New Moon Journal

Full Moon in Leo-Designed to Sell

This is short and sweet because there’s not much time for writing or soulcollaging at the present moment... you see I am getting our home Designed to Sell. The sooner I move, the sooner I can get back to doing what I love. Part of my studio and all of my healing room needed to be erased from the house. We converted an office back into a guest bedroom, and my healing room back into an office. Dear Husband loves his new space.

In the last four weeks I donated used goods (four truckloads to Salvation Army), sorted every closet and packed over a 100 boxes and moved furniture into the POD. After 15 years of life in this wonderful home, going through the memories of space and place is just intense, but depersonalizing our home is part of the letting go and moving on process.

Full Moons bring a release and at this Full Moon, like the HGTV show, I feel proud to share my task is 90% complete. Get ready for the big reveal in two weeks at the New Moon, Solar Eclipse in Leo. Leo sits at the doorway of my 10th house- career, public self; Aquarius sits at my 4th house doorway- home, roots and family, the timing of it all is just right. And bottom line, it’s all about trust.

Being occupied on home matters, I forgot about Mercury’s retrograde period; going backward to move forward in the sign of Aquarius, the Visionary. To complete interior projects prior to Mercury’s retrograde in Aquarius(1/28/08) means multiple installers arrive this week- bathroom tile painted, new granite counters, floor finishes, crown molding, painting and new appliances. Organized chaos. Dog tethered to my side, phone ringing, people knocking, selecting colors, problem solving, scheduling and coordination are all things my interior design self thrives on as we enter the final phase of a process that began 18 months ago for our family at the New Moon in Leo.

At a Full Moon there is a release. You may find yourself dealing with issues or intentions (conscious or unconscious) created at the new moon (January 8th) and six months prior (New Moon in Leo August 12). What did you intend or set into motion at the New Moon in Leo six months ago? You are seeing the results of that thinking and actions now at this full moon.

For more about this Leo Full Moon visit these sites:
Lynda Hill’s Blog
Astrological Musings by Lynn Hayes

Full Moon and healing with spiritual light

Tired from editing and sorting 15 years of accumulated stuff, I unconsciously drop the heavy box of art supplies down onto the hand truck; the cart handle shoots up and slams me square on the bridge of my nose. Shocked by the force of the impact, I straighten up, numbness now rapidly spreading out across my face as I start silently shouting ’oh no, oh no, oh no!!!’ Am I bleeding? I move into transmuting the energy, healing with spiritual light, along with running for the Bach’s Rescue Remedy to take the edge off my fear. Dang it, why did I pack my essential oils?

Okay the dog did think me a bit crazy waving my arms [extracting], praying and singing to my nose...but it worked. After a trip to the emergency room for x-rays the doctor advises it’s a broken nose with hairline crack, I decide to take things easy, thus I didn’t feel like writing this week. What just happened?

Removing the WOO WOO

For the last four weeks I embraced some serious house staging to sell our home, which means dismantling my healing room and giving the space back to Dear Husband as a home office. He is soo happy! [There’s some good mojo in that space.] It also meant packing a vital part of myself away- the huminia, humina stuff [dear daughter’s description for her mother’s quirkiness].

The staging and healing room dismantling [it’s now sitting in a POD] caused some tears [I felt like I was going into hiding], but it also gave me the opportunity to know that many of the tools/things/stuff I had acquired and leaned on these last 12 years are no longer necessary to do healings. I grew out of them and the items need to move on.

In making over the house, normalizing it for an everyday family means I am called to withdraw my energy as I move from room to room. From a shamanic feng shui point of view it is much harder to sell a house when the person/family still has heart attachments to the place. There’s been joy and sadness- remembering. I am aware of all these things as I pick up this and that, making choices- keep/pack, toss or give, Free Cycle and Shred-it has become my favorite resources.

The smack on the head, specifically to the third eye, brings me new insights. First off I am glad to know alternative measures for healing- I don’t need a bunch of tools-rather simply become the healing... and then there is the self reflection "Why this injury, why now?" The trauma is right below my third eye, the seat of intuition and the Full Moon in Cancer is fast approaching (Sunday, December 23 at 2° of Cancer). Cancer and Capricorn work together to balance the masculine and feminine energies within us. Cancer is the mother, Capricorn represents the father. Water and earth. A man builds a house, but a woman’s energy makes it a home.

