FULL MOON - FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The Full Moon is on Saturday, February 24 at 6:30 am CST in 5° Virgo.  With the Full Moon in Virgo we find ourselves concerned with the practical and the details of life. Saturn conjunct the Sun and opposed to the Moon indicates our worries and limitations are magnified. Virgo's critical expression which can be so helpful in decision making is not at its best, since it will skew toward thinking small and choosing less than we deserve. Generally, people will tend toward being self-critical. Because Mercury is also in opposition to the Moon, communication with others may contain more judgment than open-mindedness. Kindness and compassion will be helpful in these situations.

​To use this Full Moon as a "spiritual scientist" or astrological observer, try this simple mirror work technique:

Look in a mirror, smile,  and say to yourself, "Hi there! I like you!" Observe your reaction and determine how difficult or easy this was for you. Write down your score in your journal, calendar or any piece of paper: On a scale of one to ten how much resistance did you feel when you said it? Zero is no resistance (or "that felt great!"). Ten is a lot of resistance ("I totally rejected that statement"). This would be one way of measuring how much the Moon/Sun/Saturn aspect is affecting you.
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A further experiment would be to do it every day, tracking it for a month and see if your response changes the week after the Full Moon when the Saturn energy starts to dissipate. Or if it's different when the New Moon is in Pisces on March 10 and is even farther way -  9° separating from Saturn.

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What is the most elevated planet in your horoscope? It's the one closest to the Midheaven or the highest planet above the horizon. Ray Grasse, who studied with my guru Goswami Kriyananda, wrote this interesting article for the Mountain Astrologer Magazine which is now available on the astro.com site and includes an interpretation for each planet:
Decoding the Most Elevated Planet