Full Moon in Aries: Fight Fear with Love

Yay! There's a super full moon this weekend Saturday Oct 15th at 9:30pm on the west coast so that's 12:30am Sunday, Oct. 16th on the east coast. The energy of this full moon in Aries elevates any internal and external wars going on in our lives and in the world right now. If you’ve been working on being more balanced you may experiences changes and challenges related to that. There are extreme energy fluctuations right now. The goals you set earlier this month might not be happening the way you hoped and there’s been some plot twists. Or you might have been feeling pulled from feeling abundant and have been feeling more afraid about your finances recently. Or you’ve felt more like something is missing from your relationships and there’s been more tension in your love life because Venus, which rules loving energy, is semi-square Mars this week also. This Aries full moon energy pushes us to leave old habits behind and make room for new greatness.

Being that this Full Moon in Aries is occurring during Libra season it is about teaching us to embrace change with grace.

You’ll need to manage dealing with trying to be grounded and consistent while dealing with spontaneity and the unexpected.

Be open-minded. Don’t resist it.

To work on the path of least resistance; what you resist persists so just let it flow. Learn that you can still accomplish all your tasks and goals even through life’s trials and wars.

This point in Libra season is not the time to slack off on love, gratitude, and connecting to earthiness, especially with what's going on with the moon and other planets right now.

This is a time to:​

Focus on strengthening your root chakra by spending time in the park, expressing gratitude for this autumn season and its lessons of managing change. If you do yoga stand in tree pose while wearing or holding smokey quartz. Smokey Quartz is a grounding stone that transmutes negative energies and facilitates your ability to get things done in the practical world. This balances Libra energy.

Meditate with rose quartz to increase love and release fear. Write down all your fears and burn them during the full moon. Rose quartz is known as the love stone. It is also the stone of love in marriage. This balances Aries energy.

Meditate with jade to feel more balanced and harmonious with life. Ask the universe for what you need believe wholeheartedly that you will be provided for. This balances the Venus & Mars energy that’s in opposition right now.

As a black woman who sees herself as a global citizen and divine messenger, I have studied many religions and spiritual ways of living so that I can connect with and heal people from various culturally backgrounds. As I have made black women, children and families my top priority and believe that we must continue to learn more about indigenous and African spirituality, there is also immense value in seeing the similarities across various cultural spiritual teachings. This reminds me of a lesson from the Way of the Tao, “Knowing the constant is called enlightenment.” The Tao, translated from Chinese means, the way or the spiritual path. With that said here’s some food for thought to meditate with from the ‘Tao Te Ching’ by Lao Tzu:

“… those who know they are enough are truly wealthy.”

“…to grow yet not to control; this is the mysterious virtue.”

“… if you want to become whole first let yourself become twisted and broken.”

“… things come her way and she does not stop them; things leave and she lets them go. She has without possessing and acts without any expectations.

“… she who follows the way of the Tao will draw the world into her steps. She can go without fear of being injured, because he has found peace and tranquility in her heart”

“ … those who leave the womb at birth and those who enter their source at death, of these : 3 out of 9 celebrate life, 3 out of 9 celebrate death and 3 out of 9 simply go from life to death. What is the reason for this? Because they are afraid of dying, therefore they can not live”

Do not let your fears keep you from living the life your heart truly desires. The life cycle is about birth, death and rebirth. Rebirth requires change and going through the darkness to be transformed. What’s more transformative than love?

“Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love -- which is to transform us.' Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high. They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling.” ― bell hooks (black American feminist author, activist & Libra)

Yes, there is much work to be done. And Aries energy, all cardinal and fiery, is aggressively pushing us to take action on matters we’ve been indecisive about or procrastinating or feeling fearful and doubtful. Now more than ever, this is a time to use love to repel fear. This is a time for reprogramming your mindset, unlearning and releasing. A time of transformation so if you feel as if your life is being turned upside down then it is time to surrender. Surrender to love.

The only thing constant is change and this Full Moon in Aries during Libra season energy also reminds us of that. It's time for some action. Make that change!

Written by Angelika Peacock: Mother, Divine Healer, Astrologer, Aromatherapist, Alchemist, Artist, Heath Advocate and Head Mistress at goddessangelika.com

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