FULL MOON IN SCORPIO:

This month’s Full Moon occurs on Thursday May 7^th 6:45 A.M. EDT at 17 degrees Scorpio 20 minutes. Scorpio energy demands a deep examination of issues. Anything that is brewing in the unconscious will rise to the surface now and we will be called upon to pass judgment. As I said earlier in this newsletter this month has much to do with values and with decisions about the material world. The New Moon in Taurus focused our attention on the economic issues we are facing. Taurus rules the 2^nd house of your values and your possessions. Scorpio, where this Full Moon falls, rules the 8^th house of resources held jointly and the common pot we all put our assets into. This is why I give Scorpio and its ruler Pluto rulership over the trading markets. You are putting your money into a situation made up of pooled resources. Now we are faced with difficult questions about how to reopen our society and stimulate the economy. While these are important questions and have consumed much of our attention, there are other questions equally demanding that go to the very depth of our conundrum. Is our capitalistic system working? Or should we heading in a new direction? If it isn’t working to the benefit of most Americans what can we do to change it? We may never have another opportunity like this one where our economy has been frozen and we are all trapped in the moment trying just to get through each day. While our financial and emotional survival is very much the focus of our attention there is a lot of time on our hands when we could be making some very difficult choices without the noise we usually must contend with.

Our system is broken. I believe many of you will agree with that. Health care is ridiculously underserved; corporate greed and control are beyond anything ever seen before; the inequities of modern capitalism have created a culture of the have-it-all’s and the have-nothings. It’s almost impossible to achieve the American dream unless you are born to it or you spend all of your time pursuing wealth at the cost of creativity and quality human interaction. As we ground to a halt with shuttered stores, restaurants and communal activities the reality of how we live day-to-day is stark and naked to our stare. Just like in the 1930s when the Great Depression forced the American people to examine their system of shared wealth, we are now in a position to do the same.

We won’t be able to answers these question in a few days or weeks. They are fundamental issues of conscience and philosophy that will require years to alter sufficiently to make any sort of mark on humanity. But we are at a pivotal point economically and politically when we have the opportunity to move the world profoundly. And that begins with a simple decision to make changes. We have an election in November (maybe you heard about it?). And the results of that election will have a long-term effect on what path we choose. And that is what I believe this lunar cycle between Taurus and Scorpio has much to do with. It is asking where we are heading.