It is a Taurus the Bull time of year, and its energies embodied the New Moon on April 27th. Their subtle earthbound energies are in alignment with the rising tide of spring energies. Like water, these energies build momentum gradually, and then become more powerful and intensify.
A good spring positive self talk mantra is out with the old, in with the new. Stability and security are coveted feelings in the human factor. But that isn’t an easy place to sit with when the winds of change are blowing in the wind right Tao.
Because we are spirits living in a material world, it can be challenging not to look to those creature comforts to bring us joy or look to others for respect. Yet in much the same way as self respect, accepting yourself for who you are awakens a sense of inner peace that reflects in the outside world.
It can be a slippery slope when we look to the world of 10,000 things to reinforce our sense of identity, and self respect. Keep in mind your real estate, or Kingdom of Heaven comes from within. Your judgments, like your thoughts and emotions are fleeting and not really who you are.
Do you see a different version of yourself wanting to wake up and express yourself?
Or are you becoming a calcified rock of your old self and suffering accordingly?
Use the energies of the Bull to enjoy the moments as the come, connecting with loved ones, and embracing the practicality of the life’s sensuous treasures. Feel your feet on the ground, and connect wiht Mother Earth.
Sit outside and enjoy the wood frogs peeping away, the birds singing, wildlife foraging, turtles coming out of their shells, and fish jumping. The appearance of Easter and associations with Rabbit reflects fertility. Life is inebriating and ephemeral.
A Full Flower Moon on May 12 2025 marks the peak of spring in many parts of North America with reverence to abundant flowers in bloom. Sunny and warm spring days tend to be more preferable aspects of spring weather than the cold wet days that tend to get under people’s skin.
May Buddha’s light of compassion shine on like this aka Wesak Full Moon embodies.
Although the last eclipse ended at the end of March, the energies of the spring eclipse season are still in the air and resonate.
Perhaps we may find ourselves reflecting and pondering on the transformational changes that have unfolded in our lives since October 2024.
Are you feeling moved to get in touch with your spirituality by doing some deep soul-searching and unearthing deeper truths that reflect your soul purpose?
Consider April 2025 as an effectively co-creative intersectional bridge between the out with the old and in with the new mantra!
A New Moon in Aries and Solar Eclipse on March 29th will amplify the sentiment. Listen to yourself deeply on the inside. As you get better at knowing thyself, it really won’t be that different from hearing others.
I remember learning in my T’ai Chi classes about the importance of listening and being sensitive. The internal martial arts emphasizes this knowledge and quantum leap into a directly observable experience.
Might as well affect change by exploring inner peace within your own soul; as well as envisioning the same for others.
Energetically, it’s like the passing of a season. We are saying goodbye to dreamy, mystical and watery Pisces; while at the same time ushering in fiery Aries the Ram. Pisces is the end of the Zodiac, while Aries is the beginning of the Zodiac. In this way, it’s like a new year energetically.
Aries is the I Am consciousness that asserts the deeper truth of who we really are at our core. Pisces dreams and Aries acts. Back to back, they reflect the balancing act of the yin and the yang.
If Pisces gets too stagnant, Aries lights a fire and can vaporize Pisces waters. If Aries gets too hot and single minded on its target, then Pisces cools them down, and gives a friendly reminder to go with the flow.
Nature reveals to us the seasons of change. Pisces signals the end of the Zodiac; while Aries marks the beginning of the beginning thereof.
How can we marry the mystical waters of Pisces with the creative fiery energies of Aries?
What intentions do you want to become for the New Lunar Cycle and also for the new Zodiac year ahead?
Mercury and other Retrograde energies, magnified by powerful Eclipses during the Ides of March Madness are blowing in the winds of change. We can see within ourselves and the world around us if we are perceptible to it. This is all connected to Climate Change.
Speaking of Mercury in Retrograde, Mercury will go back direct on April 7 after being in Retrograde since March 14th. It’s a good time to look in the rearview mirror and reflect back on who were were, where we are now, and who we are becoming. Not so good for signing big contracts or making big decisions if you can avoid it till after the fog lifts.
