degrees - giving us this year's SECOND full Moon in Aquarius.
The 29th degree (last degree) of any sign is associated with a 'sense of urgency'. We've reached the end of the line with something. We might feel this pressure to make a move/decision right NOW. Sometimes we make poor decisions or regret decisions made with 29 degree planets because we make kind of 'blind leaps' even with things we have been mulling over for a long time (maybe especially with those things) and once in a while they bring us 'Hail Mary' type last minute saves.
Anyway you slice it the degree itself is rife with tension.
Full Moon bring situations to a result, to an end, to light.
This is the second Full Moon in Aquarius this summer; a rare occurrence. The first one happened at the very beginning of the sign, so this one at the end brings us a second chance with whatever event/situation the Moon is stimulating.
The Moon in Aquarius is answering to modern ruler Uranus - retrograde at 14 degrees Taurus, and ancient ruler Saturn - retrograde at 8 degrees Aquarius. The two planets in some stage of a square with each other for most of this year. Aquarius Full Moons, because this intellectual sign leans toward detachment, sometimes bring us what we NEED to feel.
Let's unpack the chart.
The Moon opposes the Sun and is conjunct a retrograde Jupiter. Ruler Uranus (retrograde) is trine Mars EXACT and is also trining Mercury. Ruler Saturn (retrograde) is trining the North Node and sextiling Chiron. The Moon is biquintile Venus, Uranus is biquintile Venus and Saturn is trining Venus.
The conjunction of the Moon with a retrograde Jupiter speaks of the OLD GOLD WE MISSED THE FIRST TIME THROUGH HERE/OLD OPPORTUNITIES. So there is something about this Full Moon's illumination/result/ending that brings a second chance. With this 'second chance' echoing (remember in astrology we are always looking for repeating aspects) the "second Full Moon in Aqua" - something here will bring a SECOND SHOT or be repeating (although differently) something that already happened. Jupiter's opposition to the Sun - which was exact earlier this week - shone a bright light on a RESULT that change or our avoiding change - has brought us. Both Aqua rulers being retrograde is further confirmation this Full Moon event/situation will not be brand new, but will provide, over time, an opening for something NEW.
(the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is a zeitgeist of this Moon, but we all have something like this happening in our lives, especially if this Moon is touching our chart - we are 'forced' to make some move that we have put off (the second 29th degree Moon) - probably the 'putting off' is more the problem than the actual move. The move/ending/whatever this is brings CHAOS - this is Aquarius after all - BIG chaos with Jupiter involved, but still this thing probably needs doing - that Saturn trine to the North Node. Aquarius isn't the best energy for 'good timing', timing is often off because we are overthinking/thinking too far ahead or think we know things we don't know. Uranus trine with Mars will bring smoothness to abrupt/impulsive moves which could just make them more abrupt/impulsive - nothing stops us! The thing we have been delaying almost just kind of HAPPENS.)
So, there are a couple 'for sures' here.
One - there is something reminiscent of Groundhog Day going on - the movie with the repeating storyline not the six more weeks of winter.
(If we go back to the Afghanistan situation - we have the United States having another Vietnam moment, Afghanistan getting something similar to the Soviet withdrawal back in the 1980's and the Taliban getting a second shot at power.)
Two - there is something liberating/freeing/future focused here.
And three - even if the Jupiter conjunction expands/exaggerates something we are not so happy about we can see from the other aspects it will be a GOOD THING IN THE END - Saturn trines the North Node, Mars trines Uranus and Venus, strong in her home sign (so strengthening partnerships/resources) trines both Saturn and the North Node (Grand Air Trine) PLUS she has those biquintiles - the gift interacting with another gift - from the Moon and Uranus. And she's Venus, dammit!
Now Mars is in Virgo, so our next move after this BIG ending/result or whatever this is, doesn't have to be some big thing. It will more likely just be the 'next thing' or a kind of 'fix'. BUT it will have to be different, so even though it will be connected to the past, something about it must be NEW. Liberating. Forward-leaning. We didn't get two Full Moons in Aquarius in 2021 - the year when Aqua's rulers battle it out all year, collective responsibility vs personal freedom BOTH needing to be heard - for us to remain seated.
If you get a second chance at something now, I think you might want to take it.
xo all
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