Scorpio Full Moon: Passionate Alchemy

May 17, 2019 By Jacqueline

A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see.” Terry Tempest Williams

In our face.
The blindness and
the blaring reality.

Practice passionate alchemy:
holding ground,
dancing in the fire,
the fathoms,
the ether.
We are the weavers of the web.

Integrity, truth,
persistence.

Awareness of our biological cycles,
we are the rhythms,
nature and spirit as one.

Courage and willingness arise
to see ourselves in the mirror of both beloved and adversary.

Realization of what we believe,
taking responsibility for living our truths
with integrity in the minefield of life’s contradictions.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy…the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” Brené Brown

Scorpio Full Moon:
Passionate Alchemy
May 18, 2019 2:11 pm

Scorpio Moon is always intense as the drive to explore all that is hidden and taboo strains Taurus Sun’s desire for tranquility. The urge to purge yanks on the chains of comfort and unwitting stagnation. Scorpio attunes our attention to what is essential, what makes us feel alive.

The baggage that weighs us down, that drains us is more obvious. Old structures are tested, again. It’s time to clean house. We are clearing the ground for the new seeds. Listen to what your body and your mind are saying.

The crises we face awakens us to the broaden our perspective of our collective, the larger whole of which each one of us is a part. Reassessment, coming to terms with responsibility and commitment and the roles we assume in our relationships, social and professional lives. Evolving maturity, seeking resolution. Bright ideas, innovation, technology. Contradiction. New creative force. Conflict and struggle. Catharsis. Revolution.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.” Isabel Allende

Scorpio Full Moon Contemplations

Where am I digging in my heels and resisting change?

What is the path of life-renewing action for me at this time?

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Taurus New Moon: Fertile Seed

May 3, 2019 By Jacqueline

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Through the cycles and seasons
of your own life experience,
Notice
when you are in and out of balance.

Drop your judgements
and self-consciousness of right and wrong.

Come home to your body,
come home to the earth.

Connect with the yourself in a deeper way
with sensuality and curiosity,
get down into your roots.

Welcome yourself home in your body,
welcome the earth, your home.

The body is a sacred garment.” Martha Graham (Taurus woman, born May 11)

The practical and the unseen are woven together.

Attention and observation
with heartfelt reverence
opens doors of awareness.

Everything is holy.

Connect with the earth
with embodied awareness.

Take off your shoes,
get your feet on the ground,
recharge your instincts and
welcome the earth rhythms through your soles.

Connect with the earth in a deeper way
in an active relationship.
Get your hands into the earth,
experience the cycles and seasons,
celebrate the fertility of the earth.
Don’t be a stranger to your Mother.

Taurus new moon is a fertile seed.
May your intentions be infused
with your uniquely blended instincts
to nourish your aspirations
from root to flower.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” Brené Brown

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Taurus New Moon: Fertile Seed
May 4, 2019 3:45 pm PDT

New moon portal sparks instinct. Yet, in a world of data driven world of distraction and commodification, our senses can be dispersed and drained. Life is precious. Your body is sacred. Only you can listen to your cycles and rhythms. Only you can sense your instincts. The new moon in Taurus opens the door to your temple and welcomes you.

Taurus New Moon
Seeds of Insight

What are the weeds that are diverting nourishment to my plants?

How am I standing in my way from clearing my path?

How can I simplify and implement practical steps so that I may resonate with the pleasure of being alive?

“The idea of the itself labyrinth is about tracing your way back to the center, the quiet place inside where you commune with spirit and your most inner self, connecting to God or your creator. Once you feel your have connected, you trace your way back to your day to day world, taking the information you received and applying it in your life.” Cathy McClelland, artist of “Labyrinth Meditation”, the illustration at the top of this post.

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.” Rita Mae Brown

“Before working with you, I was completely blocked to the connection between my physical and spiritual selves. Although I had an intellectual conception of the connection between physical and emotional ailments,your clarity helped me penetrate quickly to the inner causes of my pain. I want to tell you the profound impact you’ve had on my life, and thank you again.” Scott A.

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Libra Full Moon: Ripe

April 18, 2019 By Jacqueline

Ripe.
If the moon
was stitched together
with cosmic thread,
it would be bursting at the seams.

A luminescent celestial statement.
Libra Full Moon Ripe
beacon of elegant cooperation
at her wit’s end.
at the point of no return.

Frayed edges.
Patience worn thin.
Moonlight spills from the tipping point…

Shards of the past.
Broken rules.
What is out of wack.

Contrast is accentuated.
The picture is less than graceful.
Realizations brought from the night into the light of the day.

