December Full Moon Wisdom + Creative Ritual

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The December Full Moon is on the 13th at 17:05 MST. Moon is in its mulitrikona sign, a great place for emotional expression and connection. Full Moon in Taurus and Mrigashirsha nakshatra brings reaching and extending into new territory and resources in the coming cycle. Branch out and seek new nectar for your soul. Attract more of what you need. Go out on a limb and try something new. Be bold in your action steps. Watch for fickle and flighty responses. Try to follow through and stick to your word. You may find yourself in challenges where you were not clear about your needs and intentions. Focus.

Mrigashirsha nakshatra is ruled by Soma, another name for Chandra, the Moon. As ruler of the emotional body and the feelings within, Moon supports the experience of life through this uniquely human attribute. The Moon rules all the nakshatras, lunar constellations, the divine expressions of the subtle emotional body realms on a cosmic level. Moon is the fastest moving planet of the nine recognized Vedic planets, transitioning through each sign every 2.5 days. This expresses the fickle, ever changing nature of the Moon, emotions and the feminine.

Soma is lord of the plants, and he gives the potency and nourishment that plants offer. In ancient times there was a Soma plant that had 15 leaves- each one correlating to the 15 tithis (Moon phases). Ideally, harvesting of medicinal plants is done on the full Moon, when the Soma is the strongest within the plant. Soma is pulled from the roots and into the leaves during a full Moon. Use this full Moon and coming cycle to strengthen your extending branches and allow your Soma to touch others, connecting and creating from your intentions. Trust your roots and reach your leaves and branches wide. Connect, co-create, reach out. The Moon is social and friendly, allow the nature of the Moon to support your interactions.

This waning cycle marks the near closing of a lengthy process of a Kala Sarpa yoga. Mrigashirsha nakshatra is ruled by Mars, transiting Aquarius now, and will collide with the cutting nature of Ketu, before he ends the Kala Sarpa Yoga in the coming weeks. Watch for excess anger, aggression and passion- within and from others. There is a radical force taking place right now that can be delusional, violent and severe. Watch your emotional body carefully.

Express and release emotions in a conscious and intentional ways. Be clear about your needs and expectations. Most importantly, let your anger be your teacher, your guru. Anger is a powerful change agent and often expresses parts of yourself that feel unfairly treated. Look closely at your personal mythology and notice what your ego is clinging to with tenacity. Can you find a softer, gentler place within to focus your attention, your inner gaze? Notice where boundaries need to be restructured- where you've been saying yes when you need to firmly say no. Emotional body flares are notoriously connected to leaky boundaries and lack of inner clarity.

Attend to relationships with tact, clarity and the intention of loving-kindness. Be clear and firm with your needs. Use this cycle to honor a sense of liberation and letting go of parts of yourself and your life that are not feeding you. If it doesn't noursh you, radically remove it. This is a time of empowering, deep nourishment. What do you need to do for deeper sustainable abundance, comfort and support?

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Creative Ritual

* Create a list of self care activities that nourish and support your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.

* Use the four level check in regularly as well as EFT for identifying and moving emotions.


1) Using craypas, paints or pencils, create an image of your nourishment. What does nourishment feel like for you? Create an image that expresses this feeling using colors, textures and shapes. Allow 20 minutes at minimum for this nourishment image. Title your image.


2) Use your image to inspire a movement exploration. Let your body move in response to your nourishment image with an intention of "moving with your feelings of nourishment". What sensations emerge for you during your dance? What awareness? Allow 5 to 10 minutes for this movement exploration. I encourage you to extend this time frame as you recycle this process.


3) Harvesting. In your journal answer these questions:
I am, I want, I need, I sense, I feel, I imagine.

What deeply nourishes me? What no longer nourishes me?
Where do I feel support in my life? Where do I need more support?
What am I opening to? What am I closing to?

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