embrace weak: horoscopes for today's full moon in Scorpio
Hallo sweet bbz,
By the time you read this,
the moment will have already passed
(what is a moment, though?)
but today, at 2:11 PM PST, the moon is full in Scorpio.
(from a very major Pitchfork interview with Bjork, May 2017, around the time of a different full moon in Scorpio)
the sun & the moon are in opposite signs.
it is a time to take action because there is nothing else to do.
we take action because we must.
we take action because we are seen.
we must give our energy,
and we must also receive the energy of others.
by the time you read this,
the moon may have already moved into Sagittarius
(she will at 6:21 PM PST, before she rises on the west coast at sunset),
but the moon will still be full,
bright in the sky,
reaching high noon at midnight.
this full moon in Scorpio is ruled by Mars in Cancer.
Mars, the planet of action,
the bringer of chaos,
the warrior,
is in his fall in Cancer
(crabs can only walk sideways after all;
Mars in Cancer illustrates a lateral battle - at least on the offense)
When Mars is in Cancer
& the moon is in Scorpio,
though both planets are in their fall,
they are in each other’s sign.
The planets are in a relationship called mutual reception.
This means that despite their tricky position,
(the mother dressed as a warrior,
The warrior dressed as a mother)
these planets can use each other’s power.
they can be strong together.
the planets become brilliant when they embrace their weakness
& rise with each other’s passion.
(we become brilliant when we embrace our weakness
& rise with each other’s passion.)
meanwhile, the sun - playing her final notes in verdant Taurus
(before entering Gemini early next week)
is taking orders from Venus.
Venus finally came back home to Taurus this week
- after a rough tenure in Aries - a sign of her exile.
Venus is comfortable in Taurus. ready to serve cakes and pour punch.
she is fluffing the pillows and preparing for well-earned naps, deserved baths but
today, Venus meets Uranus.
Planet of revolution.
Planet of anti-virtuosity.
Planet of unsettling the path.
Uranus doesn’t want Venus to harmonize in the same old way.
Uranus says, “Try something different.”
Uranus says, “It won’t work if you do it the same.”
Uranus says, “How about an ice bath instead?”
It no longer works to simply get comfortable.
Harmony is something to earn.
No longer can Venus simply make herself a cup of tea.
She must make one for the revolution.
We too must make a cup of tea for the revolution.
We must make it green.
This Full Moon in Scorpio is an opportunity
to create power from weakness,
to create harmony from chaos,
to use weakness as power
to use chaos as harmony
It's difficult to dance to this rhythm,
but if we listen -
the moves will come.
Love you bbz as you dance with the green tea -
cheers for the full moon,
Jaime
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what follows are horoscopes for each sign.
if you know your rising sign, please read for that.
& read your sun sign as well.
if you don’t know your rising sign, reading for your sun sign is totally fine.
there’ll be something there <3 (there might be something in all of them)
these are meant to be nuggets to chew.
hopefully, there’s some bite.
these horoscopes are meant to be found.
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Aries
A message you buried in a moving box two Junes ago needs to be revisited.
Where were you moving and who were you with?
How has your foundation changed? Have you changed where you hide?
Some people are meant to remain by your side for your entire eternity. All of it.
You’ve settled the business legally and made up the logos, etc.
But has the house crumbled?
Or is it stronger than ever?
Yr personal relationship to money, to value, to earning,
to slurping down the bowl of ramen,
should not be questioned at home.
Consider the partner you keep and the couch that you share.
What was written on the basement wall?
Taurus
You’ve been considering that move, thought about taking the train for two years now.
It’s not that yr current neighborhood doesn’t satisfy you.
You return to the food co op with glee, and smile as you pick up your bagel.
You aren’t the same person in the mirror though.
You’ve changed how you work out or how you index your mind.
Or maybe it’s something even fresher.
For two years you have returned to that partner in your mind.
The one who first took you on the trip.
That idea of someone.
But again, you are different.
So who meets you must be different too.
You must accept them for their weaknesses
So you can face the sunset together.
Share the story.
Gemini
It is absolutely certain that you have worked for this.
How much were you earning two years ago?
How did you put your feet up at home?
How did you acknowledge the land?
Today’s full moon reminds you to keep running,
and to keep making the donuts.
Because it is when you run that you are satisfied.
It is when you do the laundry
that you certainly feel clean.
But you’re keeping new secrets
And making new herbal remedies.
And something very important is locked away.
You are about to have a moment to speak
SO clearly.
the clearest.
But it isn’t a terrible idea to luxuriate at yr tiny desk
in yr giant world
for another few hours (or days or weeks)
before admitting to who you become.
Cancer
Personal difficulty can inspire yr greatest creativity.
Or, maybe, you just got a haircut.
Your stomach might be in knots,
or you might have developed a rash,
or again, it’s JUST a dramatic bob?
Any way you spin it: what’s your whole thing?
And how has that thing been spinning for the last two years?
What still leaves you dizzy?
How do you sing away the pain?
Or draw away the ennui.
You are being invited to see a lot of new art.
You are being carried by new friends.
Or maybe you’re seeing old friends in a different way
(“We’re new friends who used to be old friends.”)
