This blog contemplates the astrological significance of a blue moon month as a month of particularly intense emotions.
We’ve all heard the expression “Once in a Blue Moon”. In fact, we use it in a sarcastic way to comment on the rarity in which something occurs. Astronomically however, there is significance to this event.
A Blue Moon occurs approximately once every 2 and half years. It is simply the occurrence of two Full Moons in one calendar month and astrologically I feel it symbolizes a month of intense emotions for all of us.
Think about it. A Full Moon is the time of culmination in our monthly lunar cycle. It is when our tides are highest, we physically hold more water (yes it’s true!) and when we are at our most sensitive. Wherever the Full Moon occurs in your natal chart, you can be sure that emotions will run high concerning the matters it activates and there is likely to be a completion of some sort. There could also be a reward during a Full Moon since culmination and endings are not necessarily negative. They are simply emotional!
This month, the Full Moon occurs in Scorpio on May 2nd and then in Sagittarius on May 31st. The Scorpio lunation will bring matters concerning power, money, sex, shared resources, manipulation and possible deception to the forefront. An area concerning your personal power will need to be confronted and if you’ve been running away or deceiving yourself about a Scorpio matter, this Full Moon will bite you!
The Blue Moon on the 31st is in the philosophical sign of Sagittarius and your beliefs are going to be put to the test especially with the conjunction the Full Moon receives from retrograde Jupiter in Sagittarius. How you feel about what you believe may be changed. Again, this type of ending is not necessarily negative. Full Moons sometimes ask us to let go of what is no longer serving us.
Today’s Full Moon has already hit me like an emotional ton of bricks. It occurs in my 7th house of marriage, partnerships and close friends and opposes my Sun. I began the day learning about a wonderful gift my parents bought for my upcoming birthday: a new computer and printer complete with copy machine and fax. I was hysterical with gratitude but I had to confront my issue of allowing my parents to provide me with a resource that costs quite a bit of money. I didn’t want to accept this gift from them as I am also confronting those personal power issues.
And then, more emotion. Just when I thought I had come to terms with accepting their gift and started my day to work what do you think happens? My computer monitor fried. I could not work! Remember, this lunation happens in my 7th house and the 7th house rules all partnerships including your clients and business partners. I am scheduled to teach a class tonight, see a client tomorrow and I had a couple of freelance jobs to complete today and all of my work had to stop because of the death (Scorpio) of my computer monitor!
My husband (7th house) came home from work and installed a monitor from his office for me to use until my new computer comes and now I’m back in business however the emotional panic I felt today about potentially losing my business partner (Full Moon in the 7th) – my computer – was all too literal!
I can only wonder what will happen on the 2nd Full Moon. I’ve already had my share of emotion for this month thank you very much! At least this only happens once in a blue moon!