Be done with it.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” C.G. Jung

Libra Full Moon: Ripe
April 19, 2019 4:12 am PDT

One month ago at the Equinox, the full moon was in the earliest degree of Libra. We were still wading through the mists of that dreamy, perhaps murky Mercury retrograde in Pisces (conjunct Neptune). The cycle comes around to this full moon in the final degree of Libra, a time of fruition and culmination. There may be a last ditch effort to bring a conclusion to misunderstandings of the past. For some, there is an impatience to move forward that can be rude. Testy. In a rush.

Why not highlight the best of this passage: the sign of Libra is known as the Peacemaker. Bring in harmony and balance. We surely need it now. The South Node sits between Pluto and Saturn, destabilizing established hierarchy. People can get too controlling or feel ruled by the demands of others. Work and family responsibilities balance askew. The catharsis continues. Waking up begins in the Here and Now. How may we move forward with graceful equanimity? How may each voice be heard?

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.” Barry López

Libra Full Moon Meditation

Libra is an air sign. Breath is the key to clear the mind and calm the heart.

The four fold breath: Inhale with a four count, hold breath for a four count, exhale with a four count, hold breath for a four count.

Take your time with your own rhythm, it’s not a race and there is nothing to prove. Try it for a minute or two and notice the difference in your mind and body.

The trick is remembering that you can practice this anytime throughout your day or at night.

That’s life: starting over, one breath at a time.” Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness

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Aries New Moon: Renewal

April 4, 2019 By Jacqueline

Visions, dreams and yearnings,
nebulous anxiety and fears
…cosmic waters recede.

Pluto plumbs and dredges the past,
yet more to discover, dig up and discard.
The only ground to stand on is the leading edge
of provocative fire.
The depth, the core, the leap,
and the courage of unfurling.

“It’s not the absence of fear. It’s overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” Emma Watson (Aries woman, born April 15)

Fiery spiral of lifespring rising
from the subterranean bubbling;
vulnerable and perhaps raw,
we emerge with the bold vitality of Aries.

Take the initiative, break new ground,
Aries New Moon: Renewal.

“Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.” Alice Mackenzie Swaim

Aries New Moon: Renewal
April 5, 2019 1:50 am PDT

Throughout the month of March, uncertainty and distractions muddled the collective view. Mercury retrograde in Pisces conjuct Neptune three times. Practical matters were often set aside or needed to be re-done. The fog is slowly lifting, although we’re not quite in the clear. The Aries New Moon brings an impatience to get on with it all. Aries, the warrior of elemental fire, takes a leap forward even though we may not have clarity about where we’re going or how to go about it. The karmic catharsis is rumbling and headstrong Aries’ impulse is to forge forward. More here: More than Mercury Retrograde.

Note April 10-13: Aries Sun squares Pluto and Saturn in Capricorn. You might need to move mountains. Be patient and pace yourself. Notice what’s up for you, you’ll be dealing with the same or similar issues in January of next year.

“Walking through this life really is walking through fire.” Chaka Khan (Aries woman, born March 23)

Aries New Moon Seeds of Inquiry

What are my present challenges?

How may I meet these challenges with conscious intention and willpower?

Do I need to temper impatience with compassion and kindness?

What is ending and what new is coming up?

As individuals, each one of us has our unique challenges and opportunities during this Capricorn Crescendo. Astrology is a key. Gain valuable, personal insight about this powerful time so that you can navigate change. I can help you. Contact me for a consultation.

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More than Mercury Retrograde

March 19, 2019 By Jacqueline

To be happy… we need to take some time each day to sit down, look into ourselves, and identify the kind of energy that’s motivating us and where it is pushing us. Thich Nhat Hanh

Tree of Life Silas Stoddard 287x300 - More than Mercury Retrograde — “Or those old graves, wide open, like the eyes of a shepherd who wakes feeling joyful, full of stillness and blossoming nettles, releasing a swarm of elated butterflies.” Rainer Maria Rilke

Rumblings and stirrings.
Upside-down,
inside-out,
world out of balance.

Toxic traditions.
Hollow goals.
The excess,
the lack.
Inequitable.
Unsustainable.

Snagged by outworn habits.
When the comfort zone is not so cozy,
open your eyes
ripe with new insight
to the reality of life.

Collective karmic catharsis.
Ancestral trauma resurfaces
from the depths.
Sacred earth
and the crimes of inhumanity.

Deep transformation
within the old power paradigm.
Relinquish control,
discard limitations
and reach for a new and fluid emotional security.

