Nocturnal animals

Scorpio Full Moon Deep Dive

“The nocturnal world is a world of its own. Night, as night, is a universe. The material human organism lies down, it rests; the eyes of the flesh close; then in this sleeping head, other eyes open; the Unknown appears. The dark things of this unknown world come closer to man.” -Victor Hugo

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Where do we go when we dream?

Where does our mind wander when we meditate?

Where does our spirit find itself when not tethered to the diurnal rhythms of sun-soaked modernity?

What are these strange realms that we stumble upon after the sun sets?

What grows— and thrives— in these inherently nocturnal worlds?

This month’s Scorpio Full Moon, landing on May 12th, offers some insight into these questions, inviting us to enter the dark and strangely beautiful realms of the old gods— and the shapeshifters and strange flora and fauna that occupy them.

This month’s Scorpio Full Moon will be converging with the influence of Black Moon Lilith— the aspect in astrology representing the furthest point on the darkest side of the moon. I’m not a Western Astrologer, but if you want to dig deeper into the astrology details of this confluence, check out

Sam the Skyguy

’s recent post about it HERE.

That said, I’m confident in asserting that what I lack in Western Astrology know-how I can make up for in the shamanic and Kabbalistic insights of these ancient archetypal energies, with particular focus on their influence over us mere mortals in the coming weeks.

Sure, this stuff can seem a little scary or heavy or strange to a beginner. After all: almost all of us have, at one point or another, been afraid of the dark. But it’s worth noting: just because something is dark, it doesn’t mean that it’s evil.

In fact, these energies are all a part of the natural order— and familiarity with the yin neglected by our society’s perpetual yang will only serve to reinforce our faith in the divine mechanics of creation, nevermind offer us a very necessary way to rest, reset and recover.

And, this month, it all starts with a journey to a place that I was told (by a giant billboard, no less) was “The Land of the Moth”. Where, apparently, Anthony Bourdain’s disembodied spirit seems to at the very least spend some vacation time.

I know. You really can’t make this shit up.

But that’s shamanism.