May the light of this moon shine on your soul
and leave you feeling an inner energetic balance in your walking meditation.
May the changing colors of Autumn’s leaves brighten your spirits
and soften your field of vision.
Notice how the squirrels reveal the balance between work and play.
Do you see how they learn through imitating each other?
Witness Social Learning Theory at play!
September’s Full Harvest Moon reaches its peak on Monday, September 20, 2021. But before that, a New Moon in Virgo arrives on September 6. New Moons always carry the energy of new beginnings, novel ways of perspective taking, and allurement into new adventures. Admittedly, Summer’s festive energy can hard to say goodbye to. Like any change in seasons, transitions are not always easy to navigate. Fall is a good time to balance getting back to school, back to business, and manage busy schedules. Squirrels seem to embody Virgo energy in the way they anxiously and intensely sniff out disorder, but not without balancing doings with fun through imitation and play.
September is a unique month because it is commonly referred to as either a Harvest Moon or Corn Moon. Because this Full Moon is nearest to the Autumn Equinox on September 22, it is called the Harvest Moon. In Ojibwe, it is called the Falling Leaves Moon. Our ancestors noticed that the moonrise would come soon after sunset, so the abundance of natural bright moonlight allowed for plentiful harvesting of summer crops.
The Fall Equinox is Nature’s way of reflecting equality between the energies of masculine/feminine, light/dark, yin/yang. After that, our clocks turn yin-ward as our days begin to get darker till we hit the Winter Solstice, the darkest day in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, December 21. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be the Spring Equinox in September, and then Summer Solstice in December. Energetically, Equinoxes and Solstices are good times to entertain opposites, meditate on wholeness and relax on polarities in your consciousness.
Artwork by Barbara Merlotti
A Full Harvest Moon yields wisdom that it is nuts to keep doing the same thing over and over . . .
And expect different results.
Now is the time to get back to school, back to business, get organized and prepare for a rainy day fund.
Autumn Equinox is Nature’s way of showing us equality between masculine and feminine energies,
both within our beings and in the world around us.
After that, dark yin forces wax on until they climax on the Winter Solstice in December.
When you think you’re out of supplies, losing your acorns and
feeling like your being driven nuts;
Picture a Squirrel to help you
prepare for back to school assignments projects, tasks
and other responsibilities.
What are you doing to get ready for going back to school?
Are you working with your parents, grandparents,
guardians, coaches, teachers, family members
or other caregivers to help make
a successful change in your daily schedule?
Squirrel guides us into the realm of getting back to school and down to business . . .
While looking at the weather forecast ahead,
we are preparing for a winter storage or a time when resources are less plentiful.
Picture sobering up, getting organized and cross-referencing your planner
so that busy fall schedules will not drive you mad!
Squirrels are a good reminder that solid mental health looks like
the realization that doing the same thing over and expecting different results –
is likely to drive you nuts!
Autumn Equinox reminds us of the transitory balance of light and dark energies . . .
Yin (Feminine) and Yang (Masculine)
Are dancing together in equal dance-step.
In the Northern Hemisphere, we are moving further into the dark nights of our souls
to reach its zenith on the Winter Solstice in later December.
On the opposite side of the same coin –
Our friends in the Southern hemisphere know a similar energetic balance by
awakening to a Vernal Equinox in their Spring.
They will see the sunlight expands as darkness contracts
Reaching its climax on the Summer Solstice.
At this time, Nature reflects a most sweet and satisfying sensual equanimity . . .
If only fleetingly and transient
Commentary:
Fall and Spring Equinoxes are similar in the sense that masculine and feminine energies are in balance and reflected that way in Nature. Given that we are part of Nature, these are good times of year to meditate on these energies fluctuating together in natural equality both intrinsically and outwardly. This is an especially good time of year to marvel at the co-creative universal impetus for an egalitarian New World. Of course the building blocks of this new way of living on this Earth starts with you! The light of masculine-yang is the opposite side of the same coin as the dark of feminine-yin. We cannot get to the light unless we traverse the dark. Conversely, we cannot know the dark unless we walk in the light. Yang is expressive and outward in its movement. Yin, on the other hand is receptive and inward in its expression. Those of us in the Northern hemisphere can stand to realize that our friends in the South are experiencing energetic alignment in much the same way we are, absent they will be moving in a masculine-yang-light direction, whereas those of us in the North are moving in a feminine-yin-dark direction. If you prefer the dark and it is the opposite time of year where you live – the good news is that you have something to look forward to. In the meantime, we might as well find a way to accept, appreciate and even embrace the opposite of our energetic preference.