The Moon rules the sign Cancer and all things to do with feelings, emotions and intuition.What are the energetic consequences of discounting the Cancerian qualities womanhood offers you (intuition, feelings, emotions, moods, Moon, mothering, roots, home and family) in favor of being more masculine? This week the buzz has been around teenage pregnancy? And that is exactly what I wrote about six months ago at the New Moon in Cancer.

On Wednesday Jupiter entered Capricorn for the first time in 12 years, Saturn started retrograding at 8° Virgo...Saturn rules Capricorn and relates to the structure, the bones, support. And wow just in time I whack my third eye. Thus I start asking "what am I not seeing, feeling, sensing? What is breaking down to break through.?" A flood of insights bubble up related to personal and work experiences that happened around this time back in Christmas of 1987; which had to do with getting pregnant, moving to a new home and office and self-esteem issues. **smile** It’s all so fascinating how one thing weaves into another, and maybe I needed the smack in the head to wake up. Lesson learned, thank you very much.

Taking care of your Heart’s Ache

If you find yourself in a holiday funk see if the energy is tied into missing your home, your childhood home, family home, things related to home, heart[h] and mother. “In order to release Cancer’s creativity, we must first cut the umbilical cord which binds us to family karma; leave the safe womb of the home and choose our own direction in life.” (Archetypes of the Zodiac by Burt, p. 113) If so do some journaling and write down your expectations, you may want to create a soulcollage around the energy to get the message. Light up the fire pit (or barbecue) and release the old stuff to the fire.

I feel grateful, while I did look like Marsha, Marsha, Marsha from the Brady Bunch for a day, the swelling went away, and I am on the mend with a bit of tenderness and very little bruising. Tonight we’ll light a fire in celebration of the Solstice where I’ll be releasing this karmic stuff to the spirit of the fire. Happy Solstice and full moon!

Reference Book- Archetypes Of The Zodiac (The Llewellyn Modern Astrology Library)

Full Moon in Gemini-zip the lip

Okay I should be making stuffing, but then I found a New Moon Journal about the Full Moon in Gemini that inspired me to share about the energies related to the body... the writing is updated with journaling questions; I hope you find it useful as we head into the holiday weekend.

If so inspired send me your Sagittarius SoulCollage®, those are due November 29, 2007.

There is a Full Moon in Gemini on Saturday, November 24th, 2007 at 9:30 am EST at 1 degree Gemini 55 minutes. "This Full Moon is all about communication. We can’t seem to keep our foot out of our mouth. Mercury, the ruler of this lunation, is in Scorpio. Deep seeded stuff comes up."- Brenda Brush, astrology teacher.

To read more open and print out the Full Moon pdf >>>

Happy Turkey day!

New Moons, Mercury Retrogrades for 2008

Here are the upcoming New Moons and retrograde periods for 2008. Pluto enters Capricorn in January for the first time in 230 years. Expect a shift and track your energy at each lunation.

Each New Moon is a conception point for planting seed thoughts-a new idea or stating a decree. There is an energetic doorway present at the new moon, we stand at the threshold wondering and dreaming. Some go to sleep, numb out and forget to dream. Sometimes it's hard waking up from this deep sleep. It can be scary. I honor that. What I suggest is just play with the SoulCollage® process, one new moon at a time...

Don’t worry about ’knowing’ astrology and the signs, feel into the energies. The New Moon SoulCollage® process is about soaking up the energies on an intuitive level. Finding the mystery of you in bits of paper and glue. To stay informed subscribe [on the left hand sidebar] to the New Moon Journal.

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Revised: 12/05/2007, 12/31/07

The New Moons in 2008:

Jan 8, 2008 06:37 am est at 18° Capricorn
Feb 6, 2008 10:44 pm est at 18° Aquarius*
Mar 7, 2008 12:14 pm est at 18° Pisces
Apr 5, 2008 11:55 pm est at 17° Aries
May 5, 2008 8:18 am est at 16° Taurus
June 3, 2008 3:23 pm est at 14° Gemini
July 2, 2008 10:19 pm est at 12° Cancer
Aug 1, 2008 6:13 am est at 10° Leo*
Aug 30, 2008 3:58 pm est at 08° Virgo
Sept 29, 2008 4:12 am est at 07° Libra
Oct 28, 2008 7:14 pm est at 06° Scorpio
Nov 27, 2008 11:54 am est at 06° Sagittarius

*denotes a New Moon/Solar Eclipse
All times are calculated to Eastern Standard Time (est) using NY, New York. If I made an error please be kind in your comments.

