Taurus full moon

October 28 1:24PM PDT / October 28 10:24PM CEST / October 29 7:24AM AEDT

Partial Lunar Eclipse

October 28 1:14PM PDT / October 28 10:14PM CEST / October 29 7:14AM AEDT

Moonthly Theme:

TRANSFORMATION, POWER, SEXUALITY + SHADOW

Taurus full moon illumination:

It’s evident everywhere that the last few weeks have been hard.

 

Harrowing even.

 

Each with our own inner experiences.

 

Oscillating the full spectrum from heart breaking grief, helplessness, empathic distress. To deep gratitude and joy for the closeness of our loved ones whom we are holding tighter now.

 

The external world, distressing. The human experience, a rollercoaster.

 

This partially eclipsed full moon shines more light on the shadows we have been witnessing. How do we remain steady?

 

How do we speak to the unspeakable? Finding my own words has been difficult.

 

This is an end of a cycle, but not an end of what has been surfacing, that is all still yet to be excavated and transformed. What is a life worth? What a question to grapple, and then argue over… Is this what the Taurus/Scorpio eclipse cycle revealed to us I wonder? What is a life worth?

 

This is not an easeful illumination, but one where we will start to see a bigger picture. Powerful words whirl around, but are they enough without action? Be aware to be gentle with those words, with each other.

 

Balance is a reminder left by the Libran sun as we transition into the new energetic space of Scorpio, so we can go deeper into the unknown and hold steady. 

 

Taurus moon chants diligent grounding practices and nervous system regulation to ease intensity and bring us home, present. We will benefit daily by bringing focus into the body, being out in nature, and simple rituals; a clean room, watering plants, regular nourishment. 

 

Allow the earth to hold you, receive your grief and transform it into heart-led action. Allow our animal and plant allies to lift us up.

 

Find beauty in the mundane.

 

Find beauty in the crevices of the human experience.

 

Find beauty in unexpected places.

Full Moon Taurus at 05° 09’

Astrologer Colin Bedell says:

 

“Security” … thy name is Taurus! When it comes to the last Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on October 28th - the next isn't until 2031 - we have an opportunity to re-imagine what security means to us. Especially if we let go of ideas, patterns, behaviors, and relationships – that in the name of security – offer us anything but. The Lunar Eclipse in Taurus offers one last chance for almost a decade of course correction towards security if we’re willing to untie ourselves from the constraints we built against it. When it comes to Taurus and security, one common constraint is when we believe that it is circumstance-dependent. When security is situationally-based and/or externally defined.

 

The moment we consider security outside of us, we forfeit it. How can security possibly be in a dollar amount? How can security possibly be in “...if, when” or “until”? There’s no security when there isn’t stability. Security thrives on consistency. Not chaos. In a world that is currently dangerous; throwing us into one collective trauma after the next, Taurus wants us to stay grounded even while the ground is moving. To find security even when/amid danger. As the only fixed earth sign that prioritizes embodiment, we have to wonder if security can be an embodied experience. Security is intrinsically, not externally earned. 

 

Of course, there are very real dangers from the macro to the micro levels that complicate this process. The Lunar Eclipse in Taurus allows us to consider what we can do on the level of the individual to generate the security we all need to become the people we’re capable of. When I think of Taurus-ruled security, I think of a process that is simple but not easy. It’s an intrinsically cultivated experience that can be earned when we identify and implement our values. According to Dr. Brene Brown, our values are the ideas that are the most important to us. That helps us find our way in the dark and is the filter we use to make hard decisions. When we identify our values and then implement them, we have both the results and the experiences that prove we’re exactly who we say we are. We have guideposts for what matters and then we can take these words from abstract to action. When we know our values and prove them, we have the highest security. Under the Lunar Eclipse in Taurus, I want you to complete this worksheet and decide what your values are then practice them immediately. That’s the Taurus approach to security. 

 

To support this, the Lunar Eclipse forms a conjunction with Jupiter currently retrograde in Taurus. The Moon-Jupiter conjunction will oppose Mercury-Mars both in Scorpio furthering this integration of Taurus-ruled security into the Scorpio unknown. When you can choose your values that’ll help you move from the known and the familiar to the unknown, you can find new contexts, choices, and opportunities that help you find the safety of knowing you’re exactly who you say you are and your choices back it up. Rachel Botsman discusses that nothing new happens in the known. May you move to the unknown and find the new safety you long for. 

 

Aries

Finances, Security, Clarity of Values & Pleasure

Practice what you preach/teach, Aries! The Lunar Eclipse in Taurus changes your approach to safety by helping you cultivate it through living according to your values. You can’t live into what hasn’t been languaged. So this is your moment to confront yourself and commit to the values that help you practice what you teach and that’s the highest context of security and safety you can find.

Taurus

Identity, Desire, Autonomy, & Freedom

Gemini

Completion, Surrender, Healing & Spiritual Support

Cancer

Friendship, Activism, Collaborations & Shared Humanity

Leo

Career, Leadership, Integrity & Discipline

Virgo

Wisdom, Publishing, Discovery & Higher Education

Libra

Intimacy, Empathy, Sexuality & Transformation

Romance, Boundaries, Partnerships & Trust

Habits, Systems, Wellbeing & Routine

Self-Disclosure, Charisma, Creativity & Lovability

Aquarius

Vulnerability, Home, Family & Emotional Agility

Emotionally detached who, Aquarius? The Lunar Eclipse in Taurus is helping you dispel the myth that you’re detached from your emotions by inspiring you to demonstrate how deeply and powerfully you feel. You’ll be moving closer to the places, people, and experiences that can help you cultivate a higher level of emotional safety, belonging, and well-being.

Curiosity, Observation, Dialogue & Active Listening

Introduce structure, and activate empathy Pisces. The Lunar Eclipse in Taurus in your communication zone helps you strengthen your attention, active listening, and word choice by putting more structure in your speech. You can do that most effectively by asking open-ended questions, summarizing what the speaker said, and noticing who returns the favor. It’s all about dialogue, not monologue!

- Colin Bedell, QueerCosmos

 

For eons the stars have been a source of navigation. They traversed the skies as we navigated the globe, lighting our way. They inspired understanding with their myths and guided us to the deepest parts of ourselves. In this book I bring the stars to you, for another year together of personal empowerment.