Scorpio Full Moon- Lunar Eclipse-

Tonight, May 15th marks a major astrological event- the Scorpio Full Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse. What this means is that the full moon is in the water sign Scorpio- a sign known for its dark and complex depths, and the ruler of the 8th house- which oversees matters related to how we show up in life: our finances, career and the shadow!

With the full moon being directly conjunct with the sun in Taurus, which is ruled by Venus, the planet of love, and is also highly connected to the element of Earth, our connection to pleasure, our bodies, Earth and our ancestors- it means that there will be a grand intersection between the energies of Earth and Water in the universe!

And guess what? This specific alignment follows soon after a LOT. Beltane, which celebrates the Spring bloom, Friday the 13th, a sacred Feminine day devoted to the great goddess- who oversees all creation, death and birth (representing the 13 cycles of the moon during the year and also symbolizing release/ balanced with the power and potential a woman has to also create), a new moon in Taurus which was also the day of a Solar Eclipse, and Mercury going retrograde (in Gemini)— all within this last month!

What does this mean?
Considering all of this this, the energies will be intense. Karmic patterns, cycles and relationships are coming up a to be cleared. Themes related to love, your inner child, emotions, control, the subconscious, the dark feminine and how she shows up in you and your own reaction to her, your sexuality, the ways you connect with others, your fears, your projections, and your shadow will all be highlighted and emphasized.

The moon itself will turn blood red from the Eclipse- symbolizing the power and passion of rage, clearing, release, blood, ancestors, something that which comes from nothing, the driving and weaving force of life that lives within us all- the color red also represents the root chakra (which all other chakras expansion and connection is reliant on) which symbolizes your connection to Earth, and your own security and stability.

What is the purpose of this?

• To allow for more integration and balance between your seemingly opposite traits: softness and flow vs firmness and strength, shadow and light, the spirit and the body, the concrete and the fluid, speaking up vs walking away, pushing through vs resting in all areas, giving vs receiving
  
• To give you more strength, confidence and faith in confronting and facing your darkest demons, scariest thoughts, and coming though it the other end- stronger, calmer and more at peace than ever before!
  
• To realize and see what truly matters and what doesn’t. In awakening and being open to new ways of seeing, feeling, thinking, and being- embracing the good, the bad, the pretty and the ugly, the highs and the lows, the ways you have “succeeded” and the ways you may feel like you have “failed”, the things you love, and the things you don’t, will give you the conscious awareness of how it all has shaped you- into who you are today- and how you have the power to then consciously choose what feels right for you- now- and how you want to proceed moving forward!

​This grand alignment and coming together will ultimately illuminate and change the ways we experience life on earth. It will show us exactly how have we prioritized or not prioritized our own intuition, our own feminine, our connection to our pleasure, our own connection to earth, our sexuality, our callings, our cycles, our feelings, and our flow! It will show us the ways we may have been acting from fear, shame, repression, lack or pain. And, it will challenge us to ask ourselves how to face this shadow within ourselves, with all of our light, and all of our love to better honor ourselves, our desires, our soul, our callings, and our needs in the cycle to come.

Tips and Tricks for Riding through and Maximizing this Energy:

• Be mindful not to resort to reactionary extremes or push too hard the other way- focus on taking intentional, present, loving and sustainable actions towards the life, love, connections, career, feeling, etc of your dreams! Be curious. Try new things. Make minor adjustments that feel supportive. Take your time, have faith and enjoy the process!
• Remember that you deserve to feel good, loved and supported on every step of the way there- but that sometimes doing the work, showing up, healing yourself and supporting yourself means looking at the bad, “the hurt” and the ugly within yourself too! The real trick and healing comes in the art of alchemy and redirection- when you are able to love yourself hardest and most through it- and to not judge, shame or hate yourself for it. So yeah- feel your feels- then use it as fuel to be a more conscious, loving and aware being now.
• Be brave enough to face the dark feminine, the subconscious and the dark. Remember that this is often where you find the most magic and healing! In being brave enough to face the dragon with yourself or your life- you are rewarded with new faith and trust in yourself to face, conquer and integrate what you are afraid of and see it and yourself into the light- time and time again! You’ve done it before, and you will continue to do so- so don’t give up on you!
• As things come up for you to let go and create space for more new insights or understanding, allow yourself to cry, feel, scream. Ground and hold yourself as needed. Be patient and kind. If you see people projecting, reacting losing their shit or trying to control things, send them peace + healing, protect your energy (you don’t need to take shit or be mean) and move on. Focus on you and being the best you you can be! Then just let everything else, and everyone else, do the same!
• Journal, spend time with things, places people that support you, help you grow and help you to see the real you! Do things to move the energy about (there’s a lot of it) and channel them into a place other than your body, your mind, heart or aura!
• Explore where your feelings take you- but don’t get swept up or lost in them! If you need help and clearing- (it becomes too much for you and your body) Connect with the element of Earth and Water. Allow its energies to penetrate and cleanse you. Integrate its magical essence into your being and allow it to show you the way.

Some Journal Questions/Prompts to consider:

1. In what ways has my life, scenarios, people, things, career, brought out the worst in me? How can I channel these feelings of rage, disappoint, sadness, guilt, shame into something higher, more loving, supportive, grounded and connected to who I am now and want to be?
2. Looking back on my life, what have been my core complaints or biggest wounds? In what ways does this influence or hold back how I connect with, express or communicate with others?
3. What do I want to release? Why is it necessary for me to let this go?
4. How can I hold space when it’s hard and support myself with loving, nurturing and aligned actions?
5. What are my biggest fears or setbacks- Where do they come from? How did they start? And, what can I replace them with instead?
6. What is asking to change or come through now? How can I shift my life to make more time to connect with this energy, idea, etc. and prioritize my connection to it?

Although I know that times like this can be incredibly painful- I hope you remember that you are incredibly looked after. That your soul has a plan for you far higher, far more precious, and far more loving than you can ever imagine or even see right now. I hope that this temporary period of intense darkness, light, stillness, movement, feeling, doing and being- allows you the clarity to see things as they are, and to breathe into being, more mindful, loving decisions that are true to who you are and where you would like to go from here!

With love, faith and pride in myself, you and our journey- thus far and thus to come- individually and together, separately and as one-

​Elysian on Earth