Full Flower Moon in Scorpio: Embracing the Alchemy of Transformation

On Monday, May 12, 2025, the Full Flower Moon in Scorpio graces the sky, reaching its peak at 12:56 p.m. This moon’s energy will be potent and visible from Sunday, May 11, through Tuesday, May 13 - giving us a beautiful three-day window to honor her deep, mysterious glow.

The Flower Moon represents abundant blooming, yet this year’s Scorpio influence invites us not just to admire the blossoms, but to tend to the soil of our soul. Scorpio, a sign of emotional depth, transformation, and rebirth, calls us inward. It’s time to release what’s wilting within so we can nourish what’s ready to bloom.

Theme Word: Alchemy

This moon’s medicine is alchemy - the sacred process of transforming emotional lead into spiritual gold. Scorpio’s energy urges us to transmute pain into wisdom, fear into power, and old stories into new beginnings.

Crystals to Work With

These crystals will support your inner journey and energetic alignment during this moon:

• Obsidian – For protection, truth-telling, and shadow integration.

• Labradorite – A mystical stone that strengthens intuition and reveals hidden patterns.

• Smoky Quartz – Grounds your energy while aiding in detoxifying emotional baggage.

• Moonstone – Encourages surrender, emotional balance, and divine feminine connection.

Place them on your altar, carry them in your pocket, or hold them in meditation.

Sacred Rituals for the Scorpio Full Moon

Choose one (or both) of these sacred practices to align with the energy of alchemical transformation.

1. Shadow Soaking Ritual

• What you need:  A bath or foot soak, dried or fresh sage, lavender or rose petals, 10 drops of vetiver or patchouli essential oil, and a black candle.

• How to do it:

  • Light the black candle to represent your inner flame of truth and resilience.

  • Add the sage, lavender or rose petals, and essential oils to warm water.

  • As you soak, imagine the water drawing out heavy emotions, limiting beliefs, and outdated stories — all dissolving and being transmuted by the Earth.

  • Whisper or reflect: “What am I ready to transmute? What weight no longer belongs to me?”

  • Allow the steam and scent of sage to cleanse your energetic field, bringing you back to your center.

2. Fire Release + Flower Offering

• What you need: Small fire-safe bowl, paper, pen, dried cedar or sage, and a few fresh flowers.

• How to do it:

  • Write down a pattern or belief you’re ready to release.

  • Burn it in the bowl (safely), allowing the flames to symbolically purify the energy.

  • Offer the flowers outdoors in gratitude for your rebirth, whispering a new intention into the breeze.

For the poets out there, you may choose to write or read a poem to deepen your connection with the energy of the Pink Moon.  This one was written to honor the magic of Roses and Nasturtiums… symbols of heart-healing and courageous renewal, and to celebrate the Peruvian Lilies blooming in the garden, beloved by both my grandfather and my mama. Their presence feels like a blessing from beyond, a reminder that we are always surrounded by love as we let go, begin again, and bloom.

Here is mine:

Fire and Flower Offering  A Pink Moon Poem of Renewal

Roses bloom with whispers sweet,

Carrying secrets from hearts complete.

Nasturtiums blaze in fearless light,

Calling our courage into the night.

Peruvian lilies gently sway.

Echoes of ancestors guide my way.

Their petals whisper stories, ancient and pure,

Their wisdom a light, steady and sure.

With every flame, I set down the past,

With every flower, I rise at last.

The garden listens, the moon aligns…

My soul, like spring, reclaims its signs.

I bloom in balance. I open. I shine.

Journal Prompts for Alchemical Reflection

Set aside quiet time, light a candle, and write with curiosity - leave judgment behind.

1. What emotional truth am I finally ready to face and honor?

2. Which part of me has been hiding in the shadows, waiting to be seen and loved?

3. What would it feel like to live as the most radiant, aligned version of myself?

Divine Feminine Archetypes to Explore

These powerful beings offer guidance through emotional depth, personal alchemy, and spiritual awakening:

• Lilith: An ancient figure of sovereignty and shadow integration, Lilith invites you to reclaim your power, embrace your wholeness… including the parts once shamed or silenced, and stand fully in your truth. She is ideal for this moon’s call to face hidden aspects of self with fierce grace.

  
  

• Inanna: The Sumerian goddess of love, war, and the underworld, Inanna’s myth of descent and return mirrors the Scorpio journey: moving into the depths, surrendering what no longer serves, and emerging reborn. She teaches us how to let go with dignity and rise with power.
  

• Saint Teresa of Ávila: A mystic and spiritual reformer, Teresa’s writings speak of divine ecstasy and inner transformation through contemplation. She embodies the beauty of emotional surrender and spiritual rebirth through communion with the sacred.

Take some time this week to learn about the woman whose story resonates with you!

Sacred Mantra

"I welcome the dark to reveal the light. I am the alchemist of my own becoming."

Repeat it during breathwork, journaling, or as you fall asleep under the moon’s watchful eye.

Beloved, as you stand under the Flower Moon’s silvery glow, remember: you are both the garden and the gardener. You hold the power to weed, to plant, to bloom again - always.

May this full moon guide you into the sacred alchemy of your becoming.

Wrapping you in love and divine moonbeams,

Photo by Joseph Bradshaw on Unsplash