Moon is waxing (Shukla Paksha) and transits Pisces, Aries, Taurus and into Gemini this week. Moon is exalted on 2.07 and transits its Mulitrikona sign (Taurus) on 2.08 and part of the day on 2.09.
For a jyotish Moon-centered approach to your day, follow my daily Moon Mind posts via Face Book. This week kicks off a fascinating waltz of the signs. As I've written about in quite a few of my posts and articles recently, there will be an intricate dance of the planets this year with multiple unusual retrograde cycles happening simultaneously. Lots of overlapping changes happening all at once. This cosmic dance of planets really brings to life the interwoven web of this existence and the intricate network of movements, changes, stops and starts that life presents us with. To me, the metaphor of a "dance" is really the most descriptive way to explain the fancy footwork of the planets at this time. Mars moves to Libra on 2.04 and will join Rahu and Saturn there. He will be sandhi this week (in weak degrees transiting the gap between signs). This will bring experiences on the inner and outer levels of stops and starts- with a bit of chaos and shadow mixed in. Think: lurches. Lurches feel frustrating so I've created a special Creative Engagement activity with this in mind. He won't be in Libra for long before he retrogrades back into Virgo. You can read all about his unusual transits back and forth between Virgo and Libra for the coming year in my current Elephant Journal article Mars as the Karma Yogi and His Unusual Transits This Year. Saturn is also sandhi right now, inching towards the edge of Libra, but will soon do a retrograde of his own. Suffice it to say, Saturn is requesting us to mind his manners right now as he "weakens". This usually results in his brut force and an insistence that we attend to our lives in a more harmonious Saturn way. We may feel more fatigued at this time, some depression could set in; in general a desire and need to draw our focus inward and slow down will present it self. He likes meditation, yoga, structure and to be in tune with the rhythms of Nature. Use these tools to listen to Saturn's messages and he will grant you more stability and grounding. It is actually good timing with the rest of the retrograde motions which require and request we pause, re-evaluate, re-adjust and retrace our steps more consciously and intentionally. As per usual, Saturn has our best interest in mind. If you are curious about his movements through Libra, you can read my articles on his transits here: Part 1: Rahu and Saturn in Libra Part 2: Saturn Retrograde + the Influence of the Nakshatras In keeping with the theme of flux and change with retrograde and forward momentum- very much alive in the planets in the coming weeks and months- Mercury begins his retrograde movement on 2.06 and will be moving backwards for the greater part of February. Despite the common dire predictions associated with Mercury retrograde, I am rather looking forward to his backward dance. I offer a different perspective in my latest article Mercury Retrograde, It's Not What You Think. Jupiter is still retrograde as well and moving back through Gemini- currently in Ardra nakshatra. Here is an article I wrote months ago on his transit through Gemini and how his retrograde movements will impact each sign. Jupiter in Gemini: Expanding Our Creativity Plenty of Mercurial delights and introspection offered above through my articles! Enjoy the information and may it be of benefit for your mental body, emotional body, physical body and spiritual body. For increased awareness, utilize my jyotish inspired Body-centered Expressive Art Therapy articles. Each week I post a new Creative Engagement Activity to help inspire your own unique creative process, Self-tracking, and to enrich your cultivation of presence. This week's activity has to do with "stopping and starting". If you have been uncertain about seeking guidance and support for the coming year, I urge you to reach out and get help refining your vision for 2014. Intention is potent! It is a big year with multiple {major} planetary changes. We will experience the changes of Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu, Saturn and unusual movements of Mars all in the next eleven months. Big changes are in store for each of us! Feeling uncertain about your action steps? What needs to change in order for growth? What kind of support you need? Schedule a yearly progression with me in order to make your New Year a truly transformational year. *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic 