The Moon moves into Gemini today bringing a focus on communications in all forms and travel over short distances. Gemini energy also signals the receipt of messages. With the Moon Square Jupiter you may well feel you have too much on your plate. No need to eat everything on your plate though! Be selective and use that Jupiterian energy to see the big picture. You will feel romance in the air. Inwardly it’s an opportunity to connect your heart with action which can include dynamic practices like yoga. If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.~Toni Morrison
Today is mostly an energizing and uplifting day with harmony within yourself, and in relation to others. You continue to experience deep insights into old patterns that help loosen their hold on your habitual responses. There is some emotional disruption today but you have more resources to deal with unsettling experiences. We cannot wish for that we know not.~Voltaire
Kunzang Palyul Choling in Maryland conducted a clothing drive for Afghan Refugees relocated to our community.
Over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the KPC community came together under the guidance of Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo to support our new neighbors: 52 Afghan refugee families totaling 180 individuals in Montgomery County that desperately need support. Most of the adult refugees were skilled professionals who assisted the US government, but are now unable to work until federal and state agencies provide them with working papers and social security numbers.
In the meantime, these families have nothing but the clothes they were wearing when they arrived here, in a climate very different from the one they left. Many of them had no footwear other than flip-flops — in Maryland, in January, with snow on the way!
The Buddha has taught that wealth and status are ephemeral, and none of us know when our good fortune will run out. As the plight of these refugees shows, poverty can visit any one of us at any time. KPC was honored to be able to help these families in their time of need. Through this donation drive, we were able to provide over 100 coats of various sizes, as well as socks, underwear, hats, diapers, and more. Thank you to everyone who participated for your generosity. By this effort, may all beings be freed from the suffering of poverty. ~ KPC Sangha
With the Sun joining Mercury, Pluto and Venus in Capricorn it’s a month of transforming the way you look at problem solving and obstacles. There are new resources to be found if you come at the problem from a different angle. While Capricorn energy is practical it’s also grounded in a deep connection to the earth and is tuned into the elements that make up the earth. I vow to tread lightly, act kindly and explore mindfully. I shall not take what is not given. I shall not harm what does not harm me. The only footprints I shall leave are those that will wash away.~Tourist Pledge, Palau Island.
Welcome to the Sun in Capricorn! Now is the time you can make forward movements with concrete plans and concrete outcomes! You finish projects and make gains in other projects. Emotionally your heart is full today with the depth and breadth of what you are being offered, both uplifting and painful. The Moon moves into Leo today bringing a focus on children, playfulness, emotional dignity and the creative spark. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. ~Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Moon is Void of Course today between EST 9.44 am and 4:54 pm. Avoid starting new projects, making new purchases, planning big events or signing contracts. Take time for inner reflection and self-care.
Today is both fractious and inspiring. With the Moon Sextile Uranus and Mercury Trine Uranus there are unexpected outcomes to the day. But with the Moon trine Neptune there is also inspiration to be drawn from daily activities and connecting to the larger world. You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.~Jane Goodall
Today you are emotionally aligned with your life direction and there is a feeling of being more connected to your heart. You have much to give at this time. Pay attention today to not over-reacting or stressing out because you’re feeling over-loaded. Find time to catch up with someone who knows you well. Overall you have more focus and energy. The sage does not hoard.~Tao Te Ching
Theme: Continue working with the past in the present
With Mars opposite the North Node it’s a good time to identify harmful habits that prevent you moving forward. This includes heightened reactivity and seeing the enemy as outside oneself. All habits have a flip side. Sometimes change is a change in perspective. The Sun and Mars in Sagittarius encourages adventure and exploration of other places and people, and physical activity. The Moon in Taurus produces beneficial routines and stability. How does one practice the recognition of the empty nature of all phenomena? One of the ways we can do that is pacifying reactivity through a deeper understanding and discrimination. Reactiveness is an inner enemy. In a very profound way, it’s probably your worst enemy. It is the throne, the seat, the source of all suffering.~Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
Today ideas flow and flexibility brings results, even if your confidence is not as strong as it usually is. Work can be rewarding and with the Moon in Taurus a steady pace brings rewards. You are deepening your understanding of your inner psychology at a time when you need to draw deeply on your own resources. It’s a time to let go of what you think should happen and deal with what is happening. Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today.~ Ernest Hemingway
The Moon is Void of Course today between EDT 9.43pm and 11:58pm. Avoid starting new projects, making new purchases, planning big events or signing contracts. Take time for inner reflection and self-care.
With the Moon Square Pluto conjunct Venus you are forced onto the back foot emotionally but in the bigger scheme of things you can identify more keenly your own suffering and those of others. Compassion is the golden key which unlocks hearts. With Mars moving into Sagittarius and Mercury into Capricorn there is more openness about differences and more need to ‘walk the talk’ and be direct in communications. Like a star, hallucination, candle, Magical illusion, dewdrop, bubble, Dream, lightning or a cloud—Know all compounded phenomena to be like this.~The Buddha