Scorpion or Oozlam bird, you decide this Full Moon!

Full Moon in Scorpio 2025 – The Flower Moon

On May 12th, the Flower Full Moon rises in the magnetic and mysterious sign of Scorpio. This lunar event weaves together nature’s seasonal rhythms with the deeply emotional and transformative energy Scorpio is known for. It is a potent time of intensity, introspection, emotional release, and renewal.

The Flower Moon gets its name from the profusion of blooming flora that blankets the ground at this time of year, in the Northern Hemisphere. Symbolically, it speaks to fertility, growth, and new beginnings; mirroring the natural world’s rebirth and offering us a chance to reflect on our own personal awakenings after a season of stillness.

While the Taurus New Moon emphasised groundedness, stability, stillness and security, the Scorpio Full Moon pierces through illusions with laser like precision. It urges us to confront our inner truths with courage and humility, embracing vulnerability as a path to reclaim our authentic power. As Brené Brown reminds us, “we cannot be truly courageous without a rumble with vulnerability”. Scorpio challenges, even dares us; to consider if we’re brave enough to ask ourselves hard questions, and not shy away from the  truth of what we discover.

Adding to the cosmic picture, Uranus conjuncts the Sun in Taurus, opposing the Scorpio Moon. Uranus shakes things up, often in unexpected ways, making this the perfect time to release and break free from the chains of whatever has been holding us back. Yet its disruption is always purposeful. Like an electric eel swimming in our Scorpionic waters, Uranus electrifies, awakening us from spiritual slumber, reminding us that growth often comes through unexpected means.

As we enter this Full Moon you might ask:

What can you release, to allow space for rebirth and new growth?

What truth might you need to face to step fully into your power?

Diving deep, letting go

Scorpio’s waters are not the gentle streams of Cancer or the dreamy tides of Pisces. They are like jumping into a deep ocean, expansive, quiet and still, yet at the same time brimming with an intense life and focus. To immerse ourselves in Scorpio’s domain, is not about passively resting in the water, it is to dive beneath the surface, into mystery, into the unknown.

Sara Malou Standvad likens deep diving to surrendering to the dark mysterious depths of an otherworldly abyss. Diving into unknowable strangeness, embracing both danger and liberation. The descent into darkness becomes a journey of self-merging with something far greater, finding a state of being that is endless with possibility. A concept akin to that of Csikszentmihalyi's notion of flow; there is no time, no space or sense of self or place, just full sensory immersion in the experience. This is the essence of Scorpio: immersion, flow, and ultimately, release.

Scorpio is all about finding your way to letting go, whatever this means to you. Are you holding on to sadness, grief, fear or anger? Have you buried laughter and joy, which is just waiting to bubble up and bubble out? Are you addicted to chaos and drama, to emotional loops that no longer serve, and merely take you in circles like a crazy merry-go-round you can’t get off?

Letting go isn’t about forgetting; it’s about asking what if:

What if you didn’t have to carry this anymore?

What if you allowed stuck emotion to move through you and not define you?

What if you reclaimed the energy you had been inadvertently giving away? Who would you be then?

Scorpio is a call to see and then release long-held fears, to deal with long standing power imbalances, to heal past trauma and to be true to, and follow our hearts no matter where it leads. The Flower Full Moon in Scorpio illuminates the path toward healing, it is a signal we are being invited to transform and grow.

Ask yourself:

What do you need to let go of?

What treasures do you find inside yourself when you dive deep?

Are you willing to face the temporary discomfort that comes with diving into the unknown?

Dancing in your shadows

Do I really mean dancing? Well yes, actually I do. We are often scared of our own shadows. Not just from the reluctance to consider parts of ourselves that we like to keep hidden, but because it is also uncomfortable to acknowledge the roles we may have played in our own struggles.

Sometimes, we ignore warning signs, indulge unhealthy habits, stay silent when we need to speak, or avoid self-care. When consequences arise, it’s easier to say “life’s just unfair” than admit we contributed. This is where Scorpio calls us out. Scorpio calls for the unvarnished truth, no sugar coating, and invites us to engage with radical honesty. This isn’t about blaming ourselves for everything, it’s about reclaiming our agency in the stories we’re living.

