Moon Mind Calendar {January 1st to 8th}

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This Week's Intention: Ground and align with your biggest core needs and intentions. Take powerful, purposeful action steps. Activate your truth and strengthen your potential. Get clear on what actions must be taken.

Moon is waxing as the New Year arrives. The week and new Year kick off with Moon in 5th tithi (phase) of the waxing cycle, marking the first 1/3 of the journey before purnima (fullness). Mercury is retrograde in Sagittarius, while Mars has finally shifted to the outside of the Rahu/Ketu axis, marking the closure of the intense past few months of Kala Sarpa Yoga effects. Some integration, renewed balance and evenness is arriving. Lean into the harmony available right now. What do you need to strengthen your grounding cord and clarify your next steps?

Monday, January 2nd
Moon in 5th tithi
Panchami

Moon transits Aquarius, arriving in Satabisha nakshatra mid morning- conjuncting Ketu, Venus and Mars. The emotional body will feel an intensification, a pull in multiple directions. You may feel split down the middle, conflicted, agitated and aggravated. How do you want to channel the ferocity you are feeling within? Clarify your needs and intentions. Take purposeful action and build momentum for the weeks to come. This is a time of healing, honoring your needs and inner landscape. Lean in closer and attend to any loose ends. When Moon transits Satabisha nakshatra, it is time to take care of your health and vitality rigorously. Clean diet, lifestyle choices and routine are essential right now. What is your medicine for well being- on all levels of your being?

Tuesday, January 3rd
Moon in 6th tithi
Sashti

Early morning, Moon moves into Purvabhadra nakshatra, continuing a theme of balance, integration and finding harmony with opposing forces. Ruling deity is Ajaikapada, who is a Rudra (offering immense strength), but also provoking a challenging balancing act- inner and outer. Mystical wisdom and purification are possible today, so channel your energy accordingly. What are you learning? Awakening to? How can this support your integration process? Polarities are still begging for your attention and alignment. What challenges need your attention? How can they become a resource for change and transformation?

Wednesday, January 4th
Moon in 7th tithi
Saptami

Moon lands in Pisces just before the day begins. Jupiter gives his direct gaze from seven house away. Expand and open, learn and discover. As Moon enters Uttarabhadra mid morning, a certain depth and awareness arrives. Ahirbudhnya brings an ability to dive below the surface of the mind and discover secrets that are normally hidden from view. Dive deep today. If you don't pause to check what's arriving within your inner landscape, you'll miss the poignant messages arriving. Stop and drop in, meditate and stay awhile.

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Thursday, January 5th
Moon in 8th tithi
Ashtami

Early morning, Moon moves into the final constellation of the zodiac, Revati. Pushan rules this portion of the sky, promoting safe travels- with ample resources and support for the journey. Nourishment arrives on the mental body level, while also supporting clarity and release. The mind is still moving in reverse right now. What clean up is taking place? What are you unraveling within the mind? What unhelpful and undernourishing behaviors can be released through your conscious awareness? Align and integrate with your highest intentions. Make choices that truly support this and honor your need for more nourishment. What will support this desire? 

Friday, January 6th
Moon in 9th tithi
Navami

Moon enters the tricky gandanta (gap) between the end of the zodiac (Pisces) and jumping into the beginning of the zodiac. As Moon lands in Aries early morning, it steps into the first constellation of the zodiac, Ashwini nakshatra. There are three gandanta points in the zodiac, each one provoking change, transformation and release. Rahu gives his gaze to the Moon, clouding judgement at times and intensifying desires simultaneously. Today inspires a clean up phase that increases healing and rejuvenation. What needs to be cleared, cleaned, released and detoxed? Get creative! The healing arts and creative arts are resources for your divine well being. Indulge in your need for creativity and self care as these are powerful ways to honor your deepest needs for nourishment.

