The next Full Moon is on 16th April 2022. Full moons bring emotional stuff to the surface and present a time of the month for reflection and rumination about what has happened or needs closure in your life recently, vs action and initiation of anything new. It’s a time to sit with your feelings (ideally in the moonlight) and process them fully.
This Full Moon happens when the sun is in Aries and therefore the moon is in Libra (its opposite sign). As such, our focus turns to our closest relationships (Libra is ruled by love goddess Venus) and the ~work~ that goes into maintaining them. It’s all a balancing act, give and take, compromise – getting what you need but giving them what they want, too. Does it all work? Are your relationships functioning equally well for everyone involved in them?
The Aries influence brings the honest, unvarnished truth here, and the Libran influence helps you find the right words and diplomacy to express it. Ready to discover how balanced your star sign is? Let the tarot give you a clue…
ARIES – Three of Swords
Someone really hurt you. What they did or said cut you and it’s taken longer than they know for you to really get your head around it all. And, if you’re honest, you’re not done healing. The Three of Swords can indicate betrayal, lies, backstabbing or cruelty. What they did was wrong and enough time has passed that you have the resilience and courage to truly talk to them about it. Maybe you even need to walk away for good. It’s your choice. Do what’s best. Reflect on it this Full Moon.
TAURUS – Four of Wands
You just wish this person close to you would have the faith in themselves that you do. They are always putting themselves down, withdrawing from challenges, hiding, and self-sabotaging. It takes a lot of your time and energy to keep boosting them, and, frankly, it’s tiring when they don’t then pick up that baton and carry it on. The Four of Wands asks you to think about your role going forwards. You can take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Rebalance your role so you’re supporting but not ~carrying~. They’ll get there in their own time and their own way.
GEMINI – Eight of Wands
You are the great communicator of the zodiac, and the Eight of Wands is the tarot’s communication card. So this is the theme for reflection on this Full Moon. Are you being thwarted by someone in your desire to communicate with others freely? Is someone sabotaging your network? Are you feeling under pressure to not talk to someone because of someone else’s feelings? Are you perhaps revealing too much about a close relationship to someone outside of it? Zoom in on this area and consider where there’s an imbalance. It’s time to correct it.
CANCER – Five of Coins
Cancer you never forget, and sometimes nor do you forgive. It can be difficult carrying the amount of baggage and painful memories that you insist on lugging around. The Five of Coins asks you to recognise where you’re still holding grudges against people who have long since proven their worth or deserve forgiveness. Don’t keep on doing this to yourself, or them. Put down the load. Release the past. Draw a line in the sand this Full Moon and clear the slate. Move ahead with your relationships, free of past squabbles or regrets.
LEO – The Emperor
The Emperor reveals there is a power dynamic in a close relationship that needs urgent attention. Someone (it could be you…) has got too much of an upper hand and the control issue is, well, out of control. What began as affection has mutated, possibly through insecurity or jealousy, into something which is negative, even toxic. Don’t ignore the red flags any longer; slow down, put your hazards on, and fix this. Some chemistries just don’t work. Some people are better apart. Be honest about what’s been going on. Question if this connection has a future.
VIRGO – The Devil
Your pattern in relationships can be to fall into a subservient role, which comes from your amazing good intentions of helping others live easier and do better. Before you know it, you’re running their lives and taking on their problems, and being called on for all kinds of stuff you never really signed up for. You’ve proven yourself to be almost too essential. Virgo, this is about you creating stronger boundaries. The Devil shows you know this, deep down, and this Full Moon brings you the perfect opportunity to put the ~new you~ into play!
LIBRA – The Chariot
Relationships don’t have objectives, strategies, or agendas (or do they?), but maybe they should. You’re wondering where an important relationship in your life is actually heading. It feels like you’ve been ~drifting~ and you’re tired of that feeling. The Chariot brings you the confidence and determination to express this truth, this Full Moon. To ask for clarity. To ask for a ~label~ or what their intentions are. Do it. Get clear. When you know where you’re heading (or not) you can act accordingly.
SCORPIO – Knight of Wands
The Knight of Wands suggests that there’s an imbalance in a relationship based on someone wanting to have fun, go on adventures, be spontaneous, travel and revel… and someone wanting to stabilise, settle down, invest, save, plan and bed down. Who is who? Are you the stabiliser or the activator? And can you compromise and realign, or does this fork in your shared pathway mean the end of your alliance for a while? Life goals change. Personalities shift. People want different things. Have a talk. See if you can realign or if it’s time to go your separate ways.
SAGITTARIUS – Two of Swords
A major decision (not yet taken) has had a lingering impact on a close relationship. Because you’re still, with the conflicted Two of Swords, undecided and have not laid down your route forwards, things are up in the air. They want to know what’s going on, what you’re going to do, and how it affects them. And it’s time to make this decision and then work with what it means for your relationship. Life might get in the way, but it doesn’t have to be a total blockage. Until you know your fate, you can’t work out the compromises or solutions, so accelerate to that point now.
CAPRICORN – Eight of Swords
The Eight of Swords is about projection. The human habit of projecting internal (if not secret) anxieties and fears onto other people or (perceived) barriers in the external world, which are actually just imaginary because they reside inside us rather than in real life. We all do this. You do this too. This Full Moon look at what you’re projecting onto other people that is actually fear, trait or worry you carry within. Once you see it, you’ll stop doing it because you can’t ~un-see~ it.
AQUARIUS – Two Of Wands
Are you really into this, Aquarius? Is this connection really making your heart beat faster and your mind open up with new possibilities and futures? Are you, dare I say, faking it a little? The Two of Wands asks you to be honest about the strength and depth of feeling you’re really feeling. This doesn’t mean you need to end it all or walk away, it just means you need to accept where you’re at and let things unfold, at their own pace. Don’t push it or force it, let it be what it is, and relax.
PISCES – Death
A big relationship you’re involved in needs transformation. Death is a powerful card of total and lasting change, signalling the end of one phase and the beginning of another. Everything changes, you can’t fight the tide. It’s all okay, it’s for the best. Release what’s not working for you both, accept some things have served their purpose and need renewal. Talk about what you both want to do differently, explore, or introduce. Focus more on the new than the old. Look ahead. Have high hopes. This is a crossroads you can travel through together.
Via Cosmopolitan UK.