Amāvásyā
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The dark moon on June 17th (20:40 pst) aligns both the sun and moon in the Vedic lunar mansion of Mṛgaśirā मृगशिरा (sidereal Gemini), the Searching Star.
Your soul prompts an inner quest, an urge to track something higher — a belief system you can stand on and a deeper sense of belonging. Some aspects of your life are being dismantled, while others are being revealed. Surrender to the process. The unease you may currently be experiencing is often an initiation, preparing you for what comes next.
In the face of what may feel like crumbling stability and the emergence of something new, we strive to protect and preserve the integrity of this fresh beginning or relationship. Despite increased pressure and a sense of limited resources, it is essential to detach ourselves and take a step back. By doing so, we can gain a clearer perspective and discover that the answers we seek may be closer than we realize.
Rather than grasping or diligently searching for answers, if we allow ourselves emotional distance — even if it seems impossible — this will allow the answers to unfold organically. Reconnecting with someone from the past or reconsidering previously dismissed options can offer unexpected resolutions. When we let go of immense attachment and open our eyes, we may find the answers we've been seeking right in front of us.
Saturn Retrograde
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Shani, son of Surya Dev, is often depicted as a dark figure seated on a crow — the planet of restriction and duty, embodiment of justice, and giver of longevity, known as the keeper of time. From June 17th to November 4th, Saturn begins its annual retrograde motion.
As Saturn stations retrograde in Śatabhiṣā (sidereal Aquarius), our attention becomes preoccupied with reviewing our values, life direction, and leaning into our personal truths. Saturn's retrograde period offers an opportunity to reevaluate our sense of responsibility and examine unconscious patterns that may have been left on repeat. It presents a miraculous chance to accelerate our consciousness and elevate our growth. Clinging to old ways, no matter how comfortable they may feel in the moment, will eventually lead us to be swept away by the strong current.
During Saturn retrograde, we are encouraged to reassess our long-term goals connected to the house where Aquarius falls in our birth chart. Aligned with Aquarius ruling the natural 11th house, it prompts us to refine our social networks and connections. Embrace those who light you up, foster genuine connections, and share share like-mindedness. Surround yourself with individuals who encourage, welcome, and support your authentic self and personal growth. Simultaneously, this period may unveil the necessity of releasing toxic connections that no longer serve your well-being.
On October 14th, Shani returns to the Vedic lunar mansion of Dhaniṣṭha, where he has been casting his gaze on and off for the past year and a half, initiating a do-over in some area of our life.
If you seek personal guidance on what this means for you, please visit Vedic Astrology private consultation. With Love All Ways
- All my Relations -
"I believe in all that has never yet been spoken. I want to free what waits within me so that what no one has dared to wish for may for once spring clear without my contriving.
If this is arrogant, God, forgive me, but this is what I need to say. May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. Then in these swelling and ebbing currents, these deepening tides moving out, returning, I will sing you as no one ever has, streaming through widening channels into the open sea."
Rilke
