This Week's Intention: Contemplate, go slowly and take intentional pauses. Move closer to your desires and listen carefully. Do the messages of your mind, honor the needs of your heart? The week begins with a waning Moon in the 7th tithi (phase), invoking Indra's strength. Mercury is perched at the edge of Capricorn, ready to step into Aquarius on Tuesday. Mars is now getting situated in Scorpio with his challenging companion, Saturn. As the Moon darkens, our attention begins to turn inward. Notice the nuances appearing and let your focus be on subtlety. Step gently and with care. Don't rush or hurry, push or force. Monday, February 29th Moon in 7th tithi Early morning, Moon enters Scorpio, joining Mars and Saturn here. The week begins with a lurch. Are you opening or closing? Arriving or leaving? Late morning, Moon shifts to Anuradha nakshatra and Mitra's creative resourcing arrives. There is passion stirring within you. Can you feel it? Are you suppressing these big waves of feelings or allowing them to roll through you? Find the anger and look for the passion. Notice where you are resisting the emotional body wisdom moving within you. With Mars now in Anuradha nakshatra as well, Mitra's energetic support activates friendships and deeper relationships. If there are challenges emerging, remember that this is an opportunity for you to notice what is not working and awaken new pathways. What needs to be destroyed in order for you to create deeper nourishment within your relationships? This includes the relationship with yourself. Tuesday, March 1st Moon in 8th tithi Moon continues through Anuradha nakshatra until after noon. Connect, co-create and gather support from friends and colleagues. Lost in the details? Zoom out and look at the big picture. Find your macro lens. As Moon shifts to the final nakshatra of Scorpio, Jyeshtha, Indra's strength steps in. Ruling planet of this constellation is Mercury, who will be in very weak degrees today. Be careful with communications, commerce and the mental body as these will be vulnerable until Mercury strengthens in the coming days. Indra brings a certain tenacity with him, though his sensitivity is what truly gives him strength. This wisdom is reflected in your senses. This is the gift of being in a human body, but the senses can also lead you off course. Who is taming your wild horses today? Hold the reigns tightly. Mercury moves to Aquarius on March 1st at 10:27 PST, joining Sun and Ketu in this innovative air sign. The mental body will take on new awareness as a result of touching light and lightning. The gaze of retrograde Jupiter, Rahu and Mars will provide a certain tenacity and expansiveness, albeit with strong desires attached. Stay true to your intentions in the weeks ahead, even while inviting in a more creative spirit. The mind may move more quickly, gain flashes of sudden insight, and touch spirit more closely. It will also be more sensitive, fragile and receive burn out more easily as well. Short sprints will be more supported than long distance runs. Make sure to carve out ample time for mental decompression through meditation, time in nature and being in or near water to replenish. This is in fact a potentially spiritually expansive cycle for the mind, yet it will come with shedding layers- either forced or through your own volition. Where can you lean in and listen more closely to what needs to be released? Any challenges, pain or obstacles will be signals to help you notice where change needs to take place. If it’s not working anymore, set it free. Find new pathways, opportunities and options and put your energy in these directions. Expand what you think is possible for yourself. Ask friends and supporters to help you accomplish your tasks. There can be healing in gathering your support systems around you. Don’t try to work alone. Gather your team and reach your tentacles into meaningful and ground breaking areas. Wisdom is your best resource for this cycle. Be bold and get visible. Be seen and noticed for your gifts and share them. Use the weeks ahead for clarifying and releasing relationships. Allow grief, loss and strong emotions to be resources for deepening your needs. Find healthy, creative and artistic channels for your emotional body wisdom- in order to let go in healthy ways. Get the tools you need to create the life you want + listen to my *free* Essentials of Manifestation Class. Get the Details. Wednesday, March 2nd Moon in 9th tithi The Moon continues through Scorpio and Jyeshtha nakshatra until late afternoon. The mental body will require gentle containment. Harness your sensitivity with care and caution. Burn out and overwhelm can come easily today. Take ample pauses for meditation, breath and silence. Eat greens and spend time with nature to re-charge. Are you too focused on tasks? Can you go with the flow? Where are you too rigid? Late afternoon, Moon leaps the tricky gap between Scorpio and Sagittarius, landing in Mula nakshatra. Jupiter and Rahu both give their gaze to the Moon, providing a mixture of expansion and uncertainty to the emotional body landscape. Nirrti is ruling deity of this star and she brings a certain calamity with her. When she arrives, it's an opportunity to work with chaos in new and different ways. Though she causes misfortune, her job is ultimately to force you back onto your dharmic path with vigilance. Are you aligning with your power and purpose? Do you have the skills and support you need to be successful? Thursday, March 3rd Moon in 10th tithi Moon continues through Mula nakshatra the majority of the day. The tussle between light and dark forces within will be magnified. Who wins the battle? What direction will you expand towards? Challenges are reminders to make necessary changes and adjustments, to re-structure your actions and choices on some level. How can you align with your inner knowing more fully? Are you listening to this wisdom and honoring its messages? Where do you need to re-evaluate and re-imagine? Once Moon shifts to the second constellation of Sagittarius, PurvAshada, water goddess Apas shares her watery wisdom for cleansing and release. Water can be gentle and rejuvenating or fierce and destructive. The emotional body landscape within has many tides and currents. How are you riding these waves? Are you leaning into the powerful messages within or damming these forces? Find your release valve and let your waters flow. Sun moves out of Satabisha nakshatra and into Purvabhadrapada just before midnight. If the past few weeks have felt extra challenging to your light source, this may offer some relief. With ruling deity Ajaikapdada providing a renewed sense of balance and transformation, hope and possibility can see the light of the Sun. A new expansion and potential will be supported at this time. Step into your power more fully. Read more about Sun in Aquarius. Last chance to register for Essentials of Manifestation and receive a *free* 30 minute session with me! Get the Details Friday, March 4th Moon in 11th tithi Moon continues through the domain of Apas until late afternoon. The ruling planet of PurvAshada is Venus, who is currently still moving through Capricorn and receiving the clarifying gaze of Saturn. Use this focus to prioritize and find a sense of structure in relationships, with money and your inner feminine. You may feel overly contained and restricted right now. Seek balance between the masculine (structure) and feminine (fluidity) parts of your being. Once the Moon moves to the latter half of the Ashada constellation, a strength and resiliency arrives that may have been lacking over the past few days and weeks. Ruling planet of this constellation is the Sun. With the Sun now in a more generous nakshatra, the Moon can magnify these effects. Stay true to your intentions and align with your inner knowing. This is a no fail approach for inner abundance. Saturday, March 5th Moon in 12th tithi Moon continues through Uttarashada, the domain of the Vishvadevas. The universal principles, or Laws of Nature, are enlivened. The Vishvadevas remind us to align with truth, purpose, joy and abundance as well as the ancestors and inner power. There is fortune for those who are true to their inner light source. Find the momentum required to align with your success. Where are you disconnected from your inner knowing, your own truth? Where are you focused and connected to your truth and knowing? Stay true to course. Late morning, Moon moves into the sacred gap between Uttarashada and Sravana, known as Abhijit, or the 28th nakshatra. This spiritual portal is open until late afternoon, so use it wisely. Set intentions, find moments of sacred pause, meditate and cultivate presence with your needs. How are you using your desires to create your life intentionally? As Moon shifts to Sravana late afternoon, dharma is activated through Vishnu's expansive wisdom. Move towards your power and passion, your purpose and inner wisdom. Trust this inner guidance system and listen carefully. Where do you need to re-direct so you can more closely align with your dharmic path, your truth? Sunday, March 6th Moon in 13th tithi Moon continues through Sravana, invoking Vishnu's wisdom and resources. Slow down and step forward. Be silent in order to hear. Simplify in order to expand. Align with your inner wisdom and get clear on what you need for more dharmic support. Where are you missing messages and pushing away your own truth? Step into your power more fully by honoring your inner riches. Early afternoon, Moon shifts to Dhanishta nakshatra, ruled by the Vasu Devas. Inner illumination has arrived! Can you see the light? There is ample creativity available with this nakshatra. The ability to manifest desires into form on the material plane, is supported by the Vasu Devas. Through the Moon, Sun, Water, Earth, Air, Fire, Space and the light of the stars, manifestation takes place. Through the light of jyoti, desires come into form. What are you manifesting? Did you miss my Essentials of Manifestation class? Get the Details. Monday, March 7th Moon in 14th tithi Just as Monday morning begins, Moon leaps to Aquarius, joining Mercury, Sun and Ketu here. To intensify the instability of the day, Venus moves to Aquarius mid morning, joining this powerful grouping of planets. Retrograde Jupiter, Rahu and Mars all give their gaze. The week begins with a lot of energy and excitement, as well as vulnerability and sensitivity. Stay grounded and get embodied. The closer you can stay to your body wisdom, the more clarity you'll have. This is a big week with Shivaratri, a new Moon and a Solar eclipse all starting the week off with a shadowed, inward feeling. As Moon continues through Dhanishta nakshatra until close to noon, resource from your inner light. Once Moon shifts to Satabisha, an emotional body shift takes place. Challenge and struggle may appear, casting darkness on the day. What do you need for greater inner support and stability? Align with your resources and redirect your focus towards what nourishes you. It's important to mind your health diligently when Moon passes through Satabisha. Eat nourishing foods, be mindful of the environments and relationships you choose to be with today. If it doesn't serve you, set it free. Want your manifestation process to be more potent? 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Horoscopes for the Waning Moon Cycle {February 22nd to March 8th} During the waning cycle, creative and imaginal energies shape-shift into new forms. Invite in change through release and letting go. Doors will be opening, yet others will be closing simultaneously. Make this process of opening and closing conscious. Find harmony and balance with this dance of yes and no. In order for greater expansion, you must be willing to set free what is no longer supportive or helpful for your path. Can you be radically honest about this? Mercury in Aquarius Mercury moves to Aquarius on March 1st at 10:27 PST, joining Sun and Ketu in this innovative air sign. The mental body will take on new awareness as a result of touching light and lightning. The gaze of retrograde Jupiter, Rahu and Mars will provide a certain tenacity and expansiveness, albeit with strong desires attached. Stay true to your intentions in the weeks ahead, even while inviting in a more creative spirit. The mind may move more quickly, gain flashes of sudden insight, and touch spirit more closely. It will also be more sensitive, fragile and receive burn out more easily as well. Short sprints will be more supported than long distance runs. Make sure to carve out ample time for mental decompression through meditation, time in nature and being in or near water to replenish. This is in fact a potentially spiritually expansive cycle for the mind, yet it will come with shedding layers- either forced or through your own volition. Where can you lean in and listen more closely to what needs to be released? Any challenges, pain or obstacles will be signals to help you notice where change needs to take place. If it’s not working anymore, set it free. Find new pathways, opportunities and options and put your energy in these directions. Expand what you think is possible for yourself. Ask friends and supporters to help you accomplish your tasks. There can be healing in gathering your support systems around you. Don’t try to work alone. Gather your team and reach your tentacles into meaningful and ground breaking areas. Wisdom is your best resource for this cycle. Be bold and get visible. Be seen and noticed for your gifts and share them. Use the weeks ahead for clarifying and releasing relationships. Allow grief, loss and strong emotions to be resources for deepening your needs. Find healthy, creative