Gibbous and Full Moon

December 8 Monday
On this last day of a first quarter Moon in Aries, we may see how well we have marched to the team theme, sensing its parameters, what limits it, and how we can move into vastly different areas that thrill our imaginations. We may feel propelled to move into open-ended situations that paradoxically promise a safe-haven for group participation, characterized by a free flow of emotional expression. At 2:35 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course until late tonight. While the Moon is consuming the remaining flames of Aries’ exuberant ideas, we may consider taking some leap of faith to pursue one of those thoughts.

December 9 Tuesday
The Taurus Moon entered her gibbous phase early this morning. This is a time of amassed energy best channeled into behavior that comes naturally and that works to bring out the full worth of social participation. Such conduct can protect the potential of co-creative activity. Taurus brings out our natural gifts, and today we can assess how we have used them to attract friends that promote our innate talents. We can ponder the memories of team efforts and anticipate gathering up new ones, all of which help us grasp greater dynamics involved in our common connections.

December 10 Wednesday
With Wednesday’s Taurus Moon we may feel responsible for other people’s hardships and do whatever we can to give them an outlet, a relief in some kind of safe haven. Taurus suggests that nature be the calming space in which to relax and celebrate what is essential in our li ves. Today offers many glimpses into the value of our basic human interactions and their spiritual underpinnings. The Moon voids herself of earthbound Taurus from 3:23 pm, MT, until just after midnight, uncovering sentimental attachments and how they may have framed ideal ways of relating.

December 11 Thursday
The Gemini Moon may fill us with excitement about the numerous underlying patterns that have constructed and conditioned our human transactions with one another. And for all those that we can describe, there are so many more yet to discover. In some way, we all may feel like venturing out into unfamiliar territory. There’s an edginess coming from the rebel in each of us that wants to strike out and find some yearned for ideal. Freedom is an issue. There is an impulse to be with friends and to be alone. How to satisfy both urges is the challenge.

December 12 Friday
We have a full Gemini Moon at 9:37 am, MT, which begins to reveal a collective mission that requires specific tasks or maneuvers of each of us, having to do with how we look out for number one in confrontations that involve our social identity along with our individual differences or eccentricities. Personal foibles may disrupt a team activity. Sharing is a huge concern, especially if it calls for avoiding playing the blame game. Having clarity may be difficult as the Moon voids herself of mental Gemini from 11:01 am until almost midnight. Listen to MoonWise tomorrow on the worldwide web at ksfr.org from 2:00 to 2:30 pm, MT, for the weekend Moon Minute.

December 13 Saturday
The Moon is in Cancer providing more personal insight into some of the perplexing notions that have arisen during this full phase. It may seem as if our innermost feelings are splashing out of us while in the presence of friends. Such openness can lead to some illuminating comparisons that show the advancement and or decline of group karma. Sunday brings the chance for some rich understanding of our emotional currents in social settings. At 3:27 pm, MT, the Moon goes void of course to pour out the tribal bonds of Cancer until late tonight, perhaps bringing up feelings of not quite belonging or of unconditional support.