Of course, it is also a great time for journaling, meditation and getting in touch with our right brain creative, intuitive and psychical sides of our personalities. Left brain faculties, linear, logical and order of operations; not so much. Better to go with the flow, and allow what is to happen as will.
Ask yourselves, “can I allow for that?”
Our capacity to break old cycles, generational patterns, traumas, wounds, and deep healing are amplified by the Universal pillars of Love and Truth, during this time especially. Water and Fire are powerful elemental forces that reflect the ancient Chinese symbol of the Yin and the Yang.
The Full Pink Moon on April 12, 2025 springs forth the hope of a new season. The sunlight is gaining momentum, and rebirth is in the air. And yet grieving winter’s dirge is also a real internal experience at this time.
The name Pink Moon has long been associated with April’s full Moon as flowers begin to bloom, particularly moss pink or creeping ground phlox, which is one of the earliest and most widespread spring flowers. The butterflies love this vegetation, and their appearance together is a welcome sign of April and the growth of a new spring season.
In colonial times in some of the Northern Americas, this Full Moon is called the Sugar Maker Moon, and gets its name from collecting sap and making maple sugar and syrup. Mainers really get into this process particularly.
I remember when I was growing up in Michigan during my formative childhood years, some of my favorite elementary school field trips were visiting nature centers that taught us about this process, wildlife and the ecosystem around us.
Looking back, these school field trips helped us make connections between humanity and the natural world. I remember when some of my peers and my favorite part of these field trips was when we had some free time to run off into the forrest if we wanted, and pretend we were Jedis or other imaginative beings. Tasting the different stages of the maple syrup making process was enough to make you pucker or taste like a hot tea cup of sunshine.
In the Celtic tradition, this Full Moon goes by the names including the Budding Moon, New Shoots Moon, Seed Moon, and Growing Moon; while In Jewish tradition, the name is the Passover Moon and marks freedom from Egypt.
Chinese and some other Asian traditions named this Moon the Peony Moon after their native flowers that flourish at this time. These flowers have pink hues, as well as cream and white shades.
During the awakening process, it can be tempting to try to compress, and speed up the process of personal or spiritual growth. Just let the growth seep in like herbs, and bake in a way that feels organic and patient without trying to push the river or force new growth to happen.
As we leave behind the old world and paradigm, and as the old patriarchal world dismantles around us, we will be co-creating a New Earth that is already in the process of birthing.
Do what light up your heart and sings to your Soul. Meditate on the old spiritual song and positive self talk mantra, this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine . . .
From a higher energetic perspective, the time has come to get in alignment with the massive changes coming that are like the 60s on steroids.
There will be so much light shining on and exposing the darkness around us.
Like Dr. King said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”.
There is no time to hide anymore. Meditation is no longer a luxury. Like the Hopi say, “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for”.
It is a Pisces time of year; the tail end of the Western Zodiac, if you’ll pardon the nautical pun.
As we reach the end of the month, the soft and sensitive Pisces New Moon arrives as wise guidance on February 28, 2025.
May we use this energy to get in touch with our emotions, and remember the strong psychic wisdom that we all possess within.
Tis the season for a time to bring more empathic and psychic communications into the dreaming as well as within our waking 3-D realities.
Fish are highly sensitive creatures and the elemental forces of water are building gradually.
Shorelines are in between times where land and sea come together; intersecting and smoothing out the rocky and edgy seasonal transitions.
As you all already know, the signs and synchronicities are blowing in the wind.
They are illuminating the shadows and shining light on the darkness on the edge of town.
A Full Worm Moon will happen on March 14, 2025. And add on to that is that it’s also a Total Lunar Eclipse, which is like a full moon on steroids.
Remember Eclipses bring shakeups in our inner and outer worlds. More of that happening now that ever; in more recent human history at least.
In medieval English and neo-Pagan circles, this moon is called the Chaste Moon; reflecting the purity of the season as life renews after winter.
It’s no coincidence that the fish and worm are showing up now energetically. To catch fish, you often need worms.
The Fish are incredibly sensitive creatures, and amazingly perceptive of their surroundings. Feelings of insecurity, the path to least resistance passive, and a wait and see approach are natural tendencies.
