Monday, April 26, 2021
8:32 p.m. pacific time
7°06′ Scorpio
The three realms of existence are as transient as autumn clouds.
The birth and death of beings go on like a dance show.
The lives of beings pass by like a flash of lightning in the sky,
Rushing down, like a cascading waterfall down a steep mountain.
~ The Buddha
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 over 2,500 years ago and obtained Nirvana(1). The sign of the Scorpion encourages each of us to embrace the mysteries of death and rebirth and the overall impermanence of human life. Per Buddha’s journey, and his below quote — cycles of darkness will eventually awaken us to the wisdom of enlightenment:
Everything is changeable, everything appears and
disappears; there is no blissful peace until one
passes beyond the agony of impermanence.
The Moon moves into Scorpio on Monday (April 26) at 9:19 a.m. (PDT) and enters into its exact Full Moon phase that evening. Besides the earthly cycles of life and death, the Scorpio Full Moon highlights personal power dynamics, abandonment and betrayal, possessions, other people’s money, sexuality, secrets, taboos, passion, and the desire for deep internal transformation of one’s current state of reality.
As a water sign, Scorpio represents our emotional realm, and most specifically, our deep subconscious — often referred to as the “underworld” by native shamans. This Full Moon lunation 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 your life.
Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Change is the natural byproduct of impermanence and can be invigorating and restorative. Change is always both positive and negative: even when restorative, it involves loss. Grief arises when we’ve loved and placed great valued in something or someone. Therefore, impermanence and loss provide an opportunity to recognize and appreciate how deeply we were able to love and to also honor our personal values.
In general, impermanence, loss, and change is one of the most difficult hardships we’ll endure. If we’ve lost someone close to us, for instance, we need time to grieve our loss and come to terms with the profound change in our lives. Impermanence can also occur with the loss of a job or the end of an important relationship. Grief is a natural process that can be overwhelming and complicated and we can find ourselves moving in and out of it for an undetermined period.
Additionally, the Full Moon in Scorpio only occurs once a year when the Sun in Taurus reflects its solar energies back to us here on Earth. Taurus is the sign associated with inner security, values, and self-love — all important themes to consider during this lunation.
Lastly, if you’ve been stuck in a defeating karmic cycle, you will want to embrace the transformational energy of Scorpio. Spend time in meditation, ceremony, or ritual and intend to awaken a metamorphosis deep inside yourself. Contemplate the Buddha’s Nirvana, as well as your own predestined divine awakening.
Scorpio Full Moon Key Words: transformation, secrets, illumination, power dynamics, sexuality, possessions, compulsion, defensive, resistance to change, impermanence (death & rebirth)
- In Buddhism, Nivana is the transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the individual is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth.
© 2021 by Linda Kaye
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