Take care of yourselves everyone,
Ari
Check out this Qigong/Taichi demonstration below:
When gently gazing at my disease to please in the mirror . . .
I compassionately see your own need to be needed reflecting back at me.
Are they really any different?
Such attachments invite seductive medications, like band aids or other life support systems.
But when we find the courage to go beyond drinking the Kool Aid or ingesting anesthesia;
We have the opportunity to take back our projections.
There is an awakening into a mystical quest through the Dark Night of the Soul . . .
A rebirth flickers like a light at the end of a tunnel.
These inner dimensions are worth examining!
Old relationships have been built on the bonds of attachment.
When they burn in a funeral pyre, they are called by the fire to transform.
Alchemy is sparked on the inside.
A ripple effect is felt by others, whether realized or not.
This is cosmic karma at play . . .
When a minority healthy perspective lives in a room full of insanity,
it is easy to be seen as an outcast.
Because from the position of normative madness,
wellness can feel like the odd man out, or woman if you are one.
Except that from a clearer perspective,
you see from a new reality that is now as obvious as it once was hidden.
Another entanglement with form has been released . . .
A dismantling of an ego-identification is not without feelings of loss.
And then there is grieving in the death of the old self with that.
Spirits are lifted and freed from their entrapment of excess baggage.
There is a relaxation from feeling suffocated or feeling tugged on by suffering.
A full bellied breath of fresh air is empowering;
Now that’s soul liberation!
Here is an inspirational old folk song that I recorded recently:
Embracing Mystery With Your Inner Wizardry . . .
Energetic
Technological Luminous Thought
Science Of Consciousness
Diversity In Unity
Healing Polarities
Different Wavelengths Crystalize Into Harmonic Convergence
Magic
Non-Linear And
Non-Localized Thought
That’s When The Smoke And Mirrors Are Shattered
Spectrum Of Consciousness
Intended Coherent Thought
Into The Dreamtime
Aware That We Are Awake
Sacred Connections
Be Open To The Quiet
Liberation Is To Know There Is Nowhere To Go
Deeper Sense Of Empathy
Secrecy
Conceptual Misinformation
Dimensional Bleeding
Multidimensional Consciousness
Relationships
Distance Reiki
Life Binds Probabilities
Anchored Into Our Mother
Unified Energy Field
Faculty of Being Sentient
Activity
Transdimensional
Reception
Expanding Our Field Of Awareness
Cosmic Co-Creative Connection Binds Us Together
The Full Sturgeon Moon peaks on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 8:02 A.M. Eastern Time. Our ancestors named this Full Moon after Sturgeon because August traditionally represented the peak seasonal catch of these mighty fish. Fish are highly sensitive creatures, and water is a powerful conductor of sound vibration. Keep in mind that humans are made up of mostly water. It is scientifically proven that we can influence our thoughts and can co-create our reality through the power of positive self talk. Might as well give our purposeful attention toward collaborative co-creative, fluid thinking over fixed, stagnant ideas. If there’s a fish that captures the expression ‘stirring the pot’, it’s Sturgeon. Given that Sturgeon have been around for over 130 million years, they reveal a survival instinct that should catch our attention, if you’ll pardon the pun.
Spiritually, Sturgeon’s ability to thrive, in spite of the many Climate Changes they have faced over millions of years, truly reflects their resiliency. Now more than ever, humans need to cultivate resiliency on our Planet today. Like Sturgeon, we have a strong survival instinct. But we could stand to build our resiliency at this juncture so that we can weather the changes in Ages we are now facing. We need to understand our interconnection with each other and all creatures from Mother Earth and the Universe. Co-regulation means that we can be in our heads and our hearts with each other in ways that both honors our diversity and recognizes our unity.
