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Monday by Wangmo

Theme: Full Moon

The Moon is full in Scorpio deepening your awareness of the ebb and flow of daily life, and the psychology which propels your actions. Often full moons are accompanied by an emotional lead up that peaks then abates once the Moon wanes. Mercury is now in Taurus encouraging us to think practically and concretely. Mercury is also exactly square Pluto bringing you to focus intensely on a person or activity. Productive insights are borne of standing back from your fixed position and examining how to re-frame encounters.

Humor allows us to see that ultimately things don’t make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of anything we continue to hold on to.~ Dzigar Kongtrul

Thursday by Wangmo

Theme: Balancing Act

The Moon has moved into Libra today creating choices, and with that more dilemmas as you seek to find balance. It’s good to take the time to think things through. There’s also the case of dealing with amorphous, ‘difficult to pin down’ feelings about relationships while the Moon opposes Neptune/Venus. This aspect also allows you to see beauty in the world more easily.

If we do not set out on the road, we will never arrive.~Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

The Moon is Void of Course from 12:11am until 3.06am. Take time to complete the small stuff. Avoid signing major contracts.

Wednesday by Wangmo

Theme: Connecting with the past in order to move forward

Continue to work on your communications and create space in your mind for thinking through dilemma before speaking. The Moon conjuncts the south node today inviting reflection on how past connections influence the future. The south node illustrates where we’ve been and is opposite the north node (new growth areas). Today the north node is conjunct Ceres and Saturn highlighting how discipline and generosity produce growth.

Of Course I’m Afraid. But There’s A Difference Between Fear And Losing Your Nerve.~ Cassian Andor

Tuesday by Wangmo

Theme: Drawing on your strengths

While the Sun remains in the sign of Taurus take the opportunity to examine your strengths and put them to good use. Taurus energy encourages us to be persistent and not give up. It’s the slow and steady approach that enables more lasting achievements. The Sun and Moon are in good aspect today so take advantage of this harmonious aspect to expand your view of what’s possible. The Moon is exactly sextile Vesta providing energy for creating sacred spaces in the home.

To be a kind person and to actually practice Bodhicitta and compassion, to actually give rise to fervent concern for the well-being of others, these are two different things.~HE Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

Monday by Wangmo

Theme: Practically speaking

The Moon has moved into Virgo focusing us on daily life and health matters. Virgo is ruled by Mercury which, in the case of Virgo, includes the minutiae of communication and practical attention to detail. Virgo is also a mutable sign so the next few days are also about being more aware of the changes that occur moment to moment. Mercury is conjunct Chiron which helps with analyzing psychological obstacles to our communications more generally.

A gold lodestone has the potential to yield gold when it is melted, but a piece of wood does not because it does not have the nature of gold. We have the capacity for enlightenment because our nature is the enlightened essence.~Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

The Moon is Void of Course from 9.30am till 3.40pm EDST USA so avoid major activities like signing contracts. Consolidate what you have and take time for self-reflection.

Thursday by Wangmo

Theme: Nousishment

The Moon moves into Cancer today bringing a focus on nourishing self and others, and finding replenishment in connections with home and family. A Cancer Moon, can also indicate finding ways to feel  ‘at home’. A focus on nutrition and food supplies continues. Venus has moved into Aries highlighting unprompted acts of kindness and focusing your attention on ways to strengthen your independence and stand on your own two feet. 

I eat dualistic conceptions and my words benefit all beings.~Padmasambhava

The Moon is Void of Course until 3.23am today EDST. Take time for reflection and interior activity. Avoid signing contracts.

Wednesday by Wangmo

Theme: Pausing

There is a steady, unimpeded flow to the day and emotionally you’re in a better place than usual. Communications flow more freely. This is despite the amorphous nature of relating and juggling your spiritual and practical life. The difficult opposition between Pluto and Mars is gradually softening as Mars pulls away: immovable obstacles become more moveable. Tap into the calm-abiding qualities of Taurus Sun for the next couple of weeks.

It’s a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately filling up space.~Pema Chodron

Tuesday by Wangmo

Theme: Communication

The Moon is in Gemini bringing messages and emphasizes all forms of communication. It also ushers in change – changing positions, changing messages, changing responses. It helps to be flexible. Keep working on both discipline and deepening your commitments in your relationships. Pluto still opposes Mars so pick your battles including battling with yourself. The importance and benefit of food in nurturing and sustaining others continues as a strong theme.

The most powerful social media … it is not the internet, it is not Facebook, it is food. This connects all human beings.~ Alex Atala

Monday by Wangmo

Theme: Finding stability in a sea of change

The Moon in Taurus offers us an opportunity to stabilize and ground ourselves. The placement of both Sun and Moon in Taurus is an antidote to the the lack of clarity we experience around structural issues bought about by Saturn’s placement in Pisces. There is some unsettlement around separation and dealing unexpected changes when the Moon transits Uranus towards the end of the day.

There is a certain part of all of us that lives outside of time. Perhaps we become aware of our age only at exceptional moments and most of the time we are ageless.~Milan Kundera

Thursday by Wangmo

Theme: Finding ways to be generous

The Moon is conjunct the asteroid Ceres reminding us of the bounty of the earth and how by receiving that bounty we are also encouraged to give bountifully to sustain not only ourselves but all beings. In other words this conjunction reminds us of the interdependence of all life on this planet, and how nurturing and sustaining ‘others ‘pays it forward’ in so many ways. You continue to reassess your relationships at this time, and you can feel isolated from others (Venus conjunct Saturn). Putting concrete effort, with the right motivation, to nurture and support brings good results.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twists them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.~Thomas Merton