Moon Mysteries

 

And now, a word 

~a lengthy word~ 

from a very special guest; 

a special guest manifesto 

courtesy of... Candise 

on the lunar eclipse ~ and more

 Moon Mysteries.

The moon is in her full phase, which we acknowledge as the Mother phase of the moon in Lunar Mysticism, she is under the astrological sign of Taurus, offering you a Taurus Mother Moon. Tonight's Mother Moon is eclipsed by Gaia as the initiatory portal to the shifting of the nodes begins, preparing you for the soulful tasks of the upcoming year which will be under the Taurus/Scorpio nodal axis. Eclipsed moons are blood moons which pull in the power of the blood, the feminine and all things that vibrate to the red ray. The Blood Eclipsed Taurus Mother Moon holds even more potency than most Mother Moons do and the eclipsed nature adds depth and weight to an otherwise exalted moon.

Blood moons were feared in ancient times, the colour of red thought of as representing bloodshed in war, this of course was how the patriarchy viewed spilled blood, as something connected to war and murder. There is of course the blood that a woman sheds, the blood that is returned to Gaia for full transmutation that carries her pain, her dreams, her hopes, her anger, that carries all of her coding from the month before and this is the power of a blood moon, the power to connect us with our decision to transmute and return to Gaia rather than to harm and project that which has not been processed. This is the work that you do tonight as you journey into the shadow momentarily when Luna is eclipsed and as you utilize the lunar beams of the Taurus Mother to transmute the lower frequencies of Scorpio back into her higher frequencies.

Mother Moons shine forth the highest expression of the sign that they are in, this month it is the highest expression of the midwifing Taurus Moon that will support you in your deep work. You are called to transmute your personal Scorpio shadow aspects through the support of the Taurus Mother Moon, this transmutation will activate the higher aspects of Scorpio's energy within you, at which point you will integrate both the higher aspects of Scorpio and Taurus energy throughout your Being, thus entering the middle path that exists when both opposing signs merge and integrate into One expression of wholeness.

Scorpio, who is ruling the sun right now, is the Queen of the Underworld, she is more comfortable journeying into and through the shadow than any other sign in the zodiac. When you encounter her energy in her season it can be easy to become enchanted by the spell of the shadow realm and to make your bed in the shadows, becoming consumed with the dark and mysterious secrets of the Underworld. It is all too easy to mistake the shadow realm for home during this time of the year. Scorpio is charged with the astrological task of being the Sacred Destroyer of the zodiac, here to destruct and abolish all that does not serve, it is easy to confuse 'shadow' with dark during the process of surrendering to the destruction of Scorp. The dark, of course, is the realm of mystery, it is the space that is home to the All that Is and is the place of magnetism and magic from which Scorpion energy vibrates, it is where this energy will take you when you align with its higher expression. When you make your bed in the shadows however, you mistakenly identify your shadow aspects as an authentic expression of who you are and stop short of transmuting these aspects into love and beauty. Love and beauty are of the realm of the living after all, the realm of the earthy young Maiden Taurus whom Scorpio energy feels so opposite to. In lack of recognition, you might miss the powerful blessings and lessons that integrating Scorpio's opposite sign will add to your mission at this time. When the Scorpio aspect of yourself allows itself to utilize the bright Taurus Mother Moon lunar beams to gaze into the shadow, you become aware of your tendencies to detach from the body, of your disdain and your judgements, for Scorpio in her lower expression mistakenly idolizes that which hurts as being powerful and scoffs at that which is light, pretty and sweet (Taurus) as weak.

Taurus is simple where Scorpio is mysterious, Taurus is light where Scorpio is dark, Taurus is birth where Scorpio is death, Taurus is beauty where Scorpio is decay, Taurus grows where Scorpio destructs. Both Taurus and Scorpio are the transmutative signs of the zodiac, Taurus transmutes as the fertile Maiden Midwife through generating, creating and birthing new expressions of life-force made manifest into reality, and Scorpio transmutes as the destroyer Mistress of Magic through abolishing and killing off old wounds and conditioning hidden within the shadow, reclaiming the seeds of power that lie dormant within and resurrecting them into their full Power.

The Sun is your guiding light, the energy that infuses and motivates you to go out and accomplish what the season demands of you, the Moon is your inner guidance system, it is the energy that nourishes and inspires you to go within and cultivate the deepest lessons of the now moment. The Mother Moon is here to remind you to balance your external movement with a rich and colourful inner world.

The Taurus Mother Moon nurtures your innate ability to tap into abundance, pleasure and your capacity to create beauty and structure as a space to blossom and grow within. This energy as Mother to you, opens you up and raises and nurtures your vibration, connecting you to your power to birth through the destruction of this season. She is the Fecund Moon Mother. You are in your Mother phase today and as an expression of the Mother you are being called to utilize your sensuous nature, your creator capabilities and your beautifying talents to serve your children, your creations, your dreams and your life as you descend through the shadows of the mysterious Scorpio season.

For tonight, identify which shadow aspects of Scorpio exist within you at this time. When the moon is partially eclipsed, the blanket that Gaia casts upon the light offers you a wider portal to dive into, a more thorough journey inward and a greater portion of shadow than usual to transmute. Are you identified with heaviness? Depression? Jealousy? Wrath? Are you willing to transmute these and return them to love? If you are, I invite you to do so under this bright and full Mother's Moon, breathe them from your womb space (second chakra for men) up into your heart and release them back to Gaia, returning them to Mama Gaia to be recycled into their purest essence of love. Allow the pleasure of breath and merging and elevation to fuel you as the energy snakes up from your spine and into your heart, give yourself fully to the intensity and immensity of the frequency as you destroy and then birth, becoming both Destroyer and Midwife, Magic and Reality, Magical Reality, Destroyer/Creator.

Your transmutation completed, now your activation begins. The highest expressions of the Scorpio/Taurus polarity activated within calls in (speak aloud under the light of the Taurus Blood Mother Moon) I call in : Power, Destruction, Magic, Sovereignty, Knowing, Passion, Magnetism, Creation, Pleasure, Joy, Security and Abundance. Allow the wisdom of the lunar beams that shine down upon you to ignite these qualities that lie dormant or half dormant inside of you, as they awaken invite them to rise up, kundalini life force and Kali destruction integrating into every cell of your Being. Sit with this. Take your time. Once you have fully digested these gifts step forth as an integrated Creator/Destroyer. You now live as the merger of these two expressions of Source and BEcome the Eternal One.

You are now the One without beginning or end, you are Eternalized Power, Beauty and Grace.

Grace Be with You,

Candise, Priestess of Grace

image artist: @cosmiccollage

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