The partial solar eclipse and new Moon on September 12th, ushered in a waxing Moon and multiple planetary changes for the cycle to come. Back to back, Mars and Sun both change signs, while Mercury goes retrograde just after. These changes bring a separation between the tight conjunction of Mars and Venus, while Sun leaves its own sign for his enemy's sign, Virgo. September 12th began a delicate two week period between eclipses that lasts until the total lunar eclipse and full Moon on September 27th. The gap between eclipses is a sacred time where we must be diligent with spiritual matters and notice the messages that arrive. Traditionally, it is not a time to start new ventures or take daring or dangerous actions. It is however a time to reflect, turn inward and work consciously with our shadow parts. After all, an eclipse is showing us the shadow on our Sun or Moon qualities quite directly. Any solar eclipse is a shadow to our Sun self, our inner light, the soul. In the coming waxing cycle, be diligent with your masculine energy, ego, father and personal mythology connected to these. This includes being seen, noticed and heard and the outward manifestation of our desires. In fact, manifestation is a huge part of this cycle. For some, blessings and gains may arrive with powerful force and purpose. Others may experience power struggles inside and out. Relationships take center stage. Are you in right relationship with others? This begins with having a very honest and courageous relationship with yourself first and foremost. Get aligned with who you are and what you stand for. Be bold in what you ask for and take a leap towards your power, path and purpose. Trust your inner knowing. At 08:22 on Tuesday September 15th, Mars makes the leap officially into Leo, joining Jupiter and a sandhi Sun here. All receive drishti from Saturn's stern and focused stare. Mars enjoys the sign Leo and its ruling planet Sun, for their fiery, passionate ways, as well as the great teacher and wisdom giver, Jupiter. Saturn and Mars, however oppose each other energetically. Mars is fast while Saturn is extremely slow. Take this advice into the coming cycle as there will be a desire to push, force and rush, while Saturn will insist on slow, methodical steps for greater balance. If you feel frustrations with your desires, action steps, relationships and creative passions, it is Saturn reminding you to slow down and be more intentional with your actions. He reminds us to stay aligned with the wisdom of Nature. Are you listening? Part of this Mars transit includes another tight conjunction between the warrior energy of Mars and the fluid, creative and feminine, Venus, once again. There is a brief separation as Mars shifts to Leo, but Venus joins him here two weeks later on September 30th. The fiery, passionate and focused warrior planet dances yet again with the creative, relationship planet, Venus, who shares the wisdom of feelings with us. This duo in Leo will increase passions on all levels of life- including creative, artistic, romantic, and relational. Power increases and our drive to achieve passionately, unfolds. Increasing this potent creative, life force energy, as well as a focus on romance and relationships, comes from the shift of Jupiter into Purvaphalguni nakshatra on September 14th. Jupiter's expansive qualities intensify the potency of the Phalguni constellation and their sensual expression. Bhaga brings resources, comforts and the ability to manifest desires into form. Be conscious about what you are creating in your life at this time. Increase your feelings of nourishment, happiness and joy, in order to create more of this in your life. Seek wisdom that brings inner harmony and open your heart to gratitude, passion and allow the romance of life to lift you up. Creativity takes courage, so use your creative powers very intentionally and courageously at this time. Just before midnight on Wednesday, September 16th at 23: 26, Sun shifts into Virgo, joining Rahu and Mercury here. All receive drishti from Ketu, the re-structuring lightning bolt. Sun is not fond of Virgo and this can cause discomfort for our mind, strategies, connections and communication. His light wants to shine potently and powerfully, at maximum strength, yet Virgo is very specific, overly focused at times and too direct. This can cause mental burn, overwhelm and excess heat in the mental body so be vigilant at this time with your mind. Are you pushing too hard? Are you feeling taxed, overwhelmed or dissatisfied? Virgo's precision and the mental body, may be keeping you from nourishment. Allow in the feelings of light, awakening and new insights to encourage healing and greater support. This transit of Sun can be a powerful opportunity for awakenings, depending on where we put our efforts and energy. Great healing and inner light is possible, if we diligently look at our shadows and courageously attend to our inner struggles. The mind will be telling you one thing, but listen to the heart and its wisdom instead. Go for nourishment, go for healing old wounds, go for your inner gold this time. Join me for a *free* Dharma Awakening class. Discover your dharma and life path through the wisdom of jyotish, embodiment and art therapy. Join the List. Mercury begins his 22 day retrograde motion at 11:07 on Thursday, the 17th, moving back through his favorite sign, Virgo. The conjunction of Mercury and Rahu during this cycle will effect individuals differently. For some, the confusion of Rahu will undermine the potency of Mercury being well positioned, intensified by Mercury's retrograde motion. Others will experience a massive upswing in finances, connections and creativity. Your ability to resource from your inner strength and power will determine your success during this extra long Virgo transit. What is your relationship with your shadow? Can you tame the beast, call it on its self-deprecation and consciously work with overcoming limiting beliefs? Success will come to those who take the dark and turn it into the light. Your biggest struggles are asking you to rise to the occasion. Turn struggle and challenge into gifts and awakening. This Mercury cycle is extra long and unusual. In many regards it is an offering with extra graces- if we choose to use them as such. Mercury usually makes fairly swift movements, yet his retrograde motion will prolong his dance through his favorite sign. He will retrograde on September 17th, then go direct on October 9th, and finally leave Virgo on the 28th of October. During this back and forth shuffle, he will move in and out of his most potent degree range and also slide in and out of his mulitrikona and own sign degrees. We get a smorgasbord of his support, struggles and potency. An exalted planet shares 100% of his energy, mulitrikona 75% and own sign 50%. Remember that once he retrogrades, at times he will be considered debilitated as he moves back through his exaltation degrees. (Exalted planets in retrograde motion are considered debilitated). This occurs from September 28th to October 9th to be exact. At this time he is closely conjunct Rahu and combust (burnt) from the Sun. Certainly a time to be very diligent with our mental body, our shadow work and our ego. Use this time for conscious self development work and spiritual practices. During this Mercury transit through Virgo, we will all need to pay special attention to our mental body, our imaginal body. Stories, thoughts, ideas and words will be extra strong and powerful as will our creativity and imagination. This is the part of our being that can create magic, or destroy us. Depending on Mercury's placement in your chart and your relationship with him, this could be an extra challenging cycle, or a powerful and creative game-changer. Being on top of your mental/emotional body dynamics will be vital. Fall equinox is September 23rd when the Sun crosses the celestial equator (an imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator) north to south. Fall equinox occurs at 03:22 CDT and marks shorter days (more darkness) for the northern hemisphere. Longer days (more daylight) will now begin for the southern hemisphere. Full Moon is Sunday, September 27 at 19:50 PDT, while Moon is in Pisces and Uttarabhadrapada Nakshatra. This full Moon coincides with a Total Lunar Eclipse. *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic (sidereal) 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 (Tropical) 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 up your diet and finances, as well as fears and lack of clarity about both. There are nourishment issues surfacing. Use them for transformation and healing. Put focus on your children, romance, creativity and digestion. Prepare clear strategies for work and make sure there's support in place. Time spent on spiritual pursuits and meditation will be well worth your efforts. Attend to your feelings, heart and emotional body as well as self care. Taurus: Find stability and support within relationships and work directly with challenges, fears and sadness that surface. Be passionate in heart matters and listen to your emotional body wisdom for insights about your needs. Get bold, real and authentic! Use creativity and the arts to deepen your inner awareness and gain insights. Attend to your stomach and digestion as well as power struggles. What is keeping you in the dark and away from your light? Gemini: Nourish and be nourished. Are you resisting or allowing, giving or receiving? What blockages in your heart are keeping you from fully, deeply feeling the nourishment of your life? Use your stomach as a resource for awakening- as there is deep digestion taking place for you. Use your creative power as a resource for being seen and noticed. Allow support and guidance from others and align your work with a more spiritual focus. Let the internet be a resource for career growth. Cancer: Allow your creativity and connections to blossom. Use your voice powerfully, carefully and strategically in order to increase your power and presence. Use your creativity strategically, with focus and intention. Work on overcoming shadows, doubts and limiting beliefs connected to your artistry, creative powers and courage. Spend time with teachers and spiritual guides. Share messages of light and your insights. Keep life joyful and playful even if it feels challenging. Leo: Be bold, powerful and affirm your truths. Share your wisdom and power with others and get noticed. There is a lot of energy moving through you right now, use it authentically and intentionally. Speak your truth, but do so sweetly and carefully. There are fears, uncertainties and confusion about your comfort and finances. Do you work with these issues directly or keep pushing them under the rug? Take time for leisure and extra self care. Continue softening the rigidity of your heart. Virgo: You are receiving a big opportunity for awakening, yet it will be disguised as challenge, uncertainty and confusion. Use mental obstacles as resources for transformation and healing. What veils of illusion can you start ripping off? Your spiritual practices will be valuable resources for deep awareness and more wisdom. Be a spiritual warrior at this time. Use embodiment for grounding and land on your feet. You may notice your feet have a special message to share. Let friends be a resource for gains. Libra: Make spiritual connections between your health, healing and finances. There are some interesting links that will help you let go of old burdens. Time spent on retreat, in meditation and on spiritual pursuits, will prove valuable for your release and liberation process. Speak methodically and carefully for gains, and to avoid mishaps. Make room for the new, by cleaning up your past. Get creative and make connections for your career. Scorpio: Your focus is strong. Too strong? Are you able to zoom out and see the big picture? Are you letting in softness, play and joy? Use your tenacity to make strides in your career but let your heart wisdom be a guide for you. Gains come from your powerful career moves and by overcoming shadows, doubts and illusions consciously. Work with power and authority issues and step into your own power with commitment and diligence. Take your power back and stand in your greatness! Sagittarius: Worldly desires and pursuits are gaining strength and momentum. Ideas and connections from the past are returning to lend their support. Are you paying attention to the messages arriving? Use your words, imagination and creativity for being seen and noticed. Put yourself out there and make your desires known to the universe! Teach, advise, guide and allow in resources that will support you with the same. Clean, clear and purify your heart. Capricorn: Gains come with your slow, methodical actions steps and harvesting from your depths. Share your vulnerability and darkness as a resource for others. Strip off veils of illusion that are holding you back from being authentic and real. Teach, share and observe. Let relationships and connections nourish you and support your career. Get spiritually creative and innovate. Your words are potent, let them be a healing balm for others. Aquarius: There's passion and learning from all your relationships right now. Use the mirror as your biggest resource for awakening. Challenge and conflict are reminders to re-assess your needs and desires, while also noticing where you are mismanaging your power. Dive deeply into your depths and transform your shadows, fears, illusions and doubts. This is a time for extra spiritual support. Don't push too hard or force outcomes. Pisces: Relationships continue to bring confusion, vaguery and uncertainty. Is it you who is unclear? Stories, fears and illusions from the past return and resurface with potent reminders. Clean up your issues with power and heal issues with the masculine. Your heart and emotional body wisdom can support you with awakening. Are you able to hear its messages or is the mental body overpowering you? The body is your resource back to a grounded more stable place. Let it guide you home. *All calculations given are Pacific Daylight Time.
