With the sun currently transiting fiery Leo and the moon in airy Aquarius, today’s Full Moon at 11 degrees Aquarius calls you to open your heart fearlessly and embrace the energy of change.

As always with a full moon, the sun and moon are in total opposition, and the Leo – Aquarius axis represents me vs. we. Leo, happy just living through his heart not going beyond the confines of the Self, vs. freethinking Aquarius who sometimes wanders so far out that she can struggle to find his awareness within.

Aquarius is known for her focus on community, friends, humanitarian causes, and the society. Ruled by the wild card of the zodiac, eccentric Uranus, Aquarius is innovative, solution oriented and thinks outside the box more often than not. Also, with Aquarius being an air sign, communication is likely going to be a strong factor around this moon.

On the more challenging side of this full moon, we find a tight (1 degree) square between both the sun and the moon to Uranus in Taurus. Squares are known to cause friction, and with Uranus being known for causing abrupt and sudden changes – a bit like a strike of lightening – who knows what this full moon may bring with it.

On a more positive note, this full moon also marks halfway between Summer Solstice and Fall Equinox and is known to many as Lunar Lammas – the first harvest of the year. Being a moment when “all things ripen” it is an excellent time for new opportunities to be harvested. We have also safely arrived at the other side of the eclipse season, and as eclipses usually challenge us to work through our deep-rooted fears and believes, coming out on the other side always feels like a breath of fresh air. The time has now come to welcome in the new!  

However, if there is still “shit to be released” so to speak, the son/moon/Uranus square may hit you like a  strike of lightening from a clear sky, shedding light on what is hidden in the deep dark corners of our soul. Uranus work is rarely pleasant, but it is usually highly effective, catapulting us forward before we have had time to think to much about being ready or not.

To ease the process, take some time to silence your mind and tune within. Ground yourself. The deeper the roots, the less chance off you getting uprooted.

The truth is that our fears, old habits, and beliefs prevent us from moving forward, so we need to cleanse and release the past in order to do so. It is especially important under this full moon as you cannot embrace the new until you have released your old.

Releasing first and foremost comes through acceptance. Fear will always be there, but the more you accept it, the less power it has. See if you be grateful for your past even though it may have been challenging. After all it has made you into you – and you are beautiful ♡.

Get clear on what you want to take into this new cycle and what you want to leave behind. The Universe is ready and waiting, so get creating!

Breathe, move, flow, rest, journal, meditate. Do whatever you need to silence your mind and get down into your body. Listen. Use the wisdom that rests within your soul to manifest your heart’s desire and let love be the current that pulls you forward toward your dreams. Follow your intuition and be fearless in letting go.

If you need to take action on something, the time is now! As always, trust your heart, it will not lead you astray ♡.

Full Moon Blessings,

Tonje xx

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With the Sun transiting watery and emotional Cancer, July’s 5th rather intense full moon and lunar eclipse falls in Cancers opposing sign, earthy and practical Capricorn. The full moon is, as always, a time of culmination and fulfillment, but it is also the time of the month where our emotions are most heightened, and with the final eclipse of this eclipse season connected to this full moon, emotions can easily run out of control.

Even though oppositions can be good for bringing about our awareness, teaching us to find our own harmonious space in between two opposing extremes, a full moon + lunar eclipse in opposition to the emotional Cancer Sun in a wide orb (7 degrees) to Mercury retrograde, this full moon can easily open the floodgates and create some turmoil and confusion, so whenever you are communicating under this full moon, make sure you make yourself very clear, especially around sensitive topics, so no misunderstandings arise.

Do not be surprised if your cup starts to run over, though, as eclipses are inclined to make us feel a bit (or a lot) emotionally volatile and scattered. They tend to speak their message rather loudly, pushing forth the energy of transformation; creating sudden, final, changes in our lives, urging us to let our past die away.

Change is not Capricorns forte though. Capricorn is a Cardinal sign, and cardinal signs like to be in control. Capricorn does not want to focus on what one feels, Capricorn just wants to get things done. Yesterday. Capricorn want structure. Stability. Grounding. But with the eclipse’s influence, and Pluto – the lord of deep transformation – transiting Capricorn as we speak, structure and stability is likely not on the agenda for this full moon. While Capricorn wants to climb his mountain up high, eclipses usually shines light on the dark and deep. Eclipses rules change. And not the gentle kind. Whatever has happened during this eclipse season (kicked off by the full moon in Sagittarius a moon back), is here to stay. To put it this way, if you lose your job, or go through a breakup between two eclipses (the past month), that is usually the end and not destined to be.

