ASTROLOGY
May 12 is marked by the Scorpio Full Moon, known as the Wesak Moon in Buddhist tradition. This moon honors when Buddha was born and his journey into enlightenment and is the highwater mark of spiritual blessings. The sun will be in Taurus until May 20; this Venus-ruled fixed-Earth sign offers the sensual embodied energies available in mid-spring. Just after the sun moves into the mutable air sign of Gemini, Saturn will change signs for the first time in over two years, transitioning from late Pisces over into Aries. The last time Saturn was in Pisces was in the early 1990s when we had the grunge music era, and now we have pop stars flying into the edge of Earth’s atmosphere. The first degree of Aries marks the start of the zodiacal cycle and this time around, Saturn is coming into conjunction with Neptune. Saturn is the planet of boundaries, personal development, and achievements, while Neptune is the collective hallmark of dreams and imagination. These two giants together bring a real charge of fire to the dreams within your ambitions and offer a cosmic reset in the psyche. The sun in Gemini is light-hearted and we will see a new moon in this Mercury-ruled sign with both Mercury and Jupiter in Gemini as well, hinting toward a need to communicate and share with others.
NATURAL MAGIC
With the moon marking the birth of Buddha, count your blessings and call in more. A wonderful way is to make leaf boats. To do this, go near your favorite river, stream, or lake and find a beautiful leaf (or even a light stick), and place small pieces of sand, sticks, pine needles, and the like onto the leaf, naming each as a blessing you are grateful for as you do so. Release the leaf boat onto the water under the light of the full moon or near it and signal to the universe that you are ready to receive more blessings. Do this magical activity with family!
You can also work with fiery Saturn and Neptune by doing fire magic. Write your current accomplishments on the top of a piece of paper, this connects you to Saturn and the physical world he rules. Then take a moment to meditate and think of what you would want if you knew your dreams would come true, connecting to Neptune, the planet of dreams. Write this dream down on the bottom of the paper, and then naming the dream out loud, burn the paper in a fire (safely!).
Also, the time is right to pick dandelions for tea or food! You can eat and drink the whole plant including root, stem, leaf, and flower for your liver tonic tea this spring, and it’s a great way to connect to the season for deep cleaning.
