Full Moon occurs at 25 degrees in the Sign of Aries, October 17, 2024. This Full Moon in Aries highlights themes of passion and confidence. We may feel more driven to express our desires and assert our needs in relationships. The full moon phase encourages you to let go of the negative patterns that hold us back, to clear our way of the unnecessary and make way for what new needs to come in.
Each Full Moon shines a light on people, events, and details that we have not seen before, but that we have known well and for a long time. During each Sun in Libra season, the Full Moon in Aries highlights the ways in which we have prioritized ourselves, whether more or less, and whether it is healthy or not for our relationships with others. Over the years, we change; we are not what we were 10 or twenty years ago. We evolve, and we are not the same people our loved ones knew when we first met.
At this Full Moon in Aries (October 17, 2024), when the Sun is in Libra, the Moon in Aries, and Mars in Cancer are entangled in a fierce cardinal cross with Pluto at 29 degrees Capricorn, it’s like being pushed onto a battlefield lit by the moon, with rockets exploding all around you unexpectedly, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
This Full Moon in Aries may be part of a family lunar phase cycle that began with the dramatic Solar Eclipse on April 19, 2023, at 29 degrees Aries. This was the first solar eclipse in Aries since 2005, with the full intensity of the Sun and Moon in the last degree of Aries. The lunar eclipse in October 2005 coincided with the North Node, the karmic point—our mission in life—while in October 2015, we witnessed another lunar eclipse in Aries, which merged with the South Node, relating to our past and past karma or people from the past. In short, when we refer to the South Node, we are talking about resolving old issues or connections.
Now, this eclipse in Aries connects with the North Node, and we must take a new path, to end something from the past and fulfill our mission—this may mean parting with someone, be it a boss, partner, job, or contract—to clear the way of what prevents us from moving forward and opening a new chapter in our lives. Knowing that at the full moon we complete a stage, and at the new moon, we begin a new stage of our lives. The last New Moon in Aries will be on March 29, 2025, when we will take this new path. This implies that over the next six months, we will be preparing for this new journey, but first, we must close a chapter and clear the weeds so that nothing hinders our progress toward the new.
The house of Aries in our birth charts was awakened in October 2005 by a lunar eclipse. Since then, we have been trying to find our way, deciding what steps to take, because back then, we got rid of something and had to take a new path. To where? Now we are in a similar situation—perhaps not the same characters, but similar circumstances, as the blooming astrological house is the same as in 2005.
This full moon also brings some answers. Every important relationship is put to the test—whether with family, partner, boss, and most importantly, with yourself. Reflect on 2005, when there was another Lunar Eclipse in Aries, and you’ll gain insight into what this moment is all about now. It may not be the same person, but the theme remains consistent, as does the house in which this event takes place—the full moon in fiery Aries.
There is a silver lining; as gloomy as it may sound, after the storm comes the rainbow; we see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes something must go for us to start anew. There are no random events; they happen to clear our path and free us from what halts our growth. Even the people we were connected with years ago are not the same, as we develop in different directions. For instance, some people may need to divorce after 30 years of marriage… Yes, it is difficult, but it would be even more challenging if they stayed together because they have become different, with different needs and diverging paths in life. Both would be unhappy if they continued together. The moon casts shadows, revealing just how different and far apart we have become.
How do we cope when faced with this dilemma? Do we have a choice? Sometimes, it is better to part ways amicably and remain friends, each going their own direction. Understanding is necessary, although it can be difficult to get along with Aries, who is belligerent and rushes headlong to protect their interests. Now, with Pluto on the opposite side—a symbol of birth and rebirth, of life and death—we also acknowledge the natural cycle of life: every beginning has its end. As sad or painful as it may be, we must accept this; unfortunately, there is no going back. Like the leaves that fall in autumn, making way for spring, we accept this ending and look forward to renewal in the spring, when we will be revived and start anew, brighter and happier.
Margarita Ivanova- Gita