22 Apr May 2020 Lunations Forecast

Welcome to the May lunations forecast!

The May forecast and podcast are also available if you want the full scoop.

This month we have a Full Moon in Scorpio, followed by a New Moon in Gemini. I’ve included a sample ceremony below as well as a ritual Cacao recipe. When the Full Moon falls in the Water sign of Scorpio, like it does this month, things can feel intense. Like the hermit or priestess card in the tarot, it is normal to want to have personal time right now. This is the perfect Moon to wrap up an old research project, to set an intention around self-development, or to study the Venus retrograde pattern (we have an article, podcast, and kit for you on that).

But some of us are overcoming something deep and need to bury ourselves in the cocoon. That’s understandable. Scorpio energy takes us to the darkest depths of human emotion before turning it over to the light. This is the Moon of the alchemist, the sensualist, and the power player. It’s time to bang the drum of self-transcendence and look at the world with intuitive eyes. 

Scorpio is the eighth sign in the zodiac and is represented by the Scorpion. It is a Water sign, ruled by Mars and Pluto. 

Scorpio Full Moon Intention
I crave healthy attitudes, behaviors, and experiences, and easily choose my actions with integrity and transparency.

Scorpio Full Moon Healing Invocation
I access my intuitive wisdom and share it compassionately with those around me. 

Word to the Wise
When the Moon is in Scorpio, it’s possible you (or those around you) are feeling intense emotions and have increased intuition. Your spidey-senses are in full swing. You may notice people are feeling passionate, or are more easily triggered. Depending on your personal constituency and situation, you may enjoy the emotional depth provided under a Water-Moon. But if things are feeling too heavy, you can incorporate elements from the opposite sign throughout the day to balance things out. The opposite sign of Scorpio is Taurus. Consider drumming, walking on the ground outside with bare feet, or visualizing roots growing through your feet to the center of the Earth in meditation. Combining Water and Earth elements assists you in anchoring your intentions with practical action to bring about desired outcomes. 

May 7th: Full Moon in 17-Scorpio

Find a sense of completion, beware of intense moods. This phase signifies the completion of a cycle, endings, and closure.

Numerology: 3: Charisma  7: Focus 17: Self Worth

Intention: I crave healthy attitudes, behaviors, and experiences, and inherently choose my actions with integrity and transparency. 

 

Positive (High) Vibes of the Scorpio Full Moon
(Set intentions for closure or completion in these areas)
The ability to execute or finish projects
Transcending, growing, and using metaphysical self-discovery tools
Closure on unhealthy obsessions
Overcoming addictions
Finding closure from emotional vampires
Leaning on spiritual resources
Find a committed connection with an intimate partner
Healing power struggles and finding your personal power
Cashing in on financial pathways through shared resources

Challenging (Low) Vibes of the Scorpio Full Moon
(What you might intend to remove)
Jealousy
Resentment
Secrecy
Distrust
Revenge

In Health, Scorpio Governs
(Areas of the body where you might wish for healing)
Urinary system
Kidneys 
Gallbladder
Sex organs
Elimination organs
Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana Chakra)

Sample wishes for the Full Moon in Scorpio
I overcome any dark feelings of jealousy, revenge, and anger.
I take time to cleanse and purge unhealthy obsessions.
I appreciate my resourcefulness and trust that I will always be divinely guided.
I love playing with magic, meditation, prayer, and transcendence to shift into a new version of myself that I’m proud of. 
I’m willing to let the hardest part be over.
I appreciate a sense of completion and closure. 

Working with Corresponding Elements
We suggest using one or more items of your choice from each element when designing your ceremony. Use as many or as few as you like. 

