Prepare for curveballs – Prepare for change - Prepare for new opportunities
Full Moon solar eclipse in Taurus
It’s gonna be intense folks!
This Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus, be prepared for surprising outcomes and revelations that will set us on the right path to living more authentically in the way that we truly want to. However in true Eclipse style this could be a bit of a wake-up and/or shake up with reality hitting us smack in the face.
This Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse also reminds us to ease our foot off the accelerator and start taking time out for self-care. Do this now before the Festive season begins and things get busy again.
We are on the road to a new reality, living our lives in a new and different way. It will feel strange and it will challenge us but it has to happen, we are at a turning point in our lives.
On the plus side something you may have been struggling with recently, a problem of some kind will suddenly have the right solution and resolution. So be open to being guided towards that.
All of us have to learn to get used to the unfamiliar and the uncomfortable so that the new familiar and eventually the new comfortable can be born. Our minds will go into overdrive, we need to control our thoughts and reactions as best we can and know that it will all work out for the best.
It’s a time of profound change for many of us. We are definitely being tipped out of our comfortable ruts and what has been, sometimes, too familiar. It’s time for a change and that’s refreshing. Whatever happens, make the time to let it percolate and settle so that you can receive the clarity you need before moving forward.
Look after your energy, have you been giving and giving and now feel worn out? Stop. That’s not a balanced way to live and creates an imbalance of energy on all levels and in relationships. Start looking after YOU. Honour the beautiful body you have been blessed with and stop pushing it so hard, speak kindly about it, love it, nurture it and take care of it.
This whole Eclipse season has been all about healing at a deep level, about facing our shadow and demons and healing them. We are all undergoing an inner revolution and rebirth.
Make time to appreciate all the little things that you have been too busy to notice recently. It’s time to get out of your head and back into your body and connect with your heart energy again.
It’s time for us all to live the Beauty Way, as my Native American Elders call it. We forget that our lives are in fact beautiful, whatever is going on, and we need to look for the beauty in each day, for something we notice as beautiful each day and for us as individuals to hold our heads up and Walk in Beauty.
Make time for moments of stillness and peace, this will help your subtle and physical energies to recharge.
And that’s a wrap, that closes the last Eclipse season of this year – phew!!
This Full Moon is also known as the Full Blood Moon, which is a very powerful Moon and also apt, as Mars is the red planet and going retrograde in a big way.
MARS retrograde
As if the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse wasn’t enough, we have Mars (planet of action and dynamism) going retrograde in Gemini until March 2023. Mars usually spends several weeks in a sign, not several months, so this is unusual. Expect things to slow down, which is what we need to do.
Check your chart to see where you have Gemini and the house that it’s in, as that will be the area most impacted by this, and the area that you will need to pay attention to. Also check your rising sign and which house Gemini is in as that will be relevant too.
As with all retrogrades, it’s about going back and looking at what needs changing in that house and area of your life. What needs rethinking, reworking, updating, releasing, etc.
How else will this Mars retrograde affect us? Well, in the beginning we may have a wobble and self-doubt may creep back in, at times we may feel like giving up because it all seems so darn hard.
Don’t lose heart; it’s an opportunity to really take a look at what no longer floats your boat. Activities that used to make your soul sing may have been feeling a bit flat for a while now, which is a signal it’s time to let them go and find a new way of making your soul sing. When you’ve been doing things the same way for a long time, they get stale and no longer fit who you have become, and this includes the systems, practices, and procedures that are part of our living and working lives.
Basically it’s the old adage ‘if you keep doing the same things, you will keep getting the same results’ so if something isn’t working for you then it’s time to do things differently or, if you want change, then you have to make the change.
You’ve been through a lot these past three years, you’re not who you were back then, you have changed, your life has changed, therefore other things need to change now that match who you are today. What worked before isn’t what’s needed now or in your future.
Talk to your Guides and Angels and ask for help, be open to the direction of the Universe. You may receive an epiphany during dreamtime or at any time, your dreams may reveal clues. The Universe wants the very best for you, so try not to resist it when things start to change, it will all work out.
Be excited, this is a wonderful opportunity to change your life for the better over the next six months.
You will have wobbles and frustrations as you go through this process, try not to over-react, this Eclipse season and Mars retrograde is all about us reflecting rather than reacting. And yes, you may be feeling hypersensitive over the next few weeks, which will make you reactive, just try and avoid jumping on every little thing that happens and blowing it out of proportion.
Key to navigating Mars retrograde:
Stop before reacting - if you feel you’re about to explode, go outside and let out an enormous roar – it will really help.
Avoid wearing red on your upper body as this can incite anger.
Stay away from those looking to pick a fight, it’s important to protect your energy field from those who are less well informed as they will be reactive.
Build in some quiet time for reflection and journalling, pour your angst, inner rage and anger onto the page rather than directing it at anyone else – and keep roaring!
Focus on your dreams and goals and keep heading towards them, whatever is going on.
Don’t try doing too much and spreading yourself too thin, your energy will be lower than usual.
Don’t get sucked into gossip as it could backfire on you, and stay away from the negative ninnies.
Don’t keep pushing, it won’t work, use this time for reflection and making changes.
Don’t resist the action you have to take; your future depends on it.
Let go of the past and don’t be seduced into going back there.
Watch your thoughts and words – focus on the positive.
Full Moons are about looking back over the past month, celebrating our achievements and learning from what didn’t work, then letting them go. Celebrate yourself with a lovely meal and spend time talking to those you love. Bathe your third eye in the full moon light, and ask Grandmother Moon to bring you guidance in your dreamtime.
May this final Eclipse tip you gently into the future you have always wanted.
With love and Blessings,
Elly x
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