Aries Full Moon: Goddess Astarte

We have many things going on around this new moon: Mars, Saturn, and Pluto are lending their energies to this super moon in Aries. The first of two full moons in October. We spend time with Goddess Astarte, who is the perfect embodiment of both Libra and Aries energies.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to Everything is Energy.

Welcome to the full moon in Aries on October 1st 2020.

I am recording just a couple days before to capture some pretty special energies that I believe are perfectly leading up to the full moon.

I'll get to that in a second.

First I want to just say we are still in this time of super moons.

Luna is very close to our planet so her impact is more potent.

And as you likely know full moons are times of culmination,

Times of release,

Times of realization.

And this full moon on October 1st is going to be the first of two moons in the month of October.

Whenever we have two moons it's called a blue moon.

So the second moon will be a blue moon.

This moon,

Full moon,

Is in the sign of Aries.

Aries is masculine energy,

It's cardinal energy,

It's extroverted fire rule by Mars energy.

And so I hope you can feel that the word action is really aptly describing Aries energy.

Dynamic,

Courageous,

Confident,

Strong willed.

So this is the energy of this super full moon.

But it gets a little bit more nuanced than that.

Aries is ruled by Mars and Aries and Mars have very similar vibrations.

Mars is in retrograde still.

Mars in retrograde,

This energy is being activated by Aries and Mars retrograde is encouraging us to review and revise our calls to action.

To review and revise our automatic,

Impulsive reactions,

Beliefs in the way things are,

Should be.

And the word that's coming to mind,

Which seems a little bit counterintuitive,

But the lesson I believe,

Part of the lesson of Mars retrograde is patience.

And patience can be challenging for Aries action oriented energy.

Nevertheless,

Patience.

And this is complimented by Mars squaring Saturn on the day after I record this on September 29th,

Mars squares Saturn for the second time in a triad of squares.

We had our first on August 24th,

The second one happens on September 29th,

The third and final square will be on January 12th.

So as I mentioned,

Mars rules Aries.

So they have a similar action motivation oriented energy.

Right now we're being with this square.

You might feel a little bit hasty.

You might really want to get things done.

You might feel like it should have been done yesterday.

I've been waiting for six months.

We're kind of a little bit peaked,

Potentially driven by our impulses.

And this is where Mars square Saturn brings us some lessons.

Saturn is the planet of karma,

Limitations and discipline.

And Saturn really wants us to build solid structures.

As we are in the midst of times of immense transformation,

As we even start to create dreams to prepare to emerge,

We're encouraged once again to have patience,

Patience in building the world we want to see.

So it's an interesting time to have this Aries full moon energy with all of this Mars oriented Saturn tinged patience energy.

So it's easy to feel that we want things done.

It's pretty natural right now to feel that we want change.

We likely feel ready.

And as I mentioned,

In fact,

We probably feel like we've already been awaiting for so,

So long.

And the answer right now is patience.

But I want to offer a twist.

Potentially is a different kind of patience than we might be accustomed to or typically think of as patience.

In the past,

Patients might be associated with something that feels a little bit more like powerlessness.

As if I don't have any control,

So I just have to be patient.

And this type of patience is very different than that.

Now,

Right now,

Patience means courage.

Patience means a deep wisdom and trust in the energetics of the universe,

The energies that we're offering.

And we get to really,

Again,

Claim our power with this courageous patience.

As we are remembering we're energetic beings,

We're being reminded right now to read and flow with the energies and really to prepare to receive the things that we want to create,

To prepare to receive and the change that we seek.

Different sort of vibration around that kind of patience.

Instead of powerlessness,

Powerfulness,

But a deep kind of courage.

So it's a variation on what we typically think of as Mars,

Aries,

Charge,

Impulse of energy.

There's a depth here with Saturn especially that's encouraging us with courage.

That is overarching,

Very in sync with Aries and Mars.

In the grand scheme of things,

We are truly wanting things to shift.

We're wanting things to get done,

But we know now Saturn is teaching us patience and courage.

As in not impulsively acting out of fear that it's not going to happen.

If you can think of any time where you acted impulsively potentially out of fear and defending against the fear.

Right now we're being encouraged to drop the fear.

There's so much fear and yet we know that fear is an illusion.

If we're being impulsive because we're afraid,

That's the wrong kind of Mars,

Aries energy for our future.

Patience with courage and then with the flow of energy be prepared for massive shifts and we will be so joyful and ready to act.

This is so perfect because as I'm recording today,

I'm actually recording on September 28th.

So this is a couple days before these energies.

Today Saturn turns direct.

Saturn has been retrograde for quite some time this year.

And in fact,

Jupiter,

Saturn and Pluto have been conjunct and retrograde for months and it might feel like progress has been delayed,

But it also hopefully you get the sense that it's really allowed time for things to be sorted,

For things to be healed,

For things to be properly aligned.