SCORPIO Fire items: Candles + Smoke 

• Black and orange candles – passion 
• Ethereal scented candles, herbal bundles, or incense:
  • Palo Santo – security
  • Cedarwood – grounding
  • Aloe – soothing

SCORPIO Earth items: Crystals + Stones

• Carnelian – emotional stability
• Obsidian – energetic clearing
• Peridot – magic

SCORPIO Air items: Intentions + Mantras

• Any personal wishes you want to make in the areas Scorpio governs + the High Vibe Aspects of Scorpio
• Scorpio Full Moon Intention
• Scorpio Full Moon Healing Invocation

SCORPIO Water items: Essential Oils + Flower Essences

• Ylang Ylang – balancing
• Jasmine -spirituality
• Sandalwood -sweetness

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May 22nd: New Moon in 2-Gemini

When the New Moon falls in the Air sign of Gemini, you can expect plans to change. You might notice a need to be around friends, be social, and to keep a lot of tabs open on your computer. You might also sense a need to communicate ideas. This is the perfect Moon to talk it out, send a newsletter, start a writing group, or launch a book. This is the Moon of the multi-tasker, the social butterfly, and the curious  Seeker. It is time to bang the drum of self-inquisition and approach the world with a fresh perspective: we’re all crewmates on the same boat. 

 

Gemini is the third sign in the zodiac and is represented by the Twins. It is an Air sign, ruled by the planet Mercury.

Positive (High) Vibes of the Gemini New Moon
(Make wishes in these areas)
Multi-tasking
Focus and attention to detail
Writing, editing, speaking, and reading
Clear communication and healthy discussions
Mental stimulation
Intelligence, intellect and quick wit
Mindfulness and being present
Micro goals
Social opportunities
Work with hands: handyman, typing, knitting, playing instruments, etc. 

Challenging (Low) Vibes of the Gemini New Moon
(What you might wish to remove)
Overcommitment
Overthinking
Detachment
Indecision
Impulsivity
Anxieties 

In Health, Gemini Governs
Lungs and breathing
Shoulders and collar bone
Arms, wrists, and hands
Nervous system
Throat Chakra (Vishuddha Chakra)
Third Eye (Anja Chakra)

Sample Wishes for the New Moon in Gemini
– I commit to writing one newsletter (or chapter of my book) per month.
– I enjoy connecting with friends through social activities.
– I easily find myself reading one new book per month.   

Gemini New Moon Intention
I trust Divine right timing and willingly communicate with integrity, transparency, and consistency. My inside voice matches my outside voice.

Gemini New Moon Healing Invocation
I invoke sacred healing space with clarity of breath throughout my chest, shoulders, collar bone, arms, wrists, and hands, oxygenating my entire being with the breath of life, love, and divine flow. My mind, body, and spirit emanate a calming, healing presence.

Word to the Wise
When the Moon is in Gemini, it’s possible you are feeling pulled in many directions. Depending on your personal constituency and situation, you may enjoy the endless options provided under an Air-Moon.  But if things are feeling too indecisive and scattered, you can incorporate elements from the opposite sign throughout the day to balance things out. The opposite sign of Gemini is Sagittarius. Consider contemplative yoga or something that combines thought (Air) with action (Fire). 

Working with Corresponding Elements
We suggest using one or more items of your choice from each element when designing your ceremony. Use as many or as few as you like. 

GEMINI Fire items: Candles + Smoke

• Blue and yellow candles – stimulating
• Uplifting citrus and herbal scented candles, herbal bundles, or incense:
  • Lavender – calming
  • Sage – clearing
  • Orange – uplifting

GEMINI Earth items: Crystals + Stones

• • Labradorite – magic
  • Aquamarine – letting go
  • Blue or Green Kyanite – alignment
  • Rainbow Obsidian – auric grounding
  • Apache Tear – energetic clarity

GEMINI Air items: Intentions + Mantras

• • Any personal wishes you want to make in the areas Gemini governs + the High Vibe Aspects of Gemini 
  • Gemini New Moon Intention
  • Gemini New Moon Healing Invocation

GEMINI Water items: Essential Oils + Flower Essences 

• • Basil – blessings
  • Neroli – sensual comfort
  • Orange – cheerful
  • Lemon – zest 
  • Citrus – uplifting
  • Grapefruit – spiritual clearing 
  • Pennyroyal – peacekeeping

GEMINI NEW MOON CEREMONY
Connection through Communication

We use cacao and divination to activate our throat chakras under the Gemini New Moon. This ceremony is ideal for strengthening clear communication and gaining discernment. For more, check out our Book of Ceremonies! 