and artistic channels for your emotional body wisdom- in order to let go in healthy ways. Venus in Aquarius As Venus arrives in Aquarius on March 7th at 07:18 PST, a full house of planets welcomes her. Ketu, Sun, Mercury and an almost empty Moon will put five planets in the airy and free-spirited sign of Aquarius at the time of Venus’s arrival. Retrograde Jupiter, Rahu and Mars give their gaze as well. The themes that begin with Mercury moving to Aquarius the week prior, spark the trends for Venus’s movement as well. She will help instigate and increase the fruits of your creative visions- if you’re willing to release, let go and create space for the new. A strong sense of liberation arrives with this cycle. It will be a process of shedding, releasing, letting go of attachments and unnecessary burdens- on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual body levels. Unshackle yourself and consciously use resources to support this radical process of moksha. What is weighing you down? Holding you back? Keeping you from your magnificence? If you don’t have space for the new, you won’t be able to create more of what you want. Consciously use this cycle to carve out sacred, intentional space in your inner and outer being. Shivaratri begins the same day as Venus’s transit into Aquarius, which supports this deep release process. This ancient celebration of Lord Shiva, is traditionally a day of deep silence. It is from this level of being, of consciousness, that all possibilities are available; the Absolute, the fully alive and awakened state of universal oneness and creative intelligence. Shiva as destroyer, is at one with this awakened state of creativity. His role is to support your collapse into concentrated, focused alignment with the harmony of existence- that which is pure consciousness, deep, unaltered silence and awakening. This is where your creativity resides, your ability to manifest, create and transform- over and over again. Through the transcendence, you can easily touch this silence in its pure form. Shiva reminds us to use this silence to release, simplify and transform. From a silent and awakened state, you can plant the seeds of life more intentionally and powerfully. Use your deep inner silence for stirring your creative desires. In April, Navaratri will arrive to help your silent seeds become more fully awakened with the guidance of the Divine Mothers. What are you creating for your powerful life? What is your vision? Let your imagination move you into being. Want your manifestation process to be more potent? Ready to remove the obstacles and blockages standing in the way of your powerful life? Join me for the Essentials of Manifestation. Upgrade your Manifestation skills. Get the Details. *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic (sidereal) rising sign. You can also check your Moon and Sun signs for further insight. Do the same with your Navamsa signs for further clarity. Do not use these horoscopes with your Western sign (Tropical) as there is likely no correlation. These horoscopes are meant to be used as a broad overview of the current transits and obviously do not address the specifics of an individual’s unique chart. Aries: It’s necessary for you to start looking in the dark corners of your being. The unconscious, subconscious, hidden territory is a potent resource for change and transformation in the coming weeks and months. Don’t neglect your challenges, fears, haunts and grief. This landscape is vital in order for you to liberate from old karmas. It’s vital you restructure friendships and relationships in order to make them more sustainable for you. Some will need to be let go permanently, others may take on new forms. If you are feeling burdened by them, it’s time to find new resources of support or make adjustments. Sudden gains may arrive through your own perspicacity. Celebrate this. Taurus: Practice opening and closing the doors of your heart. Let the chambers of your inner realms coax you inward. Learn the art of giving and receiving. Discover the sacred art of listening. Use the resources you are gathering as offerings for the world. Share your wisdom and the awareness you are meeting along the path. You are learning much about being in relationship with yourself, others and the world. Share your teachings from your heart and step boldly into your genius. Your tribe is ready to listen. Gemini: It's a very dharmic time for you. Listen carefully to messages- internally and externally- that will clarify your path and purpose. Let spirit be a guiding force to support your clarity. Be courageous in your creative actions and use your artistic strength for building new momentum. Heal and work through challenges with new passion, but find a balanced approach to this process. How does your healing path inform your dharmic work, your purpose? They aren't separate. Find the threads that bind your unique journey with your life offering. Cancer: Delve into your inner terrain with creativity and ingenuity. Turn on the light through insight, new resources and spiritual support. You’re learning how to balance your inner power in more stable, authentic ways. Your ability to clear away the rubble and make space for your power will maximize your results. It may feel unclear and unstable right now, but trust that as you take steps forward and backward, you are actually learning how to dance. The link between your empowerment and your inner nourishment are strong in the months to come. If it doesn’t fully serve you, it’s time to set it free. Leo: Your heart work is helping you find a new sense of balance and inner harmony. The doors to your emotional body are opening and closing. Parts of you are ready to charge forward and boldly embrace your passion, while there is still resistance and caution preventing full steam ahead. Trust the pauses, the need for slow and steady steps. This is also your wisdom reminding you to listen more closely to your needs. You are learning how to be in deeper, more balanced relationship with yourself and others- while being true to your needs, sacred space and wisdom. Trust your process and keep saying yes to your heart wisdom. Virgo: Your healing process is deepening. What are you harvesting from this process of awakening, releasing and honesty? This is your liberation process. You are finally letting go of very old wounds and finding resources to support this path. Awaken your sensuality, creative intelligence and artistry. Use the hands and your art making process passionately. Let the body be a resource for discovery and awakening. How can relationships inform this process of healing you are activating right now? Let go of old pains and burdens. Make space for the new- the freedom, the joy. Libra: Work on maximizing your nourishment, your ability to receive. What parts of you are saying yes? What parts of yourself are saying no? Your emotional body holds the clues to help you expand your ability to hold and contain more resources, support and abundance. Are you working with them or against them? Explore your child-like senses, sensuality and romance. These are sources that can help you deepen your relationship with power and purpose. Open and say yes. Scorpio: Parts of you are saying yes, while other parts of you are saying no. There is a divine balance being cultivated within you, a deepening trust in the universe and her support. Can you trust the nourishment to arrive? Can you receive its richness? Keep moving away from the fear, doubts and uncertainty. Stand firmly, ground, land, extend your roots deeply. From this place of knowing, reach your branches wide and share your wisdom with the world. This is your gift to others and simultaneously your liberation process. Trust your steps and find your new dance. Sagittarius: Use creative courage to explore relationships, connections, career and dharmic purpose. How can your hands inform this process? Find a new rhythm with your liberation process. Use meditation, retreats and alone time for stoking your inner passion. Dive deep. Your dharmic work is your main focus at this time. Gather resources, new tools, support and guidance in order to clarify your path and purpose. It's a very powerful time for you. Make your action steps count. Capricorn: Nourishment, nourishment, nourishment! Say yes to all that brings you a sense of being nourished and well fed by life. Who and what feeds your soul? Radically move towards these resources of joy and pleasure. Cut away and release the habits, actions and choices that leave you depleted and in survival mode. Gains will come when you are clear about these choices- and your actions and choices authentically reflect this. What are you saying yes to with your choices and actions? What are you saying no to? Move towards the nourishment on every level of your being. Aquarius: Doors are opening and closing, people are moving towards you and away. You are learning what to say yes to and what is a clear no. Clarify this knowing and listen closely to the messages coming. Radically release the people, places and things that don't serve your forward momentum. Be fierce in your actions, but take plenty of time for sacred pauses. You are learning a lot from relationships right now. Listen closely as old messages emerging will continue to shape your future. Pisces: Liberation, healing and dharma are your soul's focus right now. Let nothing stand in your way of activating and awakening this process. Gather new resources, guidance and support for this journey and take diligent action steps. Cultivating balance between inner and outer is essential at this time. Can you balance your need to pause and deeply listen, with the necessity of potent actions? Release and letting go are an important part of this process. Close doors so new ones can open. It's Manifestation Month! Get the tools you need to create the life you want + listen to my *free* Essentials of Manifestation Class. Get the Details.
Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! Do you see your challenges as gifts?! It's rare that challenging emotions are recognized as the gifts that they are. In fact, working with your emotions, rather than against them, can have powerful effects on how you create your life. Life is created from, manifested from, the feeling level- not the thinking level. Simply put, if something feels good, you will want to create more of it and if it doesn't feel good, you will not want to create more of it in your life. There are challenges to manifesting more of what you want obviously. But the key is actually through the wisdom of the emotional body landscape. By deepening your relationship with your feelings, you can start to navigate this terrain more consciously. The reality is that most people are neglecting, avoiding, resisting or refusing to address this powerful manifestation resource because it is not always a comfortable process. Emotions are powerful resources of insight. Feelings are one of the biggest blessings of being a human. They always tell us what we need. Underneath every intense, painful or overwhelming emotion is a message- and a key to unlock our highest potential. Anger for example is the messenger that something feels unfair to us, that we've been wronged in some way. Ultimately, this is telling us that we deserve better! That's a good thing. In fact, underneath anger is always passion- which gives rise to our power. Feeling wronged is actually a reminder that we aren't aligned with our power. Therein lies the gift. Anger is an opportunity for us to see where we are not using our passion and our power properly. Where we are misaligned with our potency. My favorite resource for emotional body release and quick transformation is EFT- the Emotional Freedom Technique. If you've worked with me in session or taken any of my classes, you've probably done tapping. It's powerful stuff. When anger- or any emotion- is intense, I suggest doing a "tap and rant". This means you tap on the EFT points while venting. If you're unsure of the points, just use the heart center. Literally, tap on the center of your chest as you yell and scream! It works! This Creative Ritual will also help you work directly with your challenges- emotion or otherwise. Take your challenge into your creative process and see what develops! Step #1 Movement Exploration. What emotion are you feeling? Is it anger, depression, frustration, chaos, uncertainty? Start dancing this emotion. What does it feel like in your body? Do the "dance of anger" for example. What emerges as you do your anger dance?! Remember to let sounds out! Move and develop your dance for at least minutes. When you feel a sense of closure, ask yourself these questions: I sense, I feel, I imagine. Step #2 Create an image of your emotion. What does it feel like? Put it on paper using colors, textures and shapes. Create an image that expresses your experience with this emotion and whatever emerged in your dance. Spend at least 5 to 20 minutes creating this image. I suggest using paints or craypas and a large piece of paper. Title your image. In your journal or on the back of the drawing answer this question: If your image could speak what would it say? Step #3 Harvesting. Answer these baseline statements and questions in your journal once you have completed the previous steps. I am___ I want___ I need___ What am I opening to? What am I closing to? Recycle this process whenever strong emotions emerge. Remember they arrive to give you important messages. Listen carefully and honor them with deeper listening. What is the emotions telling you? What do you need for deeper nourishment in your life? Join me for a *free* Manifestation Class on February 27th. Are you on the list? Sign Up.
Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! This Week's Intention: Move powerfully towards your desires. Expand what you believe is possible for yourself. Linger in the expansive moments and watch yourself rise. The week begins with a full Moon, Mars newly shifting to Scorpio and a wave of intense feelings. How do you let these emotions move through you? The Mars and Saturn conjunction in Scorpio will demand a closer look at your emotional body in the coming months. Start now. As the Moon wanes this week, move towards your inner landscape with deeper introspection. Look and listen. Monday, February 22nd Moon in 15th (Purnima) and 1st tithi Moon continues through Leo and Magha nakshatra, igniting a new sense of purpose and power. The full Moon today amplifies this sense of strength and inner light. Full Moon is at 10:18 am PST while Moon is in Leo and Magha nakshatra. Moon is conjunct Rahu and retrograde Jupiter, provoking a necessary awareness about strength, power and the masculine. The Moon acts like a magnifying glass as it comes into contact with other planets. The dance of Jupiter and Rahu is creating a deeper integration of light and dark forces. The Moon will show you where you need to look closer. What is supportive? What is not? Where do you need to make some adjustments with the use of your power? As evening arrives, Moon switches to the second nakshatra of Leo, Purvaphalguni. Relationships come to the forefront. What desires do you have for deeper connection? Ask ruling deity, Bhaga, for support with creating more clarity, comfort and wisdom within your relationships. What connections do you need to thrive? Last Friday, Sun shifted to the often challenging nakshatra, Satabisha, where he will be until March 3rd. Be diligent with health and healing matters right now. Work carefully on boundaries- opening and closing mindfully and with intention. Life may feel a bit harsher in the days to come as a result. Lean into these challenges and use them for awakening and softening. What do you need for greater wholeness? Tuesday, February 23rd Moon in 2nd tithi Moon continues through Purvaphalguni nakshatra with ruling deity Bhaga sparking creativity, love and fertility. The Phalguni stars bring a sense of spring, opulence and abundance with them. Resources and resiliency arrive to expand and awaken potential and possibility. What desires do you have for growth and awakening? What does your heart truly desire and long for? Who and what do you need in your life to support this process of growth and expansion? Use your creative resources and energy to activate these longings. You can create what you want your life to be. Connect, create, collaborate. Moon is under heavy influences of Rahu, Jupiter, Sun, Ketu and Saturn until Wednesday. Find ways to diligently expand and contract with these energies. Open and close with the rhythms of your heart and emotions. Moon shifts to the latter half of the Phalguni stars, Uttaraphalguni, late evening. Aryaman supports sustainability and lasting results where Bhaga leaves off. In order to fully activate your desires, you must gather the necessary resources to support this process. Follow through, structured action steps and clarity are pre-requisites. Where do you need to step forward and take action in order for lasting results? What needs to be let go of and released in order to create space for these new fruits to arrive? Wednesday, February 24th Moon in 3rd tithi In the wee hours of the morning, Moon shifts to Virgo, leaving the gaze of multiple planets. Some new lightness, ease and possibility may arrive as a result. Find ways to expand your creative impulses in the coming days. Let the imaginal be a resource for awakening possibility. Aryaman's supportive ways continue until late in the evening. Harvest form his insights, his support for lasting results. What do you need for sustainability to take place? For balance and ease? Seek healing resources. Just before midnight, Moon moves to Hasta nakshatra and a new opportunity for awakening takes place. Ruling deity Savitr brings the light, awakening, the dawn. What is rising within you? Thursday, February 25th Moon in 4th tithi Moon continues through Hasta nakshatra today with Savitr's support bringing more potent inner light and wisdom. Can you sense the resources arriving? Is some new clarity being offered? Let him lead the way and help you awaken to your inner knowing. Where have you been neglecting deeper nourishment and support? How can you move closer to your inner light source, the part of you that knows truth- without a shadow of a doubt. Step towards this knowing. Listen carefully to your emotional body as the feelings arriving have vital messages for you. Use the Gayatri Mantra for extra support. Friday, February 26th Moon in 4th to 5th tithi Early Friday morning, Moon moves into Vishva Karma's celestial domain, Chitra. Action and momentum are activated. Take necessary steps to move towards your vision and awaken your intentions. Get clear on what actions must be taken in order to enliven your purpose and power. What burdens are in your way, hindering you from fully stepping into your freedom, your creativity? Clear the rubble out of your heart and emotional body so that you have more liberation to expand and open. Imagine something bigger for yourself and your life. Late afternoon, Moon arrives in Libra, receiving gaze from Ketu now. The cutting and clearing tendencies of Ketu can support the change process. Release, let go, transform. Saturday, February 27th Moon in 5th tithi Mid morning, Moon shifts to Swati nakshatra, Vayu's domain. The wind god supports swift movement, momentum and change. What are you moving towards? What are you moving away from? How can your creative powers help you get there? Connect, build alliances and ask for the support you need in order for growth. Don't try to work alone. Where do you feel restricted? Where do you feel the opening is possible? Essentially, how you use your power will determine your results. Maximize your efforts. Sunday, February 28th Moon in 6th tithi Late morning, Moon moves to Vishaka nakshatra, inviting in the dual support of Indra and Agni. These powerful allies come as a reminder that nothing in life is done alone. Everything is gained as a result of having support and resources from others. Who and what is on your team of support? Where are their holes that must be filled for greater expansion? Where are you resisting the support you need for ultimate thriving? What would that look like? Feel like? Retrace old steps for new resources. Monday, February 29th Moon in 7th tithi Early morning, Moon enters Scorpio, joining Mars and Saturn here. The week begins with a lurch. Are you opening or closing? Arriving or leaving? Late morning, Moon shifts to Anuradha nakshatra and Mitra's creative resourcing arrives. There is passion stirring within you. Can you feel it? Are you suppressing these big waves of feelings or allowing them to roll through you? Find the anger and look for the passion. Notice where you are resisting the emotional body wisdom moving within you. With Mars now in Anuradha nakshatra as well, Mitra's energetic support activates friendships and deeper relationships. If there are challenges emerging, remember that this is an opportunity for you to notice what is not working and awaken new pathways. What needs to be destroyed in order for you to create deeper nourishment within your relationships? This includes the relationship with yourself. My Jyotish Basics courses will resume spring of 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details.
Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! As the full Moon arrives in Leo and Magha nakshatra, a new sense of purpose and power comes with it. Full Moon is at 10:18 am PST while Moon is in Leo and Magha nakshatra. Moon is conjunct Rahu and retrograde Jupiter, provoking a necessary awareness about strength, power and the masculine. The Moon acts like a magnifying glass as it comes into contact with other planets. The dance of Jupiter and Rahu is creating a deeper integration of light and dark forces. The Moon will show you where you need to look closer. What is supportive? What is not? Where do you need to make some adjustments with the use of your power? Saturn’s gaze towards Leo, gives the Moon, as well as Jupiter and Rahu, a sense of contraction. This can create stability and support as well. Where do you feel supported? Where do you need more support? Ketu and Sun also give their drishti to Leo and the emotional body will feel a necessary shedding, release and letting go as a result. This process is essential for a truer sense of inner power to be created within you. Let go and create space for more authenticity, more of your truth to be held close. Why stay in hiding? Cut, release, sever the ties that are binding you, holding you back from your inner power, your source. Spirit can support and help align you with this sense of empowerment. Let this be a resource for strengthening and receiving what is rightfully yours. Denying your power is not serving you, yet honoring your power as a resource from spirit can help you amplify its strength. Be a divine channel, a receptacle of truth and light. Move closer to spirit, to your ancestors, to all that is holding you, containing your soul in this human form. The divine container, your physical body, holds the keys to unlock this great mystery. Use your creative life force energy as a divine resource of awakening. This creativity is here to support your dharmic awakening. The coming waning cycle can support this journey of alignment with your path and purpose but you must be willing to expand what you think is possible for yourself. Look in the nooks and crannies of your mind. Old stories and illusions of your weakness are keeping you from dharmic nourishment. Paint your visions into reality. Take consistent action steps in order to affirm your momentum. Say yes to your blossoming wisdom. Keep walking! Keep creating! You are divine. Start acting like it. Creative Ritual Expanding your container, your capacity to hold and to release, can physically and metaphorically be done through the breath. Jupiter's retrograde motion through Cancer, is allowing us to retrace steps within our heart, work intentionally with our emotional body, our capacity to feel, while also giving us new opportunities to work with healthy boundaries. The open and close dynamic of boundary work (yes and no) is signified by our inhale and exhale. Below is a breath dance, designed to enliven and maximize your breath awareness and your container for sensing and feeling. 1. Breath Dance. Begin standing, lying down or sitting. Bring your awareness to your breath as it moves in and out of your body. Filling and letting go, opening and releasing, like waves moving in and out of the body. Track the movements and sensations in the body and let these guide you. The sensations will guide you into the physical body impulses, the messages of the body. As you continue to breathe and become more and more aware of the movements of the ribcase, let these movements exaggerate. These exaggerated movements are the making of your "breath dance". Continue to move from and with the movements of the ribcase as you breathe. Explore, expand and develop your breath dance for at least 10 minutes. Let it evolve and as it does, continue to self track, noticing the body parts most alive and awake as you explore your body part sensations present. As you bring your breath dance to a close, ask yourself these questions: I sense, I feel, I imagine. 2. Create an image of your ribcase. What colors, textures, shapes and images arrive on the page as you draw your ribcase? I encourage you to get your hands involved in this process whether it be through painting directly with your hands, or smudging the craypas with your fingers. Let the hands be sensitized through the process. Get messy. Let the hands and fingers fully engage in this image. (Working with clay may be an alternate medium to work with). Title your image. Take at least 15 minutes for this. 3. Harvesting. When your image is complete, use it to harvest with further inquiry by asking it these questions: Ask your image if it has anything it would like to share with you: If your image could speak, what would it say? I am I want I need What am I opening to? What am I closing to? My Jyotish Basics courses will resume in March 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details.
Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! This Week’s Intention: Find balance between opening and closing. What are you inviting in? What are you saying no to? Seek the integration point between shadow and light. How do you know when you’ve arrived? Explore this fertile landscape and plant your seeds of desire. The week begins with an exalted Moon, which has newly entered Taurus. Emotional body tides will be high, feelings palpable. Use this awareness to cultivate presence. What do you need for deeper comfort and support? With the three planetary shifts of last week now behind us, a sense of grounding and landing is more possible now. Mars will shift late in the week to Scorpio, beginning a lengthy transit for him in this deep, transformational sign. Linger in your conscious footsteps for now. Activate and be proactive. Monday, February 15th Moon in 8th tithi Moon transits Krittika nakshatra and moves through its mulitrikona degrees, while receiving gaze from Saturn (contraction) and Mars (dynamism). These energies provoke a certain emotional body frustration or confusion. There may be emotional build-up released. Find safe and comfortable ways to open the valves. As afternoon arrives, Moon moves to Rohini nakshatra and creativity is amplified. How can you channel the emotional body spikes through your creative power? Lord Brahma supports this process by turning the unmanifest into manifest form. Use sensation and enliven your sensuality through touch, taste, sight and sound. Relish in the uniquely human qualities of the feeling realms. Lord Krishna was said to have been born with Moon in the first house in Rohini. His beauty, charm and unyielding love expresses the devotional qualities of this star as well. Bhakti is the balm that can soothe challenge. Where can you surrender to divine devotion more consciously? Who and what are you inviting in to support you in this process? Tuesday, February 16th Moon in 9th and 10th tithi Moon continues through Rohini until midday, moving through its mulitrikona degrees. Emotional body waves are expansive, swelling. Can you feel these tides? Drishti from Mars and Saturn can give rise to frustrations, passions and excess heat. Are you channeling this energy effectively or letting it rule you? Let Lord Brahma and his creative potency come alive through you. What are you manifesting? What are you creating for your one precious life? His consort goddess Saraswati is the essential Divine Feminine counter-part which Lord Brahma contains in order to bring our desires into manifest form. How does her artistic wisdom spark you? Seek balance within the masculine and feminine in order for maximum gains. As Moon shifts to Mrigashirsha nakshatra around 13:00 PST, your creative energy can begin to move and transform. Soma rules this constellation, offering nourishment and growth. Only by reaching, extending and broadening your reach, will you be able to gather new resources. Mrigashirsha ensures that your extension will be fruitful and will bring you nourishment. What are you reaching towards? What are you reaching away from? Who and what are you inviting in to support you in this process of growth? Wednesday, February 17th Moon in 10th and 11th tithi Just as Wednesday arrives, Moon moves to Gemini, Receiving Ketu’s gaze. Shifts and changes take place in the mental and emotional bodies today. Sudden insights and awareness may occur as well as stronger spiritual connections. On the mundane level, there may be frustrations and emotional outbursts. How are you using your emotions today? Are you working with them or against? Keep reaching towards nourishment and gather new resources. What is working? What do you need to prune and let go of? After noon, Moon shifts to the emotionally harsh and powerful nakshatra, Ardra. Rudra brings his tenacity and strength to the Moon suddenly. Can you feel the shift from mild and tender to forceful and overwhelming? How can you channel this emotional potency with more diligence and awareness? It can be used for good or for evil, with consciousness or without. Your ability to channel the tenacity of Rudra will make you or break you. Wield this sword with care and caution. Mars is now at the edge of Libra moving towards the 29 degree range. The doorway is opening between Libra and Scorpio, air and water. Fire planet Mars may feel conflict as it enters this new territory. Fortunately Scorpio is in his own sign, however the conjunction of Saturn can make for a rough ride. Can you harness the hot air for soaring? Thursday, February 18th Moon in 12th tithi Ardra’s strength builds until just before 13:00 PST. Use the first half of the day for actions that require force, strength and momentum. You may notice that shadows are stronger and more amplified, causing painful illusions to surface. Do you work with this or against it? Lean in closer to allow the energy to dissipate. As Moon shifts into the final nakshatra of Gemini, Punarvasu, a dramatic shift on the level of feeling will arrive. Ruling deity, Aditi, is the Mother of All Goodness and loves to shower resources on those willing to receive her gifts. Her gifts may arrive as wisdom and nourishment through knowledge. She may also provide material support and assistance. Tap into the subtle realms to enliven her messages. What do you need to re-visit in order for deeper guidance and support? Perhaps old memories, ideas, visions and teachers can remind you. Use the imagination to provoke desire and clarify what you are manifesting. Ask and you shall receive. Moon is swelling and moving towards Purnima, complete fullness. The emotional body is enlivened and maximized. Can you surf these tides with diligence? What are your emotions and feelings sharing with you? What do you need for greater support and stability? Friday, February 19th Moon in 13th tithi Late morning, Moon moves to its own sign, Cancer, where it can find balance and integration. This is a place of harmony for the emotional body, where tide pools can be creative and enlivened, without turbulence and choppy waters. Put your feet in the water today and harvest the creative forces moving through you. What can these calm waters teach you about what you need and long for at your depths? The gaze of Mercury and Venus on the Moon provide creative activation. Use it! Enter your inner waters through the portal of the ribcase, chest and lungs, as well as the breath. Integration is found through your inhale and exhale. Circulate your prana. After noon, Moon moves to Pushya nakshatra, a star of nourishment and support, symbolized by the udder of a cow. Just as the mother feeds her calf, you can receive all the nourishment you need for growth, life and thriving. What are you opening to? What are you closing to? Use the breath of life to land in your truth. How can your heart center provide deeper wisdom as you unfold? Mars moves closer to the edge of Libra, preparing to shift into Scorpio. Actions may feel soft, ungrounded and vulnerable. Change is arriving. Surrender to these new steps. Saturday, February 20th Moon in 14th tithi At 02:19 PST, Mars jumps into its owns sign, Scorpio, joining Saturn here. Normally, Mars would be excited to land in his own, familiar territory, however, an intruder also occupies his home. Right now this enemy (Saturn) is in his enemy’s sign and uncomfortable digging up the depths and subconscious territory of Scorpio. Add a fiery warrior to the mix and it could make for an uncomfortable few months ahead. The opposing energies of Mars and Saturn don’t bode well for smooth sailing. Saturn is a slow, methodical, hard working old man that is set in his ways. Mars is a young “whipper snapper” that acts more than he thinks, causing mischief and havoc in his path as a result. Can your old and young energies align, integrate and find a new sense of harmony? What can your old self teach your younger self and vice versa? Seek alignment as they both need each other on some fundamental level. Can you find that need and help them find peace within you? This transit- which lasts unusually long due to Mars retrograding- will spark some interesting capacity for depth and dharma. Saturn retrogrades on March 25th, strengthening his challenges and gifts. (Retrograde planets act like the nodes Rahu and Ketu who are notorious for intensification.) Mars retrogrades on April 15th for 2.5 months, provoking a powerful cycle of returns. During this transit Mercury will also be retrograde for several weeks and Jupiter will still be in retrograde motion as well. From April 28th to May 9th there will be four planets in retrograde motion, six- counting the always retrograde karmic planets, Rahu and Ketu. Many returns will take place simultaneously- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I’ll be sharing more details about the back to back retrograde planets as we approach this cycle. As Mars retrogrades back through Scorpio, he ends up returning to Libra on June 17th. Once he goes direct on June 30th, he must travel back through Libra once again, which will take him until July 12th when he re-enters Scorpio. As Mars moves back to Scorpio, he rejoins Saturn here, this time until September 18th. In total, Mars will march through his own sign the majority of the year. Because he must contend with Saturn as well, there is ample opportunity in the coming months to truly integrate polarities that are causing you disconnections and disassociation. The misalignment may activate in charged, passionate and contentious ways, however, the healing that can take place within Scorpio’s territory is like no other. The nature of this sign is depth and transformation. If you are willing to lean into the hidden parts of your being and diligently dive into your subconscious and unconscious territory, you will harvest pearls undoubtedly. However, those who resist, avoid and continue to suppress their emotional body messages, will find their discomfort and challenges amplified. The soreness and pain is nothing more than a request to lean in closer, look, notice and allow the shadow to emerge. As your dark matter rises, it can find its natural way of release. Movement is the medicine. Remember that the majority of this Mars and Saturn conjunction in Scorpio, the conjunction of Jupiter and Rahu will be active as well. Your darkness is requesting more wisdom on multiple levels as a result. Themes for this coming Mars transit strongly include unifying polarities and extremes within your being. This may be through masculine and feminine forces, authority and subordinates, shadow and light. You may identify that your force versus surrender needs more integration. Strong themes of opening and closing will emerge in forceful and dramatic ways. Be prepared to let go. Clinging will only intensify the pain. Trust this process of release as it is moving you closer to your inner truth, the purpose of your life and path. Dharmic awakening is possible as old doors will close swiftly. Are you willing to open new doors? Reach for the knob even if you’re in the dark. Work with your power authentically and consciously. Be true to your needs and move towards your strength, but notice when you are misaligned with your empowerment. True power is the harmony of masculine and feminine forces. Can you feel this within your body? Let the spine be an integration point and notice the sensations that strengthen and support this understanding. Expand what you think is possible for yourself. What are you willing to risk, to let go of, in order to receive more nourishment, truth and power? Move towards the nourishment of balance. Can you find the simplicity in the complexity? Saturday the 20th, Moon continues through its own sign, Cancer and Pushya nakshatra, deepening the ability to nourish and be nourished. Can you feel the wisdom of Brihaspati supporting your growth and inner resiliency? What messages are arriving? Let the breath lead you to the clarity. Find simplicity. This strength through balance continues until late afternoon when Moon shifts to Ashlesha nakshatra. Ruling deity, Sarpa, brings a certain depth and mysticism with him. How can the other side of wisdom provide you with resources as well? There is a different entry point available. What does it share about your transformation process? Use the imaginal and your creative vision to activate your potential. What stories arrive to resist these possibilities? Does it feel safe to expand what you think is possible for yourself and your life? Where are you resisting? Sunday, February 21st Moon in 14th and 15th tithi (Purnima) Moon enters the final tithi of the waxing phase, moving out of its comfort zone (Cancer) and leaping into fire sign Leo later afternoon. Use the morning to ground and land within your heart center, with breath and intention. Connect with the physical body and let your breath cleanse and open your channels. Once Moon arrives in Leo, it lands in Magha nakshatra, the star of the ancestors. Moon joins Rahu and retrograde Jupiter here as well. Working with your power consciously will be important at this time. Spirit is available to move you towards your truth, your essential purpose. The power of this star emerges with magnanimous force, provoking those under its influence to be seen, noticed and treated with royal support. The shadow side of this energy can provoke a strong ego, a domineering masculine force and a lack of feminine receptivity. Calling in the support of your ancestors and spirit can help you use the power available here in life-supporting ways. Step into your power with consciousness. Align with your truth and higher purpose. Ask the ancestors to help you with this. Monday, February 22nd Moon in 15th (Purnima) and 1st tithi Moon continues through Leo and Magha nakshatra today, igniting a new sense of purpose and power. The full Moon today amplifies this sense of strength and inner light. Full Moon is at 10:18 am PST while Moon is in Leo and Magha nakshatra. Moon is conjunct Rahu and retrograde Jupiter, provoking a necessary awareness about strength, power and the masculine. The Moon acts like a magnifying glass as it comes into contact with other planets. The dance of Jupiter and Rahu is creating a deeper integration of light and dark forces. The Moon will show you where you need to look closer. What is supportive? What is not? Where do you need to make some adjustments with the use of your power? Read more in my Full Moon Wisdom + Creative Ritual My Jyotish Basics courses will resume in March 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details.
Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! Multiple back to back planetary changes take place in this waxing Moon cycle, stirring change, ambiguity and new impulses of desire. As Mercury, Venus, Sun and Mars transition, they pass through the sacred gaps between signs; portals into the netherworlds, the unseen realms. There is a certain vulnerability enlivened, while also supporting more spiritual awareness and sacred connection. Simultaneously worldly matters may feel more challenging, uncertain and unsupportive. In many ways this cycle will offer a sense of being “in-between”, with a lack of grounding and stability present. Use this as an opportunity to deepen your grounding cord, inner alignment and deeper roots with the earth. Simultaneously, spiritual practices may feel helpful and supportive as well. Mercury to Capricorn Just hours after the new Moon, Mercury jumps to Capricorn February 8th at 13:17 PST. This is a return for him- since he moved into Capricorn briefly during his January retrograde cycle. Multiple gazes are given to Mercury as he lands in this earth sign, stirring the mind and provoking textures in the mental body landscape. Saturn and Mars give their drishti to Mercury, instigating tension and frustrations. This is a time to seek balance with your momentum. Leap and land carefully- and with intention. Find ways to soften and surrender. The tension between Saturn (stop, slow) and Mars (go, fast) can also be an opportunity to find a new integration with polarities, extremes and challenges. Find ways to surrender, while still taking effective action steps. Capricorn's nature is to push really hard, overwork and to tenaciously take on a challenge. Are you biting off more than you can chew? Saying yes when you really need to say no? Find ways to delegate, get extra support and notice where you invite in overwhelm. This is often a strategy of self sabotage, perpetuating cycles of "not being enough" or "not doing enough". Remember that challenges are an opportunity to notice what needs to change or shift within you or your choices. What needs to change in order for smoother sailing? Use this Mercury cycle to dive deeply into the depths of your mental body and harvest rich rewards. Keep reaching, extending and trying new things. What you will find is new possibility, new purpose and rich creative rewards. Find ways to keep resourcing from your inner light. Let this light ignite your inner power. The sensitivity of the mind during this cycle will require that you meditate and find time for sacred pauses. Look, listen, watch. Once Venus joins Mercury in Capricorn on February 12th, a creative shift occurs. How can you channel ideas, passions, imagination and possibility into containment? Get product oriented. Structure the feminine into the masculine form. Shape it and re-shape again and again. Venus to Capricorn Friday February 12th, the day of Venus, offers Venus changing signs- from fire (Sagittarius to earth (Capricorn). At 01:00 am PST, Venus leaps to Capricorn, joining Mercury and a sandhi Sun here. Sun is now in the nakshatra of the Vasu Devas, Dhanishta, increasing inner light (jyoti) and supporting “being seen” in dharmic ways. Rahu and Ketu are also sandhi, still in the 29 degree range, propping open the portals between signs. These gaps between signs are sacred junction points where spirit can be accessed more actively. There is vulnerability, sensitivity and new awareness enlivened as a result. Connect with your spiritual body intentionally and create space for deeper listening. As Venus lands in Capricorn, conjuncting Mercury and Sun, all three planets now receive gaze from Mars and Saturn. When combined, these two planets are frustrating and often cause challenges due to their opposing energy. Mars is a warrior, fiery and action oriented, whereas Saturn is slow, methodical and needs a certain steadiness with ample pauses. Both energies rule over the earth sign Capricorn, giving it a stable, yet determined essence. This is a courageous cycle for Venus, one that brings new endeavors and creativity. The hands are a primary entry point for accessing this creative wisdom, so let them guide you towards new awakenings. Allow the imaginal to come into form. Spark the soul and illuminate your spirit through grounding and landing within. Align with the laws of nature in this coming cycle, the elements of existence, to support your awakening process. What feels like right action? How do you know this is real? Sense the connection you are creating with your inner truth. Feel this deepening from inner to outer. Is there a place in the physical body that you can feel this power strengthening? Once Sun leaves Capricorn on the 13th, Venus and Mercury align once again as a creative, resourceful team. These creative tides will be stirring and activating more potent receptivity. Take this creativity into action. Land internally, track sensations, notice the physical body messages. These are vital resources for your creative and healing activation. The body will be sharing very clearly what you need, so harvest this wisdom consciously. Use these messages as resources for your path. There's support coming from within. Use this to deepen your inner gaze. Relationships can be instrumental with this inner awareness as well. Pay close attention to the mirrors you are looking in. Be courageous in your co-creation. Sun to Aquarius Minutes after Saturday February 13th arrives, Sun jumps to Aquarius, joining Ketu here. He receives direct gaze from Rahu and retrograde Jupiter seven houses away. This is the third planetary change in one week, rendering multiple sandhi (in the gap between signs) planets simultaneously. Accessing spirit will be supported at this time, though a certain fragility and vulnerability will also be present. Sun's transit through Aquarius gives rise to a certain spiritual focus in the coming month. One where we can more clearly identify polarities that need integration. As shadow emerges and rises to the surface, it can transform. As shadow meets light, it brings more awareness and awakening. Old, stagnant and suppressed energy can give rise to something new. Sun's conjunction with Ketu amplifies this process, while also bringing past traumas to the light. The process of healing and transforming may intensify once Sun shifts into Satabisha nakshatra on February 19th. Varuna's watchful gaze does not let anything go unnoticed. This is an opportunity to align more closely with the Laws of Nature and bring yourself back to a sustainable balance point. Mind your health and be diligent with what you eat and how you eat. A good routine and following Ayurvedic principles will be ideal. Health issues that arise within Satabisha are said to be impossible to remove. Heyam dukham anagatam- avert the danger that has not come; use prevention. By March 4th, Sun moves to Purvabhadrapada nakshatra and Mercury will have joined Sun and Ketu in Aquarius as well. Expansion and potential will be supported at this time. Step into your power more fully. Creativity will be more unique, fresh and out of the box. Are you allowing in all possibilities? Let your entrepreneurial spirit shine! Computers will support this process as will the internet. Connect, co-create and find ways to share your ideas in bigger ways. Use the coming month to chip away anything holding you back, keeping you from accessing your creative power. Where are you resisting your empowerment? Why? What is keeping you from fully accessing your full potential? Think big! Expand what you think is possible for yourself and your life. Ask for spirit to support you with this process. Allow your team to help- both on the material and spiritual planes of existence. Let your ancestors help you get your needs met. Call them in! *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic (sidereal) rising sign. You can also check your Moon and Sun signs for further insight. Do the same with your Navamsa signs for further clarity. Do not use these horoscopes with your Western sign (Tropical) as there is likely no correlation. These horoscopes are meant to be used as a broad overview of the current transits and obviously do not address the specifics of an individual’s unique chart. Aries: Get creative and channel this powerful energy into your career and offerings. Be courageous in your communication. Let ideas percolate, come to the surface and get your attention. What action steps do you need to take in order to activate this new brilliance? Who do you need to connect with for greater support and momentum? Children, romance and your power are vulnerable at this time. It is vital you take long pauses to deepen your inner listening and harvest the messages you may be rushing past. Step out of the feverish overwhelm and step back into your power and purpose. Taurus: Dharmic activation is awakening. Pay close attention to the messages and resources arriving to support you. As Sun shifts into Aquarius, your 10th house, these resources can be used in more active ways- as offerings to the world. Are you ready to step forward?! It will require that you make shifts with your old ways of working. Restructuring is taking place- inner and outer. This is a result of your desires shifting. Move towards greater alignment with your spirit, your truth, your inner light. Allow spirit and the ancestors to support your forward momentum. Stabilize from within and find your grounding cord. Hint: It’s in your pelvis and spine. Gemini: You are being asked to create a new sense of courage for yourself. A new fierceness and bravery. It may feel uncomfortable, foreign and unpredictable. It might not even feel safe to awaken this part of yourself. It’s been under lock and key for so long. The reality is that your dharmic work depends on this unraveling and opening. Bring your challenges to the light. As they surface, you can identify them more consciously; you can also begin to transform them more easily as well. Look for insights and resources, support and guidance arriving to help you with this process. It is essential you lean into your vulnerability as this is intimately connected to your empowerment. Cancer: Connection, connection, connection! Find your people, places and things! Align with what lights you up! This is you finding a new sense of joy and inner resiliency. Notice how your creativity supports this process. It is essential you find balance with this powerful force. Find balance through structure and containments, as well as ample free flow and juiciness. Can you find the integration of both? What does that feel like in your physical body? What sensations arrive to let you know that you have arrived into this inner balance? Identify it clearly within and harvest the messages. Leo: You are in a massive change process. It would be unlike you to do anything small and insignificant. Your motto “play big or go home” is being amplified as Rahu and retrograde Jupiter collide in your first house (your head). You may notice desires, ideas, visions and feelings getting stronger, more intense. Simultaneously, courage is increasing- which will support your ability to move forward. Challenges arrive in the heart, home and with mother. It’s time for some deeper healing to take place. What resources, support and guidance do you need for this process? Don’t try to do this “bravely” alone. Virgo: As Your liberation process deepens, you are being asked to let go of old parts of yourself that are no longer needed. You are finally ready for this. Suddenly old, heavy weights are starting to lift, helping you feel lighter and freer. Revel in your awakening process and notice the touch stones, the soft landings, the inner vitality emerging. Your stomach is helping you digest and release the old toxicity. Use remedies and stomach massage to support the process. Ask healers and guides to help you deepen the release. Move towards playfulness and a child-like sense of wonder. What are you moving towards? What are you moving away from? Libra: Open your heart wide and let your inner waters cleanse and heal you. The emotional body is active and alive at this time. Use these feelings to create something new, to move you towards your passion and purpose. There will be times where navigating your inner waters may feel overwhelming, uncertain- even unfamiliar. This is a good sign! You are opening and awakening in new ways. Gather new resources, support and guidance for this process. Do not suppress or neglect this flow. What are you opening to? What are you closing to? Let the breath guide you home. Scorpio: Structure and support. Structure and support. Gather the resources and guidance you need to continue this process of integration. You are finding a new normal set point for what balance feels like in your four bodies. Notice this sensation in your spine and use it for cultivating more support- inner and outer. Your heart is going through wild re-structuring. Trust that this process is making room for more light, resources and spiritual connection. Call in your team of support on the level of spirit. Your guides and ancestors are here to make sure you are well cared for. Make