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” 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: Start looking for gains in unusual places; this may be connected to returning friendships and relationships. Father and early childhood could inform these insights. Both work and personal relationships are re-presenting themselves. Career is super charged at this time; use thoughtful action steps and courage to close the deal. Watch your mouth and try not to get overheated. Avoid rushing into relationships right now in order to avoid getting burned. Learn from past gains and losses. Taurus: Creative offerings are presenting themselves from your depths. Teaching, sharing and offering your Self in new and different ways can be helpful. Father, emotions, heart, home and mother may lend some insights. Work on digestion, assimilation, processing bad habits. Being in service is your best resource right now. Gemini: Your expansion in reverse continues. Do you know where you are going or has confusion set in? You may be doubting your Self and feeling uncertain about direction. Clearing and cleaning your gut will help with intuitive (gut) responses. You're in a rest phase. Stand still. Get the most out of your recharge with yoga, meditation and the creative arts. Cancer: Your mind has some intuitive strengths right now, but slowing down to hear these messages is important. Passions are high, desire is strong, emotions are somewhat tempestuous and charged. Seek stability, comfort and support in your relationships, home life and with family matters. Regardless let these details inform your needs. Learn from the past and what hasn't worked in your favor in this regard. Leo: Cleanse and cleanup some old habits, share and offer these findings through service. Creativity, intuition and the gut can help you with your findings and are a resource at this time. Create, connect, share and take bold action in new ways. But look before you leap. Virgo: Say what needs to be said. Go ahead, blurt it out. You may end up sparing your Self some headaches in the long run. This vocalization is about boundaries and feeling like you can express your needs and wants effectively. Singing can help open the throat chakra. Go ahead, sing your desires and comfort your own soul. Libra: The storms rage on for you Libra. Carefully navigate anger and rage, passion and drive or you will burn your Self out quickly. This is a good time to use these pieces for growth and learning, rather than letting them rule you. Use anger and passion in your creative processes and let them invoke and stoke your fire of life. Stay out of blame and victim-hood. Learn from your cravings, wants and desires. What are your greatest needs? Who and what needs to be cut free and let go of for different results? Scorpio: Transitions, releases, and letting go are effective strategies for you right now. You may feel a sense of urgency to act- especially with career. Some frustrations may arise and things may go slower than you like, but act anyway. Make sure the cart is not before the horse. Romance and passion are stoked. Tend your heart fire- even if it's only mental right now. Remember to ask for what you really want and don't settle for the old ways and old days. Sagittarius: Watch what goes in and out of your mouth. Don't over indulge on sweet and alcohol. Relationship and heart matters may be more soothing now, but you are still working on these pieces: giving/receiving, gains/losses, attraction/repulsion, keeping/letting go. Listen carefully: What's working well? What is not? Take an action step. Just pick a direction and let the arrow go. Capricorn: You are gaining momentum and drive towards goals. You are learning to offer and share your Self in new ways which assists your career. Your light is shining from your depths and others are noticing. Continue to speak your mind and find new ways to do so. Teach, create, inspire. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Aquarius: Re-learn, revise, re-listen. Stop, slow down and integrate the messages fully. This is a powerful time of learning, growth and awareness. Did you get all of that? As you power down the drive and the rushing forward, power up your senses and sensibilities. Teach, advise, share. Learn as you go, but trust your instincts. Pisces: Clean up continues for you in all corners of your life. Remember to look under the furniture for dust bunnies as well as vacuuming cracks and crevices. Digest, purge, rummage, release, transform and transcend. It is good for your heart and home; tangibly and metaphorically.
