Full Moon in Taurus: Are You Ready For Major Transformation?

Tomorrow, October 24th 2018 at 9:45 AM, we are having a Full Moon in Taurus. What a Full Moon it will be! It's activating a huge grand fixed cross. This is intense and powerful. There's so much going on! 

Full Moon's in general mark a time of harvest and completion and a letting go so that we can enter a new period and new energy. Moon phases are always based on where the Sun and Moon are in relation to each other. When the Moon is full, the Moon and Sun are opposite each other in opposing signs. Both the energy of the Sun and the Moon are equally important. This time we're dealing with the Moon in Taurus and the Sun in Scorpio. 

♏ Sun in Scorpio ♏

All this Scorpio energy has been getting us in touch with the depths of who we are, bringing up deep desires and making us face the shadows. It's very powerful and transformational. This Full Moon is a important point to finally release that which doesn't serve you; to let yourself yourself transform. It's the end of the old and time for the birth of the new. Even without without discussing the other energies this is a huge part of this time. The bottom line, so to speak, is transformation. A complete transformation involving letting the old die out and birthing the new. Scorpio does after all rule the cycles of life. There are times to let go, so that the new can come in. 

A big influence with the Scorpio part of the Full Moon is that Venus retrograde is conjunct the Sun. They are 3 degrees apart, but moving towards alignment with each other. Love is a big part of this Full Moon. You may be much closer to knowing what you want relationship wise. This can be more or less major depending on where you stand relationship wise. It's time to completely let go of the old relationships that no longer serve you or old patterns that no longer serve you. We need to make room for the new because if you've been doing the work, it's closer than ever. Another huge and wonderful part of this aspect is that we're closer to self love, to realizing the wonder of who we are. realizing our worth and all the wonderful things we deserve. This is powerful, let yourself align with this energy! This is a very magical element of everything that's been going on. 

♉ Moon in Taurus  ♉

Now Taurus is known for being the most stubborn of the fixed signs. It's the fixed earth sign after all. It's wonderful for stability and building foundations. However, there's nothing stable to this time, but that's ok! In fact it can be wildly exciting! After all Uranus is the planet that's conjunct the Moon during the Full Moon. Stop being stubborn, stop holding on, it's time for change! Change is here! Transformation is here. It's time to build new foundations. The universe is giving us a shake. The more you go with it, the more exciting it will be. If your life has been stagnant get prepared! Taurus is the sign that Venus rules, so Venus is just woven throughout lots of this energy! 

♌ The Nodes ♒

Ok, so a cross is made of 4 points. One point is the Sun and Venus in Scorpio. Opposite from that we have the Moon and Uranus in Taurus. Then to make up the other part of the cross we have the North Node in Leo on one side and the South Node in Aquarius on the other. The Nodes are square the Scorpio planets and the Taurus planets and that's what our grand fixed cross consists of. It's almost the end of the time of the North Node in Leo and the South Node in Aquarius. It's important we remember their lesson as we go through these big transformations and changes. Remember to never give up your authenticity and who you really are. Remember to keep sharing that with the world. There may be some tension with this, but it's so important to bring this energy forward with us. With Venus Retrograde going on, it's especially important that we don't allow our authenticity to be diminished in relationships. Don't be in relationships that drain your light, authenticity, or anything that's yours. We need to be complete people on our own now and show up in relationships that way. Also, you should be like that when you're sharing with the world as well. 

✨ Overall 🌕

This is quite an intense Full Moon, but so powerful! This is ultimately bringing immense transformation and change. This can only help to completely solidify our dedication to ourselves and our authenticity, bringing us deeper in self love, aligned with our desires and to help bring the love and relationships that are right for us into our lives. 

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio and Libra

Venus went retrograde at 10 degrees Scorpio yesterday! It will be retrograde for 40 days. This will be a profound time of reflection for relationships and for feminine energy. 

Venus will spend the rest of October going backwards through Scorpio. It will also spend time retrograde in Libra in the first half of November. The retrograde starts at 10 degrees Scorpio and ends at 25 degrees Libra. Mid November it will turn direct again. It will be in shadow however till mid December. It will be in Scorpio till the end of the year. 

From now till mid November we'll be turning within with the Venus energy and learning all sorts of things. From mid November through mid December we'll be moving forward with Venus energy again, but putting into action perhaps what we had learned during the Retrograde. Weirdly enough, the day after Venus turns direct, Mercury will go retrograde. When Venus moves forward we will be implementing what we learned, but we will also have to turn within and reflect in a different way. Midway through December we will be moving into completely new Venus territory, just still in Scorpio. August through till the end of 2018 we will only have dealt with Libra and Scorpio Venus energy. That's pretty crazy. We really need to hone in on those energies however. 

Now that I have laid out the technicalities, let's get into what it all means! 

