These are contentious, polarized times. We know how it feels to be in a stand-off. We know how it feels to shake our heads in disbelief at the views and speech of the other side. What would it feel like to remember our essential unity? What would it feel like to add the energy of love to the fight? There is no better month to try this than when the Sun is in Libra … [Read more...]
Ritual: Aries Libra Full Moon
3-Minute Full Moon Ritual Drawing down the moon... Imagine above you the round glowing disc of the moon, bathing you in a protective circle of light. Vibrant with energy, your space is transformed, filled with the purity of spirit. Stand and raise your armsabove your head. Let your palms face each other and curve slightly toward the moon. Feel as though you’re a sacred … [Read more...]
Aphrodite Medicine for a Fractured Full Moon
Like everyone else, I'm weary. As a spiritual practitioner, I value the act of holding witness. While watching the news this past year, I've shed tears freely. As times keep getting stranger, I want to keep witnessing the aberrations I see. Yet this week, with so much hanging in the balance over decisions in Washington, it is at times unbearable. Yesterday, I turned off … [Read more...]
Equinox: The Quiet Power of the Center
On September 22, it’s Equinox. When the Sun enters Libra, we reach one of the year's two balance points, when the hours for day and night are equal. Soon this special balance will tip, with night lengthening in the Northern Hemisphere and contracting in the Southern. Especially here in the US, it's hard to think of balance in the wild times we've been living through. … [Read more...]
Say Hello to Your Inner Virgin
It is important for women to have the experience of living a "virgin" existence: a maiden alone, complete in herself, belonging to no man. --Tsultrim Allione Even if that's just for fifteen minutes! Clearing your schedule to give yourself a "maiden moment" at this New Moon is most auspicious. To deeply align with the celestial forces this month, find and surrender to the … [Read more...]
