MARCH 1-2: FAIR VIRGO FULL MOON

MOON ENTERS VIRGO at 0:57am EST on Thursday, March 1 and remains here until Friday, March 2 at 6:50pm when it goes VOID OF COURSE for the rest of the night. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Opposite Venus in Pisces. The FULL MOON IS EXACT at 7:51pm on Thursday at 11º Virgo (the third Full Moon in a row at 11º!) Ruled by Mercury, the Mutable Earth Virgo Moon is Opposite the Pisces Sun - so the Virgo/Pisces Axis is highlighted. This polarity may be described as Virgo's drive towards Order (and all that that implies) opposing the drive towards Neptunian Chaos, and all that concept carries. Virgo's need for perfection suggests analytical thinking and a level of control. As an Earth sign our attention may be drawn to the physicality of the body (health, diet, appearance) and other material things (cleaning house, organizing the office). Pisces' symbol of the Great Dissolver, suggests all delineations necessary for order disappear. All is One and One is All. Its most optimum expression might be a communion with the Divine, blissful meditation or one's ego being transcended through the beauty of music, poetry or art. Its least desirable expression could be confusion, deception or an escape into the illusion and oblivion of drugs or alcohol. An extreme expression of Virgo/Pisces would be the classic Victim/Persecutor/Savior dynamic. Pisces may not be aware of boundaries or fear separation and behave inappropriately, becoming Victim. This draws out the Controller in Virgo to draw lines with a hurtful critical response. Enter the Savior, also Pisces, who feels compelled to Redeem or forgive any wrong doing. Sometimes the Victim is also the Redeemer, forgiving the abuser until the next assault. The Virgo/Pisces Full Moon period is a time of culmination. Any existing tensions are likely to heighten to a climax as the Moon waxes towards fullness.

But Healing is also inherent in the alchemical Sacred Marriage of Opposites. Any Full Moon  begs the resolution of tension created by the polarity. Psychological Astrology suggests acknowledging both ends of the opposition which is an alternative to the either/or more common inclination. In this case we might be vigilant about considering the whole Piscean picture as well as the Virgonian details involved in a situation. We could let our Piscean imagination be informed by what's logically practical from Virgo's analysis. We could pay attention to both the visible, outer, tangible Virgo perspective and the inner invisible Piscean dream world...pay attention to the imagination.  Sometimes we benefit from Chaos as well as Order. When we diffuse the eyes' focus, we may see some things more clearly. Often through Chaos we can comprehend the integration of all the separate elements. In the Duality of the Sacred Marriage comes a new Unity - the Divine Child.

In less philosophical daily life, Virgo Moons are the time to organize and clean your house! I always look forward to using this energy to get my home in order. It's also a perfect time to activate Mercury's ability for writing, speaking, teaching and traveling. Accessing just the right word and organizing thoughts tend to come more easily now. The tricky aspect of Virgo is its narrow focus and nit-picky critical attitude. Try to see the bigger picture and don't get caught up in judging the small stuff and the less-than-perfect people around you.

Because the Last Aspect carries the two major Feminine archetypes of Moon and Venus (in Opposition) there may be tension in relationships with women. Remember the suggestions above for some ways out of potential conflicts. This is also a great time to pay attention to any health issues and diet. Don't forget: The is is Good time to work on your TAXES. Get them in early before Mercury goes Retrograde on March 22! The best days for sending in Taxes are March 5 and 6th. If you remain aware of Virgo's pitfalls, actions initiated during this Moon period will tend to have FAIR outcomes. 

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VIRGO FULL MOON SCENE: Ordinary People, 1980; Director: Robert Redford's directorial debut; Adapted from When anyone asks me what my favorite film is - while, like most people, I have many - my immediate response is Ordinary People. It was my first experience of an American film with a Bergman-esque sensibility...meaning a contemporary psychological story which delves deeply into the suffering of its characters. This family drama which depicts the underbelly of a seemingly perfect upper middle class life, features Mary Tyler Moore as Mother Beth, Donald Sutherland as Father Calvin, Timothy Hutton as wounded son Conrad and Judd Hirsch as psychotherapist. In this scene, we actually witness the Divine Child Conrad as victim caught between an angry controlling mother and confused but forgiving father. All three suffer from the unexpected recent death of a second son. Moore's Beth is one of the most Virgonian (in its least optimum expression!) characters in cinema. Individual moments are devastatingly telling: the straightening of dinner napkins in their rings before she closes the drawer - where only they are kept - seems more important than listening to her son. Her straight and narrow figure exudes order and perfection. At one point Calvin admonishes her, "We would have been all right, but you can't handle mess..." And a hidden chaos is what their life has become. Psychotherapist Berger helps Conrad unravel his mire of emotions in an unusually creative way. The healing of Conrad is a magnificent thing to witness. I've screened this masterpiece for my first film every semester to introduce students to psychological analysis. The conversations that ensued were always remarkable. That the adapted screenplay, acting and directing is impeccable is the cherry on the top. The movie won Best Supporting Actor for Hutton, Best Adapted Screenplay for Alvin Sargent, Best Director for Redford and Best Dramatic Film - an upset victory over Scorcese's Raging Bull. If you've never seen this breakthrough film, treat yourself a transporting cinematic experience.