New Moon in Pushya: Nurture Yourself

The New Moon in sidereal Cancer is July 28th at 7:55 am HT (10:55 am PDT) in the star of Pushya. This Moon will bring us into our emotions, and our need to nurture ourselves. Pushya is “the nourisher” and is a space in the sky that shows us the way of wisdom is through love and devotion. Particularly the unconditional love of a mother to her child is called for, where all of us is welcome. The symbol for this star is a cow’s udder or a lotus flower.  As Ram Das said, “Feed people and love them.” A mother instinctively knows to feed her child as soon as its born, and she continues to feed them food, love, care and guidance as it grows. Like a flower, the child will grow to the highest of their capability with the more love they receive. Cancer brings out the part of us that is vulnerable, caring and sensitive and deeply longs to connect. Here, we can remember to offer ourselves unconditional love also as we move through our emotions and allow ourselves to be exactly as we are. Spending time in or near water, resting and eating nourishing foods can all be ways to take care of ourselves when we feel sensitive.

We have Mercury joined our Sun and Moon in Cancer, where our communication can be connective and compassionate, but can also be overly sensitive to the words of others and side-stepping to avoid conflict, like a crab. In the star of Aslesha, we can plumb great depths in our intellect, but we can also become very attached to our ideas and have trouble releasing them when the time has come.
Venus in Gemini is offering us some camaraderie, humor and objectivity in our relationships, and can also be flirtatious and overly mental in our connections.

Mars and Rahu conjunction is getting closer every day, moving to exact on August 1st. This alignment is one where we have to be mindful of where we are exacerbating fiery situations. Rahu, the North Node, is suspicious, dispersive and erratic as it stops and starts new things. Mars is where we have courage and discipline, and also anger and action. In his own sign of Aries, we may be strong and ready to show up for our battles, but with Rahu we may be delusional about what those battles are and less controlled and contained with our fire than we can clearly see. This is the time for all the hard work and discipline that you have been doing to pay off. The more you practice mindful and physical activities in a regular and consistent way, the more you will be able to direct this energy to fearlessly begin something new as opposed to spraying your energy all over the place fighting false wars. Cool down, ground and practice pranayama to maintain your calm and center in the midst of any chaos that ensues. This alignment can bring fires, accidents and arguments, so it is important to be watchful of not just your own energetics, but of those around you as well.

Saturn is solidly back in Capricorn now and across from this Moon, reminding us of the lessons we thought we already learned over the last couple years. Hang in there, sometimes the best things in life take time and we want whatever we commit to to be built on solid ground.

Jupiter in his own sign of Pisces is helping us maintain high ideals and connect to truth despite any anger or sorrow that Mars and Saturn can be bringing right now. He is reminding us that growth is not a place, rather a mindset and that we can always be in a state of expansion towards truth.
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Have a Blessed New Moon!