Go gently on yourself though. Breathe. You are not perfect, and neither are you supposed to be. Draw in earthy and stable Capricorns grounding energies, not to react too strongly to your overpowering feelings. Fears and insecurities of not being good enough are all likely to come crashing to the surface, and even though you want to avoid getting caught up in irrational emotional intensity – do not block the feelings out either. If a strong emotion comes up, just sit with it for now. Do not act on it. Do not fight it. Do not push it down. Simply feel it fully until it evaporates. Then let it go.

Use your breath to slow down your mind. Breathe. See if you can rise above your own challenging emotions and simply be an observer in your own thoughts and feelings. The better you know yourself, the more you will feel safe to open your heart and be vulnerable to the world around you. The more open you can be, the more receptive you are to the guidance of the Universe. Pluto’s energy may be scary, but it is also incredibly transformational, and the aim is always to transform for the better.

On a positive note, if you are in the mood of a real push to make a change or do something big, this full moon is the perfect time to do it. We all have our mountain to climb, and this Capricorn moon will give you the transformative powers you need to make it to the top. A nice ritual for this full moon is to journal down everything that has come up for you this past month and then offer all the pages written to the transformative powers of the fire. Let go. Release. Transcend.

Full moon blessings

Tonje xox 

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Summer Solstice, or Litha, as it’s known as in the pagan tradition, occurs between June 20th – 23rd, at the same time as the Sun enters the astrological sign of Cancer. This day marks the peak of summer and the shortest night of the year, and is a time to bring your focus to the light, hopes and blessings in your life.

The summer solstice being one of the most magical times a year, and a joyous time of renewal and abundance, this is a powerful day to draw in the suns life-giving energy, setting your intentions for the future. Let the sun’s rays charge your soul, shedding light on whatever has been hiding in the shadows, clearing the path ahead.

With the shortest night of the year, the summer solstice is also the perfect time to enjoy time outdoors. Spend the day out in nature or in the garden, walking barefoot, truly connecting your spirit to the earth.

Why not start your morning with Sun Salutations to salute to the Sun, followed by an outdoor brekfast or lunch, ending the day with a purifying bonfire to celebrate the fiery element of the sun. Or simply rest, read, play or share time with your loved ones outside, soaking up the light and love of the light that surround us at this time.

It’s a day to slow down, honoring your mind, body and soul, taking time to come back home to ourselves. What has come to an end in your life? Find the courage to let go of everything that you have outgrown, and courageously open your heart to the future. What do you need to bring into your life to better shine your light? What do you need to be the best version of you? Embracing the summer solstice magic – the power of light over darkness – literally anything is possible!

Be brave, be bold, and put your powerful intentuons out there. Hand your intentions to the universe, then let go and and trust that everything will arrive at the perfect time. Then bid farewell to the sun God for now, knowing he will return with the winter solstice in December.

Happy Summer Solstice

xox

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With the sun transiting airy Gemini, Friday, June 5th, we will have a lovely Full Moon in the twins opposing sign; fiery Sagittarius. Starting to shift our focus from earthy Taurus’ basic survival needs and the primal energy of last month’s rather intense Scorpio moon, this month will bring some much-needed lightheartedness and a spark of renewed energy and purpose.

Ruled by messenger Mercury, Gemini brings life to our ideas and thoughts, and teaming up with firestarter Sagittarius, there should be nothing stopping us from getting our ideas out there. Sagittarius is all about expanding our horizon, and the generous archer loves to give advice and share experiences, always encouraging us to better understand and broaden our perception of the world. Communication, attitude, and our sense of adventure will all be strongly connected to this full moon, and with Sagittarius being ruled by one of the heavens beneficiaries, expansive and lucky Jupiter, fullness and completion are on the table.

No matter how easygoing the energies may be, it is important to remember that a full moon is always Sun opposing Moon, highlighting opposing forces in our life. Polarities are rarely easy, and ,thus, the time of the full moon will always bring the challenge of balancing the representing opposing energies, and even though both Gemini and Sagittarius are considered to be in the “lighter” end of the zodiac spectrum, there are still challenges to be found.

