by AstroCreatrix, The One Who Speaks With The Stars
Featured artwork Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson, 1822.
November 5th, 2025, 8:19 AM EST
Tropical: Moon at 13° Taurus 22’, Sun at 13° Scorpio 22’
Sidereal: Moon at 19° Aries 09’ Bharani Nakshatra, Sun at 19° Libra 09’ Swati Nakshatra
Star: MENKAR (Alpha Ceti) Tropical 14° Tarus, Sidereal 20° Aries
Meaning: A star of deep tides and collective feeling; Menkar pulls up what’s been swallowed and gives it voice. Speak from the gut to release what weighs on the soul.
This lunar cycle started with the New Moon on October 21st, 2025 and culminates with the Full Moon on November 5th, 2025 at at 13° Taurus 22’ Tropical, and 19° Aries 09’ Bharani Nakshatra, Sidereal.
Western Tropical System Chart
At the Full Moon in Taurus (Nov 5, 8:19 AM ET), Mars is crossing into 0° Sagittarius and stands in exact opposition to Uranus at 0° Gemini. Be ready for sudden shifts, glitches, and pressure to make quick cut-offs. Stay grounded and move smart, so a sudden urge frees you instead of causing trouble. Pick one small experiment to try, then start with one concrete action.
In the hours leading to the Full Moon, Mars at 29° Scorpio forms a water grand trine with Jupiter 25° Cancer and Neptune 29° Pisces: a deep current that softens edges and amplifies intuitive action. Use that lingering afterglow for repair, forgiveness, and strategic resource-sharing: purge what’s toxic (Scorpio), expand what nourishes (Cancer), and let vision guide the release (late Pisces). Then ride the Mars–Uranus spark to implement what the grand trine revealed.
STAR LORE – MENAKAR
Menkar (14° Taurus), the mouth of Cetus, opens like a tide gate: what’s been held in the belly: memories, fear, collective grief, surges to the surface. This star speaks of the sea-mind, the vast unconscious that carries us as much as we steer it; ignore it and you feel swallowed, honor it and you become a channel.
In Greek mythology, Cetus is a sea monster sent to devour Andromeda. Perseus saves her and defeats the beast either by killing it with his sword or by turning it to stone with Medusa’s severed head, depending on the version of the star lore.
Menkar (α Ceti): The Voice of the Deep
Menkar, Alpha Ceti, is a luminous red-giant about ~250 light-years away, marking the head/nose of Cetus the Whale. Its name comes from the Arabic for “nostril,” and though it carries the alpha label, it isn’t the brightest star in Cetus (that’s Beta Ceti/Diphda).
Situated at the creature’s mouth/head, Menkar evokes tides, the collective unconscious, and the moment when what’s been swallowed rises to be spoken. Archetypally it governs release through expression: feeling what moves in the belly and letting the throat carry it into form: song, speech, testimony, art. When honored, Menkar channels empathy and communal processing; when ignored, it can feel like overwhelm or being carried by currents not your own.
Themes it governs:
- Speaking what’s been suppressed; truth from the gut to the voice.
- Working with collective emotion and oceanic tides of feeling.
- Careful boundaries amid empathy and porous states.
- Art as exhale: turning heaviness into resonance.
By early evening in December, Cetus is visible in the sky in Norther Hemisphere.
Jyotisa Overview of the Full Moon: Moon in Aries – Bharani, Sun in Libra – Swati Nakshatra
Moon in Bharani Nakshatra (Full Moon) Aries
Keywords: Creation · Death · Responsibility · Rebirth · Karma · Boundaries · Moral Law · Inner Strength · Intensity · Sacrifice · Transformation
Bharani, “she who bears,” is the womb-gate of the zodiac: creation and dissolution in one pulse. Ruled by Yama, god of death and justice (ethics, boundaries, endings), it asks what you’re truly willing to carry to term, and what must be released to make room for it. Under a full Moon here, desire clarifies into commitment. Aries fire brings the courage to cut cords cleanly, honor limits, and choose a new start without apology. The symbol of the yoni reminds us that thresholds are holy: you don’t push everything through only what is alive. Breathe low into the belly, name what you will bear, and let the rest be carried away.
Yama, Hindu God of Death and Justice presiding over ethics, boundaries, endings
Sun in Swati Nakshatra — Libra
Keywords: Independence · Breath · Movement · Adaptability · Freedom · Detachment · Air Element · Restlessness · Inspiration · Self-Discovery · Cosmic Traveler
Across the sky, the Sun moves through Swati, ruled by Vayu, the wind: independence, flexibility, and right-sized freedom. Svati’s image is a tender sprout which symbolizes balance as living responsiveness: bend without breaking, adjust without losing your core. Swati it offers clear guidance in the social field: refine agreements, lighten loads, and let stale patterns scatter so true harmony can form. Together with Bharani, this axis says: birth only what you can breathe with. Let the wind of Swati air out the room, then re-weave your bonds with fairness.
Agni Jnana Yannanda
The One Who Speaks With The Stars
Agni Jnana is a poet, artist, and astrologer with a focus on Vedic, Western, and Star astrology. Originally from Poland’s Masuria Lake District, she now resides in the Shawangunk Mountains of upstate New York.
