Monthly Archives: January 2016

Vedic Moon Signs, Mercury direct, a new planet and so much more!!!

My concern is to get you, the people who still have the ability to see the stars, to look up.  You could consider the possibility that you come from realms of unimaginable light and mystery and you will return there.  The view of the heavens from Earth is your birthright and rocket fuel for your IMAGINATION.
Meanwhile, the solar system may have just gotten bigger . . . ooooOOR the Vedic Yugas (please look this up) may be substantiated OR (my favorite) our sun may be involved in a binary relationship . . .
 
“Is the sun a binary star?
In the 1980s, scientists suggested the presence of Nemesis, a second star — either a brown dwarf, dim red dwarf or white dwarf — in the sun’s system as a reason behind the periodic mass extinctions that occurred in Earth’s history, which some paleontologists suggest have occurred in 26-million-year cycles”~earthsky.org (also the cycle-length of the precession of the equinoxes~L), “though the cyclical nature is under debate.” . . . or . . .?
(DATA) JPL; BATYGIN AND BROWN/CALTECH; (DIAGRAM) A. CUADRA/SCIENCE
So, as you can see, it is only getting  faster and more connected from here.  You in?  ~L

Full moon over Rillings Hills near Colorado Springs, Colorado by Forrest Boutin Photography.

Full moon over Rillings Hills near Colorado Springs, Colorado by Forrest Boutin Photography.

*Please do not miss the last line of your moon sign reading entitled”How to Bring Change to Your Life”!!! ~L

“Vedic Astrology: Our Moon Power

The sign occupied by the Moon at your time of birth is an indicator of your emotional and physical nature. It describes your unconscious, instinctive reactions, what is innate. Moon signs  define our emotions and make up the unconscious side of our personality. This is the place where we go to find comfort, peace and childhood memories. These signs also have an affect on our senses, such as sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. They are all connected to our subconscious memories and affect us differently than the Sun’s Zodiac signs, by showing us what kind of experience we need in order to feel emotionally satisfied.

Moon Signs play an important role in understanding an individual. The position of the moon in your birth chart helps in finding your moon sign. Your moon sign can help in understanding the characteristics and features when born under a particular moon sign, which is different from the sun signs in western astrology.

Calculate Your Moon Sign

Determine which sign the moon was in at the exact date and time of your birth. Fill out the form with this exact information, in this exact order:day/month/year of birth and the exact time you were born.  Click here
*When you go to the above page, look for the dropdown menu on the right entitled “The Moon”. ~L

Moon in Mesha (Aries)Impatient, ambitious, vigorous, stubborn and full of energy. They take their decisions “on a gut level”. They are happy, optimistic, and positive and can give impulse to their environment. Mostly they dispose of excellent management qualities and with their ambition and energy they go far. They have a tendency towards impatience and they easily get bored with routine tasks. They permanently seek new challenges and adventures. If they do not succeed the first time, they may react with anger, but then they begin the next project. They easily upset their fellow human beings, because they do not only express their positive feelings immediately and don’t let off steam. Sorrow, suffering and anxieties they hide from themselves and from others; they should learn to admit also these feelings and to live them. They are independent, assertive and courageous. They love to be the best at everything they do.

Greatest Gift: Motivation, Success
Birthstone: DiamondAquamarine
Gemstone: Amethyst
Colors: Red, White, Pink
Metal: Gold, Bronze
Zodiac Symbol: Ram
Zodiac Element: Fire
Zodiac Quality: Cardinal
Planet: Mars
House: 1 st House
Chinese equivalent is the Dragon
How to bring change to your life
Yeah, I’m an Aries moon.

Moon in Vrishabha (Taurus)The good-natured Vrishabha moons are sociable, good company and sensual. Life is worth living for them. They are emotionally balanced, inwardly and outwardly reliable and steady. They like to finish a project, before they start a new one. In turn they lack a bit of spontaneity. They like a regular life and they need a secure hold. Easily they overestimate material securities. Therefore they develop the capacity to make a lot of money and – above all – to keep it. Avarice is not their problem, therefore they enjoy life too much, and they are preoccupied with their bodily well being. Taurus – moons should learn not to take money too important. In relationships they are devoted, tender and steady. Since they are emotionally steady and radiate tranquility, they give energy to others. The are logical and loving in nature and are also conservative. They are known as the most sensual moon sign of all.

Greatest Gift: Contentment, Comfort
Birthstone: Emerald
Gemstone: DiamondEmerald
Colors: Mauve, Green, Pale Blue
Metal: Silver, Gold, Copper
Zodiac Symbol: Bull
Zodiac Element: Earth
Zodiac Quality: Fixed
Planet: Venus
House: 2 nd House
Chinese equivalent is the Snake
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Mithuna (Gemini)The sociable Mithuna are mentally active and flexible, merry and adventurous. Their need for contact with their fellow human being is like their need of air to breathe. Invariably they are the spontaneous jack of all trades, people who always put their noses to the wind and who can’t stand living in the same place more than a couple of years. Monotony horrors for them, they like change, are enterprising and motivate their fellow human beings. Their vividness makes them easily appear superficial, unsteady and easygoing. They are in danger of dispersing themselves. Emotions are not very profound and are dominated by their reasoning. They can handle sorrow, worries and anxieties more easily than others. The moon dominates qualities like flirtatious and witty in these people. The are very expressive, bright and persuasive by nature.

Greatest Gift: Clarity, Peace
Birthstone: Agate, Alexandrite, MoonstonePearl
Gemstone: Emerald, Alexandrite, Beryl
Colors: Yellow, Red, White
Metal: Gold, Silver
Flower: Lily of the Valley, Rose
Zodiac Symbol: Twins
Zodiac Element: Air
Zodiac Quality: Mutable
Planet: Mercury
House: 3 rd House
Chinese equivalent is the Horse
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Karkata (Cancer)The receptive Karkata are sensible, friendly and caring human beings. For them emotional security is more important than material safety. Not only as children, but also as adults have they an ample fantasy. Persons who have a cancer – moon or know others who possess one will realize that cancer – moons are even more sensible than other persons born in the sign of the zodiac cancer. They try to hide their inner selves under a hard skin, appearing cool and unfriendly towards others. They are receptive to emotions and external influences so that their moods change rapidly. Domestic cosines and a comfortable home promote their well being substantially. Cancer – moons mother their family and friends with great care. Often they select a profession, where they can benefit of those qualities. They are emotional, caring and responsive by the moon dominated characteristics.