And at this point on the 28th,

A turnaround is happening.

Jupiter already turned direct mid-month in September.

So that would have been a stage one when Jupiter turned direct.

So maybe at that time mid-month,

You got a really good idea of the future you wanted to create,

The reality,

The you,

The way you want to feel.

And so now as Saturn turns direct,

We get to be invited to commit to our vision.

It's almost like a stage two.

So we can have that vision,

We can dream about it and right now and potentially in the week or weeks to come,

You might notice an invitation flowed in to take that first step.

And I mentioned that Jupiter,

Saturn and Pluto were conjunct and retrograde.

So Pluto's still in retrograde,

But it's going to turn direct in early October,

Just after the full moon,

I believe October 4th.

I'm not super sure on that,

But that's what I believe I remember the chart said.

So that's going to be step three.

We're going to be able to really deepen our commitment if we made one.

So it's a different kind of action,

A different kind of power.

And patience is a word that we really can step into and revise our subtle vibrations around what patience even means.

And so to bring it full circle back to the full moon.

So we have right now,

The sun is in Libra.

The sun is our external self.

Our external self wants balance,

Wants justice,

Wants change,

Wants harmony.

Luna,

Our inner world is in Aries,

Super full moon.

So part of us wants it now,

But yet Saturn interacting with Mars,

Mars rules Aries is creating the opportunity for us to remember not to push,

To have patience and courage.

And this brings me to a beautiful goddess that's often associated with Libra energy.

Well,

Actually she's associated with many things.

So it's not,

She's not just a Libra goddess by any stretch,

But she does have some links to this energy.

Astarte.

Astarte was a goddess honored in the Eastern Mediterranean.

And thus was before she was renamed by the Greeks.

And Astarte,

Well,

Her Libra aspect is that she's associated with divine justice and balance.

Mars Aries energy,

Which is also why she's coming through right now,

Is she was in her super ancient times,

She was seen as a goddess of war.

And I want to upgrade that for us to consider she might be better described as a goddess of transformation in the past and darker times war was the vehicle for transformation.

We live in lighter times now.

She's also the goddess of sexuality or fertility.

So she is a very nurturing mother goddess aspect.

She's the counterpart to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar.

And actually she's one of the oldest Middle Eastern aspects of the goddess.

She dates back to Neolithic and Bronze ages.

And according to myth,

Astarte descended to earth as a fiery star.

I'll post a couple pictures of how Astarte was depicted.

The Phoenicians portrayed her with cow horns representing fertility.

And if you look with a different set of eyes,

It looks very much like a goddess crescent moon on her head.

Ancient Assyrians and Babylonians portrayed her caressing a child.

She was seen as the mother of the universe,

The giver of all life on earth.

And she was also ruler of all the spirits of the dead who lived in heaven.

And it was thought that when people pass,

They were bodies of light.

And so they return to be bodies of light in the sky that we see as stars.

Some of her other counterparts in other ancient cultures in Egypt,

ISIS and Hathor and India,

Kali,

In Greece,

Aphrodite and Demeter.

And in Greece,

It's interesting because you could see Aphrodite sense as the goddess of love and fertility and sexuality and Demeter as the goddess of the hunt.

And Demeter kind of points us to how she's a different kind of goddess of war.

It's not war for its own sake,

It's transformation.

It's doing what needs to be done.

And Astarte is really,

Well,

She has an interesting past in Christianity,

But I want to offer that it's time for us to upgrade,

To invite her back in.

So let's get to it.

Find a quiet,

Safe,

Sacred space.

Sit comfortably,

Lay comfortably,

Close your eyes.

And imagine you're seated on a high mountain plateau.

It's the middle of the night,

The sky is dark,

The stars,

There's millions of stars and Luna is bright and full.

And first just take in the energies of the moon,

The energies that she is offering of this new kind of courageous patience.

And imagine all the stars glimmering in the heavens,

Our conscious beings,

Potentially even beings who have walked on our planet,

Who still shine their light down to us and just feel yourself connected,

Supported,

Seen by all these celestial bodies.

And as you're connecting to the moon and connecting to the stars,

Almost as if a comet is flying through the sky,

A fiery red star is descending,

Coming down towards you.

And as the star gets closer,

It's white,

Tinged with red fire.

And the star comes to station itself directly in front of you.

And as you look into this white light,

You can see a goddess potentially dressed in white.

She's often depicted nude,

But her body is beaming light.

Her eyes are ruby red,

Her navel is ruby red as she is often depicted.

And there's an upward crescent moon or cow horns above her head.

And just feel the beauty and the light that she brings.

She knows that many of us have been feeling and sensing and seeking change for quite some time.