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12.16 Moon is in the 15th tithi (purnima), and nearing fullness. Moon moves from the creative star, Rohini, into Mrigashirsha nakshatra at 11:02 am CST while in its benefic mulitrikona sign, Taurus. Chandra (soma) rules the day- the deity who resides over this nakshatra. Find nourishment in the changes and fluctuations. Cultivate creativity and harmony with beauty. Pay attention to health and wellness, dietary details and purity. Sun is weak in degrees (sandhi) and now in Sagittarius. It receives drishti from Mars, Jupiter and Saturn from this position. Expansion and contraction energies are influencing the Sun in this transit. Anger and agitations can arise as a result. Get rid of what is not working. Cut way back on excesses with time, energy, money and spreading your Self too thin. Less is more. The Hard and the Soft. -by SJM
As per this week's horoscopes: Full Moon on Sunday 11.17 at 09:15 CST while exalted in Taurus and in Krittika Nakshatra. Sun is weak and in young degrees (sandhi) at this time as it will have just moved to Scorpio in the wee hours of the morning on 11.16. Seek clarity and purification with this Full Moon weekend and don't over indulge in sweets and intoxicants. The coming weeks will bring a theme of "cutting out what is unnecessary". Attend to your inner flame, your life force energy at this time. This week we will work with the stomach, the gut, as our body part. The metaphors for gut have to do with digestion and assimilation as well as elimination. What are you digesting and assimilating? How effectively do you eliminate? We use this process in our lives on multiple levels; with our assimilation of environment, our internal/external landscapes, with words, ideas and life's experiences. The gut is connected to intuition- our "gut responses". Stomach problems are associated with "the inability to process and assimilate impressions received from our outer environment. Our ability to eliminate, or how we eliminate, is connected with the abdomen. In Eastern traditions, the belly is considered the center of the body, and the place form which a state of balance emanates. The abdomen acts as a transit area between the upper and lower areas of our body." -The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy by Daria Halprin. Use movements such as "cat and cow" and gentle spinal twists to activate the gut. Notice if your breaths are going all the way to the base of the stomach, or stopping short. Lie on your back and place your hands on your belly. Feel the gentle undulations of its rise and fall with each breath. Gently knead your gut with your fingers. Notice any sore spots or lumps? Move around the navel in a circular pattern. Stop and let your body relax and respond to the touch of your hands on your belly. Come to your drawing pad. Draw your belly. What images were invoked during your body part exploration? What colors and textures are alive in your drawing? Ask your Self "Are there "leftovers" that I am digesting still?" Does your gut have more to say, more to digest and assimilate? If your gut could talk, what would it tell you? Moon Mind :::
10.22 Moon in Taurus (its mulitrikona sign) and transits Rohini nakshatra the majority of the day. Ruled by the creator god, Brahma, Rohini exemplifies creativity and creative energy. Expect changes today- notice where you can make adjustments, re-create and restructure. Use your creative intelligence to find solutions. Think big. Moon moves to Mrigashirsha nakshatra at 21:20 CDT. The changes and flux continue- especially on the mental level. 10:23 Watch for creative frustrations and shifts today. When things don't seem to be going your way, see if there's a message that you are missing. Do you need to find a different way? Are you overlooking something? Don't push too hard, instead re-calibrate your efforts. Go for the nourishment and find the source of your creative energy. Soma rules the day, don't burn it up. Moon waning (dark half) and transiting Taurus, Gemini, and into Cancer this week. Moon is exalted in Taurus on 10.21 until the morning of 10.23 and in its own sign of Cancer from 10.26 until the morning of 10.28.
Mercury is now retrograde and in Vishaka nakshatra. Mercury will be retracing its steps through Libra over the next few weeks where it will cross over Rahu, exalted Saturn and debilitated Sun. Work on building alliances and support systems this week. Re-work, re-configure, re-connect in order to find something more sustainable with work and personal relationships. Mercury is retrograde until 11.10. Use this time to clean up and reorganize business and personal relationships, transactions and communications. Be mindful with arguments and convictions. This can be a time of expansion and proliferation for those who are building on top of a solid foundation. We are now in the two week period between lunar and solar eclipses. As per last week's transit report: This two week period between eclipses is a good time to "clean things up" internally and externally and will culminate on Diwali, the Vedic celebration of light where we honor goddess Maha Lakshmi. Think of the next few weeks as creating space for more light to enter, more wealth to flow, more creative abundance to course through you. Clear, clean, purge, and cut out all that is not working in your favor. This will be happening for you on a conscious and unconscious level as well as on multiple levels of existence. Surrender to the uprooting process. Utilize the creative arts and art as therapy practice through my Jyoti/Expressive Art Therapy Creative Engagement Activity for the week of 10.21 ::: *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic 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” 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: Clean, clear, restructure and reform relationships and contracts with others. This can be a time of getting clear on your boundaries and what works/doesn't work for you. Make adjustments that better suit your needs. You are working through past relationship fears, concerns and irritations right now. Take some