Greatest Gift: Certainty, Stability
Birthstone: Alexandrite pearlrubymoonstoneagatechalcedony, and emerald.
Gemstone: Moonstone
Colors: Orange, Silver, White
Metal: Silver, Magnesium
Zodiac Symbol: Crab
Zodiac Element: Water
Zodiac Quality: Cardinal
Planet: Moon
House: 4 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Sheep
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Simha (Leo)Simha are fanatical about their freedom and independence if they are born with the Moon in Leo. Despite being superior, Leo is ready to sacrifice for their loved ones, expressing their views frankly and assertively. The typical Leo nature is to outshine the achievements of others in their enterprising streak. With a riveting intellect, Leo can judge the inherent worth of man and observe things from a higher point of view. They are good in organizing things and allocating tasks. Just as the Sun pierces through everything, their nature can and will judge the personality of others in its persistent, aggressive manner. A well-developed Leo is dependable, although less developed natures may not admit their mistakes. Known to many as the “child of the Sun”, Leo is swift and perfect in fulfilling their duties, and is never satisfied with ordinary mettle, since he always sees the larger picture of accomplishment. Leo is choosy in his choice of friends, and once a friend, you’re always a friend. The disposition is jovial, committed and at times wrathful at unintended slights. Leos are charming, loyal, generous and warm by the moon dominance. They like to be dignified and are indulgent and officious by nature.

Greatest Gift: Confidence, Passion
Birthstone: PeridotRuby
Gemstone: Peridot
Colors: Gold, Orange, Yellow
Metal: Gold
Flower: Gladiolus
Zodiac Symbol: Lion
Zodiac Element: Fire
Zodiac Quality: Fixed
Planet: Sun
House: 5 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Monkey
How to bring change to your life
MORE ON THE MONKEY, THE RED MONKEY in February!!!~L

Moon in Kanya (Virgo)Kanya is meticulous, reserved, practical, honest, soft-spoken and amiable. Virgo has a good number of friends of either sex, with someone or the other to speak well of them. One of the surprises of Virgo is that they see success and wealth courting them unasked. Intuition and imaginativeness makes Virgo go for mysticism. Being versatile, Virgo is characterized with excellent wisdom and dexterity. Kindness and modesty go hand in hand, although the latter, if not kept in moderation, may lead to lost opportunities. They need to develop self-confidence, lest overridden by less qualified competitors. Kanya is truthful, honest and punctual, and an unthinkingly made promise can lead them to go out of their way to fulfill it. They also need to overcome the tendency to be intimidated or overwhelmed by others. Virgo is extremely discriminating which makes them excellent managers. They are perfectionists but critical. They capable, cultured and helpful at times. 

Greatest Gift: Understanding, Objective
Birthstone: PeridotSapphire
Gemstone: Pink JasperSapphireRhodochrosite
Colors: Blue, Gray
Metal: Gold
Zodiac Symbol: The Virgin
Zodiac Element: Earth
Zodiac Quality: Mutable
Planet: Mercury
House: 6 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Rooster
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Tula (Libra)Harmony in life and perceptions are enhanced when Moon is in Libra. The key word here is “decision”. Tula is a rashi of boldness, enterprise and imagination. Tula natives are mentally agile, having an insightful perception about profitable ventures. This means that they are even prone to take risks without hesitating, if the enterprise is sure to reap rewards. The Balance loves harmony and synchronization and is an advocate of peace any day. They are good adjudicators and try to find harmony in whatever they take up. The ruler of Libra, Venus, is the spiritual preceptor of demons and a mystic. It rules over luxuries like rich clothes, food, expensive jewelry, and art. In short, Tula epitomizes opulence. Libras are peaceful, charming, affectionate and harmonious by nature. They are diplomatic and decisive may times due to the influence of the moon.

Greatest Gift: Acceptance, Happiness
Birthstone: OpalSapphire
Gemstone: LapisTourmalineAventurine
Colors: Pink, Pale Green, Blue, Lavender
Metal: Steel, Gold, Platinum
Zodiac Symbol: The Scales
Zodiac Element: Air
Zodiac Quality: Cardinal
Planet: Venus
House: 7 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Dog
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Vrischika (Scorpio)Vrischika are magnetic and regal, at the same time being peaceful, dynamic and patient with keen business savy. A reserved and secretive nature, ruling death and afterlife, is capable of penetrating the thoughts of others before accepting or acknowledging them. Vrischik is a natural spy with tremendous energy that helps them build and construct society, and this is why their energy must be channeled in a positive constructive way, lest they are misled. They generally sticks to their own business, caring little about what others are thinking. They don’t like to interfere in others’ affairs and expect the same from them. These natives frame their own rules and everything they do bears their distinctive characteristic. A keen wit complements a compelling power of speech, and they don’t like being dictated by others. Vrischik is straightforward and blunt, and they can sometimes be even tactless and frank. Analytical, intense and controlling is the basic nature of Scorpios but they are powerful and resourceful too. 

Greatest Gift: Appreciation, Self Esteem
Birthstone: Topaz
Gemstone: Opal
Colors: Red, Black
Metal: Iron, Steel
Zodiac Symbol: Scorpion
Zodiac Element: Water
Zodiac Quality: Fixed
Planet: Pluto (modern),  Mars (traditional)
House: 8 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Pig
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Dhanu (Sagittarius)Governed by the positive energies of Jupiter, the Dhanu is blessed with a natural quest for knowledge, perceptive powers and courage. One of the outstanding qualities of Sagittarius is to set their goals beyond the perception of others, and sometimes even of themselves. The influence of Jupiter directs their interest to astrology, chanting and yoga. Irrespective of the rank they are born into, Dhanusa is bound to transcend it. The natives of this rashi have a stately appearance, and majesty is even reflective in their speech. People who are born under this sign always remember favors that are rendered to them, and like the centaur that is free of spirit, Dhanus natives detests limitations and least tolerates domination. They are the most optimistic of the 12 moon signs and are enthusiastic, adventurous and philosophical. They can get overindulgent and curious at times. 