It’s a good time to work with creative, spiritual, and imaginative realms of Pisces.
Given that Pisces are energetic mutable chameleons of the zodiac, they help us all to see ourselves through new lenses, and shapeshift or transform accordingly.
Empathy is a flowing experience with Pisces.
Keep in mind that self-compassion as a form of self-care can build resiliency.
Mercury in Retrograde on March 14 to April 7 stirs the pot of deep revelations in love, relationships, communication, and life philosophy.
The Vernal Equinox will arrive on March 20, 2025. Spring and Fall equinoxes reflect equanimity between light and dark, yin and yang, masculine and feminine energies in Nature.
In the Northern Hemisphere, days will continue to get lighter till they climax on the Summer Solstice in later June.
In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be the opposite as they move closer to their darkest day of the year on their Winter Solstice after their Autumn Equinox.
A New Moon in Capricorn happened on December 30th; marking the last new moon in 2024. When I think about Capricorn, I think about digging in and finding the determination to keep going along the trails of life. Goat’s energy has been a powerful spirit guide for me at times. Specifically, their medicine remedied some of the more challenging hiking adventures I’ve experienced. Somehow, I was able to keep going by taking it one step, one breath, one moment at a time. Secure footing can be hard to come by. But the Goat has got your back.
Truly, it can be challenging when feeling a strong need for being useful to society; magnified by looking for justification in the outside world. At the end of the day, seeking approval from the outside doesn’t get rid of self doubt and is harmful to the self. Trust your inner values. Or like an old friend’s High School yearbook quote stated, “evaluate yourself by your own standards, not someone else’s.”
New beginnings that are always associated with new moons and New Years. Magnify that with a Full Wolf Moon on January 13, 2025, and then the Chinese New Year of the Snake on January, 29th. Lots of new energies are in the air! In the Northern Hemisphere, it is the death cycle of Winter. Things are quieter now. Energetically, it’s time for the soil to rest (as well as our souls) before the next season of Spring’s rebirth and new growth.
The origins of this full moon also comes from Celtic and Old English ancestral roots. Werewolf myths can be found in ancient Greek and Roman societies, throughout European history and among some Native American tribes. These transformational stories appear to align with the mysterious energy of Snake; where old skin is shed to clear way for a renewed sense of self. During this process, Snake’s eyes glaze over with a misty like mucus that reflects the alchemy associated with the cyclical death of the old self, and forthcoming rebirth of the new self and new growth.
Of course the Lunar New Year is always different because it is based on the moon cycles, and doesn’t line up exactly like the Gregorian, sun based calendar. Nothing against the Sun, but man can our egos can get scorched by our control issues. Too much playing with fire, and we can all get burned.
According to legend, a celestial race took place long ago in ancient China. When the first 12 animals finished the race, their energies were honored to become members of the Chinese Zodiac. All the other animals were reportedly surprised by Snake finishing 6th in the competition because Snake effectively swam so stealthily with the river’s currents; hardly perceptible to the other animals.
Because humans often reflect certain traits of animals; appreciate that snakes are cautious and introverted observers. Snakes are adaptable and intelligent, and their cool and mysterious behaviors intersects with their suspicious and insecure nature. Beneath their coat of armor is abundant sensitivity, wisdom, and passion.
A Lunar Eclipse arrives in the form of a Full Harvest Supermoon on September 17th. Perhaps peaks in novel mysterious and magical energies will harmonize; as well as align with highly transformative events that can bring us closer to actualizing our soul purpose.
May the energies of this full moon reveal a friendly reminder that now is the time to reap what was sewn in the spring. Time to squirrel away the abundant bounty of summer for when rainy day winter nest egg supplies are dwindling.
Speaking of squirrels, they are good teachers about sniffing out, and finding where their acorns are buried so that they can access their stash when supplies are short. To their chagrin however, turkeys have other leveling impulses that drive squirrels nuts because turkeys are notorious for stealing their hidden stockpiles.
