The week begins as Ganesha Chaturthi ends. Monday morning finishes the celebration of the revered elephant god who removes obstacles from your path of enlightenment. A great way to start the week off! Moon continues to wax as challenging planetary configurations and alignments activate. Some relief may be felt despite the current Kala Sarpa Yoga effects (see more below) depending on your natal chart. With Mars and Saturn separating now, as well as the tight conjunctions in Virgo, some progress is made. Sun continues to conjunct Rahu closely, however, bringing challenges with ego, masculinity, self expression and power.

Monday, September 5th
Moon in 5th tithi
Panchami

Late Monday morning, moon shifts into Swati nakshatra, Vayu's territory. Movement will be maximized- whether small or large, gentle or harsh. The nature of Vayu is air, cooling things off softly and also brutally. As Moon moves through Libra at the start of the week, the need for balance, integration and connection increases. Ketu's gaze upon the Moon brings sudden changes, shifts and awakenings. Emotions may be sparked suddenly, but will release just as quickly. There is a link between Vayu and Rudra- which indicates great strength is available here. Vayu is also breath, the breath of life, life force energy. He can bring balance or imbalance, but Prana (your inner winds) will restore and bring health and vitality. If you can get your inner winds in balance, then everything else falls into place. Use pranayama, physical movement and breath awareness into your day.

Sun is still in very close proximity to Rahu and will continue to move past him in the coming days. Issues with ego, sense of self worth and inner resiliency are amplified. As Sun moves to the other side of Rahu, towards the edge of Leo, a unique planetary yoga occurs. All planets will be scissored in between Rahu and Ketu until late December (once Mars moves to the other side of Ketu). This yoga is called Kala Sarpa (The Serpent of Time) and will intensify each month as Moon enters Leo and moves through Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and through Aquarius. Moon mirrors and magnifies, so issues provoked by these signs and the planets in these signs, will be amplified as a result. Kala Sarpa Yoga's effects intensify the planetary combinations at play as all planets are essentially "hemmed in" by the malefic shadow nodes, Rahu and Ketu.

Read more about this unique Kala Sarpa combination

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Tuesday, September 6th
Moon in 6th tithi
Sashthi

Moon continues through Vayu's domain the first half of the day. Powerful changes and shifts are possible. Emotions are changing, but you may miss their messages. Be sure to connect within and spend time in your emotional body landscape. Mid day, Moon shifts into Vishaka nakshatra. Ketu gives his gaze, sparking sudden shifts and emotions. What are you feeling and why? What is the need emerging? Vishaka requests collaboration and co-creation. Two is better than one. Are you resisting support and relationship? We are inter dependent, community oriented, tribal beings. Who are you in service to? What needs are not being met and what resources and relationships do you need to get these needs met? Avoid isolation. Sun and Rahu continue in close conjunction, with Saturn giving his gaze to both. Be diligent with the physical and spiritual bodies right now. Go slow and honor your ripening.

Wednesday, September 7th
Moon in 7th tithi
Saptami

Moon continues through Vishaka, Indra and Agni's constellation. Late morning, Moon moves to its debilitation sign, Scorpio, and moves into conjunction with Saturn and Mars. The emotional body will feel the heat and pressure in the coming days. This may show up as anger and sadness, or both. What is your emotional body telling you about your needs? What is working? What is not working? As Moon shifts into Anuradha nakshatra early afternoon, the Aditya, Mitra, brings resources through friendships and support. Mitra is your friend, your confidant. He honors you and brings you what you need for more nourishment, comfort and connection. Are you reaching out? Are you reaching in? Is there balance with both? Retrograde debilitated Mercury is now at the edge of Virgo, preparing to return to Leo- where he will run right into the Sun. The mental body is very fragile right now. Be clear with communication and connections. You may find yourself repeating and re-doing right now. Go slow and be methodical to avoid mishaps.

Thursday, September 8th
Moon in 7th to 8th tithi
Saptami to Ashtami

Moon is in Mitra's domain the majority of the day. Anuradha is symbolized by a decorated gateway, inviting in openings, celebrations and success. Triumph is given under this constellation- which is good for anything auspicious or ceremonial. Ask for what you need and gather the resources, support and connections you need to get your requests fulfilled. Mitra is an Aditya, which means he gives resources. Feel into the emotional body. What is helping you feel nourished? What is not? Make the necessary adjustments and reach out for what you need. Early evening, Moon shifts to the last nakshatra of Scorpio, Jyeshtha. This is a Mercury ruled constellation and connects to a powerful mind and senses. Mercury however is in the gap between Virgo and Leo, in very delicate degrees. The mind and senses become vulnerable and overly sensitive as a result. Don't get overly stimulated. Meditate and get embodied.

