Aries Full Moon: From Wound to Wisdom

The Aries Full Moon at 14° in Aries ignites the sacred axis of Self and Other - Aries and Libra. It illuminates the tension between authenticity and attachment, between being true to ourselves and staying connected to others.  Sometimes it might seem like they are at odds, but this lunation asks us to find the courage to confront the wounds that prevent the connection we crave with self and others - so that we can find the balance.

This lunation carries the imprint of Chiron, the Wounded Healer - a wide conjunction that’s being deeply felt.  Though not an eclipse, this Full Moon peaks the cycle begun by the Virgo New Moon Eclipse, keeping us in the eclipse portal until October 21 (Libra New Moon).  This is time to integrate what surfaced since early September so we can step into the first non-eclipse Libra cycle with wisdom that surfaced from the patterns that were exposed.

This lunation will affect those with Cardinal energy the most (Aries, Libra, Cancer & Capricorn), as well as those with Mutable energy (Virgo, Pisces, Sagittarius, Gemini), but it will affect everyone depending on where this energy lives in your chart.

In the days leading up to this Aries Super Full Moon, I’ve felt the collective ache that Dr. Gabor Maté calls the realm of the hungry ghosts - the hollow hunger that rises when our need for connection goes unmet. Driving through East Hastings in Vancouver, the neighbourhood that shaped Maté’s work, I saw that ache reflected everywhere: people reaching for something - anything - to soothe the void. The truth is, that same hunger lives in all of us; it simply takes different forms. This Full Moon, widely conjunct Chiron the Wounded Healer, pulls that ache to the surface so we can tend it with awareness rather than avoidance. It reminds us that beneath every craving lies a deeper need - to be seen, to belong, to trust our own light - and that the work now is to feed the fire within instead of the ghost.

The Myth of Chiron: The Healer Who Could Not Heal Himself

In myth, Chiron was unlike other centaurs. Born of divine lineage yet rejected by his parents for his dual nature - half man, half horse - he grew up in exile.  Instead of closing his heart, he devoted his life to healing others, mentoring gods and heroes alike. Yet, when he was shot by a poisoned arrow, he could not heal himself. In the end, he surrendered his immortality, offering his life so another could live.

Chiron teaches that our wounds need not define us; they can refine us. We transform when we integrate the pain into purpose - when we stop marinating in the hurt and begin living from the wisdom it left behind.

Aries vs. Libra: Authenticity & Attachment

Aries is the first spark of life - the Ram that bursts forward, declaring “I am.”  It rules the adrenals (our survival instinct), the solar plexus chakra, and our instinct to act. In its light, Aries is courageous, direct and alive with self-driven purpose. In its shadow, it becomes combative or hyper-independent, mistaking isolation for strength.

Libra, its opposite, rules the heart chakra and systems of equilibrium in the body.  It naturally seeks harmony, reflection, and connection. In balance, it teaches cooperation and beauty; in excess, it over-compromises, losing itself in keeping the peace.

Together, Aries and Libra describe our earliest attachment stories - how we learned to balance self-expression with belonging.  This Full Moon asks: Where have you chosen peace over truth, or independence over intimacy?

Healthy love, no matter the form, lives where boundaries and belonging coexist - where truth can be spoken and heard with compassion, and where conflict becomes a doorway to deeper connection.

Mars + Mercury in Scorpio: Fire That Speaks Truth

With Mars and Mercury joined in Scorpio, words carry weight. They’re not meant to skim the surface; they want to pierce, to reach the depths of what’s real. Mars gives them heat, courage, and precision. Mercury gives them articulation and clarity. Together they’re truth-serum - dissolving the polite veneers and forcing what’s been festering in the shadows to come into the light.

This alignment invites us to speak from depth, not reactivity. Scorpio’s medicine is intimacy through honesty - the kind that can sting at first but ultimately heals. Under this influence the truth becomes a light in the dark - revealing outdated defense mechanisms and naming what’s been unsaid for far too long. If you find yourself in hard conversations, pause before the sting becomes venom. Ask, “Is what I’m about to say meant to hurt, or to heal?” When your words rise from your truth instead of your hungry ghost, they become portals for transformation.

