I’m writing under the ominous presence of the Scorpio Full Moon while gale-force winds blow through the trees and against the house where I am a visitor tonight. I see you, moon, I whisper out loud. I remind the moon that I am also observing it, as it does appear to be watching over me. Not in an interrogating way, but Scorpio just gives ‘intense’. It seems there is no way around this vibe when Scorpio is a prominent feature of the moment.
As with any full moon, the Sun's light is reflected to us on Earth from the night sky. Right now, the Sun is in Taurus, and this moonlight is taking me into my body, into the embodiment of the present moment and all that the light of Taurus and the shadow of Scorpio have to offer. Scorpio’s light is not shining; rather, it is the dark side of the moon, and where Scorpio is in detriment, that also gives a fullness to exposing what is hidden underneath on an emotional level.
The Reign of Taurus
During Taurus Season, I am most attuned to my body—how I feel, my appearance, and my relationship to Earth herself. Venus rules Taurus and gives Taurus reign over the senses, sensations, beauty, and the deep connection between the body and nature, informing the nature of being human in this plane of reality. The body expresses through the sensory organs (and the throat also ruled by Taurus) and is moved by sensations, including touch to the skin. And for the last few days, I’ve been weaving through an embodiment practice that resonates perfectly with the Taurus/Scorpio Axis.
My dearest friend, John Mini, has developed an emergent and ancient wisdom-based practice that I have the good fortune to explore and study through his Min Jie School. John is a lifetime martial arts practitioner, devotee to the sacred, and a 35-year acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist. He has found a way to pursue his clear vision of supporting others in self-healing by igniting a return to paleolithic acupuncture, fused with the innovative and tech-less blueprint of a self-healed future.
Moon Stone
Moonlight is pouring over me so potently I can hardly keep focus, can you feel this too? And yet, maybe the moon is reminding me of something important to share about the cycles of the moon as a macrocosm to the microcosm. When I was recently on an extended vision quest, I had little with me in general, but I did bring my stone needle. What is this, you ask? John has initiated Stone Needle Therapy into the world as a method for self-healing that bridges the mystical and the practical, the ancient and the future, the body and nature. I am so new to this and learning more every day, and yet there is an innate knowing in my body that already has understanding about this magical obsidian medicine.
Which brings me to the Scorpion aspect of this Taurus/Scorpio axis (the wind continues to pound the exterior of this house as powerful gusts consistently urge change throughout this night). The moon intoxicates me into its rhythmic being, and I keep staring up at the Taurus light. I can feel the work I’ve done physically, emotionally, psychically, energetically, etc., and the resource I’ve gained during these days of the Min Jie Foundations 1 workshop, which concluded earlier this evening. I won’t go too much into detail as it is a must-experience rather than a must-tell (next session commences August 29th, 2025—I’ll be there : ).
The moon is in full collaboration with the stone needle practice, or perhaps it is the Being that is obsidian that is in full collaboration with the moon. When on my quest, I began to grock the living calendar that is the human body through working with my stone needle and how the greater cosmic rhythms utilize the body to express themselves on Earth. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve experienced the cosmic pulses from an astrological and psychological vantage point for decades, but to feel it coursing through my body in such an earthy way is a new articulation in my life.
Depth of Scorpio
And now I promise to bring this journal full circle. The shadow of Scorpio is a very deep one, understandably, as even the light of Scorpio peers out from within the shadow realms. And with the Taurus light beaming with the force of the Scorpion shadow behind it, I feel guided into the fullness of what is underneath, underneath the skin, into the depths of me and what wants to be revealed. What is it that is manifesting in the underworld of the body, and how is this related to the unconscious, nervous system, and overall psyche?
My stone needle guides me through my inquiry. It is an incredible tool that connects with the senses that can be perceived and the others that cannot. I am finding myself present inside the living calendar of the body, discovering the balance between light and dark, the Sun and the Moon, the yang and the yin, and while engaging with time from a different place than I’ve ever occupied.
The wind is dying down, and the moon has shifted across the sky. I can hear the river flowing as if it is my very blood. The river has been another teacher during these days, revealing new mysteries of impermanence and purification. My eyes are getting tired, it is already tomorrow and I reach for my stone needle to complete this late evening/early morning in union with this stone being, my friend, companion and guide along the streams and rivers, through borders and over crevasses into oceans of eternity that exist underneath my skin and deep within me.
Thank you John Mini, for your generous heart and for sharing a path of true self-healing in this radical time of urgent necessity.
All my best to you, dear reader. May this Scorpio Moon reveal what lies underneath your skin and bring forth new revelation for your path of self-healing and liberation…and please receive the piece of my heart that lives inside these words,
Thank you for visiting my inner world. If you want to learn more about my work in the outer world, enjoy cielawynter.com and listen to Season 1 of my podcast here.
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