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Need some extra guidance and clarity? Schedule a session with me. Plan your week in tune with nature. Never miss a planetary update. Sign up for my weekly newsletter. Was this post helpful? Please share it with a friend! Thank you. Sun has now shifted from its powerful exaltation sign, Aries, into earthy and grounded Taurus. He joins Mars and Mercury here as well. A new Sun energy begins during this waxing cycle! All three planets receive gaze from Rahu and Saturn, adding stormy weather and the propensity for swift change and transformation in the coming days. This cycle of Sun offers us deeper grounding and support if we can find connection. Stability will be a top priority, while communication and expression will be vital to receive the nourishment we desire. Stand in your power, take your space, root and ground. Let your desires be known and ask for what you want. Be open to receive. How are you inviting in the abundance of life energy? Mercury retrogrades on May 18th for over three weeks and will resume direct motion on June 11th. Retrograde planets act like the shadow nodes Rahu and Ketu, and bring us reminders, returns and reflections. Mercury is intimately connected to communication, creativity, the mental body and our ability to share, as well as commerce, business and the market place. Contrary to popular belief, when Mercury goes retrograde, life and all communication is not ill-fated. In fact, it is a time for us to clean up, re-trace steps and pay closer attention to the messages that arrive. Use this cycle to express yourself more potently, find deeper stability and support, while getting clearer about your needs for nourishment. What aren't you saying? How can you share yourself in new ways? Read more about Mercury Retrograde. As the Moon fills, Venus moves into Cancer on May 30th and brings intensified feelings around heart and home matters. Sudden changes, fluctuations or shifts in our comfort level may arrive. What does your heart tell you about your needs for safety, comfort and support? It's time to create what you want and quit making excuses. Ask for the nourishment you need once and for all. Notice who and what shows up to support you. Let women, the arts, land, property and home help you get your needs met. Your creativity will be the ultimate determining factor for what you allow in and receive. Let your creativity help you thrive! Full Moon is Tuesday, June 2 at 11:18 CDT while the Moon is in Scorpio and Jyestha Nakshatra. Do you want more astrological details about the full Moon and the coming cycle? Use my 2015 Moon Wisdom Calendar to learn more about the cosmic themes. Learn More. *Horoscopes are based on your Vedic (sidereal) 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 (Tropical) 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: Continue to create and connect consciously, using your artistry, creativity and communication skills. What you put out, is what you will receive, so navigate your messages carefully. It's time to get the nourishment you have been craving and find new ways of finding support. What are you ingesting, allowing into your life? What needs to be eliminated and released once and for all? Get tenacious about what you are feeding yourself. Upgrade your health and wellness. Taurus: You are finding new ways to ground, land, and get the support you need. Passion stirs your heart and home. There's a lot of heat in your head right now. How can you relieve some of the pressure? Are you taking on too much? Saying yes, when you should be saying no? Get creative, communicate and connect. Delegate, share, ask. Relationships will be a lot less challenging if you invite others into your sacred space. Gemini: Continue to resource from your depths. Pause and take time to be still and silent. In these moments you will gather the resources and visions for more creative action steps. Communicate and co-create, gather your tribe and network. Share your vision, your creativity and trust your hands to share the messages. Seek balance in diet for deeper, lasting nourishment and support from the inside out. Release and let go, simplify and stabilize through the wisdom of your gut and colon. Cancer: Retreat, rest and rejuvenation continue for you. Stay in bed as much as possible and enjoy leisure time. This is imperative for hitting re-set before Venus moves to your first house on the 30th. Life is upgrading, are you syncing with the changes? Let friends be helpful and supportive. Speak your needs and allow them to rally around you. The ones who show up are the ones to keep close. What are the ways in which you are expanding yourself and your life container? Where is there resistance to this expansion? Be a bit more fearless. Leo: Take action, communicate and connect with your career and dharma. It's time to rise and shine, share and be seen! It will take effort but trust that the obstacles arriving are helping you show up for your life in a bigger way. Teach, share and advise in foreign places, on retreats and while traveling. What nourishment are you moving towards? How can you get fed more intimately in your life by showing up and sharing in new ways? Virgo: Step closer to your dharma, your life path and stand in your knowing. It's time to gather the wisdom and truth that is within you and start to share, connect and create with it. Use your relationships to get support, to help you step up, step out and stand your ground. Stability and nourishment are available for you. Are you open to receiving or filled with doubt? Don't let the critic sabotage your efforts or keep you from getting what you need. Libra: Changes are happening deep within you. Much of this cycle will feel like a repeat, a haunt from the past, transformation that is intrinsically karmic. The other part of the process is about deep healing, rest and pause. Go slow and be intentional with this change. Creativity is a huge part of your resiliency and vitality. How creative are you allowing yourself to be? Let your relationships and your artistry become an offering. Dig up your depths in order to find new material. Staying on the surface of life will only keep you in mediocrity. Scorpio: Relationships are vital for you and your career right now. How can you reach out and connect in new ways? Strengthen your stability and support systems by co-creating, communicating, networking, resourcing from others. Your artistry, relationships and creativity are going through a transformation. Some of this may feel like very familiar territory. Old relationships and partners may re-emerge to test you. What do you really want and need? What parts of yourself are you ready to release and let go of? Keep sharing, teaching and giving your wisdom. People are hungry to connect. Make it easy for them. Sagittarius: Your stomach is asking you to listen for messages. It is craving connection, sweetness and satisfaction. It won't come from food or intoxicants, but from nourishing, creative connections and conversations. These connections can lead you to share yourself and your work in bigger and bolder ways and to deepen your life purpose. Take rest, meditate and introspect. Let the pause button be a vital part of your self care