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Friday, September 9th
Moon in 8th and 9th tithi
Ashtami to Navami

Jyeshta's influence continues, bringing Indra's strength and sensitivity to the forefront. Mind your senses today or they will mind you. This is a vulnerable day for the mental body as ruling planet of this constellation, Mercury, shifts signs mid morning and will be in very weak degrees today, lingering in the gap between Virgo and Leo. As Mercury continues to retrograde, his debilitation is canceled once he enters Leo. This will provoke a more externalized experience with the mental body in the coming days. Early evening, Moon shifts to Sagittarius and Mula nakshatra, Nirrti's domain. She brings breaking, uprooting and transformation- usually in a chaotic form. Mula can also bring spiritual realizations and awakening- if you are willing to move beyond the pain, trauma and challenges this constellation offers. This requires your diligence with using the pain as a resource for healing. Consider this a spiritual evening. Stay inward and be gentle with yourself and others.

Once Mercury goes direct in Leo, he won't re-enter Virgo again until October 3rd. As he re-enters his sign of exaltation, he joins Jupiter and Sun as well. At this point, we may finally get the positive effects of an exalted Mercury, with the expansive wisdom of Jupiter and the illumination of the Sun to support the awareness. A strong mind will bring more clarity, purposeful communication and potent resources. For the benefits of exalted Mercury to be felt, it will require patience and strong intentions.

Read more about retrograde Mercury in Leo

Saturday, September 10th
Moon in 9th tithi
Navami

Moon continues through Mula today as Rahu gives his gaze. Though this constellation can bring healing and awakening through breaking, opening and uprooting, Rahu's gaze can challenge the process further. Allow yourself to move towards the chaos and challenges today. Lean in closer and investigate the why. There's some possibility of being dis-empowered today. What is the wisdom you can extract from this experience? What is the resource in the challenge? Late evening Moon moves to PurvaAshada, into the domain of the water goddess Apas. She requires your transformation through moving the inner waters. Purge the emotional body. Allow tears to flow. Dance and move your inner waves.

Sunday, September 11th
Moon in 10th tithi
Dashami

Apas continues to rule the day with her watery wisdom. She brings strong feelings and keeps one searching, longing, as a result of inner emotions. Rejuvenation arrives through movement and sweat- which is an alchemy process, a form of inner transformation. Change the emotion by moving your physical body.  Transform challenging inner emotions into awakening, awareness and realization. Stay close to the physical body today. Be near water and ride the waves. Late evening, Moon shifts into the latter half of the Ashada constellation, UttaraAshada. The Vishvadevas bring a sense of accomplishment and purpose when you are aligned with right action, choices that serve your dharmic path. What does right action look like to you? What does it feel like?

Monday, September 12th
Moon in 11th tithi
Ekadashi

The week begins with Moon moving through UttaraAshada, shifting into Capricorn mid morning. Saturn gives his gaze, requesting steady, consistent steps and attention to sadness, loss and grief in the coming days, as well as hard work. The Vishvadevas rule this constellation, requesting powerful actions and choices that align with your higher purpose. They provide the tenants for good character, integrity and nobility. The Vishva devas insist on dharmic action and will not settle for anything less. Where are you aligned with your dharmic path? Where are you misaligned? What adjustments need to be made? Early evening, Moon passes through the sacred nakshatra, Abhijit, opening a portal into the spirit world. This is a sacred time of connecting to higher forces and inner realms. The door is open until just after midnight. Pause, check in, meditate, spend time in nature. Connect with your dharmic truth and inner power. Say yes to your inner wisdom by showing up in presence.

 
It is a new Moon week. The Moon is waning, turning inward, becoming dark and empty. As the Moon tides soften and become still, as does your emotional body. Pause more. Listen carefully and honor the wisdom coming from your soft, inner landscape. With this new Moon, the two week eclipse portal between lunar and solar eclipses also begins. Be gentle with yourself and honor the fact that others will be extra sensitive as well. More details in my New Moon Wisdom. Mercury goes retrograde early in the week and the mind moves in reverse for 23 days. Get innovative.


