Full Moon in Virgo: Dealing & Healing

On March 17th at 9:17 pm HT (March 18th, 12:17 am PDT) the Moon will be full in the sign of Virgo. Virgo is the feminine earthy side of Mercury, and the sign of health and healing, indicating a strong need to take care of our bodies. Here we are quite sensitive to pollutants, loud or abrupt noises, messy environments, or toxic chemicals. We are partial to natural healing and plants medicine and we want to create soothing and peaceful spaces where there is plenty of greenery and organization/minimal clutter. In Virgo we are here to organize and purify and first and foremost is our body, and then the environment our body is in, but the body is so affected by the environment that the two become one and the same. This is also a place in the sky where we can become over-zealous about the details and our desire to put everything in its place. The inherently messy nature of living life is the issue that Virgo natives must always deal with. Nothing will ever remain clean, pure and organized and so their job is one that must be done again and again and sometimes they can drive themselves, and others, crazy trying to make everything perfect. The lesson here is to recognize the ease and beauty that comes from a clean and clear body, mind and space but to also know when enough is enough and stop. The desire for this illusory perfection Virgo seeks creates a personality where we can spend a lot of time seeing what is wrong, especially with oneself, so it is important to actively account for all that is right too.

The specific star that this Full Moon is blessing us in, is called Uttara Phalguni, the “later reddish lady,” indicating the romantic courtship phase of Purva Phalguni is passed and that the need to make contracts and put things into agreement has come. This pair of Phalguni stars are indicated by a bed and this shows us the romantic nature of them both, as well as the quality of Uttara Phalguni that it is the marriage star. Marriage is much different from courtship, in that it is not all romantic. It is in fact, more about creating agreements than it is about love and without these agreements it will be impossible to have lasting pleasure and enjoyment that the previous star brings. Things will eventually become hard and showing up for another person for the long run is work and requires guidelines and the blessings of family, friends and God. The deity here is Aryaman, who is the groomsman, specifically the friend who asked the woman to marry the man. Note that contracts and agreements are necessary in any partnership, business, otherwise (and with ourselves!) and as such this star is where we learn that without these agreements, we will surely run into later problems.

With the Sun fresh in Pisces across the way, we are going to experience more and more the energy of “checking out” or allowing all the details to merge into one, so this Full Moon is offering us a chance to mitigate this energy before it even fully begins. Virgo is where we are organizing details, and creating lines and boxes to put those details in; Pisces is where we erase the lines and find faith on a level that is even beyond religion or spiritual dictates of man. It is the place where we swim in the waters of emotion and devotion and trying to find the ultimate freedom and peace. Notice where you tend to fall on this spectrum and adjust accordingly. Simple routines, charts, or other “man-made” tools can help channel all of our energy into easy to digest parts that make functioning in the material world flowing better than just trying to flow without any guidelines.

Mercury is quite close to Jupiter now in Aquarius, offering us an opportunity to let our wisdom and intellect influence each other. Since Mercury is in stronger dignity in Aquarius, the discernment will be stronger than the wisdom, but note that Mercury in Satabishak nakshatra can focus on the darkness and what is corrupted or wrong. Shatabishak is also the star of “100 Healers” and Mercury the ruler of Virgo. It is said that if you fall ill under this star, not even 100 healers can cure you but if you find the cure under this star, you will be fully healed from anything that ails you. This is a good time to look into true healing techniques and begin implementing them! Jupiter is in his own star of Purva Bhadrapada which will carry him into Pisces April 13th, so the wisdom here is the recognition that we are more than our bodies and that true soul-level healing happens when we connect to Source.

Mars and Venus are getting closer to Saturn in the sky and yet have finally pulled apart from each other. As they move farther from each other, we might find ourselves more willing to compromise with others again and our relationships will find some healing too. Mars in his exaltation is helping us have the self-discipline we desperately need and Venus in positive dignity as well, has more realistic expectations of other people and what they can do for us. As they inch closer to Saturn, some fear or detachment may occur, and also commitment and humility. Mars is in particular, will be challenged by Saturn’s presence as the two malefic planets are opposing in their presence. Mars is fight, or action and Saturn is fear, or hesitation. Even with Mars exalted and Saturn in his own sign, we can see that there will be disturbance between our fight and flight tendencies. In fact, Saturn’s presence makes Mars more uncomfortable by virtue of the fact that he is the ruler of the sign; he is the landlord and that stilts Mars’ ability to do what he does best in Capricorn, move forward in a steady pace towards a measurable goal.

