A "ring of fire eclipse" (also known as an "annular eclipse") occurs when the new moon is furthest away from us in her elliptical orbit.  At the last two full moons her orbit brought her closer to us, creating super full moons.  But that means at the new moons two weeks later, she's further away from us.  This makes her look smaller than the sun at the new moon eclipse; … [Read more...]

Your body has already been inside the eclipse zone for a couple weeks.  Eclipses arrive in two's (solar and lunar). Earlier this month, the lunar eclipse jittered the atmosphere; now it finishes with the solar.  Given the one-to-three-week orb of each lunation, I find it hard to tell--energetically--which is which.  Solar or lunar, we're more easily tipped off balance.  It … [Read more...]

It's the Super Flower Wesak Blood Moon!  The May full moon is traditionally called the "Flower Moon" because of the abundance of flowers in gardens this month.  It's also celebrated around the world as "Wesak," the Buddha's birthday.  This year the May's full moon will also pass through Earth's shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, during which the moon will appear red, hence … [Read more...]

May’s Full Moon annually brings the festival of Wesak (or Vesak). Known as the “Buddha’s Birthday,” this centuries-old festival honors the three best moments in Buddha’s life: birth, enlightenment, and death.  More broadly, we celebrate the very idea of enlightenment—how regularly it is born, lives, and dies in us. We awaken to our spiritual potentials, we have a peak … [Read more...]