March Polarity: Sun in Pisces | Full Moon in Virgo

This month's full moon in Virgo is one of those special transits where it happens to occupy the polar opposite of the sign that the sun occupies, which is Pisces. It doesn't happen like this every month, but when it does, the energy surrounding the full moon is amplified by its complimentary and polarizing effect. This means that the sun and moon are exactly 180 degrees apart which is exactly where Pisces and Virgo are in relation to each other, regarding their solar positions.

Pisces at a glance: The last few years have been productive in shoring up a spiritual practice that is now maturing and will serve you long-term. It will also help you discern the position of your moral compass. Artistic endeavors will soothe frayed ends. Approach medications and any mind-altering substances with modesty because Pisces is super sensitive to the effects of them. Job opportunities are increasing and positions of leadership will open up. Deepen your dialogue with commitments you've made. New terms are being written and old ones are being revised. Watch for big changes in June and July. Be resourceful in the face of financial challenges. This is a good time to redefine your brand. Symbolism that centers on sensitivity will serve as a light that shines on the future of your unique self, newly improved. Love is changing. You will make intense connections over the next year through foreign affairs, travel, co-workers and professional alliances. Stay grounded in reality instead of getting swept up in fantasy. Juice up existing relationships with passion and strengthen ones that need a little extra attention. Fertility is all around you.

Virgo and the polar moon: In this position, the mind and attitude are sharpened. Work is calling. Themes centered around service and health are also in focus. This is a good time to organize your office or work space. Detail-oriented tasks are especially good to tackle. Edit, weed or clean out a closet. Improving something will give you some speed in the fast track to accomplishing that to-do list.  Use this energy to critique, analyze or solve an important problem. Giving advice comes naturally under this influence, but learning when to accept it becomes a greater challenge. Doing it with grace, femininity and class will yield the best results.

Polarities are especially powerful alignments because the magnetic field they share at this angle is stronger in this position, especially when it involves a sun | moon alliance, and even more so when it happens on the full moon. This total aspect is fully effaced at 12:05 pm and moonrise is visible at 8:23 pm. Go outside tonight and take a minute to consciously participate in what is happening upstairs. The more aware we are, the more we stand to benefit these incredible acts of nature, that otherwise can be easily missed.

NAMASTE!

Full Moon in Cancer | January 15, 2014

Though the Moon in December was technically fully effaced in Gemini on the 17th, it quickly moved into Cancer 9 hours later and magnified the still powerful effects of being in it's most resonant home. Today however, Moonrise is at 7:06 pm and full by 10:52 pm. She has already occupied Cancer for two days and the differences of these two Moon transits will be felt.

Take the themes of the Moon and Cancer, put them into a tea cup and pour warm water on top. You'll find yourself immersed in a brew of instinct, intuition and emotion. Psychic precognition and spirituality will be on your mind. Allow your passion and sensuality to guide you with gentle, compassionate hands. Retreat into your home and do water rituals like bathing with herbs, fertilize your garden, make soup and drink tea. Embrace the water. Hold it. Go under and open your eyes. Feel the liquid shawls slide across your skin and rest in the weight of it's waves. This is a very feminine influence. Cancer is the nurturer. She mothers everyone and everything. She tends and takes care of those in need. She rules the reproductive organs. She has a giant heart that looks like a shell. There's a pearl inside. Wear it with silver and abalone. Resonate with the magnetic energy that is the strongest. Gather it up like string and let it drive you, uninhibited.

There are also subtle flares that can be felt with all Full Moons, coming from the influences of the angles made between the Moon in full (it's most powerful position) and the other planets. These are called aspects. They form squares, triangles and diametrically opposed lines.

• Moon square Mars | Challenging influence felt with freedom, restraint, expansion, travel, exploration and physical activity.
• Moon opposition Mercury | Polarizing or magnetic influence felt towards introvert | extrovert, mental activities or study, invention, learning, new concepts and ideas.
• Moon trine Saturn | Harmonizing influence towards challenges and limitations, problem solving, lessons and morals.

These are fleeting aspects that will shift every few days but whose effects are powerful when added to a Full Moon equation. Keys to understanding Astrology are drawn by looking into the areas of our life that become illuminated each day, month and year. It allows us to get a deeper understanding as to why themes in our life continue to repeat and why we feel drawn or compelled to activities, moods, objects and elements. Life is too short to waste a Full Moon - go out and jump in the water!

December Full Moon

What are your FULL MOON MEDITATIONS for today? This particular aspect is effaced with polarity as the sun and moon were in opposition at 3:28 this morning, occupying a solar Sagittarius and a lunar Gemini. It has since moved into Cancer and carries the harmony of being at home in this position. The moon rules Cancer. This is the alignment that magnifies the moon's greatest influence. Everything will be felt with more intensity for the next two days. This is a good time to work on your home-space. Rearrange it, wash it, organize it. Cozy up on the inside with stimulating material about mind expansion, spirituality and knowledge. Meditative practices will be especially powerful and your mind|body connection is ready to receive. Deepen your dialogue with water. Hydrate, irrigate, bathe, make a soup. Use any conflict you might feel to delineate the mystery behind the subconscious. Focus on action instead of reaction. Transform tender heart strings into music and radiate love, warmth and affection. Weed your garden and find the zen of the act. Cultivate your creativity because you will have an explosive instinct to share it with the world by Friday morning.