sure your new offerings and career steps align with these new spiritual awakenings. If not, they won’t be supported. Surrender to your creative flow, but find a balance between open and close, containment and free-flow. Sagittarius: Your dharmic road map is being shown to you. Pay close attention to the resources, support and guidance arriving to help you with this process. You will have to call upon your courage and creative resources to help you align with your path more successfully. What attachments are keeping you from saying yes fully? Keep moving towards the sensation and feelings of comfort, nourishment and support as these will guide you and lead the way. They are a reminder that what you are doing is working. Your liberation process continues. This is your dharmic work. They are the same thing. Notice the intersection of your awakening and your offering. Capricorn: You are gaining momentum and strength in new ways. It may feel foreign and strange right now as you start integrating the transformations taking place within you. What you once thought was nourishing, is beginning to change and get re-structured. Your needs are changing and your life is organizing around you in new ways. Let spirit support this process. Ask your ancestors for guidance. Call in new wisdom and resources. You aren’t doing this alone. Awaken your receptivity and move towards deeper listening. This is you finding your light source. Keep moving towards the nourishment. Aquarius: It’s as though suddenly your whole life is getting re-structured. You are in a concentrated release and liberation cycle. It’s vital that you work diligently to find inner resources that will ground you and help you land in your physical body wisdom. Where is your grounding cord? The one that tethers your soul to body, body to earth? Hold on to it and use it for finding your inner strength. The changes and disruptions in relationships are effecting your sense of stability. This is as test. Who are you without these old parts that you have been clinging to? You’ve outgrown them, but haven’t been paying close enough attention to the messages urging you to let go. Surrender to the release process and life will feel easier. Find ways to lean in closer and listen. Gather resources and support for this process. Pisces: You are in the midst of a powerful healing process. Lean in to the discomfort as this will help the grips loosen and release more easily. Where are you resisting and avoiding this healing? Remember that challenges are reminders that change must take place on some level. You are learning how to do this and what parts of your being need to shift. Much of this has to do with old, bad habits and wounds that have been controlling you for far too long. You don’t need this anymore, but where are you still clinging to your pain and suffering anyway? As Sun dips into your 12th house on the 13th, it’s time for you to find more sacred pause, deeper listening and increased surrender. There are gains to be had, but you have to be receptive in order to hear them. *All timing is given in Pacific Standard Time Zone.
My Jyotish Basics courses will resume in March 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details. Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! This Week's Intention: Linger in the subtle realms, the in-between. Use this ambiguity for creative activation. What are you leaving behind? What are you inviting in more of? Let soul and spirit guide you home. Multiple planetary shifts this week create a sense of change, instability and new beginnings. Be very intentional about what you are creating for your self and your life. The week begins with a new Moon in Capricorn, setting the stage for Mercury and Venus moving to Capricorn. Our inner and outer light source, the Sun, changes signs late in the week, entering his one month transit through Aquarius on Saturday. Earth and air elements increase for the month to come. Monday, February 8th Moon in 15th (Amavasya) and 1st tithi New Moon is Monday morning at 06:39 am PST, while Moon is in Capricorn and Dhanishta Nakshatra. The coming waxing cycle is oriented towards expansion, while also supporting shining more brightly in the world through the blessings of the Vasu Devas. Resources, support and abundance can be delivered through alignment with right action, dharma and sharing one's talents and creative forces. Vas means "to shine" in Sanskrit. This nakshatra brings visibility through one's light (jyoti), but mostly through sharing this inner light with others. Both Sun and Moon receive drishti from Mars and Saturn at the time of the new Moon. Saturn rules Capricorn, offering stability, support, structure and a methodical, hard working nature. Mars is considered exalted in Capricorn, and his gaze provides a fierce tenacity and focused warrior spirit. Together, these planets inspire the Sun and Moon to find clarity, purpose and power for the coming cycle. Themes to work with for the next two weeks include expanding what you think is possible for yourself and your path, while finding new resources to support this task. It will be your creativity and how you use your potent inner wealth, that will determine your success. Do you suppress or resist your passion and creative powers? Or do you channel them effectively with clear actions that are aligned with your purpose? Don't waste your energy on tasks that are frivolous or mundane. Step into your full power and say yes to life! Monday continues with Moon transiting Dhanishta nakshatra, shifting to Aquarius late afternoon, where she joins Ketu- still transiting the 29 degree range. Rahu and retrograde Jupiter give their gaze seven houses away. The emotional body becomes extra sensitive at this time, though increased wisdom, insights and awareness may arrive. Pausing and attending to your sacred inner realms will be vital in order to catch the messages. Find your inner pause and use it to harvest insights and clarity. Read more about the New Moon + Creative Ritual here. Just hours after the new Moon, Mercury jumps to Capricorn. This is a return for him as he moved into Capricorn briefly during his January retrograde cycle. Mercury moves to Capricorn once again Monday the 8th at 13:17 PST. Multiple gazes are given to Mercury, stirring the mind and provoking textures in the mental body landscape. Saturn and Mars give their drishti to Mercury, instigating tension and frustrations. This is a time to seek balance with your momentum. Leap and land carefully- and with intention. Desires may be strong and intense on the mental body level. Are these desires controlling you? Find ways to soften and surrender. The tension between Saturn (stop, slow) and Mars (go, fast) can also be an opportunity to find a new integration with polarities, extremes and challenges. Find ways to surrender, while still taking effective action steps. Capricorn's nature is to push really hard, overwork and to tenaciously take on a challenge. Are you biting off more than you can chew? Saying yes when you really need to say no? Find ways to delegate, get extra support and notice where you invite in overwhelm. This is often a strategy for self sabotage, perpetuating cycles of "not being enough" or "not doing enough". Remember that challenges are an opportunity to notice what needs to change or shift within us or our choices. What needs to change in order for smoother sailing? Use this Mercury cycle to dive deeply into the depths of your mental body and harvest rich rewards. Keep reaching, extending and trying new things. What you will find is new possibility, new purpose and rich creative rewards. Find ways to keep resourcing from your inner light. Let this light ignite your power. The sensitivity of the mind during this cycle will require that you meditate and find time for sacred pauses. Look, listen, watch. Once Venus joins Mercury in Capricorn, a creative shift occurs. How can you channel ideas, passions, imagination and possibility into containment? Get product oriented. Structure the feminine into the masculine. Shape it and re-shape again and again. Tuesday, February 9th Moon in 2nd tithi Just after Tuesday begins, Moon shifts to Satabhisha nakshatra, the star of "a hundred medicines", while continuing through Aquarius. Varuna rules this constellation, providing a stern, watchful gaze which no one can escape. The symbol is an empty circle, which shares unlimited potential, yet a clearly defined space. Boundaries are necessary here and are also supported. Find ways to contain yourself safely today. This is an essential resource for self care. What are you saying yes to that you should be saying no to? Clarify your position and spend time alone in order to align with your inner truth more clearly. Be mindful of health today and use Ayurvedic principles to align with Natural Law. Varuna causes disease when you disobey the wisdom of nature. The emotional body is still being effected by conjunction with Ketu and the gaze of Rahu and Jupiter. Tend to this sensitivity with slow, steady steps. Minutes before midnight, Moon moves to Purvabhadra nakshatra. Wednesday, February 10th Moon in 3rd tithi Moon transits Purvabhadra nakshatra, moving into exact conjunction with Ketu late afternoon. Retrograde Jupiter and Rahu continue to give their gaze. The emotional body is very fragile today. Intensified feelings may come to the surface as emotions, finding their way through your internal waters. Surrender to these waves. Venus at the edge of Sagittarius creates more of this theme. You may feel as if you have a foot in two worlds today. Ruling deity Ajaikapada can help you balance the impossible, while integrating challenges and resources. Use creative tools to help you move your inner waters and harvest from them. What is your divine feminine asking of you? What does she request? Slowing down to stillness will help you gather these messages. Unite your two halves and step more gracefully into the now. Late afternoon, Moon moves to Pisces, increasing the themes of movement, creativity and the emotional body. Keep the movement, keep the flow. Once Moon shifts to the latter half of the Bhadra constellation, Uttara Bhadrapada, as Wednesday comes to a close, release arrives. Thursday, February 11th Moon in 4th tithi Moon transits Pisces and Uttara Bhadrapada today, symbolized by the back legs of a funeral cot- indicating release, letting go and endings. As one door closes, another one opens. Death is indicative of life. Inhale brings exhale. The dance of life is integrating opposing forces and bridging differences into union. The human body is such a vessel, a container of integration and balance. Dig deeply into your subconscious territory today and gather resources for life, for union, for balance. What action steps are you using to support this process? Stir up your depths and let the parts of your being that have not seen the light, emerge and reawaken you. Venus is now at the very edge of Sagittarius, increasing creativity, feelings and life force energy. How do you put these resources to good use? Where do you need to slow down and stand more deeply in your feminine essence? Late evening, Moon moves to Revati nakshatra, ushering in the nourishing support of Pushan. Friday, February 12th Moon in 5th tithi Friday begins with Moon moving through Revati nakshatra and Venus changing signs- from fire to earth. At 01:00 am PST, Venus leaps to Capricorn, joining Mercury and a sandhi Sun here. Sun is now in the nakshatra of the Vasu Devas, Dhanishta, increasing light (jyoti) and being seen in dharmic ways. Rahu and Ketu are also sandhi, still in the 29 degree range, propping open the portals between signs. These gaps between signs are sacred junction points where spirit can be accessed more actively. There is vulnerability, sensitivity and new awareness enlivened as a result. Connect with your spiritual body intentionally and create space for deeper listening. As Venus lands in Capricorn, conjuncting Mercury and Sun, all three planets now receive gaze from Mars and Saturn. These two planets are frustrating and often cause challenges due to their opposing energy. Mars is a warrior, fiery and action oriented, whereas Saturn is slow, methodical and needs a certain steadiness with ample pauses. Both energies rule over the earth sign Capricorn, giving it a stable, yet determined essence. This is a courageous cycle for Venus, one that brings new endeavors and creativity. The hands are a primary entry point for accessing this creative wisdom, so let them guide you towards new awakenings. Allow the imaginal to come into form. Spark the soul and illuminate your spirit through grounding and landing within. Align with the laws of nature in this coming cycle, the elements of existence, to support your awakening process. What feels like right action? How do you know this is real? Sense the connection you are creating with your inner truth. Feel this deepening from inner to outer. Is there a place in the physical body that you can feel this power strengthening? Once Sun leaves Capricorn on the 13th, Venus and Mercury align once again as a creative, resourceful team. These creative tides will