On Friday, we have the first of two Eclipse of the season (the subsequent one is on December 4). This one is a sensuality and security-stirring Taurus Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.
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While there’s a lot going on astrologically this week, I wanted to focus on Mercury. I did also want to give a big nod to a stirring Full Moon which occurs on Tuesday.
Read MoreThis Full Moon features the Moon in Taurus, a sign very focused upon experiencing the world through the senses. When the Moon is in Taurus we’re oriented more towards what’s seen, touched, smelled, tasted and heard than on what’s perceived, or felt, to be there.
The Sun, of course is in the opposite sign, that of Scorpio. With the Sun in Scorpio, we’re oriented towards the passionate. Emotions run deep, and we are aware—perhaps to a large extent, or perhaps to a smaller one—that things exist below the surface. Just because something isn’t seen or said, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Read MoreScorpio is often associated with the shadow, the undercurrents, that which is buried. During this lunation with the Moon in earth-centered Taurus, consider whether there is way to ground and give form to your own personal shadow. Are there practices and rituals you can do--artwork, dancing, talking with a trusted ally, et al.--that you can do to bring deep and/or relegated-to-the-unheard feelings and thoughts to the surface, giving them voice and containment. This may be a step forward not only in personal healing but collective healing.
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