On November 15th at 4:28 PM EST/1:28 PM PST, the Moon in Taurus and Sun in Scorpio oppose each other at 24 degrees. Closely joined by Uranus, this Super Full Moon in Taurus brings sudden and unexpected shifts in our values, self worth and resources.
Happening just days before Pluto’s shift into Aquarius for the next 20 years, this full moon is an important reminder that, amidst massive change and transformation, the best thing you can do is come home to yourself. To turn within, reconnect with and nourish your body, and listen to its wisdom.
If you have personal planets around 24 degrees of the fixed signs (Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, Aquarius), this energy will be impacting you quite personally. Find out if this is you by signing up to the Lunar Alchemy Collective, where you’ll get full access to this article and instructions on pulling up your chart & learning how the energy is affecting you. If not, you will still be affected by this energy wherever you have these degrees in your chart.
Death vs Birth; Complexity vs. Simplicity
Taurus rules the principle of accumulation, and in the element of earth - it’s all about the accumulation of resources that ensure survival. Under the revolutionary influence of this lunation, perhaps you are witnessing where the management of your resources has become unbalanced - whether that is your finances, your body, or any other things you place value on. Have you been giving more energy to something than you’ve been receiving in return? Noticing is the first step to regaining balance.
The moon is exalted in Taurus. In the sign of the bull, she has the ability to shine her nurturing light in a special and bountiful way to provide us with the security we innately crave. However, the security of the moon in Taurus is different from the emotional security of Cancer (the Moon’s home sign/Mother archetype). The moon in Taurus signifies the physical security and relationship to abundance that enables us to feel safe as physical beings living in a physical world. It is connected to our sense of self worth - which underlies what we feel we deserve to own.
On the other end of the axis being illuminated is Scorpio - which rules the principle of death or transformation. Scorpio is the energy that clears space by bringing endings, while Taurus is what breathes in new energy and life. As the Sun and Moon illuminate the polarity of death and birth, our focus is drawn to the inherent push and pull between building foundations and creating security versus tearing down structures to make room for new growth. This shift of cycles ending and beginning is feeling especially prominent as Pluto (Scorpio’s ruler) makes its final ingress into Aquarius - marking the start of a new 20 year cycle.
Scorpio is complexity, while Taurus is simplicity - and this full moon arrives to close off Scorpio season and remind us to return to the simple pleasures of life.
Embracing Flow, Change & Transformation
This full moon, conjunct with Uranus, makes a positive aspect to Pluto in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces. Uranus in Taurus is an energy we’ve been working with collectively since 2018, which has been waking us up to our true values while revolutionizing our relationship to resources - whether those be physical or energetic. Now in the final degrees of Taurus, its influence in this full moon brings a sudden shift of perspective, unpredictable change or awakening energy to this area of our lives. Our nervous system may be feeling ungrounded or anxious at this time, but hopefully we can remember to use our bodies and nature as a source of healing and grounding at this time. Uranus energy is divine will at play, reminding us that there is no use swimming against the current of life and the best thing to do when times are uncertain is to turn to simple pleasures - move, stretch, breathe, nourish yourself, create, or spend time in nature.