Beltane

Last night the Moon reached her fullness

in the sign of Taurus
on the eve of Beltane

Traditionally Beltane was for rejoicing in the fecundity of Spring;
Crops and livestock were blessed,
in anticipation of the abundance of Summer Harvest

This Moon asks,
How much can we open ourselves,
In receptivity and expectant gratitude,
With the faith that life will support our becoming?

Amidst the striving and expansion of this Wood Season,
She reminds us to open in stillness
To the infinite grace surrounding us;
the sun on our skin;
the scent of Spring rain;
the visual majesty of jacaranda blossoms;

To feel the way the earth cradles the weight of our being,
With her unconditional support.

🌕

This Taurean Moon opposes the Sun’s deepening path through Scorpio.

Like the element of Wood, the Taurus-Scorpio Axis represents the flow of energy between our deepest self and our ability to forge an external life of creativity and value.

Through Taurus we discover that by embodying our unique skills and values,
we can create meaningful work in the world;
Work that can support and sustain us.

She opens us to the knowing that our contribution is valued;
That we are valued.

Venus opposing Chiron tugs at our wounds of unworthiness.

Can we soften the armour of self-reliance,
Enough to hear the echoes of past abandonment and heart-searing disappointment?

Can we voice the truth of our wanting
Despite the fear that it may be shunned?

Can we brave the vulnerability
To once more, raise an empty cup,
So that we may have the chance to receive?

Uranus, the Great Awakener electrifies this moon with a conjunction.
Thrusting spanners in the habituated workings of our day,
He shakes us awake, from old patterns of comfort and denial.

He dismantles the internalised constraints and limitations,
That have bridled the wild growth of our expression,
So that we can return to our unique blueprint. ✨

The paradox of Uranian energy asks that we find the courage to individuate from the collective narrative,
so that we may find true acceptance and belonging.



Can you value your own voice enough
to gift it to the chorus of your community?

Can you depart the safety and hierarchy of charity,
To resume your place in greater balance
of giving and receiving?

Can you open yourself
to life’s abounding support and love,
In all its infinite forms?