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Full Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse @ 16 degrees Taurus 00'
November 8, 2022
3:03 AM PST
6:03 AM EST
This month's Full Moon in tropical Taurus is a total lunar eclipse, most visible directly over the Pacific Ocean. Western U.S., Canada, Russia, New Zealand, and northern Greenland will have the best views. As with any Full Moon/eclipse, there is a more dramatic than usual "coming to a head" of various situations or processes, both personally and collectively. Additionally, Uranus' exact and nearly occulted conjunction adds an erratic and unsettling element to this lunation overall.
In the year following 2020's Saturn/Pluto and Jupiter/Saturn conjunctions, Saturn again began to involve itself in a collectively significant transit. The Saturn/Uranus square symbolically speaks to cultural and political volatility and the emergence of dynamic tension between extreme polarities. One such manifestation is a radical push toward hyper-novelty and an equally radical pulling back to an antiquated past. We might find ourselves somewhere in the middle, questioning our positioning and how much of either end we need to integrate.
Saturn and Uranus' square is a major feature of this Full Moon/eclipse, yet Uranus is the loudest in the room. Taurus, as a fixed sign, is not attuned to sudden changes or reversal of routines. Yet, an eclipse with Uranus is precisely the kind of energy brought to this earthy, stable sign. And we can anticipate some of that to show up alongside this lunation, such as the arrival of sudden lifestyle alterations or an inner desire to break free of imposed limitations.
If struggling with a conflict between wanting to forge new ground or follow a more stable/conventional path, this Full Moon/eclipse can bring about a breakthrough or resolution. The solution might be a compromise or realization about the potential benefit of both amd integrating some aspects of each polarity. Taking time before making rash decisions is a must around this Full Moon energy, but don't ignore the building energy signaling a need for some change, adjustment, and experimentation.
Mercury and Venus in Scorpio, opposing this lunation, suggest also the emergence of hidden knowledge, information, desires, impulses, and data. All of these emerging truths or realizations have the potential to shake up and destabilize the current order of things. Anticipate reaching a crescendo or breakthrough along a novel pathway you've been following, and embrace the new perspectives emerging from the shadows. While this is a volatile eclipse, the more you embrace and flow with the changes, the better you'll integrate these energies.