Full Moon in Scorpio: A Light in Dark Places

Early Tuesday morning

We move now inexorably toward the Full Moon in Scorpio, filling me with fascination, fear, and awe. Still immersed in Sam and Frodo's journey as a Taurus and Scorpio story, I think today of Galadriel's gift to Frodo, the phial of starlight imbued with numinous protection. "May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out," she said.

Wesak in Sri Lanka

All the Aries planets confronted us again and again with the ups and downs of its direct, impetuous, demanding, take-no-prisoners energy.

As the last of the personal planets move into Taurus today, leaving Uranus the Awakener behind, we face the consequences of unreflective action, and the need to slow down and nurture the wonder-filled seeds planted during the heady time of Aries beginnings.

These last days of the Scorpio Moon invited us inward to traverse our own darkness. The fruit of such shadowy explorations is the gold trapped in the rocks, bringing Shadow into consciousness, the release of creative passions we have denied or repressed. This is enlightenment, and this Full Moon is also Wesak, celebration of the Buddha's journey.

As always with Scorpio, there's a lot going on. April Elliot Kent and Julia Bondi at MoonCircles dive into personal and global aspects of this Full Moon, and Linda Hill explores the complex Sabian symbols surrounding it. I invite you to read these essays and see which aspects speak to you. What calls to you becomes your point of departure. I also recorded my own guided journey for this Full Moon.

The Full Moon illuminates, and the Neptune square adds its own starlight. May we each accept the gift of inner knowing, to light our way through dark places.