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Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse @ 09 degrees Gemini 38’
November 30, 2020
1:30 AM PST
4:30 AM EST
November ends with a Full Moon/lunar Eclipse in tropical Gemini. Eclipses often correlate with increased intensity and pace of events (as if we need more of that right now). However, these eclipses at the end of 2020 also promise to rapidly clear the air and bring about new themes and developments.
Additionally, Jupiter and Saturn will shift into Aquarius within days of one another and conjoin on the winter solstice. The Saturn/Jupiter conjunction is another signature transit of 2020, but far lighter and constructive than the Saturn/Jupiter/Pluto line-up that dominated most of the year. While Saturn and Pluto will still be in orb of conjunction until the end of 2021, Saturn/Jupiter in Aquarius brings fresh ambiance and new possibilities just when we need them.
This Full Moon/lunar eclipse will be visible from North America, Greenland, South America, Australia, and most of Asia. As a penumbral eclipse, only the Earth's outer shadow (the penumbra) will move over the Moon's face. There is likely to be intensified culminations or turning points clustering around this lunation, especially involving the Gemini themes of informational and communicative exchange. Look for perspective-altering news, data, gossip, and rapidly changing facts.
The Gemini/Sagittarius polarity is also highlighted. Gemini is tangential and often distractable, while Sagittarius is often motivated by a singular vision, belief, or philosophy. The tension between these two pursuits shows up with this Full Moon as a struggle between holding on to faith in light of conflicting information, or conversely, feeling more validated in a belief due to corroborating evidence.
Neptune's wide square to the Full Moon axis prompts a creative or visionary response to the moment. However, it also potentially generates a sense of obfuscation, uncertainty, or longingness to escape. Neptune's square can also challenge perceptions, instilling doubt or newfound faith, but a change in how we conceive "reality" is likely a critical correlation with this eclipse.
Reality is an ever-changing cultural and empirical construct. A part of us doesn't like that since it suggests we don't have a full grasp of what's going on. And yet, as paradoxical beings in a paradoxical universe, there is also a sense of liberation in such insight. Reality can be both reliable and, in some ways, malleable. With this eclipse, I think we can feel both hesitation and anticipation about what's possible and an openess to changing our minds about all of it.