As per this week's horoscopes:
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. Pick a body part. Don't deliberate; let it be an impulsive choice. Set a timer to chime every two minutes. Let this body part be your entry point into your dance. Start small and with great intention. Move and be moved- paying attention to your breath. When the chime goes off, freeze. This is your "freeze frame". Hold for five counts or five breaths. Then resume your dance. Every time the chime sounds, pause exactly where you are. Do this for several rounds and then begin to interject slow motion into your dance. When the chime sounds pause as before. Then after five breaths begin to move but in very slow, molasses like movements. When the chime sounds, pause and take your five breaths in "freeze frame" then resume with normal or even fast forward motion. You can continue to play with speed each time the chime sounds and after you pause with your five breaths. Here are some other elements to play with as well: Repetition of a movement Repetition and speed of movement Utilizing surfaces (focus on just floor, wall, ceiling etc.) The "third" or space Balance Expand/contract and open/close Harvesting: Bring your dance to a close with eyes closed. Lay on the ground or stay standing but find a sense of closure. What is the "take away" from your stop/start dance? What did you learn about your reaction to the chime? Did you notice resistance, relief, surrender, a sense of flow eventually? Name your dance and let this title capture the essence of your experience. *Try this dance again and set your timer to a shorter or longer time frame for a different experience. Notice your response. Also, you can use this "score" with your yoga practice for a different type of "dance".
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We have been working with our warrior masks. Masking, unmasking, creating dialogue with these two pieces of ourselves. This is a new Moon week, and a powerful one at that!
As per this week's Horoscopes: New Moon is in the early hours of 11.3 at 06:50am CDT while Moon is in Libra and Swati nakshatra. Sun and Moon are in exact degree at this time with five planets in Libra (debilitated Sun, Rahu, retrograde Mercury, exalted Saturn and transiting Moon), all in Swati nakshatra. This nakshatra is ruled by Rahu, the north node shadow planet. It's important to strive for balance at this time (though it may feel impossible). This new Moon on 11.3 brings a solar eclipse with it beginning at 04:05 am CDT and ending at 09:28am CDT. And of course we are celebrating Diwali on 11.2- dedicated to the goddess Maha Lakshmi, goddess of abundance, wealth and prosperity. Pelvis is our creative energy center, our fertility zone. Use this body part for the focus of your body part dance and notice the connection to spine (strength, flexibility) that it offers. Note how these two co-create and are essentially interrelated. Come to your drawing pad and draw a big circle. Fill your circle (New Moon) with your abundant desires, prosperity and hopes. Nothing is too big, nor too small for this circle. What gifts are you asking of Goddess Lakshmi at this time? What brings balance and harmony to you and your life? Who is invited to join you on this new, sacred, abundant path? Give your New Moon Mandala a title. Moon is waning (dark half) and transits Taurus, Gemini and Cancer this week. Moon is in its sign of exaltation the 23rd to 25th and in its own sign of Cancer 29th to 30th. Aim towards flourishing and thriving this week with deep surrender.
Mercury is sandhi (in the gap/weak degrees) until late in the week and moves out of its sign of exaltation and into Libra on the 9.24 where it joins Rahu, Saturn and Venus there. Mars is currently sandhi in Cancer (its sign of debilitation). Mental/emotional tension, sensitivity, confusion and exhaustion are possible. Remember your self-care. Saturn and Rahu are in tight conjunction in Libra this week and collide in exact degrees on 9.25 with Mercury and Venus in Libra at that time as well. Four planets here will increase the energetics of Libra and will increase the movement and momentum with communications, mental activities and functions, commerce, business and trade. Rahu, Saturn and Mercury are in Swati nakshatra right now, ruled by the wind god, Vayu. The winds of change are blowing. Venus is now in Vishaka nakshatra. Expect increases, expansion and changes with alliances, support systems, relationships and business. This is a time of storm energy, "cleaning house" so to speak, forced change for better or worse. Spread your wings and surrender to the winds. See my articles on Rahu and Saturn in Libra for further details. Tap into your creative impulses and utilize your creation potential with this week's Jyoti/Expressive Art Therapy Creative Engagement Activity. Creative Engagement Activity for the week of 9.23. *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: Speak, communicate, express, voice, sing. Tell the universe your desires and needs, then shout them from the top of the mountain. Get bold about what you attract and what you think you deserve. Use this time for a mental/emotional paradigm shift. Clean the pysche so there is room for a new reality and new relationships. Taurus: