FULL MOON [4 Scorpio 17]
April 24 2024 (00:49 GMT+1)
Full Moon Energy
This week’s Full Moon falls in the sign of deep water Scorpio. If you’re a regular subscriber to my weekly newsletter – Weekly Horoscopes – you’ll know that we’re in the midst of some major astrology. This week’s Full Moon is another important step along the way.
The Moon reaches its peak during the Full Moon phase. Emotions are heightened and matters and events culminate or come to completion. If you work with the energy of the moon cycle, this is the time to release and let go. It’s an ideal Full Moon to detox, declutter and destress.
Full Moons have always been a time for celebration when the light of the Full Moon shines brightly. Trust your intuition during the Full Moon phase and tap into your inner knowingness.
Full Moon Scorpio
This is especially important because the Moon is in the deep and dark water sign Scorpio during this Full Moon phase. This is the star sign linked to healing, regeneration and transformation.
Scorpio rules sex, money, death, rebirth and all things taboo. It represents the psyche and what’s hidden. Scorpio’s keyword is power, whether you choose to use it for good or bad effect. You’re hanging out in the underworld, the night world when you’re in Scorpio’s domain.
During this Full Moon in Scorpio, you can enter into the dark, untouched places releasing emotions that have been hidden away or ignored. You may encounter the shadow side of life and, by digging deep, you find the part of yourself that’s fearless, authentic and real.
This isn’t always a comfortable place to be. Yet, if you are a Scorpio or have Scorpio planets in your chart, you may 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.
The Pluto Factor
Pluto is co-ruler of Scorpio and during this Full Moon phase, Pluto in Aquarius is square to both the Sun and the Moon. This adds intensity to the Full Moon picture. As Pluto is the planet of loss and endings, as well as power and transformation, you might be at a pivotal stage in your life. What’s coming to an end during this Full Moon phase? Where in your life are you needing to grieve or release emotion?
This Full Moon phase could be significant because it’s bringing to completion the Taurus-Scorpio eclipse cycle that dominated the skies from November 2021 to October 2023. If you have key Taurus-Scorpio signatures in your birth chart, there may be a sense of fulfilment or a realisation of how important the last couple of years have been.
Pluto tends to turn your gaze inwards and backwards. Another nod towards letting go of things that aren’t working out. Move away from anything or anyone toxic in your life. Ditch old emotions and habits that no longer serve you. Pluto favours extremes. Once a door closes, there’s no going back.
Cycle of Life & Death
The cycle of life and death is clearly shown through the opposite signs of 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 decay. This is the eternal cycle of life and death.
In the northern hemisphere, Taurus season falls in April/May when nature is in full bloom and the abundance of the earth’s produce is tangible. Fast forward six months to Scorpio season in October/November and the leaves are falling. Nature starts to shut down and falls back into the earth to create a rich compost ready for new life to emerge the following spring.
Money is part of the Taurus-Scorpio axis, both star signs linked to cash, finances and the flow and energy of money. There may be lessons to learn around assets and possessions, investment and debt. What you own or earn and how you can put your money to good use.
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 is the perfect 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 you should be doing. Although, ideally it’s a time to balance your head with your heart. Be confident and stand strong in your power.
What Does It Mean For You
Here are the areas highlighted by this Full Moon. Read your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign:
- Aries – personal finances, possessions, self-worth – other peoples’ money, money owed
- Taurus – image, self-identity, personal goals – relationships, contracts, enemies
- Gemini – retreat, secrets, self-undoing – work, service, health
- Cancer – friends, groups, society – children, creativity, romance
- Leo – career, status, responsibility – home, family, past
- Virgo – travel, study, exploration – communication, neighbours, siblings
- Libra – other peoples’ money, money owed – personal finances, possessions, self-worth
- Scorpio – relationships, contracts, enemies – image, self-identity, personal goals
- Sagittarius – work, service, health – retreat, secrets, self-undoing
- Capricorn – children, creativity, romance – friends, groups, society
- Aquarius – home, family, past – career, status, responsibility
- Pisces – communication, neighbours, siblings, local neighbourhood – 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 wonderfully safe and happy Full Moon
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