For more information check the right hand sidebar on this page under Categories, click the appropriate sign link in the listing to review that month’s energy on The New Moon Journal®. This is a great way to check-in 6 months later at the full moon to see what you set into motion. It gives you insights into how you are managing your energies-body, mind and spirit.

2008 Planetary Station Points
Note: S/R denotes Stationary retrograde motion
S/D denotes Stationary direct motion.

Mercury
Jan 28 S/R    24° Aquarius        Feb 18 S/D    09° Aquarius
May 26 S/R   22° Gemini          June 19 S/D    13° Gemini
Sep 24 S/R   23° Libra             Libra Oct 15    S/D 08° Libra

Mars
Nov 15, 2007 S/R 13° Cancer
Jan 30, 2008 S/D 25° Gemini

Venus

Jupiter
May 9 S/R 23° Capricorn
Sep 7 S/D 13° Capricorn

Saturn
Dec 29, 2007 S/R 09° Virgo
May 2, 2008 S/D 02° Virgo

Uranus
June 26 S/R 23° Pisces
Nov 27 S/D 19° Pisces

Neptune
May 26 S/R 25° Aquarius
Nov 2 S/D 22° Aquarius

Pluto
Pluto enters Capricorn on January 25, 2008 at 9:38 pm est.
Apr 2 S/D 02° Capricorn
Sep 8 S/D 29° Sagittarius

Taurus Full Moon-less is more

Less is more. Have you noticed the trend in interior design? One of my favorite home magazines is Domino (and Blueprint). This month’s cover showcases a very hip 20 something decorator [sans her architect hubby], wearing an A-line skirt and blouse, who is revamping interior space of "her classic ranch style house" with furniture styles that were common place in the 60’s.

The call is to pair down our lives, get back to the basics. Now what does this trend have to do with this Taurus Full Moon?

Become a Minimalist- Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe adopted the motto "Less is more" to describe his aesthetic tactics of flattening and emphasizing a building’s frame, eliminating interior walls and adopting an open plan, and reducing the structure to a strong, transparent, elegant skin.

Full Moon in Taurus
Friday, October 26, 2007
12:51 am est at 3° of Taurus

This Full Moon in Taurus represents:

• Accumulation such as money, material comforts, ownership, possessions.
• Senses- Sensuality, massage, physical comfort, aromas, taste.
• Enjoyment of Life on Earth-contentment, appreciation, gratitude, simple pleasures, rapport with nature, satisfaction.
• Building- solid foundations, persistence, progressing step by step, thoroughness, perseverance.
• Reliability- patience, dependability, trustworthiness, steadfastness.
• Self-Worth- awareness of personal needs, setting appropriate boundaries, strong values, determination and self-acceptance.
• Inflexibility- stubbornness, attachment, resistance to change, possessiveness, holding dogmatic opinions, stagnation.
• Restoring health- coughs, throat, chin and neck, thyroid gland, voice and vocal cords.

In Taurus we are called to get back to the basics, know who I am (self-worth), live life with the essentials (solid foundations) and really appreciate the details of it all (enjoyment of life). Minimilize our lifestyle. Collectively we are leaving a time of mass consumerism and going green. Taurus is an earth energy ruled by Venus.

In Venus we can move towards excess and decadence, as seen in the 1990’s. Chasing the dollar, my Taurus SoulCollage>>. Then there is a correction (Saturn in Taurus 1999-2000) and you’ll find yourself pushing off one way of life, moving towards the opposite polarity. Paring down. Getting lean. Saturn in Virgo calls us to this task.

You may already find your normal coping skills of buying things, eating things, drinking, relating, drugging just doesn’t work. Doesn’t feed your spirit. "There is a synchronicity between the Moon and Saturn at this lunation to easily and painlessly bring our lives into balance." Brenda Brush

Venus, the ruler of Taurus, is in Virgo and Saturn’s in Virgo. Virgo wants efficiency. Venus is opposing Uranus in Pisces at the time of Saturn in Virgo. Mercury is retrograding in Scorpio-asking us to surrender what isn’t working- the way we think, act, feel, do. We have seen what the "issues" in the last 10-12 days. Changes need to be made. The Call is to get back to basics- bringing up our personal issues with a "less is more" approach.

