Falling in Love with the Earth
This beautiful, bounteous, life-giving planet we call Earth has given birth to each one of us, and each one of us carries the Earth within every cell of our body.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
New moon, dark moon
return to your source.
Bedrock, belly
nourish your roots.
Linear time is measured
by calendars, commitments,
marks of the past and goals in the future.
Lunar time is fluid,
rivers of memories
weave into the ocean of imagination.
There is power in the awareness
of ebb and flow;
of seasons
of cultural rhythms
of personal cycles within.
New Moon in Cancer.
Tribe, family, planet,
the place you call home,
inner world, physical body,
intuition that is yours alone.
Cancer New Moon
July 5, 2024
3:57 pm PDT
As we move into the second half of 2024, How Are You? Perhaps you are finding some moments of repose for reflection or maybe you are just barreling along without a thought. This new moon offers a worthwhile opportunity to check in because this year is going to keep rolling on!
Impulsive and volatile, Mars conjunct Uranus, July 14 &15 (occurs about every two years). Your personal life may or may not be disrupted; take note of how upheaval and rapid change is showing up around the world. Be aware of the impact of your actions on others.
Full Moon in the final degree of Capricorn on July 21 (the second Capricorn Full Moon in a row!) is a good time for dealing with unfinished business. Clean up, purge, let go. Intense and focused.
Cancer New Moon Seeds of Inquiry
What part of my life needs nourishment, care and attention?
What activities feed, nurture, or inspire me?
What habits and emotional attachments hold me back?
How may I respond to others without neglecting myself?
We and the Earth are one
The Earth is our mother, nourishing and protecting us in every moment–giving us air to breathe, fresh water to drink, food to eat and healing herbs to cure us when we are sick. Every breath we inhale contains our planet’s nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor and trace elements. When we breathe with mindfulness, we can experience our interbeing with the Earth’s delicate atmosphere, with all the plants, and even with the sun, whose light makes possible the miracle of photosynthesis. With every breath we can experience communion. With every breath we can savor the wonders of life.We need to change our way of thinking and seeing things. We need to realise that the Earth is not just our environment. The Earth is not something outside of us. Breathing with mindfulness and contemplating your body, you realise that you are the Earth. You realise that your consciousness is also the consciousness of the Earth. Look around you–what you see is not your environment, it is you.”
from Thich Nhat Hanh’s statement on Climate Change for the United Nations
Navigation in the Mystery
Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?
“When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.” Eve Ensler
The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline
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