5 rituals to get in touch with your hidden self for this weeks Full Flower Moon in Scorpio

Ahoy, star seeds! One of the most powerful full moons of the year is upon us.On Monday, May 12th at 12:56 PM EST, the Full Flower Moon will peak at 22 degrees of Scorpio.Full moons are always about revealing and feeling, but at 22 degrees in the sign of death and regeneration, energies are amplified and shadows grow ever taller.

While the moon peaks early Monday afternoon, we will feel the effects of this lunation for several days after the main event.Because this one is a damn doozy, it may be best to wait until after the peak to see where the light has fallen and our work can begin.According to astrologer Magdalena of MyMetaphysicalMaven, this moon will hit hard for all signs, and we can likewise all benefit from the following shadowwork rituals.As the Greek poet (and probable Scorpio) Sappho reminds us, “what cannot be said will be wept.” Be it a fear, confession, or fantasy, the full moon is a high time to let it bubble up and over and onto paper.

And there’s a reason why your therapist is begging you to journal: What is a blank page if not a mirror, folks? What is a pen if not a thread that pulls us through?Fixed signs like Scorpio low-key love to hold on to things that hold them back: jobs, people, habits and beliefs.Under this full moon, you are invited and encouraged to do away with any text or photo evidence that makes you feel shame, regret, or restriction.Consider the pictures and messages you release into the digital ether a bat call to the universe that you are ready to accept the new and the sublime.

Double down on calling in the good good by writing the following sentence in your notes app, ashes, blessed dirt or in blood/semen/watercolor paint in your journal “I am open to receiving all type of abundance.”Hear, hear.As a fixed water sign, Scorpio forgets nothing and forgive even less.Under the light of this moon, if you can’t let it go let it be an exercise in self-inquiry, ask yourself: What are you gaining by holding on? Does it sti...