FULL CRUST MOON IN VIRGO, MARCH 5TH

"Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter." -Farmer's Almanac

At 10:05am (PST) on March 5th, the Full Moon in Virgo illuminates what we need to hold onto and what we have to let go. Integration of reason and intuition, thought and feeling, and mind and heart are being called to make the the final shift of this transformation as we approach the final Uranus-Pluto square on March 16th (which has lorded over us since 2012). Endings and beginnings are the sign we are being initiated by a still voice who knows it is time to say good bye and allow creation to greet us hello. It would be tempting to wallow in grief, resist by kicking and screaming, or go on a martyr binge. Giving birth is a messy process which does not conform to rules. The good news is you can make up a better story. The bad news is your head has to release disappointment, blame, shame, anger, guilt, fear, hopelessness, and pride. Easier said than done. A trine on this Full Virgo Moon will grace us with an ability to let go of what has anchored us to our own unhappiness. Impulse control can be managed by logic and sensitivity.

The Full Moon is just the birth of riding the tail of an emotional comet. As we say good bye to the harshness of winter, the whisper of spring is a soft echo not far away. The vernal equinox heralds spring March 20th with an eclipsed New Moon Pisces. Energies are increasing as light lengthens, temperatures increase, and the first sprigs of verdant green appear. What do you need to release in order to experience spring in your heart? What bitterness, cynicism, and disappointment needs to melt with the snow? What seeds of clarity, comfort, confidence, and faith need to be sown?

This Full Moon teaches us we are both rational (Virgo) and intuitive (Pisces). These moonbeams will be showering us with the power to be who we are.