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The New Moon in sidereal Aquarius is happening on March 2nd at 7:34 am HT (9:34 am PST). The Moon and Sun are coming together in the nakshatra Shatabishak. Shatabishak is the star of a “Hundred Healers” and is ruled by Varuna, who is known as the god of the ocean waters, but truly, he is the “dark sun”, or the Sun as it disappears beneath the ocean and we experience night. The eyes of Varuna are the stars, and they can see in the night all the corruption that takes place in the dark. As the sign of Aquarius is an air sign and related to society as a whole and the systems with which we function in society, we can see that the hundred healers are here to heal socially, not just bodies. Ruled by Rahu, the dispersive, suspicious and foreign “other-worldly” quality is present in this star, and Aquarius’ rulership by Saturn shows the punishing element that arises when we see injustice, especially when it is at the hands of an individual or group who seems to have an inordinate amount of power. Aquarius is the sign of progress, technology and aeronautics and is opposite where we had our full moon two weeks ago in Leo. This shows the inherent opposition between the “King” and the “people”. Aquarius is the sign of the people, and if the King gets too cocky, Shatabishak is the specific star that sees that and aims to bring the power balance back. Jupiter is closely joined our Sun and Moon here, although recently moved into his own star of Purva Bhadrapada. He has been bringing our beliefs and ideals to the realm of social justice since he entered Aquarius (first in April of 2021, then again in November 2021). Here we are not perhaps at our wisest or most expansive, but we are inspired by what we see wrong and unjust, and by imagining what new systems could potentially take flight. Purvabhadrapada is where we have a lightning bolt of insight that we are beyond these bodies, and even these minds. We are infinite beings merely existing within the finite realm of matter. This star takes us from Aquarius into Jupiter’s own sign of Pisces, where we can explore deeper into this realization and find the truth of our identity by losing it.

Since Saturn rules Aquarius and also Capricorn, where Mercury and Saturn are tightly conjunct, and likewise Mars and Venus who just crossed in, we can see that all the planets except the nodes of the Moon are in Saturn’s signs. Saturn is the planet of Time. The concept of time is what instills fear in our hearts, because we begin to imagine the “future” and remember the “past” and we forget that everything happens in the present moment. It is the bearer of pressure, as our awareness of time is what tells us that it is running out and we must do_____before it is too late. Too late for a missed opportunity, an appointment, or too late for your body’s tenure here on earth. Too late=death in its most primal reality. Saturn is also the moksha karaka planet that gives us the potential to move beyond this life/death paradigm and time as a linear concept. In the depths of the loss, disappointment, humility, pain and suffering that Saturn offers us our big lessons with, we are able to learn how to surrender. Ultimately, it teaches us that while loss is inevitable, even of our own body, the pain we feel around it is negotiable. If we accept the truth of death, then we can begin to embrace the truth of life and fully live it. Saturn is the great meditator, with whom’s boon we can fly beyond time.

February 28th begins the celebration called Maha Shivaratri “the Great Night of Shiva” here in Hawaii and in the US, as the 14th lunar day, or tithi of the Moon begins on this day. Every month, as the moon wanes to dark, the phase right before the New Moon is a Shivaratri, or night of Shiva. Shiva means corpse, and is pure consciousness itself. When our Mind (the Moon) joins Consciousness (the Sun), we are closer to a state of Shiva awareness. This alignment of the luminaries gives us the highest potential for this state. This particular 14th tithi before the New Moon, in the Hindu month of Phalguni, is said to be the time, where the tilt of the Earth is such that by sitting with an erect spine we have the most conducive conditions for connecting with this Shiva Consciousness through meditation.
Blessed Shivaratri and New Moon!

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Full Moon in Magha: From Where Does Your Power Arise?

