Full Moon In Scorpio May 2025 – No Turning Back

On May 12th, 2025, we have a Full Moon at 22° Scorpio.

The Full Moon in Scorpio marks a “no turning back” threshold. A choice has been made, whether consciously or not, and from this point on, the road only moves forward.

We are living interesting astrological times.

Right now, we have a foot in 2 worlds. A long, long chapter is coming to an end. Saturn is still in Pisces – at 29 degrees, ready to step into Aries. Uranus is in its final stretch in Taurus. Jupiter will soon move into a new sign – but for now, still in Gemini.

Yet, we can see glimpses of what’s on the other side. Pluto has switched signs, moving into Aquarius back in November. Neptune has recently moved into Aries. Energetically, we are already in this new Pluto-Neptune chapter of our lives.

But there are still things to untangle, make sense of, and release.

Here, at the cross between 2 worlds – between an old chapter and a new one – the Full Moon in Scorpio comes to illuminate the emotional depth of this transition.

Because times are a-changin’, as Bob Dylan said. Whether we like it or not. Whether we’re ready or not. There’s no turning back now.

At the upcoming New Moon in Gemini, Saturn will already be into Aries, following in Neptune’s footsteps – pressing the RESET button.

But we’re not there yet. There’s still something that needs to happen. Something that needs to be brought into light. Something that needs to be processed.

Full Moon in Scorpio – The Aspects

The Full Moon in Scorpio is opposite Uranus (at 26° Taurus) and trine Saturn (at 28° Pisces).

The Full Moon activates the mythical father and son archetypes, Uranus and Saturn.
These are 2 very interesting planets because on the surface they couldn’t be more different, yet if we look closer, both deal with the same core theme: structural change. It’s just that their approach differs.

Saturn wants to keep us inside the ring – literally and metaphorically – with all that comes with structure, reliable boundaries, and rules.
And Uranus wants to break us free – to venture outside the ring.

When these two interact, structural change happens.

We have 2 scenarios that lead to transformation:

A hard Saturn aspect + supportive Uranus aspect
Or a hard Uranus aspect + supportive Saturn aspect

In the first scenario – the Saturn-driven one – we hit friction. Something is no longer working, we fail to achieve results through discipline, and then ultimately, after trials and tribulations, we find our freedom (Uranus) by changing the way we’re doing things.

And in the second scenario – our Full Moon in Scorpio scenario – we first get the Uranian thunder and lightning: the shake-up, the Tower card moment.

But then, after Uranus shows us the alternative reality – the mind-blow, the jolt – we end up in a much better place than we were before.

Things fall into place. Our life immediately accommodates the change, as if somewhere, on a deeper plane, we were already planning for it.

How many times – and how many Uranus transits later – has leaving a relationship that has run its course, an unfulfilling job, or a draining friendship – things we would have NEVER dared with Saturn alone – turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to us?

The gift of this Full Moon in Scorpio is the humility to admit that perhaps our understanding was limited, that we don’t have all the answers – and to allow the peace that comes with that realization to reorganize our inner world.

“Now that I don’t need to prove to everyone I’m right… now that I take the ego out of the situation… I can actually look at this situation for what it is.”

It’s incredible that when we get to that stage, a whole world of opportunities opens in front of us.

The opportunities were always there – but we were blind to them, being too caught up in the narrative that belonged to stories and roles well past their expiration date.

Full Moon In Scorpio – No Turning Back

In this time of profound transition, everything is shifting – some things crumbling, others emerging.

And no one knows this better than Scorpio, the sign that has ‘transformation’ woven into its DNA.

Transformation means we take something that is important to us and let it evolve into something else—something better suited to the next phase.

While we might be moving into completely new territories, we always carry the distilled essence of our past, our experiences, and our soul’s memory.

“The only baggage you can bring is all that you can’t leave behind.” – Walk On, U2

If we were forced to leave in a rush, or start again, we would probably fill our one bag with only the true valuables – what really matters. Everything else, while it may carry memories, meaning, or attachments, can be left behind. It’s not really that important. We can leave – and live without it.

Similarly, it’s the core, distilled truth of our identity that truly matters. Whenever we drift off course, it’s usually because we’ve forgotten who we are – that essential spark, the drive, the WHY of our existence.

The Full Moon in Scorpio invites us to let go of the non-essential, while at the same time holding onto what’s deeply meaningful.

At this threshold moment in time, when we still have one foot in 2 worlds, let’s take what truly matters – the wisdom we’ve gathered on our long journey all the way to Pisces – and let’s open ourselves to new possibilities.

Soon, very soon, we’ll be standing fully in a new world – birthing something new from the ashes of what we’ve outgrown.