Personally I take a more Mary Emmerling approach to decorating our home, very country. But lately I find myself paring things down. The inner reflects the outer. I see my/our possessions with a "new eye". You know I am old enough (1956 baby) to remember this new wave of design. As a 20 something designer myself I witnessed older designers get stuck in their past- I could tell the age of an interior designer by the way they decorated. Now I am on the other of this looking backwards, going forward. I never thought I’d say this but the baskets and fluff are moving out. I don’t want to be pegged to the past if it no longer serves me. As I change my surroundings change.

Where is 3° of Taurus in your chart? Look to see if you have any planets sitting at 3° of Leo [squares the full moon], Scorpio[opposes the full moon], Aquarius [squares the full moon]. That is where the action is at this lunation.

Full moons represent our personal issues coming to a head, things coming to completion. It is a time of emotional intensity. Something must be surrendered that you have been holding onto. Remember Fall is a time of harvest.

So grab a magazine and then look around your own home. Notice your surroundings. What is there that does not fit with your lifestyle any longer? Pare down, get rid of it. Work with the concept of "less is more" at this Taurus full moon.

Full Moon in Aries-release the shells

The gulf waters gently lap at my feet as I drop the first bag of seashells into the water. I feel embarrassed standing here. Who throws seashells back onto a beach! One down 15 bags to go. My company? A lone pelican floats on the water watching, a flock of seagulls surround me thinking I have food, and four Mexicans sit on the rail eating lunch chattering and laughing in Spanish on a break from building one of those mega houses where the Campbell house once stood. Nothing stays the same.

I am letting go, closing a door. I decided on the drive over from Fort Lauderdale that 4th Avenue is the place. Our first house was torn down last year to make way for a bigger and better MacMansion. Naples was simple and quaint when I moved here in 1971, there were no condos, the palm trees and sand merged with the road. I miss that... today I have good memories of watching my Aunt Gladys and Grandma sitting in their beach chairs watching the sunsets while Mom walked along the beach bent over searching for shells. It’s bittersweet.

Friday when the Mars/Pluto square released I came out of the fog to recognize how intense these past three months have been. I wouldn’t say I am depressed, but I am certainly in a state of grief…one that comes and goes. Solitude is what I crave. I treated Dear Daughter’s summer college session like she was going to summer camp. But her leaving for the fall session was tough. Mars in Gemini, Pluto in Sag -both squaring off on my Sun in Pisces. It just sucks.

Last year while visiting my parents in South Carolina my mother gave me her collection of seashells, "I won’t be going to the beach anymore, can you please take these shells back to Naples for me?"

I pack two big baskets and a bucket of wonderful shells, sorted into bags of various shape, color and type [my mom is very Virgo], each in it’s own zip lock bag into the back of my truck. The weight of her statement, the finality of it just hung with me on the ride back home. My mom loves Naples beach and spent nearly 20 plus years collecting these shells. She will not see Naples again, and now I am the keeper of the shells. I procrastinated my task for over a year.

I am mindful of all this and that awareness is with me now on the beach. So many feelings come up... anger that I am the only one left in Florida, and I have to let go of these shells. Ah little kid energy, I let that feeling just be. Sadness that my mom is so frail now she can’t make it to the beach she loves. Part of me wants to hold onto the shells, so I can hold onto my mom...a voice in my heart says that’s just more clutter to add. Be with it and then let the shells go. Tears come and go, and I stand in it all. I remember this quote from Mabel Collins-

Before the eyes can see, they must be incapable of tears. Before the ear can hear, it must have lost its sensitiveness. Before the voice can speak in the presence of the Masters it must have lost the power to wound. Before the soul can stand in the presence of the Masters its feet must be washed in the blood of the heart.

I wonder what it means and will my tears ever stop...I throw shells up in the air in forgiveness. I let them go knowing the joy children will have in finding these gems. So I lovingly scatter bag after bag of them into the surf, watching their movement in the water, rolling this way and that. A myriad of feelings wash through me. Lightning flashes above the palm trees as the last bag is tossed, a storm is coming. I give thanks and good-bye to the Spirit of the place and the sea. It is done.