process. This will feed you and help you be nourished more deeply. Capricorn: Continue to clean up your diet, gut and lifestyle. Avoid falling off the wagon with too many sweets and intoxicants. Your stomach is giving you some really loud messages right now. Are you listening to its wisdom? There is healing to be done with digestion, assimilation of nourishment and elimination. Strive for deep, wholesome nourishment and support in all areas of your life. Start with diet, but let this be a metaphor for all that you are feeding yourself with. How can you share this with others and support their transformation as well as your own? Aquarius: Home, heart, land and all things mother are asking you to connect and create in new ways. Your heart and stomach are intimately connected. The way to your heart is through the wisdom of your gut. Work with your shadows and start peeling back the layers of your suffering. This is what binds you to others and makes your career potent. Offer and share your struggles, your humanity, and get real. People appreciate authenticity. The only thing worse than being fake is refusing to work with your own challenges and obstacles. Be the light by transforming your dark matter. Pisces: Create, communicate, connect. Get your hands into some paint and put your life-vision onto a canvas. Sing, share, use your voice. Let your heart sing! Be bold and share your vulnerability with others. Let your creativity and artistry be the messenger. Parts of you are desperately trying to emerge from the shadows. Be fearless in your excavation process. Share and connect with others through your vulnerability. Be witnessed and be a witness. This waning cycle brings very distinct shifts in the cosmic energies. Venus continues to chase Mars, amplifying our passion. This creative tension swells and intensifies as both planets shift into Pisces, but it gets restructured by Ketu in the coming weeks and changes our course. Our creative flow, our love and our relationships make some abrupt shifts. Mercury goes direct, offering a forward motion to our mental body and communications. Finish up the loose ends that you've been neglecting. Once Sun shifts into Aquarius on the 13th, our laser focused, one-pointedness relaxes. We've sharpened our tool kits and now it's time to trust the process. Keep the focus, but relax your tension. *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: Now is your time to shine. Put the right pieces in place and find the necessary structure to get the job done well. This requires you re-tracing your steps, again. You know those tasks you've been meaning to activate, the goals you've had on your to-do list, the organizational details that have needed your attention for over a year? Now is the time to activate. Wondering why you are reluctant, and resisting? Probably not, but you need to be asking yourself why. (Hint, you're afraid of expansion and what it will require of you.) You're about to see some financial gains, but only if you have the right systems in place. Go for the gold- inside and out. Taurus: Share, shine and serve right now. It seems you can't get enough, and your offerings are becoming more solid, more inspired and more connected to your dharma. Take notice of what is serving you as well. Reciprocity is key. If it nourishes you, it will nourish others. This is the ultimate life gain. There's more where that is coming from if you immerse yourself fully in sharing and connecting in more life supporting, life sustaining and life serving ways. Make your work, worth your effort. Make your life worth living. Keep refining. Right now, keep expanding and externalizing. Share your gifts. Gemini: It's time to re-inspire yourself. Re-define what nourishes you. Re-establish what you desire to share with the world. Remember who you are, why you are and what you are here to accomplish. This requires refinement and a removal of all that does not serve your deepest, core being. There are embers burning within you; now is the time to gather the kindling you need to build your inner fire. Gather slowly and intentionally. Gather the sacred ingredients to nourish your inner light. Tend to your sacred fire and let it become a bonfire. Cancer: Keep walking in circles, retracing your steps. Keep turning over stones and looking for clues. Keep moving towards expansion by going into familiar territory, onto familiar paths. You've done all this before, but this time it provokes a renewed attention to detail that you've missed previously. Your relationships are causing you to channel love differently and to treat the flow of this love differently as well. Can you really bottle it at the source and drink it up? With courage dear heart, with courage. Oh and quite a bit of willingness to look deeply at what terrifies you as well. Attend to your vulnerability and deepen your capacity to love. Leo: What is making you feel well fed, truly nourished within your life? Can you locate this deep inner nourishment in your heart, in your gut or on your pelvis? Or in all three? You are still in a deep refining phase, where you are learning to cut out the parts of life that don't truly serve you, honor your needs, or bring inner fulfillment to you. Keep moving towards the nourishment, what feeds you. The trick is to be able to digest and assimilate the nourishment arriving into your life though. Ask others to support you in this process and let the mirrors coming to you be a reflection of what you need as well. Virgo: Pay attention to your gut. The messages coming are strong and filled with purpose. You must be diligent with this sacred resource. Your gut wisdom is what tells you if you are well fed, nourished. It is the hearth of the temple. The gut is the seat of your life force, the powerful fire within, where you create momentum, action, passion for your life. Little to no fire and you will not have much energy to put into living life. Too much fire and you will scorch your life force, using it carelessly and not be able to put it to good use. Tend to your sacred agni, the sacred flame, with diligence. Listen to what is has to share with you. Make this life force, this inner light, your top priority. Your life depends on it. Libra: Your passion is strong, but something is holding you back from feeling it fully. There's a tightness in the chest, a burning sensation, heart burn. The way to expanding and feeling the fluidity of love is not by force. It's not by coercion or pretending. It's through authentic sensory experience. By sensing and feeling into repeatedly what nourishes you deeply. Take this deep inquiry of nourishment into every aspect of your life. Where are you feeling satisfied and well fed? Where are you still feeling malnourished, neglected and disconnected? Use the wisdom of your gut to inspire a deeper inquiry with your needs. Scorpio: As a naturally passionate being, you are getting an even stronger taste of your own medicine right now. Instincts are strong, trust is deepening, creativity is full throttle. What you share, how you share it and who you share it with, is getting amplified and it feels so good! Take the sensations of