Greatest Gift: Compassion, Freedom
Birthstone: Blue TopazTurquoise
Gemstone: Lapis Lazuli
Colors: Blue, Purple, White
Metal: Aluminum, Tin, Silver
Zodiac Symbol: The Archer
Zodiac Element: Fire
Zodiac Quality: Mutable
Planet: Jupiter
House: 9 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Rat
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Makara (Capricorn)Makara has a unique aspect abut them – they are extremely original, something one is not likely to come across in other signs. The inviolate will of this planet unfolds after a long, long time, representing the nature of karma that is slow to unveil. This is why the natives of Saturn are among the most feared, and not without reason. The wrath of Saturn is tremendous, as is their ability to bless and reward. Saturn is the jury and judge of the cosmic world, and their decrees are just and deserving. The dispensation is unanimous and without partiality. Generally, Saturn is seated cool and aloof from the crowd, with dignity and reserve. Capricorn knows too well what it means to have little knowledge or missing out on the details. They never go for anything until it is completely understood. The goal of this sign is to learn things in all their detail; superficial gloss will come off in the long run. Once they are interested in a subject, they will not stop until it is entirely learned. These are tireless individuals who will hardly yield before failure or an impediment. If anything is to be believed or trusted, it is first verified from all ends. They are hard working, capable and ambitious with serious and disciplined behavior but they can get a little meticulous due to this.

Greatest Gift: Flexibility, Cooperation
Birthstone: TurquoiseGarnet
Gemstone: OnyxQuartzBerylGarnetObsidian
Colors: Dark Green, Burnt Orange, Brown
Metal: Gold, Silver
Zodiac Symbol: Seagoat
Zodiac Element: Earth
Zodiac Quality: Cardinal
Planet: Saturn
House: 10 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Ox
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Kumbha (Aquarius) Kumbha is a sign of renunciation and sacrifice, at the same time humanitarian and governed by Saturn. It is fixed and airy. Aquarius has this keen ability to see through the core of the matter beyond the false pretence and masquerade. They are soft spoken and have a loving temperament. As the masculine and positive aspect of its ruler, Saturn, Aquarius is deeply interested in social reform. This is why they become socialists and reformers. Kumbha is the most individualistic and single minded sign of the zodiac and this is why if you have to alter Kumbha, you have to do so with sound reason and fair justification. This rashi is not too keen on speculation but they are not without imagination. Kumbha considers himself to be above average and this is why they enjoy honor. They rise to eminence through sheer endeavor and perseverance and many have made it to the top from apparently nowehere. Aquarius is a dedicated, honest and trustworthy sign which expects the same of others. There may be extremes demonstrated in this sign, depending on the placements in their natal chart. Like the nature of water, Kumbha may be temperamental like water which evaporates to become air. They need to guard against being too temperamental which may result in a loss of self-control. The Aquarius is a charismatic, contemporary and forward thinking individual by nature. They are also rebellious, detached and impulsive.

Greatest Gift: Gratitude, Joy
Birthstone: GarnetAmethyst
Gemstone: AquamarineLapisAmazoniteCarnelian
Colors: Light Blue, Yellow, Orange, Purple
Metal: Brass
Zodiac Symbol: Water Bearer
Zodiac Element: Air
Zodiac Quality: Fixed
Planet: Saturn (or Uranus)
House: 11 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Tiger
How to bring change to your life
Moon in Meena (Pisces)Meena is neither too assertive or overbearing or ostentatious. The shy and serene appearance is reflective of Jupiter and his ways. They are benign and collected even under pressure. As one of the most passive of all rashis, Pisces is neither slow like Makara, nor timid like Karkata.Jupiter in Pisces reflects the apex of growth and the concluding cycle of development. This is the place in the astrological calendar where devotion replaces all the lesser qualities that human beings are after, like progress through endeavor, happiness through sensory pleasures, fame and earthly glory, renunciation without the love of God. The Pisces appearance is reflective of the person they are within, with soft features, sweet speech and a pleasant face. They love company and when cheered by friends, can show their prowess like tigers. The benevolent rays of Jupiter bless whatever tasks they undertake. The quest for spirituality comes easy for this sign that is devoted as well as cultured. The kind and compassionate nature of Meena natives makes them sympathetic and forgiving. Pisceans are creative, sensitive, compassionate, imaginative and spiritual in nature. They are dreamy and unrealistic at times and want to escape from situations.