This is my story at this Full Moon in Aries...what about you?

A Full Moon Aries
September 26 at 3:45 pm est
4° degrees of Libra

What are you called to release? What has been completed since the New Moon in Aries six months ago? How have these last few weeks been? Getting tweaked? Mars rules this lunation.This Full Moon in Aries you may find:

• Wanting to start anew by- blazing new trails, initiating, high energy, taking action, innovative approaches.
• Self-focus around issues dealing with the physical body, survival issues, instincts, ego, and assertiveness.
• Innocence- integrity, honesty, authenticity, impulsiveness, straightforwardness.
• Self-discovery -how am I initiating, taking risks, eagerness, competitive.
• Independence (Aries) versus interdependence (Libra)-self-direction, self-reliance, autonomy, self-sufficiency.
• Courage-issues to do with leadership, strength, vigilance, boldness.
• Disengaging, self-absorption, vanity, anger, impatient.
• Health-acne, eyes, head/face/scalp/brain, headaches and dizziness.
• Finding a clear yes and a clear no.

The horoscope is a blueprint for our character. Character is destiny. There is nothing static in this universe in which we dwell. We can change by changing our attitudes and patterns of behavior. In so doing, we change our destiny. . . . An understanding of planetary influences allows you to take your life into your own hands and intelligently utilize the planetary influences that will help you in your evolution if you but will.- Isabel Hickey Astrology a Comic Science

In Libra we learn to define our boundaries with others in healthy, healing ways. Peer over our glasses to see things in a new way. But in order to have a healthy relationship with you, I must first know me, otherwise I merge too much. Do you truly know how to feel-the good, the bad?

So at this Aries Full Moon you may see what has been revealed in the last six months regarding you and others. How your boundaries are impacted, positively or negatively, by others you are in relationship with? Where do you merge and what you need to purge?

That is the gift of the Aries/Libra polarity in astrology. At the same time we live in a world of immediate results. The "I want it now" energy of Aries. What to do when that "I want it now energy" doesn’t get fed? When your partner won’t ’do’ what you want! Have you said to another "I need you to be…"

Aries and Libra mediate how we perceive our vested attachments- the ’my way or the highway’ attitude. With that "want it now energy" how do you work with your own critical inner voice? How do you get your needs met in healthy ways? Do you start to get restless? Do you start complaining- focusing your energy on what isn’t happening, how your spouse and/or the universe is not cooperating? I am so spiritual, healthy, gifted and you’re not- why is this happening to me? Listen for the next couple of days about how you are talking to yourself, sharing with others. Are you complaining about what isn’t working to your friends and spouse? Does this sound familiar?

Are you piloting your own ship, or have outside forces taken control of the helm?

Aries wants clear intent, the energy is action oriented. A healed Aries energy within (you and me) expresses their focused intent with laser like clarity. They also know when to go with the flow, to have patience, have a vision and not be knocked off the path.
What house is Aries on in your chart? In this house you want to show others the way and right now that energy is hard to manifest and see. Aries represents your identity, the strength and ability to stand in your power. How do you lead others in some tangible way through the power of your presence? YOU.

Aries -full moon September 26th together with the Libra-new moon October 10th work in sacred partnership. Libra is about balance, harmony especially in partnerships- marriage. Aries is about you, the individual, the self that wants to be special, is egoic, headstrong and brash.

Each lunation there is a new and full moon that work in partnership with each other to release what is no longer working in your life, so you can manifest your hopes, wishes and dreams. Think of two energies on a see-saw with you standing in the middle trying to balance. Without the energy of Mars it may feel like we have no forward momentum, no ground to push off from creating no sense of balance which leads to frustration, anger. Because we ’want it now’ the mystery of this time is lost. This energy may be coming from outside of yourself- from family, children, clients.