be stirring and activating more potent receptivity. Take this creativity into action. Land internally, track sensations, notice the physical body messages. These are vital resources for your creative and healing activation. The body will be sharing very clearly what you need, so harvest this wisdom consciously. Use these messages as resources for your path. There's support coming from within. Use this to deepen your inner gaze. Relationships can be instrumental in this inner awareness. Pay close attention to the mirrors you are looking in. Be courageous in your co-creation. Friday, Moon moves through Revati nakshatra, Pushan's domain. The symbol here is a drum, used to keep time and mark occasions. Pushan helps travels be nourishing and fruitful, while also having the skill of returning what has been lost along the way. What are you calling back to you? What are you moving towards? Take an action step towards what you need for deep nourishment. Call in your guides, resources and spirit to support you. Today is also Vasant Panchami, the celebrated day of goddess Saraswati- who governs knowledge, wisdom, creativity and technology. It is said that this day brings all goodness and success to your actions. It is an Abujha day, one that offers auspicious results. Honor, celebrate, chant and pray to Ma Saraswati. Let her blessings of wisdom, creativity and greater awareness arrive through you. The fifth tithi, Panchami, ends at 17:09 PST so be sure to do your pujas and celebrations prior. Late evening, Moon makes the tricky leap from the end of the zodiac (Pisces) and into Aries, the beginning. A door closes, while a new one opens. What loose ends need to be finalized and completed to prepare you for the cycle to come? Saturday, February 13th Moon in 6th tithi Minutes after Saturday arrives, Sun jumps to Aquarius, joining Ketu here. He receives direct gaze from Rahu and retrograde Jupiter seven houses away. This is the third planetary change this week, rendering multiple sandhi (in the gap between signs) planets simultaneously. Accessing spirit will be supported at this time, though a certain fragility and vulnerability will be present. Sun's transit through Aquarius gives rise to a certain spiritual focus in the coming month. One where we can more clearly identify polarities that need integration. As shadow emerges and rises to the surface, it can transform, more light can bring awareness and awakening, and suppressed energy can give rise to something new. Sun's conjunction with Ketu amplifies this process, while also bringing past traumas to the light. The process of healing and transforming may intensify once Sun shifts into Satabisha nakshatra on February 19th. Varuna's watchful gaze does not let anything go unnoticed. This is an opportunity to align more closely with the Laws of Nature and bring yourself back to a sustainable balance point. Mind your health and be diligent with what you eat and how you eat. A good routine and following Ayurvedic principles will be ideal. Health issues that arise within Satabisha are said to be impossible to remove. Heyam dukham anagatam- avert the danger that has not come; use prevention. By March 4th, Sun moves to Chitra nakshatra and Mercury will have joined Sun and Ketu in Aquarius as well. Clear action steps and innovation will be supported at this time. Creativity will be more unique, fresh and out of the box. Are you allowing in all possibilities? Let your entrepreneurial spirit shine! Computers will support this process as will the internet. Connect, co-create and find ways to share your ideas in bigger ways. Use the coming month to chip away anything holding you back, keeping you from accessing your creative power. Where are you resisting your empowerment? Why? What is keeping you from fully accessing your full potential? Think big! Expand what you think is possible for yourself and your life. Ask for spirit to support you with this process. Allow your team to help- both on the material and spiritual planes of existence. Let your ancestors help you get your needs met. Call them in! Saturday the 13th may feel like a fresh start as Moon moves through the first sign of the zodiac (Aries), signifying new beginnings. Moon receives gaze from Mars, Rahu and retrograde Jupiter as it moves through Aries. Emotionally, sudden outbursts of anger may arrive as well as frustrations and irritations. What is the underlying need and the lesson? Where are you forcing, when you should be surrendering? The horse-headed twin Ayurvedic doctors bring magic, medicine and miracles with them- usually suddenly and with precision. Gather resources for healing, rejuvenation and revitalization. Where can you drop in and listen more intently to your inner wisdom? What messages are arriving to support your health- physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually? Late afternoon, Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra and sensitivity is stirred. Transformation is provoked, inviting in possibility, new awareness and insights. Let your feelings support the imaginal. Contain the big picture and give it focus. Sunday, February 14th Moon in 7th tithi Moon continues through Aries and Bharani nakshatra, instigating Yama's strong arm of restraint. This nakshatra is symbolized by a yoni and is highly creative. There are openings and birthing offered, as well as closings and death. Opposing forces conjoin, giving rise to new possibilities. Use integration as your theme today. What needs to be connected, bridged and aligned so that more stability and ease is birthed? What restrictions can help you fulfill this process? Less is more. Let Yama's restraint be a resource. Late afternoon Moon changes to Krittika nakshatra, Agni's domain. Get exact, clear and focused about your needs. Pay attention to your digestion and what you are feeding yourself. Attend carefully to your life fire. What are you ingesting in your life and are you well fed? Where is the nourishment coming from? Where do you need more? Once evening arrives, Moon leaps to Taurus and becomes exalted. The feeling body and emotions will be sparked. Saturn and Mars give their gaze, invoking passion and frustration simultaneously. What is working? What is not? How can you get your needs met in new ways? Many Westerners celebrate Valentine's Day on the 14th. This is an interesting day to celebrate love and union. Uniting masculine and feminine energies can be supported today, but with restrictions and restraint. If you're birthing new love or re-igniting old love, create clear boundaries and intentions in order to get your needs met. Communicate carefully and consciously to relationships. What needs to transform within you, in order to find the connection you long for? Monday, February 15th Moon in 8th tithi Moon transits Krittika nakshatra and moves through its mulitrikona degrees, while receiving gaze from Saturn (contraction) and Mars (dynamism). These energies provoke a certain emotional body frustration or confusion. There may be emotional build-up released. Find safe and comfortable ways to open the valves. As afternoon arrives, Moon moves to Rohini nakshatra and creativity is amplified. How can you channel the emotional body spikes through your creative power? Lord Brahma supports this process by turning the unmanifest into manifest form. Use sensation and enliven your sensuality through touch, taste, sight and sound. Relish in the uniquely human qualities of the feeling realms. Lord Krishna was said to have been born with Moon in the first house in Rohini. His beauty, charm and unyielding love expresses the devotional qualities of this star as well. Bhakti is the balm that can soothe challenge. Where can you surrender to divine devotion more consciously? Who and what are you inviting in to support you in this process? My Jyotish Basics courses will resume in March 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details. Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! ~ Elemental Integration. By Swati* New Moon is Monday morning at 06:39 am PST, while Moon is in Capricorn and Dhanishta Nakshatra. The coming waxing cycle is oriented towards expansion, while also supporting shining more brightly in the world through the support of the Vasu Devas. Resources, support and abundance can be delivered through alignment with right action, dharma and sharing one's talents and creative forces. Vas means "to shine" in Sanskrit. This nakshatra brings visibility through one's light (jyoti), but mostly through sharing this inner light with others. Shine your light brightly in the coming days and use it as a resource for awakening in new ways. What lights you up, inspires and provokes a cheerfulness, brightness and sense of joy? Move towards these people, environments, projects and visions with possibility and a child-like sense of wonder. Spark playfulness, creative intelligence and a sense of thriving through the arts, movement and nature. Your creativity will be enhanced by meditation, alone time, extra time spent relaxing and in bed while also honoring your feminine energy through sacred pauses and a less is more approach. Target your energy effectively for maximum results. Notice where you are imbalanced and stuck in masculine-centric agendas. How can you balance both parts of your being more consciously? Harmonize the doing with being. Both Sun and Moon receive drishti from Mars and Saturn at the time of the new Moon. Saturn rules Capricorn, offering stability, support, structure and a methodical, hard working nature. Mars is considered exalted in Capricorn, and his gaze provides a fierce tenacity and focused warrior spirit. Together, these planets inspire the Sun and Moon to find clarity, purpose and power for the coming cycle. Use this waxing cycle to extend and reach beyond your normal range. Try new things, step into new territory and explore unknown landscapes- inner and outer. What new resources, support, guidance or tools do you need in order to accomplish this task of expansion? What is holding you back from stepping more boldly into life? Notice places of tension, tightness and contraction in the body. Identify stories that keep you locked into playing small and remaining stuck in old paradigms and characteristics. Track emotions that emerge as you test these foreign waters. Do fear, anxiety, resistance, avoidance or self sabotage stand in your way? Lean in closer and identify the challenge. As you move closer to this part of you shadow self, offer compassion and deep listening as an antidote. Your loving kindness is the missing medicine. Embrace the conflict with open arms. Themes to work with for the coming weeks include expanding what you think is possible for yourself and your path, while finding new resources to support this task. It will be your creativity and how you use your potent inner wealth, that will determine your success. Do you suppress or resist your passion and creative powers? Or do you channel them effectively with clear actions that are aligned with your purpose? Don't waste your energy on tasks that are frivolous or mundane. Step into your full power and say yes to life! Creative Ritual What do those moments of empowerment feel like for you? The times when you feel alive, potent, energized and clear about your path? Imagine a time when you felt strong, activated and positive about your choices and actions. Maybe you can recall a time recently when you felt like this, or maybe a memory of the past. Who or what helped you experience this feeling? Fully activate and enliven this sense of inner power and step into it. Close your eyes and notice. Where do you feel this empowerment in your body? Use this power place in your body and let it to help you explore further. 1) Track this feeling of empowerment within your body. Where is it located? What does it feel like? Where does this feeling land in your body? Identify sensations that are arriving and what part of the body this is located in. Do any images, colors or shapes arrive? Can you gather any messages or insights? Stay here for a few minutes and fully arrive in this feeling. 2) Use your empowerment experience to create an image. Using craypas, paints, pencils or collage, to create an image of your inner empowerment. What does this feel like for you? What colors, shapes, textures arrive? Put this on paper. Create an image that expresses this feeling using colors, textures and shapes. Allow at least 20 minutes at for this empowerment image to emerge. Title your image. 3) Use your image to inspire a movement exploration. Let your body move in response to your image with an intention of "activating your feelings of empowerment". What sensations emerge for you during your dance? What awareness? What body parts feel enlivened? Allow at least 5 to 10 minutes for this movement exploration. I encourage you to extend this time frame as you recycle this process. 4) Harvesting. In your journal answer these questions: I am, I want, I need, I sense, I feel, I imagine. What am I opening to? What am I closing to? For a limited time only, you can purchase either a monthly or annual Basic Site Membership at a reduced rate. Purchase Now.
