The Moon will be Full this afternoon at 2:40 EDT. As usual, I turn to my favorite resource, Cafe Astrology, to learn what to expect:

On Friday afternoon, the Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Aries opposes the Moon in Libra. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. It is an emotional time—a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.

The Aries-Libra polarity is a relationship axis, where Aries represents "self" and Libra represents "other". Where Aries is about self-assertion, Libra is about compromise. The energy of the Libra Moon is the awareness of the need for relationships and all that comes with maintaining them--compromising, negotiating, graciousness, and balancing. The Aries Sun, on the other hand, is self-assertive, leading, and personally courageous. This Full Moon urges us to strike a balance between meeting our personal needs and tending to the needs of a significant other, and between independence or autonomy and dependence or companionability.

The Libra Moon is diplomatic, equality-minded, and fair-minded. The Aries Sun, however, values authenticity over tact, and is energized by independent efforts. The Full Moon illuminates this conflict.

With the Moon full and bright in the sky, symbolic "illumination" occurs in our own lives. However, these new feelings and revelations are emotional ones, as emotions burst forth into our consciousness. It's time to express ourselves, and to let things out of our systems. Of course, we might want to exercise some care while doing so, knowing that what is coming out of us is new and not particularly rational as yet. Full Moons are about exposing or illuminating issues that are already there, but that have not yet been dealt with.

At the risk of sounding like a sappy romantic, I really believe that this Full Moon is going to be all about manifesting love, whether it's finding a new love or supporting the one you have.

For one thing, we just experienced Ostara. Remember that part of preparing for Ostara is about clearing out the old to make room for the new? So many women I know have ended relationships recently and made lots of changes in their lives, including lots of haircuts just like mine (I explain the significance of that in my post Cut the Crap). I wondered what was going on that could be influencing so many people in a similar way, and now I think I'm getting my answer. There's such a confluence of magickal energy that it would be difficult not to come to the conclusion that the universe has been preparing us to be able to use the energy of this Full Moon to fill the space we've worked so hard to create. It's Spring and we, embodying the Maiden Goddess, have returned ripe with fertility and filled with hope at the promise of new things (so, everyone make sure to stock up on birth control if a baby is not part of your romantic picture). It seems that we may be destined to find new love this Spring. Before long, it will be Beltane and we all know what that means.

This Full Moon has the potential to support love magick in a very positive and powerful way. The balance (another reference back to Ostara!) between the energy of the Aries Sun and the Libra Moon strikes me as representing the qualities that we need in an ideal relationship. It also seems like a stabilizing influence while Venus is in slippery Pisces (as it will be until April 6). Venus in Pisces can be the ultimate way to express love, tenderness and affection being at their strongest now. But borders and boundaries blur under Venus in Pisces, so it can be difficult to tell the difference between dreams and reality. Astrologically, there is a lot going on with Venus this week that also supports my sense that this Full Moon is the ideal time to try out that love spell you've been hanging on to. Check out This Week in Astrology to learn more details.

Speaking of that perfect love spell, Christopher Penczak included the spell he used to find his true love in the book Outer Temple Of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells and Rituals. I've been holding on to it, waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it. I think this may be it.

Lifemate Love Spell

You will need:

1 live red rose
Vase
Spring water
Sugar
Dragon's blood

On the last Friday before the Full Moon, or any waxing day with beneficial aspects to Venus (which makes today perfect as long as you do it before 2:40 pm), cast a circle and meditate with the rose. Pour your heart out to it. Tell it all the things you want in a partner, and how you envision your life with a partner. It's best not to get too specific about who, or about superficial qualities, but to express the essence of what you want in a partnership. Call upon the spirit medicine of the rose to make your magick.

Bless a pinch of sugar (white or brown) and place it in the water of the vase. If you can obtain water from a special spring or well, so much the better, but any pure water will do. Then place a pinch of dragon's blood in the water for power. Put the rose into the vase, raise your energy to the universe, release the circle, and leave the rose on the altar for three days. As the rose begins to wilt, take the petals apart, dry them, place them in a green, pink, or red bag or box, and put them someplace special. You can carry it with you, but one thing that works is to put them under your mattress. If you are ready to meet your love, you will meet within three months.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 11:37 AM