Full Moon in Aries 2019

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This full moon will be exact on 10/13/2019 at 5:08 p.m. ET at 20 degrees of Aries

Horoscopes for this New Moon are organized by rising sign. If you don’t know your rising sign, feel free to email me to ask.

Aries Rising:

While in previous weeks you may have been focused on setting intentions around relationships, this full moon represents the culmination of your efforts to cultivate your persona over the past six months. There could be on the one hand a conflict between the way you choose to present yourself and the power dynamics at play in your career. On the other hand, there should be much support from the expanded view of the world you've been developing over the past year. An intense desire to connect with someone else could trigger a sudden change in your values or finances. As Mercury travels through its retrograde shadow and approaches a trine with Neptune, pay extra attention to the way you communicate these desires and take care to tease out the truth when emotions are involved. Whatever insights you are able to gain regarding the way you present yourself to others today, keep what is working and make plans to shed all that is not over the next six months.

Taurus Rising:

Recently you may have been working on starting a new health or work routine. This full moon will highlight the state of your mental health, perhaps by stretching it in such a way that could even cause you to question your deepest beliefs. On the positive side, you may have a more intense desire for your partner than usual, and that partner is likely to have the resources needed to support you. Do take extra care in your communications with these close friends and lovers, as Mercury is currently traveling the area of the Zodiac where it will retrograde at the end of the month. Use whatever surfaces on this day in the realm of your mental health as your indicator of what you'll need to let go of over the next six months to really get what you want in this area. Some suggestions for what to leave behind: intoxicants and glowing rectangles. Allow more time to sit with your feelings and just feel them, and get rid of whatever time-wasters you use to avoid doing this. Dreams could also be a potent source of guidance at this time.

Gemini Rising:

Lately you've hopefully been focused on seeding your intentions around what you create and how you have fun. This full moon highlights the progress you've made with your community and friends over the past six months. While this could create some stress around resources that you share with a partner, there is also likely to be considerable support from this partner at the same time. There could be some intense connections through work or perhaps an amelioration of a health condition that could trigger ongoing changes in your unconscious. Meditation skills could come in handy this weekend. Be extra careful to communicate clearly where work is concerned over the next several weeks as Mercury travels through his retrograde shadow. Use the feedback you get from your community this full moon weekend to decide what aspects are working, and make plans to let go of whatever is not working over the next six months.

Cancer Rising:

While in previous weeks you've likely been focused on your intentions for your home and family, this full moon shifts your focus to your career. Whatever intentions you set for this area of your life six months ago are coming to fruition with this lunation. It's likely that you'll experience some deep frustration with a partner or perhaps a coworker, but on the other hand, the work itself should be satisfying. You might experience an intense desire to engage in some creative, sexy fun that is in tension with your community. Take extra care while communicating your desires, as Mercury is now in his retrograde shadow, and anything said or done during the next two weeks in this area of your life is likely to be revisited twice more by early December. Use today's events as feedback for what is and is not working for you in your career, and take steps to shed that which no longer serves you over the next six months.

Leo Rising:

Recently you've hopefully been seeding the intentions you've set around the way you communicate with others and organize your schedule. This full moon shifts your focus to the big picture, calling attention to your beliefs about how the world works, long-term studies or long-distance travels. Whatever seeds were sown in this area of your life six months ago will bear fruit now, highlighting those aspects of your approach that have worked well and those that would be best composted over the next six months. You are likely to experience a serious challenge to your beliefs due to either a health- or work-related issue. On the other hand, the growth you've experienced around your creativity over the past year should provide helpful support at this time. You may experience an intense desire to stay home or connect with family in a way that is in tension with recent changes in your career or public role. Take extra care in your communications with housemates and family over the next few weeks, as Mercury will be testing these in his upcoming retrograde.

Virgo Rising:

Lately you've been focused on setting intentions for your finances and the things that you own, but this full moon brings your attention to those things that you do not quite own, but share with another or borrow. Whatever work you've been doing in this area of your life for the past six months will reach its culmination today, giving you feedback on what approaches have proved useful and which can be let go of over the coming six months. You might, on the one hand, need to make adjustments to these shared resources to make room for fun and creativity in your life. On the positive side, the efforts you've been making to grow and improve your home and family life should provide a boost to your morale. You may have a greater than usual desire to communicate with others in such a way that could challenge your changing beliefs about what reality is and how it works. Mercury has plans to spend extra time going back and forth over these issues between now and the beginning of December, so choose your words wisely and take extra care to see clearly those with whom you communicate.

