The Taurus Full Moon arrives when both Mercury and Venus are in retrograde. This makes for a supercharged Full Moon that will stir a lot of things from the past.
Past wounds, past patterns, and past concerns may all come back around once again, perhaps even disguised as something new. But their presence, their pain, and the struggle may feel all too familiar.
With a Full Moon like this one, it seems no more hiding can be allowed. Things have to be exposed, secrets need to be revealed, and all needs to come to the surface to be dealt with. Otherwise, we are destined to keep repeating the same cycles again and again.
And sometimes we need that. Sometimes we have to experience things over and over before we finally get the lessons they are destined to teach us. But, if you are ready to evolve, if you are ready to move into the higher expression of the lesson, then the Taurus Full Moon will be your guide.
The Taurus Full Moon and the Thinning Veil
Falling on October 26th, this Full Moon comes just in time to thin the veil as we move into the season of the Pleiades, a time of acknowledging the cycles of death and rebirth.
It is at this time of year that the stars of the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, move high into the evening sky, heralding a time to work with the alchemy of transition.
Nothing lasts. Nothing stays the same. Things come and go. And that is the nature of our lives and our time here on this planet.
We can lean into these energies by acknowledging the transitions we have moved through. We can grieve the life we have lost, the life we have never lived, and bring acceptance to the life we are living. We can accept, even when we want to change things.
In fact, change can sometimes come more easily when we accept and acknowledge that this is the current season of our lives.
With the past also stirring, it may be important for us to be still rather than race ahead to change things.
How can we first acknowledge what past experiences and emotions are coming up for us?
Sometimes when we recognize these patterns, they have a way of shifting all on their own. We can also offer them to the Taurus Full Moon, and ask for support shifting, clearing, and letting them go.
The Taurus Full Moon and Relationships
Venus is the natural ruler of the Taurus Full Moon, which means a lot of her lessons will be activated for us at this time.
Venus rules over our relationships and relationship dynamics, how we give and receive love in our lives, how open our hearts are, and how much we live up to our values. She also rules over our relationship with money and, most importantly, the relationship we have with ourselves.
It is likely that some of these areas are going to be triggered for us under the October Full Moon. If issues in these areas have been brewing for some time, the Full Moon may even be a peak moment for us, where everything overflows, and we are forced to deal with the situation.
Full Moons can be climax moments, where everything is exposed, and we are left feeling emotionally vulnerable. But from this, a new power can arise. From this, we can transform and turn our lives in a new direction.
Vulnerability can be scary, but it can also allow us to finally lean into a softness, to a deeper understanding, and to an awareness that things need to change. We don’t have all the answers, but from this place things often transform in their own unique way.
Venus is not the only Goddess planet to be activated under this Full Moon either, with Haumea, Eris, and Juno joining forces too. These Goddess planets/asteroids will add to the relationship lessons we are experiencing but will also help to open and soften our hearts.
Juno will help to soften tensions in our committed, romantic relationships, and help us to see the ways in which we need to grow in order to keep evolving.
Eris will give us our voice, and remind us to work with our innate power. She will guide us to stand up for ourselves and to remember that any chaos or discord we are experiencing is only because a greater harmony is possible.
And Haumea will add a strong creative force, reminding us of our power to create, birth, and nourish when we connect with our feminine selves.
Collectively, these Goddess planets will help us to make a powerful heart opening.
How to work with the Taurus Full Moon
This is ultimately a very karmic and powerful Full Moon that is going to expose and bring a climax point to issues that need our attention. These issues are likely to be connected to our relationships or relationship dynamics in some way. They are also likely to be connected to self-love, or the lack of self-love we may be feeling.
Our hearts may burst open to welcome more love and fewer boundaries. We may find ourselves transcending old relationship wounds that help us to grow and to mature in all of our relationships.
With the strong Retrograde energy at play, we are cautioned to pause and see how things play out before making assumptions or big decisions. Having said this, however, the Full Moon may also force us to act and to take steps in order to protect our mind, body, and soul.
We will have to find our own balance between working with the past, staying in a place of pause, and planning for the future.
The veil is also thin under the Taurus Full Moon, so use it as a reminder to honor and grieve the deaths you have experienced. This may be the death of a loved one, but it could also be the death of experiences, jobs, or a vision you once had for your life.
Find a way to honor all that has died for you, and know that from this acknowledgment, a rebirth can be easier.
This Full Moon is highlighting something for all of us, but whatever arises, it does seem that the Universe wants us to expand our hearts in the process.
Your Taurus Full Moon Ritual is here.
