Thursday, April 21, 2016 – 10:23 p.m. pacific time
02 degrees and 30 minutes of Scorpio
“Behind the shadow there is light. Darkness does not have an existence of its own – it is but the absence of light. A ray of light is enough to dissipate the darkness of ignorance. A single wave of love is enough to calm all storms …” ~Sri Prem Baba
This month’s Full Moon is considered spiritually auspicious as people all over the world celebrate Buddha’s enlightenment. It was while the Moon was in her full phase in Scorpio that Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree and obtained Nirvana. The sign of the Scorpion encourages each of us to embrace the mysteries of death and rebirth. Cycles of darkness eventually awaken us to the wisdom of enlightenment that result from going deep within.
The Moon moves into Scorpio at 5:18 p.m. PT on Thursday afternoon and later in the evening enters into its Full Moon phase where it will remain until early Sunday morning. Because the Moon is traveling through the domain of the Scorpion it will highlight personal power dynamics, possessions, other people’s money, sexuality, and a need for deep internal transformations.
As a water sign, Scorpio represents our emotional realm and most specifically, our deep subconscious—also known as the underworld by the native shamans. This lunation cycle has the potential to suddenly illuminate hidden agendas and encourage long overdue transformation. If you desire change you will want to embrace this powerful Full Moon to transmute and transform your life.
Scorpio is feminine in nature and symbolizes the spiritual essence of the divine shakti — energy and power — which is recognized as the many faces of the divine feminine. In the Hindu tradition the divine shakti is known as the divine mother, the universal creator, destroyer of evil, and sustainer of all life. Her many faces are acknowledged as Kali, Durga, and the only female companion of Lord Shiva — Parvati. The divine union of Shiva and Parvati is symbolic of the powerful merger of equality between the sacred feminine and masculine.
The Full Moon in Scorpio only occurs once a year when the Moon is in opposition to the Sun and reflecting the solar energies of the zodiac sign Taurus. This is an especially powerful Full Moon because Mars, the traditional ruler of Scorpio, is currently retrograde and about to move back into the sign of Scorpio from May 27 – August 2. Therefore, remain vigilant as this Full Moon may offer a sneak preview of what is to unfold during that time period.
This lunation along with Mars retrograde offers the potential to illuminate hidden agendas and encourage long overdue transformation. If this is the case for you, draw upon the powerful energy of Scorpio to transmute and transform your life.
Scorpio Full Moon Key Words: Transformation, Secrets, Illumination, Power Dynamics, Sexuality, Possessions, Death & Rebirth.
Copyright 2016 by Linda Kaye
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