Follow your actual heart today &
let yrself laugh.
Notice who is laughing with you
and what your idea of laughing even is.
Leo
You’re keeping the same secret,
and it’s coming up again
(just as it did two years ago).
Sometimes you have to return home
to hear yr own whispers
and now that you have,
you want to go away again.
But it doesn’t work like that.
It can’t.
You are shaking up the world with yr reputation,
doing great things.
holding mother earth.
But something is bothering you in your heart
that you must confront.
You don’t have to tell everyone,
but you have to tell yrself.
Record the whispers
and play them
in yr headphones
on the train
or in the car
or up in the air.
Commit the secret to memory
so you won’t forget (again).
Sing louder as you melt into everyone’s art.
Virgo
You always go where your friends go.
Following their advice and taking up
their causes,
on Twitter.
(how’s the knitting club going?)
You’ve covered your bike
with stickers from everyone’s gallery
in town.
You’ve dined at the tables of masters.
Two years ago,
there were different faces
from infinite geographies
inviting you to the openings.
& some have remained.
with their harsh cries,
and their beautiful tears.
Today, try to be the leader
of yr own folk gathering.
Publish the zine in neon pink.
Collect the contributions.
Your ideas are in motion,
And you’re in an ugly beautiful monastery.
You can step away too.
To develop yr skills.
You can fly away.
And remain on the path.
Libra
It’s wise to move past that heartbreak.
It’s wise to rise above betrayal.
There are more heartbreaks to come
but there is so much joy in letting things the fuck go.
(Remember that when you keep reviewing that adorable note from the past, ok?)
Two Junes ago, you let people see you differently.
You let that affect what you earn.
You invested in something.
This shook something in your core.
Certain habits became uninhabitable.
Certain patterns became untenable.
You felt this as you suffered privately
while soaring publicly.
Now is the time to support yourself.
Eat your favorite foods
and collect yr favorite items.
Keep them close to yr heart.
You’ve returned to this place to level up.
Don’t hold yourself back with ghosts
who no longer sustain you.
Scorpio
You want this to be about them,
but it is actually about you.
You are on that winding path you started down two years ago.
And you are so wise.
A glorious new contract is on the horizon.
A wellspring of ideas from the earth herself
awaits your approval.
Remember: it’s your approval.
Negotiate by speaking for yrself.
By understanding yr own wisdom.
This could feel like a lateral move,
or something you’ve gone over a thousand times
while caught in your own cyclic minutiae.
But again,
they don’t know that.
And also again:
this is about you.
This is about you meeting the world.
This is about you being brave enough just to be.
Trust the volcano’s warmth.
Sagittarius
You are struggling with power.
You are feeling trapped by a whisper.
Perhaps you have no control of yr situation,
or maybe you are so in control,
it has all become a bore.
The joint account you opened two years ago
needs a new password.
(Anna Delvey wore couture in prison.
Because to her, it was all just a story.
Even when no one could see her.)
Your job has provided comfort
in an unexpected way.
Keep yrself afloat
by engaging in the funky routines.
Do what you must
to end this spell of eccentric drudgery, yes.
But confront what ails you with a plan of attack.
Don’t shy away from collecting new herbs.
You can invent yr own cure.
(And keep it a secret.)
You’ll be surprised by what isn’t so difficult.
Capricorn
It is amazingly fun to have a partner in crime.
You teamed up with someone challenging & beautiful two years ago.
Perhaps they are still here.
Perhaps they are gone.
But you made that mark on yr world as a team.
Now is not the time to enter the gallery alone.
It is a time to commit so hard to someone or to something
or the other thing that you can’t NOT be seen together.
You are both the sunset.
You are both orange and pink.
You admire everyone’s gaze as they adore yr joint effort.
How can you take ownership over yr role in the community?
How can you commit to yr dreams?
You find new things fun.
You are learning to bake bread.
What you produce can enter the ecosystem.
Aquarius
It’s hard work to become important.
It’s a slog to commit to building yr reputation.
(It is written. How you meet the world.)
Two years ago,
did you start a new routine?
Sign away yr life to someone else’s vibe?
Did you enter a tar field and are your shoes still stuck in the mud?
How has this battle fed yr ego?
How has yr hard work made you a star?
Or have you avoided the labor
and fallen into obscurity?
Something is beautiful & new for you at home.
A fresh bundle of chartreuse flowers sit upon yr table.
Lie with you in your bed.
Consider how the world can’t see this foundation
but how you carry it with you.
Let them see yr heart.
Let them see yr battle scars.
It is your spotlight after all.
Pisces
Two years ago,
you went on a very exciting date.
Enjoyed a classic hotspot for the first time.
Painted a beautiful self portrait.
This dance in the sun
can inspire yr worldview.
How have you returned to those same values?
Where have you traveled and purchased the same beer?
When you, like the fool,
jump off the cliff into the deep sea of knowledge,
there is a solitude to your quest.
What new spells can you cast in the neighborhood
to keep yrself grounded
while you dare to trust the world?
Which new skills can you develop?
Which dinner parties can you throw?
It’s extremely rare that you have the opportunity to be this brave,
so PLEASE let yrself be wise enough to arrive at home.
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