An Aries Full Moon of the Courage of Individuality
Posted on October 6, 2025 in Configurations
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By Leslie Benson for ASTROGRAPH Horoscopes
The Aries Full Moon of October 6th culminates at 14° 08’ of the sign, reaching exact at 8:48 PM PT, later evening and early morning next day for the east coast and Europe. This lunation also lands in the heart of this 2025 year that has been defined by seismic movement and metamorphosis, one that continues to reshape our collective landscape and also our personal sense of direction. The sign of Aries calls us back to the raw spark of selfhood, to the courage of being as true to ourselves as we can be, while beginning again. And this Full Moon does not arrive in isolation, as it reflects the larger tides of transformation underway as the outer planets step into new signs, opening portals into a new era of humanity.
Aries has been particularly active in 2025. Neptune now hovers at 0° of the sign while Saturn, who also recently crossed this threshold, has by this fall timeframe retreated back again into late Pisces. The liminal overlap between these two archetypes reveals the tension between dissolving and defining, between surrendering to the flow and asserting our will. This Full Moon carries that same paradox, inviting a renewed engagement with personal agency while recognizing how much is beyond our control as the landscape continues to shift and change beneath our feet. The illumination of Aries as this cardinal Fire sign stirs instinct and initiative, yet it does so against a backdrop of profound spiritual and structural reorganization.
This lunation is also the culmination of the solar eclipse in Virgo from September 21st, which opposed Saturn and Neptune in early Pisces. That eclipse began a cycle steeped in karmic undertones – endings that lead to beginnings, clarity drawn from dissolution, purpose found in the ashes of what once was. This Full Moon in Aries now brings these themes into a vibrant and confronting light, one that may bring the question: how do we remain connected to our own truth, essential nature, and resilience in the context of such sweeping and rapid change?
The ruler of this Full Moon is Mars, currently moving through Scorpio, the other sign of its traditional domain. Here Mars burns with intensity and precision, less impulsive than Aries but more psychologically attuned. Its inconjunct aspect to the Moon suggests a restless undercurrent - a need to act, to confront, to pierce beneath the surface. Mars is also conjunct ‘true’ Black Moon Lilith, an archetype of the untamed feminine and the refusal to be silenced. This pairing brings emotional ferocity to the surface, but also the potential for deep empowerment. This configuration reminds us that welcoming all aspects of our inner-nature to the table with compassion and empathy is a courageous act, and one that can alchemize and heal.
Adding to this emotional voltage, Chiron, the Wounded Healer, in his current partile conjunction with Eris in Aries, is additionally closely squared by Jupiter in this Full Moon configuration, so that Chiron is powerfully present – extending an invitation to confront any internal wounds we may have around self-assertion and independence. What emerges here may be raw, but it carries the medicine of reclamation, as we endeavor to be present with pain yet also remaining open into resource that may allow our wounds to alchemize into our deepest wisdom. The Full Moon’s light could reveal both the tender edges of healing and the strength forged through them.
In the wider sky, the slow-moving outer planets continue their rare alignment with fresh zodiacal territory: Pluto in early Aquarius, Neptune in early Aries, and Uranus in early Gemini. Their alignment in the first degrees of their respective signs underscores the magnitude of this threshold. Pluto in Aquarius shifts the locus of power toward collective systems, technology, and global networks. Neptune in Aries begins to dissolve rigid concepts of ego, pointing us toward spiritual individuality and alignment with higher principles. Uranus in Gemini revolutionizes communication, thought, and connection - how we learn, share, and move information. That all three are simultaneously rebirthing suggests that this is no ordinary moment in time. The world is remaking itself at both visible and invisible levels, and this Full Moon reflects the personal dimension of that immense change.
In the polarity of Aries and Libra reflected in this dynamic Full Moon, we meet the eternal dance between self and other, autonomy and harmony. The Aries Moon illuminates the instinct to assert, to lead, to blaze a path forward, while the Libra Sun reminds us that no action occurs in isolation. What we initiate ripples outward into relationship, shaping the balance between independence and interdependence. This lunation may reveal where we’ve leaned too far into self-reliance or lost our voice in the name of peace. It asks how we can honor both – the sovereignty of the self and the beauty of connection.
There may be moments of friction or intensity around this Full Moon, but within them lies the call to align personal will with soulful purpose. The Mars–Lilith influence lends courage to face what has been avoided and to stand up for what feels sacred. Chiron’s presence softens the edges, reminding us that our vulnerability is not weakness but can reflect our own internal wisdom. The collective unfolding surrounding us could feel immense, and destabilizing, yet this lunation roots that cultural evolution in the immediacy of our individual lived experience. It is through each act of honest expression, each decision to move forward with integrity, that we participate in the larger turning of the age.
As the Aries Moon glows against the Libra Sun, there is an invitation to pause within the motion, and to feel the pulse of life surging through change, to recognize the flame that persists in our set of principles and values, regardless of circumstance. This is the light of becoming, the courage to remain awake inside our own individual flavor of the wider process of universal transformation. These are not easy times we are living through. May we each be deeply supported to live our most authentic life from the loving presence of our essential nature, as we continue to meet, as best we can, our rapidly changing world.
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