The Nodes & Saturn: Boundaries as Compassion

Right now Venus joins the South Node, illuminating the relational patterns we’ve outgrown - the ones that pull us into other people’s storms and call it love.  This energy exposes where we confuse empathy with absorption, or where we’ve carried pain that was never ours to heal.  Venus here says: “You can care deeply without carrying.”

In opposition to Venus and the South Node, Saturn with the North Node in Pisces teaches the maturity of compassion - boundaries. It asks us to stop slipping into victimhood or blame and instead take accountability for what’s ours and release what isn’t.  Boundaries born from this opposition aren’t cold walls; they’re acts of devotion that keep connection rooted in integrity.

This alignment invites a new relational sovereignty; to stop taking responsibility for other people’s healing; to stop giving our power away through guilt or rescue; and to remember that every soul is walking its own sacred curriculum. When we honour that, love can breathe again - cleaner, freer, truer.

A Kite Pointing to Saturn + North Node: Expansion Through Shadow Integration

This kite formation - with Jupiter in Cancer and Lilith in Scorpio forming harmonious trines and sextiles to soften the Saturn + North Node/Venus + South Node opposition - offers an opportunity for emotional alchemy. Jupiter expands whatever it touches; in Cancer, that expansion happens through nurturing, belonging, and emotional safety. Lilith, raw and instinctual in Scorpio, represents the parts of our feminine power that have been exiled - our passion, rage, and unfiltered truth.

Together they create wings of transformation, urging us to integrate what we’ve feared or suppressed. Jupiter invites forgiveness; Lilith insists on honesty. Saturn and the North Node, at the kite’s apex, ground the process in faith and embodiment.

This aspect reminds us that true growth doesn’t come from bypassing darkness but from befriending it. Emotional expansion (Jupiter in Cancer) happens when we make space for the shadow (Lilith in Scorpio) to be seen without shame. Through Saturn’s guidance, we learn to hold both - the tenderness of the heart and the power of the underworld - in this human vessel.

In your own life, notice where you’ve been afraid to feel too much or show too much. This configuration says: your emotional depth is not a liability - it’s your bridge to wisdom.

Together, these alignments teach that boundaries are love in another form. They don’t close the heart; they sustain it. Ask yourself: Am I acting from the wound, or from the wisdom it left behind?

This Full Moon is about integration. Chiron reminds us that to be human is to carry both pain and medicine. Feed your fire, not your ghosts. Your boundaries, your truth, your compassion - these are the ways you alchemize the wound into wisdom.

The Hungry Ghost & The Lunar Self

Your Hungry Ghost may be calling you in some other way right now… and I want you to know it isn’t wrong or broken.  It’s the voice of unmet need. Beneath every Aries outburst is the need to be seen and respected.  Beneath every Libra over-giving is grief for the times we had to earn love by appeasing.

This is the work of the Lunar Self: learning to meet the need beneath the emotion instead of abandoning ourselves for harmony. So the next time the ghost roars with hunger again… Pause.  Breathe.  Listen.  What are you hungry for?

I encourage you to reflect on what this energy is activating for you using the journal prompts & embodiment below.

xx Vanja

Reflect on what house in your chart are being illuminated by the full moon at 14 degrees Aries/Libra. If you need help, see this video & this PDF. What first comes to mind when you look at this placement and consider the energy taking place right now?

What does the hungry ghost dynamic bring up for me? Is there a place where mine lives? What is it connected to? If this full moon is bringing up your hungry ghost, explore a Lunar Self Reading - a personalized journey through your Moon sign to uncover emotional patterns and nourishment to self soothe.

What truth am I ready to speak, even if it disrupts peace? How can I hold honesty and harmony together?

Which wound is asking for integration, not fixing? How can this wound offer wisdom?

Aries Courage Ritual

Ground: Sit or lie down, one hand on belly, one on heart.

Breathe: Inhale golden light into the solar plexus; exhale shame or self-betrayal.

Speak: “I release fear of rejection and self-abandonment.”

Affirm: “My fire is safe. My truth is sacred. My boundaries are love.”

Light a candle: let its flame mirror your inner steadiness.

You may also choose to work with Aries herbs - nettle, ginger, spicy foods, wear red, do solar plexus/core activating exercises or yoga.