this nourishment and deepen your awareness of its abundance. Expand your heart center and let in the light. It's not that the shadows aren't lurking, but you're just not afraid anymore. Spread your wings and soar. Enjoy the magnificent landscape from above. Sagittarius: There is a slow and gentle return right now to old patterns, old ways, familiar paths. Be intentional with this return. Pay attention to what is serving you and what is not. With awareness, you can choose what to keep and what to discard. What you wish to take with you moving forward, and what you wish to release once and for all. This becomes even more true as Mars and Venus shift into your 4th house with Ketu. You get to decide what nourishes your heart, your home, your inner depths, and what needs to be let go of for new life to be possible. Your emotional body wisdom will be the messenger. Pay attention to your heart messages. Stretch your wings and let them help you to soar in truly heart expanding ways. Heart burn, optional. Capricorn: It's as though there's a light saber in your head, sharing its honing forces with you and keeping you focused, sharp and lit up. Use the force, use the force. The focus you are gathering right now proves valuable as the cosmic tides shift. As you focus your agenda more intently, and get clear on the essentials, you can become more deeply nourished in the coming weeks. This focus is so potent and powerful for you, that creativity is about to amplify and flood you with immense creative life force. As you narrow the channel, you can then direct the flow of life force more potently. Ready, aim, fire hose! Aquarius: Do you feel like you're being pulled in too many directions? Are you unsatisfied from having too many irons in the fire? The desire list is so long, it's hard to keep up. Life is short and you're trying to fit it all in. Sadly, more does not equate better. The fact is, the more you do, the less you really get accomplished. You are learning discernment, refining your choices, based on your needs. Always do what you need to do, what truly feeds you, nourishes you and brings you more fulfillment. Structure your life, your offerings, your actions around the nourishment and you will be getting more than enough done and feeling full simultaneously. Pisces: Let in the light in new ways, in more powerful ways. Take some chances with your creativity in order to attract some new resources. You're about to feel like a ball of fire hurtling towards new and very foreign objects (some may be love interests) and you will feel out of control. You are. Sometimes we need to be out of control in order to re-gain a new sense of control, a new kind of control, a renewed and re-established kind of control. To hit a new set point of normal. You are in the throws of it. Put it in neutral and gather momentum. Grab what you want, let go of what you don't. As fast as life is moving, it is vital you take as many pauses as you can and find moments of retreat. Even if it's just while you sleep. My Jyotish Basics Classes have begun! Don't miss out on these transformational and healing classes. Sign up for details. Need some extra guidance and clarity? Schedule a session with me. Plan your week in tune with nature. Never miss a planetary update. Sign up for my weekly newsletter. Was this post helpful? Please share it with a friend! Thank you. Horoscopes for the Waxing Moon Cycle {January 20th to February 2nd} Mercury and Jupiter are both retrograde, inviting us to make mental returns in order for future expansion. Work directly with the mental body, your imaginal realms, and re-trace your steps intentionally right now. What details have been left unfinished? What clean up needs to be done for greater organization? Attend to clutter- mental and otherwise. Let this clarity provide space for expansion as the Moon waxes. Sun and Mercury's conjunction in Capricorn will help you with this. Get precise and focused, but don't lose sight of the big picture, or the bigger goal. *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: Let the gains in. Do you have a container large enough to hold all the goods? Attend to your heart chakra and let this be the holding tank for all the goodness you are amassing. What is standing in your way still? What is blocking you from fully expanding your visions, your dreams, and stepping into your goals? Attend to these pieces and use the clarity for getting tenacious about what you want. It will require a different response than in the past, so be mindful of your action steps. Do things differently and get different results. Think bigger and life gets bigger! Taurus: Relationships are proving to be your biggest teacher right now. They also require your extra effort and attention. Speak clearly and effectively and let your words be like medicine- for yourself and others. When you speak authentically, people notice. Career is getting a passionate surge of energy right now. Channel this energy into innovative and creative endeavors that you can share on a larger scale. Work differently, think differently, and create from a different place for maximum gains. Gemini: Find new ways of nourishing yourself. What feeds you? Better question, what used to feed you? It will be helpful to recall how you used to be fed by life, by your younger spirit. Let some of the carefree, child like sensibilities of your early childhood inspire you right now. Make space diligently for your creativity, as this will ignite and inspire your inner child. Your shadows are keeping your heart heavy and burdened, but honoring them will help let in a bit more light. What can your inner child tell you about what you really need? For safety, security and freedom? Cancer: You are still expanding in reverse. Does it feel like constant deja vu? Now that Mercury is retrograde with Sun in your seventh house, expect some old relationships to re-visit you. This time, you will see them differently, and more critically. Be gentle even as you look at what no longer serves you in these connections. Passion comes from your depths, from shadows, and the past, which intensifies your longings and desires. For you, it is an important time to be addressing what needs to be released in order for you to step into a very new future. You can learn a lot from letting go. Let it be your guru right now. Leo: Right now you are passionate about being passionate. Passionate about your work, being of service and changing lives. The way to maximize your efforts and to really be a guiding light and resource for others, is by healing yourself though. Don't get lost in the externalized giving process without first doing your inner work. Take some of your passion and put it back into yourself. Look at your darkness, your shadows, your bad habits. Be willing to look at your own illusions and transform them into awareness. The best part about this is you will have more of an offering to serve and share with others. Virgo: Your creativity and passion are located in your belly. Feeding your gut properly will help you feed the fire of life within you as well. Nourishment metaphors abound right now as you cut out and