Nancy Lankston
Airy new moon plus partial solar eclipse in visionary Aquarius. Great time to take stock:
What is most important to you?
Where are you off course?
Time to let go of things that no longer serve you, so you can embrace your future.
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Fiery Leo full moon eclipse this morning may be stirring up
old fears and old wounds within you and those you are close to.
Gently pull your child-self into your heart and
LOVE up the world around you.
Be KIND to everyone today, including yourself.
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Fiery Leo Full Moon Blessings to You
Image: Moonlight by Felicia Olin
Fiery new moon and potent seed point today.
Every creation begins from a tiny spark…
What will you commit to doing this spring?
Focus, set intentions and take action now.
#Aries
#NewMoon
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New Moon in Scorpio,
Transformative Ruler of Deep water and Deeper emotions.
As we head into the dark of winter, take time alone with yourself.
Take time to go Deep within.
Embrace your strengths and your flaws.
Embrace it all, light AND dark, pain and joy, confidence and fear.
Accept and Embrace it All.
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Look up tonight. The sky will be dark and the stars should be especially bright. This is new moon time.
Each month, our moon cycles from dark phase to full, then back to dark again. This particular new moon occurs when our moon is in the earthy sign of Virgo. Traditionally Virgo represented the Priestess, keeper of sacred timing and rituals. Our ancestors who lived closer to the earth and in synchrony with the moon and sun cycles, liked to place rituals during this potent new moon time.
“We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.”
~Khalil Gibran
The dark phase of the moon is the perfect time to let go of inner darkness and make space for more light and love. Many times we hang onto dark events in our past because we cannot forgive another person. Or we cannot forgive ourselves. When it comes to forgiveness, ritual can be a great help to us. Ritual can help us amplify our intentions. Ritual can put a little extra power into our prayers.
When most people think of rituals, they picture an elaborate high Mass at church, or long drawn out funeral. But ritual does not need to be elaborate to be meaningful. I share below a simple ritual to help you forgive and let go.
In this potent new moon time, let’s choose to consciously let go of past troubles and mistakes. Let’s release our heavy baggage, so we can “lighten up” and flow joyfully into fall.
Tyler Leavitt’s photographs of last night’s full moon moving into a total lunar eclipse are stunning. I am reminded of how immense this Universe truly is. AND how every part of this vast Universe interacts and cycles to the rhythms of a magical melody.
This April full moon is in the sign of Libra, which means that relationship, balance and equality issues get activated and may come to the forefront in our lives this week… So, don’t be surprised if you experience “interesting” conversations and dynamic shifts with your lover, spouse, best friend, or business partner! AND Mars is also hanging out in Libra right now, amping up the male / female relationship dynamics even more.
With the moon in Libra, it is the perfect time to take some action to restore balance and harmony within your most important relationships – focus particularly on emotional balance. And please don’t forget about your relationship with Mother Earth, the one who nourishes us and provides this beautiful home. I love what shamanic practitioner Lena Stevens shares on her web site about this full moon time:
“This Moon in Libra is closely aligned with Ceres (exactly) and Vesta fully illuminating our relationship to our Mother planet and the gifts of nourishment and support she provides and reminding us to hold these feminine manifestations as sacred. This is a major theme of the eclipse/Full Moon not to be taken lightly… ” ~Lena Stevens, The Power Path
Now is the time to look for new ways to connect with Mama Earth. Now is the time to help our Earth to cleanse and restore balance. With Earth Day rapidly approaching – and isn’t EVERY day actually earth day? – now is the perfect time to focus on rebuilding a sacred, loving relationship between ourselves and Gaia, the original mother of all life on this planet.
Lena Stevens also writes about another subject near and dear to my heart, the power of spiritual connections to ground and calm us in these crazy times.
Tapping into our spiritual connections will help us avoid and balance the chaos and fear that can come from those around us when they lack an anchoring relationship to truth, love and power. When we experience an eclipse, it is an opportunity for reset. A portal of alignment is created where new influence can take precedence over the old…” ~Lena Stevens, The Power Path
How about renewing your spiritual connection to Mother Earth this week? No elaborate ritual is required; just a clear intention and an open heart.
Try This: Spend a few moments outside this week, reconnecting to mother earth. Revel in Spring! Sit on the ground and connect down into the soils of the earth, the dirt that grows our food. Breathe in the air that the trees create for us. Drink the water that this beautiful blue wet planet showers us with.
Breathe it all in with gratitude. Ask Mama Earth how you can help her. Then listen for her response.