The Full Moon is on Wednesday, February 16th at 6:56 am HT (8:56 am PST) in the star of Magha in the constellation of Leo. The brightest star in this nakshatra is Regulus, which is 100 times as bright as the Sun! Magha is “the Mighty one” and is located near the third eye of the lion’s head, indicating its connection to Source. When we hear a lion roar, it is fueled by the roar of all the lion’s before it. A male lion learns to take its place as King by its direct lineage, and also it is in its very fiber of being to be King, as a lion. It knows no other way. Magha is ruled by the Pitris, the ancestors and protectors of mankind. Here is the part of the sign of Kings that shows how first one must have lineage, and call upon the wisdom of his predecessors to pass through them. Only then can he move forward into his own power and grow upon that wisdom. The royal seat or palanquin is the symbol, and is a place we must be worthy of to grace. It reminds me of the Ramayana, where Bharata knows he is not the rightful heir to the throne of Dasaratha, their father, and has Rama place his feet in a pair of shoes to sit upon the palanquin indicating that he is still King, despite being banished to the forest. To truly lead others, there must be a right of passage, a difficulty to overcome and a clear path that led to your role. It must not come from a desire to be powerful, rather a need to serve that is inborn in those who have it. People born with this star in their chart often have much ancestral pride and can be excellent leaders, traditionalists and fond of ceremonies. Now is a wonderful time to tune into what your family tree has to share; perhaps through conversations, or even digging through old articles, pictures and journals. It can be surprising to find an old relative to whom we feel such similarity and connection and can spark an interest or path you hadn’t given serious consideration to before! It may also be a time when you can overpower others with your sudden intensity, so be careful where you direct that roar!

The Moon is always across from the Sun in a Full Moon, but this month, it is in the Sun’s own sign. As such, It is reflecting back higher Consciousness, Leadership, and Power and perhaps we can even feel “empowered” within ourselves. Leo is the sign of the government, and anyone in power (think Large Corporations) and this moon can illuminate the growing power gap in our current world and reflect to us some inner strength to harness in the face of so much imbalance. Leo is also where we are affectionate, warm and playful, the way lions play with each other, so bliss each other up with physical love.

The Sun just left Capricorn and moved into Aquarius, Saturn’s other sign, yet it is still in close enough conjunction to Saturn, the ruler, so we may need this reminder. When Saturn is combust, we often feel a bit like Cinderella, and as though we have done quite enough in the realm of work and responsibility and feel put upon that anyone might request us to do more. This can actually demotivate us to show up in our lives and in our responsibilities and create more work in the end. Saturn’s signs are where we feel humble and often see our own light as dim. We tend to think our power comes only from our physical labor in Capricorn and in Aquarius, from our capacity to help make society more fair and we intellectualize ways to disperse power from mighty individuals to dole out to the rest of the people. When the Sun transits further from Saturn in the week ahead, and closer to Jupiter, we will likely have more motivation to use our power to help others and not just feel sorry for ourselves. Mercury moving closer to Saturn can be a roadblock to speaking our truth but it can also be an opening for really allowing the cold, hard truths to sink in!

Venus and Mars are almost in exact conjunction in the sky at this point, just in time for Valentine’s Day and are causing some volatility in relationships. This incredibly close degrees of our relational planet with our planet of personal will and discipline, will be ongoing into March, when Venus starts to speed up March 11th-16th and break away. It is more important now than ever to learn how to direct Mars energy towards ourselves. This means disciplining ourselves, so we don’t blame others for our own lack of will. Fortunately, this is available as Mars is in better dignity (operating intelligence) in Sagittarius than Venus is. Venus might even encourage us to bypass both our own and our “others” feelings by creating or subscribing to a philosophy that explains them away. While overall this is problematic for relationships, in this case, it can be helpful to keep the peace. The more you attune to your spiritual practices, ideally both parties, the better the outcome. On Feb 25th the Moon joins Mars and Venus in Sagittarius, and on the 26th, Mars will transit into Capricorn. Then on the 27th and 28th, both Venus and the Moon will join the Capricorn party with 5 planets (and Pluto) there! This will lead us to our New Moon in Aquarius and can be quite a High pressure time. Fortunately, here, both Venus and Mars get a dignity boost. Venus is friendly to Capricorn’s ruler, Saturn, and is practical and has realistic expectations of partners here (although can also feel like people and relationships are utilitarian rather than fun). Mars is exalted in Capricorn and is the most able to channel his intense drive into a functional project that will serve to protect, endure and be useful. The often monotonous and dreary landscape of Capricorn is the perfect place for our passionate planet of ire to serve in a physical, repetitive way that has a purpose.  