Being in service of the Self is important for your healing, growth and expansion. Seva for the soul. Find your healthy boundary set point- likely uncharted territory up until now. What is it that you are longing for and what is the hole that needs to be filled? Keep digging below the earth. Plant some seeds. Gemini: Be the beginner, the student, the child. Witness with eyes wide open in awe and excitement. Connect, communicate and create. Expand and trust your passionate inner realms. Find that missing piece this week. Trust the process. Cancer: Heart is softening, changing and getting a chamber cleaning. Expand, contract. Inhale, exhale. Stand still, step forward. Work with needs and wants, hurts and haunts. Stay low to the ground, feet in cool soil. Ground with earth energy. All love flows to the self. Leo: Effort, bravery, courage, will power, creativity and the hands, bring success and potential to you. You are likely feeling some comfort in your actions- say it loud and proud. But what holds you back still? Who and what continues to outshine you? Will the ego set you back or step you forward? Virgo: Do not shut down your powerful voice and the need to communicate! Seek comfort and create what you need. Though internal rumblings from your dark depths and hidden realms continue to bring illumination and fears to the surface, use this dragon fire to spark something. You are losing some naivete. Enjoy it. Libra: Head clearing or head pressure? Endings or beginnings? Charge forward or slow down and rest? You are in the thick of storm season and life's drama is casting you as their main character. All you have to do is use your surrender button. Let go, let God. Breathe. Scorpio: You are trying to reconcile with these feelings of being hidden, feeling alone, the unknown and uncertain. The life long complaints. You seek true community, companionship, expansion of self and your efforts to finally pay off, but fear it simultaneously. Let some magic in this week and let go of some misery. Seek to attract what you are repulsed by. Sagittarius: Gains, friendships, children, and decisions are going through transformations. Is your intelligences spot on or spot off- or both? Social interactions will increase this week but may leave you feeling drained and unsatisfied. What are you really craving for your life and how can you maximize your shine from the inside out? Capricorn: A week of maximum flow, maximum activation, maximum potential. What is holding you back from realizing your maximum? Who? What? What continues to go unseen is your greatest enemy. Expand what is possible. Aquarius: Less philosophizing, more embodiment. Less mental body, more physical. Less focus on action and achievement, more surrender to the emotions. Less looking to others, more looking within. Pick up your paint brush. Pisces: Debts, losses, transformations have blown in their haunts. Much of what has been hidden to you is painfully revealing itself. This is a time where blinders are getting ripped off. The only thing to lose is the known. The only thing to gain is moksha. Moon Mind ::: July 16th/17th
Moon in Libra and Swati nakshatra where it joins Rahu and Saturn there as well. Moon is waxing (bright half) in tithi 9. Vayu, the wind god, rules over Swati. Breath, embodiment, pranic awareness, movement, dance, and cultivating daily rituals around physical movement are all essential right now in order to harmonize the inner winds. Externally, life offers changes- the winds of change, currents, movement, creation energy is charged. Be present to the subtle and extreme changes and bend like a tree in the wind so as not to break branches. Stay flexible. Mars, Mercury and Jupiter are in Ardra nakshatra, ruled by Rahu- they also are receiving drishti from Rahu nine houses away. Mercury is still retrograde. The mind is working with pieces of the past while Ardra brings storms, rudra energy, movement and calamity. The emotions are vulnerable right now. Be tender, keep a small frame for your self in which to work within, tend your inner storm, and stay on the shore as much as possible. Venus moves to Leo on the 17th and enters Magha nakshatra. Father energy, masculinity, the ancestors and fire come into our awareness. Our attention shifts to creating using these energetic pieces. Venus moves from water sign Cancer into fire sign Leo, marking a shift in creativity, relationships, passion and artistry. Notice your intentions/attention gain a new power this month. Notice how these forces move from the inner landscape, to the outer landscape now. Take action, have a fire ritual, use this as a tool for dynamic activation. Use this time to cultivate a dance of balance so as not to get burned. Sun (Leo's ruler) is still in Cancer, balance between fire and water is the overriding metaphor. Find your dance between fire and water and become an alchemist. Moon Mindfulness ::: Mind Your Moon
Wednesday, 6.19 Moon in Libra transiting Swati nakshatra and has just crossed Saturn. Saturn is also in Swati. Vayu, the wind god, rules Swati and brings movement, change, and detachment with emotions. Being connected to prana today is essential (the internal winds) and being somatically aware through physical movement. |
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