The full lunation emerges at 27 degrees of Virgo, in the bounds of Mars, and the final decan of Mars. Prior to wholeness, the Virgo Moon has recently opposed her fallen ruler Mercury in Pisces, the domiciled ruler of Pisces (Jupiter), and the eternal water deity (Neptune). Post-lunation, the Moon immediately trines Pluto in Capricorn. Backstage (in aversion to the Moon) are besieged Venus, Mars, and Saturn in Aquarius.
The high priestess opens her portals for all grievers to receive grace this full moon. Lately, I’ve been ruminating fallen planets as grieving planets. Astrologers often equate fallen planets as being disgraced in the realm they occupy. If exalted planets are pure, fallen planets are polluted; if exalted planets are loved, fallen planets are loathed; if exalted planets are success streak, fallen planets are failure streak. This binary is not a moral judgment, nor is it implying exalted planets would not experience something similar to fallen ones in their lives; I believe in certain realms, fallen and exalted planets’ experiences have more overlapping themes than we give them credit for, a deep discussion for another time!
Regardless, fallen planets have an intimate relationship with the idea and experience of failing. Fallen placements excel at failing: failing miserably and later, gracefully. For exalted planets, grace is given prior to any success-failure, and perhaps grace is taken away if they fail (ouch!) and earned more if they succeed. However, for fallen planets - grace is earned as they fail, failing countless times until the grace of achieving.
The current full moon does not want to fail. Virgo Moon is devoted to providing remedies for the people we encounter - we want to give specific and practical help as care-love-language - we want to be problem-solvers using our diverse resources. In the bounds of Mars, we want to take action, or at least brainstorm some activities.
However, the ruler (Mercury) has everything but keeps giving nothing we could use proactively. Mercury in Pisces excels at being misunderstood and misinterpreted (failure of communication). Similarly - Mercury here also excels at misunderstanding others, such as the Virgo Moon’s need. However, the configuration of this full moon has Mercury in the bounds of Jupiter (applying to their ruler) and Jupiter in the bounds of Mercury. This signature portends us receiving help, in spaces we have felt helpless, in areas we have felt more responsibility from the experience of failing. It indicates grace in spaces we have been grieving for a long time. The Virgo-Pisces axis is the healer praxis, but often healers should know they, too, require healing - they need grace for their griefs. This full moon invites us to imagine the grace we desire when we fail. Sometimes we view grace as something decided by another (another person or place, other-than-human being, divine, etc.), something beyond our capacity of decision-making; what if we only need to ask for it? What if asking is the magick of failing gracefully?
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This Time Around, I Wrote These Muse-Scopes Through The Lens Of A Prayer/Affirmation. Engage With Love. Share With Those You Care, Especially If They Resonate.
Pisces
I am available and ready to receive grace in my soulful partnership(s). I remember that divinity has always gifted me the choice and agency for me to choose my partner(s). I forgive all betrayals and lies of the past, including the ones where I lied to myself, including the ones where I felt the universe has somewhat betrayed me. I dissolve any judgments I have had of others or myself; if I can't surrender them all - I make them more buoyant to carry forward.
Virgo
I am available and ready to receive grace in my earthly body. I remember that the universe provides my body as a surgical site for clear messages. I release any controls of what a body should be or tell, and I lean on the availability of doing nothing. Because in doing nothing, I could see everything. Because in doing nothing, I could feel the answers coming to me through others' magick. Because in doing nothing, I witness the finality of the ride.
Aries
I am available and ready to receive grace in my heartful service. I remember the ease of access to transmute any traumatic shocks I have gone through. I am open to exploring my innocence in my duties without judgment. I remember there are good collaborators (seen and unseen) who are laboring with me. I remember that I walk the path of solitude with others, remediation to the loneliness of my pain, physical or metaphysical ones.
Libra
I am available and ready to receive grace in spaces where I have felt trapped by the maze of everyone's making, including my own. I forgive any imposed traditions that have made me feel like I am walking on eggshells. I am no longer in danger, nor am I dangerous to others. I surrender the detailed planning of my healing journey. When I let go of any perceived resistances, I am on my way towards liberation from falsely projected perfection.
Taurus
I am available and ready to receive grace in my art and pleasurable activities. I remember that pleasure is an alchemical process, and I release any anxieties surrounding the availability of the wide-support anchoring my pleasure. I allow myself to be reborn again, as another glorious experiment, like a child full of wisdom. I allow myself to take up space - more prominent than ever before. I do not permit naysayers to corner my reputation.
Scorpio
I am available and ready to receive grace in my shared dreams. I remember that I have the power of creation within me, and I lead my life through the abundance of creation. My creations are essential parts of my growth, and I am unapologetic about having more of my shared aspirations realized. I trust the universe and nature as my ultimate teacher(s), providing me with options. My wisdom is provisioning for future freedom.
Gemini
I am available and ready to receive grace in my familial roots and origin stories. I remember how much my past has been used to propel me forward, but I also remember how much it has inhibited my ease of growing. Still, I call in more ease no matter where my life direction goes. Sometimes with each step forward, I am more confused about my path and purpose. However, each beautiful step forward contributes toward my changing contentment with life.
Sagittarius
I am available and ready to receive grace in my sense of visibility. I remember how much wisdom I have collected along the way to heal my past truths. The way I show up to the public is rooted in my life-memory, and it takes courage to reconcile the wrongness of life, especially ancient ones. Like a tender caretaker, my future-self is teaching my past-self to resurrect abandoned identities. Even the most private part of myself deserves to shine.
Cancer
I am available and ready to receive grace in my skills, practical and imaginative ones. I remember how much achieving manifestation goes hand in hand with achieving clarity. I deserve recognition for the words I crafted, especially those I care about. The universe listens to my inner voices, and I am open to more wisdom flowing through my daily practices. Fame is accidental, and my search for knowledge is intentional.
Capricorn
I am available and ready to receive grace in my changing belief systems. I remember how much particular worldviews have failed me - yet still, I am unfazed. I remember the garden of the community that has been supporting my sense of worth. Believing in worldly change is also believing in daily change. I surrender any changes to my life as spaces of healing. I remember, the lush garden again - full of versatile flowers of hope.
Leo
I am available and ready to receive grace in material and non-material possessions. I have cultivated so much of my worth over the past few months. I transmute the chords with people, places, and perceptions - no longer in line with my values, and I allow the differences to teach me something even more valuable. My heart is full of service, and it’s an asset for myself and others. I could have been wronged in the past, yet my body knows I no longer have the capacity for violence.
Aquarius
I am available and ready to receive grace in my merging with other being(s). I trust my judgment in all relational contracts I partook in, and I allow these contracts to transform as time is changing me. There is always a way for a different story, more hopeful ones at least. I am feeling at home with the coming of a new merging-story. Change is a gift, change is nourishing, change is expanding my capacity for more change, change is an inspiring being.
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