Greatest Gift: Patience, Imagination
Birthstone: Aquamarine and Bloodstone
Gemstone: AmethystEmeraldAquamarine
Colors: Pale Green, Silver, Pink
Metal: Platinum
Zodiac Symbol: Fish
Zodiac Element: Water
Zodiac Quality: Mutable
Planet: Jupiter,  Neptune
House: 12 th House
Chinese equivalent is the Rabbit
How to bring change to your life
~peacefulmind.com
“What this week is good for: investigation, research, and digging up the truth, or learning about a person or situation; using the intensity of the Mercury/Pluto energy to focus and concentrate on a specific task or goal; solving a mystery or a puzzle; being open to perhaps radically different or innovative solutions that can change the way you see or approach a particular problem; repairing, fixing or renovating those things that you’ve been putting off, up until now. (Like unsubscribing–just kidding, I really hope you stay!!  I need to GIVE this INFO!!~L)
Mercury/Uranus/Pluto is literally about changing, or even transforming or evolving our minds and outlooks. There is a wonderful capacity for invention, for discovery and transformational insights (check out this possible new planet in our Solar System), if we dare to step outside of our usual ways of thinking and perceiving the world. But it could also feel like we are having to adjust to a new paradigm. Something new that we have to wrap our mind around. One that could feel a little uncomfortable. And it could also feel we are being pressured and dealing with conflicting forces at odds with one another: those who would want to see more progressive changes, and those who, perhaps out of fear, desperately try to maintain the status quo.
On another note, Pluto has been working hard these past many years to show us where and how the infrastructure both in society and in our own lives has deteriorated, become outworn or outdated. Mercury could unearth and show us where and how we need to make immediate, and perhaps even innovative changes and repairs. Things that we’ve been putting up with, will no longer be tolerated. And as Mercury moves forward again next week, we’re faced with the task of removing those obstacles that stand in the way of progress, and making the changes that will enable us to finally move forward with our goals and plans. Therefore may we all make an effort to create the changes that we would like to see both in the world and in our own lives.”  Astrology by Lauren – Home  (Shocking spoiler alert, I know.  Lynn bangs on!  Someone take her drum!!!~L)
No Mud No Lotus, yo.
The issues represented by the Uranus square Pluto aspect are big ones about career, debt, business, sexuality and our needs for personal freedom and individual expression.  (The unending banging!~L)  Mercury resumes direct motion to end this retrograde period that started January 5th. The more tricky phase of screw-ups is over, but we are not plunging into new directions and intentions until mid-February. This is when Mercury begins to move into fresh territory, and so does our thinking. ~David Zunker at webvictoria.com (I have not found this Mercury retrograde to be anything less than nutritive, myself so far.  However, the influence is undeniably protracted, constipated and looooonger than usual.  We have 3 more this year, so the past is being purified, for certain.~L)
To sum it all up, this is a chart where the best thing you can do is to “roll with it”… To remain in the moment and refuse to get lost replaying the past in your mind, or to be projecting yourself too far ahead into the future… Who knows, perhaps that is the real lesson of Mercury being retro and why that energy reoccurs so often.   
Leonardo da Vinci's famous Vitruvian Man, a drawing created circa 1487, with the 7 chakras or energy centers indicated.  Image via Wikimedia Commons

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man, a drawing created circa 1487, with the 7 chakras or energy centers indicated.  Image via Wikimedia Commons
According to the Belgian astronomer and mathematical wizard Jean Meeus (bio here), the sun at the March equinox passed from being in front of the constellation Aries and to being in front of the constellation Pisces in 68 B.C. Looking ahead, again according to Jean Meeus, the March equinox will cross over into the constellation Aquarius in 2597.  These are the astronomical dates, based on IAU constellation boundaries established in 1930.
But even if you equalize the size of the signs of the Zodiac, you need to consider when the Age of Pisces started to be able to know when the Age of Aquarius begins. Apparently, there’s no firm consensus among astrologers as to when the Age of Pisces began, either. And thus there is no consensus as to when the Age of Aquarius begins.~wikipedia.org
(But we can say with some certainty that the sun is now in Aquarius!  Happy Birthday water bearers!~L)
 
Beginning around January 20 - through mid-February - you can see five bright planets at once in the predawn sky.

In late January – through mid-February – you can see five bright planets at once in the predawn sky. We haven’t been able to see five planets simultaneously since 2005.~earthsky.org  Read more.
 
“Among many other distortions,(control~L) conditioning has perpetrated a division in the hearts and minds of humanity between Spirit and Matter, the soul and the body, Father Sky and Mother Earth.  This blindness has allowed the misuse, abuse, refuse, and destruction of all things physical including, but not limited to, our environment, other species, our food, bodies, and sexual nature.  It has generated the creation of manmade laws and religions that are not in alignment with, and do not support the greatness, beauty, harmony, rights, and potential of the human spirit.”  (Git it, Kaypacha!~L)
 
Secondly, we are currently emerging out of the 2000 year Age of Pisces, which has existed within, and therefore been effected and limited by, patriarchal interpretations of reality.  (Couple few points, see above on the Aquarian age.  Also, we have to remember that there are 2 sides to every archetype, so while the patriarchy has a mad control freakiness and a war addiction and a need for rehab, there’s also the loving father in there, trying to be an oak tree for the family he adores and fears for.  And even if “the patriarchy is the 5000 year birth canal of the great mother Goddess” as Richard Tarnas says, she carries the devouring mother and the vagina dentata in her bag of tricks as well.  Low sample rates and the 1% are perspective skewing!!!~L)
 
Chiron, the “wounded healer,” (transiting Pisces for 7 years), is a further indication of the cleansing and clearing required for healing, now taking place within the collective unconscious of humanity.  This purifying process relates to this time period as being one of exposing, feeling, admitting, and experiencing our illusions, delusions, self-deceit, neurotic and psychotic forms of behavior that sabotage our own and other’s joy, happiness, and fulfillment.
 
The transiting south node of the Moon represents the “path of least resistance,” where we need to wake up to old, outworn patterns and psychic structures so as to heal or remove them in order for our evolution to proceed.   The fact that the south node will be in Pisces for the entire year of 2016 serves to underscore the necessity of processing, purging, and intentionally clearing out the deep inner recesses of our psyche rather than falling asleep to, ignoring, or denying them through “numbing out,” habitual, addictive behaviors.
 
As the transiting north node of the Moon points like an arrow in the direction of soul evolution, however challenging, its passage through Virgo, accompanied by Jupiter (in opposition to both Chiron and Neptune) offers us key insights about what to cultivate within ourselves, and how to evolve and express our unconscious soul intentions this year.
 
