May 12, 2025 at 9:56am PDT— Hello May, you strange little flower. After months of a rather turbulent energy, something shifts. The air feels a bit lighter. A playful breeze flirts with the curtain that stirs the room from its slumber. Mars advances past his post retrograde shadow and we unclench a little to step into the Sun. Venus and Neptune have another moment, this time in Aries, initiating a new start that feels fresh, primal, and bold. We’re gliding into a new era of love, creativity, and spirit. Less weepy nostalgia; more fire-in-the-heart clarity.
Unraveling
I’ve noticed that most of the time, when people go through an intense moment—like a near accident or a period of survival mode—they don’t really feel it until it’s over. The body keeps going as the psyche tightens its jaw. We postpone fully registering the flood until we’ve safely reached the shore. I think that’s what this Scorpio Full Moon on Monday, May 12th, invites us to do: gently unravel the tightly packed emotions we’ve been holding at bay. The ones we stuffed into the corners of our consciousness for safekeeping until we had a wide enough space to deflate them.
Scorpio is a water sign, but not the calm and sparkling kind. It’s the undertow, the deep tidepool, the underwater cave where old bones and buried treasure live side by side. In Scorpio, the Moon feels raw and alert, sending out its hypersensitive feelers—testing the room for loyalty, truth, and signs of emotional safety. Ruled by Mars in Leo, Monday’s Full Moon in Scorpio adds a feeling layer that’s fiercely proud and sustained by silent courage. Both Scorpio and Leo emphasize loyalty to the core—but they won’t beg. The desire around this lunation is to be chosen, not pitied. So while the heart longs for closeness, it may armor itself in dignity. There’s a regal ache blossoming here: the kind that wants to be seen in its strength, even while quietly unraveling. This Full Moon may pull at the knot that’s been holding everything together—asking us to admit our needs without shame, and to let truth past the gates guarded with pride.
Action in Aries
It’s also worth noting that Scorpio’s ancient ruler, Mars, also rules the sign of Aries—which has been very busy hosting celestial guests. The Sun and Mercury have left for Taurus by the time of the Full Moon, but Venus remains, shaping a connection style that advocates boldly for the self. 
This isn’t the kind of Venus who waits for the right moment or tiptoes around her needs. She asks for what she wants, directly and unapologetically. There’s a freshness to this energy, laced with self-respect and clean desire.
Soon, Saturn will ingress into Aries on the 24th, stepping out of Pisces’ noncommittal tides and into Aries’ crackling hearth of intention. What once felt hazy gains contour. Boundaries sharpen. And the goals we’ve been floating around begin to demand real traction.
So much of this sky feels like a private reckoning, the kind of epiphany that descends when we’ve made it through the storm and are finally safe enough to feel what it cost us. As Saturn steps into Aries’ sunlit forge of will, we may find ourselves getting clearer about what matters—and more willing to stand up for it. This Full Moon in Scorpio might not be comfortable, but it is a release and it could be a catalyst. Expect cathartic waves to wash over you as you discharge the past few months. The next chapter asks for less armor. And Scorpio, paradoxically, teaches us that true power begins with honest vulnerability, especially with yourself.
Images by Mo Eid