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Written by Cari Campbell 

Welcome to the Full Moon in Pisces with a total Lunar Eclipse!  Fasten your seatbelts!  The Full Moon is disposed by Neptune, who is currently at 1 degree Aries and slowly making his way back home to Pisces.  Neptune, still communing with Saturn (who recently re-entered Pisces), is forming a resource with both Uranus and Pluto, while Uranus and Pluto are manifesting with one another.  

Bottom line: this lunar eclipse is resonating deeply with the big transformational energies that have been brewing all year.  We are being asked to shed old skin and emerge anew, not just personally but collectively.  But should we expect anything differently from a Full Moon with a Lunar Eclipse?   Lunar Eclipses are a reboot of emotions, and this reboot may be just what is needed to catalyze us to shed the old skin we’ve outgrown.   

Because all of the aforementioned planets are retrograde (Uranus just stationed on Sept 5th), this will likely speak to something internal.  Again, this could easily look like a deep emotional release.  Likely, the Uranus station has already stirred some things up, but remain open to what else this lunation will bring.  Being awake with arms wide open will allow you to surf the emotional waves with ease, rather than fighting against it and getting brought underwater when it all crashes down on you.

Pisces is the limitless realm, and emotions can run deep.  It can be scary to go there because we may fear we’ll never resurface, but if you can remain unattached to your “story” and just allow yourself to feel and purge, you will not get lost.   

Here are the real questions to ponder during this lunar event:  Where are you playing small?  How are you honoring your limitless nature?  What would it feel like to play in the vastness that you are?  Where are you being called to expand? What are you clinging to because you don’t see that you are limitless?

Full Moons are bridges between the Moon and the Sun.  In this case, the Full Moon and the eclipse are highlighting Pisces and Virgo.  So across from this limitless realm is pragmatic, healing Virgo.  Virgo is the earth tether that keeps you from getting lost in Pisces waters.  So here are more questions to ask yourself:  What are some ways you can ground yourself while exploring emotions (Moon) and the spiritual realm (Pisces)?    What is emerging that is asking for healing?  What simply needs your acceptance?  Virgo is disposed by Chiron, and Chiron is wholeness. The wounded healer accepts and loves all parts of himself.  How can you embody some of this energy during this time?   Traditionally, Virgo can be very exacting….how is control and perfection limiting you at this time?

One thing to note- the Piscean realm is very psychic and attuned.  This can be a good thing, but it can also be confusing if you are not aware of how other people’s energy and emotions can impact you.  In short, some things that come up may be a collective feeling.    Water and Earth are your remedies right now… Ground into Mother Earth and/or take a bath, go for a swim, even taking a shower with the intention to let the Divine wash you clean can be helpful.  Also, here is my mantra for releasing other people’s energies: “Any energies not my own, return to Source” and I imagine myself being swept clean.

Let’s go back to Saturn and Neptune for a moment…The Soul Star in Pisces asks us to embrace our spiritual side, to connect more deeply to spirit, and to learn to swim in the emotional realm.  Saturn has returned to ask if you have the structures and support in your life needed to embody your awakened self.  Whatever emerged for you while Saturn was in Pisces…are you still grounded in your spiritual practices?  Do you have a way to process your emotions that is healthy?  Are you living as your own Guru, or are you still giving your power away somewhere?  

Neptune is at 1 degree Aries, slowly making his way back to Pisces as well, so expect to continue to review all things Piscean for a while.  Best to get comfortable here and find a way to make it work for you, if you haven’t already.

The Sun is communing with Orcus and Mercury.  Mercury recently turned direct and is quickly catching up with the Sun to begin their new cycle on Sept 13th.   Orcus is our eternal being- the part of ourselves that we carry through each lifetime. That Orcus is communing with the Sun right now is brilliant, because it speaks to reclaiming our limitless nature.  Again, where are you being called to expand?  To embrace more?  To do something that feels too big or too scary?   What is your soul asking for at this time?  The Mercury new cycle can bring new messages and clarity around what is revealed during this eclipse.

Jupiter is manifesting with the Moon and Soul Star Chakra (N. Node) and forming a resource with the Sun, Orcus and the Earth Star Chakra (S. Node).  Our expansiveness arrives via the flow state, rather than through stress or shock.  If we can remain in a state of allowing and surrender, this flow state and expansion will deliver you somewhere unexpected because that is the nature of an eclipse.  Allow and surrender to your emotions.  Let them say what they need to say- emotions aren’t meant to be buried.  

It’s clear the cosmos are going to wash us emotionally clean, and surrender to the emotional flow will allow us to go through this process with grace.  Rip currents are coming to mind right now…and the way to get out of a rip current is to let the tide sweep you out- fighting against it will end up with you drowning.  Let it move you where it wants to send you, and then when you can, swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current (feel the feeling without getting into the story, stay in the deep waters until the current is over), then you can swim back to shore once out of the pull of the tide.

Here is an Invocation and some journaling prompts to support you during this time:

“I release the old skins that no longer serve me. I open to the vastness of my soul and reclaim the wholeness of my being. I am limitless. I am whole.”

