Yogis Horiscope for Full Moon In Scorpio: Nice Is A Four Letter Word: May 6, 2020: Reno, NV

You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves—Mary Oliver

“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.”
—Mary Oliver, excerpt from the first paragraph of Wild Geese

Scorpio is intense . Feeling like you have to nice, perfect, or do things because of prescribed notions of good behavior just so you will feel worthy is spicy. The sting is real on this new moon. It’s the Flower moon; our realizations are blooming. It’s a supermoon; it’s potent. There is no sugar coating allowed here. Like we need more intensity of awareness, of being with ourselves and all our dysfunctional little secrets and lies, stories that we’ve told ourselves, for years maybe, seering our souls in the light of a more isolated self. When oh when will we ever learn that worthiness is our birthright and, as Ramana Maharishi said, “happiness is the very nature of the Self”.

It takes lifetimes. This full moon in Scorpio demands we hone spiritual discipline and make step towards this Truth. We have Neptune the Dreamer and Pluto the Transformer here to help us, thank goodness, because the work of true transformation is almost impossible unless we can catch a visionary glimpse into a better life. That, and a burning dissatisfaction with the way things are, are divine shots right to your heart. These feelings indicate you’re ready, finally, to make real changes in your life. If you’re catching this vibe, get serious. Like more than ever. A reopening to the world is on the brink. How do you want to show up?

Neptune turns retrograde shortly after this new moon, It’s a reminder to proceed with discernment regarding future plans, to keep idealism in check, and secure your boundaries. Baby steps. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Relax the best way you possibly can as the twist of transformation wrings out everything you thought you knew. Stay as present as possible. The ties to what the yogis call abhinivesha, our attachment to the status quo, is thick. Real and lasting transformation is massive work and exceedingly difficult to do. The practices of yoga, like the discipline of pausing and feeling, to sustain a genuine study of yourself, and to deeply trust in something bigger than what you can come up with in spite of all your brilliant plans, will not only get you through these intense times, but set you up for authentic transformation. It’s a lonely time; the journey of the soul is anything if not personal. Mary Oliver can help.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
—Mary Oliver, excerpt from the last paragraph of Wild Geese

Shine On. How You’re Loving Is How You’re Living