New Moon in Hasta: The Star of the Hand

Amāvásyā

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The dark moon early Wednesday morning falls in Hasta Nakshatra (sidereal Virgo), the Star of the Hand. This lunar mansion is ruled by Savitṛ, the life giving aspect of the Sun, is symbolized by a hand, and it’s power or shakti lies in the ability to put one’s objects of desire into one’s hand. The receding energy is requesting us to realign with our intuition and higher thinking, and to hold the vision of that which we would like to manifest into fruition… get clear in who you are and where you want to go. The new moon brings an indication of the themes that will naturally grow within the lunation cycle and this month sparks increased personal expression and creative skills.

This new moon is extra potent as it marks the culmination of Pitru-Paksha (fortnight of our ancestors) and the day where the thinning of the veil between worlds reaches its zenith. A profound window of time has opened to connect, honor and feed our ancestors. The first night of the waxing moon also initiates the Vedic holiday of Navarātri, the nine nights of the divine feminine.

The tides are turning and things are beginning to shift. You’ve been meeting with some resistance in a certain area in your life and you may be second guessing your direction. The energy is beginning to open and turn in your favor. This doorway opens from an effortless alignment, deep surrender and listening to your truth, verse trying to grasp or control the outcome. 

This will be an impactful month as it is accompanied by many astrological transitions. The heat and tension continues to build as the new moon will conjunct the Sun and combust Mars. Saturn (10/10), Mercury (10/18) and Jupiter (10/18) all station direct. Be mindful of the days surrounding a planet as it stations and especially October 17-19, as they represent a slowing down and vulnerable point of sorts.

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The hand can be symbolized here by a fist that grasps, clings and is attached to controlling the outcome. From another perspective, the hand can be seen as outstretched and open... in flow and aligned with being of service. These more turbulent astrological cycles are essentially moving us towards the realization that we are not the situation that we find ourselves in, nor our profession, where we live, the things we have acquired, who we surround ourselves with, nor our bodies… these configurations offer us the awareness that we are the experiencer. 

The highest yoga as taught in the Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna, is to act from a state of stabilized equilibrium, for the sake of action alone and not for it’s fruits. We can still have a clear desire that we must release. When we can get out of our own way we ultimately find that when we’re unattached to the outcome the fruits are that much sweeter and fulfilling.

What have you been learning the past few weeks and months? What would it take for you to loosen your grip, even just a little and surrender? Expect the unexpected while keeping the glass half full perspective. Lean into the changes that are presenting themselves while following your heart and sticking to your personal truth.

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Rainer Maria Rilke // “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything.”

Full Moon in Uttara Bhādrapadā: The Warrior Star

Pūrṇimā

Today’s full moon is in the constellation of Uttara Bhadrapada (sidereal Pisces), the Warrior Star. This bright moon initiates the sacred fortnight of our ancestors called Pitru Paksha and falls just days before the Autumn Equinox. As the days grow shorter, it is said that the veil between this world and the next begins to grow thin and life, death and rebirth are to be celebrated.

This lunar mansion is symbolized by the back of a funeral cot and is connected to fertility of both earth and sky, excavating the unconscious, harmonizing universal mind, wisdom gained through experience, humility, self sacrifice and a compassionate heart. This is a powerful and activated full moon for transformation, connecting with those who have moved beyond and to cultivate a firm foundation in life.

The astrological weather has been quite turbulent as of late. You may feel the pressure continuing to build and as if delays continue to confront forward movement. The current energies are requesting that you loosen your grip and surrender to the process instead of giving up all together or trying to push your agenda. Do your best to stay grounded during this full moon — extra yoga and meditation will be helpful. Know that things will unfold in their own time. Stay neutral and away from diving into political, religious and potentially heated conversations, as this is not the time to be divided or create enemies. ‘Not my monkey, not my circus.

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Rilke // “I believe in all that has never yet been spoken. I want to free what waits within me so that what no one has dared to wish for may for once spring clear without my contriving. 

If this is arrogant, God, forgive me, but this is what I need to say. May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.

Then in these swelling and ebbing currents, these deepening tides moving out, returning, I will sing you as no one ever has, streaming through widening channels into the open sea."

New Moon in Pūrva Phalgunī: The Fruit of the Tree

Amāvásyā

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Monday’s new moon will be in the constellation of Pūrva Phalgunī (sidereal Leo), The Fruit of the Tree. The dark moon initiates the theme for the month to come and flavors our experiences. The energy is lively and ripe for cultivating creative pursuits, bringing momentum towards set goals, and merging practicality and function with enjoyment. As I mentioned last month, this new found breath of fresh air and openness has an expiration date — it’s time to get things in order, set into action and completed before the tides shift — use the next ten days wisely.

As if we’re in the eye of the storm, a great shift and disruption of sorts is around the corner. Sometimes in order to establish truth and order, disorder needs to be shaken. Pūrva Phalgunī reminds us that complex problems can be solved in a relaxed mood and that ultimately the practice of yoga teaches us how to be at ease in the presence of the unknown. The deeper you go, the more you tend to the stillness within, the more dynamic and effortless your activity becomes.

This lunar mansion relates to enjoying the comforts of life, creativity, rest, renewal, fertility, the need to express oneself, is symbolized by a swinging hammock and holds the theme of blindness. Things may not be what they seem — stay curious. Drop your stories, dissolve the veils and turn your awareness inside. 

We must be steady, and unshaken by the small and big things. Allow, embrace and surrender to the cultivation of stabilizing your awareness and capacity to be at ease with whatever comes. As we move out of the calm, your task is to be constant in your practice of tending to your connection with divinity, with the unchanging that lies within… reminding yourself again and again to BE… to be the silent witness… to rest in pure being amidst all the dismantling. Trust in the process and stay connected to your heart.

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Ground yourself, strip yourself down, 

To blind loving silence.

Stay there, until you see

You are gazing at the Light

With its own ageless eyes

~Rumi

Full Moon in Aquarius: The Star of Symphony

Pūrṇimā

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The full moon culminates early Sunday morning within the constellation of Dhanishtha (sidereal Aquarius), the Star of Symphony. This bright moon brings with it a sense of optimism, positivity and expansion, as it’s accompanied by Jupiter. Dhanishtha bears the gifts of immaculate timing, receptivity, and rhythm which is ripe for socializing and creating music. Be open to new opportunities and the potential for manifesting your intentions.

You may feel as if everything is being dismantled and rearranged — know that you’re not alone. We’re at the balancing point between maintenance and destruction — when all that has become stale or stagnant is no longer needed and begins to unravel. Will you choose to tighten your grip or allow Nature to take her course?

If we can learn to let go of our own personal ego and and work selflessly, then we can harness the power of this constellation — which brings with it a promise of great wealth and success. Just like the drum, if we can empty ourselves, and become a hallow bone, a conduit for Source, then the rhythms of the universe can flow through us more effortlessly. Trust as you step into your receptivity and practice being at ease in the presence of the Unknown. Where can you become softer and more surrendered in your life? and where can you commit more fully?

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Bruce Lee // “You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”