release relationships that no longer serve you. You must trust that you are making room for much more love and sacred connection as a result of all this release and re-structuring. The best use of your time and efforts right now is working with your hands, creativity, communication and writing. It will likely feel burdensome and tiresome, but this is taking you somewhere powerful. Let your emotional body wisdom guide you. Libra: Your heart is very determined right now. It's adamant about loving and being in relationship. Passions are high, but the critic is even stronger. It is a wonderful time to be addressing your judgement and mental body illusions. What is keeping you from the deep nourishment you so deeply long for? If you can make more space for your creativity, your imagination, your child-like senses, you will increase your passion for life. This passion is the missing link with all areas of your life. It will feed you. Don't let the critic keep you from this inner, creative magic. Scorpio: As Cat Stephens sings about, be the "hard headed woman" and keep your focus, tenacity and steadfast work ethic in tact. Passion and creativity are smoldering, but keep adding kindling to the flames to feed the fire slowly. Get clear, focused and aligned, and plot your action steps accordingly. The strength that you are building will ultimately become a bonfire. Trust the process and your efforts. Move your passion from second chakra into your heart and see how this effects your creative flow. Sagittarius: It may seem like you are feeling around for a light switch right now, looking for the right button. Your career is requesting your attention and intention, but it needs a different approach right now. You can not do things the way you've done them in the past and expect different results. Right now, innovation is crucial. Maximize creativity and passion by letting go of your agenda and your "should's". Clear your desk and your mind. Spend time meditating and on retreat. The space you create within, will lead to a greater offering in the long run. Capricorn: Your sharp mind is sharpening. Your goals and agendas are getting edgier and more clear. You are finding this clarity though by refining your lists and desires, by re-addressing your goals and visions. Old relationships return to give you a boost and now you have an opportunity to create greater balance with them. Build momentum by joining forces. Gather your group, your tribe, and passionately speak your mind. The message may be an old one, a recycled one, but people will take notice as if it's new. Aquarius: Passionate innovation is key right now. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and expand your vision of what is possible. Flap your wings and stretch them out. Expansion is coming by clearing out the old, hidden parts of yourself and bringing them to light. Face your fears and learn from them. Your willingness to transform them will set you free. Right now, your road to success requires that you work backwards- from the big and bold passion that is oozing out of you- to the practical steps that must be attended to one at a time. Pisces: It's hard to count your gains when you are busy counting your losses. There is so much letting go and releasing right now, so much re-structuring and change. It is hard to find your steady footing in this state. Working with the emotions that emerge from the letting go process will be profoundly and deeply transforming. This sadness, grief and heaviness is coming from your emotional body wisdom and it has a lot to share with you. This is new sadness and also re-igniting the old as well. The good news is, you get to heal past and present if you are willing to face it right now. Need some extra guidance and clarity? Schedule a session with me. Plan your week in tune with nature. Never miss a planetary update. Sign up for my weekly newsletter. Was this post helpful? Please share it with a friend! Thank you. My 2015 Moon Wisdom Calendar is almost here!
My 2015 Moon Wisdom Calendar will be available in the next few weeks. It will have all your new Moon and full Moon details from a Jyotish perspective plus Creative Rituals to help you embody the Moon Wisdom. Pre-order my 2015 Moon Wisdom + Creative Ritual Calendar eBook in advance and be the first to receive this new offering! ** Special $29.00 price for advance purchases! ** Pre-Order Now! For many this is a very challenging time. I want to remind you that we are still in between the eclipses, and nearing the Solar Eclipse on the 23rd. This solar eclipse occurs during Diwali, the celebration of light in the Vedic Calendar (more about this below). With four planets in Chitra nakshatra, Mars is really strongly activated right now. Our anger/agitation, critic/judge, sense of righteousness and inner fire may be aggravated. There is a natural piercing and cutting happening on multiple levels. The veils are thin- and if we are really paying attention we should be seeing our shadows, like never before. Pay attention, but don't necessarily respond or act until after the eclipse cycle has passed. Trust that your pieces will fall more naturally into place once the dust settles a bit. Until then, remember small action steps, embodiment, breath awareness and self care. Monday, October 20th Today’s Intention: Dance and paint your visions into reality. Moon moves into Uttaraphalguni, at 11:47 am CDT, inviting in Aryaman for our day, with an extra dash of Sun. Resources, creative and otherwise, are offered to us today. Stability, support and ancestral assistance arrives. This is a star that offers sustainability through relationships, partnerships and connections. It’s the work and effort we put into them that provides us with lasting nourishment. This is a time of asking for what you want and need. Be willing though to put in the necessary effort it takes for your efforts to be worth it. The work you do now, will pay off for you and your lineage in the future, so make your steps count. Continue working intentionally with your potent creativity. Creativity is your power, your stability in this life. It is our reason for life and living. Use your creativity to affirm and confirm what you want in your life and who you want in it. Let the arts serve as the tool for awakening your sleeping creative forces. Dance and paint your dreams into reality and capture the aliveness, the potency, the shakti, of your creative life force. Moon enters the 13th tithi (Moon phase) today, moving towards complete emptiness this week with the new Moon. Retrograde Mercury (now in its position of exaltation, Virgo) is closely conjunct Rahu, our shadows. Mind is being highly influenced by our shadows right now. With Ketu's direct aspect, expect the mental body to be cracked open. Let in the light and look for resources. As Moon hops into Virgo at 18:25 CDT, the mental body and emotional body intensify this dance- as well as our fragility. The major planetary shifts have passed now until Saturn moves into Scorpio on November 2nd (an article on this transit will be out later this week). For now, Libra continues to force our attention, asking