Peeling Back the Layers: An Aries Full Moon Reckoning

The recent eclipse was one of the most tumultuous experiences I’ve ever had.

I don’t know if it was my consciousness expanding beyond what I’d ever known—or because I no longer have substances to numb the ache—but it felt like every layer of my life was being tested at once. My relationship with the divine, my guides, my psychic experiences, my path—they all collided inside me. And then my body began to scream in a new way, a storm I could not quiet, each cell howling truths I’d long ignored.

I was facing shadows I didn’t even realize I had been ignoring all my life, and shadows I had no idea existed. It was like falling into a depth I didn’t know the floor even had, where no one could reach me. The answers and allies that once soothed me could no longer touch me. I had to admit: I had to find a new way.

And in finding that way, a new voice, a new ally, emerged—an unveiling, a reckoning I wasn’t prepared to face. A grief washed over me that had no familiar flavor, a whole new current of sorrow. Once it touched my lips, my whole life flashed before me, relived as if in a shamanic journey, my nervous system activated, seeing life with entirely new eyes. The hardest part—none of it let up. Even taking a breath felt impossible.

It’s taken me weeks to reorient, to find language for what I’ve just moved through. The eclipses across Pisces and Virgo pulled me apart—Pisces dissolving the illusions I still clung to, Virgo demanding I ground the truth through my body and daily life. What was once comforting could no longer hold me. These energies asked for nothing less than surrender and refinement—and in their wake, the Aries Full Moon on October 7th rose as a mirror, igniting a question I can no longer avoid:

Who am I now, after all of this?

For lack of a better term, I am “taking off the many masks” I didn’t even know I was wearing. I am assessing not only how I show up as an artist, a creative, a teacher, an alchemist, and a guide—but also how I show up with friends, family, and most importantly, with myself. I ask: What is truly lighting up my soul? What must I share with the world that aligns with my purpose, and how can I honor my authentic self in every relationship and every interaction?

As a highly sensitive person, alignment is non-negotiable. It feels as if the slate has been wiped clean. I am reassessing the tools I’ve used, discerning which are genuinely aligned with my true self, and which were never mine to begin with.

I am diving deeper into my astrological studies to better serve you all, but I am also reflecting on everything I’ve learned thus far, seeing how I can show up as the authentic self I never knew I had.

Reflections in the Wake of the Aries Full Moon:

• Which layers of your identity are ready to be peeled away?

  What masks no longer serve your highest self?

• How do you want to show up in the world after this reckoning?

• Which tools, practices, and relationships are truly aligned with who you are?

  
  

This is a time to honor your truth, embrace courage, and step boldly into the self that has been waiting beneath it all. The Aries Full Moon lights the way.