Scorpio Full Moon 2025: Answered Prayers
For two weeks, author Gregg Braden had acclimated his body to altitudes of over 16,500 feet above sea level. Along with 20 other seekers, he had crossed an icy river in hand-hewn wooden barges and hiked up the steep, jagged peaks of the Himalayas to a remote monastery with one burning question in mind.
As he knelt on the cold, wet stones of the temple, Braden posed, through a translator, the question that had propelled him halfway around the world. He gazed into the eyes of the timeless-looking abbot, seated lotus style in front of him, and asked, “When we see you tone and chant for fourteen hours a day, when we see the bells, bowls, gongs and chimes, the mudras and the mantras on the outside, what is happening to you on the inside?”
The abbot adjusted the heavy wool robes beneath his feet and replied, “What you have seen is what we do to create the feeling in our bodies. Feeling is the prayer.”
The holy man’s words thrilled Braden. They confirmed what he’d learned from native healers, and also from a 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll. The key to answered prayers is to engage one’s entire being – heart, mind, soul and body.
Braden added that a Native American friend had once explained to him that when praying for rain during a drought, they hear the sound and smell the smell of rain on the earthen walls of the village. Then they dance, feeling the sensation of their naked feet in the mud. In this way, they engage the power of their senses to bring their prayers to life. And if they do it right, the rain naturally follows.
Braden concluded that the secret to prayer is this: “Whether we are bringing rain to our land, peace to our world, or healing to our bodies, the principle is the same. To breathe life into our prayers, rather than asking for intervention from a higher power, we are invited to fuel them ourselves with heartfelt feeling, as if our prayers have already been answered.”
If ever we were in need of such prayers, it is now. With conflict seemingly out of control, many of us feel powerless to effect real change. Marching in the streets is effective, and brings a sense of solidarity. But we also need personal prayers that cultivate peace, healing, kindness and justice – starting within and rippling outward.
The Scorpio Full Moon (May 12, 9:56 a.m. PT) invites us to feel and pray deeply. As the passionate Scorpio Moon opposes the powerhouse Taurus Sun, what we feel inside can move mountains. The Sun and Moon at 22 Taurus-Scorpio engage with transiting Uranus conjunct fixed star Algol at 26 Taurus. Considered by the ancients to be a difficult emergy, Algol also emanates high spiritual rays to those open to receiving them. If this lunation falls within four degrees of any key planets or angles in your chart, avoid “losing your head,” and be alert for a breakthrough or an awakening.
Mercury in stubborn Taurus is exactly square Pluto in Aquarius at this Full Moon. Words hold greater-than-usual power and need to be used wisely. And, sudden realizations can accelerate change. This intense lunation urges us to combine passionate feelings with physical action, and to watch out for curve balls. Luckily, the Sun and Moon are stabilized by Saturn and the North Node in Pisces. providing intuitive and spiritual support. This fixed Scorpio Moon is Mars-ruled, inspiring bravery and action. And, it’s strengthened by Venus in Aries making a comrade-at-arms trine with Mars in Leo. Also, enhancing the relatedness theme, Luna in Scorpio conjuncts asteroid Juno, goddess of love and marriage. Even the strongest emotions can be harnessed in useful ways – especially when shared with those we hold dear.
At this Full Moon, your prayers are especially needed. Whether you’re conjuring life-giving rain, a more peaceful relationship or justice for all, begin by connecting to your source. Rather than asking a higher power to intercede, remember that your own exalted feelings are the key to prayers that get results.
| In her latest Soulmate Secret newsletter, Arielle Ford explains how she does this: |
| Sit down. Hand on heart. Three deep breaths. Ask your body, What do you need right now to feel safe or soothed? Say a prayer—not for answers, but for a moment of grace. Reach out. Don’t isolate. Connection is a miracle drug. Remember: this too shall pass. Really. It will. Have a blessed Full Moon! |