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The New Moon in sidereal Capricorn happens January 31st at 7:46 pm in Hawaii (9:46 pm PST) and is on the morning of February 1st in much of the rest of the world. We have Saturn and Mercury Retrograde joined our Sun and Moon here and with the exception of Mercury, they are all in the star Shravana. Shravana is ruled by Vishnu and indicated by an ear. It is where we are able to listen carefully, beneath the surface of things. Chanting and music can be very effective in this time. In the mythology, Vamana, a dwarf who is one of Vishnu’s avatars, goes to the palace of the asura king Bali. Bali immediately senses the presence of the Divine and offers Vamana any boon he wants. Vamana asks for 3 paces of land. Bali laughs, seeing his small stature and says, “Surely, you can ask for more than that!” Vamana shakes his head. That is all he wants. Venus, the guru of Bali and all the asuras, comes through a jug of wine and whispers to Bali that this is a trick. “It is Vishnu inside that dwarf! You will be ruined”. Bali tells his guru that if it is to be so, than so be it. Even more reason to honor his gift. As Bali grants Vamana’s wish, the dwarf began to grow rapidly. He grows so big he is busting out of the palace. He takes one giant step and in that claims all of the Earth. He takes another step and claims all of the Celestial realm. He looks around, for what is there left to claim? Bali, bows down his head and offers it to Vamana, who steps on it, sending Bali to the underworld, where he reigns as king until his time to rise up will come. This story shows that even in our darkest moments, our humility and faith will get us through. We do not know what we truly want, ultimately, we only know what we think we want, or what we can surmise with our limited senses. It also shows us how our sense of control keeps us tied to our limited perspective. When we surrender to the fact that we have only control over our immediate selves, then we can relax into the knowing that we are held by the same force that seems to take away from us. Here we can find peace.

In Shravana, we have deeper sense. We see beyond appearances and hear between the words. We are able to understand that we don’t understand, which is perhaps the wisest wisdom of all. With the Sun and Moon so  close to Saturn here, we can feel an extra dose of hesitation and fear, as well as the calm, cold truth welling up, forcing us to surrender our sense of control. The conjunction of Sun and Saturn is one that is contentious. As Saturn is the Sun’s illegitimate son, he is also one who dims the Sun’s lights, just as the Sun’s rays burn our own access to patience and humility from Saturn himself. The pressure and the dry hot/cold effect require that we drink lots of fluids, moisturize, and take rest. The combination of the two also requires us to see from both light and dark. The bright light of the Sun, illuminating truth and burning away illusion. The dark, cold and impassionate gaze of Saturn, taking everything away that we believe in so that we might see things as they truly are. It is an uncomfortable place for the Moon, our psyche, but as a new moon phase, she is herself in a less engaged state and we have an excellent opportunity to meditate here. By silencing the world around us, we can truly hear.

Right now, we are in the midst of a Kala Sarpa Yoga. This is when all the planets fall between the two nodes of the Moon. With Rahu leading from the very end of his tenure in Taurus, we are seeing how the needs and values we hold can cause us to avoid the unpleasant and shadowy secrets that we uncover along the way. In looking away from that which we fear, we ultimately keep ourselves from truly having what we need and value. The illusions can be strong while we pass through the Kala Sarpa, but also the capacity to have massive transformation in a small amount of time as this is the time snake itself. The karmas that we are focusing on here are shifting towards the Aries/Libra axis. In March, we will see this shift come to pass, and the karma we were finishing in Scorpio will be as complete as it is for now while the karma we began in Taurus, will be as much started as it is until the next time the nodes pass through these signs in 9 years, in reverse position.

Venus is now direct, and as such, our relationships (and any areas of our lives ruled by Venus in our chart) will start moving forward again. She is still joined Mars and we need to still have heightened awareness about how we choose to balance our relationships and our personal need for discipline. Relationships with similar beliefs and practices will be much easier, whereas people who have a lot of push and pull in how they care for themselves and show up in relationship might find that it’s harder for their partner’s to understand what they need. Communication is key, and as Mercury begins direct motion again on February 3rd, only a few days after this New Moon, that will certainly be easier. Hopefully this cycle of both of the relational planets, Mercury and Venus, in Retrograde at the same time, has helped us learn to listen more and allow people to tell us who they are, what they want or need, and how they feel about us. Taking time to listen to ourselves is equally important. So often we rush through our daily lives without stopping to make sure that we haven’t left ourselves behind somewhere along the way!