We can see this year as the perfect segue into the Age of Aquarius, where as a species we will more consciously engage with our total environment, seen and unseen, planetary and cosmic.  Through the failure of existing beliefs, traditions, “truths,” cultures, governments, economies, and religions, new ones will be conceived and given birth.  While this year holds within it tremendous trials regarding what to believe, who to believe, and how to act in total alignment with our beliefs, it also holds the promise of showing us what is false, unsustainable, and detrimental to our welfare, so that it may be removed, cleansed, purified, or in some cases, destroyed.
aquarius
 
Read the book of your life which has been given to you~
“Rather than contract and close, resist or move away from your emotional and mental body, I invite you to lean in closer. Move towards the difficulties, challenges and intensity. Breathe into it, work it to the surface- in order to help it dissolve more tenderly.”  ~The Lovely www.swatijyotishjr.com

Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio ☾ Jan 31, 2016

At the quarter moon I always mention the possibility of emotional turbulence. This would seem even more prescient given the fact that Scorpio is the queen of volatility. However, this phase is different from the others. We get to see Scorpio break through to light. This is not another grueling test. Even more than the First Quarter Moon in Aries, this phase uplifts. Crackling behind all of the karma and tears is an electrical supernova of unthinkable proportions. It has been there since the inception of the Universe, surging, imploding, exponentially transforming matter and consciousness at every level. If you’re restless, starving for change, watch it fall around you. Nothing to fear. Rise up from all directions.
Many of you have been tapped in to this elevated consciousness from the beginning. Others have descended with the celestial tides, occasionally dipping below to the sea of confusion. Above or below, you are loved and change is coming.
Creature of infinite water, return with great haste from whence you came. Heavy, weary with delight, may you be crushed joyously in the great cosmic winepress. Consumed by your own power, obliterated, scatter to the stars and be reborn. Edge of all edges, feel everything until you know the truth of sacrifice, work, love, success. Scorpio lives in the silent and everlasting AUM resonating throughout all of Existence. Transform, become! All of Life is conspiring at this very moment to help you achieve whatever you desire. Allow yourself to believe this truth, carried by star-current to a place you thought was only fantasy.
I suggest a ritual involving water and some Scorpio Yoga.
From The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran:
[Love] threshes you to make you naked. Love sifts you to free you from your husks. Love grinds you to whiteness. Love kneads you until you are pliant; And then Love assigns you to her sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for the Divine’s sacred feast.
To ascertain your personal Moon sign, click here.
Mantra:  I am powerful
(I tried to trim this down, really I did, it’s too beautiful.  This young woman (Ren Tvedten) is remarkable.  Go to her site, encourage her work, visit her in Missoula.  www.astroyogalove.com).
 
 
The need to express who we are is archetypal~

The need to express who we are is archetypal~

“Just as we must inhale and exhale hundreds of times a day, we must feel and express constantly. When out of balance we suffer….”
As I noted on Saturday, tomorrow begins “the Lynn Show” this as I am teaching ALL the flow classes this week!  That means you can get your Cosmic Meander on Monday at 5:30pm (with a long meditation after, if you like), Tuesday at 6:30pm, Thursday at noon and Saturday at 10:45am.
We are going to do a series of 4 salutations: star, sun, moon and earth (or tara, surya, chandra and prithvi namaskar), with the usual giggling and relaxing.  Sure would love to see you there!
Mind your heart,
L

“Courage, dear heart.”~C.S.Lewis

“This Week’s Intention: Expand and deepen the relationship with your heart wisdom. Provoke and stir your desires and longings. Move towards the nourishment. Receive.” ~www.swatijrjyotish.com 
 
Lynx VictoryCatch it, kitty.
“With retrograde Jupiter still at the edge of Leo, as well as Rahu and Ketu in the gap, moving to Leo and Aquarius, this theme of “neither here nor there” continues through February thanks to the nodes. Embodiment and grounding practices are vital at this time. Root into your truth and gather the answers you seek.” http://www.swatijrjyotish.com 
View larger. Ken Christison of North Carolina caught four of the five visible planets before dawn on January 18, 2016. We expect Mercury to become visible in the morning sky during the last week of January (or perhaps sooner). Seek for Mercury near the horizon and  on line with Venus and Saturn. Thank you Ken!

View larger. Ken Christison of North Carolina caught four of the five visible planets before dawn on January 18, 2016. We expect Mercury to become visible in the morning sky during the last week of January (or perhaps sooner). Seek for Mercury near the horizon and on line with Venus and Saturn. Thank you Ken!
South Southeast, 80 minutes before sunrise.
“You realize there is no need to initiate new plans or goals as you understand life has a rhythm and timing all it’s own wisely allowing this unfolding to play out. The Sun’s entrance into Aquarius on Wednesday naturally brings focus to your future desires and to your social relationships. The Venus Galactic Center conjunction further aids you in your emotional growth and life possibilities. Breaking through rote self-hypnosis mental tapes to reach out for more uplifting choices and opportunities.” 
 ~Cal Garrison aka Mother of Skye
 

On August evenings, we look toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. On January and February evenings, we look toward the galaxy’s nearest our edge – toward the anticenter of the Milky Way. The star Elnath lies just three degrees from the galaxy’s anticancer.  (Isn’t this a great “You are here” photo?~L)

Aniruddha Bhat in Maryland caught this Lunar X on January 16, 2016.

Lunar X and Lunar V.  XV? 15!  Reduces to 6!  The moon has a LOVE tattoo (Or a “You are here” diagram!). ~L
“It’s a Full Moon in Leo on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 6:46 pm MST.
 