Of course turkeys do that because they reflect shared blessings and an opening of a wider angle of spiritual sight. In chakra meditation speak, they open up the Third Eye, where the pineal gland is located.
The arrival of the Autumn Equinox on September 23rd breathes in transitional new energies for new direction, guiding things to change, evolve, and grow. Days are getting shorter and we will turn our clocks back in a ‘yinward’ direction soon.
Keep in mind that it is Eclipse Season, and another eclipse in the form of a solar eclipse falls on October 2nd. Eclipses really know how to shake things up on the inside and out.
Energetically, transformation is in the air. When we work consciously with these energies, we are more equipped to surf with the changing tides, rather than try to push the river. Expect more intensity not less during this timeframe. Become the tides rather than getting washed out by their waves.
The Equinoxes are a good time to reflect on Nature’s showcase that masculine and feminine energies are in equal alignment with each other, like the yin and yang reveals.
The Fall Equinox is accompanied by Libra energies on September 23 to October 22. Meditation on healthy giving and receiving in all of our relationships is good medicine.
Our ancestors noticed that the veil between the spirit and material realm thinned significantly at this time; resulting in an increasing intersection between these realities.
Today, the idea of a vibrational shift and dimensional bleeding are examples of this from both a scientific and spiritual perspectives. Inner peace is a knowable and practical experience.
Try to remember that the old patriarchy isn’t about men abusing their power by trying to control everything.
Of course there are still plenty of men that do that and are too codependent with their sun.
But we all know woman that do that too; many who are more masculine than plenty of men who are in touch with their feminine sides, and not afraid of their moon.
The patriarchy is about a hierarchical, vertical system that is dying; while at the same time, a horizontal system is birthing.
People are still buying into the old paradigm- even though a growing body of souls are waking up to how ineffective, unfair and unjust the current paradigm is for most.
In a new and different world, relationships are based on equanimity in a society that is more equitable for everyone; not just those that are privileged or in positions of power.
Those on top won’t even know the difference. Except eventually, they will come to see that everyone wins in a win-win world.
The idea of profiting off the ignorance of your audience will fade away into what Catholics call Limbo.
What issues are showing up in your relationships?
Do you feel this relationship has karmic ties or is written in your soul contract? If so, what do you think the higher purpose of it all is?
Be mindful of your projections. Take ownership for them, release them and let them go.
See yourself becoming the change you want to see in your relationships. Start with your relationship with yourself first. Where are you feeling stuck or blocked?
Human relationships are complex because human beings are not without our complexities.
For example, we have all been programmed by a longitudinal societal matrix that does not like us to deviate from an old dream of normalcy. You know the drill, buy into the game plan, shut up, follow orders, winner takes all and find clever shadow building ways of manipulating and controlling others to get what you want.
But once you see beyond the set-up, puppeteering and those selling a false narrative; like the old saying goes- the truth shall set you free.
Yes, chaos, the unknown, uncertainty and unpredictability are anxiety provoking and can easily seduce people into conformity, complacency and following the heard mentality.
Gently allow yourself to surrender to the Universe, and trust that it will guide you toward the mysterious shorelines that will become your safe haven. On these coastlines, you will suffer less from the clinging and grasping that accompanies and amplifies suffering.
Tis the Leo season right now till August 21st. As always, the Lion reflects play, fun, and remembering our inner child’s dreams. It is also an opportune time to reconnect with the deepest part of ourselves. Lion knows how to play and have fun, and access our inner child’s dreams. May its medicine bring action and movement; as well as release any stagnant mindsets and situations.
Also, this week brings us the mid-point between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere aka the First Harvest of the agricultural year. It is a time to celebrate and honor the fruits of our labor, growth of the seeds of Spring, and sunlight of summer.
A New Moon on the 4th breathes in new beginnings, just as all new moons do. Dive deep within and embrace meditation as an anchor. Wait patiently for the answers you seek.
Mercury in Retrograde will happen on August 5th through 28th. I like to think of Mercury’s energy as in alignment with the Throat Chakra; the realm of communication. How are we communicating with our inner, and outer worlds and effectively bridging any apparent communication gaps?