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Our Full Moon on Monday, January 17th at 1:47 pm HT (3:47pm PST) is in sidereal Cancer in the star of nourishment, Pushya. Cancer is where we have the unconditional love of a Mother towards their child and in the nakshatra Pushya, we are specifically feeding what we love. Giving it life. The watery realm of Cancer is where we are in our feeling nature, and is the Moon’s natural abode. Here we want to connect and emote and run into difficulty if we feel distance from those we love. Just like a child needs compassion if they feel sad, hurt or have done something wrong, we also need that as adults. Many of us were not raised with ample compassion and were instead taught that we should suck it up and move forward regardless of our feelings. It is important to learn to nurture ourselves, and hold space for our feelings, while also understanding that they are passing and possibly based in a misperception of something that happened. If you feel like crying, by all means do that, and also try to remember that you may also have misunderstood someone else’s intentions.

Across the way, we have Sun, Saturn and Retrograde Mercury in Capricorn reminding us of Time and how much we still have to do. This pressure comes with the wisdom Saturn has slowly (and perhaps painfully) been teaching us since January 2020; to accept the inevitable reality of time and to commit to this moment. Saturn also reminds us of the physical limitations of our body and how we can only do as much as we can before our body will quit. If we don’t take the time to nurture and nourish this vessel, it will force us to take that time. The Sun in its dimmer variation of power here is focused on working hard and the limitations on that power. This can remind us that there is power in humility and that the best leader is the one rolling up their sleeves and doing the most work. Mercury Retrograde is a reminder to stop and think before we speak, or send that text or email or comment on that post. While the delays might be frustrating, they can help remind us of what is truly important and to take the time and care necessary to communicate what we really mean. If we say it wrong, we can use the Saturnian humility to admit our mistakes and move forward in grace. This is a stilling point, where we need to learn how to move past the polarity and integrate care and compassion while we accomplish what needs to be done. For more on Mercury Retrograde w/ Saturn & Sun go HERE

Venus Retrograde is reminding us to specifically take care with our relationships as we pass through the the final 12 days of this transit. While old relationship wounds may resurface and we may have to navigate aspects of ourselves and the others in our lives we thought we had already laid to rest, remember if it is in front of you, you did not actually accomplish what you thought you did before. This is not to “punish” you, this is to move you through it. What lessons you must learn will continue to come to you until you learn them. It is a basic law of the universe. If you continue to evade these lessons by assuming full blame on others, your environment or a state of victimhood you find yourself in, you will continue to be faced with these same lessons. If you would like help navigating this, sign up for my newsletter (in the top right corner) and receive your FREE report “Venus Retrograde for all 12 Signs” instantly. This will help you see what specifically Venus is bringing up for you. In honor of this transit I am also offering discounted readings to email subscribers to help people see what it is they are doing in relationships and what patterns they are ready to release.

In this mix with all this, Mars just hopped the Gandanta point from Scorpio to Sagittarius and is in the star Mula. Mula is an intense nakshatra where we rip out what is not working by the roots. Mars has not had his own energy to himself for some time. He was combust the Sun from late summer to the beginning of December, in which he joined the South Node Ketu and now he is joining forces with Venus. While the Sun agitates Mars when too close, and union with Ketu makes us militaristic and cutting, union with Venus will be yet another way our relationships are taking a hit! Venus and Mars joined can give us some contentious, and sexy, energy. While it can be fun to ride the fight and make up roller coaster for short periods of time, this is not a lasting approach to love. Mars is asking us to be more disciplined in regard to our beliefs, practices and teachings. Venus in Sagittarius can be a bit of a spiritual bypasser, so the slowed down motion of the planet can actually help us take a moment and try to get it right. Hopefully all the humility we are experiencing otherwise is a reminder that philosophies don’t solve actual problems and aren’t helpful in the moment when someone is experiencing pain. Philosophies are showing us the light we can reach towards but very few people are actually living in that space and when we ignore people’s very real challenges in favor of teaching them something that you likely also don’t always embody, we do not create connection. This is how we distance ourselves from one another. It is also how we distance ourselves from our own feelings.  Something to meditate on right now is that how we treat others is a reflection of how we treat ourselves. Coming back to the Cancer moon, the more compassion we can have for ourselves, likely the more we have to extend to others as well.

