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1. Artful sacrifice

‘I’m freeing you Carina. Freeing you at last from the chains of self-doubt, insecurity, pessimism and chaos. I destroy this stony, wretched monument of myself in the hopes that I will transmute into a being of radiant energy, a beacon of creative light, a powerhouse of intellectual and spiritual wisdom. I banish donuts, escapism, and judgments. I welcome compassion, inspiration and pragmatism. Farewell Old Carina.’

Friday’s Full Moon in Pisces is illuminating the disparity between art and practicality. The Sun in competent, yet self-critical Virgo is at odds with the Moon in ethereal, artistic Pisces. Passionate Mars in fiery, opinionated Sagittarius is adding fuel to the fire. The Moon is in close proximity to Chiron the ‘wounded healer’. Retrograde Mercury (one of the rulers of this Full Moon) is in cahoots with the Moon’s nodes. Both of these influences auger thinking about past hurts. How to resolve them will become paramount. Look to agitator Mars to stir up buried resentments and rages. Mars may inspire tantrums, a catharsis to deal with the trauma.

Adding to the theme of art vs. science is Neptune (the other co-ruler of this Moon) at odds with Saturn. Saturn, planet of boundaries, time, and pragmatism, has been trying to reign in on boundary-less Neptune’s parade. Neptune wants to finger-paint the day away, Saturn wants deadlines, curfews and story-boards. Generally, discipline is a much needed virtue for creativityto manifest but unsupervised playtime can also be a crucial ingredient.

‘Now that I am destroyed, I am ready to begin.’





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