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Up From Below: Full Moon in Scorpio
Up From Below: Full Moon in Scorpio

Some of us love to suffer. We’ve grown so accustomed to our pain that we come to like it, on one level--at least it’s familiar--at least it confirms our understanding of the world--at least we have the validation of being right. The thought of giving it up can be terrifying. Not only would it mean visiting its source, but it would mean being in an altogether different way.

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The Revolution Gets Real
The Revolution Gets Real

The New Moon in Taurus falls at a time of year when, where I live, the air is lush and thick with lilac and scents of blooms and every shade of green bursts forth everywhere as life returns, and we tune our bicycles, turn our soil, and plant seeds in readiness for summer. We are reminded of the rich abundance offered by Earth.

But this Taurus season may feel different from those before, now that Uranus is here.

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Kind and True: Libra Full Moon #2
Kind and True: Libra Full Moon #2

Libra, as diplomatic, refined, and gentle, is a master at keeping the peace, but what about expressing dissatisfaction, standing up for itself, expressing its needs, speaking to difficult truths? For that, we need Aries.

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The New Self: New Moon in Aries
The New Self: New Moon in Aries

This Aries New Moon offers us a new beginning in self-healing, and self-trust; trust in the ancient knowing residing deep within our bones, in the ability to heal that we developed life-times ago, that over millennia of abuse, was buried in the sand, but now is being revealed. 

