Full Heart Moon in Taurus
I'm heading out to a Full Moon ceremony and am publishing this without a great deal of editing. Deal with it!! (hehe) Shorter posts occur most days on FB if you find this too verbose or ponderous.
Another
super duper Full Moon arrives tonight in the lusty, loving, luscious sign of Taurus
- opening our hearts – grounding us in our body – stirring up our deepest heart’s
desire.
As the Moon in Taurus heightens our
senses – we delight in touch –smell-sight. This is an excellent time to connect
to Nature. Feel the rythms of the earth. Take off your shoes and walk barefoot
(I would – except but it’s snowing where I live lol). Chi gong, drumming, sex,
massage, food, ritual – are all excellent for grounding the body and tuning
into its rhythms.
This energy is Yin – receptive - and represents our ability to receive. Notice
if you trust that your needs will be met – or do you tend to grab or over indulge – or numb
your anxiety and fear of lack with food, sex, material stuff? A Taurus
Full Moon is the perfect time to
celebrating the abundance in our life (big or small); a Thanksgiving Celebration - making a meal into
a ritual – sharing it with others – expressing
gratitude. The overall message is 'Enjoy yourself!!
Of course that means different things to different people. Taurus is about our attitudes toward
money security - pleasure etc. Our Inner
resources – talents- gifts- inner sense of self worth -what feeds and
nurtures us on inside. What helps us feel safe and our Outer resources money-
relationships -what feeds and nurtures us on outside – including our
environment (mother earth- Gaia)
Knowing what that is will help – we need to be able to
distinguish between ‘want’ and ‘need’. Some will find themselves moving beyond
something (or someone) they have been attached to – others discover there are new facets to an existing relationship.
There’s an element of surprise here - yet you still get to choose (if that makes any sense?
We often suffer when we want what we can't
have. Releasing attachments isn’t easy. Buddhist teachings say that suffering is caused gy attachment.
Easier said than done!
So how do we change and grow and be
free - yet still obtain the security we
crave? How do you make a stick shorter - without breaking it? Put it beside a
bigger stick!
The outer planets . (Jupiter – Neptune- Uranus- Pluto)
are linking us to powerful transformational forces that can carry us to the next stage of our evolution – and bring us closer
to acquiring true abundance in our lives.
These are considered ‘transpersonal planets’ that carry archetypal –
larger than life energies.
The Full Moon brings things to the
surface - shines a light on - what has previously
been hidden in the shadows. Sun in Scorpio has been stirring up what is
hidden, showing us our dark places – often through the mirror of 'other'. If someone has been pushing your
buttons – they are bringing you a great gift by showing you an aspect of
yourself you may have been denying or avoiding. When triggered- our unconscious
reaction is usually to blame - deny - react- (our precious ego is at take
after all). It takes great awareness to not get tangled up in projections.
Our choice is to accept the
gift and see what it shows us about ourself.
This is not an easy process - yet in the end it will bring more into alignment with who we
really are.
A lot of what we identify as ‘us’ is
actually layers of adaptation we developed to survive. We all have our default positions
– aspects of our persona – which become
so habitual we think that is who we are. Our birth chart can show what those adaptive patterns are – although
at the moment – we just have to look at what’s being triggered - as difficult
truths get shoved in our personal or collective faces. Just remember the tendency to deny or defend is strong right now as
our most uncomfortable parts get projected onto others- rather than us owning them as ours.
A current example is the media obsession with Russian hacking – when the US has been doing the same thing for
eons. Blame – project- deny. Sigh. It's always the other guy.
If we are brave enough to look in the mirror - we can reclaim a part of
us to become more whole.
If you have been in a push pull dynamic with someone - the Full Moon will bring things to a head and allow some
healing to occur - by opening our hearts and filling them with compassion for
both ourselves and others. The reality is - we are all in this together.
That doesn't mean staying in a situation that is causing you harm. What is required is true discernment rather than unconscious reaction.
Venus rules this Full Heart Moon. The planet of love will be shining a light on what we love and value in our life – so we can bring that discernment into play. Know what is truly important to you - and measure your situation via that. Do you value integrity- honesty- openness. Or are your values more about material security, wealth, physical comfort? Perhaps its a mix of both? 'Know your own worth' is a good place to start.
To thine own self be true" (and though cant be false to any wo/man"
there is healing now for those dichotomies and wounds that ave been coming to the surface. Neptune invokes a higher love - a mystical connection to something beyond petty ego stuff.
This is powerful energy. You may be swept away with a dreamy magical,
romantic love- or find yourself tapping into something bigger/deeper.
There is in all of us a deep longing for perfect love (Neptune Pisces) - the trick is in knowing where to find it. While some of us latch onto another person- others are needing a bit of space. Feelings of disappointment and rejection can actually lead us to a bigger love. You just never know.
Can we find the middle point between our need for freedom and independence
- and our need for relationship and
intimacy. Uranus presence adds new possibilities to the story being written. Hope springs eternal. Yet- endings will occur as well. All I can say is - expect the unexpected.And don't be attached to outcomes.
"No acting needy. No lusting after outcomes. Learn how to ask. Learn how to wait. Learn how to go solitary into this world. (Book of Runes)
And for some - the best is yet to come.
Jupiter - the beneficent planet-
will be bringing us expansion- joy – good luck. It also tends to exaggerate wherever it
travels, which in Scorpio explains the exaggerated and intense reactions of
late.
Both Taurus and Scorpio are fixed and stubborn - both focus on
sexuality – both link to our survival instincts. Jupiter in Scorpio has been bringing
up secrets (Hollywood scandals) etc. Pluto
adds deeply transformational energy. All of this provides us with the power and
ability move beyond limiting situations – either by rewiring the dynamic or
giving us the courage to walk away.
Which ever you choose - do it with an open heart. Maintain your humility, keep in touch with your humanity (i.e. don't hold onto grudges).
With this Full Moon linking to Ceres- goddess of grain - here is an added emphasizes on earth – nature- agriculture
- reminding us to become more aware of the wounding
of mother earth. Use your Full Moon ritual to pay tribute to Mother Earth.
Commit to recycle. Buy less plastic. Eat organic. Downsize.
Ever since the August Eclipse wave of massive extreme weather events – fires - floods –earthquakes
has triggered survival fears. People have lost their homes- or their lives,
destroying any sense of physical security.
Scorpio Taurus can both trigger security and survival fears. Both are
fixed, stubborn signs – though Taurus in particular resists change. But
change me must. Most people don't changed until forced into it through some
sort of crisis. Scorpio will push into more transformation. Saturn Chiron is
about healing the deep childhood wounds
that keep us locked up in fear.
This Full Moon is also about Truth and Power. The Power of Truth? It
often means facing uncomfortable truths about ourselves or our behavior - and knowing that -
in the end- the truth will set us free!
Deep spiritual truths are being
revealed now to help us out of the mess we’re in. Neptune (intuition,
creativity, divine love) is flowing beautifully with Jupiter (joy- expansion- good luck) – showering us
with a positive – mystical - magical energy
that is deeply healing – raising us up –
connecting us to a higher love – rekindling our faith in the universe.
With this Full Moon (after you enjoy your scrumptious
celebratory meal) take some time to feel deeply into your soul . Can you hear it singing? Why not sing back!
In terms of the choices - the changes - the angst: Remember to focus on the solution -rather than the problem
(what we focus on grows). We are
all powerful manifesters. Use your
creativity to see the desired outcome as
already occurring. Open to new possibilities – open your heart - and let it be
so.
You know you want to..
Comments
Post a Comment