Star Struck Style

Tonight’s full moon in my eleventh house coincides with the perfection of the sun’s trine to my midheaven and transiting Uranus’ sextile to the same degree.

That’s a lot to unpack, astrologically speaking. In a nutshell, it’s a terrific time for me to make the changes in my life that I’ve recently made. “Café Astrology” interprets the full moon as follows:

“You’ve been focusing on what brings you pleasure — your hobbies, romantic activities, and so forth. Now you realize that the role you play in others’ lives (as a spouse, parent, friend) is an important element in your overall happiness. You’re looking for validation from friends and group activities now. You may be called upon to perform a humanitarian gesture. For example, a friend may experience a little crisis and asks for your help. You may suddenly find yourself around many people, perhaps after a period of relative solitude or private time.”

Now I don’t want to overemphasize the importance of this annual alignment because it is just that: an annual alignment. This phase reoccurs every year. Yet the orb of these alignments is spectacularly close considering that I’m discussing four separate elements spread over 180° of my horoscope: between five and nine minutes. And considering the sun’s relation to both the fifth house and the MC, and the eleventh house’s relationship to Uranus, there is an uncanny amount of interconnected symbolism for me in this full moon. That is why I have focused on the phrase “overall happiness” in the passage I posted above. I literally wrote the line “I need to be a happier person” in the resignation letter I handed in to my boss last week.

And that brings me to the point of this post. I am so content with my decision to quit my job. Everything in my world feels better this morning. I’ve got a job interview this afternoon. It’s definitely a career downgrade, but it might give me the opportunity to pursue some other interests this summer, like getting my 200-hour yoga instructor certification: something I’ve been trying to do since before the pandemic arrived. Maybe I can spend the next few months rediscovering what makes me happy.

In about two weeks from now, Mars is going to be realigning itself with my midheaven, further activating this degree. It touched the same point in October and again in January. I should look back to see if anything of consequence occurred during those events. However, I don’t know if that would change anything about the way I feel right now. I couldn’t be happier with my decision, and this full moon seems to be shining a light on this abrupt, unexpected change in my life — just as it should be.

Astrology is amazing!