Meditators and spiritual travelers understand that we all suffer. It’s just a cold hard fact of life. But we can use the energetics of this time period to sit with our wounds, and find ways to release our judgments and even make friends with them.
What have you learned from your wounds? What wisdom might they have for you?
Looking back, what subconscious thoughts have you felt programmed by? Tap into your psychic mind and peer into the unseen world.
A Full Sturgeon Moon occurs on August 19th, and will certainly stir up murky waters in your life. May the prehistoric energies of this old school freshwater fish steer you into a deeper sense of clarity in the treasure of your personal authority.
In spite of pain, may our wounds lead us into transformative portals of strength, confidence and courage revealing points of potential. They may never leave, but finding acceptance is possible.
The Summer Solstice will happen on Thursday, June 20. As if the Solstice isn’t enough of a peak experience, a Full Strawberry Moon will follow on the day after. Of course, this Full Moon goes by many names. Some of these names include the Lotus Moon in the Chinese tradition, the Mead Moon in Anglo Saxon tradition or Rose Moon in European tradition.
Don’t you just love the way the different traditional names for the Full Moons reflect the New Aquarian Age of honoring our Diversity Within Unity? There can be many right names to capture the same one Full Moon.
The Summer Solstice will be the longest day on the planet in the Northern Hemisphere. Energies of manifestation and growth abound. Time to get out in Nature’s gardens, feel our feet on the ground, hike up a mountain, take in the waves along the shorelines, feel the warmth of the sunlight on your skin and cool down by the water’s edge.
Keep in mind that it’s the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, where it will be their darkest day of the year. A perfect planetary embodiment of the yin and the yang; light and dark or the fluidity of masculine and feminine energies at play. Like our brains, the planet has two hemispheres and we need both to be in healthy communication with one another. There can’t be light without dark or female without male.
Balance is key. Spirits can get out of control in the sweetness of summertime, which is why we keep our feet on the ground to soak up our connection to Mother Earth. Turtles are good reminders for knowing when to come out of our shell; while at the same time remaining anchored in and secure in our footing.
Cancer the Crab energies are in the air and in their elemental forces with water. Given their unwavering intersections between the sea and shorelines, Cancer can teach us how to work with emotional and material realms.
Like every year, the Sirius Gateway opens up our spiritual connection to the light energies of Sirius on July 3-7th. Narratives as told by our ancestors have revealed sacred connections to Sirius and higher forms of consciousness and technology. These connections awaken through this Spiritual Sun or portal to a different dimension.
Meditation on dimensional bleeding and vibrational shifts can awaken and accelerate consciousness expansion. Some interesting synchronicities to this include that the Egyptian goddess Isis has been linked to Sirius; as well as the Egyptians referred to Sirius as the Dog Star. Moreover, the Dogon tribe in West Africa teaches about their lineage connection to Sirius.
Although ETs aren’t new to our shared human experience, a growing body of research shows these experiences are on the rise; particularly since the first detonation of the atomic bomb. These abuses of technological terror have a dimensional ripple effect that exceeds the material effects, which are disastrous enough. In much the same way as meditation practices, stories of the Sky People visiting our planet and interacting with humans have been passed down from our ancestors.
A Full Flower Moon will happen on Thursday, May 23rd. Hummingbirds accentuate this point because they embody effective cross pollination of spreading the seeds of love and flowering of consciousness.
Of course this moon goes by many names, such as Mulberry Moon by the Creek and Choctaw or Moon of Green Leaves by the Lakota or Field Maker Moon by Abenaki.
Other ancestral names given by the Celtics and Old English are Hare or Grass Moon. And for those who hear the peepers singing, it’s easy to understand where the name Frog Moon sprung from, if you’ll pardon the seasonal apropos pun.
Speaking of frogs, remember the beautiful Lotus Flower grows out of the Lily Pad in the gnarly swampy bog areas. This is the true roots and meaning behind Flower Power because the Lotus Flower represents the Flowering of Consciousness and awakening our Human Potential.
Meditation on Flower Power reveals for us to pass on buying into the commercial that sells that the 60s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll. Yes, those ingredients were real parts of that era. But underneath those appetizers was a main course meal that fed expanding consciousness; including the questioning of conventional societal programing, working on Civil Rights and leveling the playing field.