With a Full Moon in Leo, the ego (jerkiness, yes, but also doubt, fear~L) can be unleashed and clash in grand displays.
 Now that the Sun is in Aquarius and we have a Full Moon in Leo, people are going to want to start paying more attention to visions of the future. Who we are expressing ourselves to be is essential in how the future unfolds. How can we be more inventive and create more joy, enthusiasm and happiness in life? How can we focus on improving our relationships? It’s important for us to start communicating hope with one another, and sharing our very best in our relationships. (Full moons are OPPOSITIONS, polarities, binary, so that’s not helpful.~L)
 (HOWEVER . . .~L)
There is always balance. There is always a spectrum. Seeing the world only one way or another is merely a perspective, it is not wholeness.
 Recognizing what we want to move away from can be such a powerful catalyst to defining what we want to move towards. Acknowledge the whole reality for what it is, and that includes the negativity, the pain, the suffering and the atrocities (AS WELL AS the healing, magic, imagination and mystery~L) . www.symbolicliving.com  
“Challenging the status quo is a necessity if anything is going to improve. There’s a difference in asking, “How is the world bringing positive energy to me?” compared to,  “How am I bringing positive energy to the world?”  Jupiter is also joined with the North Node (Raku) now in Virgo in very close orb. Your day to day routine is where the magic is found. Each of us are implored to bring greater attention to how we’re living our lives day in and day out, including our health and work habits.” (REmember last week?  WHO YOU ARE, your “soul” is center–even when the laws of physics fail. You are a mountain warrior.  Stand centered.  Remember. ~L)www.symbolicliving.com  
“A large part of MLK’s heart & soul are available to each of us in this current chart energy… It’s Jupiter and the Node being exactly aligned in the sign of Virgo… The problem is that often people look to others (leaders) to fix/solve the problems, but this energy puts it all onto each of our own backs by indicating that each of us is the solution… We can merely choose to rise above the madness and negativity and choose to love & respect others unconditionally… It leads us to a brighter day.”~Daniel “Whelland” Dowd  (Mars in Scorpio, yo.~L)
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Here is Kaypacha with the weekly astrology report:
Mantra:
“When I am in my Spirit Self,
There is no loss or gain,
My fears disperse as I liberate,
And am free to fly again.”
He says:“That’s what we need these days, to find the portal to the Spirit Self and view our earthly dilemmas from there!  As I mention in this week’s report, this certainly is a time for some great stress and strain that can come in many guises, but will push us to our limits on way or another.
“You probably need as much sleep as you can get these days when everything is bongo nuts, intense, and stressful.  Great time to get things done but don’t forget to relax and breathe! 
“Well, the full Moon in Leo this weekend will really offer all of us an opportunity to let off some steam, chill out and have some fun. May you have great harmless, creative, extravaganzas leading to new heart openings!  
(Thanks to MYSTICMAMMA.COM : consciousness, spirituality, astrology, wisdom, inspiration | MYSTIC MAMMA™ The motherhub of cosmic downloads and energetic )
“LATE WEEK: The rare Jupiter North Node conjunction in Virgo is exact Thursday and carries you through early February. You may feel that a period of integration is underway between mental habit and inspirational calling. The energy can feel like a teeter-totter as your mind critiques and fearfully questions while another facet within yourself beckons you beyond limitation and fears.
 
Culminations occur as the FULL MOON in LEO (3 degrees) (detail alert!!!~L) on Saturday illuminates your heart, inner creative center, and childlike qualities of play and pleasure. Galvanizing desires and actions may amplify as Mars in Scorpio is in square to this lunation. Focusing upon your personal value and individual needs is important now.  You’re inclined to seek consistency and security in love relationships.
 
The Mercury STORM period commences on Sunday as Mercury slowly prepares to gaze outward assessing of your world and realities. This does carry a feeling of intensity as your daily functions are in a state of shift and change. Sunday through Tuesday you know to keep your schedule as light as possible and tread gently knowing that the mundane world of machines, computers and movable parts are in a state of flux and temporary dysfunction.” ~Jean Wiley
 
“As Venus begins its transit through Sagittarius this week, relationships, finances, health and comforts will provoke desire and change in new ways. Where there are challenges and struggles, you will be more inclined to put in the effort for growth and transformation.
 
January 23rd: Full Moon in Cancer.  (From a Western (solar) chart take 23 degrees the degrees off the moon to find out which sign it sits in the Vedic Sidereal system. Therefore, this moon falls in Cancer for Vedics this cycle—in case you mind the details!  Remember the 3 days of Sun standstill?  Yeah, the moon doesn’t dance like that, she won’t retrograde on you either. ~L)
 January 25th: Mercury Direct.
 
January 29th: Rahu moves to Leo + Ketu moves to Aquarius (Mean Nodes).”http://www.swatijrjyotish.com 
 
*When the moon is FULL, that is considered the highest time for manifesting goals, nurturing your passions, full scale healings, encouraging strength and power, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams. It is the most potent time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination and any manifesting work that needs extra power. Peacefulmind.com – Healing Crystals, Homestudy Courses, Herbal Supplements, Hot Stones, Massage Tables, Metaphysical Products, Healing Therapies
“The Moon and the lunar constellations that it passes through in the sky roughly every 24 hours, express our emotional body experiences and the ever-changing landscape within. Tracking the Moon and the cosmos, will give the secrets of nature and her wisdom to you on a silver platter.  Plant the seeds of your desire and activate them.” Swatijrjoytish.com  
(And be alert, the world needs more lerts. ~L)
“Many people view astrology as some kind of magical/mystical art, but it’s a science of patterns, geometry and cycles… It NEVER show outcomes, but merely our possibilities and options or where to look for them…” ~Daniel Dowd

Full Moon Meditation

The reflective light of the full moon gives a wonderful and magical sense of harmony and peacefulness. This is the time of greatest potential. Meditating in its light gives an etheric and positively enchanting feeling of oneness and unity with nature and sky…  are you ready for this meditation?
“This particular Full Moon is known as the Full Snow Moon. Luna will rise at sunset, peak at midnight and set at sunrise.
The Sun and Moon in total opposition between Aquarius and Leo: we vs. me, mind vs. heart. Luna rounds herself to majesty just days after the Sun enters Aquarius. Speedy manifestation. We meet in the fire of the Ego now.
The Full Moon in Leo represents a conflict between standing out and becoming yarn in the great cosmic loom, threaded and pressed until our own color fades blissfully into the rainbow. Two equally important sources of pride: Self and Universe.
The Full Moon in Leo provides a much-needed break from this (sometimes) exhausting quest (for revolution from Aquarius, which seemed like a relief yesterday coming off of Capricorn and brother Saturn.~L). The lion says: relax your vigilance and enjoy who you are.  Radical logic disappears amidst flaming tongues of starlight, and the lion stretches out, content, confident, self-satisfied.
The Full Moon in Leo means exuberant, unadulterated expression of your truest, most brilliant Self and appreciation for all other colorful, loving individuals. Meow. I suggest a ritual involving fire and some Leo Yoga.  Mantra:  I love myself. 
~Ren Tvetden ofwww.astroyogalove.com
 Keep looking up.  Good kitty.
 