Heck what is happening now may take years to be truly understood. Think in terms of layers and cycles. It takes time for things to manifest. Astrology is about actively working with cycles and knowing your own rhythm. What did you plant with your intent at the Aries new moon back in April of 2007? This is now manifesting. The season of fall, a time of letting go, is a time of spiritual awakening and dismemberment. Birthing the spiritual self (Aries) and balancing that spiritual self in relationships (Libra). Carolyn Myss writes in Sacred Contracts:

Throughout your life you will confront circumstances that cause you to separate from the group mind (tribal consciousness). It is essential that you give birth to your power of choice and personal responsibility. With this separation you will not gain access to you individual inner strength, self-esteem, and gut instinct. . . .Birthing the [Greater] Self means having the strength to follow the mature guidance that directs you to begin your personal spiritual path. You make the transition from group consciousness to individual consciousness thereby opening the way for the higher potential of your [Sacred] Contract to be revealed.

As we move deeper into the Fall Harvest and letting go keep your attention on present time; do not allow your vital life force to slip into history. Release the shells. Identify limiting or negative attitudes that you have inherited from your family or social mind. Recast these beliefs in healthy healing ways.

Fool, Let it be.

At the age of ten Dear Daughter [DD] spent evenings at her best friend’s house eating dinner. The reason? Dear Daughter acted the Fool- for at dinner she was doing a dead-on impression/comedy routine of Rosie interviewing Martha Stewart. One day while driving I asked her about the ‘Martha/Rosie’ routine, within seconds Dear Daughter dropped into her Rosie/Martha persona– a dialog ensued as I heard Rosie and Martha conversing while walking through K-mart …I almost crashed the car from laughing so hard. It is a sweet memory.

I love Martha Stewart, and I love Rosie. No matter where you stand on the ‘issues’ I will miss Rosie on The View. Yes, I confess since Rosie joined the show I’d tune in for the first 15 minutes of The View; for a work-at-home writer it offered up a mid-morning break that made me laugh, made me angry, made me think. Joanne Ostrow, the Denver Post writes:

“By dragging social and political issues into the usually controversial free zone of cooking demos, book promotions, and innocuous chitchat, she was fresh like a snout full of amyl nitrate. I didn’t always agree with Rosie but I welcomed her boat-rocking. Think of it this way- She proved again TV’s role in furthering the national conversation. She made a brassy woman’s voice at least as prominent as the dry daily official news release.”

Rosie is an Aries. I won’t go into her chart- don’t need too, check out this astrologer and this one. Rosie is brash, bold and feisty, she has a tender heart. Remember we are all still operating under the Aries New Moon ruled by assertive fiery Mars.

Rosie’s a truth slayer- passionate about life and issues. She’s angry and not afraid to say why, and what for especially in a time when most sit back quiet. She once was named the “Queen of Nice.” What strikes me is her ability to weave emotions (her Neptune in Scorpio), photos and art into soul searching collages. She’s making noise about issues that are important to her and us, using her craft. The most sacred archetypal force in a Tarot deck is the Fool. Comedians are Fools. A Fool humbles me, a Fool reminds me to keep quiet when I don’t know what I am talking about.

The Fool is an alchemist who holds fire in one hand and the upside-down cup (emotions) in the other, She unifies feelings (water), with energy and vision (fire) to create original and innovative ideas (steam). Fools use their multiple talents to generate abundance and frutifullness…bringing creativity into useable matter. Arrien, page 25.

Being a Fool then is a good thing. It takes courage. It demands a state of no fear. Whether you like her politics or not, IMHO Rosie’s creativity is just awesome, check out her studio, she’s making SoulCollages in truest form…she paints with abandon, she stitches news events into the pictures that are intense…evoking our collective soul loss…in more ways than one.

Today, Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:09 am we have the Full Moon in Scorpio at 12 degrees. Scorpio is ruled by Mars, Pluto and Chiron.

• Mars is anger/passion- yours, mine and ours
• Pluto’s archetypal energy plunges us into the depths of this anger, pain, sorrow- our collective despair- to shed the old skin that no longer serves us.
• Chiron is there giving us the balm and tools to heal our wounds.
• Pluto has traveled through Sag since 1995, next year he moves into Capricorn. Sagittarius is about truth, wisdom, understanding.

This Scorpio Full Moon brings intense transformative water energy. A dissolving energy. A time to surrender. Like the Beatles song…Let it be.