To Sagittarius, airy Gemini can come across as a bit too indecisive and superficial. Gemini, only brushing the surface of topics, knows something about everything, while fiery, passionate Sagittarius are on a quest for meaning and ideas that expand upon the “here and now”. Where Gemini is quite comfortable at home, spending time contemplating ideas from here and into the unforeseeable future, bold and bright Sagittarius encourages us to venture far beyond our comfort zone, and preferably took the leap yesterday. Many may consider Sagittarius a bit too reckless or lighthearted, but it is important to remember that the archer, always in search of individual meaning and spiritual growth, is also wise and expansive. Sagittarius’ happy-go-lucky energy simply comes from its unwavering faith in the Universe and trusting that it will all work out as it’s meant to. Like the first card of the Tarot deck, The Fool, Sagittarius is comfortable stepping out into the unknown, and more easily than others find the courage to take that first leap of faith that is so crucial for getting started on our soul’s journey – or kicking of a new project. Find your equilibrium though. Not being able to walk your talk is no good, but neither is action without thought, so be cautious to find a balance between thoughts and action. That being said, life is an adventure, so whatever you do, don’t stagnate! (Said the girl with her Rising + Moon, Mars, Uranus and Neptune in Sag).

There is a more challenging side to this full moon, though. As easygoing as Sagittarius is known to be, lunar eclipses are nothing but. Eclipses are known to cause abrupt endings which may not feel so nice right in the middle of it. Eclipses often turn our world upside down, so even though you may think you’ve got it all sorted, with your future planned down to every tiny detail, you may not land where you think you will, or where you want to, but trust that it’s always, always where you should. No exceptions. Eclipses are extremely powerful teachers and guides, pushing you in the right direction, so ready or not, here it comes. And keep in mind that whatever ends under an eclipse is always meant to end. It’s inevitable. Destined. Fate. So don’t try to fight the changes, it will only make it so much harder. Just breathe and try to be curious as to where your path is going, and trust trust trust that the Universe is guiding you down your unique path with wonders and adventures you can only begin to imagine at this point in time. Take some time for introspection and journaling under this Full Moon, think back to whatever happened around the last eclipse period – January 2020 – and know that you are working on a very specific area of your life for a reason. And yes, you might want to fight it, we all somewhat resistant to change most of the time, but trust me, a lunar eclipse will make sure that you get – and do – your karmic homework.

On the other hand, if you have been paying attention in class, i.e. been committed to clearing out your old shit and doing inner work, you may find this Full Moon to be one of those moments where you’ll have a major breakthrough. And as you step up to your highest potential, you may suddenly find that those pieces of your life that has been on hold for a while, now magically falls into place, bringing with it a sense of newfound peace. Know that these changes are changes for the better, and the endings and turmoil you’ve been going through these past six months has been necessary to create space for the new beginning.

See if you can keep an open mind through this transition, and dare to expand, as the more you learn to live life with the flow, instead of fighting your way upstream, the easier your process will be. This decade may have started you with the breaks on, but rather than condemning the slow start, see it as an opportunity to slow down enough to see the greater picture. See it as a time to clear out what doesn’t work out and to make room for what does. And then, as your luggage gets lighter, so to speak, watch how things suddenly start to speed up and fall into place for you to dive into this new chapter of your life. Dare to question what you know to be true, and find the courage to expand into a newer, better, bolder version of you: Feel more, love more, and embrace the opportunities around you.

Embrace Jupiter’s larger than life energy, and simply expand into all that you can be. Feel the excitement and joy of being a little reckless, and ignore anyone who wants to dull your sparkle. This full moon is your opportunity to reach your greatest potential, stepping up to your soul’s path. Every now and then we have to consider whether we are in the right place to facilitate the growth and expansion we need, and the truth is that sometimes we will have to go far beyond familiar ground to find a place called home. Harness the bold and joyous Sagittarius energy, and take a leap of faith. This is a time to let go of perfection, and be unapologetically who you really are, knowing that the moment you accept yourself fully, the world does too.

More than anything; do what makes you happy. Do what makes you healthy and strong. Do what make you feel alive! You are here to be the best version of you and to live your life to the fullest, everything else is secondary. Use the powerful manifesting energy of the full moon, visualize your dreams, and find the courage to just go for it!  Flow with your life, make decisions from your heart, and you cannot go wrong. Your destiny is unfolding. Get ready to be moon struck!

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Are you ready to enter the deep, dark waters of Scorpio? Your answer might be no, except Scorpio isn’t one to care to much about if we are ready or not; this transformative water sign is more likely to simply throw us into the fire – or in this case, the deep waters, and simply see if that will teach us how to swim.

Consequently, with a powerful full moon in Scorpio illuminating the night sky on May 7th we may all be headed for an intense trip into our deep emotional reservoirs; the dark ones, the ones that always tends to take us under no matter how skilled swimmers we are.