Saturday, January 7th
Moon in 10th tithi
Dashami

Early morning, Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra, allowing Yama's restraint to influence the day. There is transformation of the old and certain death of what no longer serves you. It's vital that you align with your need for simplicity, sparking clarity and more certainty simultaneously. Lean in and listen to your inner wisdom. What feels excessive? Overpowering? Unnecessary? Clean up your emotional body as well as your relationship with self and others. What is the core intention that will support greater self love? Increase compassion and loving kindness for yourself and others. This is the most basic resource for ease, grace and divine nourishment.

Sunday, January 8th
Moon in 11th tithi
Ekadashi

Just as Sunday begins, Moon arrives in Krittika nakshatra and Agni brings a powerful transformational energy to the day. Purification, clarification and awakening are supported as the fire of life clears and strengthens your inner knowing. Trust the vision of truth and light that is flickering within. What is it telling you about your purpose and dharma? As Moon transits its exaltation position in Taurus, powerful emotions are present. Your emotional body wisdom shares immense resources with you- especially about what you need for greater nourishment in life. Challenges show you what is not working, which means change and transformation are being provoked. Are you listening? What needs to shift in order for you to strengthen your inner harmony and your relationship with the divine nectar of life? Your creativity and creative intelligence are the most potent resource of all. Use it! Linger in moments of sweetness and softness. Late evening Moon shifts to Rohini nakshatra. Creativity is amplified.

Mercury goes direct in Sagittarius today. Mercury transits Sagittarius for an extended stay, starting on November 28th. The entire transit will last until February 3rd, an unusually lengthy dance of forward and backwards for this swift moving planet. Mercury will retrograde on December 19th for roughly three weeks, until January 8th. This prolongs his stay in the fiery sign of Sagittarius, who is fortunately a friend. Retrograde planets increase the strength of the planet and its indications, expressing themselves more as the nodes do- with excess, confusion and intensity.

As Mercury arrives in Sagittarius at the end of November, he also lands in Mula Nakshatra. This constellation is notorious for sparking change, transition, release and uprooting. As the planets continue to move through this portion of the sky (Sun next, then Saturn in the first part of 2017) inevitable shifts take place. Mercury will be in Mula for a lengthy stay in the coming months, moving in and out of this challenging gandanta of change. Mercury will leave Mula for the first time on December 8th, but will return on December 28th for over three weeks, until January 21st of 2017. The dance of Mercury in and out of Mula, will provoke deep mental body changes and challenges in the coming months. This is a powerful opportunity for uprooting old, outdated personal mythology with all things Mercury. This includes communication, connections, commerce, business, money, creativity, writing, computers and all resources of connection.

This transit of Mercury impacts the mental body, the mind, stirring a change process that impacts relationships, money, the feminine and creative powers. The cycle ahead supports change towards nourishment, fluidity and ease. An ability to arrive in the love and stay oriented towards the heart is possible- with courage and commitment. Get clear on what works for you and what doesn't. Communicate your needs authentically and purposefully, but through loving kindness. Work towards clarity with your inner authority and notice when you go against your needs out of fear or a misuse of your power.

Use this cycle to step into your creative powers more fully and bring more beauty into your home and heart. Seek balance- inner and outer. Move closer to your emotional body and deepen your feminine wisdom. Say yes to integration of fluidity and structure. Find your middle ground. Land and reconnect. 

Monday, January 9th
Moon in 12th tithi
Dvadasi

Rohini nakshatra is activating immense creativity today. Lord Brahma is the ruling deity here, which by default includes his wife, goddess Saraswati. Together, they bring forth the ability to manifest, channel creative intelligence and put creativity into right action. Desires are brought into form. Use your creative powers with great intention and honor your ability to create the life of your dreams. Jupiter and Saturn both give their gaze to the Moon today- strengthening balance with expansion and contraction. Find evenness and balance with your inner and outer realms, as well as spiritual and material desires. Clarify your desires and put them into action.

* All timing is Mountain Standard Time.

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