Full moons bring soul energy to bear on the problems at hand. Big Ones (Soul) and little ones (ego). This is the time of the year when the veil is thin, you can reach out to the God/Goddess of your understanding and connect. The Nature of God is in all things, all beings, great and small. Your guardian angels, your helping allies are showing up in support. This Scorpio Full Moon is known as the Wesak energies offers up Compassion and Wisdom as Robert shares “how to be productive as the storm swirls.” How are you expressing your own compassionate nature? First within you that then translates to your family and your community? Scorpio cleanses, Taurus renews. Earth and Water. Scorpio and Taurus work together to balance the energies within. We plant seeds in the rich dark earth, it’s a time of rebirth.

What are you moving through, what is on your plate? Get out your journal, your glue and images and track your energies. What is your soul trying to say?

Friday I’ll post about patterns that block our growth. In two weeks we’ll greet the New Moon in Taurus. Get ready, watch how you are tweaked, discovery why. Taurus represents “I value”, it brings up issues of self-esteem and self worth– your warts and all. This New Moon helps you manifest what you need in your life through the Laws of Attraction, The Secret. It brings up issues of soul loss from a shamanic perspective

This month’s New Moon SoulCollage card focuses on these Taurus energies. Earthy Taurus is ruled by luscious Venus. Venus is the first feminine energies we meet in the new year. While we need the action and assertiveness of Mars in Aries, it must be tempered by the beauty of Venus.

“Mars opposes all emphasis placed on the importance of integration and wholeness. He aims at destruction in the way fire cauterizes a wound. Venus is just the opposite, she is warm, cooperative and loving. She endows the spiritual essence of love to the physical body.

You’ll find Mars in rage, combat and battles at the home and/or office. Rather than condemn him [the archetype of Mars, the mirror], you might consider marrying him to the Venus within you. In myth, this is exactly what happened, and out of the union between Mars and Venus, a new child was born, named Harmony.” (Cavalli, page 120).

The Sun entered Taurus on Friday April 20th, there is a New Moon in Taurus on May 16th. Now what does that mean for you? Along the way you’ll be facing issues of “worthiness”. Am I worthy to have joy in my life? Am I worthy to have abundance in all areas of my life? Do I have the mind set, how’s my thinking? What am I attracting?

This month is bringing up issues of self-worth- awareness of personal needs, setting appropriate boundaries, strong values, determination and self-acceptance.

Within yourself or in others you may meet up with a stubbornness or fixed rigidness. Shadow issues of  Taurus may be marked by inflexibility- stubbornness, attachment, resistance to change, possessiveness, holding dogmatic opinions, stagnation. There is a push/pull, an inner resistance. Hold in, hold back, hold up. Taurus energy relates to inner child issues with authority specifically around the ages of 3-5 and "I want" energy that translates to your 5th Chakra. Do I have to scream with my rage or suffer in silence for you to hear me?

Can I speak my heart to you, can I be open, can I trust you’ll hear me? Heart matters versus head matters; an inner struggle between head and heart that manifests at your throat. Mercury at the time of this Full Moon in Scorpio is conjuncting the Sun at 12 degrees of Taurus. There is also a square to Saturn in Leo/Chiron in Aquarius. Grand Cross in the the Fixed signs, highlighting the Galactic Center.

Sun in Taurus represents my Soul Force- Big Me- I value myself and others, I know my true worth. I embody compassion versus my ego- the ‘little me’ petulant, stubborn and fixated>

Mercury in Taurus -how the Soul is communicating, standing next to the Sun opposing the Moon– emotions/dramas may be high>

Chiron In Aquarius represents the wound! How are you called to rebel, to be an individual who separates from the pack? Are you feeling angry, sad or depressed about this, why? You are unique, you are a Lightworker…Like Neo in the Matrix you swallowed the pill to wake up. Do you stand there fussing, fuming about it, preening about it? Now is the time to get over it and on with your service to humanity.>

Saturn in Leo is demanding a new structure be born- based on the present from lessons learned and healed from your past.

Saturn is moving through Leo for the first time in 28 years (1977/78). Reflect back on those years, especially the year 1977- what was happening for you then? How are the current conditions related to that time? Saturn rules responsibility and timing. Ever get caught up in being responsible and lose sight of what gives you joy? Saturn’s been working us for over two years in Leo, and there are only four months left of this Saturn in Leo cycle.  Oh my. Saturn is highlighting these issues, bringing them out of the dark closet you stuffed them into- back into the light. Oh the places you can go now…

What has heart and meaning for you NOW? Ponder on this…

What images call to you, what collage is your soul longing to share at this Full Moon in Scorpio? I wonder.