Yet, uncomfortable as it may be, please do not fight your darkness. Merely ask yourself why you are so uncomfortable with it. Is it because it is unfamiliar? Or maybe it’s way too familiar for your own liking? Or are we simply so afraid of the answers we might get if we slow down enough to hear our souls whisper? Only you know the truth. Take the question to your journal and ponder upon it. Light a candle and dare to be in stillness tonight with your thoughts. What do you hear?

The simple truth is that light cannot exist without darkness, and the darker the night, the brighter the light shines. That goes for you as well ♥ Thus, do not avoid your darkness; embrace it. Befriend it. Just like the tides, our inner world and emotions naturally ebb and flow with the cycles of the moon, and it is nothing wrong with that. We are human beings, we feel things, and sometimes it gets intense. That is simply the nature of things. Besides, we all know that fighting upstream will exhaust us to the point of drowning at one point or another, so even when the intensity of what you feel scare you to the point of panicking, do not fight the current. Rather, surrender to it and let take you where you need to go.

The Scorpio moon brings you the gift of transformation, don’t refuse it. Let its cleansing waters carry you deeper into yourself. Listen to its promise of change and renewal. Let the moon illuminate you, helping you to uncover new layers and parts of oneself. The darkness always carries wisdom and answers, and you would be wise to listen. What treasures have you hidden away for the world to see? Trust that you are worth knowing. And trust that you are worth loving. All of you. The darkest parts too.

It is easy to pretend the darkness is not there, if we never go there. And the fear that we cannot possibly be loved for all that we are, both our light and dark, including all our past mistakes and the skeletons in the close, keeps us trapped in a lifelong lie. We are convinced it is better to hide the truth from ourselves and from them, so certain that being loved for half of what we are is better than not being loved at all. But the truth is that this is just a poor reflection of what love truly is, and if you want it all – and most of us do, even if it is just a whisper in the back of our heart – we need to reveal it all.

Thus, I believe one of the one of the biggest teachings of Scorpio to be that it is indeed possible for even the meanest creature to transform into something higher. With its many layers, Scorpio reveals to us the true path of transformation: from the lowest, darkest, energies of death represented by the sting of the scorpion, through its higher energy, represented by the wisdom of the eagle, to the promise of rebirth held by the symbol of the phoenix. Scorpio, embrace the whole spectrum of life, from good to bad and all the nuances in-between. Scorpio teaches us growth, and shows us that change is indeed possible with enough heart.

Because, just like Scorpio, on the surface layers, we humans are also run by our reptilian brain. By jealousy, possessiveness and fear. by our ego. But also, like Scorpio, at our core, in our heart center, we too hold the treasure of unconditional love and compassion. And like the mythical bird we too can rise from the ashes if we just have the courage to transform into that highest version of our being.

Yet, even with its intense and sometimes dark energies, the Scorpio moon is always a healing moon, so use it wisely. True healing starts at our deepest core, so let your guard down and expose your heart to the full moon. Let it illuminate the dustiest, darkest corners of your soul. Ask yourself what must die in you for you to experience the highest version of your being? What have come on this Earth to achieve?

The truth is that no matter how much work we have done and no matter how many challenges we have been through, there is always more. I wonder how many times I have thought “this time it must be done”, just to have another round of challenges six months or so later. Though harsh as it may seem, that doesn’t mean that life is a constant battle. It only becomes one if you fight against where you are guided. The trick is to learn to trust and surrender. To remember that this is how you grow. More importantly, to remember that this is how you are guided. Because even though growth may be painful, it is way more painful to be stuck someplace you don’t belong.

And though hiding how you truly feel might get you through life, does it let you live your life? The time of hiding your emotions and your true desires are over. The time is here to open your heart to the world and embrace your whole range of emotions. What do you think would happen if start to make friends with the places that scare you? With uncertainty and fear? We all have the opportunity to become fearless, but as with everything else in life it takes practice to become good at it.

The time to start is now. Let your heart guide you and connect with you true essence. Let what needs to go, go; let what needs to stay, stay; and never stop to shed, heal and transform in to the fullest expression of you. And if all the water, emotions and intensity of the Scorpio moon simply gets too much, know that you can always draw on the grounding, loving Taurus sun.

So what are you waiting for? This is the uncovering of your truth.  You are on the path, exactly where you are mean to be, and you have the power to create the life you truly desire. It is time to rebirth into your own kind of magic!

Full Moon Blessings

xox