That was A LOT and I found more, so I could have kept going!  Must be Leonine effusiveness (right . . .).  Thursday and Saturday classes will CENTER on your embodied royalty.
Mind your heart,
L

you, too, can be free! oh wait, you already are . . .

The Threshold.
“The truth is of course that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” 
– David Bowie. Bye-bye Starman #RestInSpace
This image shows the latest results as colored dots superimposed on an artist’s conception of the Milky Way. Red dots show stars that formed when the Milky Way was young and small, while blue shows stars that formed more recently, when the Milky Way was big and mature. The color scale shows how many billion years have passed since those stars formed. Image via G. Stinson (MPIA)
Artist’s conception of the Milky Way, with dots indicating the galaxy’s age. Red dots show stars that formed when the Milky Way was young and small. Blue dots show stars that formed more recently, when the Milky Way was big and mature. The color scale shows how many billion years have passed since those stars formed. Image via G. Stinson (MPIA).
This week is all about standing at the sacred junction between one reality and the next.  Your sacred portal, your body is working overtime to balance the polarities and changes.  Thursday (noon) and Saturday (10:45am) classes will ground and balance you as you confidently acknowledge the uncertainty, find your center AND MOVE THROUGH to more expansive ground.  Let the body reassure the mind.  The body was built for this type of territory, and it knows A LOT.  
 
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You will need a very dark night to see Monoceros, the Unicorn, through January.  But I hope when you look up, he (or she) gives you courage.  You are a lot like him/her.  Completely unique, bringing gifts of meaning only you know about and only you can express.  Whatever model of the Universe you think works best, you are the only one in it like you.  You have spent time working on connecting with your Self, you are familiar with your inner vision, you know where to find balance even if the laws of physics cut out.  You have the most advanced biological technology in the known Universe as your loyal vehicle and you know how to listen to it, balance it and ground it to power.   You are ready.  You are strong.~L
 
“I don’t know where I’m going from here but I promise it won’t be boring” – David Bowie
The quote below is from Rod MacIver.  I flow, unperturbed through my Mac issues in Mercury Retrograde.  Om Shanti, yo.
 “Staying with your beauty, your truth, your integrity, i difficult, but out of these things comes meaning, and meaning is all.”
“Don’t let me hear you say life takes you nowhere, angel.” – David Bowie
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“Turn and face the strange.” – David Bowie
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“All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.” – David Bowie
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“I hope – I think – I believe – that Venus in Capricorn will reveal the little boy inside every bloodthirsty warrior. Even the most savage of beings were once tiny infants crying helplessly for mother’s milk. This information is not novel – no, this is all about remembering. The rate of change on this planet is entirely dependent upon the rate at which we remember.
The purpose of all this remembering is to bring us back down to earth – let the clay cool from the kiln, little starseeds. Become fully grounded again, reconnected to your foundation. Venus is going to finally demonstrate what to do with all this cold hard pragmatism lying around like cinder blocks. It’s not meant for rampant calcification of the heart, that’s for sure. Let’s settle down, settle in, but without judgment. Venus in Capricorn treats life like business or school. This is not to say that we are impersonal or objectifying, just cautious, steadfast, intelligent, clearheaded.”
~Ren Tvedten of www.astroyogalove.com
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Capricorn needs to be less rational and more connected to their feelings and emotions.  Capricorn inherently is afraid of these emotions, because if we start acting emotionally, rather than rationally, we could lose everything.  Because, when we start acting emotionally, we are not in control anymore.  We’re not in control of time, we’re not in control of structure.  The emotions are ruled by water and water dissolves earth.
Capricorn needs to balance this rational approach with a more emotional approach.  Things related to the sign of cancer, which has to do with selfless love and nurturing.  But in general, Capricorn is a hard working sign that is good with their family, they’re good providers with a strong ethical foundation.  They must be careful about clinging to those principals and values out of fear, and learn to be more in flow with their heart.
So the above is Vedic, but personal, we are not doing personal in our classes, we are doing Lunar Cosmic.  So if you are Cappy, don’t take his little rant personally.  The sun is in Capricorn until the 20th and Venus is in there until mid-February.  This is a cosmic weather report, meant to speak to the atmosphere you may find yourself in.~L *:D big grin
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outside in and inside out.~L
“Sun in Aquarius!  January 20 to February 18 2016
‘Twas a bottomless spin through Capricorn…a fruitful period of planning, organizing and just gettin’ shit done, yet still…it made me heavy, like I was being dragged across the floor with huge weights covering my entire body. But now we get to smash it all to pieces. I’m celebrating this Aquarian arrival by traveling to Asia for yoga school (so excited ahhhhhh!). Mars is in Scorpio but emotional ickiness is on hiatus when Aquarius comes to town – the heart does not enter easily in this realm! The water bearer is an objective creature so you better believe his mind rules supreme. Fearless, engaged, progressive – things are looking up. Just keep an eye on the retrogrades in Mercury and Jupiter. Otherwise we’re good for awhile. Big sigh of relief my friends! Unleash your beauty on the world!
The Sun last transited Aquarius from Jan 20 – Feb 18, 2015. Any themes/conflicts that predominated then will now resurface.
Mantra:  Manifestation.” 
This from the amazing Ren Tvedten again!  She teaches in Missoula!!!  If you are in the town of Weirdness before the 20th, drop in on her at Harmony Yoga studio downtown!!!
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“The mechanics of Aquarius work to reverse the relationship between center and periphery… What used to be peripheral become central. What was inside opens out. What was out streams in. 
“Fringe ideas fertilize the mainstream. The mainstream expands beyond its former boundaries. Subtle wavelengths become not so subtle. 
“Inner pictures spread. Mass consciousness becomes less dense and more permeable. Intangible visions solidify. 
“This reversal of outer and inner takes some getting used to, because feeling each other’s feelings and thinking each other’s thoughts is not a way of being that most of us are used to, especially in the world large…”~Ellias Lonsdale from his book with Mark Borax, Cosmic Weather Report: Notes from the Edge of the Universe  
start in the center~L
 
