Part of the Whole

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Today is the waxing phase of the lunar cycle demanding action be taken. But what kind of action? The new Moon Gemini beckoned the opening of our mind allowing for fresh mental breathing, and now, the waxing Moon Virgo is calling for discernment and discrimination. The action called forth with this waxing Moon is to slow down and analyze all that we have been open to the last week. The Virgo Moon is reflecting our unconscious seeking of wholeness, our completeness within our self, requiring that we step back and understand the value of our recent experiences. It is possible in the coming days to feel isolated, even critical of our self and others, so it is important to understand that our frustration is our awareness of the imperfection of our situation. Gemini never weighs the value of a situation, but not so Virgo, which is that aspect in our self seeing every wrinkle of imperfection in life. It is tempting to spiral down a rabbit hole of discontent and forfeit our opportunity to see our current situation as an expression of the whole. We need to be watchful not to exaggerate or judge our situation and miss experiencing the fullness of life because we see only the part.

When under the influence of Virgo we intuitively create rituals which honor the rhythms of our daily life, our body, our psyche, because we understand that our wholeness is an integral continuum of the wholeness of life. The Moon is that aspect of our self reflecting our instinctual awareness of cyclical change, and each year, at this time, the waxing Virgo Moon is directing our attention toward our need to honor the cycles of our life. The four faces of every lunar cycle reflect our process of change; the new Moon initiation, the waxing Moon action, the full Moon completion, and the waning Moon integration. The Mayan culture believed that each life force, living spirit, was a single thread woven by the Moon Goddess, Ix Chel, into an intricately patterned cloth of life. I can’t imagine a more beautiful metaphor for our seeking wholeness, the part integrated into the whole, than Ix Chel eternally weaving the living cloth of life.

Our minds have been soaring high above the maddening crowd seeking a fresh life perspective, and today, the waxing Virgo Moon is challenging us to come back to Earth and put our new found perspective into practical skills. The first aspects the Virgo Moon made were a trine to Pluto and a conjunction to Saturn offering us cosmic helping hands to guide our thoughts and feelings toward a gentle landing back on Earth. Venus has been in the heart of the Sun infused with the radiant light of consciousness getting ready to translate our newly gained awareness but before that can happen the Virgo Moon will square Venus and the Sun, and trine Jupiter; funneling our scattered attention into a directed focus of inquiry reaching beyond our self, as long as we are careful not to undermine our sense of curiosity with a false sense of duty. The lunar opposition to Uranus, and the quincunx to Chiron, the South Node, and Neptune are directing our attention to the necessity for integrating our recent experiences into a personal expression that reflects our skillful interweaving of our many faceted selves into an elaborate wholeness.