She's been with humanity for many,

Many,

Many thousands and thousands of years and lifetimes.

And so she knows very well the energy that's present for us.

Her eyes sparkle with excitement,

With love,

With power.

And she wants you to know that you are safe and that you are held and that you are exactly where you need to be right now.

The challenge is the courageous act just might be to go with the flow.

Patience,

Sensing energies,

Allowing her to show you the way.

So as she's in front of you,

Notice if there's any questions you have for her.

If your human mind is still hanging on to the thing that you've been waiting and waiting and waiting for for a very long time,

This sense of urgency,

Desiring change,

Tell her.

She's here to listen.

As she's considered by ancient cultures as the giver of life on earth,

She knows the aspects of your humanity,

So speak to her.

And notice as you send your questions,

Your concerns,

Your desire for change,

Action.

Her eyes are lighting up and the white light that just beams from her skin is transmitting itself to you.

And you can start to feel this sense of peace.

It's as if as you're speaking,

Ultimately at some point,

The energies and the words and the stories slow down.

Slow down so much so that you fall into a state of silence and grace and peace.

And you're receiving,

If you so choose,

This light.

And see if you can allow it to envelop you as if her aura merges with yours and you get an attunement of sorts,

A transmission energetically of light.

Nothing to do right now,

Just simply be in this soft,

Beautiful,

Powerful light.

And as you exist in silence,

Receiving this light,

Feel your own presence.

It's as if she's charging you up energetically to remember who you really are.

And in this space of silence,

It's as if you're being reborn,

As if you're meeting yourself for the first time in this human body,

In this lifetime.

Who you really are,

Who breathed their first breath as you were born.

That spirit,

That being,

That energy is you.

Astarte wants you to remember that you are of the stars as well.

This super generous,

Motherly,

Supportive goddess is simply seeking to help you raise your vibration and remember you.

Ultimately,

She's sharing that that is the only journey,

The most powerful journey we need to pay attention to right now.

The most powerful set of internal circumstances is our own journey back to ourselves.

And as she is you and you are her and you are remembering who you really are,

Feel the love,

Feel the light,

Feel the welling.

And feel how naturally from this space,

Of course you have patience,

Of course you understand right timing,

Of course you have courage.

And you might even ask this goddess to continue to stay with you on your journey,

To help you see the energetic flows and currents and to flow with the universe.

Wonderful.

Sending energetics of gratitude to this goddess for her presence,

For her revelation,

For the transmission of energy that has raised your vibration and supported you in remembering you.

Other traditional offerings for her were honey,

Bread,

Wine.

Right now energetically gratitude is really the most important thing that we can offer.

And as you potentially invite her to stay with you during this full moon,

The culmination release and realization that is happening.

She will be there for you to merge her field with yours to help you remember the light that you are.

Wonderful.

She's turning back into a beautiful ball of light,

A star tinged with red light.

And as you say one more thank you,

She ascends back up to the stars.

And there you are on this mountain plateau outside at night.

And there's Luna,

Beautiful,

Full,

Bright,

As if she witnessed,

The moon witnessed this transmission,

All of it.

And potentially this is even the most profound culmination of this full moon,

This transmission.

Wonderful.

And you feel balance,

Harmony,

Peace,

Confident,

Courageous,

And patient.

Knowing that when your call to action comes,

You will be ready.

Thank you all for joining me.

As I often say,

I feel so blessed just at the thought of the thousands and thousands of people that are simply choosing to vibrate lighter,

To remember,

And to expand our consciousness.

I'm grateful for each and every one of you.

And I'm thrilled for the bright future that we are creating.

And as we are ultimately right now at this time remembering that the first source of change is within.

And that is a profound journey in and of itself,

A profound lesson for us to be the change that we wish to see.

So cheers to a full moon,

Cheers to tons of light and love in your life.

And cheers to courageous patients.

Bright blessings and so much love.

Thank you.

Reviews

Love the homage, love, light and respect you shine the beautiful Phoenician Goddess Astarte, beautiful, thank you! <3

A magnificent, and powerful meditation. Pleased to welcome and meet Astarte. Thank you for all the information about the Goddess, of whom I’ve never heard of by that name until now. This meditation is so relevant at this Aries Full-Moon also. Thanks so much. Bright Blessings to you!! 🌝🙏🏽💚✨💚

LITERALLY PERFECT. Thank you so so much for sharing, still relevant as ever in 2022

Hard to find astarte meditations this was nice and connected me with her successfully .. nice job 👏🖤

awesome education before a lovely meditation and meeting Astarte 🙏 thank you

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Incredible. Everything resonated so strongly with me. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for the insight into this wonderful full moon. I loved meeting Astarte and feeling a connection with her. Thank you 🙏.