The Full Moon at 22’13 Scorpio is exact on Monday May 12th, 2025 12:56pm EDT- marking the midway point of the current Lunar Cycle we are in that began with the New Moon in Taurus on April 27th. That New Moon was in a T square with the Mars/Pluto opposition- initiating a cycle that demands we find right relationship to ego and will. Some of us overdo it and we need to tone it down. Others need to find their voice and stand up for themselves. Coming into a deeper sense of self worth and self Love is key, too! With this Full Moon in the sign of both Mars and Pluto we are at a checkpoint where our Mars/Pluto journey that began in October/November of 2024 is being brought to fruition, climax or crisis points. Honest self check-ins about where your deeper work is calling you forward is key.
This Full Moon opposes Uranus and from May 12th through May 17th when the Sun aligns with Uranus there are strong Uranian energies present. This can be great for liberation, freedom and embracing change!!! It can also be shocking, unexpected and bring reversals we did not see coming. In the Taurus/Scorpio axis there can be a focus on money, taxes, debt and legal issues as well. Taurus is the sign of form and Scorpio is the sign of trans-form-ation. Holding on (Taurus) and letting go (Scorpio) can be a big theme right now.
Interestingly on the same day as the Full Moon we have Mercury in Taurus square Pluto- the ruler of Scorpio! Diving deep, getting to the bottom of things, being in therapy, doing shadow work and more are all supportive right now. But if we find that we are avoiding this- things can get out of hand in terms of arguments, combative energy, shadow arising and power dynamics being exacerbated. So navigate the emotional climate with awareness today!
The Full Moon is conjunct Juno- the asteroid Goddess of partnership and marriage. What we may need to let go of could be past (or present) partnerships that no longer serve our evolution and healing. Or there may be deeper shadow coming up in existing relationships that have the capacity to dive deeper to new levels. The Uranus opposition to the Moon and Juno is a wild card energy. You never know what you are going to get with Uranus! It could be the best thing ever you did not see coming- it could also be a sudden ending or loss that you did not see coming either. The key during Uranian times is to stay open to change and with the Full Moon in Scorpio it is key to stay open to emotional processing and release. Do not stuff or deny- but face your feelings head on!
In the Full Moon chart Saturn is conjunct Ceres – bringing the Great Father and Great Mother into alignment. They are trine the Full Moon and sextile the Sun/Uranus conjunction- showing that themes around home, family, children, parents, co-parents, siblings and/or stuff from childhood past may be in focus. Saturn is the planet of get real and Ceres is the nurturing mother. In Pisces Ceres has no boundaries or limits to what she will sacrifice or do for those she loves- but Saturn is teaching her that this is not sustainable. On the other hand Ceres in Pisces is teaching Saturn to get in touch with his emotions- to not hold things in, suppress or repress as it will create illness, dis-ease and/or depression. The Full Moon in deep Scorpio conjunct Juno could symbolize a commitment to diving deeper and getting to the bottom of things so healing can truly happen.
Uranus is PRECISELY to the minute conjunct Hygeia- the Goddess of Healing and Wholeness! Healing is possible right now and it may come suddenly and unexpectedly. But so, too, can old wounds and pain suddenly and unexpectedly arise. Being with what is arising and not checking out or escaping is key.
I leave you with the Sabian Symbol and Star Sparks degree for this Full Moon (full text is below). The Sabian Symbol speaks of a rabbit metamorphosing into a nature spirit. It speaks of rising animal drives to a Higher Level. It speaks to transmutation of the generative power into a more ethereal and subtle form of potency. This is the Highest manifestation of Scorpio- as its shadow is connected to the baser drives of sex, money, power and control. These are the things we are afraid of or obsessed with- we chase after or we shut down/run away from. This Full Moon can help us take these baser drives and transform them into something Higher- if we are willing to do the work!
The Star Sparks degree speaks to primal innocence- of tapping the childlike wonder and dwelling inside magical worlds. We are often told that fantasy and imagination are immature or what little kids do. But as this degree states “When fantasy and imagination, inward feeling and depth attunement prevail, we really are carrying something indispensable and most conspicuously missing in the contemporary world mix. We are asked then to embody this realm in a fashion that captures the imagination of others and holds it there.”
This degree also talks about facing our fears and emotions- allowing everything to have its place, nothing hidden or tucked away. And is in this very process that we can find ourselves confronted with duality. This degree reminds us we all have Light and shadow- that “anybody and everybody is equally wondrous and terrible”. And this degree reminds us that we must sweep ourselves clean of biases- chasing after or running away- holding on or letting go- and in this space of in between we can meet pure creation at last. This Scorpio Lunation opposite Uranus has the power to take us there!
Blessings…
~Harmony
SABIAN SYMBOL
by Dane Rudhyar
PHASE 233 (SCORPIO 23°): A RABBIT METAMORPHOSES INTO A NATURE SPIRIT.
KEYNOTE: The raising of animal drives to a higher level.
The rabbit is traditionally a symbol of an overabundance of progeny, thus of a great stress on procreative and sexual processes. “Nature spirits,” on the other hand, represent the higher aspect of life energies, as they are said to guide those normally invisible forces controlling the growth of all living organisms, particularly in the vegetable kingdom. Thus the symbol refers to the transmutation of the generative power into a more ethereal and subtle form of potency.
This is the third symbol in the forty-seventh sequence. It brings a new dimension to the preceding two. Whether it is the sexual desire for a progeny, or aggressiveness, the instinctual urge can be raised to a new level. The course can become subtle through a process of TRANSUBSTANTIATION.
STAR SPARKS
by Ellias Lonsdale
Scorpio 23
A collection of dolls.
Primal innocence. An exaggerated and almost hard-to-believe feeling tone of tapping the childlike wonder and dwelling inside magical worlds. Very intensive protection and guarding. Being permitted to remain alive to the hidden places and even encouraged to stay true to what is felt as unworldly, otherworldly. Given inside of all this as an assignment. When fantasy and imagination, inward feeling and depth attunement prevail, we really are carrying something indispensable and most conspicuously missing in the contemporary world mix. We are asked then to embody this realm in a fashion that captures the imagination of others and holds it there.
In order to do so, we must turn fear into a friend; make doubt just another character in our ritual drama. Rage becomes a familiar contributory component. Every kind of shadow is right there, included, given full respectful place. Nobody is placed way back in the forbidden recesses. All are to be played with, to be brought on stage, to be known and loved.
We are seeking here a full dimensional alternative to the rationalistic civilization. For this we need the power of the inner life when stripped of antique overlays. We must be wide open to the future and undiminished by the lessons of the past. This is creativity as a way of life.
The greatest struggle lies in cutting through the illusion of conflict and duality. We must even discover that anybody and everybody is equally wondrous and terrible. No villains, no heroes, nothing to preserve or defend, no way to believe in the kind of ghosts we manufacture to spook ourselves out of here.
Once the inward caverns are swept clean of the biases for and against, we meet pure creation at last. All of existence creates through us an empowerment of what we all are made of. There is absolutely everything in it, and we ourselves at the deep center say yes.