us to confront our issues about balance, relationships and getting the support we need. Exalted Saturn is poised for change and in the gap now, sandhi at over 28 degrees. Debilitated Sun forces us to confront issues with ego and our sense of Self. While Venus in Libra (it's own sign) increases our ability to find more flow, possibility and resources for balance with these themes. Creativity (Venus's domain) is an essential resource for finding new possibilities and literally re-creating your life. Be intentional with your creative process right now. Tuesday, October 21st Today's Intention: Don't be afraid to be broken open. Light enters through our broken places. Moon transits Virgo, conjunct retrograde exalted Mercury. Retrograde planets intensify the indications of the planet, while a retrograde planet in its sign of exaltation becomes debilitated (uccha banga). This is a very interesting combination we are experiencing right now. As this delicate, debilitated mental body is confronting its shadows head on, we are likely to feel our shadows intensify with mind games included. Mercury and Rahu are in exact conjunction in the very wee hours of the morning. This may be a time where our mental turmoil is exacerbated as well as phobias, fears and psychic disturbances. As Moon joins this combination, we may be overwhelmed by emotional triggers as well. I can not overemphasize the need for embodiment at this time. Keep it small, affirming and gentle. Use a three level check in to name the issues coming up for you and try to separate the messages and needs of each body- mental, emotional and physical. This check in is a very concrete step to help us work directly with our internal "pause to check" system. I also suggest using some EFT (emotional freedom technique) to calm any increased fight or flight coming up for you at this time. Do not push yourself right now. Less is more. Moon moves into Hasta nakshatra at 14:10 CDT and Savitr offers a bit of light. This light may intensify the reflection coming towards us, or it may offer a glimmer of hope and possibility. Savitr brings insights and new realizations which may be stunners. The hands are a primary resource for this nakshatra. Use the hands to enliven the light and awareness available to you. This may be through creativity and the arts- working with clay, painting, etc. I suggest creating a dance and some body movement that begins with the hands. Use the hands as an entry point for your dance and let their function- grasping and releasing- be a metaphor for your life process. What are you grasping and holding? What are you releasing and letting go? Practice the opening and closing as you work with the hands directly. Use Gayatri Mantra to induce more light and magic. Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥtát savitúr váreṇ(i)yaṃbhárgo devásya dhīmahidhíyo yó naḥ prachodáyāt Wednesday, October 22nd Today's Intention: Make your action steps count. What is good for you is good for others. Moon jumps into the 15th tithi and Chitra nakshatra. Moon is almost completely empty as we near our final eclipse of the year. Moon in Chitra puts five planets in this Mars ruled nakshatra- Moon, Mercury and Rahu are in very close conjunction. Use yesterday's information to walk through your day. Chitra is ruled by Vishvakarma, the builder, the architect of the cosmos. He helps us with our action steps, making them potent and powerful. As his name denotes, action is a part of what he offers us. Since he is also an Aditya, he can provide us with resources for our life. He is often considered an incarnation of Lord Brahma, the god who brings the unmanifest into manifest form. Great karma yoga can happen with Vishvakarma. This is an essential reminder right now during the current planetary intensity. Be of service to others, let seva be a driving force for you and your actions. How can your actions serve you and others as a divine offering? Ultimately, this is dharma. Actions steps building upon your action steps. Surrender to the process. Use your creativity to expand the actions you take. Sun and Venus are in exact conjunction today, creating a combustion, excess heat and torching our creative energy. Watch for burnout, excess fatigue. Notice where you are pushing too hard and missing the messages of this delicate time period. Relationships are vulnerable right now as well as our creative fluidity. Self care and extra nourishment is essential. Thursday, October 23rd Today's Intention: Light your candle, even if it's only a tiny flame. Retrograde, debilitated Mercury moves back into Hasta nakshatra, inviting in a sense of light and flicker of wisdom. Ask Savitr for guidance and inspiration. Let mind and hands work together in the coming weeks. Hand eye coordination is maximized during this time period. Use the arts to increase this potential; playing music, painting, drawing, writing, can all increase the light within. We may feel some increased hope and possibility today because of this transition- as well as through the other significant changes today. Moon moves into Libra at 04:52 am CDT, joining debilitated Sun, combust Venus in its own sign, and an exalted yet sandhi (in the gap) Saturn. The instability of the times may intensify our sense of burnout today. Move towards the resources and seek moments of pause that can be a resource for you. Relationships, our sense of balance, our stability and support may feel uncertain and off balance right now. I encourage you to look for the smallest of resources and let this help you build resilience. Don't force outcomes right now. Ease forward gently. Diwali (or Deepavali) is a very significant five day festival in the Vedic tradition. This year, the festivities begin on the 18th in the USA, and continue until the 25th. The most significant day of the Diwali festivities is today because of the new Moon. This is a celebration of light, of Lakshmi, and our divine resources. The festival of light spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. As the solar eclipse is occurring simultaneously, we literally are experiencing an eclipse of our light, our solar energy, our soul. Today, let in the light, the abundance that is present in your life- no matter how small or nuanced. Turn on the light switch of your soul and let this be a poignant moment, intentionally driving out the shadows and inviting in more light to your life. Possibility, hope and joy are significant resources. Honor Lakshmi, light a candle at your altar and invoke her spirit of abundance and wealth. New Moon is at 16:57 CDT while Moon is in Libra and Chitra nakshatra. Moon moves to Swati nakshatra at 17:31 CDT. The partial solar eclipse begins at 17:00 CDT and continues until 18:52 CDT. A lot of movement and shifts are happening within this two hour time frame. Use this time for meditation, invocation and setting intentions if possible. Swati nakshatra increases shadow, movement and shape shifting. The rule of Swati, Vayu the wind god, increases these tendencies. Symbolically, this partial solar eclipse ushers in the next waxing cycle for us. This is a cycle that brings essential