Astrology of the Full Moon: Full Moon of October 6th 2006
October 2nd, 2006 at 9:54 pm (Current Events)
People sometimes ask me whether full moons or new moons have an effect similar to that of an eclipse. The effect, would of course be much weaker, since an eclipse is a rare, unique astronomical event, and a new or full moon comes about every 14 days or so. However, as you will find in this article about lunar eclipses, and this article about solar eclipses, we know that both lunar and solar eclipses have effects that can stretch out for quite a while after the actual eclipse.
In the case of lunar eclipses, potential effects can occur up to several months after the lunar eclipse, whereas for solar eclipses, effects can occur up to 3 1/2 years after a given solar eclipse. Depending on the length of visibility of the eclipse, which allows us to time the approximate appearance of effects of the eclipse, we can get accuracy to about within a week in the case of a lunar eclipse, or within a month in the case of a solar eclipse.
However, especially in the case of solar eclipses, when in a given time period does an effect of the eclipse take place? One way to time the effects of an eclipse would be to use lunations, that is, full or new moons. We would be looking for various triggers to the eclipse point. Thus, if we were looking at an eclipse occurring at 29 Virgo, it is the most recent solar eclipse, we want to see at what time there would be contacts to that point, particularly within the period of time with which we are concerned. Often, however, a chart for a full or new moon will speak for itself, as we see below.
The Full Moon of October 6th, 2006
Below is a chart for this full moon of October 6th, set for Washington, DC. Obviously, in your own home country, the chart looks somewhat different, because the location varies.
To see the effects of this full moon, we would first look for the Lord of the Lunation, which is the planet ruling the luminary that is above the earth. This will give us a sense of whether the effects of the full moon will be strong or mild, or negative or positive. In this case, we have the moon above the earth, in Aries, so the Lord of the Lunation will be Mars in Libra.
Mars in Libra is in its detriment, because it is on the side opposite from the sign of its rulership, Aries. In Libra, the sign of Venus, Mars cannot adequately express its martial nature. Therefore, it will express itself in highly negative ways, rather than positive ones. Mars is always a malefic, but doubly so when it is in an unfavorable sign such as Libra. This will be the last full moon before the November elections in the United States. Mars in an air sign is a clear indication of the toxic campaign environment we can be expected to endure. Air signs are the most concerned with the world of humans, and with communication and speech in general. We can thus expect cruel and harsh speech.
In the sign of Venus, and in the fifth house, Mars is in the house of pleasure. There may be sexual revelations or scandals, which will come to light during this time. Mars is also sextile Saturn in Leo in its detriment in the third house, which is the house of speech. This further emphasizes the nastiness and mudslinging we can expect.
