Scorpio Full Moon

This article was written prior to the pandemic, but still contains relevant and applicable information.

The Scorpio Full Moon brings the usual amount of intensity associated with this deep water sign but with added force — partly since the opposition of Sun and Moon adds an extra attracting or repelling dynamic. The magnetic side of Scorpio can manifest in feeling pulled towards something or someone in a compulsive, irresistible way. Yet, getting closer to the core can feel a little too extreme, even suffocating. At which point, the instinctive response may be to pull way back. This may just be the way of things for a while, and our job is merely to observe and understand the dynamic.

Indeed, with Mercury conjunct the Sun and opposite the Moon, there is an added analytical quality and a desire to understand more. We may also be triggered into hypervigilance, watching our backs. The Spy archetype is in play here, where trust issues are at stake and, in order to feel safe or keep in favor with the right people, we are compelled to gain more information.

On the professional front, this may simply have to do with extending our knowledge through training or study. At a personal level, perhaps it has more to do with fearing that security is at risk. Given the financial connection often attributed to Taurus, through a natural 2nd-house rulership, we may do well to be more alert to possible fraud attempts and be wary of easily parting with information that should be constantly guarded.

There may also be a scenario, however, where we are the ones doing the digging, trying to find out more details about a certain matter. Whilst our queries may be legitimate, we may benefit from being sensitive to other people’s needs for privacy. Scorpio is often considered a mute sign, and there may be good reasons why words cannot easily be uttered within a certain context. Others will likely let us know, either with a lack of or a limited response or by specifying the conditions under which a freer dialogue can take place. Homing into these details, rather than insisting on trying to do things our own way, could save some grief, and may increase trust and warmth in a volatile or previously rigid relationship.

With the Moon trine Neptune in Pisces, there is a fluid, easygoing tributary in the stream of life that offers greater flexibility and peace. One of Neptune’s strengths — and a Piscean quality — is the ability to tune into people and situations on a deep, psychic level, which is accompanied with compassion and understanding. This is almost opposite to the harder side of Scorpio which, traditionally ruled by Mars, has a penetrative, edgy quality and can relate to feeling under threat. Scorpio can also share that Neptunian sensitivity in a healing way, once any real or perceived threat has passed. However, with Pisces, there may be an initial sense that we’re all in the same boat, rather than on different sides, making it easier to align with others. This may strengthen certain relationships and connections, which become special to all concerned.

It is fair to say that, with all signs, there is a flip side. In this case, it can relate to knowing when there has been enough of going along with others, and we need to diverge. A bonus with the Full Moon is that it usually does help to show things in black and white. What is important becomes clearer and we see where we need to take action. This can therefore be a time of great energy, when we can go at life full force, wherever that is appropriate.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.