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This evening marks the time for our first full moon since eclipse season has ended, and it’s kicking off in the fire sign Aries.

Our previous Aries moon was a solar eclipse that happened towards the end of March this year, and I don’t know about you, but I had some things going on back then…

This time was pretty significant as March turned out to be quite a stressful month (maid of honour duties as well as leaving our home), but I was also in a bit of a war with myself. I was in the strange limbo of shedding some old dense layers, to which I had replaced with some lighter new ones, but I hadn’t quite yet flourished. I was still weighed down, held back and standing in my own way. Frustration was at the forefront because I was chomping at the bit to get going but also fearing being set free because I didn’t know what it would bring. I couldn’t predict anything. From what I had learned already is that you tend to lose more during these times. Friends, routines, relationships, energy, personas etc. and with all of that, you can feel as though you’ve lost your identity. And don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer that if it sheds, it sheds for a reason, but when you can sense, feel and want that deep shedding with the awareness of how it usually goes, it’s exciting but daunting at the same time.

Astrological perspective:
My south node is in Aries. South nodes represent our karmic pasts, repeated patterns/habits and the energy of our past lives. Aries is the bold and feisty fire sign. The first sign of the zodiac. At this time, I was really feeling this moon in the lead up and afterwards too. It was big and bold and really struck a cord with me.

My South node in Aries has been a topic of conversation between Léon and I for the past month or two as I’m currently on a path where I can either choose myself or choose love (spoiler alert, I choose love), this choice reveals whether I’m breaking karmic patterns or embracing this new themed life of community, relationships, human connection and collaboration, rather than staying on the same theme/path of fierce independence, me myself and I and impatience.

There were changes I needed to make that I also had to wait for them to happen. Leaving our home was super significant in this. I had lived there for a number of years (I lived there solo for 2.5years before Léon moved in). The area I was living held some incredibly dense energy, negativity and soo many boxes to try and fit into in order to feel like you fit in. I was never meant to stay there for as long as I did, but I did, and it did have an effect on me. I had changed who I was to not feel so different, I had become lazy and uninterested when it came to socialising, I was still living in need of being in a routine and I was lacking essence, vitality and that spring in my step.

Leaving home, as sad as it was (because I truly could’ve lived there forever) it just had to happen. And since it happened, I can see that beauty isn’t just skin related. A healthy mind = a healthy body = a healthy spirit = more light and abundance
I had to own my freedom before feeling it
I was never meant to fit into a box

It’s interesting reflecting back and comparing the scenarios around the solar eclipse in Aries and this full moon in Aries. A stark difference as so much has happened and been released since March.

This full moon is representing the final release I need to do before leaving Aus. The final shed of what can remain here. It’s daunting, there’s a lot to say goodbye to, but sheddings lead to light and newness, so in the end..it’s pretty exciting!