Full Moon in Taurus: Nov 5

The Full Moon on Nov 5 falls at 12Taurus.

Taurus is the sign of Eden, Nature, sensuality, the physical world, money, values and comfort.

Since the Full Moon is the completion of a lunar cycle once more we are urged to ask ourselves "am I fulfilled in these areas, and what fruit can I look forward to harvesting here?"

Basically we either fall short of the mark or we are satisfied at Full Moons, and it often really is black or white when the Sun opposes the Moon which is always does at Full Moon time.

Quick Astro note for those who don't know: in the chart above the BLUE CIRCLE WITH THE DOT INSIDE is the Sun and across the chart the yellow curve is the Moon (that ones not hard). They lie in OPPOSITION an angle of tension. The Sun - our ego and our wants. The Moon - our unconscious and our needs. In conflict? Or both sides of the same coin?

This Full Moon we get to see how we're doing with this physical life - do we have enough money, the right bank account, are we saving enough, are our spending habits messing up our lives, creating debt or destruction or is "poverty consciousness"causing ripples (we believe we don't deserve it, fear money or feel it's evil or fear we'll never have enough).

Are we comfy in our bodies, in our jobs, in our homes, our beds, in our sex lives, in our gym routine, in our eating habits. Do we have enough sensuality - are we in touch with ourselves as physical being?

Life is full of simple pleasures we often take for granted - here in Los Angeles, I am going to map out local hiking trails because my soul is screaming for more trees, more greener, more parks and more groundedness. More baths. More comfy grounded food. More hugs, rubs and cuddles. I think I'm already tapping into this greater need on the collective front - touch is SO important to me (I have a 2nd House Moon) but I think people underestimate its power sometimes. When was the last time you were touched or gave someone a bear hug?


Are we being held enough? You'd be amazed how little we touch or are touched, leading to obsessions and desperate needs for affection - which turns into sexual compulsion, overeating (or sexual repression and anorexia). Many symptoms of the same basic human need - we are tangible beings in this realm and we need a physical experience.

Nature - a place to recharge and find serenity. It's hard to be at war with yourself or anyone else when you're at a place of beauty - in a forest, by the beach, sitting in a park with your back against a tree, lying in the grass or walking barefoot. Nature plugs us back into our eternal source of power. Is it time for a revisit?

Where are our values? What is most important? What do we care about, and what deep down do we REALLY need? Can we have it? Will we make an effort to ask for it or go after it? Are we uncomfortable and if so, why are we tolerating that? Are we settling? Are we being greedy or lazy? Can we share the wealth we already have and be grateful for the riches already present in our lives?

At this Full Moon some good ideas:

Celebrate your soul's vehicle - your body
Eat well - cook a gourmet meal, bake bread, a cake, make muffins, make it a FEAST!
Save something - bargain hunt, sale shop, go for quality not quantity, but don't pay full price!
Count what you have - add up numbers, balance your checkbook, clear debts
Know what you have, and the decide what you want and need
HUG! Friends, family, strangers, anyone who'll let you! In return you'll be hugged. Give a massage or go get one.
Be sexual - enjoy everything about your body, and give up guilt
Value everything you do - after all it's an extension of you.
Do what makes you feel good
Sing - Taurus connects to the throat chakra and thyroid
Paint - Taurus is the sign of Art
Go Camping, hiking, for a walk in the park, to the beach, rock climbing, have a food or mud fight (Taurus is the sign of Nature)
Light scented candles, brew coffee, cuddle up under a blanket or with a teddy bear, burn incense, wear silk pajamas, listen to amazing music (taurus is the sign of indulging the senses)

This Full Moon comes with some challenges and tests.

1. The Moon opposes Venus: overindulgence or the repression of enjoyment. Are you giving in too much to your desire nature? Are you becoming inwardly 'full' with healthy experiences or outwardly 'fat' with unnecessary physical baggage based on overindulgence and 'sweetening up' your life based on a lack of love? Is laziness keeping you in a rut? Is the desire for peace, stopping you from rocking an already sinking boat?

2. The Moon opposes Mars: are we fighting ourselves through others by denying our needs and then complaining others aren't fulfilling them? Are we ignoring the simple pleasures or life or drawing no boundary in seeking satisfaction. Are we using emotional imbalance as a fuel to arguing, attacking and projecting our inner conflicts onto others? Is our quest for control wreaking havoc on our stomachs, emotions and well-being? Is it too much or not enough? We either direct energy towards achieving satisfaction now, overdoing it, or blaming others because we don't have the courage to face our needs.

3. The Moon squares Neptune: Are your emotions real or are you deluding yourself into feeling like a victim? Is this a real battle or just a fear running rampant? Are we ESCAPING - through addictive behavior or denial. Would more sleep and relaxation help? Is depression cloaking your life without you realizing it? Are you using your intuition to aid problems, and using sleep time to give yourself wisdom? Do you lack boundaries now? Is your oversensitivity stemming from being too open to the world around?
4. The Moon squares Ceres: Do we cheer ourselves up by buying things? Can we make more money by valuing ourselves more? Are we using our finances to aid our security or buy ourselves comfort? Can we use money in a safe way to nurture ourselves? Can we mother ourselves better than our blood mothers did? And is she affecting our emotional well-being now -how, and why are you letting her? You owe it to yourself to look after yourself in the best way possible - what is this way, and how are you going to start doing it?

Thankfully - the Moon sextiles Uranus - the only easy aspect this Full Moon which gives us an opportunity to reject anything that binds us to a compulsive, needy, dependent behavior pattern, and anything that keeps us stuck in the past. It simply isn't possible anymore - BUT we'll find this next two weeks that the past MUST be re-played if we're to free ourselves from it once and for all. We'll see that we aren't that person anymore, yet we may react in a similar way. We're robotic now, emotional record players repeating and skipping songs, and getting in a glitch.

Emotional ruts and repetitive and destructive behavior patterns are surfacing strongly now - you HAVE been here before and you HAVE done this before, but the question becomes HOW are you going to respond to it now.

It's simple - does it feed you and leave you feeling energized or drained? Like a healthy meal - it leaves us full, satisfied but not heavy or depleted. Is the meal you're filling yourself with continually leaving you feel stuck, unable to move and sickly or tired? If so, this Full Moon will give you a chance to face it and try a new path.

What a powerful Full Moon. With so many planets in Death-wish Scorpio, the Taurus Moon asks us to find some stability and stretch in rejecting unnecessary endings, but to welcome total transformation in the face of things that bind us to a person we no longer wish to be, and a life we no longer wish to lead.

Get comfy - and tell everything else to get lost!

Love,
Neil