Day 344 of 365 - Harvest Moon Practical Magic

It's the Harvest Moon today, or was overnight to be technical.  The Moon is in the sign of Pisces, counterbalanced by the sun in the sign of Virgo.  Since this is the last time in this blog series that a full moon occurs, I'm giving myself permission to talk once again about the influence of astrology in life.

There are many planetary influences which could be discussed, but the main ones to keep in mind during this time of the full moon are Neptune very close to that moon in Pisces, and Mars and Venus being very close together in Virgo with the sun.

 Neptune in Pisces at the time of the full moon amplifies our dreaming and intuition, making it a great time to pay attention to dreams and to desires that you have perhaps put on the back burner.  It can be a very spiritual time too, one where we feel a strong connection to the divine.

Mars and Venus in Virgo along with the sun ask us to use our energy to be of service, as that is Virgo's emphasis.  Along that line, what kind of things have you put off til later in a concrete sense?  What keeps dropping to the bottom of the to do list?  There's a possibility that some self care item is there.

So, the time of this full moon is a time to reconcile and find balance between the spiritual and the practical.  Are you a dreamer or a doer?  Can you be both?  It's about bridging the gap between your spiritual and dream life and your day to day actions.

When we feel overwhelmed, it's easier to go to one extreme or the other.  This is not a good time to engage in escapist kinds of behaviors, like substance abuse or excessive risk taking.  Likewise it will not serve us well in the long run to focus too much on just the concrete.  Both those actions have their place, but right now, the energies support us to focus more on balance and on self care.

If we spend some time in quiet reflection or meditation, we just might have some insights or revelations which we will then need to ground in the here and now, to turn theory into practice.

How do we do that?  Well, one way is to look for the sacred in every day life.  To that end, having some kind of practices, such as starting the day with some kind of prayer, intention, guidance reading or audio, gazing on the sunrise, or spending some time in nature, can be useful.  Then, as you go about your day, watch for signs in your daily experience of what you brought to mind early in the day, and act on them if you are moved.  At the end of the day, reflect again on where you were led and what occurred.

It's by incorporating the lofty ideals into the mundane activities of our day that we create practical magic.  Use the heightened awareness of this full moon time to enhance that.



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