steps in a different direction this week. Remember to ask for help, seek comfort in sustainable ways and trust that this restructuring coming right now is in your best interest. Taurus: Digest, clean, clear and gently detoxify your gut. Use strategy and compassion for dealing with enemies. Likely you will be repairing, re-confronting and restructuring some misalignment with another. Find courage to say and do the right thing in order to heal the situation. This is a powerful time for you as a healer in general. Find ways to strengthen and clarify your offerings, services and the way you do business with your gifts. Pay special attention to pets, mother and father right now. Gemini: Expansion doesn't come without clearing, cleaning and cutting on some other levels- whether it's through re-prioritizing our desires and goals or literally cleaning out the closet. This is a time of "cleaning out all your closets" so that you can expand into a more efficient being; So that you can trust your Self and your inner guidance more innately. Get rid of distractions, the relations who are not serving your highest purpose, the toxic and the energetic vampire energy in your life. Be radical with your fall cleaning from the inside out. This is your time for a new life, but you have to make room for it. Cancer: Clean up, clearing out, restructuring and recommitting is happening for you right now with home and heart, land and mother, emotions and moksha. Find the intersection of these areas of life in order to maximize your liberation. Use the weekend for some introspection and restoration if possible. Watch for anger and irritations (these emotions bring great insights!) then make necessary changes if you have been misaligned with your long term needs for support and sustainability. Leo: Charging forward or charging back? It may feel like one step forward, one step back right now, but the good news is you are full of zest to keep dancing. Watch where you put that energy and to what capacity you use it. Your creativity is at an all time high, so using it in very concentrated ways is key right now. Are you aligned with others and are others aligned with your ferocity? Courage and effort can only do so much. Work it Leo, then surrender to the changes and fluctuations that come. Remember to make room for surprise and spontaneity. Virgo: There's energy hiding in your closets. Emotion is building and your pot is beginning to boil. Where will you direct all of this energy? There is good reason for it to be channeled into creative and career oriented pursuits, but it requires your focused courage. Your feelings of discomforts, fears and family attachments are adding to the pressure and likely creating issues with comfort, sustainability and your true desires. So many old messages are coming and telling you what you should do. If you can silence them, you will get the real answers. Libra: Finding comfort and security is so essential for you right now- especially with what may feel like chaos and calamity in most areas of your life. Especially be mindful of what you are ingesting- sweets, alcohol and intoxicants are very tempting right now. But what is the need for maintaining blindness towards your emotional fragility and life's inevitable fluctuation? Is it possible to meet and greet life head on with no excuses, exceptions, apologies, deceptions or pretending? Be bold with your shadows. Scorpio: Feeling like you can't seem to get ahead? The losses keep coming and a sense of overwhelm may be keeping you from feeling the expansion of this time completely. It's ok to feel the depression, the disappointments and the miseries. These old demons are from the past and can be valuable tools. Just don't let them keep you from maximizing this time or continuing to take action steps. Your efforts will pay off eventually so keep your career focus and energy. Remember, cutting and clearing, purging and removal are necessary to make space for the spectacular and the sustainable. Sagittarius: It is who you know that can lift or lower you. Friends can be great allies or turn out to be great disappointments. Right now, you are navigating these relationships and these terms and conditions. There is clean up, restructuring and re-organizing with friendships, career and your achievements. Remember that endings are not always bad, they create openings and portals for new life, new options, new awareness and possibilities to arrive at your doorstep. Let go of what is not working or in your best interest. It's ok to be afraid of uncharted territory. Capricorn: Things fall a part, thing come back together. Crumble and build, crumble and build. Right now you are probably seeing and feeling these patterns in your career and are trying to learn to surf the waves of up and down and the impact this has on your emotions and security. As Pema Chodron says: “Things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” Can you make room for all of this?! Extra credit for channeling this into an offering to others. Aquarius: New creativity is creeping into your career and offerings. Building new relations and alliances can be supportive right now. Be aware of your approach: are you pushing too hard with excess aggression or just being direct and clear? Lessons are coming at full speed and from teachers, guides and mystics- many of whom are in disguise or perhaps from your past. Your only job is to be awake enough to greet these tasks with eyes wide open, to learn your lessons, and to see where you can open to new possibilities. Awakening and dharma are available for you with courage and restructuring of your old patterns of behavior. Pisces: Great vulnerability is in fact great strength. You are in the midst of big changes, upheaval and reorganization which is bringing the discomfort to a maximum. This is a time of cleaning and clearing the past and it is a very powerful and poignant time if you use it as such. Your best use of time is retreating and returning to the Self- in a radical way. This is a time of restructuring, digesting, elimination and removal. 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