Full Moon in Āśleṣā: The Clinging Star

Pūrṇimā

Artwork by @mooncrab.jpg

The bright moon on Sunday morning awakens the primordial, serpent energy, bound within the constellation of Āśleṣā आश्लेषा (Cancer), The Clinging Star. Just like the coiled energy that sits dormant at the base of the spine, which yearns to merge with its beloved in the crown, Āśleṣā enlivens the curiosity to investigate deeper to unite with one’s desired outcome.

A quest which draws us to embrace balance between good and bad — the dance of our lower nature that must be won over before we can attune to our higher power. This kind of transmutation, which turns poison into medicine, very much relates to the shadow energies entwined within our ego — awaiting to be acknowledged and thus subdued, for the throne of authority to be achieved. 

What are you ready to shed? We’re moving out of Mercury retrograde's shadow period and the subtle impulses of your intuition are reawakening. Continue to distill down the wisdom and lessons that have been presenting themselves since the beginning of the year. Learn to transcend your emotional reactions and become more goal oriented, consistent and disciplined in your pursuit to establish your desired hopes and dreams. Wait out the fortnight of the waning moon before initiating those new beginnings, commitments and projects that have been awaiting you. 

All my Relations

For more in depth, personalized guidance on how to align with the current planetary cycle, please visit Vedic Astrology Consultations to book a consultation. Love all ways

Dogen Zenji // “Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.”

Artwork by Caroline Smith

• February 5th: Full Moon Āśleṣā (Cancer) 

• February 6th: Mercury enters Capricorn 

• February 12: Sun enters Aquarius 

• February 15th: Venus enters Pisces 

• February 18th: Maha Shivaratri 

• February 19th: New Moon Shatabhishā (Aquarius)

• February 27th: Mercury enters Aquarius 

New Moon in Uttarāṣāḍha: The Universal Star

Amāvásyā

Painting of Ganesha with Consort circa 1825. Kangra India. Pahari painting. National Museum, New Delhi

As one book closes with the standstill of time, another opens with the dark moon in the Vedic lunar mansion of Uttarāṣāḍha उत्तराषाढ़ा (Capricorn). This lunation cycle initiates the lunar new year, a fortnight of action, and invokes our ability to align with our ambitions and persevere towards a later victory.

The star of victory is slow and deliberate, just like Ganesha, who’s tusk is associated with Uttarāṣāḍha. Be patient and find strength to surrender your efforts instead of pushing forward. I believe Lao Tzu said it best, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” Your efforts thus far have not been in vain and yet have most likely been met with resistance — it is not the time to set down your pen, as this story has just begun.

Perhaps a new approach all around will aid in the momentum you seek. Take a step back towards a more universal perspective, skillfully control your desires, and focus on your needs and not your wants. Choose steps towards any available pathway that will move you in the direction you’ve been seeking. Do your best not to get lost in the details and know that this path too may also be met with a course correction down the road. 

Much clarity has surfaced with the recent stationing of mercury and mars and a great weight has lifted with Saturns long awaited transit into Aquarius. There are answers upon the horizon that are available to you now — continue to distill down the wisdom you’ve been acquiring these past months, into the beginning of February. This is the time to stay the course, be undeterred by any obstacles you may find on your path and commit to the long game.

This first new moon of the year is Mauni Amāvásyā (मौनी अमावस्या) a day of honoring silence and our ancestors. This would also be an opportune moment to set your intentions for not only the next lunation cycle and also for the year to come. Contrary to popular belief, twenty-four hours after the new moon (Sunday AM) is the most fertile time for planting seed intentions as the moon has had a chance to gain more light and momentum. Take a moment to get clear, write down an intention or two, offer it to the Universe and then let it go. All my relations 

For personalized guidance on how to align with the current planetary cycle, please visit Vedic Astrology with Tulsi to book a consultation. Love all ways

Saturn in Aquarius

Saturn in Aquarius // I’ve been calling this upcoming transit, the changing of the guard. Saturn (शनि), the great time keeper, steps powerfully from Capricorn, where it has resided since early 2020 and into Aquarius, it’s mūlatrikona (root sign) sign, on January 17th. Saturn is the slowest of grahas and will remain there through March 2025. 

We will be moving from restriction, hard work and a sense of constriction to a unifying and awakening in the collective, a global receptivity to truth; which turns a critical eye to our hopes and dreams, while enlivening energetic sovereignty and community involvement.

Give this transition another couple weeks to settle in and begin to sharpen your relationship with responsibility. Turn your focus away from struggle and discomfort and towards the lessons being learned. Embrace your challenges with a sense of duty and practice strengthening those muscles by showing up to face the karma this is being dealt in real time. Focusing on the lessons and stepping up to responsibility will bear much wisdom and growth. With love all ways

For personalized guidance on how to navigate Saturns transit in Aquarius, please visit Vedic Astrology with Tulsi book a private consultation. All my relations