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..