When we truly acknowledge an authentic awakening taking root in our souls, we recognize that we are living on Indigenous lands, and have all been affected by Colonization. In this state of awareness, we will evoke a living memory of our ancestral roots. May we breathe in a sense of clarity, renewal, healing, and rejuvenation into our souls during this season.
Let’s not forget that White Privilege and White Supremacy are real collective traumas that affect everyone, regardless of how we identify. The reality is that we humans have been mixing it up together in a garden variety of ways; including having cross cultural relationships and intersectional experiences with one another. Variability in the species is a good thing. Nobody wins at the hands of oppression.
Beneath the headlines is the deeper truth that we are living in an age where we are letting go and releasing all of that.
But Regardless of who’s on top, the horizontal evolution of power awakens the reality that power is shared in a way that is equitable. From this perspective, there are no real losers because there is enough, and we can all win. Most of us don’t want to be billionaires. But most of us want be free and have equal access to resources; including a safe place to live, learn and thrive as a human family. That’s not easy to do within the Fog of War and the dying old matrix.
Given the current and historical oppression that humankind has experienced on the Planet; including the genocide and enslavement of various groups of people, including Semitic, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ folks- it can be challenging to perceive the infinite possibilities awaiting humanity to co-create a more fair and just society.
Meditate on We The People consciousness; as well as the truth that everyone are Chosen People created in the image of Creator. This mantra will bear fruit to transcendence and transformation with humanity, our Planet and beyond. We are all One and Diverse expressions of Great Spirit. Our formless energetic selves are akin to the Color of Water.
It’s unbelievable what the upper echelon got away with during Gilded Age. How embarrassing is it to actually believe and promote a return to this way of life? Talk about Gangster. Time to keep those old guard crime rhymes off the shelf.
Underneath this parody of a fairy tale should be embarrassing to read to our grandchildren is the idea that a minority of souls in positions of power should control the narrative, galvanize and exploit everyone else in the form of a rigid ends justify the means belief in a maximum economic profit mindset.
Like the yin and the yang, the Universe is full of light and dark energies. It’s not about either/or; rather its about these energies flowing in synergy and balancing each other out. The Earth doesn’t complain when the Sun is hiding behind the clouds. Nor does the Moon resent the Sun for giving his energy to other moons, planets or energies. Yet the sun still shines and the moon still rises. The moon doesn’t tantrum at the sun for heating her waters, nor does the earth complain when the moon rises her tides and floods her shorelines. Nature has leveling impulses that humanity should get in alignment with. Like Eldridge Cleaver once said, “if you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.”
During this Gemini time of year, we shift from our lower chakras to our upper chakras. Lower chakras are more for grounding and naturally appear to align with the energies of the Ram or Bull, while the Twins spark the cerebral forces found in the upper chakras.
Keep in mind that our throat chakra is the realm of communication. Knowing when to speak and when to listen are key dynamics in effective communication. This includes conversations on the inside of ourselves; as well as the conversations we have with others.
Just as an example, coworkers and I often talk about how we have learned the art of hitting the pause button from sending an email by resting on the draft overnight. And then when the next day comes, the seemingly urgent email might not even need to be sent. Or if it does, a new tone has been discovered and implemented before the message is sent. I like to look at this skill as a form of journaling, letting go and processing.
Remember that birds of a feather, flock together when socializing in co-creative ways with like minded folks that reflects the power of the community. This time of year is great for getting out and about and socializing with folks.
Energetically, this is a good time to meditate on walking one foot in spirit, one foot in ground as a way to balance our experience of spiritual beings having human experiences. It is a balancing act to walk in the center of the circle without getting too swayed in either direction.
Our souls live in our bodies till the body expires and then they break out and find a new home.
We are probably at our best when our soul and humanity work together. But this can be challenging because of the tendency is to feed one over the other, depending on the person and their own unique experience or the cultural narrative they were born into.
People who are more materialistic are probably are more preoccupied with their humanity, while folks who are more free-spirited are probably aware to their soul’s promptings; although this is not always the case necessarily.
