What is the significance of the upcoming full moon?

With the multiple retrogrades happening around this full moon, it will be a period when we are encouraged to seek new solutions to old problems.

“The retrograde phase and planetary positions highlight the need to seek new ways of solving familiar problems, transforming patterns in relationships, work, family, finances and daily life,” she says. “The root of events often lies in patterns inherited from one’s family of origin, in the relationship with the mother and in the perception of resources – whether there is an excessive attachment to material security for the sake of feeling safe and what one is willing to sacrifice for illusory safety and sensory pleasures.”

Focus on what makes you uncomfortable and consider what you have been avoiding. “Understanding what one is running from, what brings discomfort and how to resolve it at the root is crucial,” she says. “Surface solutions and intellectual games won’t suffice; deep work is required.”

Astrobalance suggests that the danger with this full moon is that it brings with it “the tendency to avoid dealing with complex emotions or seeking new solutions by retreating into familiar pleasures and entertainments that are no longer relevant”. She adds: “Alcohol and interactions with people who are no longer part of your close circle, referred to as ‘friends’ only by old habit, are especially harmful during this time.”

The cold full moon in Taurus is coming, and it’s the perfect time for finding stability