Virgo Full Moon - February 24, 2024 - Opposite Deneb Adige
Welcome to our Virgo Full Moon of 2024. She is lighting up the degree of Virgo 5°23’ and is opposing her ruler, Mercury as well as Big Daddy Saturn. She blesses us with a trine to Jupiter and is opposing my dear friend and ally, fixed star Deneb Adige.
I think we can all agree that there is a sense of dramatic events to come, particularly with eclipse season #1 beginning late March and the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction, which occurs every 11 years or so. While we can’t say for sure how things will go, we can rest in this moment, with this Virgo Full Moon, and allow ourselves to turn our focus to service and humility.
This degree of Virgo in particular has a penchant for the themes of refuge, shelter, universal love, and protection. For example, if we were to look at some of the various degree interpretations, we see imagery such as “Talismans buried here and there along a road so that travelers will be protected” from the Omega Symbol. The Chandra Symbol is a beautiful one, “A banyan tree that creates an entire forest.” And the Azoth Symbol, “A window is opened which allows a bird to escape to freedom.”
We have had SO MUCH solar activity, I’ve lost count, with many of them being high level X flares. This space weather challenges us by expanding our consciousness, and that can look like a lot of things. We can find ourselves tapping into cosmic wisdom streams while also being challenged with an expanded view of what is happening here and now. May we remember that if there is such a thing as “mastery” over this realm, it must include what is here, now.
The oppositions with Mercury and Saturn amplify this Full Moon by asking us to face and reckon with or release some of our stuck ways of thinking, as well as taking ownership of our experience. Virgo energy is a blessing, make no mistake. She helps us see what is AND what could be at the same time. She has dual vision. It’s the discomfort of that space in between what is and what could be that the trouble can come. May we remember that baby steps are wonderful and so is a plan. Saturn asks us to contend with the issue of TIME in this regard, that space in between planting seeds and the harvest.
Virgo is also where we learn how to be in relationship with others. We cannot step into the realm of Libra well unless we have engaged with Virgo’s lessons of discipleship, service, doing our work, growing, and exploring what humility means for us.
Virgo is also one of the most psychic of the zodiac signs, so this is a great moon… and I mean GREAT for making Moon Water if you do that sort of thing. Moon Water made with this Full Moon would be incredible for scrying, purifying, blessing, and protecting.
And finally, the influence of Deneb Adige, tail of the Royal Swan, sometimes called the Southern Cross, but seen as various types of birds from cultures all over the world. This star has been sacred to ancient people for eons and is associated with benevolence, magic, and prosperity. There is so much to say about this star that I feel I must make a solo video and blog to fully express the full span of this star’s magic!
If you have anything major in your natal chart at Gemini 6°, this Full Moon will work more like a New Moon for you and something new will be planted in your life.
If you have anything major in your natal chart at Pisces 13°, this is like a mega Full Moon for you and something will come to fruition and fulfillment.