Aquarius Full Moon
the joy is in the journey
Aquarius full moon
august 9th, 2025
12:55 Am (pst)
Hey there friends,
Let’s pause for a moment and just take a deep breath together, shall we?
Inhale deeply, breathing into the lower belly and then up into the chest, hold for a moment, soften you body and then exhale, just letting it all go…
Doesn’t that feel good?
Thankfully, the Aquarius Full Moon on August 9th, 2025 arrives like a breath of fresh air - refreshing, supportive and just a little wild too.
Landing just one day after the peak of the Lion’s Gate portal, this lunation shines on our future visions, and our manifesting potential. Yet rather than pulling us deeper into the hunger for our goals and destinations, this full Moon offers us a liberation.
Liberating us from unhealthy attachment to our own achievements, this Aquarius full Moon reminds us: Detach from the outcomes and remember the joy we are meant to find in our journey.
While it may seem callous to prioritize joy when there is so much pain, suffering and cruelty on full display, this Aquarius full Moon reminds us that allowing ourselves to become miserable simply because others are suffering doesn’t actually help to ease their pain — it only spreads more of it (which is something I have to remind my heart often).
For those of us who truly are privileged enough to have access to pleasure, presence and joy it becomes not only our personal work but also our sacred responsibility to share this energy with the collective.
Often, choosing joy is not bypassing; it’s creating a ripple of energy that the world desperately needs. When we prioritize our well-being, when we let ourselves feel beauty, connection and hope even in difficult times, we’re anchoring possibility for others.
Our joy can be an offering — a breath of fresh air that reminds others what’s still possible.
And Aquarius energy is all about possibilities - especially innovative possibilities for the greater humanitarian good.
Traditionally, Full Moons are moments of culmination, emotional illumination and release — and while that still holds true, this particular Full Moon also carries powerful manifesting energies, thanks to the Lion’s Gate Portal and some other astrological transits (more on that below).
Read for more on:
the energies of the Aquarius Full Moon
the Lion’s Gate Portal
Working with the Moon prompts
Aquarius’ power of detachment
The fixed Air sign, Aquarius is known for being innovative, intellectual, equity-minded, and one of the more emotionally detached Zodiac signs.
Aquarius wants us to think in creative ways and fuels our desire to contribute to the greater good through inventive, humanitarian approaches. There's also a bold willingness in Aquarius to reject what’s “normal” and carve a new path, especially if it serves a higher ideal.
While very community minded, and future focused, Aquarius energy is also way less emotional than fiery Leo, Aquarius’ cosmic sister. Aquarius is the wise narrator to Leo’s main character energy.
While Leo season encourages us to live with love, passion and heart-led authenticity, the Aquarius full Moon also reminds us to breathe, zoom out, and open to new possibilities.
Yet Aquarius energy can also have a tendency to over-intellectualize, leaving us thinking about our feelings, way more than we actually let ourselves feel them. As always, we are asked to find a balance - between letting ourselves truly feel what we are feeling so we don’t repress, while also learning to detach our emotions from our goals, creations and desires so that we can find pleasure in the process.
And finding ways to find pleasure in the process, and joy in journey is what this Aquarius full Moon is all about.
So don’t be surprised if we find ourselves being a bit more emotionally detached under this light of this full Moon - which is actually a rare treat for a full Moon! This is not disassociation, and we’re not detaching for escape, but instead as a way to untangle ourselves from the emotional weight of the past that clouds our clarity.
This can be a gift. It gives us the space to step back, assess where we've been holding on too tightly, and breathe some much-needed spaciousness into our dreams.
And it’s often this spaciousness that gives our dreams room to soar.
The gift of this Aquarius Full Moon allows us to illuminate and release how we’ve been using our past, along with our desires as way to deny ourselves joy. And by doing so, this full Moon gives us permission to prioritize enjoyment in our lives, which just so happens to increase our manifesting power.
