FULL MOON [22 Scorpio 13]
May 12 2025 (17:56 GMT+1))
The next Full Moon falls in Scorpio on May 12th and Full Moon energy is already powerful this weekend.
The Moon reaches its peak during the Full Moon phase. This is a time when emotions are heightened and important matters are brought to completion. If you like to work with the energy of the moon, this is the time to look at what you want to release and let go of.
Full Moons are often linked to pregnancy and giving birth. They are a time of celebration, also clarity when the light of the moon shines brightly. Trust your female intuition and tap into your witchy knowingness.
Full Moon Scorpio
This is even more important this time around because the Moon is in the deep and dark water sign Scorpio linked to healing, regeneration and transformation.
Scorpio rules sex, money, death and rebirth and all things taboo. It’s about the psyche and what’s hidden. Scorpio’s keyword is power, whether you use it for good or bad effect. We’re hanging out in the underworld, the night world when we’re in Scorpio’s domain.
In Scorpio, you can enter into the dark untouched places releasing emotions that have been hidden away or ignored. You encounter the shadow side of life. By digging deep, you find the part of yourself that’s fearless, authentic and real.
This is not always a comfortable place to be. Yet, if you are a Scorpio or have Scorpio planets in your chart, you may already know that a journey through the underworld can unearth hidden riches.
When you explore and embrace all of life, the dark as well as the light, you often emerge wiser and stronger for the experience.
Pluto Power
Pluto is co-ruler of Scorpio and recently turned retrograde at 3° Aquarius. If you have planets or angles close to 3° or 22° (the Full Moon degree) of the fixed star signs, Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus & Leo, this adds intensity.
Plus, Pluto’s making itself known on the day of the Full Moon, May 12th, as there’s a Mercury-Pluto square aspect less than one hour later. Mercury rules communication and the mind and this combination favours research, mind-reading and deep diving.
Yet, it’s potentially an explosive combination when words are used to hurt or be cruel. Sometimes, it’s the words that aren’t spoken which impact you most powerfully.
Pluto’s already shifted direction to retrograde motion which turns your attention inwards and backwards. Another cosmic nudge to let go of things that aren’t working out and move away from anything or anyone toxic in your life. Ditch old emotions and habits that no longer serve you. The Scorpio Full Moon offers an ultimatum.
Cycle of Life & Death
The cycle of life and death is clearly shown through the opposite star signs Taurus and Scorpio. During this Full Moon, the Sun is in the earth sign Taurus linked to nature and growth and the Moon is in the water sign Scorpio linked to death and rebirth. Regeneration, compost, the eternal cycle of life and death which is never-ending.
The Full Moon in Scorpio can highlight where you need to be healed and where best to channel your own healing abilities. You might uncover issues around power or where you feel powerless. You might discover where you’re in control and where you can tap into your inner power to accomplish incredible feats.
This may provide the opportunity to make an important decision and trust your intuition in doing so. At the Full Moon, it’s about doing what feels right rather than what you think is right. Although, ideally it’s wise to balance your head and your heart if you’re standing on the precipice of a major decision. Be confident and use the Full Moon in Scorpio to be empowered.
The Full Moon of Awakening
There’s another significant factor to this Full Moon which comes from the planet Uranus. Uranus is currently in earth sign Taurus and pulled into the Full Moon picture.
Uranus is at 27° Taurus during the Full Moon. It sits opposite the Moon in Scorpio and is conjunct the Sun in Taurus on May 18th. Therefore, events which take place on the Full Moon may still be making their impact felt at the end of the week.
Uranus is about change, revolution, rebellion, awakening, enlightenment, surprise, invention and innovation. The planet of upheaval and technology in the star sign representing food and security. Here in the UK, there’s been a shortage of food in some supermarkets due to cyberattacks.
As Taurus is the star sign that rules money too, watch out for some big swings on the financial stage during this Full Moon. There are no guarantees with Uranus as it’s either an upward swing or a downward trajectory and rarely stable.
What It Means For You
Here are the areas highlighted by this week’s Full Moon. Read both your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign if you know it:
- Aries: personal finances, possessions, self-worth – other peoples’ money, taboos and things hidden
- Taurus: image, self-identity, personal goals – relationships, contracts, enemies
- Gemini: retreat, secrets, self-undoing – work, service, health, well-being
- Cancer: friends, groups, society, politics – children, creativity, romance, luck
- Leo: career, status, responsibility – home, family, past and legacy
- Virgo: travel, study, exploration – communication, neighbours, siblings
- Libra: other peoples’ money, taboos and things hidden – personal finances, possessions, self-worth
- Scorpio: relationships, contracts, enemies – image, self-identity, personal goals
- Sagittarius: work, service, health, well-being – retreat, secrets, self-undoing
- Capricorn: children, creativity, romance, luck – friends, groups, society, politics
- Aquarius: home, family, past and legacy – career, status, responsibility
- Pisces: communication, neighbours, siblings – travel, study, exploration
Remember that the Full Moon is an opposition so it’s about balancing the different areas of your life, how you allow them to complement each other and work together in unison, rather than create division or enmity.
Wishing you a powerful Full Moon experience
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