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Happy Full Moon in Sagittarius! What would normally be a free-spirited and adventurous lunation is made extra intense by a lot of other planetary action: Mercury and Mars in emotional Cancer and Saturn and Pluto in discipline-enforcing Capricorn. Mercury in Cancer is assisting us in getting in touch with and better expressing our feelings, while Mars’ influence is making them feel more intense—like they *must* be acted on *now*. Beware the tendency to make snap decisions or declarations based on the feeling of the moment, and recognize that strong emotions are triggered extra easily right now. If we feel attacked or unsafe, we are likely to SNAP! with our crab claws, in ways that we might not usually choose. At the same time, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn are digging up unresolved issues around structure, authority, and discipline. These planetary vibes are in direct opposition to the way the free-spirited Sagittarius moon enhances our desire to feel unencumbered and open to possibility. We may find ourselves feeling frustrated and stuck, though we can and should lean into the Sagittarian impulse to seek the lessons in conflict and struggle, and take in what we observe as opportunities for growth.

It’s a New Moon in Gemini! This marks the start of a new cycle, and chatty Mercury-ruled Gemini fills our heads and hearts with a whirling swirling rush of ideas and potential paths to pursue. A lucky and imaginative Jupiter-Neptune square makes many things feel possible and promising. There’s a very optimistic energy in the air—which feels *fabulous*—but it’s easy to be deluded or mislead, so we need to be mindful to keep our feet on the ground and not get carried away with our excited ideas. The best use of the current vibes is to work at aligning the trappings of your present with the vision of your future, that is: getting rid of old clothes or books you don’t want to read, ideas that are no longer helpful, people who drain your energy.

Happy Full Flower Moon in the sensual and mysterious sign of Scorpio! May 18th's intensely emotional lunation invites us to look at our deepest desires and the secrets of our hearts. It may be time to accept or uncover a deep truth we have been carrying, and this weekend is energetically potent for diving deeply in order to determine what exactly that truth is. It may be, instead, that someone else is doing the revealing work, and we are tasked with processing or accepting their revelation rather than our own. Either way, this Full Moon is all about something being pulled up from the depths and into the light, revealing something new. Whatever it is will affect you profoundly, and––even if it doesn’t feel good in the moment––is going to transform something about your life in a positive and necessary way. Soon, when the lunar energy moves into Sagittarius, we will likely feel the need to expand and share our learning and transformation through teaching, writing, or travel. Now is a time for vivid emotions, processing, revealing, and working through what is painful. It is about allowing ourselves to be wounded and vulnerable: trusting that through acting with honesty and openness, we will soon come to a brighter place of healing that is more expansive and free than we thought possible. The only way out is through. <3

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