Afraid is Aware
Full Moon in Aquarius
Sometimes it feels like Fear is everywhere.
It’s in the raging forest fires; it’s in the domineering data centers; it’s in the ethical quagmire of how we relate to our social, political and economic institutions. And it’s not just out there in the world, it’s also right here at home. It’s in our job prospects; it’s in our relationships; it’s even in the ultra-processed snacks in the pantry. It seems wherever we look, there is room for Fear.
There are so many wonderful ways of appreciating what Fear is and what it has to offer us, and right now I am beyond bored of going over the same spiritual tenets with a sullen, serious face. Especially after this week’s full-on Full Moon in Aquarius with Pluto - the resident President of Terror-led Transformation - what my heart and soul want more than anything else is to be playful and light.
So I’m turning my eyes to look across the Zodiac to the Sun and Jupiter in Leo. There I find the abundantly hopeful approach I need to bring me back into balance, and with it comes the idea to let Fear step gaily onto the stage of life in a suitably sad-sack costume. I’m picturing it as the sardonically self-aware Debbie Downer of my subconscious, and I’m now inviting it into the spotlight of my awareness.
I’m doing this because I know that giving something a voice allows for it rise up and out, and because - at the end of the day - it often turns out that whatever was lurking is logically ludicrous. I’m also grateful to Fear for being brave enough to take the mic with its absurdist sideshow parade of horrors. That parade has no doubt been clomping around in circles in the nether regions of our thoughts for years, drawing some part of us down below to watch it in action. And so as the parade marches on, it brings us in touch with more of the truth of who we are. In other words: it’s worth listening to Fear, because being more afraid leads to being more aware.
With that in mind, here are 3 surprisingly simple and empowering messages about Fear - and life - that this week’s Full Moon has brought to light for me:
