☾✩☽ Guest Luminaries ☾✩☽
Molly McCord is a bestselling author, intuitive astrologer, and modern consciousness teacher who has hosted a successful astrology podcast with over 4 million downloads since 2012. Molly has 11 published books, including her new bestseller "Awakening Astrology: Five Key Planetary Energies for Personal Transformation". She connects weekly with thousands of astrology enthusiasts around the globe with the intention of returning them to their own wisdom, power, and choices. IG ☞ @moxiemollie11
Niamh Bury is a singer and songwriter from Dublin. She is influenced by Irish traditional singing and writes songs based on snippets of memory, women's voices, and explorations of authenticity. Her debut album will be released later this year and was tipped by Myles O'Reilly as "The Next Big Thing" in RTE's Something For the Weekend. IG ☞ @niamhburymusic
☾✩☽ Astrological Resources ☾✩☽
Here is a selection of some of our favourite Astrologers you can tune into across 2022.
↠ Blue Rose School https://www.andrewsmith.ie/introduction/
↠ Mystic Mamma https://www.mysticmamma.com/astral-insights/
↠ Chani Nicholas https://chaninicholas.com/about-chani-nicholas/
↠ Virginia Rosenberg https://virginiarosenberg.com/about-virginia
↠ Lorna Bevan https://www.hareinthemoonastrology.co.uk/lorna-bevan
↠ Paramatma Siri Sadhana https://spaceweathertransmissions.com/paramatma
↠ Matthew Stelzner https://www.youtube.com/channel/
↠ Jennifer Racioppi https://jenniferracioppi.com/
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↠ Find out more about this month’s Luminary astrologer Molly McCord on her website here
☾✩☽ Cosmic Intel + Teachings ☾✩☽
Full moons are a time to look at everything in full light and make changes as needed. They can represent endings, completions or something coming to a ‘peak moment,’ The lunar qualities of emotions and instincts reach their peak at a full moon. The energy of a situation is at its fullest potency and potential. We fluctuate with the moons energy and the Full Moon is time of release. La Luna affects the gravitational pull of tides, birth rates, can regulate menstrual cycle, sleep, moods, plant growth, Emergency Room, Crime Rates. Every 29.5 days the Moon reaches its full phase and so do we…..
The Moon in astrology is associated with the feminine and in particular the Mother archetype. She rules the emotional body connecting us to our instinctive wisdom and our most basic needs. She helps protect and guide us by gifting us with information about our feelings and about the wellbeing of our nature. She enables us to penetrate our deepest recesses in the personal and collective unconscious and our roots in the past, our ancestral inheritance.
We are in a time of collective and personal awakening to what has been in the shadows, oppressive and imbalanced across our implemented systems as well as our personal realities. The process of awakening can be painful, because new realities precipitate trajectory shifts. In the process of things dismantling, disassembling, and crumbling, we can feel unstable and this is why change is often so dreaded. But we are the change makers of this time, and we are here at this time for a reason. We each carry our own truth, but a universal truth is that we’re all here ultimately to learn to love and be loved.
Lunar Eclipse
Eclipses are powerful celestial events that very often bring about unavoidable karmic circumstances and relationships. A Lunar Eclipse is a powerful lunation that always takes place on a Full Moon. It is considered to be three times more potent than a regular Full Moon because it’s happening in close proximity to the Lunar Nodes of Destiny.
Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio
The second Eclipse of 2022 took place at 25 degrees of the fixed water sign of Scorpio on May 16.
Scorpio, when in its shadow, is the darkest, deepest sign of the Zodiac. It is ruled by Pluto and co-ruled by Mars. Both planets carry some pretty heavy shadow energies.
If not managed consciously, these shadow energies can manifest on the material plane through power struggles, aggressive self-expression, manipulation and over-powering desire to control and dominate.
Scorpio is also a sign that rules over sexuality and deep intimacy.
We are going to be asked to let go of any unresolved intimacy issues, unhealed trauma, and past betrayal, so we can create a greater sense of self-confidence and self-worth to move towards the North Node of destiny in Taurus.
Those with fixed signs placements (Taurus, Scorpio, Leo & Aquarius) in their charts will feel this draining power struggle the most. This energy is harsh and heavy. It screams of rising tensions and restrictions that are getting tighter and becoming literally unbearable. There is a strong need to purge what’s no longer serving our highest good, both on a personal and collective level.
There is so much pressure on every single one of us, it seems virtually impossible to hold on to everything.
Letting go is the key theme of this powerful lunation.
☾✩☽ Moon Medicine Rituals ☾✩☽
Create an altar. Create a sacred space in your home - see our guide in aftercare.
Connect with the Moon. Whether or not you subscribe to astrology, the moon is always in the sky, and attuning yourself to the moon's cycle can guide self-care.
New moon: At the beginning of the lunar month, the moon is a new moon. Metaphorically, it's a time to plant the new seeds of goals, intentions, and actions.
Waxing phase: Her growth from new moon to full moon is the waxing phase. This the Warrior Phase—where we gain momentum in our actions.
Waning phase: The Sage Phase happens as she wanes from full, —where we gradually power down, restore ourselves, and integrate lessons learned.
Dark moon: The last few days before the new moon is called the dark moon. Here's when we retreat to our proverbial caves to rest and reflect, preparing for a new cycle ahead
Cleanse. Sage your Home, Bedroom, Chariot & Office. Energetically cleanse the energetic wombs of your life, where you find yourself “creating”.
Observe. Select a journal, and record your dreams, thoughts, insights, experiences and observations.
Collect items: pen, paper, tarot cards, candles, incense, herbs, symbols to represent Luna: mirror, mother, water, seashells, etc.
Have Patience. Have patience with yourself and the journey you’re embarking. Allow yourself the emotional space to process, release, learn, develop and heal.
Lavender Oil. Have lavender in your home, bed or altar. Lavender can bring stillness, and calm an overactive mind.
I Feel. Acknowledge your emotions and journal with what emerges.
Breathe Deeply. The pull of The Moon can bring up strong sensations and emotions – and sometimes this is uncomfortable. However it’s a prime opportunity to feel more and allow the emotion to unfurl. A very practical and grounded way to do so is to focus on the breath and breathe a little deeper than you would normally. Place your hands on your Womb and Heart and take a few deep breaths and feel.
Go For A Moon Walk. Walking in the lunar light in nature can be particularly magical.Watch how the trees move and interact; with The Moon, the wind, with you, and listen, really listen in to the sounds of nature. Moon Bathing can be a truly magical and intimate experience.
Take A Loooong Luxurious Bath. The Moon affects the tides, the Oceans, the water in our body.
To get in touch with this aspect of nature within and around us – take a long bath.Add in Epson Salts, your favourite essential oil, play some soothing music, light candles and relax.
Tending to your Temple: BodyLiving consciously starts with taking care of your body; the temple that houses you, here on this planet. So, scan yourself from head to toe. How does your body feel? Give yourself all the O2 and H2O your body needs.. Your body will thank you for that.
Ground, Ground, and Ground
The magnetic pull of The Moon is strong so Grounding is super important. If you do nothing else at The Full Moon – ground. It’s especially helpful just before bed as being rooted in the body aids a better sleep.
Beannachtaí 💚
from Kathy and all at The Trailblazery xo