Libra Rising:

While in previous weeks you've been working with your intentions around your image and persona, this full moon highlights the culmination of your efforts to form and reform partnerships with others in the past six months. You'll want to express yourself in a passionate way that might stand in contrast to the harmonious tone you've been aiming to present. There is likely to be considerable friction as these energies rub against your home and family life, or perhaps trigger issues around the way you were raised. On the other hand, there is also support in the form of jubilant communication and learning. An intense desire could lead to an unexpected expense or gift to or from another. Take extra care when thinking about finances or communicating about your values, as Mercury’s upcoming retrograde will revisit this area of your life twice more in coming weeks.

Scorpio Rising:

Recently you’ve hopefully been setting intentions for how you’d like to improve your mental health and your meditation practice. This full moon shifts your focus to your physical health and the work you do to serve yourself and others, bringing whatever growth you’ve been working on in this area of your life to its culmination. Use whatever happens on this day as your guide for which practices to keep and which to let go of over the next six months. You may experience friction trying to communicate what’s going on for you with these topics. Remember to breathe. The positive aspect of this time is it may highlight what you value most, or you might find some sort of product or service that alleviates what ails you. At the same time, you could be experiencing a heightened level of tension between yourself and a relationship that has been undergoing radical changes. Take extra care to advocate for yourself with clarity and to listen carefully to what others are saying to you. Whatever comes up this weekend is likely to be a topic that will be revisited during Mercury’s retrograde and post-shadow period, so do your best to be kind to your future self by making your best effort now.

Sagittarius Rising:

While in recent weeks you’ve hopefully been focused on your intentions for your community, this full moon highlights the culmination of your efforts to realize your intentions for the things you create and the ways you have fun. While the desire to make something expressive could be in conflict with your budget, on the other hand you should also be feeling like all the growth you’ve been experiencing as a personality over the past year are also bearing fruit now. You might be feeling an intense desire for something you are not quite aware of, which could cause some tension in your physical body and possibly in your efforts to do your work. Make sure you get some time alone, preferably meditating, to help you navigate and soothe these urges. Journaling could also help you articulate what you’re feeling, which might be a good idea since Mercury will be spending a lot of time here during its retrograde. Use the events of this weekend to guide you to release whatever is not working for you in your creative endeavors over the next six months.

Capricorn Rising:

For the past few weeks you’ve hopefully been working on setting your intentions for your career. This full moon will shift your focus to home and family, representing the culmination of your efforts in that area of life over the past six months. Whatever occurs this weekend can be taken as feedback for which efforts have been working and which have not. Identify whatever is not working at home and let go of those things over the next six months to make room for better things to grow there in the future. You may feel there is some friction between the way you present yourself to others, your career, and your home, and there may need to be adjustments made in each of these areas to make everything work. On a positive note, if you’ve been making an effort to grow your meditation practice or improve your mental health over the past year, you’ll likely experience the reward of your effort, enabling you to handle the friction with grace or at least faith that everything can be resolved. You may also feel an intense desire to connect with your community that is in tension with the ways you’ve been revolutionising your creativity. Take extra care as you communicate with your chosen tribe, as Mercury will be retrograding through this area of your chart by Halloween.

Aquarius Rising:

Recently you’ve hopefully been setting your intentions around how you’d like to develop your views on what life is and how it works. This full moon will shift your focus to how your efforts to realize your best intentions around communication over the past six months are working out. You are likely to feel friction or conflict around these topics that could be hard to put your finger on. For example you might be very irritated but not know why. It might be a good idea to give yourself an hour or five of alone time to sit and observe your feelings. Journaling could also be very helpful in sorting out exactly what is bothering you. Luckily, there is also a bright side here, as your community will likely be there to support you through whatever comes up. You might feel an intense desire to connect with others through your career that creates tension with your family or home. Take extra care in how you communicate at work, as Mercury will station retrograde in this area of your chart at the end of the month. Use the events of this weekend to get clear on what aspects of your approach to communication are working, and let go of whatever isn’t over the next six months.

Pisces Rising:

While the past few weeks have hopefully found you setting intentions around those things which you share with others, this full moon will show you the culmination of your efforts over the past six months to reach your goals around your own finances, possessions, and the things that you value. You might experience some friction between these areas and your community, but at the same time you’re also likely to experience a boost in your finances as a result of the growth you’ve experienced in your career over the past year. You may also feel a sudden desire to travel somewhere or study something that could be in conflict with your usual daily schedule. Another possibility is you could be drawn to a new philosophy or spirituality and have tension around communicating this to others. However, with Mercury preparing to station retrograde in this area of your chart at the end of this month, do make your best effort to communicate your beliefs clearly, or to double-check your travel arrangements and leave room for the unexpected. Use the events of this weekend to determine which of your values or approaches to money are no longer serving you, and work to shed these things over the next six months.