Astrologer Steven Forrest likens this experience to waking up in the middle of the night and seeing a scorpion on your bare chest: in that life defining moment, nothing but the truth matters, everything superficial falls away with laser focused clarity. Scorpio’s energy strips away distraction, revealing what’s real, and it can be very much like a wake-up call.

Scorpio is ruled by Pluto, the Roman God of the underworld. It is therefore no wonder it invites us into the places we may fear. However, the whispers of these places, when we have the courage to listen, carry wisdom. They teach us about endings, beginnings, and the sacred art of transformation. Quite simply, they offer a deep, primal understanding of self.

Pluto encourages us, like a detective, to look beyond the official story, to embody the spiritual archaeologist that digs even deeper into self, to illuminate and understand our true motivations, desires and fears. To confront limiting beliefs or unresolved emotions. To embrace our darkness so that we may truly understand our light.

And yes, this is a dance. When we approach our shadows in this way we do it with curiosity instead of fear, we create space for healing, not recrimination, judgment or shame. We take away the metaphorical sting and step away from the anticipatory horror of any skeletons in the cupboard bursting forth shouting ‘surprise’. To dance with our shadows is to soften the fear. Laughter, playfulness, and openness help balance Scorpio’s intensity. Through this dance, we reclaim what was hidden, and in doing so, begin to live more fully.

Consider how you might dance with your shadows:

How could you embrace your shadows and vulnerability as a source of strength?

What truths have you been avoiding, that you are now ready to face?

How could you use laughter and playfulness to navigate intensity?

Scorpion or Oozlam bird

I invite you here to consider one truth, we either work on our shadows, or they work on us. I wonder, when put like this, which side you would be on?

While ‘out of sight out of mind’ might offer temporary relief, it also allows us to bury our head in the sand, or if you are a Oozlum bird your head could end up somewhere else entirely. I am deliberately injecting a little humour, however the point remains. Ignoring our shadows might bring short-term comfort, but the unconscious still influences everything. Just ask Freud!

Making the unconscious conscious isn’t easy, but it leads to wisdom, it leads to us waking-up. As Tanaaz Chubb writes in Becoming Forever Conscious, “Most of us start our journey into consciousness the same way; by waking-up. Sometimes, it takes a life event to lift the veil and show us what we couldn’t see before”.

Recently, I was told I needed to look into the mirror, not to see who I was, because even when I am at my most ambitious, I might still be too confining and narrow. No, this was to soften my focus and allow who I could be, free from expectations, to emerge. If I lift the veil and wake-up, who am I really? And what do I make this mean? What is it that exists in the places I can’t yet see? And how does this shape who I could be? Who would you be if you did the same?

A final piece of the puzzle this Full Moon, is Mercury’s square to Pluto. This adds an extra layer of mental depth. While a square is often described as tension, we could also see this as creative friction. Mercury speaks to the way we communicate, think and perceive. Pluto loves illuminating what’s hidden and the ways of power. Therefore, the dialogue between the two could shed light on the pathway between the unconscious and the conscious. What’s hidden can become known and felt. What’s transforming can be more present in the conscious mind, deep seated beliefs  and stories can be rewritten, and old patterns released. A moment where mind, soul and intuition meet, where the hidden is understood, opening up many opportunities and possibilities.

So, with all this in mind, will you, or I, face our shadows or avoid them? Will we invite the scorpion in or, like the mythical Oozlum bird, fly in ever-decreasing circles until we disappear up our own backsides. Will we embrace Scorpio’s fierce, focused awakening? Will we feel the fear and live anyway?

Remember: Scorpio doesn’t just strip us bare. It teaches us how to live more honestly and more bravely.

What emotional patterns or hidden agendas are you ready to release?

What might you discover if you stopped avoiding your shadows?

Where in your life are you ready to wake-up?

Final thoughts

The Flower Moon in Scorpio is a wake-up call. It highlights what limits us, what empowers us, and what we’re ready to transform. It asks: what are you willing to do, face, or change to live the life you want? And what will you make this mean?

But transformation is not only about struggle. It’s also about celebrating how far we’ve come. Even as we confront shadows, we must honour what’s working; our growth, resilience, and the beauty and abundance already present in our lives. Remember the balance, the light/dark, day/night, yin/yang, we cannot fully understand one until we embrace the other. The Scorpio Full Moon reminds us that only then can we step into wholeness. In that space, our true power resides.