Super Full Moon in Virgo

The change in the weather is reflected in the Native American's name for the March Full Moon.  As the warmer temperatures cause the ground to thaw, the  earthworms wiggle their way to the surface and are pecked by the birds for the Full Worm Moon. To other, more northern-based tribes, this Moon was known as the Full Crow Moon because the cawing of the crows was said to signal the end of winter.  Other names for this moon include the Full Crust Moon  because the snow covering the ground now  becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night and the Full Sap Moon because it marks the time of tapping maple trees. To the early settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon.

On the last day the Sun transits Pisces, the Moon waxes and becomes full in Virgo. The Full Moon in Virgo on March 19th will be at 29 degrees Virgo. It is a particularly important Full Moon because it falls the day before the Spring Equinox. This is considered as the first day of spring, this significant process balanced through 12 hours of day and night on the earth axis connecting the centers of earth and the sun. It will also be a Supermoon; that is, the moon will be closer to the Earth than is has been since 1992. On this night, the moon will appear to be about 14 percent larger and much brighter than usual, but despite its brightness, the Supermoon also has a dark side. In the past, they have been linked to natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods, but although they have been connected, it does not necessarily mean that anything will happen. At any rate, higher than average tides can be expected.

The Full Moon is always a period of endings and bringing a new phase into our lives. This means it is time to evaluate life and find where there can be a balance between our needs and outs. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of communication, as is Gemini. The energy of Virgo, an earth sign, is down-to-earth, responsible, practical, and critical. While the Moon is in Virgo, it a good time for learning something new and for completing projects, particularly smaller scale projects that require organization and attention to detail. Due to Virgo's association with health, food and fitness may be concerns during this time. It is an excellent time to heal imbalances in our physical bodies through prayer, dreamwork, or meditation.

As we approach the Full Moon later this week, be aware that it may bring some changes to your life as well.  This will be a time for you  to acknowledge and address whatever emotions that you still have been unable to resolve.  Critical thinking will be highlighted, but  caution must be taken to avoid being overly critical or judgmental.   Virgo likes to know things or at least to be able to figure them out. 

Since October of this past year, every full moon has fallen at 29 degrees of the sign.  The 29th degree of a sign is one to be recognized as a crucial point to consider because it is the end point of the sign and is the most intense and complete manifestation of that sign’s energies. It is also the point of most wisdom from the accumulated experience of the transit of the planet through that sign.

On the day after the Full Moon, the Vernal Equinox will arrive, signaling another turn in the Wheel of the Year.   The Sun moves into the sign of

Aries, moving over the equator into the Northern Hemisphere. The primal,aroused life force is eager to act, to create. Our impulses begin to take over, so it is helpful to have a long-range guiding vision, dream or ambition to help keep the priorities straight and one’s efforts in alignment with one’s goals. 

You came, the vernal equinox

Brought on the solstice in a day;

Crocuses in their beds of box
Straight changed to tulips, striped and gay. 

--Henry Charles Beeching--