Energy is energy . . . It’s what we do with it that counts.
Regardless of our orientation, the key dynamic for all of us is to harmonize with our environment.
Reflect on stories you might cling or grasp to from your past that you continue to say to yourself. What might a new version of that story with a more awakened or positive outlook look like in the Mirror of the Mind?
Looking back into the rearview mirror, it appears that the spirited change agents of the past Eclipse Season, Mercury in Retrograde and other energies were contributing factors toward transformation, shakeups and changes in consciousness within our inner and outer worlds.
As the fogs lifts, hawks are friendly reminders that our vision improves with clearer skies ahead.
Do you feel more confident about signing contracts, making long-term plans, and creating commitments now that Mercury’s back in direct?
Are you thinking more rationally and logically nowadays?
Today is a New Moon in Taurus. Plant the seeds of new intentions so that new beginnings will manifest.
Energetically, this is the season of Taurus the Bull from April 19th-May 20th. The Bull is an assertive reminder that you are worthy and you don’t need anything outside of yourself to claim your worthiness. That is a powerfully grounding mantra to live by in the material world of 10,000 things.
After an intense Eclipse Season, it is time to slow down, stabilize and ground our bodies. Some concrete grounding strategies are getting out in Nature, feel your bare feet on the ground and give yourself some indulgences with creature comforts.
Remember that self-care is about what makes you feel good and supports your overall wellness. Find ways to enjoy the natural materials of the living organism aka Mother Earth. Just as an example, I have been enjoying playing flag football and rucking (hiking with a weighted vest) because for me, they are grounding forces to awaken material enjoyment and spiritual fulfillment in my life.
May the energy of Bull remind us to slow down our pace, stop and smell the roses, splash some cool water on our faces, and welcome abundance to support what we truly value. In general, it’s a good time to come out of shade and into the light to feel the sun on our faces, so long as you don’t get scorched.
Later on in May and into most of June, Gemini’s energy will be magnified in the air. My daughter’s a Gemini and she reminds me that when their energetic time of year springs up, its a double reminder to focus on communication and reflect on our authentic thoughts and feelings about what’s going on in our heads and hearts. The twins are good reminders that as humans, we are part creature and part divine; spiritual beings having human experiences. May we become creative and social beings during our experiences in relationships.
May deeper clarity unfold along the journey into the windows of our souls and the flowering of our consciousness during this time.
Can we move through the scar tissue of our judgements into a sphere of awareness of forgiveness and acceptance?
Positive Self Talk is always good medicine, but its power is even more amplified at this time.
In our travels, are we feeling moved toward various forms of communication like storytelling, writing and teaching or coaching? We all have a voice to find and we need to broadcast them effectively from the inside out. When arriving from a dimension of inner peace, its energetic vibration of our voices will be magnified significantly.
Every experience is a lesson that can sharpen our minds, deepen our intuition, and increase our wisdom.
Why do you think your soul chose to incarnate, become mortal and choose what to learn from during this lifetime’s experience?
A Full Flower Moon will happen on Thursday, May 23rd. Hummingbirds accentuate this point because they embody effective cross pollination of spreading the seeds of love and flowering of consciousness.
Of course this moon goes by many names, such as Mulberry Moon by the Creek and Choctaw or Moon of Green Leaves by the Lakota or Field Maker Moon by Abenaki.
Other ancestral names given by the Celtics and Old English are Hare or Grass Moon. And for those who hear the peepers singing, it’s easy to understand where the name Frog Moon sprung from, if you’ll pardon the seasonal apropos pun.
Speaking of frogs, remember the beautiful Lotus Flower grows out of the Lily Pad in the gnarly swampy bog areas. This is the true roots and meaning behind Flower Power because the Lotus Flower represents the Flowering of Consciousness and awakening our Human Potential.
Don’t buy into the commercial that sells that the 60s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll. Yes, those ingredients were real parts of that era. But underneath those appetizers was a main course meal that fed consciousness; including the questioning of conventional societal programing, working on Civil Rights and leveling the playing field.
