Today’s “Extreme Supermoon”

Before I came across the aforementioned Moses Siregar article on the Astrology behind Haiti, my intention was to write about today’s Full Moon (waxing perfect as I type this).  Having already posted on Astrology this week my intention changed until I found my day filled with “signs” bearing witness of its energy…

The Full Moon is occurring at 10°15 in Leo.  My first Google Alert comes for the topic ‘Gematria’ today, and the first blog post is for “A Lion’s Might”, lion and might (in Hebrew) having the same vibrational weight and quality.  “A Lion’s Might” could be a good descriptor for this Moon!

Also, I happen to arrive at page 111 in the book I am reading, which begins to unfold the esoteric correspondences between the Moon, the Sun, Light, and the Lion.  Needless to say, my thoughts turned often to the Moon today, now setting the night aglow in silver and orange, and culminating in this entry.

If it looks extra big, that’s because it is.  It is what has been referred to as a “Supermoon” or, more technically, a perigee-syzygy.  A syzygy is simply a notable union between three celestial bodies, namely the Sun, Moon, and Earth or another planet, and is most often used to refer to the New or Full Moon.  Perigee is applied when the Moon is at 90% or greater of its closest approach to Earth.

Although this Leo Full Moon is one of five Supermoons this year, this one has the most “might”.  According to the Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences, a perigee-syzygy can raise waters 40% above their average.  This specific Moon is additionally called “Extreme” because it is the 3^rd of only 17 Supermoons that will approach 100% or greater of the mean perigee this century.

Today, and the energies surrounding today, are likely to bring self-expansion and self-direction into contrast (for the purpose of comparing and harmonizing) with transpersonal and humanitarian ideas and ideals.  We may be shown where are personal desires are in conflict with our sense of compassion and justice… or how the freedom and independence we search for on the outside can be found by Liberating the might of the Lion from within.  Shed what no longer servers you in favor of Ultimate Truths!