02/24/2024
Full Moon in Virgo- Sat, Feb 24th at 7:30 AM (EST)
Today and tonight is the Full Moon in Virgo, which puts it just opposite the Sun in Pisces. What a sensitive moon it is! We feel more intently during the full moon because we, just like our blue planet, are mostly water! The Moon rules, and pulls, not just the tides of the earth and sea, but in our body as well.
As the Sun is the great masculine planet, the Moon is the great feminine planet, and women are especially sensitive to its influence. Many women menstruate at the time of the full Moon, and it’s amazing how many babies are born. The “tides” of the Moon are the tides of emotion, the stream of intuition, and the psychic pull of that vast ocean within us, known as the Collective Unconscious. It is this aspect of us that allows messages and dreams to be received from the depths of the Self.
The Moon passes through all 12 signs of the zodiac in every monthly cycle. When the Moon is directly opposite the Sun, it receives the full force of the Sun's light and appears in its Full Moon glory.
This full Moon in the sign of Virgo is a wonderful balance to the Sun's placement in the mystical, and super sensitive, Pisces. Virgo is an earth sign, and she is grounded, practical, hard working and healing. Her Key phrase is: 'I Analyze'. With this Full Moon al parts of our mind are stimulated. Virgo is ruled by the planet Mercury, the planet of the Conscious mind. Pisces is the sign that represents the bridge between the Sub-Conscious and the Super-Conscious, transcendent mind. This bridge gives us an opportunity to be inspired from higher sources, and to make practical and logical use of our intuitions and inspirations, and to manifest them in our lives.
Virgo is the sign of the Divine Feminine in the zodiac. She represents both young Persephone and her mother Demeter - pesonifing both Virgin and fully mature Goddess. Together they were worshiped for over 2,000 years at the Eleusinian Mysteries in Greece. Virgo is Mother Nature and a healer, feeding the world, making it fruitful, and ministering to its woes. She is known for her critical discernment and analysis. She knows how to fix things, and today we can have insights about our well-being.
All of us who walk the healing path can be guided and inspired. Virgo rules health, hygiene, daily work, and joy in giving service. We can be inspired in ways we can serve others. We can also improve our own work and working conditions. All of us who need healing can tune in to our inner wisdom today and listen for guidance about practical ways to heal ourselves.
In the Tarot, Virgo is assigned to the card of the Hermit, one of the most important cards in the deck. The Hermit is the Fool, the Holy Innocent, returned to the mountaintop, after a cycle of experience, now ready to guide and assist others. In our personal experience the Hermit’s guidance can come in the form of the Inner Teacher, or Voice of Wisdom. This Full Moon is a wonderful time to turn within, to listen within, for our teacher. We may have more than one. Many believe that we have an Inner School.
Here are some suggestions for connecting to your Inner Guidance:
Sit quietly in a place you will not be disturbed. Use any meditation technique that you are familiar with, and that pleases you, to center and become still.
If you do not know how to meditate, then use a simple technique of spending a few minutes giving complete attention to watching your breath, riding the waves of your own breathing, not forcing , just noticing, and letting your breath breathe you.
To help you, you might like to gaze at the Tarot card of the Hermit or The High Priestess, both of which are powerful archetypes of inner teachers. Images are a powerful way to influence our sub-conscious mind. If your mind wanders, it’s no big deal, just bring it back. Even if you need to refocus many times in a short meditation, never be impatient with yourself. In this way, we have an opportunity to cultivate an inner loving relationship.
Close your eyes and imagine you are in a safe and sacred space. Imagination is our greatest treasure! See your Inner Teacher in your mind’s eye, just as your own inner mind would like to see them appear. They will not necessarily appear like the Hermit or High Priestess! Notice how willing they are to be with you. See the love in their eyes, for there are no judgments here, only love and acceptance.
You can bring them any questions about your life and your path. You may ask for assistance and guidance with any spiritual concern or life decision. Perhaps you will ‘feel’ this connection rather than see it as a vision, or you may hear it as a voice centered in your heart. Each of us receives in our own unique way. Be receptive and listen. You can return to this space and connect to your Inner Teacher anytime you wish. This being is called by many names, one of which is the Higher Self.
May your inner quest be blessed.
Ellen Goldberg
www.schooloforacles.com