Monday, August 29th
Moon in 13th tithi
Trayodasi

Monday begins with Moon moving into Pushya nakshatra and its own sign Cancer. Pushya, the nourishing star, is Brihaspati's domain. As a personification of Jupiter, Brihaspati brings learning, knowledge and wisdom as well as support. How do you accept the support he is offering you? Are you able to receive and acknowledge what is arriving? Let gratitude be a balm for your heart and count your blessings. Saturn rules this nakshatra, requesting stability and steadiness. Go slow and continue to honor the needs he is presenting in your physical and emotional bodies. Stay connected to the wisdom of your body; get embodied. Use the breath as a resource for integration. You are still finding balance within polarities- light and dark, life and death, fast and slow, young and old, masculine and feminine. Use this time to honor all that you are. Lead with the heart as it is the ultimate point of integration and balance. Late evening Moon shifts to Ashlesha nakshatra, provoking the mind and supporting awakening from illusion. Get clear on what is working and what is not working. Clarify your priorities. The tight conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus continues. Clarify and create, expand and awaken. Let relationships and money be resources for your process of awareness. What mental/emotional body blockages are keeping you locked into old patterns? 

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Tuesday, August 30th
Moon in 14th tithi
Chaturdasi

Moon continues through Sarpa's domain, sparking mental body activity and deep inquiry. Snake energy is enlivened today, producing transformational and transcendental opportunities. Occult and mystical powers are enlivened as the Moon moves through this intense nakshatra. Late night, Moon shifts into the Sun's sign, Leo, landing in Magha nakshatra. Moon joins Sun and Rahu here. All receive gaze from the grief inducing Saturn and the spiritual change maker, Ketu. Mercury and Jupiter are still in the one degree range, however Venus has jumped forward a few degrees now. There is a battle between deva (god) and asura (demon) energies happening- and the mind is stuck in the middle of it. Today may prove to be a challenging day for the mental body on multiple accounts. Stay close to your body and breath. As Mercury goes retrograde today, honor the fact that the Mind is lurching into change and transformation and will begin to retrace its steps in the coming weeks. This may be helpful or difficult- or both. 

Mercury will go retrograde in its sign of exaltation on August 30th. Mercury will be exalted in Virgo (not in its mulitrikona degrees) during this retrograde. An exalted retrograde planet becomes debilitated, impacting the expression of the planet and turning it inward, rather than outward. For over a week, the mental body will be on a unique, inward journey. On September 9th, Mercury will re-enter Leo, joining Sun and Rahu here. This will bring the mind more clarity and external focus, while supporting a unique and innovative process.

Read more about Mercury retrograde

Wednesday, August 31st
Moon in 15th tithi
Amavasya

Moon moves through Leo and Magha nakshatra today, stirring the inner lion and grande power. Pitr rules this constellation, bringing forth karma with father and the father's lineage, as well as the masculine. The ancestors will be supporting your power and purpose today. Can you feel a connection to them? Stay out of ego and grandiose arrogance. Instead, connect to heart and lineage in order to stay grounded in your truth. Moon is nearing its exact conjunction with the Sun, bringing an emptiness, release and letting go with it. With all the elements of father that have been stirred and provoked in the past few months as multiple planets have moved through Leo, today marks a poignant day of closure. What have you been healing with father wounds? What is your intention moving forward? How can you honor this need with an action step? Saturn and Mars continue to separate in Scorpio, supporting action and momentum. Mercury moves into exact conjunction with Jupiter as he retrogrades back through Virgo. Remember that an exalted planet that is retrograde, becomes debilitated- the energy moves inward rather than outwards. Debilitated Venus in Virgo continues to move away from both planets, however the mind is still being influenced by this challenging combination of spiritual vs. worldly. Relationships, money, comforts and food are vulnerable.

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Thursday, September 1st
Moon in 15th and 1st tithi
Amavasya to Pratipad

Moon shifts into Purvaphalguni nakshatra just before Thursday begins, moving into the domain of Bhaga, the resource and pleasure provider. At 03:03, the new Moon officially arrives, bringing an emptiness and release with it. The new Moon is in sidereal Leo and Purvaphalguni nakshatra, coinciding with the annual solar eclipse. This particular eclipse will not be visible in North America, but will touch Southern Asia, Western Australia, Much of Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica. The eclipse will begin at 00:13 MDT on the 1st and continue until 06:00, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 03:01 am MDT. Eclipses are a time to meditate and do spiritual practices. From a Vedic perspective, it is not advised to be outside during an eclipse, nor start new projects during the eclipse portal (the two week gap between solar and lunar eclipses). It is an inward, lunar day. Plant seeds and attend to your creativity in gentle, intentional ways. Bhaga supports the senses- sensuality, creativity, feelings, resources and that which brings pleasure and passion. What stirs your being and excites your spirit? Do that!