References cited:

Alchemical Psychology by Thom Cavalli, Ph.D.
The Tarot Handbook by Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.
Rosie’s Blog.

Galactic Center Meditation, the Full Moon in Leo

Our new frontier is the world behind our eyes that brings problem solving solutions and healing to our communities, to the planet..by exploring the space betwixt and between.

 

And the survey says  “Everyone’s on the list!”

 

Each one is born with a gift to share in our families and communities. There is no better time to meet, greet and embody this energy than when the Sun crosses over 13-15 degrees of Aquarius (as well as Taurus, Leo and Scorpio). That is happening this week and I invite you to join in. 

Full Moon in Leo with a Galactic Meditation
February 1, 2007

Teleconference call 7:00 -7:20 pm Eastern Standard Time (NY)

Meditation 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm est.

 

How To Place the Call:

1. Dial 1-866-945-2255 Wait for prompt.
2. Enter Participant Code 791625 #
 
International participants: please call 01-315-579-6022 to join the call. All Participants are responsible for the long-distance telephone charges.

 

Call from a land line for clarity, cell phones should not be used for this type of call. 

Who should join this call? High functioning, motivated people who are ready to move forward into spiritual action with purpose, passion and heart at home, work and into their community.

This meditation is soul based, a collaborative effort between you and your Spiritual Allies; focusing on the skills needed to bring your passion out into the world in a deeper and richer way. You are the architect of your own Power.

 

During the call I’ll share briefly about the Full moon in Leo, the Galactic center and the journey/meditation process.

 

Before the call: print out the Triad healing worksheet that describes the process of working with the Triad Healing symbol prior to the meditation. You don’t have to know astrology to show up and be present. Your heart’s desire will create the container for this experience to unfold.

 

Prior to the phone call: Let us meet at the appointed hour to journey to the Galactic Center. You may want to journey with a question. Set the intent, vision what you want to create, ask to let go of what is no longer working in your life in a gentle and loving way.

 

If you created a New Moon SoulCollage…get your Aquarius New Moon SoulCollage card with pen and journal ready, set up your sacred journey or meditation space prior to the call, pick up the phone and let’s collaborate.

 

For the SoulCollagers: Don’t be surprise if you start to get a deeper understanding of your SoulCollage messages. These New Moon SoulCollage cards are working us and learning us long after they have been put together, bringing us opportunities to take the healing to a new level.

 

Click here to read about the Galactic Center Meditation. Now this is all you need to know but if you are curious…I wrote this more:

 

Cancer Full Moon- setting up your sacred place to create

This is late in coming to you because our 14 year old golden retriever took ill over the weekend and I needed to manage her care (she’s on a few meds and mending). It’s time for us to set up our sacred creative space for the year. To support that creative fire here is a resource sheet for the New Moon SoulCollage process. Note it is also the pdf text version of this post along with some other goodies. Let me know what you think either in the comment section below or via email michele at newmoon dot com.

We have a Full Moon in Cancer on January 3rd, 2007 at 8:57 AM est at 13 degrees. These energies are at play until the New Moon in Capricorn on January 18th.

Time to respond (Capricorn). . .to trust your gut instincts (Cancer). You may be contemplating “Where do I belong?” which is a major theme where Cancer is in your chart. . .the challenge is to develop security by nurturing experiences rather than clinging to, depending on the strength of others. Cancer needs to say; “I feel.” - I feel secure.  I feel safe.  I feel content.  I feel at home with myself.  How are you feeling at the start of this very new year?

“In order to release Cancer’s creativity, we must first cut the umbilical cord which binds us to family karma; leave the safe womb of the home and choose our own direction in life.” (Burt, p. 113)

Would everybody just sit down and shut up!! at this Taurus Full Moon- Part 1

Discernment is the ability not to be held prisoner by your own fears, and to recognize the wisdom in change, because change is constant and includes the ongoing stream of new ideas and people into your life.- Carolyn Myss

We have a Full Moon in Taurus on Sunday, November 5, 2006, right before the US elections. In the Taurus area of life we want security, we want value, deep meaning. It’s the home of your inner child who wants Daddy and Mommy to show up make everything okay. Practical and possessive. Stubborn. Earthy and lush.