Create a Clearing: December’s Full Moon Guidance (2023).

2 min readDec 27, 2023

CREATE AN INNER CLEARING

On December 27th, 00:33am (GMT) the Moon will be full in Mercury-ruled Gemini, within the stormy nakshatra of Ārdrā.

Mercury-ruled Gemini signifies intelligence coupled with effective communication and an inherent ability to perceive with a discerning mind. In Ārdrā nakshatra, the celestial region ruled by the storm god Rudra (Shiva), this full moon day suggests following the natural impulse to release emotions.

Ārdrā’s symbols are a tear drop and a human head.

Look back at my recent New Moon guidance where I shared the Bruce Lee quote: ‘Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.’

We are closing out a period of sadness and beginning anew with the emotional clarity that comes from facing the pain and releasing our inner waters.

Consider where confusion and heaviness resided in your body, mind, and life two weeks ago.

Once we have grieved and created inner clearing, a certain type of mental and emotional intelligence emerges.

This is an ideal time to prepare the body and mind for meditation. It may require physical and mental effort, aligning with the nature of Ārdrā, which has a desire to achieve its goal.

Simultaneously, the Sun in Sagittarius, Mūla nakshatra, is illuminating the deep weeds in our dharmic path that need to be pulled out, allowing us to awaken the optimism in our spiritual purpose.