My Jyotish Basics courses will resume in March 2016. Looking forward to sharing with you! Get the Details. Ready to start 2016 off with clarity and purpose? I am now booking March sessions. Let's connect! This Week's Intention: Creating inner balance and harmony comes from honoring your polarities. Step towards the darkness and light in equal measure. Lean into discomfort and gather resources. Make necessary adjustments as you listen to the messages arriving. Soak in the silence. The week begins with a waning Moon just finishing up it's passage through the eighth tithi (phase). This phase is called Ashtami in Sanskrit and is ruled by Rahu and the Vasus. It can bring worldly resources and support depending on our receptivity and relationship with Rahu at this time. Rahu and retrograde Jupiter are in tight conjunction- just over a degree apart. The conflict and challenges between dark and light forces continue this week. Notice where you are moving towards more nourishment and support, grounding and stabilizing. What are you saying yes to? What is feeling good? Honor yourself for these choices. Lean into the challenges and gather guidance and resources to support your change process. The transformations possible right now will be deep and lasting. Monday, February 1st Moon in the 9th tithi Just as Monday begins, Moon shifts to Vishaka nakshatra and support of allies and companions arrives. Both Indra and Agni rule this nakshatra- each dependent on the other for gains and accomplishments. King and priest are interdependent on each other. Both rely on the others strengths, skills and resources in order to do their own job and carry out their own dharma. This is a reminder that we can not work alone. Relationships, co-creation and connection are vital to humans, and our ability to thrive. Who and what are you calling in today to support you? What do you need for greater nourishment and ease? Who can help you accomplish this task? Reach out, so others can reach back. Late evening, Moon moves to its debilitation sign, Scorpio, joining Saturn here. Lean in to the emotional body very gently and open to its needs. Tuesday, February 2nd Moon in 10th tithi Moon is debilitated, moving through Scorpio and conjunct Saturn until midweek. The emotional body will be tender, depressed and grief may be stirred. It's important to tend to the internal waters intelligently and honor what is passing through you. Do not suppress or negate the waves. Feeling stuck? This is the message that your inner waters need more movement. Let the body be a resource for opening, awakening and creating momentum. As Moon moves through Anuradha nakshatra today, transforming your mud into beauty, is worthy of your time and effort. Dive deeply and find the inner resources. They may look like challenges, but remember this is just your inner mud. From the mud, grows the lotus blossom. Finding your inner mud insures that you can find your inner resources as well. Can you awaken and transform from the thick, heavy darkness? What types of support, resources and guidance do you need to help you with this process? Seek balance. Wednesday, February 3rd Moon in 11th tithi Indra and his power arrives just after Wednesday begins. As Moon transits Jyeshtha nakshatra, an opportunity to turn sensitivity into strength blossoms. How are you honoring your sensitivity? In this acknowledgement, how can you awaken to your strength? They go hand in hand. As king of the gods, Indra reminds us that we are infinitely powerful, each with an important duty and dharma to share. The strength and power that Indra offers is likened to prana in the Upanishads. How are you directing this inner life force energy? Are you using it to support your path and purpose? Channel the inner winds with conscious intention. Use your power sensitively and your sensitivity with great power. Harness your strength through the senses and by training the mind properly. Today is about re-framing. If you're focusing on everything that's not working, it's time to put more attention on what is working instead. In this way, you create your life. Moon and Saturn are in exact conjunction today. Move the mind and emotions by moving the body. Where are you stuck? Resistant? Contracting? How can you open to more fluidity? Thursday, February 4th Moon in 12th tithi Early morning, Moon leaps to Sagittarius and into Mula nakshatra, joining Mercury and Venus in this fire sign. Jupiter and Rahu both give their gaze. Nirrti arrives with her calamity and chaos principles as a reminder to find your inner stability and grounding cord. She is notorious for bringing change, uprooting deep burdens and pains, bringing them to the surface in the process. This is an uncomfortable experience, yet necessary for awakening, increasing your capacity to the hold the light, and breaking up stagnant, resistant parts of your being so that new pathways can open. Nirrti naturally enlivens the dark forces and pulls you off your path of light, truth and dharma. Wherever you are by-passing and not integrating your light with your dark, Nirrti will show you dis-ease and discomfort. Rather than resist or deny, move closer to it. Listen compassionately, with loving kindness. Notice what you need and ask for guidance. Start letting go of what no longer serves you. Pain included. Friday, February 5th Moon in 13th tithi Mid-morning, Moon moves to PurvaAshada nakshatra, joining Venus and Mercury in this same constellation. Ruling deity Apas increases the flow of water- whether this be creatively or within our bodies. As the water goddess, she creates changes through this fluidity- whether harsh or gentle. Spend time rejuvenating yourself today. Move your body and let the heat within move your inner waters out through your pores. Cry, sing, laugh and channel your creative energy in cathartic ways. Walk or sit near water and honor its cleansing and healing powers. The Moon mirrors the creative potency of Venus and Mercury, while also intensifying the mental and emotional bodies. The gaze of Rahu and Jupiter cause conflicts with good versus evil. This battle is occurring within your mind and emotions. Tend to your stories consciously. Where are you saying yes to your shadow? Where can you invite in the light a bit more? Be authentic with your full range of humanity. Move closer to, rather than away from, your wholeness. Saturday, February 6th Moon in 14th tithi Mid-morning, Moon shifts to the latter half of the Ashada constellation, UttarAshada. Moon continues to track closely with Mercury and moves away from Venus. Rahu and Jupiter continue to give their gaze. Today is about creating authenticity and honoring your truth, affirming your inner power and aligning with the organizing powers of Nature. How are you honoring your wisdom, light and nourishment? Who and what supports this process? As you notice what isn't working, re-direct your focus to what is. Find ways to move towards the helpful, supportive and nourishing in your life. Say yes to that which offers pleasure, support and ease. Find action steps that assist you with this process. Midday, Moon moves to Capricorn, joining Sun here. Ruling planets of this earth sign, Mars and Saturn, give their drishti. The effects of their gaze, provide stabilizing forces to help ground the frenetic and fickle nature of the Moon. However, the energy of Mars and Saturn is also contradictory. Mars is a doer, while Saturn is slow and methodical. This can cause challenges with action and inaction, as well as with polarities. Find ways to walk the middle ground today, honoring balance, integration and harmony within. Use sacred pauses to check in and notice where you are landing. Just before Sunday arrives, Moon moves through the sacred 28th nakshatra, Abhijit. This star invites spirit in new ways. Pause and listen carefully. Set intentions and allow new possibilities to stir you. Sunday, February 7th Moon in 15th tithi Moon continues to move through Abhijit until mid morning. Start your morning with meditation, deep breathing, intentions and aligning with your spiritual body. Half way through Sunday morning, Moon moves to Sravana nakshatra, Vishnu's domain. His element is Akasha, space, which means he is everywhere. His role is to sustain and preserve, which he does through dharma. Honor your steps and the direction you are heading. Your path is sacred, powerful and important. Step into your power in conscious ways and align with your purpose. Let the wisdom of Vishnu's sustaining forces support your momentum. What resources and guidance are showing up to assist your path? What moments of truth and inner wisdom are you gathering? As Moon moves closer to the Sun, becoming new, we are invited to drop into our being with a new receptivity. Honor the pause and find ways to listen more deeply to your inner knowing. Let your being be stirred by the silence and trust the messages that arrive. Monday, February 8th Moon in 15th tithi (Amavasya) and 1st tithi New Moon is Monday morning at 06:39 am PST, while Moon is in Capricorn and Dhanishta Nakshatra. The coming waxing cycle is oriented towards expansion, while also supporting shining more brightly in the world through the support of the Vasu Devas. Resources, support and abundance can be delivered through alignment with right action, dharma and sharing one's talents and creative forces. Vas means "to shine" in Sanskrit. This nakshatra brings visibility through one's light (jyoti), but mostly through sharing this inner light with others. Both Sun and Moon receive drishti from Mars and Saturn at the time of the new Moon. Saturn rules Capricorn, offering stability, support, structure and a methodical, hard working nature. Mars is considered exalted in Capricorn, and his gaze provides a fierce tenacity and focused warrior spirit. Together, these planets inspire the Sun and Moon to find clarity, purpose and power for the coming cycle. Themes to work with for the coming weeks include expanding what you think is possible for yourself and your path, while finding new resources to support this task. It will be your creativity and how you use your potent inner wealth, that will determine your success. Do you suppress or resist your passion and creative powers? Or do you channel them effectively with clear actions that are aligned with your purpose? Don't waste your energy on tasks that are frivolous or mundane. Step into your full power and say yes to life! Monday continues with Moon transiting Dhanishta nakshatra, shifting to Aquarius late afternoon, where she joins Ketu- still transiting the 29 degree range. Rahu and retrograde Jupiter give their gaze seven houses away. The emotional body becomes extra sensitive at this time, though increased wisdom, insights and awareness may arrive. Pausing and attending to your sacred inner realms will be vital in order to catch the messages. Read more about the New Moon + Creative Ritual here. * All timing given in Pacific Standard Time Zone. For a limited time only, you can purchase either a monthly or annual Basic Site Membership at a reduced rate. Purchase Now.
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