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The Stories We Tell✨ What’s more powerful than a good (or convincing or persistent) story?📖 The Scorpio Full Moon (in my first house) last weekend shone a light on the stories I tell myself—the stories that are so worn they became my reality—I forgot they were stories. But this Moon reminded me. And this little window that is opening between my reality and my stories is offering the potential of transformation. When we see our stories as stories, we have the choice to tell different ones. 📖 And so as the Moon wanes, releasing it’s light, I offer up the stories that keep me suffering, the stories that keep me small. I release them into the night, to make space for new more empowering stories to tell themselves through me. 📖 Astrology can help us understand the future, sure. But it’s perhaps an even more potent tool to help us reflect on the past. In this way we honour our lived experience, rather than simply taking someone else’s word for the truth of our lives. And we can hone our own understanding of our place in the cosmos. And deepen the insights that our reflective practices may offer. 📖 So, now that the Full Moon has passed, and the moon wanes its way toward new, how did the Full Moon affect you? What did it bring up for you? What themes in your life correlated with its symbolism? 📖 And/or what stories do you tell yourself about yourself that perhaps aren’t as real as they seem?
This Scorpio Full Moon digs into the heart of what we’re FEELING with regards to the Taurus season themes and Uranus activation (see my Taurus New Moon post for more on that). The feelings we access through Scorpio are the deepest--the ones we may have forgotten about. Scorpio is fixed water: the emotions that have frozen, that we cling to. The pain we just don’t want to give up even though it keeps us suffering. Some of us love to suffer. We’ve grown so accustomed to our pain that we come to like it, on one level--at least it’s familiar--at least it confirms our understanding of the world--at least we have the validation of being right. The thought of giving it up can be terrifying. Not only would it mean visiting its source, but it would mean being in an altogether different way. Scorpio has grit. And in this moment, we are all offered a taste of that. What we do with it, is up to us. If we dare, we could face the source of our suffering and let a piece of ourselves die that we might reemerge anew. This is Scorpio’s great gift of transformation. Venus and Uranus are exactly conjunct at the Full Moon, making personal that revolutionary energy I spoke of in my last post. Insight, change, innovation, disruption are brought to bear on our relationships and what we love and value. So in combination with the Scorpio ability for renewal, here is an opportunity for big change. Is there something about the ways you relate that is due for innovation? Taurus reminds us we are worthy. Aren’t most of us harbouring deep down some beliefs about our unworthiness? Those kinds of beliefs are sticky and they hide from us. We have to catch them when the light is just right. Like now. Find those hiding niggling thoughts of your unworthiness that keep you suffering and stare them down. SEE how your hidden psychology affects your life. And intentionally invite in a different discourse, one that honours your worthiness as a divine soul.
Laughing at myself because I always feel the Full Moon coming SO much, it takes me over, usually I can’t sleep and regular life becomes near impossible. Yet I’ve set myself this task of writing on each lunation so here I am every Full Moon, overwrought and writing. Do you feel the Full Moon coming too?
Some days are hard But. Puppies! 🌀 VENUS moved into TAURUS this morning, which is SO NICE. It means nearly a month of sweetness in relationships, lush, sensuous, indulgent, abundant, earthly riches. 🌀 BUT. Over the next few days, Venus approaches URANUS, which has a rather different flavour. It can be about insight, surprise, innovation, as well as shock, isolation, endings. 🌀 I’m struggling today. With heartache. From a breakup, feeling the void that is left when someone you love is gone—or at least not there in the same way. Knowing it is right, but still painful. And truthfully, from all kinds of other complicated feelings that apparently all want to be felt at once. I did get to meet my friend’s puppy though, so that helped. And more importantly, had some good heart-to-hearts with some good friends. 🌀 I learn again and again the power of feeling fully what arises within me, of not fighting my feelings, of respecting and honouring them, of listening to what they have to say, of allowing them to guide me. And then of being vulnerable with the people in my life, sharing with them how I feel, allowing myself to be seen, allowing myself to not be alone. 🌀 This learning of being with what arises, and being real with my peeps, has been the single most powerful healing practice. 🌀 I don’t spend a lot of time on social media. Truth is I don’t like it that much! I’d so much rather be with YOU, face to face, heart to heart. And yet, in this line of work, as I’m told, it’s part of the job description! So, here begins my effort to share more with you--in person, yes--but here too. 🌀 Uranus-Venus might signify heartache + isolation. But it can also be a new approach to relationship. Sharing, vulnerability, healing through connecting, addressing the wounds in order to heal. Insight regarding the ways we relate. Different, new, exciting friendships... 🌀 So what are you feeling today? Have you felt the shift of Venus into Taurus? Have you experienced the magic of feeling + sharing? . . . #feelingthefeelings #venusintaurus #vulnerability #uranusintaurus #nothinglikeagoodcry #astrologyforhealing #astrologytransits
✨🌚✨ The New Moon in Taurus falls at a time of year when, where I live, the air is lush and thick with lilac and scents of blooms and every shade of green bursts forth everywhere as life returns, and we tune our bicycles, turn our soil, and plant seeds in readiness for summer. We are reminded of the rich abundance offered by Earth. . But this Taurus season may feel different from those before, now that Uranus is here (for the first time since 1934), where it will stay ‘till 2026. Uranus signifies revolution, instability, nonlinear change, innovation, shock, surprise, genius, insight. Taurus signifies not only Earth and her wealth, but all physicality, materiality. So in Taurus, we might expect that revolutionary impulses ignited with Uranus in Aries, will get really real. . Uranus in Aries since 2011 (empowered by a square to Pluto) brought a growing awareness of just how corrupt and unjust are our financial institutions, governments, and corporations. And the red-faced liars afraid of losing their power may just dig their heels in and put on a show of bravado over this next year (with all the activity in Capricorn) but it’s not likely to last. Because the true power lies in the hearts of people who know love and who love Earth. . Saturn in Capricorn says: Earth isn’t a concept, it’s here, literally under our feet. Are you from here? How did you get here? What plants live here? What creatures abide? What forces shaped this land? What is the history of this land and its people? What is the history of your people? Who are your people? . We all know the history is violent and ugly. I think part of this Saturn-Pluto-South-Node (and soon Jupiter too) conjunction in Capricorn initiation we are undergoing is really sitting with that, facing it. Grappling with our ancestry: the traumas our ancestors underwent, as well as the ways in which they were complicit in colonization, and the ways the traumas and the colonizing spur each other. . Keep reading on my blog〰️Follow link in bio. . . . . . . #newmoon #newmoonintaurus #powertothepeople #therevolutionisreal #decolonize #dig #communitygarden #taurusseason
