I was perusing my Llewellyn's, Witches Datebook to get a head start on this coming week and of course verified that Wednesday is the January full moon. I also noticed that the secondary star Juno is also going retrograde the same day. I do not know much about this state or the star, so did a little searching.
First off, the Roman Goddess Juno's name means "vital force"; she is the counterpart to the Greek Goddess Hera, the wife and sister to Jupiter, and associated with the moon and the life force of women. Great stuff. So now what would a star in retrograde mean to me. Juno is in retrograde from January 19th at 3:41 pm (same day as full moon at 4:21 pm) and remains so until May 2 at 1:33 am.
I also researched what "retrograde signifies and came up with the following, in brief: during the time of retrograde, we will experience the energy of the specific planet or star in a more internal and subjective way; that we will find it's properties within ourselves; and that we can gain a better understanding of the area signified by that planet or star during this time. So, with Juno meaning "vital source", boy, can I come up with some great thoughts on this one.
Given circumstances around work and personal spirituality, I can suggest to myself that between these two dates, my focus should be on my inner vital force (pretty easy deduction). What that means to me is my awakening of energy, psychic force if you will, and the blending of the Lady and all that she is with my inner self.
My query out to all of you out there; do you agree, do you have thoughts on what this moon and time of retrograde means or should mean, or is there any other teachings that you can give.
Your Syster, Blessed Be.