Manifestation is another main theme of this Aquarius full Moon, especially when we look at some of the other astrological transits around this lunation.
astrology: Promise, pressure & portal energy
Aquarius loves nothing more than doing things in their own, unique and out-of-the-box way, so it’s no surprise this Aquarius Full Moon wants us to focus on our dreams and manifestations.
This lunation also occurs one day after the most potent day of the Lion’s Gate Portal, on August 8th (8.8).
The Lion’s Gate Portal is a period of time that runs for about two weeks at the end of July into early August, when the Sun in Leo aligns with Orion’s Belt, Sirius and Earth.
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky (aside from the Sun of course) and astrologically brings fortune, abundance, wealth and good luck.
During the Lion’s Gate Portal, Sirius’ alignment with the Sun, Orion’s Belt and Earth activates a stream of light that opens us up to soul upgrades, intuitive downloads, and deep energetic shifts. Running from July 28 to August 12, this window amplifies our intentions and can act like a lightning rod for manifestation — especially when we’re open, heart-centered, and unattached to the exact outcome.
The Lion’s Gate Portal is flavoring the energies of this Aquarius Full Moon, encouraging us to manifest and go after our dreams.
Additionally, during this lunation we have the two benefic planets, or the two planets most associated with blessings, beauty, and abundance- Jupiter and Venus - appearing to come closer together in Cancer (with them meeting up on August 11th).
This Jupiter & Venus conjunction in Cancer is a beautifully heart-opening and expansive alignment that brings in a sense of emotional nourishment and potential for growth in love, connection, and creativity. Venus and Jupiter meeting in the nurturing and home-focused sign of Cancer emphasizes the sweetness of intimacy, the healing power of safe spaces, and the joy found in nurturing both ourselves and others. A desire to enjoy life, deepen our relationships, and create more beauty may be strong now — and these desires can serve as powerful motivators for the future we’re manifesting.
Of course there is some tension though, because tension and friction create energy and help us expand. And this tension is also a powerful moment to take aligned action toward your dreams — especially those connected to your work, calling, or sense of purpose — as Mars in Libra faces off with Saturn and Neptune in Aries (both still retrograde), stirring both clarity (or lack thereof), tension and refinement around what’s truly worth pursuing
Together, these transits create a sacred alchemy: the grounded wisdom of Saturn, the dreamy ideals of Neptune, the loving expansion of Venus and Jupiter, the activation of Mars, and the cosmic high-frequency surge of the Lion’s Gate.
And right in the middle of it all, this Aquarius Full Moon beams with clarity and perspective, reminding us that we don’t need to force the future — we just need to align with it, trust the unfolding, and allow joy to guide the way.
And if you are looking for a joyful and creative way to align with your manifestations - join us for the Aquarius Full Moon Manifestation party (see more below)!
Full Moon Illuminations
The Aquarius Full Moon is a perfect time to gently release the pressure of outcomes. Whether you're manifesting something tangible — a home, a project, a relationship — or something more subtle like inner peace or spiritual connection, the message is the same:
You don’t need to see the whole path to trust where it’s going.
You don’t need proof to believe in your progress.
The journey itself is sacred — and joy is a powerful magnet for what you desire.
Joy is a frequency, and when we embody it — even in small, ordinary ways — we become aligned with the future we’re calling in.
It’s not bypassing.
It’s trusting.
It’s showing up for the process with devotion, not just for the prize at the end.
This Aquarius Full Moon is a beautiful contradiction: ripe for both release and manifestation, asking you to dream bigger while holding things more loosely. It’s a chance to liberate yourself from expectations and invite in the kinds of miracles that only happen when you’re open, curious, and rooted in joy.
No matter where you find yourself right now, may you trust that you are not behind, not late, and not lost. May your joy be the reminder that you are the path — exactly as you are, right here, right now.
with infinite love and life force,
Rachael
work with the aquarius full moon
Illuminate:
How you may be emotionally attached to your expectations and desired outcomes.
How your past experiences may be holding your current and future self hostage.
Release:
Your focus on what happened in the past.
Being emotionally dependent on you manifestations.
Manifest:
Joy in the Journey - Realizing your life, and all it’s twists and turns, is an epic adventure!
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