In January we are finding ourselves again, but not without any sacrifice. It is a serious heavy time when our strength and endurance matters the most. By hook or by crook, we will be coming into our own power. The Strength card is showing up for us. Believe it.
January is reported to be the most intense month of 2021 and the most significant one. It is laying the ground for now and for the future. The month with the most important transits that will affect every one of us on a personal level, and a historic month for the wider population that will unravel full of activity and emotion. There is a lot of fire energy in the astrology, and the tarot. This post is concerned primarily with the full Moon in Leo that concludes, in a certain way, this astonishing time on planet earth and the skies above – a series of events and human relationships. We have drawn The Devil, The Two of Pentacles, and Strength cards. Therefore we are provided with an overview of the whole month’s events that lead to the Full Moon, as well as a display of the forces that prevail during the lunation.
The Full Moon is taking place on 28 January, at 19:18 GMT, 9 degrees of Leo. The Devil card reminds us we have just been through a New Moon in Capricorn a couple of weeks before that is dealing with subterranean dark forces and that will not reveal its’ seeding in full before the summer. The Devil is not negative in as much as it is an indication that there are problems to solve, limitations to transcend and blocks to overcome. We are invited to take a serious approach. It might not be the Death card, but death is implied in metaphoric or even some times literal sense. Excess and exuberance have a detrimental side. But the Devil is not a card of moderation. We are called to address this over the top state we find ourselves in, through an economy of energy. The Devil rings the bell of danger through decline and decay. There are issues of loosing our power by forces greater than us. In fact the whole month of January is tension building between power lost and power gained. The planet Pluto, representing archetypal significations of the God of the underworld, was closely aligned with the new moon in Capricorn. It brought a primal regenerative force throughout and a will to power setting the stage for the experiences that follow.
With the moon in Leo, the Sun is typically in the opposite sign of Aquarius. It is illuminating the energies that are competing between self and community, by shedding light in how groups and organisations come together. We maintain our individuality and authenticity through them, and because of them in some cases, while we complement and strengthen others. But the main theme is competition and balance. The 2 of Pentacles draws our attention to the struggle to find harmony in action and in some cases justice. Though mainly an earth card, it is also an artistic and aesthetic one alluding to more transcendental values of beauty and happiness. Indeed, Venus in Capricorn is confident in herself and will help us out with structure and grounding. Nearby the Sun is Jupiter, making everything larger, more outrageous, more inspiring, more entertaining. Leo is romantic and ambitious for the self, standing across from a more socially oriented and more aloof Aquarius. We are ourselves going to be battling these forces with the 2 of Pentacles sitting in the middle of the spread. The serious influence of the Devil permeates the reading.
On one side The Devil is context in this case, where everything bis taking place. On the other is Strength, which represents us standing our ground, our idealised self, and our condition. The full moon is a quick transit but a powerful one that will bring realisation and freedom. Through Strength we can overcome irritation on any resistance that we might find against our plans or expectations, hopes or dreams. Leo is happy and optimistic, and might be suggesting more than what is available to us or possible. But we are going to have to persevere, not lose our cool, and achieve through internal resilience and sheer force of character. Leo is authentic and so is Aquarius. They are both fixed signs holding on to what they’ve got. We are all part of their influence. And so it is an exciting and excitable full moon, as long as we understand how to reign in its’ force and not let it sweep through us, we can find empowerment and release energy to progress. There will be abundance, and riches are promised through this spread. And a common good is looming in the horizon, as well as opportunities to go over things and events to smooth over miscalculations and misunderstandings. This is a very loaded month, but with reassurance, and with Strength on our side.
Flavia