The Virgo Full Moon March 13th/ 14th is also a Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses are Headline News in Astrology carrying dramatic shifts and sometimes life-changing events, often with sudden endings and new starts. This may show up as a single event or as a series of happenings that alters and advances your trajectory in some manner. The area of your chart that the Eclipse falls will clue you in on where you can expect changes. Eclipses have a ‘wild card’ energy so it’s best to give yourself some space on the days surrounding Eclipses.
Eclipses are one of the creative ways that the Universe uses to guide you toward your path. As the old saying goes, ‘when one door closes, another door opens. Keep that in mind during this phase.
A Lunar Eclipse has ten times the power of a typical Full Moon, with effects lasting several months. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse can be revealing, shedding light on a situation, or bringing matters to a conclusion. Situations can escalate and develop rapidly around Eclipses.
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo highlights matters of Health, Healing and Wellness. You might be seeing benefits from a past diet or health regimen, or you may find an effective Healer, practice, or protocol now.
Virgo also represents nature and purity, natural foods, supplements and remedies. On the other hand, situations surrounding drugs, addictions, poisoning and toxicity could be highlighted now.
Order, cleanliness, and organization also fall within the domain of Virgo, so this is an excellent phase for detoxing, cleansing, or deep cleaning your closets and cabinets or even clearing the mental clutter and doing a digital detox.
Stickler Saturn plays a significant role at this Eclipse, sitting across the Sky in Pisces calling for a bit of a Reality Check as Saturn demands Accountability, Responsibility, Discipline, Competence, Experience and Maturity.
There’s a number of ways this could show up for you. Perhaps you’re faced with the consequences or reaping the results of previously laid plans. Or maybe you’re focused, disciplined and committed to your Health and Wellness goals, taking things to a new level. Or perhaps you’re practicing and perfecting a particular skillset.
You may consider arranging your schedule in a manner that promotes a productive flow and optimizes your time usage. This phase is perfect for organizing, streamlining, correcting and perfecting your programs and operating systems of all sorts – whether you’re managing your company or managing your household and your day.
It’s possible that you’re being recognized for your experience, expertise, accomplishments and professionalism, potentially being offered a management position or a role with increased responsibilities.
Saturn’s influence here could show up as feelings of dissatisfaction, feeling as if you’re somehow not as far along as you’d like to be, not successful enough as you think you should be, and general feelings of not being enough that’s getting you down. Try not to focus on everything you perceive to be ‘not right’. Instead, put your energy and intention toward your long-held vision that’s beginning to take shape and show up in your everyday life and how you can keep creating and manifesting more of that.
Neptune in Pisces along with several Celestial Bodies still sit across the Sky from this Lunation emphasizing emotional and psychic sensitivities and the need for a quiet space for reflection, meditation and going within. One of Virgo’s superpowers is discernment, helping to clear up any confusion or sense of overwhelm by outlining practical, doable next steps.
Uranus in Taurus favorably aligns with the Lunar Eclipse, upping the ante on the surprise factor and putting things on the fast-track.
The Universe supports the evident and undeniable changes occurring in your everyday world, shaking you out of comfortable complacency.
On another level, as you tune in more to your heightened awareness, you’re easily recognizing and acknowledging the magick and extraordinary aspects of your daily life and noticing that the remarkable is becoming more familiar. Creating a space of Gratitude for this attunement will ensure that your co-creations and manifestations occur with ease.
Additionally, there could be Earth, Sky, Ocean and Weather Anomalies, Earthquakes, Flooding, Auroras, Sky sightings and events, geomagnetic activity, etc.
Mercury in Aries is the ruler of the lunar eclipse and goes retrograde just a day later, creating a bit more Cosmic chaos. You could be eager to get a message or project out, only to find that it didn’t quite land how you’d anticipated. Rules for Mercury retrograde put simply: REvisit, REplan, REvise, REview – don’t start anything new. There’s often the need to backtrack and cover old ground, looking over previous information or communications while Mercury is out of phase. People from the past could also pop into your reality. Mercury retrograde will last from March 15th – April 7th.
Venus is also retrograde in Aries, while covering some of the same territory as Mercury- creating a Cosmic dance in Aries, aligning the Heart and Mind with your sense of Self. Venus retrograde in Aries asks you to take a Deeper Dive into your sense of Self-Love and Self-Worth to discover what you really want and what’s really important to you and how to go about making that happen. Since Venus rules over Love and Money, you can expect your relationships and finances to be emphasized during her retrograde phase from March 1st through April 13th. It’s also possible that a former romantic interest might re-enter your life, or perhaps a situation arises that serves as a reminder of previous relationships and recurring patterns.
Full Moon Blessings and Good Vibes to ALL!