Aries Full Moon: Sunday, 10/13/19, 5:08 pm ET,

Feel contained in your power

In a world where we are constantly temped by distractions outside of ourselves, energetic containment is a radical act. This Aries Full Moon activates our internal fire- our own precious spark of the divine that is uniquely our very own. Pull your root chakra and draw that energy up your spine. Feel your magic and radiate that juiciness. You are magic. You are your own special creation in the making. You are in progress, and isn’t that so beautiful!? The Aries Full Moon squares off with Pluto, so don’t be surprised by those intense feelings. Pluto is the primal force of nature that rules death, rebirth, and procreation. Feel that force alive within yourself knowing that you have that power. You are it- the creation and the creator. Remember your potency. Remember your magic.

Art by Jade Purple Brown

This morning I woke up to the haunting hum of an old broken record. It comes around less and less frequently now, but I’m always startled by the return of these memories— the ones I suppress but never truly disappear. The thoughts remain in the back of my mind hanging on the fantastical hook of imaginary outcomes born of “what if I had handled that situation differently?” Or “if I’d sooner have been taught to value myself, that I’d never had allowed myself to endanger my own welfare like.”

Yes, I’m talking about PTSD. But I’m also talking about Sun square Pluto— this aspect was wrapped into the Full Moon and we get to work with this energy for a whole two weeks. It’s psychological and it unearths the humiliating pieces of the past, along with themes of power— use and misuse and the reclaiming of. I’m striving to find the gold here; what am I supposed to see this time? Am I supposed to forgive harder? Or is it my right to decide I’ve been too forgiving in my life? I keep thinking how taking the high road may be noble but it doesn’t always save us.
Pluto invites something to die within us so that something greater (and more beautiful) may burst through the concrete. But what is that something? It may be painful to stay with it, but treasure is promised on the other side. If you’re feeling this transit too, may you stay vigilant and strong so that you may also find your treasure

Image: “Coiled and Crushed” by Teagan White