Ahoy, star seeds!
One of the most powerful full moons of the year is upon us.
On Monday, May 12th at 12:56 PM EST, the Full Flower Moon will peak at 22 degrees of Scorpio.
Full moons are always about revealing and feeling, but at 22 degrees in the sign of death and regeneration, energies are amplified and shadows grow ever taller.
While the moon peaks early Monday afternoon, we will feel the effects of this lunation for several days after the main event. Because this one is a damn doozy, it may be best to wait until after the peak to see where the light has fallen and our work can begin.
According to astrologer Magdalena of MyMetaphysicalMaven, this moon will hit hard for all signs, and we can likewise all benefit from the following shadowwork rituals.
1. Journal what you can’t say out loud
As the Greek poet (and probable Scorpio) Sappho reminds us, “what cannot be said will be wept.”
Be it a fear, confession, or fantasy, the full moon is a high time to let it bubble up and over and onto paper.
And there’s a reason why your therapist is begging you to journal: What is a blank page if not a mirror, folks? What is a pen if not a thread that pulls us through?
2. Digital exorcism
Fixed signs like Scorpio low-key love to hold on to things that hold them back: jobs, people, habits and beliefs. Under this full moon, you are invited and encouraged to do away with any text or photo evidence that makes you feel shame, regret, or restriction.
Consider the pictures and messages you release into the digital ether a bat call to the universe that you are ready to accept the new and the sublime.
Double down on calling in the good good by writing the following sentence in your notes app, ashes, blessed dirt or in blood/semen/watercolor paint in your journal “I am open to receiving all type of abundance.”
Hear, hear.
3. List three grudges you’re holding on to and the real reasons why
As a fixed water sign, Scorpio forgets nothing and forgive even less.
Under the light of this moon, if you can’t let it go let it be an exercise in self-inquiry, ask yourself: What are you gaining by holding on? Does it still sting? What original wound lives below the infraction that inspired the grudge? If you release those feelings, what could you welcome into the space that’s left?
4. Sit quietly for 10 minutes and notice the thoughts that emerge and repeat
As full moons represent the closing of a cycle, get curious about the circles you find yourself spinning. Can you observe them without judgment? What are they demanding?
To rid a haunted home of spirits, many paranormal experts recommend asking the ghosts what they need or want.
As doom loops are both a maladaptive coping mechanism and something of a haunting, ask yours what they need and more importantly, what they are distracting you from. Get to the source and get to sorting it out.
5. Write down a painful truth you’ve been avoiding
Lore holds that in order to cast out a demon, you must call it by its name. In this sense, when we give something language, we give it both form and the ability to be transformed.
Similarly, by writing down a painful truth, you can face it and give it the space to change form from fear to freedom, a blockade to a building block.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
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