Well, yogis!  I have to admit, I was feeling the weight of the cosmic climate at the end of the year and even into the beginning of this one and I was wondering if our deep dive into Vedic Lunar Yoga was going to pay off or if all this centering, balancing and grounding was just making me depressed!  I am tired of looking at my Shadow and all the inner work and am ready to move on!!! I am glad that you kept me on course when I was ready to give over to my longing to conduct fire-dancing yoga.  The moon is a good guide.  She keeps moving, stays serene and has her center even in zero-g.  Let’s keep going, shall we?~L
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(All the word art this week comes to us from www.Mysticmamma.com, so dang grateful.)
Mas Amor Por Favor,
~L

Dense as a logarithmic map of the entire known Universe. Big Week.

Holy Cow!  Getting this Mac to pay attention is NO JOKE.  It does not enjoy copying and pasting!!  It’s a little like finding truth or core values recently.  A trial and error process, especially because this is that moment where we emerge from the prisons of the past.  This is the opportunity of Revolutionary Adaptation.  No longer able to rely on the old traditions, walking into the light, out of the shadows of the dungeon: disoriented, liberated, uncertain.  I offer this interpretation: the only way to know balance is to fall off center and man, did we fall hard. “The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you have lost it.”
Doesn’t mean we lost the game, doesn’t mean we throw that clean baby out with the old bathwater; it does mean more is asked of us and more is at stake.   The  upshot is we gained experience from our time in the washing machine and can get a new strategy together if we can summon the will to move on (to the spin cycle?).  Life is not going to go back to the comfortable groove of the past.  The ambient world has changed for good.  We must do what humans do best: ADAPT.  C’mon!  It’ll be fun . . .
Get up early on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 to see the waning crescent  moon withe the dazzling planet Venus. Read more
So, my take on a cosmologically jam-packed period: Mercury has gone retrograde, Jupiter will go retrograde and the new Moon arrives on Saturday, all in this one week.   Retrogrades are great fun, so long as you remember to re-visit.  Really reconsider buying that new appliance, new car or the latest device.  Remind yourself to read the fine print, recommit to past obligations and return to things unfinished.  That should satisfy your Mercury, no big deal, it’s only ’till the 25th.  Review, redo, Relax.
Jupiter appears to be going backward also and this can try your faith and add to confusion, but the party (ecstasy, disorientation, new experiences, RELEASING THE PAST) keeps going!!!  The things that you have been trying to make happen, tend to show up when Jupiter retrogrades.  Decisions will have to be made (re-see above) when all you want to do is party.  Just don’t let your mind (Mercury) going backward keep you from accepting your hoped-for gifts.  You deserve them.  Focus, reflect, accept.?.  Check this sky out!
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Venus-Saturn conjunction!  You can’t make this stuff up!  It’s too complicated!
Once again, tomorrow before dawn – January 7, 2016 – look for the slender waning crescent moon close to the planets Venus and Saturn in the eastern predawn sky. And know that Venus and Saturn are getting close! They’ll be closest on the morning of January 9, with a conjunction on January 9 at 0400 UTC. It’ll be their closest conjunction since August 26, 2006 (and the closest conjunction of any two planets since March 22, 2013).
 
 
So, this is a LOT of things to happen.  What I have decided to focus on is the Revolutionary Adaptation we have to work with (Jupiter in Raku (north node of the moon).  Some ideas about how to hold yourself steady follow.
 
  • Be selfish.  Put your boundaries in place and your own oxygen mask on first.  You may find that care for self and care for others are not so different.  Release the stigma on self-care once and for all.
  • Manage new daily rituals of self “improvement”.  Your emotions are better friends than the old traditions of self-sacrifice and martyrdom.  Your feels are real.  If they tell you to study new modes of practical self care, then STUDY these and RESEARCH during the retrograde.  If you tried acupuncture or visualization before and it worked, try it for this new thing you want to work on.
  • Heal your personal myth.  Of power.  Of relationship.  Of ego.  Look into your attachments, obsessions and desires.  Attend your Shadow.  Revisit all those “I never . . .”,  “I hate . . .”, “It hurts when . . .”.  Also, look at what you are projecting on others.  Can you just observe or allow instead of condemn?
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We are all-ways moving toward new levels of awareness.  All we need to do are remove the blockages and, if we can, be grateful to them.  They were the stairs we used to climb to new heights.  We are clarifying our core beliefs.  Removing the thoughts we inherited that got us here, but have grown too tight.  It sometimes feels like a crisis, but crisis is what comes BEFORE disaster and gets you to choose anew.
This is a logarithmic map of the entire known Universe in a single image.  Made by Pablo Budassi.  More like Badassi. (Oh, gaud.  Sorry!)
Our classes this week will center on grounding and circling the joints.  Saturday’s new moon in Capricorn asks us to go within and tangle with our masculine energies.  The moon is not really happy in Cappy (Oh, gaud!), but I think the grounding, hardworking influence of the sign may help us find a new plateau, if we can stay open to a new sense of what “order” means in our self care and daily routines.  Simplicity, bare essentials, tiny, mundane changes.  Pause, ground down, notice.  Like that.
“If imbalanced, you might feel stuck, stubborn, dragging along. The astrology lately has been difficult; I talked in my post on Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn about some of the challenges we’re facing at this time. To recap, the Capricorn cycle revolves around masculinity. Capricorn represents the Father and all authority figures. The purpose of this new moon is clearing any blockages here. We must all acknowledge, incorporate and enact the highest expression of the Divine Masculine. Any change happening in your personal life in this respect is a reflection of a current worldwide shift: return to the worship of Shakti.”  
~Ren Tvedten of www.astroyogalove.com, right here in MT.   
 
    That one is for you Angie.
OK.  That’s all I’ve got.  Hope to see you tomorrow at noon and Saturday at 10:45am.
Let love prevail,
L