Today, Tuesday, May 17th, we enter the world of the Phoenix, Eagle, and Scorpion. The totems of Scorpio, bring to mind the feeling of BAD ASS. Combine that with the Sun in Taurus – our trusty Farmer self – and we have the power to do some serious cultivation, as soon as we let the weed-wacker fly.
Scorpio is about the death and rebirth cycles we go through in life. At this Full Moon, you can identify what’s dead weight in your life, and perform a mercy killing to transform it into something new. - Molly Hall
While the Full Moon lights up our shadow, Scorpio brings the promise of transformation and renewal with it’s laser-like intensity, passion and truth-telling. Scorpio loves the emotional raw underbelly. With the Sun in Taurus, we are being asked to transform and compost something that is deeply rooted within us, but no longer enhances our potency. You don’t have to make a big production out of it. Simply notice the habit/pattern that comes to your attention with this full moon and preform your compassionate “mercy killing” - hiya! Whatever it is, express it and release it with art, dance, music, writing. Creative expression is the key!
- Remove dead plants from your garden and/or house
- Release and recycle worn out clothes, shoes, sweaters, etc.
- Rearrange/redecorate the bedroom – sage it, add a new color, spice it up. It’s time for new life & passion!
- Get Creative – the raw, imaginative landscape is at your figure tips, so dive in.
TIP + Altar Your Self – Time to lay the Outgrown Self to rest – the old identity or part of you that served you well in the past, but no longer feels present tense. The part of you that is actually interfering with you moving forward and into the role/job/relationship that is tugging at your heart right now. Ask yourself the question, what role do I feel stuck in? (This could be a role you actively play or you are afraid of playing.) Give it a name, an identity, let it be playful: Loser Larry, Cherry the Cheerleader, Impulsive Perry. (Mine is “That Weirdo WooWoo Girl.”) Now, build an altar to that Outgrown Self. Give it your full attention – express it. What does Loser Larry want on his altar? What does it look like, smell like, feel like? Even if you hate the role, invite the player into the light. Bring him/her up to full consciousness. When you are done with your altar, ask a few questions in your journal: What gifts did this Outgrown Self bring? What were the payoffs I received? What did it cost me? What do I need to remember in order to let this Outgrown Self go? Ask anything else you need too, and then take a photo of your altar (and email it to me for my gallery of shadow altars.) Leave your altar up for a few days or take it down if you got the message clearly. Giving conscious space to the part of ourselves that is “taking up space” in our unconscious can helps to release energy and bring more of our own essential goodness back into the present tense. Don’t limit yourselves. Open up & play with the Shadow instead!
“I do not seek. I find.” — Pablo Picasso, Sun in Scorpio
FIND IT!
xoxoxo heather
My Biggest Fear Altar - several years back!
You can also do an Insight Collage. This is mine for the Full Moon in Scorpio. It was actually 8 pages long to get to the heart of it. Below are the 2 key images: Out-Grown Self aka Weirdo WooWoo (page 5) and The Truth – I have the Heart of a Healer (page 8).
Out-Grown Identity InSight Collage (excerpt)