🌺 Slowwwly writing a longggg blog for The Taurus New Moon 🌚 which will be ready for you sometime very soon. Might just nap n snack first though 😘😘 love youuuuu. . . . . . . . #taurusnewmoon #newmoon #taurusseason #taurusmemes #naptime #snacktime #bloomtime
🌙Moon Watching🌙 ✨A Workshop✨✨ . Hello loves! I’m teaching an astrology workshop this Saturday on the moon: what it represents and how to track its movement 🔭 through the sky, the zodiac, and your chart. . Tracking the moon helps us live in harmony, offers insight on the energy at hand, and is a really great way to take your basic knowledge of astrology to the next level. . Check out @thegoodspirit for all the deets. I hope to see you there!
⚡️⚖️⚡️ FULL MOON in LIBRA . This year, we have a rare second Full Moon in Libra: the first, a month ago, was with the Sun and Moon at the very early degrees of Aries and Libra, and now the Sun and Moon are at the very late degrees. This represents the potential of a deep learning over the course of this past month, evolving the Aries energy into a more mature form. . Evolved Aries, more than anything else, is courageous. (Thank you universe for this second helping of courage when I need it so!) It takes courage to heal. It’s terrifying to look truth in the eye. To acknowledge the pain and suffering in ourselves, in others, in the world. It takes courage to love in the face of that. To love even those who cause suffering, knowing they lash out in pain. To love even those who won’t love you in return. That is courage. That is the heart of a warrior goddess leading the way. . Libra, as diplomatic, refined, and gentle, is a master at keeping the peace, but what about expressing dissatisfaction, standing up for itself, expressing its needs, speaking to difficult truths? For that, we need Aries. . There are times when we have to do or say something that others won’t like. Libra energy tends to avoid such moments. But then it suffers in the end because it hasn’t been true to itself. It lost itself in others. It forgot who it was. . Aries remembers. Yet sometimes Aries feels such an intensity of knowing what it needs that it can forget to move gently, considering the feelings of others. . Together, Aries and Libra can help us to communicate difficult truths or make difficult decisions in a gentle and loving way. We can be effective and kind; bold and gentle; courageous and compassionate. . Be true to yourself. Be kind to others. It’s as simple (and as challenging) as that. . There’s always more on my blog! . . #fullmoon #courage #badassaries #astrology #libra #yougotthis #astrologersofvancouver
Oh the nerd in me is pretty super excited right now.... thank you #katiebouman ✨🌟💫 for the first ever image of a #blackhole
🌚NEW MOON in Aries♈️ . Artwork by @samuelflegal This New Moon in Aries marks a courageous new beginning, a leap into a new self. But before the beginning, is the ending; the release. With Saturn and Pluto conjunct the South Node, is there some ancient hang up that’s been residing in your bones, that is ready to be deposited into the earth? Are you carrying the baggage of your ancestors, bags and bags of shame and sadness? Oh, but there are treasures in there too, hiding under the pain. While Mercury is moving forward again (as of March 28th), it is still in its retrograde “shadow”, meaning it is retracing the ground it backtracked through in March. So, we are coming to understand and then act on what the waters of Pisces revealed. It takes great courage to SEE what has been dredged up from the depths of the sea—to see ourselves clearly, to face our sea-monsters and accept our treasure. Aries offers the gift of courage. With this gift, we may look at what the waters of Pisces have washed up onto our shores—our addictions, our pains, our sadness, our grief. Other signs may run at the site of grief, but Aries can sit with it, with the understanding that even the most difficult or ugly or painful parts of ourselves, are simply seeking love and understanding. They just want to be seen, and felt. They want presence, the way a child does. So when your grief washes up, what do you do? Do you run away? Do you throw it back into the sea? Do you bury it—or your head—in the sand? That’s ok too, because few of us have been taught how to heal. So forgive yourself for that too. But this Aries New Moon offers us a new beginning in self-healing, and self-trust; trust in the ancient knowing residing deep within our bones, in the ability to heal that we developed life-times ago, that over millennia of abuse, was buried in the sand, but now is being revealed. ...More on my blog. Linked in bio. #healingjourney #newmoon #newmooninaries
🌕⚖️💫 FULL MOON + EQUINOX . The Full Moon in the evening on March 20th, is in Libra, sign of relationships, balance, justice, harmony. The Sun is conjunct the planetoid Chiron, also known as The Wounded Healer, suggesting we may be reminded of our wounds, but with a potent opportunity for healing and transformation. And with the Moon lighting up Libra, the wounds we tend to both derive from and heal within relationship. . Such work takes such courage (Aries); to dig up the past, to face our pain. And it takes tenderness (Venus), and care (Libra) as we support each other, and ourselves, through the process. There is so much we learn in relationship (Libra), when others mirror to us our hidden truths, when our friends help us see ourselves, when interpersonal conflict helps us grow, and when we can hold each other through the trials of healing. . This is a path of healing the Self (Aries), and somewhere along the way, we see that the self is never alone. The self is defined by relationship. The self exists only because of the other. Some of us may walk alone for a time, only to realize we are hiding from the real work, which happens in and through relating. . More on my blog. Link in bio. 💛💛💛 . #fullmooninlibra #Chiron #woundedhealer #healingwithastrology