Leo Total Lunar Eclipse & SuperMoon – January 20, 2019; 9:16pm PST —
This Full Moon is a Total Lunar Eclipse which can be seen from North and South America, West Europe and Africa. It’s also the first of three SuperMoons (where the Moon is closest to the Earth) that we’ll have this year and the third Full Moon at 0◦ of its sign. If you are in a place where you can see the Moon, it should be quite a show.
Energetically, there will be a lot of intense Moon energy coming at us on Sunday. The Full Moon always brings an ending or culmination of some kind so this is an excellent time to release whatever is preventing your forward movement. But even though something may be ending now, the Moon closely aligns with the North Node which represents our current life destiny. This highlights the old adage of ‘One door closes and another opens’ – a time of endings and beginnings. Yes, we may have to give up something or make changes, this may even be an emotionally painful experience, but in the end, this opens up space for something new to manifest. This Lunar Eclipse is the last of the Leo/Aquarius series which began in February of 2017. You may find that whatever needs to be released relates back to issues you were having then or at the August 2017 Full Solar Eclipse. There is also the possibility that something from that time may re-emerge to be finally dealt with.
The power of this Full Moon; the Sun, Moon, Mercury, the North and South Nodes, and even Pluto (widely) are all square the planet, Uranus. Uranus brings the energy of non-conformity, rebellion, and the desire to throw off the eons of conditioning we’ve all been subjected to. We may see some uprising and pushing against power symbols, both globally and personally, as a part of this Full Moon energy. Potentially, this may be a time when those who feel repressed by the government and elite upper class finally begin to stand up for themselves. Though the Sun is in the sign of Aquarius and the Moon is in the sign of Leo, the North and South Nodes are in Capricorn and Cancer, respectively. This speaks strongly to the concepts of safety and security vs freedom.
This power-packed Full Moon is also accompanied by a very positive and optimistic combination of Venus and Jupiter. These two planets sit conjunct an incredibly powerful vortex of cosmic energy around which many galaxies spin, called the Great Attractor. This strengthens the Venus/Jupiter conjunction and because Sagittarius is involved brings more of a spiritual dimension and expansiveness to this aspect. It can bring good luck, success, prosperity, and abundance where it falls in your chart, which is a wonderful thing – who doesn’t want more abundance in their lives? But also take time during this Full Moon to think about the higher manifestation of your life. The vibration of the Earth is shifting, moving to a higher plane. Perhaps if we allow ourselves a broader more inspired vision of our lives we can tie into this shift and look beyond the ever-increasing annoyance brought by the ‘powers that be’. If we can stay centered and true to our own personal power, then whatever happens external to us becomes meaningless. These are times when we can raise our own consciousness and the consciousness of all who reside here.
… Beth Lauderdale, Evolutionary Astrology