“That’s life: starting over, one breath at a time.” Sharon Salzberg

More than Mercury Retrograde: Capricorn Crescendo

We’re in the Capricorn Crescendo as Saturn and Pluto travel through Capricorn and grow closer and closer until their conjunction in January 2020. Now, Pluto and the Lunar South Node approach and the rumblings and stirrings of karmic catharsis are growing stronger. Astrologers see different ways to note the timing of the exact conjunction of Pluto and the South Node; the alignments occur on March 28 and April 4. We are facing the inevitable. Our task is to deal with what has been stuffed, suppressed or buried, what we haven’t been able or willing to face.

The collective element is immense: our shared history, what traditions and ways of “doing business” are mainstream acceptable yet in reality shameful and harmful – involving slavery, abuse and destruction. The commodification of everything. Shameful waste. The hoarding of wealth. Now is the time to transform the Capricorn archetype. May we be stewards of the earth and respectful of all life and the generations ahead. May we take the mantle of power and responsibility with sober, reverent maturity.

Aries Equinox March 20, 2019 2:58 pm PDT
Libra Full Moon March 20, 2019 6:42 pm PDT
Equinox Portal Flipside

Six months ago, we passed through the Fall Equinox portal with a Full Moon in Aries. This Spring Equinox brings us a Full Moon in Libra.

Both the Equinox and the Full Moon activate the Aries-Libra axis. Themes of identity, independence and self in polarity with awareness of significant others, diplomacy and cooperation. It’s no wonder that relationships are on our minds and in our hearts.

The Libra Full Moon stands out as a focal point in the planetary design. We need connection. We need one another. Chiron is conjunct the Sun and opposite the Moon, bringing up old stories and hurts. We are ripe for healing the past and stepping through the Equinox portal with wisdom and healing.

Mercury Retrograde in Pisces until March 28

Mercury stations direct while less than 1° from Neptune (Pisces’ ruler) and the degree of the New Moon on March 6. Pick up the threads you were weaving, water the seeds you planted, retrieve what was left behind, soften, forgive, forget, remember, imagine, dream, take a nap. Yes, this date coincides with one of the Pluto South Node Conjunctions. Here is our opportunity to release the old story and empower dreams! Re-imagine authority with compassionate maturity. Respect intuition.

“Rather than trying to control what can never be controlled, we can find a sense of security in being able to meet what is actually happening. This is allowing for the mystery of things: not judging but rather cultivating a balance of mind that can receive what is happening, whatever it is. This acceptance is the source of our safety and confidence.
When we feel unhappiness or pain, it is not a sign that things have gone terribly wrong or that we have done something wrong by not being able to control the circumstances. Pain and pleasure are constantly coming and going, and yet we can be happy. When we allow for the mystery , sometimes we can discover that right in the heart of a very difficult time, right in the midst of a painful situation, there is freedom. In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.
As we begin to understand this, we move from a mode of struggling to control what comes into our lives into a mode of simply wishing to truly connect with what is. This is a radical shift in worldview.” Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

☽ Libra Full Moon Equinox Contemplations ☼

Where/How am in a rut?

How am I standing in my own way?

What are my ingrained habits showing me right now?

What is arising from the past to be integrated?

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Scorpio Full Moon: Passionate AlchemyMay 18, 2019 2:11 pm

Scorpio Full Moon Contemplations

Friday, May 10 7:00-9:00 pmOjas Yoga Center in El Cerrito

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Taurus New Moon: Fertile SeedMay 4, 2019 3:45 pm PDT

Taurus New Moon Seeds of Insight

Libra Full Moon: RipeApril 19, 2019 4:12 am PDT

Libra Full Moon Meditation

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Aries Equinox March 20, 2019 2:58 pm PDT Libra Full Moon March 20, 2019 6:42 pm PDT Equinox Portal Flipside

Mercury Retrograde in Pisces until March 28

☽ Libra Full Moon Equinox Contemplations ☼

Connect!

Scorpio Full Moon:
Passionate Alchemy
May 18, 2019 2:11 pm

Friday, May 10
7:00-9:00 pm
Ojas Yoga Center in El Cerrito

Taurus New Moon: Fertile Seed
May 4, 2019 3:45 pm PDT

Taurus New Moon
Seeds of Insight

Libra Full Moon: Ripe
April 19, 2019 4:12 am PDT

Sonic Tonic: Restorative Yoga with Tibetan Bowls
Friday, May 10, 7-9 pm
Ojas Yoga Center in El Cerrito

Aries Equinox March 20, 2019 2:58 pm PDT
Libra Full Moon March 20, 2019 6:42 pm PDT
Equinox Portal Flipside