balancing for the pieces of our life that have been causing upheaval. The balance occurs once we slowly sift and settle into our new choices and action steps. Digestion and assimilation of the past month bring the stability we are seeking. Finding the most nourishing morsels of our lives and what our greatest needs are, becomes our driving force. Transformation becomes the nourishment, as well as instigates the nourishment we need. Seek transformation and let new resources feed you. Your emotional body is a vital resource for making wise choices and action steps. Whatever your intuitive knowing offers you- go there. Use this wisdom to guide you. Restructure the way you offer yourself, how you share your wisdom. Shift the way you seek wisdom and knowledge. Invite in innovation. Let the body be a primary creative resource for you. Resource from the wisdom of the body. Listen deeply and ask your body to give you the guidance you are seeking. Pelvis and hips can be a resource for informing the way you dance with stability, support, moving forward and containment. How can you move forward with greater stability and support? Read more about this in my New Moon Wisdom article. Friday, October 24th Today's Intention: Listen to your internal winds for vital physical body messages. Surrender to the winds of change. Moon transits Swati nakshatra, ruled by Vayu and Rahu, increasing movement, change and transition. There is a certain intensity with this nakshatra because Vayu is a Rudra. Strength and fierceness are invoked. This lessens the intense stalemate of planets in Chitra nakshatra that we've been working with for the past days and weeks. But now, swift movement and change are inevitable. Vayu is connected to prana, our internal winds and vital life force. Vayu is worshiped as the "breath of the gods". We are each touched by gods breath through Swati nakshatra. Speak, move, invoke this divine life force. Let it move you and help you create your new dance, your new direction. Venus moves into Swati nakshatra at 05:35 CDT and the shift from multiple planets in Chitra, shifts to multiple planets in Swati. This shift invites in creative movement and change. Changes and shifts with our relationships, our sense of balance and stability. Creativity, and its constant flux, flow and change, is our stabilizing force. Ground. Keep working with the pelvis as a resource for stability and creative vitality. The close combustion of Venus and Sun continues as Venus chases the Sun. Heat and passion intensifies so watch for sparks and aggression. Just after midnight, Sun shifts into Swati nakshatra as well. Sun in Swati nakshatra invites in a two week period of big shifts and changes as Saturn moves into Scorpio for the next 2.5 years. Sun invokes these shifts, the movement and the winds of change. Since Vayu is one of the eight Vasudevas, who are sources of illumination, there is light and inspiration that can arrive as well as resources. These resources and inspiration should be linked to dharma and Vayu will give the support we need to increase this nourishment. Since wind cools things off, we may notice a coolness or a detachment in ourselves emotionally at this time. Don't forget to check in with your emotional body during this time period as we may be missing vital messages. Use a three level check for resourcing. Moon shifts into Vishaka nakshatra at 18:27 CDT, invoking Indragni and a need for alliance and support systems. Saturday, October 25th Today's Intention: Let the shape shifting begin! Moon transits Vishaka nakshatra and Indragni orients us towards alliances, support systems and co-creation. Work with a sense of togetherness, and how to resource with connection and the nourishment we can receive from building relationships. There is much symbolism with the alliance of Indra and Agni. These dual gods remind us that two heads are better than one. That we need a hierarchy of power in order to thrive, and that we all serve each other, no matter the hierarchy. There is a connection to the altar here as well, making offerings to the divine, and the transformation that occurs when we do this act of worship. Alchemy, the transformation process of our offerings, is heightened today. Take note of what you are offering, how you are offering it, and to who. What shifts need to take place and who can you align with to increase its power and potency? Moon moves to Scorpio at 12:51 CDT. Mercury goes direct today at 14:13 CDT, returning him to his exalted status in Virgo. Technically he is considered "in his own sign" as he's over 15 degrees right now, but this strength should help with mental matters, commerce, business and finances, as well as creativity. These issues start to move in a more forward direction for us now. Moon moves to Anuradha nakshatra at 18:55 CDT, and Mitra enters our awareness. Sunday, October 26th Today's Intention: Don't get lost in the details. Moon transits Scorpio and Anuradha nakshatra today, enlivening Mitra and his precision. Moon receives drishti from Jupiter and Ketu. Both Sun and Moon are debilitated right now. This can be a very inward time of introspection, and may result in a lack of external focus. This tendency is increased as Moon is still small in the fourth tithi, though waxing now. Use this time to quietly restructure your visions and goals instead. Plant your seeds of desire and motivate energetically for your future. Mitra is an Aditya, known for giving resources and material support. He is a form of the Sun and relates to friendship, companionship, connections, and fine details. Anuradha can help us with alliances, connections, and building resources through our relationships. Moon moves to Jyeshtha nakshatra at 18:58 CDT. Indra's sensory sensitivity and overall strength help us overcome some obstacles. Tend to your wild horses (your senses) and don't let them run away with you. Monday, October 27th Today's Intention: Tame your wild horses! Moon transits Jyeshtha nakshatra and Indra, as well as Mercury rule the day. Indra heightens our senses, as well as our sensory sensitivity. He reminds us of the strength we can gain when we can control our senses and learn to channel them more directly. This is power. With Sun and Moon debilitated simultaneously, our sensitivity is more extreme. Pay attention to your subtle needs and listen to your intuition. Make sure your mental body doesn't lead you astray. Use a three level check for awareness. Moon jumps into Sagittarius and Mula nakshatra at 18:37 CDT, inviting in some disruptions and chaos. Moon joins Mars here and intensifies the changes. Saturn's drishti on both Mars and Moon increase the pressure and force. There is wisdom coming in the back door with with this calamity and restructuring, so look for the gifts that are arriving. The more space you can clear, the more space there will be for the new. Need some extra guidance and clarity? Schedule a session with me. Plan your week in tune with nature. Never miss a planetary update. Sign up for my weekly newsletter. Was this post helpful? Please share it with a friend! Thank you. |
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