Lunar Consciousness
Are you feeling it? Today, the final full moon of 2025 – and the last before the approaching winter solstice – is exact at 13° Gemini at 3:14 pm PT. This means the Moon is directly opposite the Sun at 13° Sagittarius. It’s also a Supermoon, occurring when the Moon reaches the closest point in its orbit to Earth – so close, in fact, that this is not only the last full moon of the year, but also the most extreme Supermoon we will experience for the next 16 years.
Supermoons heighten the gravitational pull on watery bodies: tides rise, currents intensify, and our emotions swell. If you’re feeling more sensitive or irritable today, be sure to drink extra water. After all, roughly 60% of the human body is water – it’s not only the oceans that respond to the Moon’s proximity. According to a recent Cleveland Clinic article, there is a strong link between hydration and mental health; multiple studies show that people who drink less water are far more likely to report feeling anxious or depressed.
What evolutionary intelligence does this moon carry? A clue appears in the signs and degrees involved. Gemini, the sign of this full moon, is a sign of communication and information. Sagittarius, where the Sun currently resides, is symbolized by the centaur archer – half human, half horse – whose embodied wisdom bridges the earthly and the celestial. The bow and arrow represent our human ability to aim intention beyond the material to access deeper truth.
The degree of the full moon – 13°03’ Gemini – adds another layer. This degree is associated with heightened consciousness and, for those open to it, telepathic communication. In the so-called Sabian Symbols, 13–14° Gemini corresponds to the image of “telepathic communication.” The Sabian Symbols were channeled in 1925 by clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler for astrologer Marc Edmund Jones, assigning a symbolic imprint to reflect the particular energy of each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac.
And then there is the number 13 itself. Though modern culture often associates 13 with bad luck, the number is naturally feminine, lunar, and connected to cycles of fertility and regeneration. The human menstrual cycle – like the Moon’s orbit – averages about 28 days, resulting in 13 cycles per solar year. Likewise, the Moon reaches fullness 13 times each year. In the symbolic framework of the tarot, the 13th Major Arcana card is Death, a symbol not of literal mortality but of the completion of one cycle and the beginning of the next. Far from being ominous, 13 is a number inherently linked to nature’s essential rhythms. (It also happens to be the lucky number of Taylor Swift, a Sagittarius born on December 13.)
To work with the energy of this full moon, fill a jar with water. Before sealing it, speak – aloud or telepathically – an emotion, intention, or new reality you wish to magnify or invite into your life. Cover the jar and place it outdoors or on a windowsill to charge overnight in the moonlight (cloud cover won’t diminish its effect). In the morning, drink the water while saying, “I am grateful for [what you wish to receive].”
Conclusion: Embracing Lunar Consciousness
This final full moon of the year invites us into a deeper experience of lunar consciousness – a state of awareness guided by intuition, subtle perception, and the emotional tides within us. If we’re open, this lunation may activate new channels of insight – telepathic, symbolic, or synchronistic – to remind us that we, too, are rhythmic beings connected to the cosmic cycles that cradle our lives.
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