by Lucy Bennetts
4th December 2025 – Full Moon 13 Gemini (GMT)
~Optimism is in the Air~
With this full Moon the Sun is now in Sagittarius. The search for life’s higher purpose and meaning is a central theme at this time and on this day in particular, we look to others to give their opinion on these matters.
Perhaps we are looking around to check the attitudes of our neighbours’ – ‘Will we be putting up a Christmas tree this year? Decorating our home with lights outside? Or should we just let (another) year pass with minimal or no effort or recognition of the season?’
Those that put up lights and those that don’t, go noticed and noted by neighbours and passers by. Whether we like it or not, opinions are made on the attitudes we have, by those around us. Just as we cast judgments on them.
And what does it all mean anyway? Who has the right attitude? Is anyone really sure?
Do you or don’t you believe in Jesus? Do you or don’t you believe in Father Christmas? What does believing really mean? Isn’t it different for everyone?
Also different is how everyone expresses their beliefs. The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in Jesus, but would never celebrate Christmas. Most who celebrate Christmas don’t believe in Jesus or Father Christmas.
Is anyone really firm in their beliefs anyway?
Those that are the most firm, can seem like they have it the most wrong. Non believers are believers in something too, they just believe in nothing, or no explanation. Isn’t something actually better than nothing? Maybe, maybe not.
The Full Moon today highlights the choices we make within the context of our belief systems. But there’s also questions around how we create our belief systems and make our choices, with respect to why we make them. Is it because others around us make them? Various forms of more subtle and gross peer pressures. Or do we base our decisions on our own inner authority? Or a mix of both?
Some this month may choose to travel or heighten their interactions with other cultures. Soaking up different cultures, different ways of dealing with our earthly existence, brings fresh perspective and new life force to our minds and lives.
Learning a new language brings depth to the meaning of words that we haven’t truly contemplated before. The experience of variety brings freshness to stale complacency. Renewed joy and appreciation to our own views
A fresh inspiring perspective can be akin to finding a new love experience, or the curiosity of a not knowing–child full of awe and wonder (and maybe also fear), at this new experience and its meaning in the wider context of our existence.
Are we not all like children never fully understanding the meaning of this existence, hard as we may try to work it out?
Sabian Symbol 13 Gemini
~ A Great Musician at his Piano ~
The symbol indicates a potential for great harmony running through all forms of Gemini communication/expression that matters more than the instrument we play or the language we speak or the belief systems we practice, that makes musicians/believers/people great or not so great.
It takes practice and experience to attain this harmony. This harmony existed before we learned to practice it. But it was not sung then.
KEY ASPECTS
Sun opposite Moon (Full Moon) square the Nodes
This places the emphasis here all the more, diminishing the power of the nodes’ energy a little. Until we do the energies of the Sun and Moon in opposition, we can’t really access the North Node’s ‘just go with the flow’ fully. Nor our default position of the south node in Virgo that wants to do its daily routine, go to work and be of service. If we’re not clear what we’re doing it all for, what’s the point of work and service anyway?
Even if we manage to avoid people this Full Moon, we will still be required to establish some framework for our beliefs within our own minds.
‘Why don’t I want to put up decorations or attend that festive party?
What should I say my stance on Father Christmas is to the children?’
All that magic believing in him makes, maybe that’s the real point?
The energy, the vibe, the dream needs a framework, a belief system. Even if it can be proved wrong, it creates magical energy and atmosphere.
Grand Trine Mercury in Scorpio, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn/Neptune in Pisces
This beautiful water trine makes all these thoughts and discussions on the meaning of it all bear more fruit than they may have done at this time in other years. Maybe there is a meaningful purpose to life? Maybe we could live harmoniously together after all?
Uranus sextile Neptune supports this, as does Uranus trine Pluto too!
December 5th: Mars 22 Sagittarius trine Chiron ® Aries 22
Mars in Sagittarius has been helping Chiron find belief in himself/ourselves again. We recognise our suffering does actually serve a purpose. It lends preciousness to this existence and gives us appreciation for what we’ve got. We notice how our challenges at some point turn into our gifts, just as our gifts turn into our challenges.
December 6/7th: Moon in Cancer conjunct Jupiter
Moon square Chiron
December 7th: Moon opposite Pluto
The Moon conjunct Jupiter can generally be considered a positive and beneficial aspect, except when she is severely challenged as she is here these two days. There can be benefits but there will be challenges and Jupiter could just emphasise them even more.
The good feeling around home and family on the surface, has an undercurrent of our own insecurity or the home’s insecurity as we hang on the edge of being able to afford it. We’re hanging in there though and the niceties are covering it up enough to superficially distract us.
Maybe these good times, however, make the potential loss all the more challenging?
Just remember how Pluto and Chiron, despite appearances, are actually even more on our Soul’s side than Jupiter is, for all his good cheer. Kali/Pluto may cut off our egotistical, metaphorical heads but it is actually so we can be truly happy, not just temporary, fake happy. (Still a big ouch though).
Mercury in Scorpio until 12th December
Secret brooding. Serious maneuvers are taking place beneath the surface.
December 10th: Mercury opposite Uranus
There may be a surprise. Mercury so close to Sagittarius it might not ultimately be a bad one. Still, expect the unexpected.
December 11/12th: Moon on South Node/opp North Node
Moon opp Saturn, Moon opp Neptune
Dreams about moving house flavour your mood. It may be easy to leave your house but not so easy to materialise your next dream abode. If it’s happening, there are obstacles or heaviness in the mix. But still, it’s never plain sailing making dreams real and you’ve never been so close as to making those dreams real as now.
With Sun, Mars,Venus and now Mercury in Sagittarius, maybe a holiday to pass the time and lift the mood would be a good idea?
December 15th: Sun into Capricorn
Our values (Venus) and activities (Mars) remain jolly, but our focus shifts now onto work and goals and how others see us socially. What extra work do we need to do now in preparation for next year and/or the imminent family gatherings, or absence of them?
Family karmic relationships begin to come centre stage now too, as Christmas draws ever closer.
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Lucy Bennetts is a certified NPA astrologer. You can connect with her on YouTube at: Astrology and Healing with Maitri
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