Full Moon in Scorpio, MAY 14/14

‘The breakthrough has happened.’

“And I do mean for everyone. That doesn’t mean we all got wonderful presents, or lumps of coal. ” Remember, do NOT get too focused upon what happened concretely to you, i.e., job, money house, car, etc. Keep a wider perspective on YOU. How YOU have cracked open the shell that you were once contained within–perhaps for a long time.”

The breakthrough we are talking about is the new birth we’re all experiencing.

The Cardinal Grand Cross in late April coupled with the lunar and solar eclipses have worked their magic on all of us. Something has happened. There’s a feeling that the time is NOW to finally deal with our lives and move ahead. It’s time to break out of patriarchy’s restrictions on possibility.

Uranus in Aries leads the way: Uranus, because it’s the energy of breakthrough and awakening, Aries because we need a new beginning and new identity if we are going to live out our destiny.

The zodiac represents the archetypal laws that shape our life here on Earth.

Whenever the Sun is in a sign, we pay conscious attention to that aspect of life. When the Moon is in a sign, our emotions are engaged with the activities of that sign. At a Full Moon, opposite signs and their issues are brought together for us to reflect on their meaning and their effect on us.

The signs of Taurus and Scorpio signify how we view the two basic laws of life: Life and Death, Creation and Destruction, Fulfillment and Annihilation. As you can imagine, people are feeling all the fears and needs tied up with these issues.

To fulfill our new Aries destiny,
we have to face what life brings us with self-awareness and humility,
accepting necessary deaths to accommodate new life.

Despite the fact that a Full Moon has an reputation that goes far beyond that of the astrological crowd, I tend to not write a lot of Full Moon forecasts. Sure, the New Moon is excellent for setting goals and intentions for the month to come. But the Full Moon usually adds up to about a days worth of agitation and, in all honesty, little else.

This month, though? This months Full Moon in Scorpio is a little different.

By now, you’re probably all familiar with the craziness that the Cardinal Grand Cross has injected into so many people’s lives. That’s still an ongoing issue, of course. But something as big and slow and powerful as the Uranus–Pluto square can be, paradoxically, hard to wrap your head around in practical terms. It’s like when you’re in high school and the question on the exam said “When did World War II start?”

There is a “correct” answer, but something as complex as “World War II” started long before the first shot was fired and carried on long after the last cease-fire. Just because the Cardinal Grand Cross is a drag doesn’t mean every minute of every day under its influence is going to stink.

If what you need most in your life recently is to get a grip on the things that are out of control… if you’re looking for that trail of bread crumbs leading out of this dark forest… pay close attention to this week’s Full Moon.

It will point the way.

For much of the last eight or nine months, Jupiter in Cancer has been trine Saturn in Scorpio. The Jupiter-Saturn trine is something that only comes around every few years, and this particular trine has lasted longer than average. It gives you a rare and remarkable opportunity to build structures of lasting significance in your life, but it never shouts its presence. Shouting is for the squares and oppositions.

Trines are helpful and constructive… but it’s all too easy to ignore the potentially good things in life, when the roof is falling in.

This week’s Full Moon happens at almost 24° Taurus and Scorpio, and it is closely aspected by Jupiter and Saturn. This Full Moon will, for the stretch of a few hours in particular, shine a light on where you should be looking for The High Ground while other things in your life are being washed away.

So: for all the agitation you’ve been experiencing in the last few months, Wednesday will provide you with an opportunity to see where the sanity can be found. The Full Moon is exact at 3:16 PM Eastern, 12:16 PM Pacific. Pay attention to what’s going on in your head and your heart and your life for a few hours on either side of that time. The edgy emotional energies it come with a Full Moon will actually provide a clue as to where you can find some stability.

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Although this generally applies to everyone, there will be certain age groups who will feel the effects more specifically.

Have a look through these dates and see which if any apply to you.

Remember: you may fall into more than one of these groups.

If you were born:

July 1945-June 1946, October 1949-September 1950, December 1954-June 1955, September 1955-November 1955, February 1960-July 1960, December 1960-February 1961, May 1965-August 1965, February 1968-April 1966, June 1970-May 1971, August 1974-January 1975, May 1975-August 1975, August 1979-November 1979, October 1984-January 1985, May 1985-September 1985, January 1990-March 1990, June 1990-December 1990, March 1995-February 1996 or July 1999-September 1999 or March 2000-June 2000 … your Saturn is getting a helping hand.

Sometimes getting out of a mess involves taking stock, carefully weighing and measuring the risks and the potentials, and making a few rational (if potentially painful) changes. What you need now is clarity and courage.

July 1952-February 1953, May 1953-August 1954, January 1955-May 1955, September 1965-September 1967, January 1978-April 1978, October 1978-January 1979, April 1980-November 1980, or February 1992-February 1994 … your Uranus is getting a Divine boost.

Are you getting what you want out of life, or are you just making bad decisions because you’re afraid of the consequences of actually reaching for the brass ring? Boldness and new thinking may be what’s needed here.

November 1963-June 1964, August 1964-December 1967, July 1968-January 1980, May 1980-July 1980, January 1991-July 1991, October 1991-January 1996… your Neptune is the key to the solution.

You may not really be able to create your own reality, but all solutions begin in the imagination somehow. Think outside of the box. Better yet… feel outside of the box. {Hey, maybe the box itself is something you’re imagining}.

August 1965-October 1968, November 1989-November 1993… your Pluto is being challenged to make itself heard.

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
-Frank Herbert, Dune

Of course, regardless of what astrological era you were born in, the individual details of your birth chart may provide further assistance. If you have important placements between 16-24 degrees of the Earth or Water Signs, pay attention: the Universe may be answering your distress signal.

‘And if none of this helped you any… here’s a cat in a shark costume riding a Roomba, chasing a ducking’.

Because, hey, why not?

Original Feature on BeliefNet.com