☾✩☽ Guest Luminaries ☾✩☽
Cathy Coyle is a Coaching Psychologist (MA) & Visionary Women's Guide. She has dedicated her life to the path of rewilding and is passionate about rites of passage and the women's mysteries. Her unique approach to leadership coaching sees her blending a deep level of intuition with the ability to see those who sit before her in their highest potential and then walk with them to that place. Currently undertaking a Phd in Transpersonal Psychology with the California Integral Institute, Cathy hosts immersive retreats across the globe and one of her core passions is finding ways to blend the wild with teachings on empowerment and conscious living. Cathy has mentored and coached women in major leadership roles globally and her passion lies in supporting women to impact sustainable wealth generation, de-colonisation of industry, and rewilding of the body & mind through homecoming to nature. At the core of Cathy's work lies a deep curiosity in women's mysticism and the Esoteric, she has initiated and trained under teachers on her home land of Ireland as well as with highly skilled guides from around the world.
☾✩☽ Astrological Resources ☾✩☽
Here is a selection of some of our favourite Astrologers you can tune into across 2023.
↠ 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/
☾✩☽ Other Recommended Resources ☾✩☽
↠ Cathy’s website here
↠ Cathy’s IG here
↠ Sionnáin’s linktree here
↠ Sionnáin’s IG here
↠ Sionnáin’s lyrics to the songs she sang here
☾✩☽ Cosmic Intel + Teachings ☾✩☽
Full Moons illuminate. They illuminate so that we can see the wholeness of ourselves and our lives.
We are in Taurus season, the time of rapturous fertility. This Full Moon goes down in Taurus’ polar opposite sign Scorpio, the lord of the underworld.
Full Moon in Scorpio, magic is in the air. Ruled by water and the planet Pluto, Scorpio asks us to confront our deepest emotions. In doing so, Scorpio reminds us that we are magicians and healers. We can transform any energy, emotion, or behavior. We can turn darkness into light and tension into relaxation. We can heal from the most painful wounds, turning them into wisdom, and we can navigate any storm with ease. The key to working with this energy is to be willing to feel as the full Moon in Scorpio will be one of the most intense full Moons of the year.
Scorpio and Taurus stand in opposition in the cosmos and on the zodiac wheel. They both, though, ask us to do the same thing: ground our energy in the present moment.
Full Moons always highlight the polarities of our inner and outer worlds. They display where we are at odds. When the creative force is at odds with itself and its other, the soul’s is preparing for a growth spurt. The polarities create a new pathway.
About Scorpio:
Scorpios often have a bad rep. Most people know the negative tendencies – Dark, Mysterious, Secretive, Cunning, Jealous, Possessive, Seductive. Of course they have positive qualities too.
Scorpio demands the highest level of integrity and sniffs out all that is not serving the higher good of all. Even when it feels like the rug is being pulled out from under us. There is a gift in the lesson of realizing that we are evolving and transforming.
Little do people know, Scorpio is actually the ONLY sign in the Zodiac that has another form! It is the Scorpion, Eagle, and the Phoenix.
Scorpio rules power, control, and transformation—it's the mythic phoenix that rises from the ashes of destruction. What in your life needs to symbolically "die" so that something new can be born? Let it go—or at least, release your grip—and allow the Scorpio full moon to transmute it.
About Taurus:
We are in Taurus Season – earthly pleasures, sensuality. Nectar is risen, filling the air with thick sweet seductive scents. Sensuous flowers are blooming and bursting with colour. Fresh green leaves are popping out to decorate the trees. It’s all very tantalizing. Our senses are alive. We can see what is here all around us.
So the Sun is in Taurus, sign of sensuous life and the land.
And the Moon is in Scorpio, sign of mystery, alchemy, and the invisible.
Transformation and metamorphosis. Alchemising poison into medicine.
During the Full Moon, we catch greater glimpse and have access to both of these realms. Full Moons are about illuminating the unconscious, that which is unseen: a realm that is familiar to dear Scorpio. Full Moons also highlight polarities; and in this case, the polarity between grounded Taurus and magnetic Scorpio.
Taurus vs. Scorpio:
When Taurus and Scorpio are in balance, we appreciate what we have because we understand how delicate, unpredictable and fragile life is. We don’t take anything for granted, yet we relax and surrender to life’s intrinsic beauty and grace.
With the focus on these two natural oppositions, the themes we are working through are:
• love vs obsession
• sensual femininity vs intimate sexuality
• groundedness vs the unknown
• beauty vs Wickedness
• in view and undercover
• security v transformation
Healthy Taurus energy enjoys life and appreciates whatever comes its way, feeling worthy of receiving it. Unhealthy Taurus energy lacks self-worth and cannot enjoy the simple pleasures of life,.
Healthy Scorpio energy knows when it needs to apply healthy precautions, and when it needs to open and share with others. Unhealthy Scorpio energy is anxious, controlling, and daunted by guilt.
Journal Prompts for Scorpio:
Things that Scorpio might be asking to be transformed, reconstructed or revolutionized are things like home (maybe you're buying/selling/moving or altering your home in some way), relationship (maybe shifts in your primary, intimate relationships are taking place), money (maybe how you manage money or your relationship to money is shifting), work (how and where you're called to serve in this world) or anything else that feels like the scaffolding you've built your life upon.
What lies beneath
What is out of sight
What no longer resonates
What is being unearthed?
What are we sitting with in the underworld that wants to be revelaed?
What is unconscious?
What stories are limited
What wants to be illuminated
What wants to be transformed?
Where do I need emotional reprogramming?
What needs to be purged?
Where is there unclaimed power that I gave away?
☾✩☽ 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 Long 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