Journaling Prompts:

• Where am I clinging to control, perfection, or order that actually limits my growth? 
• Where in my life am I being asked to surrender, release, or let the tide carry me?
• What does my “limitless nature” look like when I give myself permission to embody it?
• What old skin am I ready to shed at this eclipse—an identity, story, or habit?
• How can I anchor my expansion into daily rituals that honor both earth and spirit?
• Where in my life do I resist feeling deeply, and what do I fear might happen if I fully allow the emotion?
• What does it mean for me to live as my own Guru?

Take good care of yourselves!

By Cari Campbell 

Full Moon in Aquarius

August 9th, 2025, 3:55am EDT

The Full Moon occurs at 17 degrees Aquarius, which means it is disposed by Uranus, the Great Awakener.  Uranus is very busy right now…newly into Gemini, he is forming a stepping stone with Pluto, manifesting with Mars, and forming a resource with Saturn and Neptune.  What this indicates is that the larger themes that have been playing out in our lives and in society as a whole will impact your emotions and inner world.  Maybe you will feel the stirrings of transformation and feel hopeful and energized or feel the tension from Pluto’s insistence on change.  

Aquarius, the water bearer, is the sign of spiritual, unconditional love.  It is where we open to oneness, where we understand that nothing is truly separate from us.  There is no “out there” or things happening to us; it is all for us, by us, as part of a greater whole.  As such, we may be feeling more emotionally free, not because we feel suffocated and demand freedom, but because we realize the only things suffocating us were our own selves.  This realization alone is life-changing!

Venus and Jupiter (preparing for their new cycle at 14 Cancer), and the Karmic (South Node) are forming a boomerang yod with the Moon and the Sun.  Whatever is arising between Venus/Jupiter and the Karmic Node will be moving us to act.  The Moon is our focal point in this yod so take care not to emotionally react due to whatever arises.   

This lunation is very asteroid and 5D Planet heavy.  Ceres and Salacia in Taurus are forming a bridge with Vesta and Juno is Scorpio.  This in turn is creating a crossroad with the Moon, (straddled by Pallas Athena and Chariklo) and the Sun.  Ceres is the midwife and Salacia (wife of Neptune) is a strong divine feminine presence who knows her own worth.  On the other side of the bridge is our fire and devotion (Vesta) and Juno, representing partnerships, loyalty, and empowerment.  Pallas Athena lends wisdom and strength to our emotional selves and Chariklo soothes was is hurting.  These two flanking the Moon give us the emotional strength to make needed changes and to move in a new direction.    

This crossroad feels remarkably empowering.  Yes, it is possible to feel yanked in different directions, but all of the directions lead back to something beautiful and grand.  It is, however, always a good idea to get centered and grounded when faced with these cosmic intersections.  Stand in the middle and take in all the scenery before making decisions.   

The Sun is the only component from the crossroad not cohorting with a feminine goddess.  This indicates that aligned action is what will move the energy along.  Recall that the Sun in Leo is also the release of the tension from the Yod with Venus/Jupiter and the Karmic Node, so this confirms that bold, brave action is needed at this time.

Given that Uranus is disposing this lunation, it is very possible that we will be led down a path we weren’t expecting.  Maybe, with the stepping stone from Vesta and Juno, we decide to de-commit to something or someone.  Or maybe we commit to something entirely unexpected!  (This could be that bold, brave action!)

Boiled down, this lunation offers plenty of intuitive insight and perspective.  When we realize that everything “out there” is a reflection of “in here”, and that all is connected, we can get centered and access peace.  While insight, opportunities and distractions are coming at us from every angle, the abundance of divine feminine energy will help us get clear.  From there, the energy of the Sun propels you to step out into the light and take aligned action.

Here are a few journaling prompts to honor the Full Moon in Aquarius:

Where am I ready to birth a new version of myself, even if it means a disruption of old commitments or identities?

Where in my life am I giving away my power by viewing situations as happening to me, rather than for me?

What old patterns or ways of being are conflicting with my heart’s desires?  

What unexpected invitations are showing up, and how would it feel to say “yes?”

What would aligned action look like right now?  What would I do if I trusted myself completely?

Finally, here is a meditation idea based on Stephanie’s guidance to stand in the center of a crossroad when you don’t know which path to take:

Sit comfortably, and breathe in deeply for a count of 5, hold for a count of 6, exhale for a count of 7. Do this until you feel centered and calm.

Now imagine yourself in the center of the crossroad.   Begin to imagine taking different paths.  Feel the sensations in your body when you walk down one path.  After exploring that path, come back to the center of the intersection.  Take some grounding breaths and re-center before exploring a different option.  

Really pay attention to how each road feels in your body.  Your body will tell you what you need to know.

You may explore each road more than once, by exploring how it feels to go down a path now. Then explore again how it feels 6 months from now. How does it feel in a year?  2 years?  

Note which feels best in your body.  Sometimes it can be surprising that a path that you think you want to take turns out to not feeling so good after a period of time.