On the cusp of Being Awakened
After a day of spirited yet peaceful protest by a heartfelt gathering, NYC waited under a mutable full moon. A strong showing from the now vociferous majority (silence is not golden). The Pisces Moon met electric Uranus to guide us out of a trance like state into conscious rebellion. With the Pisces Moon holding hands with Uranus in the 11th House of Community, the powers of numbers were strong and solid. Among the 500,000 demonstrators were dedicated anti-war representatives like Michael Moore, Rev. Jesse Jackson, actors Danny Glover and Rosie Perez, all dedicated to waging peace. Everyone was committed to dethroning the Emperors Bush-Cheney Dyslexicon. The details and planning of the marches and protests were handled by the Virgo Sun/Mars in the 5th house of creative expression. Much awakening has occurred in a year's time for the voices of freedom speaking against the imperialist Iraqi occupation. My mind travels back to another full moon in Pisces on Sept. 10th 2003 underscored the closest passage of Mars to the earth in 60,000 years. At that time we had reached a critical juncture after getting a taste of how deadly the ruthless use of force and coercion. Voices crying out for mercy and sanity have been battered by Uranian oppositions most recently the Sun in Virgo opposes Uranus at 5° Pisces - asking us to think out of the box by integrating out left brained Virgo analytical powers with the rebellious and compassionate Uranus in Pisces. The lights are We stand on the brink awakened to need to address national and world crisis.

Pluto turns direct at Black Hole Ereshkigal on August 30th
We wait on the cliff overlooking not just a political crisis but also an evolutionary crisis. In the meantime Pluto (God of Hades) has been dredging the darkness to create full and devastating obsession with sadism and torture at places like Abu Ghraib prison. We await for Pluto to arise as the fulcrum as it did a year ago on the last Pisces full moon September 10th 2003. Pluto always represents the power of destruction and elimination, the power to cleanse our collective houses and bringing forth regeneration. At this juncture, Pluto under the influence of Black Hole, Ereshkigal - Queen of the Underworld. The Sumerian legend tells of how Innana, Queen of Heaven went into the nether worlds where Ereshkigal reigned. After being stripped naked of her identity, the brave Innana ended up hanging on a meat hook, waiting for Enki her brother to save the day. Enki created a luminescent being (Asushunamir) from the dirt beneath his fingernails who was able to charm the Queen of the Dead (Ereshkigal) and steal the water of life to ultimately free Innana. This was the water (Pisces Moon) with which one must be sprinkled to pass through the seven gates of Irkalla, the water to renew one's life on earth. On Tuesday August 30th Pluto stations and moves direct at 19 Sag. 33 applying toward a confrontation with a Sun/Mars/Ceres = a Square on of all days: September 11th. The full moon chart set for NYC has Pluto in the 8th House of other people's resources, campaign finance, illuminati dark manipulations. Pluto always represents the power of destruction and elimination, the power to clean house and bring forth regeneration. At this juncture, Pluto under the influence of Black Hole Innana at 17° - highlights her journey to the underworld where she visits her savage sister, Erishkigal. In one way or another we will all be asked to enter the nether worlds and surrender to process of transformation.

Black Hole Ereshkigal Part Two - Left and Right Brain Merge
As Alex Miller-Mignone and Maya Del Mar say black holes demonstrate areas of susceptibility to dramatic, intense, violent and usually unsuspected shifts in the status quo reality. Innana (posited at 18 Sagittarius) represents the awakening and healing of the left-brain - linear Mercury ruled Sun/Mars and Jupiter in Virgo. Whereas Ereshkigal (19 Sagittarius) denotes the right brain hemisphere much like our Pisces Moon joined with Uranus a fertile place for our much-needed creativity to blossom. Symbolically this Piscean Full Moon of subconscious magic asks us to undertake the merging of our linear left-brain Mercury in Virgo with right brain filled with the light of intuitive archetypal reality - a quantum leap that must occur. We must use the dark powers of Pluto as a the blessed catalyst just like Enki the Wise fashioned the Asushunamir light being to gain the "waters of life!"

Venus and Saturn Join in Cancer on August 31st
Venus (the divine feminine energy) also will awakens our emotional needs for love and beauty when meeting Cronos (father time) as represented by Saturn graphically demonstrating our accountability. So the Goddess of Love joins with Father Time in his detriment of Cancer bring history and the bones (structure) into reality. We can no longer avoid or deny the limitations present but with that long time opposition from Chiron at 21 Capricorn (a type of mutual reception is derived) asking Venus and Saturn to face the wounded healer. With a pull from the 3rd House of thought and media to the 9th of ideals perhaps colored with political scandal, Chiron never lets corruption rest. Chiron on a personal level demands that we heal Samskara (emotional traumas). We are invited to cleanse deeply our fears, heart's conflicts and limitations thus rectifying negative life patterns. Many of these patterns have been caused by negative Father images (Saturn) and authority figures - perhaps this sounds like the Republican leaders? Chiron's efforts always support emotional and spiritual working through longstanding issues. We must go for the well of universal waters of kindness to seal this process.

Sabian Symbols for Sun and Moon speak of evolutionary leaps
This Sun/Moon configuration helps us embrace the Sabian symbols for the 8th degree of Virgo and Pisces. The 8th degree of Virgo gently leads us to learning new steps and techniques: A five-year-old child takes a first dancing lesson; learning to use one's capacity for emotional self-expression according to cultural standards. Again we see the left brain (Mercury ruled Virgo) move toward emotional fullness with a 12th House activity Dance. In mutual contrast the Sabian symbol for 8° Pisces speaks of devotion and service (6th House) intrinsic to our collective quantum leap forward: A girl blowing a bugle; a call to participation in the service of the race, as an evolutionary crisis approaches. Again we have an opportunity to awaken to a newer consciousness. An awareness that balances our personal agenda with a deeper compassion and concern for the community and universal collective.

Seeking Shelter from the Storms or Bring It On
Since the advent of the Mayan Year of the Blue Crystal Storm starting July 26th, We have been in the eye of several torrential storms. These torrents have coincided with a Uranus in Pisces (sudden devastation from the Sea) opposition to Mars in Virgo (landfall) spawning Hurricane Charley in Florida and Typhoon Rananim in China. In some ways this full moon offers both resolve to endure and respite from the emotional storms with Vesta (asteroid Goddess of devotion an service) trining both Saturn and Venus. Trines make lives a little easier especially when we have so much confusion and illusion engendered by the Neptune/Aquarius opposition to Pallas in Leo from the 10th/4th house axis. Our homes and roots (4th) with the IC at 28 Cancer are emphasized with Mercury Retrograde now in Leo faced off by Neptune in Aquarius in 10th House of career, reputation and public image. Neptune is the media facing off with our innate creativity represented by Pallas - yet we will not hesitate to take this dramatic strategy into the streets to expose the hypocrisy of the Grand Old Perverted Party (GOP). It would be the height of denial to say that this Full Moon is not exceptionally charged with emotions. <

Inspire Wakefullness to Highlight Creative Imagination and Exploration
Even though there will be tremendous confusion and fear, this is a full moon which can bring down the old order and yes even the New World Order. Our imaginations and artistic sensibilities will be supercharged as Uranus touches Luna and we can awaken. We must not be discouraged by the liars and their lying agenda at the RNC and emulate the Red Resonant Skywalker who is guided by the power of the life force. This Pisces Full Moon is opening the doors and windows so that we can Channel (like the Piscean Psychic) in order to explore far beyond our mental and national limitations.
Great Blessings to All!