Master Sivananda watches Swami Vishnu-devananda demonstrate the Scorpion Asana in Rishikesh, Himalayas, circa 1950
MOLLY HALL fromAstrology.About.com:
Full Moons are revelatory, and Scorpio sees into the hidden bones, the underpinnings, of things… This is lunar Beltane, the night of purifying light.
“And it’s one for seeing the energetic spine of an issue. It might be one that has a psychic hold, whose roots take time and courage to dig out. If you’re wrestling with an issue, ask for clear messages, for your next right step in transforming it…”
“Scorpio’s psychic-emotional power is both feared and respected. Releasing something at this Full Moon can feel daunting in some way — like it’s final, no turning back. Scorpio is often called the all-or-nothing sign. If you risk it, and surrender, the rewards are big…”
“Scorpio’s regenerative force helps you clear out the psyche, and come home to feeling good. Talking about coming home, I’d like to point out that Taurus and Scorpio are fixed signs that seek security. Where is true security to be found in a time like ours?
“Wise Scorpio finds it by plumbing the depths, and transforming again and again, to stand on a sense of real integrity. Instead of checking out, we gain soul power by withstanding, and being creative where we can, in the face of adversity. True confidence emerges when there’s nothing to fear within or without.”
