Amāvásyā
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This month's dark moon ascends in the late night hours tonight, in the heart of Sidereal Aquarius, and constellation of Śatabhiṣā ( शतभिषा ) The Veiling star. This lunar mansion possesses a hundred stars, and is ruled by Varuna, the god of the night sky and the cosmic & terrestrial waters. Varuna’s duty is to make certain that all things on earth come into alignment with cosmic order and to awaken the desire within us to pierce the veil of Darkness and enter the Void.
This constellation, just like the animal ruler the horse, our civilization's first animal medicine, embodies both mystical and physical powers, which allows it to carry burdens over great distances with ease. Often the trials and tribulations experienced under the star of the divine healer are brought up to be experienced to rectify our path, to learn from that confusion and can ultimately become a vehicle for self-realization.
Many have been brought to their knees in the past few weeks and have been reaching to define a sense of meaning to their life. Who am I? What am I doing? and where am I going? Know that you’re not alone if these questions have been preoccupying the mind.
When circumstances in our life shift, our narrative too must pivot. Have you been gathering your sense of meaning in life from a title, relationship or belief that you have? This cycle can produce a reawakening of our vital energies that draws us away from identifying with anything on the outside and into a deeper understanding of ourselves.
All the difficulties, triggers and apparent loss in our lives are providing us with the precise medicine that we need to dissolve the ego, and fade back into the truth of our own being — Just like, the medicine of the horse, who gifts us with the power and focus to step into the Unknown, to rest in the remembering of who we are and gain the capacity to make meaning from that place of self trust and understanding.
Don’t take shortcuts to acquire the answers that you seek, as “diseases” birthed under Śatabhiṣā are difficult to heal and are optimized by grounding into a consistent and disciplined routine (yoga, meditation, healthy food and balanced lifestyle). Wisdom distilled and obtained during this cycle can offer great healing for yourself and assist in bringing illumination to others.
Stay patient, compassionate, in your heart and brave enough to walk through the dissolution process. Know that this heavy medicine and profound work that is available on this earth walk, will meet with success when balanced by doses of play and joy. Clarity and a heighten sense of ambition and drive towards accomplishing your personal goals comes with months end.
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Terence McKenna // “Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed.”