Step One: Selecting Tools
Set up a New Moon wishing area in a quiet space without distractions. Ideally you can do this outdoors, but a private space inside works too. Refer to the corresponding elements in the section above to select your tools. We suggest incorporating at least one tool per element (Fire, Earth, Air, Water), as well as a journal to write your intentions and responses to the journal prompts. You’ll also need a tarot or oracle deck as well as some cacao tea. Both can be ordered online.

Step Two: Clear the Energy
Start by taking a cleansing breath of one of your essential oils, then exhale and pause. Count backwards: 3, 2, 1. Breathe in and relax. Dab a few drops of the essential oil on the back of your neck, throat, behind your ears, and along your spine for extra grounding and clarity (be careful, some essential oils can sting). 

Say: I am rooted. I am grounded. My energy field is safe, sustainable, and sacred.

Step Three: Blend in
Cacao teas are made with cacao nibs that are brewed and infused like loose leaf tea. Brew some cacao tea, or for a treat, you can also create a blend of cacao powder and milk (coconut or almond). Our ritual cacao drink recipe is below. 

Drink the tea and begin to shuffle a tarot deck or oracle deck that you love. The deck can be new to you, or one you have used for several years. Ask for expanded consciousness and for insight to flow naturally while shuffling. 

Step Four: Messages from the Universe
Knock on the deck to clear it, then shuffle the cards a few more times. Ask yourself “what do I need to know right now, during this New Moon?” Pull one card (or more if you need further clarification). Read the meaning of the card you pulled and see how it resonates with your current situation. Journal any insights or aha moments you receive from the magical tarot messages. 

Step Five: Writing Wishes
Pull inspiration and insights from your card meditation and the properties of Gemini (as listed above in the sample wishes, the areas Gemini governs + the High Vibe Aspects of Gemini) to write up to ten intentions in your journal. This is also an ideal time to write the New Moon Intention and the Healing Invocation. The most potent time for wish-making is within eight hours of the New Moon.

Step Six: Into the Darkness
In the evening, once you have spent time journaling about your personal reading and written your wishes, place your journal, deck of cards, crystals, and candle(s) or herb bundle under the darkness of the Gemini New Moon. If the weather is inclement, you can place your sacred ceremony items next to a window or similar space shielded from the elements. Leave them to germinate in the darkness for three days and nights. Remember that your ceremony is still open and active during this time.  

After the three days, gather your ceremony items. Brew another cup of cacao tea. Ask once more for further intelligence and guidance. Knock once on the deck to clear it, then shuffle the deck several times. 

Say: Please send me further clarity, instruction, and divine intelligence to propel me forward in the darkness of the New Moon. 

Step Six: Shuffle the Deck
Using a tarot or oracle deck, pull a simple three card spread.
– The first card will represent where you are today.
– The second card represents what may be blocking or limiting you.
– The third card represents a possible solution or tool to accomplish your New Moon wishes.

Write about your understanding of the cards you pulled, then set some additional intentions based on what you discover. Trust the magic!

Step Seven: Closing Sacred Space
It is important to seal the energy after any ceremony. 

Ancient Powers of Cacao*
Cacao is a tree that bears cacao seeds which can be roasted and ground to form cocoa and other products. Cacao was considered in many ancient cultures in Central and South America as the food of the gods. In Mayan lore, cacao was discovered inside a mythical mountain, a gift to the Mayan people by the Sun God (Hunahpú)). Cacao became one of the most sacred foods of the Maya. Cacao has been used in ceremonies to drink, eat, or paint on sacrifices. The beans were used as a form of currency because of their value. It was also a drink of the elite and was used in burial ceremonies for the journey of the dead into the underworld. Cacao has many medicinal purposes—specifically for the bowel or digestive system and kidneys. Cacao in ceremony is used to unlock enlightened visions and astral or out-of-body travel. 

*Note the gift of cacao from the “Sun” god and its relation to the Solar Plexus Chakra that governs the digestive system. 

 

Ritual Cacao Drink Recipe

Add this to any ceremony, or before meditation for some extra magick.

1. Mix cacao paste/powder with water.
2. Add optional spices (cinnamon, mint, or chili pepper).
3. Shake the mixture or blend it until it creates a foam on the top layer.
4. Add optional sweeteners (honey or agave).
Drink at room temperature, or slightly warmed.