Full Moon in Scorpio ♏ May 12, 2025

artist: Danial Ryan

Monday, May 12 🦂 10:56 am CDT

The May full moon is called the Flower Moon 🌸 The moon will rise at sunset, peak at midnight, and set at sunrise all over the world ~

Sun and moon oppose one another in solid Taurus and enigmatic Scorpio: the axis of all that can be seen versus all that cannot. Together these constellations rule, among other things: finance, inheritance, property, taxes, and material possessions. Taurus and Scorpio narrate tangibles and intangibles, form and dissolution of form, conscious thought and subconscious desire, straight paths and winding staircases.

The scorpion journey is inescapable and irreversible. The Full Moon in Scorpio takes us beyond fear, like a tidal wave ripping us out by the roots, carrying us, screaming and naked and bewildered, over a waterfall of change and pain and joy and more change.

Taurus is simpler. She represents home, security, & nourishment. She nurtures our bodies and gardens. Taurus is here to work (briefly), then it’s time to beautify, eat, make love, relax, and curl up in a mountain of blankets and cats.

The Full Moon in Scorpio takes us down to the lower chakras, like a submarine bubbling in a mysterious sea. Scorpio slinks through total darkness, through tombs and invisible oceans. She inquires, probes, grips. She is a winged creature, clawing her way out of a chrysalis that has become much too small.

When astrologers talk about Scorpio, power and control are common buzzwords. It’s true, Scorpio is very much tied to these dynamics. The essence of Scorpio, however, is really about learning to trust ourselves and, in so doing, harnessing our power. It’s about will power & self-control. So trust yourself, shadow and all. Forgive yourself.

At this full moon a few years ago, I attended a workshop in Iceland with the Dutch “Ice Man,” Wim Hof. In a giant conference room in a convention center on the Reykjavík seashore, 450 attendees breathed together, ascending to a state of joy and lightness.

This was a preparation for the ice bath. We began chanting HU! HA! HU! HA! HU! HA! Our voices filled the vaulted room and turned to raucous laughter, then tears of joy. Together we moved outside, chanting and yelling and cheering, and together we sat in the ice baths, making soul-piercing eye contact. I spontaneously started singing and chanting deep notes and one by one the others joined me.

What I learned on this unforgettable day is the power of inner fire. This is the nature of the scorpion: at once cold as ice and hot as Mars; pure blood and adrenaline, pure fire-ice.

It feels like…rain clouds and sizzling sun, black smoke and dancing fire, merging and emerging, spark and glow, conflict and fervor, change and adaptation.

It feels like…deep dark hot water bubbling up from the center of the earth, holding and soothing the body, nourishing from the inside out, fear and pain draining away, energy and power flowing in.

Heads up: this moon phase coincides with a square between Mercury in Taurus and Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius. Plans & intentions? out the window. Prepare for malfunction, cancellations, and maybe a little bit of heartbreak. With this square and the scorpion moon all falling in fixed signs, the full moon is bound to be extremely potent. AND the moon herself will oppose Uranus in Taurus, making everything that much more unpredictable. Emotions will be running high. This full moon will be super intense but cathartic if we can see beyond fear and/or rage.

In meditation, focus on the solar plexus chakra. Weave your web with Scorpio Yoga. To find your personal moon sign, click here.

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