“Releasing What Lies Beneath” Full Moon in Scorpio – May 12, 2025
As the Full Moon rises in the transformative sign of Scorpio on May 12, we are invited into one of the most potent release points of the lunar year. Scorpio, ruled by Pluto, is the zodiac’s deep diver – unearthing hidden truths, unspoken fears, ancestral wounds, and suppressed desires. This is not a surface-level moon. It’s a call to go inward and face what’s been long buried – so it can be released, alchemised, and transmuted.
What the Scorpio Full Moon is Supporting Us to Release
Emotional baggage we’ve carried for far too long
Fear of intimacy, vulnerability, or emotional expression
Power struggles and control patterns (especially in relationships)
Deep-seated grief, betrayal wounds, or unresolved loss
Toxic attachments, obsessions, or compulsive patterns
Old versions of ourselves that no longer reflect our truth
Scorpio doesn’t just ask us to let go – it asks us to die to something old so that we may rebirth something real.
Scorpio Full Moon Ritual: Shadow to Soul
What you’ll need:
A candle (black, white, or deep red)
A bowl of water or saltwater
Pen and paper
Something to burn (fireproof dish or cauldron) or tear if burning isn’t possible
Quiet space
Steps:
Create sacred space. Light your candle, sit quietly, and breathe deeply. Allow the moon’s energy to settle over you.
Write it down. Ask yourself: What fear, pattern, story, or pain am I finally ready to release? What has I outgrown?
Acknowledge the root. Don’t rush. Scorpio wants truth. Reflect on where this began – childhood, relationships, ancestral inheritance?
Water cleanse. Dip your fingers in the bowl of water and place them over your heart. Say aloud: “I honour what has shaped me, but I no longer need it to define me.”
Release. Burn or tear your paper. As you do, visualise the energy being released from your body.
Close. Thank yourself. Thank the moon. Blow out your candle with intention.
Journal Prompts for the Scorpio Full Moon
What truth have I been afraid to speak or face?
Where do I still seek control, and what fear sits beneath that?
What emotional pain or betrayal have I not fully processed?
Who do I become when I feel unsafe, and am I ready to let that version of me go?
What legacy or emotional imprint am I ready to release for myself and future generations?
Affirmations for Transformation
I release what no longer serves my soul’s evolution.
I am safe to feel deeply and heal completely.
I honour my shadows as the birthplace of my power.
I trust the cycles of death and rebirth in my life.
I am not my past – I am who I choose to become.
This Full Moon is your invitation to do the brave thing – to shed the skin, name the wound, burn the old script, and step out lighter. Scorpio’s gift is the transformation that only truth can bring.