Full Moon in Virgo

This year's Virgo Full Moon is on March 8,2012. It's exact at 1:39 am Pacific, 4:39 am Eastern and 9:39 am London/GMT. For Aussies in Sydney, it's at 8:39 pm. Find your time with the World Clock Converter.

Grand Earth Trine

A stand-out about the March 8th Full Moon is the grand trine in earth signs. This fortifying energy three-way is between Mars Virgo (in retrograde), Jupiter Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn. As a constellation, Virgo is the only womanly array, and one whose feminine form spans 47 degrees of the ecliptic. Early sky watchers saw in Virgo's curvaceous form, the embodiment of deities like Ishtar, Innana, Demeter. From ancient days, the Virgo maiden is depicted holding symbols of the harvest, an ear of corn or wheat. When the Sun goes into Virgo, it's time to reap what's been sown.

Secret Garden

What a grand moment to cultivate your garden, by planting the seeds of what you'd like to create! Jupiter's presence means the rewards (of abundance and wealth) are great, when plans are fully in synch with regeneration and the holistic way of nature. What's genuine and timeless gets a hand up, by the planet of luck.

The earth signs are about tangible results and Full Moons are a time for action and revelation. The atmosphere is set for strong instincts to know what's worth building on, and what's too flimsy, temporary or rotted out to endure. Less is more with this Full Moon, with steps that are well-considered and that bolster your sense of stability.

The grand trine puts Mars in role of warrior for what's wholesome, with the natural cycles in mind. As archetype of the underworld, Pluto shows us what's to be unearthed yet, to create something truly lasting. Jupiter joining in makes it pleasurable to be productive and dig deep. All in all, a Full Moon for wisdom to be thorough, as the foundation is overhauled and stabilized for the future.

Adding to the earthy goodness, Venus is in Taurus, for heightened senses and simple contentment. And together with the Virgo Full Moon, the beauty of the natural and authentically earthed is the lure.

Wisdom of the Seasons

The Full Moon rings in at 18 degrees Virgo, and is opposite Sun Pisces. What takes us out of synch, and leads to an unnatural, dis-eased life? These two signs complement each other, for healing and living a life devoted to a sense of higher mission. The body is soothed when the soul finds understanding and release. And with integration of what we're carrying in the physical or psychic body, the way is cleared for heightened mystical awareness.

Virgo is an earth sign with a sense of the whole cycle. Virgo gives us practical intelligence, to bring what's off, back into balance. It's a sign that casts ahead using commonsense awareness of cause and effect. You could have a flash knowing at the Full Moon, about what adjustments need to be changed, to get where you want to go. Look to the house position of 18 Virgo for areas where practical magic works its wonders.

The Sun in Pisces is a shiny light on virtues like forgiveness, and unconditional love for self and others. Instead of getting frustrated and giving up, it's the month for seeing that we're works-in-progress, and spirits dressed in matter. It's a solar light for dissolving worn-out behaviors that are not aligned with your soul purpose.

The Beauty of the Small

At the Full Moon, we're invited to manifest with sure-footedness, from a real grounded awareness. Virgo is a sign of presence, and one that observes the smallest details. A great expansion happens now from being here now -- in your body, where you are. A great renewal comes from letting go of what keeps you from settling in, and knowing the power of presence.

Searing Truths

Among the other influences, Mercury Aries is riding close to breakthrough planet Uranus for bursts of inspiration. This is super stimulating to the original mind, for ideas that erupt with vital force. Mercury and Uranus are square to Pluto, for calling a spade a spade -- fearlessly looking into embedded, business-as-usual situations with fresh eyes.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.
William Blake