Apr 22, 2016
The Full Moon April 22 is at 2º Scorpio. April’s Full Moon, Full Pink Moon, heralds the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon.
There are no important Ptolemic aspects to the Full Moon. This throws the whole focus on the Scorpio Moons ruler. That ruler is Mars and it’s very hard to ignore him! The red planet of war is retrograde from April 18, on red giant Antares and it is also in square to toxic Neptune. Antares is found in the heart of the sidereal constellation of Scorpio so it will add yet more Scorpionic vibes to this Scorpio Full Moon.
This is the second Moon in a row ruled by Mars (after the April 7 Aries New Moon), so the warrior theme continues. A direct Mars will hit Antares again full force on August 23/24, when it will also be joined by fellow malefic Saturn. Phew! Dark times I know, but we must try and keep bright and optimistic. As this moon shows, life is cyclical, but cannot rain forever…
We could regard this April Full Moon then as if we are gladiators training up in the gym, building up our muscles for ‘battle’. I don’t mean literally (Though in some cases it could be), but really this is a time of strengthening our psychic immune system in case of attacks. From my Antares post: Mars on Antares:“Detrimental habits powerfully affecting the life, quarrels with friends and relatives, fairly favorable for gain”. Obsessive ambition. Rash, impulsive acts. Seeing the world as a battle between good versus evil. Swinging from sinner to saint. Extremist views.
The Moon has the precise degree of its fall in this decan (3º Scorpio) which is suppose to make it extremely unfortunate. This is the devouring moon, the goddess Kali. The Moon is desperately famished here and can also be sexual insatiable. One can become either totally ruthless and Plutonic with their hunger, or they could feel a great fear of it. At this time we need to understand nature’s sometimes cruel cycles of death and rebirth. We will be less inclined to act in a ‘kill or be killed’ mode if we have faith in the power of resurrection.
Nature always seeks to corrects itself, even if it has to go through a bloody abortive stage first. This is a Full Moon of extremes so it seems that success here can only be all-or-nothing. It’s a blazing hot summer heatwave, or a severe frost. Because of the stark contrasts with Moon Scorpio 1, the native learns to adapt fast. Those that do not sink develop sharp brains and become wise survivors. The survival of the fittest plays out here and it’s true this decan can fail spectacularly at times. But generally, despite branded “unfortunate” the Moon here can actually work to produce unexpected excellence.
Times:
01:24 A.M EDT
12:24 A.M. CDT
11:24 PM MDT (21 Apr)
10:24 PM PDT (21 Apr)
06:24 AM GMT
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