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January 2, 2022 at 8:33 am HT (10:33 am PST) is the New Moon in sidereal Sagittarius in the star of Purva Ashada, meaning “the Invincible” or the “Early Victory”. As the Gregorian New Year began, we were actually in the final tithi (phase) of the waning moon in a star called Mula, “the root”. Mula is where we rip out what is not working by it’s roots. Purva Ashada is where we plant new seeds that will serve us and our belief systems better. It is indicated by an elephant tusk, showing strength and wisdom. It is also represented by a fan or a winnowing basket, separating the husks of fear and delusion from that kernel which is pure and true. May our discernment be at its finest and our efforts be laid in love. The early victory is also in the tending of what we wish to see grow, and seeing the early shoots rise. Here wisdom and the capacity to spread that wisdom to others is possible, as the goddess of the star is Apas, the cosmic waters. Here if we focus on what is righteous and true, then our recognition will naturally come, if we focus on the end result instead then we may be recognized, but when what grows from it is faulty, then that will be our legacy instead.

We’ve had a lot of stuff come up for us to rip up by the roots, with Mars and Ketu in Scorpio for the past month, showing us our deepest fears and where they come from! On January 16th, Mars will leave Scorpio and enter Sagittarius, separating these two fiery and cutting Grahas until they meet again. Allow this to be a process of healing and freeing yourself, rather than getting caught in the feelings of loss or fear. Remember to shine light directly on whatever you see scampering in the dark, as only when we see something clearly, can we understand it enough to not fear it.

Venus has now travelled back into Sagittarius in her retrograde cycle and is in the following star from this New Moon, Uttara Ashada, the “later victory”. This is where we are able to reap greater rewards from our efforts, begin the process of harvesting. However, since she is retrograde, it is a time to expose to ourselves inwardly whether or not what we are reaping is what we want. What houses Venus rules for you and what house Sagittarius is for you in your Vedic chart will determine how and what you are experiencing this through. If you have not yet signed up for my newsletter you can click the link above (and to the right) to sign up and receive “Venus Retrograde for all 12 Signs” as your FREE gift instantly. This will explain where specifically YOU (and your loved ones) are feeling this transit! You will also get exclusive offers for Readings Specials!

Mercury is also in Uttarashada, but in the Capricorn portion of the nakshatra, offering solid, practical communication that ensures long term survival. He will begin his retrograde cycle on January 14th, lasting until February 3rd, so for two weeks we will have both of our “relational” planets in delay. Venus is about relationships themselves, and compromise. Mercury is how we communicate with others and receive the information they have to share. Retrograde is a period of apparent backwards motion. Planets do not actually begin moving backwards. This is important to understand, because it shows how we feel as though we are walking through the past and having to relive or relearn certain experiences but that is not entirely so. Just as Heraclitus stated you cannot step into the same river twice because it is not the same river and you are not the same person, so are we not able to relive life the same. What we are walking through now is different, and more importantly, we are different. When we are triggered or reminded of past experiences, it is hard to remember that, but if we can, in that moment, we can reprogram our brains to experience differently. We can actively choose to breathe through, sing through, sit through, or even cry through whatever is coming up and then make a different plan. This is the harvest. This is where the fruits lie. As we watch our life unfold differently when we make different choices, this encourages us to continue to do so. And then there we are. Wiser, truer, and decidedly more happy.