Read more about this new Moon and the upcoming September Eclipse Portal

Friday, September 2nd
Moon in 2nd tithi
Dvitiya

As Friday begins, Moon shifts into the latter half of the Phalguni constellation, Uttaraphalguni. Moon is on the other side of Rahu now and moving towards Virgo. It is still a tender, small, gentle emotional body experience. One that requires attention and intention. Power is the theme right now. Are you in right relationship with your power? Uttaraphalguni is ruled by Aryaman, an Aditya who brings sustenance and good health, strength in the body and physical stamina. He also connects you to the ancestors and requests that you honor your lineage with activities and choices that sustain and nourish. Sun is the ruling planet of this lunar constellation and since the solar eclipse has now opened the eclipse portal, it is important to honor the themes now enlivened. Power, the masculine, and relationships, all require your focus. What resources do you need to awaken and digest?

Jupiter and debilitated (retrograde) Mercury continue to move through exact conjunction, with Venus only five degrees away. The mind is sandwiched in between Jupiter (purity) and Venus (impurity). Expect mental confusion with relationships, finances and health in connection to spiritual matters, wisdom and awareness. As Moon shifts into Virgo mid morning, these themes are illuminated and intensify. Stay in the body as much as possible. The mind and emotions will be amplified and may feel overwhelming. Find your grounding cord within.

Saturday, September 3rd
Moon in 3rd tithi
Tritiya

Just as Saturday arrives, Moon moves to Hasta nakshatra and Savitr arrives to illuminate and brighten. He brings the light- awareness through knowing, seeing and experiencing truth. Moon continues to mirror the challenges happening in Virgo currently. Today, Moon moves closer to Venus, who is not fond of the Moon. This combination is provocative for the current themes instigated by the transits and eclipse portal. Relationships, creativity, health, resources, pleasure, finances and passion are stirred. Can you find the root of the conflict within? What is working and what resources are you gathering? What challenges are present and how are they emerging? Remember that the nature of Virgo is to analyze, purify and cleanse. It wants to be healed, but not without attending to details. This is a powerful time to look very closely at your inner terrain and seek healing.

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Sunday, September 4th
Moon in 4th tithi
Chaturthi

On Sunday morning, Moon begins to separate from the cluster of planets transiting Virgo. She shifts into Chitra mid morning, bringing resources and activation from Vishvakarma. Moon is slowly gaining some visibility as it enters the 4th tithi of its waxing phase, offering a more active awareness to your emotional body. Chitra translates as "to be painted" which shows the action oriented nature of this constellation as well as the high creativity. This constellation is a place of highly skilled artisans who bring forth visions into manifest form. Today, let your imagination move you into creative play. Make something, move something and create! Sun and Rahu are in exact conjunction today. The tension with ego, sense of self worth and one's abilities to activate and be empowered are being tested right now. Move towards gratitude. Lighten the heart. Early evening, Moon shifts to Libra, stirring the need for balance, integration and harmony. Ketu gives his gaze, which will require that you release and let go in the coming days. Where are you resisting this release?

As Moon moves through the 4th tithi (Chaturthi) beginning at 07:25 MDT, the celebrated birthday of Ganesha begins. Ganesha Chaturthi continues until 09:39 MDT on the 5th. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles and brings moksha, release and awakening on one's path. He supports your ability to see more clearly, to have ease and self realization. He especially loves sweets, though Gulab Jamun is said to be his favorite. Today, honor Ganesha at your altar and honor him for bringing you ease and grace on your path.

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Monday, September 5th
Moon in 5th tithi
Panchami

Late Monday morning, moon shifts into Swati nakshatra, Vayu's territory. Movement will be maximized- whether small or large, gentle or harsh. The nature of Vayu is air, cooling things off softly and also brutally. As Moon moves through Libra at the start of the week, the need for balance, integration and connection increases. Ketu's gaze upon the Moon brings sudden changes, shifts and awakenings. Emotions may be sparked suddenly, but will release just as quickly. There is a link between Vayu and Rudra- which indicates great strength is available here. Vayu is also breath, the breath of life, life force energy. He can bring balance or imbalance, but Prana (your inner winds) will restore and bring health and vitality. If you can get your inner winds in balance, then everything else falls into place. Use pranayama, physical movement and breath awareness into your day.

Sun is still in very close proximity to Rahu and will continue to move past him in the coming days. Issues with ego, sense of self worth and inner resiliency are amplified. As Sun moves to the other side of Rahu, towards the edge of Leo, a unique planetary yoga occurs. All planets will be scissored in between Rahu and Ketu until late December (once Mars moves to the other side of Ketu). This yoga is called Kala Sarpa (The Serpent of Time) and will intensify each month as Moon enters Leo and moves through Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and through Aquarius. Moon mirrors and magnifies, so issues provoked by these signs and the planets in these signs, will be amplified as a result. Kala Sarpa Yoga's effects intensify the planetary combinations at play as all planets are essentially "hemmed in" by the malefic shadow nodes, Rahu and Ketu.

Read more about this unique Kala Sarpa combination