Artwork by Barbara Merlotti
A Full Sturgeon Moon awakens the magic of color in the theater of life.
But be careful of getting caught up in your own fantasies
of turning everything you touch into gold.
True wizardry is the knowledge that eating humble pie is good food for the soul.
Follow Dragonfly’s flight plan for a magical mystery tour.
Imagine flitting about with a playful, light-hearted sense of detachment in your energy field.
Have you ever heard of the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes?
Picture a Dragonfly to add color to your Life
Flit away any burdens your soul might be carrying
You don’t have to plug truth into a computerized search engine to learn about
what is really true and real
Are you focusing on what others are telling you?
Or are you paying attention to how people make you feel on the inside?
Dragonfly inspires us to be light on the feet –
with magical colors of waning sunlight
See through illusionary smokescreens through the
laser precision eyes of a spiritual watcher
What hidden aspects of yourself want to come out into the sun and
dance in the daylight for others to see?
A Full Sturgeon Moon signals a peak seasonal catch . . .
Might as well swim with the current instead of pushing against the primordial power of water
Dragonfly breathes magic and color
into the ordinary doings of everyday life
A long time ago . . .
Dragon had the Midas touch of always going straight for the gold
But a wise guy called Coyote tricked Dragon by shrinking him down to a fly
so that he could eat a slice of humble pie
Do you need a change in habit?
What good are your lucky charms
If you get consumed by your own facade?
Let go of the shores and surrender to Life’s oceanic bounty
Are you holding yourself back with programmed beliefs that want to
break out of their boxed in mental compartments?
Lighten up by picturing a dragonfly making dazzling aerial feats
in the wide open vastness of your infinite inner space . . .
Ask for directional guidance to see through illusionary smokescreens –
Allow transformational pathways to become self-evident truths
Summer is a powerful time to act and create change in your life!
But it won’t be long before Nature reflects a colorful transition –
when Autumn leaves behind fleeting energetic balance and fallen old selves
Life is a mystery – isn’t the destination really the adventure of the journey?
Commentary:
August is a mysterious month. It is a time where it feels very much like the heat of summer will last forever. But even early on in the month – if you look carefully, you can see subtle evidence that fall is coming. Perhaps it’s a fallen leave or a hint of color that looks out-of-place in a treeline of green. Dragonflies are colorful creatures that do incredible feats. They are good reminders that it is a magical, mysterious and colorful world out there. Use their energies to see through the smoke and mirrors and awaken a more authentic and meaningful life experience. Remember to get out and play outside and meditate on the healing application of water.
Take care of yourselves everyone,
Ari
In case you missed it, here is a Chakra meditation video demonstration that I recorded recently. You can also find a multimedia description on the meditation page of this website:
For more information on this Chakra meditation or to access my website, check out the links below:
Artwork by Barbara Merlotti
The voices of trauma’s Tsunami can come on like a perfect storm . . .
Reoccurring behavioral traps are good at getting hooked into edgy coral reefs!
They are awakening the liberty of oceanic sea salts fore dissolving deeply engrained wounds
that hide away our souls in grottos like mermaid castaways.
May we rework new growth and transform gnarly old barnacles into new vegetation
that eat up toxic pollutants.
When the ship comes in to A New Earth,
may we energize our bodies into luminous beings.
As the tides rise,
erosion intensifies and lands dry up . . .
A bridge of Chiron crosses over upper and lower Chakras in Unity.
See a Galactic Federation of spiritual allies!
Are they integrating into your new Spiritual Light Team?
Sound the cadence of their positive self talk mantras that
trump all antagonistic ideological conspiracy theories,
fake news or any negative energies that otherwise suck you in
underwater and turn you into a bloated fish.
Hit the pause button and remember to breathe!
Q-Tip is a spiritual rapper that knows when to WAIT.
Picture: Quit Taking It Personally makes friends with Why Am I Talking?
Movement through the 3D ceiling age of receivers;
dissolves the noose within a New World transition of Fourth dimensional co-creators!
Take care of yourselves everyone,
Ari
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