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Our Full Moon this month is happening Saturday, December 18th at 6:35 pm HT (8:35 pm PST) in sidereal Gemini in the star of Mrigasira, the “Searching Star.” Ruled by Soma, the Moon, as well as the immortal bliss that we all seek, Mrigasira is where we set out in search of something that we know is there but have yet to fully taste. From the earthy sign of our values, security and pleasure (Taurus) into the mental landscape of Gemini where we test new ideas and seek new information and skills, this star helps us imagine a new world. This nakshatra is literally “a deer’s face” and can be depicted as a deer sniffing the ground before it scampers to the next spot. The skittish quality of deer can be seen here, as well as a lack of clear direction, so we have to be careful to infuse our search with meaning and purpose. In Gemini, we are flexible, information-oriented and more able to be objective with that information. It is a place in each of our charts where we can have fun through balanced communication, idea sharing and research, and yet is also a place where a steady flow of information can become the focus, while a point or conclusion is never drawn from all the data. Across from our Sun in Sagittarius, we are being asked to reflect on the difference between knowledge and wisdom and our relationships with facts versus universal truths. In the realm of Sagittarius we see the opposite issue of Gemini; confirmation bias, dogma, and zealotry can all exist when we are constantly creating meaning or funneling what information we are willing to take in through our pre-determined views.
Mercury, the ruler of Gemini is joined the Sun here, in close enough degrees to be combust, and is affecting the way we are able to discern information. He is giving us a bent towards communicating with “higher wisdom” and philosophy, but also a tendency to “spiritually bypass” ourselves or others, and less capacity to have neutral discernment. Combust, we might not feel fully heard, especially by authority figures and might create a philosophical reason for that in our minds or laugh it off with a joke rife with deeper meaning. Mercury is also in the star Purva Ashada, giving us the desire to plant new seeds in the gaping holes left from both our recent eclipse in Scorpio (and the subsequent Mars/Ketu conjunction that is exploding anything that hasn't yet come up and out of the shadows), and from the Sun newly transited into the star of Mula, “the root”. The house that Sagittarius is for you, as well as the ones ruled by Mercury will indicate what area of life this is occurring in for you. Mula is ruled by Nirriti, the goddess of destruction and is where we rip up by the roots anything that is not serving our higher purpose or sense of truth. Here the bright rays of the sun shine on what is not working and we feel the power and leadership to do what needs to be done to fix it, beginning with destroying the pre-existing conditions.

Venus is about to begin her Retrograde cycle from December 19th-January 29th, beginning in Capricorn and moving back through Sagittarius. She is beginning this cycle in Capricorn in the star of Uttarashada, the “later victory’, where we are able to reap some of the harvest from our efforts in the previous star Purva Ashada (see above). Capricorn is the practical, utilitarian sign where we are geared towards survival and not as focused on making things nice. The results here usually give way to longer efforts and incur the patience of the ruler Saturn, but as she is traveling perceptively backwards, it will be a chance to see where we put in the work but  maybe weren’t careful with the foundation. On December 29th she will make her way back into Sagittarius, where we have to beware of turning our relationships into philosophical camaraderie, versus genuine relating. The ways in which we have bypassed ourselves in relationship and our partners will likely surface and we will see if we did actually plant seeds that we can believe in.
Collectively, this will be a rewind and review of our relationships, including actual previous partners coming out of the woodwork as well as themes and issues we’ve had in our relational past. It will also be a chance to reflect on what gives you pleasure and makes you happy. Personally, it will show up as Venus is a house lord for you and the area of life that she rules for you, as well as where Capricorn and Sagittarius are in your chart. This means that the transit will be very different for an Aries Rising than a Libra Rising, as for Aries it is the 7th lord of partnerships and the 2nd lord of Value, and for Libra it is the ruling planet and indicative of deep reflection upon their own identity. For each Rising sign, Venus is a different ruling planet and therefore indicates a different area of life being reviewed. It is vital to understanding transits to know where and how they will show up in your life specifically. For that reason, I offer reports that give a detailed description of what each sign will be experiencing in the more powerful and affecting transits.

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Blessed Full Moon!

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Feeling things heat up?! No need to explode, that which you’ve been avoiding is doing it for you:) While Ketu, the south node has been transiting sidereal Scorpio since September 2020, we have had “no head” to engage in the area of life that Scorpio rules for each of us. This means that we have been sitting on all our past information and accrued wisdom and hopefully digging deep into our shadows in this area of life. Shadows can be past trauma, triggers, fears, and they can also be familial, ancestral or of a group that you identify with. As I have spoken of in the last few forecasts, this past eclipse in Scorpio was really the final hurrah for us to “see” what we are meant to see, bring it to the surface and find a way to reintegrate it. Whatever we have not done this with is coming out now in a fiery and explosive manner as Mars is now in his own house and he is on a mission! Mars and Ketu will be in exact conjunction in sidereal Scorpio on the 14th and 15th of December.

Scorpio is a water sign and yet ruled by Mars it is also fiery. Ketu and Mars operate similarly in that they are both showing us where we are cutting (non-connective), harsh, fiery and skilled. Mars is meant to help us discipline ourselves, not others, yet all-too often we use his energy in anger at others instead of to strengthen ourselves. Ketu is where we are wise, but uninterested and even disgusted. Together they are militant, surgical, exacting and quite explosive. This is the time to look within. What can you do to personally up level your own skills as you navigate your fears and emotions? When feeling triggered, take a breath and recognize that the other person likely is too, so you can throw fuel on the fire or bite your tongue and take another breath. Many of the battles we fight are not even our own and if they are, they are not necessarily aligned with the path to freedom or peace. Since we are swimming in turbulent waters full of fire right now, see if you can spend some time grounding with the earth; trees, forests, rocks, still waters, dirt and shade can all be beneficial to bring the emotions steady and the anger down. Calming breath practices like Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breath) are also helpful! Remember that all it takes is one deep breath to reset your mind and that could completely change the outcome:)
Jai Ma!

