Nowadays, with rampant foreclosures,
downsizing and insecurity, we need to create "home" wherever we are.
On the deepest level, home is a feeling that comes from within, a reflection
of how secure we feel with ourselves and our relationship to life itself.
The New Moon in Cancer also spotlights the need to find security within.
This extra potent New Moon, falling on the heels of the summer solstice, features
an opposition to power-broker Pluto. The Cancer New Moon signals a time
of nurturing and creative activity, and Pluto rules birth, death, transformation
and the fear of annihilation. We’re called to face our demons and vanquish
whatever stands in the way of birthing a more empowered self....
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The Moon
Temples and rites of initiation that once flourished across the ancient world
have long since vanished. Still, it is possible to cultivate a unique spiritual
practice based around the ancient Moon mysteries. In Greece, the earliest
divisions of time, for instance, corresponded to the three phases of the Moon's
cycle. In Babylon, and later the Semitic system, the weekly division of the "moon
month" grew out of the observance of the quarterly Sabbaths - the New and Full
Moons, and the Quarter Moons in between. Thus it is possible, by following the
phases of the Moon, to cultivate a practice of "Moon Mindfulness"....
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The Gemini part of
our mind deals with the neighborhood, sisters and brothers, the local scene, the
practical affairs of daily life, and our creative handling of them. The Sagittarius
part widens our mental scope to take in the world: the thoughts and customs of
people in other countries and the higher laws, theories, philosophical views and
religious principles that guide our important decisions. Gemini is the school
near home, Sagittarius is the university or the remote field work site. Gemini
handles the details, Sag the big picture. It can be quite challenging to focus
on both at once! So this time of year can be one of mental overstimulation
and strain, but also tremendous creative potential....
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Full Moon Meditation:
It is Time to Listen Again
by Julia Bondi
Our noisy minds stuffed with words are often functioning on overload leaving no
space for integrating, knowing and responding. Each Full Moon offers a new balance, an ever
evolving harmony in a crucial area
of our life. We can see the desperate need for quiet, listening and genuine
dialogue in nearly every arena of life today. We notice that more and more of
us are turning off the television, searching for more authentic voices, seeking
simple truths, yearning for meaningful conversation as we turn to leaders who
are committing to a willingness to listen, to find common ground and to negotiate
rather than demand. We are all sensing that it is time to listen again to our own
questions, to our inner guidance and to be receptive to simple truths....
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