Venus beauty to tame the fires of Mars The Moon is Full in the Mars-ruled sign of Aries tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st. Opposite the Sun in Libra, this Full Moon activates the axis of self and other, of ‘selfishness’ and relationship. Mars represents the fiery, masculine energy of desire and self-assertion, and is in a supportive angle with Venus, ruler of Libra, who brings a joyful sense of beauty to tame the heat of Mars. The Full Moon is very close to Chiron, the centaur (half human and half horse) archetype of the ‘wounded healer’. As the master healer who could not heal his own wounds, Chiron shows us how our pain is the path to compassion and helping others. In this Full Moon, Chiron can help us see selfishness and desire as essential parts of us. As Kasia Urbaniak teaches, “you have no say in what you want”. Our prompt for the short writing session was this: Describe selfishness as you learned it, and how it might be used consciously; or What do you want that you are afraid to want? Our longer writing period began with these prompts: Start with the Botticelli painting of Venus and Mars, above; or Write of something beautiful. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by kristineeb2013 Astrologer, teacher, healer, embodiment ally. Reclaim your natural wisdom. View all posts by kristineeb2013