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There are moons that merely illuminate the well-trodden path and others that, at their zenith, aim for a horizon yet unborn. The Full Moon in Sagittarius belongs to the latter lineage: it does not linger on the past, nor dwell on the margins of the known. It becomes the arrow launched beyond the visible, the fire of the wanderer, the delirium of the exile who senses the distant.
Astrologically, Sagittarius is the archetype of the seeker, half animal, half deity, half earth, half sky. In its nature, the ethos of the explorer and the pathos of the pilgrim blend: faith without guarantees, hunger for the Absolute, the joy of losing oneself in the crossing. This moon exalts noble restlessness, the courage to have no certainties, the delight of being lost in the journey.
This particular full moon is remarkable: it is said to be the lowest since 2006. What does this mean? Astronomically, “low” refers to how close the moon appears to the horizon at its peak in the night sky, reaching the lowest arc it can trace. Symbolically, a low-hanging moon is an intimate one, almost touching the world of shadows and roots, bringing its mystery down to the level of the body, the soil, the hidden. It is not an aloof lamp in the heavens, but a lunar fruit hanging heavy, closer to the realm of instinct, earth, and the ancestral. The mysteries of this Full Moon do not descend from on high, but rise from below; their power is accessible, incarnate, sensual, sometimes raw.
For many, this is called the Strawberry Moon: a name that evokes the cycle of harvests, the time when wild fruits ripen and surrender themselves, sweet, to the birds and wandering hands. This moment is not only promise, but the tasting of risks, the harvest of excess, the savoring of what only matures beneath the full Sun. Here, the symbol of the Moon is not Platonic, but incarnate, red, alive. A mix of ecstasy and earth, promise and Presence.
North – The Call of the Abyss
Card: The Fool
At the northern vertex, the question resounds: what must be heard under this Moon? Here, the Fool is more than a mere jester, he is the ancient whisper of the Shekhinah in exile, the wandering spark that dances in the deserts of Kabbalah, beyond the walls of Zion. The Full Moon in Sagittarius calls all to cross the nameless portal, where the angel Metatron records the passages of those who dare begin from nothing. Under this zodiacal arc, the Fool is also Parzival of the Grail, the mystic unafraid to be a stranger among his own, one who walks over the abyss, trusting only the echo and the breath. Solely those who dare lose themselves can hear the call of the abyss, for the Gods first speak to those who carry nothing in their hands. The Fool of Sagittarius is primordial trust, the blessing of those who walk open-eyed into the night, sensing that the invisible, like Shiva Nataraja, is always dancing on the edge of void and fire.
South – The Invisible Sower
Card: Page of Pentacles
Below, where the body meets the earth, rises the question: how to make the fire of spirit incarnate in matter? The Page of Pentacles, in the tradition of the sefirot, echoes the Hebrew Yesod; the hidden foundation that sustains all, rarely seen. This is the silent apprentice, the guardian of small gestures, the one who knows that a seed planted in darkness may one day pierce the sky.
The Full Moon in Sagittarius reminds that the purest gold is not born of spectacle, but of invisible labor, like the vineyards of the Talmud that grow in the night, unseen. Here, the true sower is never hasty, seeks no immediate harvest; accepts to work on the threshold between promise and scarcity, knowing that every humble task can open greater portals. There is also something of Shiva here: the dancer who, with each step, generates and dissolves worlds, indifferent to outward gaze, for all creation begins with a humble step and fertile earth, even when only the night bears witness.
East – The Blessing of the Pure Vessel
Card: The Star
In the East, the place of rising, the question is: what veil is torn, what horizon opens under the Moon? The Star here is more than hope, it is the Ateret Yesod of Kabbalah, the crown of the foundation, the channel through which blessing flows to regenerate the world. It is the water of Miriam, lost and found in the desert, the hidden spring that saves not only the traveler but the entire caravan. In the Sagittarian ethos, the Star is the promise of the rainbow after the flood, the secret oath that after chaos, light returns clear. There is also an echo of Anahita, Persian goddess of living waters, perpetual offering to the thirsty. Here, the body, emptied of expectation, becomes a pure vessel.
The inspiration born under this Moon is not to be possessed, but shared, for only the light that flows is able to cleanse, heal, and fertilize the horizon of a new world.
West – The Crossing of the One
Card: The Lovers
In the West, at the border of dusk, the question: what must be left behind in this passage? The Lovers of Sagittarius are not adolescent sweethearts, but symbols of the great Hebrew dilemma between the Yetzer ha-Tov and the Yetzer ha-Ra; the good and evil inclinations, both necessary for the soul’s crossing. This Moon asks for the courage to abandon deadlock, the hesitation of many voices, the dispersal of divided desire, the paralysis of fearing to choose. Here echoes the myth of Shiva Ardhanarishvara, where God unites with Goddess in the same body, and duality becomes unity not by negation, but by integration. What is asked is to leave behind the fear of total commitment, to sacrifice the illusion of separation, the triangle, the doubt.
Only those who pass through the fire of choice become truly whole; only those who love without reservation can fuse flesh and Spirit, desire and mission, multiplicity and center. It is the crossing of the One, always dangerous, always fertile.
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