Looking at the Chart for this Full Moon and finding Libra (the sign of partnerships) on the Ascendant, the transiting North Node (karmic path) so exactly conjunct the IC (the link to the past and our elders) and the strong 5th house (creativity, romance, leisure), and 7th house (partnerships, commitment, interaction) emphasis I find many of my recent streams of though coalescing compellingly.
This Full Moon is conceptually about finding the balance between duty and fantasy, convention and desire, necessity and creativity and how these contrary characteristics can be balanced effectively in our attitude towards relationships.
Society and social customs changed more in the 20th Century than in any previous recorded point in history. Speaking from a mostly English/British perspective for example; the traditions, life-expectancy, cultural concepts and standard of living changed beyond recognition from 1900 to 2000.
In 1900 life expectancy was around 47 years, (now it’s about 75 years) there were few jobs for women, benefits for the unemployed, little clean water or facilities in poor areas of cities, poor people had no easy escape or opportunity for change. In these circumstances, with casual sex being a great taboo, the workhouses still a looming threat it is clear why marriage and stability were so important.
As these situations improved, as pensions were introduced, women were allowed to vote and given equality in the workplace, health improved, the majority of ‘the poor’ living in clean, warm, well-equipped conditions the need for traditions has diminished.
Many of us romanticise about the fixed roles of the past, but the reality was a lot more complex and if you were poor, or married to somebody who ill-treated you there weren’t support groups, or welfare centres, or telephone lines to help you. There’s no doubt we’re better off but where have we evolved to as a society?
We are healthier but are we happier, are we as appreciative? As society and the media have shifted so much emphasis onto living a life which makes us happy, not staying in situations where we are stifled, upon finding the right lives for us, the balance has begun to tip a little to the other extreme.
In a relationship how do we decide where the line is drawn between being with somebody with whom we are not happy and leaving somebody because we do not wish to change anything about ourselves? When does it become important to share our lives with another person, when we can live happy, social and vibrant lives alone? When is tradition and core value as important as fulfilling our needs and desires?
And here we have the psychology of this full moon. Whilst it’s only a backdrop for our weekend, I feel it is a subject worth pondering generally at this point in our evolvement as a society ~~as human beings.
We now choose to be in relationships for the purpose of love, not so that we don’t end up in the workhouse, or die of cholera. We now have the luxury of being almost spoilt for choice, the options we have are endless; around the corner could always be a more beautiful, more dynamic, richer new partner.
Deep down, intrinsically though all anybody wants is love. Focussing on love is not easy, it has no instant gratification, no tangible reward (other than the essence in itself), it will not give us status, or assets, or acclaim. It will however bring us a level of contentment that is unrivalled.
I don’t believe life IS about happiness. I believe it is about growth, about being the best person we can be. As Neptune is about to begin a long stay in Pisces in two weeks time and our focus becomes about the deeper more loving and creative parts of our soul, we can glance at the experiences we have gleaned from the last 12 years of Neptune in Aquarius. How has developing the dream of independence, helped us as a society? What can be learned from shifting this focus to LOVE.
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