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What you don’t have eyes to see, will make itself known; the past is always close behind! Beware of a fixation for the future that ignores what brought you to where you are now. The Lunar eclipse on the 18th and 19th brought us in the direction of what we desperately want to achieve in this world and now we must look where we do not necessarily want to, to see what is keeping us back. While the Full Moon in the lunar eclipse was exalted in Taurus, this Scorpio Moon is not only dark but in its sign of debilitation, where the overwhelm of emotions can be like a rollercoaster. We are deep in the trenches of our past karma, navigating the shadows of our oldest fears and traumas. The call we are hearing is to shine the light (the Sun) into the dark recesses of our psyche and allow our biggest fears to surface. Once they are out in the light of day, we can see them for what they truly are…sometimes just as horrible as we imagined, and often, way less monstrous than we configured them in our brain. Now is the time to be willing to look. We spend so much time bypassing or gaslighting our own experiences, or those of our ancestors, it is no wonder that this is so common a practice in society towards others. What we have experienced, done or had done to us, is real and deserves its moment in the light to be acknowledged. Let it be understood and then with empathy, recycle it back into your being with more clarity and a capacity to move forward in the direction of your dreams.

The Total Solar Eclipse in sidereal Scorpio is December 3rd & 4th (max point is 9:33 pm HT on 12/3, 11:33 pm 12/3 PST) is only completely visible from Antartica, and parts of Southern Africa will see a partial eclipse but the effects will certainly be felt by all! The Sun is our consciousness, power, authority, the father and the government. It is one of the indicators of career (along with Saturn) and it rules whatever house Leo is in your chart. This area of your life will be eclipsed, blacked out and then reset in this time. The Sun, Moon and Mercury are all going to be in Jyestha, the eldest of the nakshtara wives of the Moon. Here we have courage, but also have to beware of our ego getting us into situations where we really have to test that courage! Jyestha is ruled by Indra, the king of the gods and is represented by a talisman, a mystical armor offering protection as well as the power of illusion. Indra is known for using the powers of illusion through his invisible net and his lightning bolt which has been fashioned by the divine architect of the gods. Ketu, the South node is a space in the sky that only becomes visible in an eclipse (just like Rahu, the north node was in the lunar eclipse). It is a fiery laser precise Graha that goes deep down into the well spring of fire and water that is Scorpio and pin points the exact place where our karma is still stuck. Here it is at home, in its sign of depth and intelligence. Specifically it is in the star of Anuradha, where devotion is key. Here we pass through the portal of our deepest fears through deep love and faith. We will never be able to foretell the consequences of our actions or the rewards, our only choice lies in our one-pointed devotion to love and complete surrender. Ketu will show us where we have an obstacle to this trust and love from our past.

At 2:43 pm HT (4:43 pm PST) on December 4th, hours after the eclipse, Mars marches into his own sign of Scorpio to make absolutely sure we are facing whatever we have been avoiding! While he stays out during the eclipse itself, and has moved out of combustion (proximity to the Sun) earlier in the week, he is going to ensure that we do not move out of December without winning this battle within ourselves. Mars and Ketu together are militant, exacting, surgical and fiery! Both distance us from others and our feelings and are ultimately strengthening us through the pain they inflict on both us and others, but they do it in different ways. Mars is physical and Ketu is psychological. Scorpio is the realm of the emotions. This is fire exploding through water. We will see this alignment implode in social and perhaps even geological ways, but within ourselves it is our deep-seeded anger surfacing through the emotions and coming up to get some air! Whatever house Scorpio is in your chart is likely to be shaken by this, especially as the two Grahas are exact on the 14th and 15th of December.  Take a deep breath, try to maintain your sadhana (daily practices), and ultimately accept that you must surrender into the waves but will eventually make it back to shore with a renewed vitality that only comes from facing a kind of death.

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