♡Venus Retrograde in General♡

So! Venus Retrograde! What's it all about? Truly the biggest part of a Venus Retrograde is that we're being forced to reflect on love in our lives. Yes, romantic relationships are the biggest area highlighted during a Venus Retrograde. We are being asked to reflect on this area to see what it is we really want. This can impact you whether you are coupled up or single. Any type of situation. There can also be some reflection on self love as well. Venus has to do with pleasure in our lives, so we can also question whether our lives in general are pleasurable; whether we love our lives. There can also be a bit of financial reflection as well. Questioning where you are investing your resources. Another big area that Venus retrograde brings up is divine feminine energy. It's undergoing reflection now. With Mars retrograde during the summer, the masculine energy got reflected on and now the feminine. This is pretty powerful. All these issues of masculine energy and now feminine energy have been and will be highlighted. Now it's time to dig deep and reflect on feminine energies. Yes, this is particularly powerful if you are a woman, but keep in mind that it affects everyone and is more about energy than gender. 

♏Venus in Scorpio♏

Venus will be going back through Scorpio initially, starting at 10 degrees. This is a very deep and intense placement. We'll be going down to the underworld, down to the depths, to figure out what our souls truly desire and need. This will help show us (if we're willing to let it) the truth of our desires. Going through this transit, nothing less than what we truly desire will do anymore. This will crack us open to the desires that we have shoved down or set aside for a rainy day. When it comes to love and romantic relationships what is is that you truly want? Perhaps you've been thinking you can't have it or it's too much. Well that's not true and mediocre lives won't do anymore! If you're single you probably have a lot to consider. If you're partnered up this could be different, perhaps there's just a couple things brought up from the depths that you may want that you should discuss with your partner. If you're partnered up, how intense this will be will depend on how things have been going between you two. Jupiter is at the end of it's year in Scorpio as this is going on and both these planets want us to uncover what we're hiding in the depths of ourselves. They want to crack us open so that we can live our lives completely aligned with our soul's desires. Wants us to clear out what we've been holding on to in the depths. Wants us to allow passion to fill every cell of our being and to affect our lives. It's time to live passionate, soul fulfilling lives. This can also be tremendously powerful for self love on a deep level. 

♎Venus in Libra ♎

The Scorpio portion of the retrograde will be where we do a lot of the deep work and really bring to the surface our true desires. After that, when Venus goes back into Libra we will be working on how to best compromise and have relationships that are more balanced and harmonious. The Scorpio portion of the retrograde will be more emotional, where as the Libra portion will be more mental as Libra is an air sign. Venus has a difficult time in Scorpio, but one of the signs it rules is Libra, so it's strong there. In Scorpio we will be figuring out what we really want and in Libra we will be figuring out how that works in the dynamics of relationships. 

💕What to Expect During a Venus Retrograde 💖

Besides the major theme of reflecting on relationships and also perhaps reflecting on themes of self love, feminine energy/femininity and maybe even finances, what can we expect? Well unlike Mercury or Mars retrograde, you shouldn't feel like your whole life slows down, so that's good. Relationships are really where things could get interesting. If you are looking to break up with someone or start something new, tread carefully. This doesn't mean you can't, but you should be very discerning. You may think about people from the past as you sort through your love life and sometimes people from the past can pop up. Every situation is different, but again use discernment. A lot of the time these things crop up to show you certain things you need to look at. I have heard of karmic connections happening at this time, but again be careful. Perhaps that could happen, but I would be careful about really committing and being sure about something till the retrograde is over. I think more karmic connections will be likely to happen when Venus starts moving forward. Sometimes new people show up, but it's only to show you something, not something to take seriously. Basically, everyone will be in different scenarios. You will be shown what you need to look at. You will have experiences you're meant to have. I can't give you yes or no answers on what to do, but I am just laying out all the possibilities so you can be discerning, see what comes your way with clarity and make decisions from your heart. 

✨This is a powerful time! Over the summer with the retrogrades and eclipses we really were forced to reflect on our authenticity. Really were pushed to step into our authentic selves and lives. Now with Venus retrograde, it's like we're taking that further and really figuring out how to have the relationships we truly desire. It's kind of like we're having a life makeover., so that we can live lives that are totally in alignment with us. Also, during the summer we had to look at masculine energy and now we're looking at feminine energy.. Everything is really getting balanced and realigned. Things may seem frustrating with so many retrogrades, but this will be so beneficial to us in the long run if we do the work and reflecting that we need to. Of course, this impacts everyone differently, so if you'd like a transit reading, I'm always here to help you figure out where this is affecting you. If you have any planets from 25 degrees Libra-10 degrees Scorpio, this may be particularly powerful for you. Venus also was retrograde around this area 8 years ago, it's interesting to reflect and see what was going on in your life then? It may be worth looking at. Anyways, I wish you all the best during this retrograde. Look out for other posts when Venus makes some intense aspects during the retrograde. ✨