When we truly acknowledge an authentic awakening taking root in our souls, we recognize that we are living on Indigenous lands, and have all been affected by Colonization. In this state of awareness, we will evoke a living memory of our ancestral roots. May we breathe in a sense of clarity, renewal, healing, and rejuvenation into our souls during this season.
Given the current and historical oppression that humankind has experienced on the Planet; including the genocide and enslavement of various groups of people, including Semitic, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ folks- it can be challenging to perceive the infinite possibilities awaiting humanity to co-create a more fair and just society.
Meditate on We The People consciousness; as well as the truth that everyone are Chosen People created in the image of Creator. This mantra will bear fruit to transcendence and transformation with humanity, our Planet and beyond. We are all One and Diverse expressions of Great Spirit.
How we see ourselves and how we identify is age old question for humanity . . .
Spiritually, we are formless beings inhabiting a body that is having a human experience. Truly, this experience is shaped by many things. Moreover, kindly keep in mind that we are sovereign beings and have a far greater say in the life we choose to live than we often realize.
Our bodies are vehicles that our souls travel in during our walkabout on Mother Earth. As souls, we incarnated here to become mortal so that we can learn new ways of being and grow personally and spiritually.
Energetically, this is the season of Taurus the Bull from April 19th-May 20th. The Bull is an assertive reminder that you are worthy and you don’t need anything outside of yourself to claim your worthiness. That is a powerfully grounding mantra to live by in the material world of 10,000 things.
In a way, tapping into the energy of Taurus is countercultural, in the sense that it contradicts the party line of consumerism. Consumerism programs us to buy into the idea that who we become is based on what products we identify with and buy. Like my aunt who likes to rant says, “you can sell it . . . but I don’t have to buy it.”
Of course our belief systems of who we are can also be ascribed to the herd mentality of group consciousness, like the divided times we are living in. You all know this already; the peddling of the divisive viewpoints such as, us and them, dog eat dog and winners and losers.
Remember that the Hidden Hand can only stay hidden if it goes unexamined. Focus on your own hidden self and keep in mind that whatever is lurking in the shadows is really trying to show us our fears and repressed emotions. These shadows are also feelings of shame we might be carrying around ourselves and our lives. But they don’t need to spook, seduce or possess us.
Some ways we can allow the light to illuminate the shadows is to ponder the following questions for self-reflection. You can write out a question at night before you go to sleep, tuck it under your pillow and then see what comes up for you when you wake up and journal about it. May what comes to the surface be a beacon of light in the shadowy fog:
1.) What brings me a feeling of safety and comfort?
2.) What are 3 things I can do to feel more organized?
3.) What are 4 steps I can take to nurture my dreams and goals?
4.) I value…
5.) I am worthy to receive…
Speaking of lifting fog and clearer skies ahead, Mercury will continue in Retrograde till April 24th. Mercury in Retrograde is akin to the old Twilight Zone TV series and a time where our minds may play tricks on us; particularly where left brain activity and machines don’t compute or calculate as accurately.
Perceptual shifts are happening, which is why making big decisions or signing contracts when Mercury is in Retrograde is ill advised.
More importantly, this is a great time to look back at our past selves so that we can shape shift into our future selves, and become the change we want to see in our inner and outer worlds. Even after the 24th, when Mercury goes back direct, it can take up to 10 days for the fog to feel like it has completed lifted.
But the day before that, a Full Pink Moon on the 23rd will rise, and cross pollinate in our spirits; hopefully as gently and gracefully as possible. This moon gets its name from the spreading of moss pink or pink phlox across the fruited plains of the Northern Americas.
Of course this moon goes by many names. After the dirge of Winter, rebirth and new growth are what’s up. May there be a celebration of life singing in the chambers of our collective souls.
For exapmple, in the Jewish tradition, this moon is also known as the Passover Moon because it is symbolic of ancestral freedom from Egypt. Early colonists from the northern Americas called it the Planter’s Moon for obvious reasons, as well as the Sugar Maker Moon, given the season of collecting sap and making maple sugar and syrup. Neo-Pagan traditions named this moon the Awakening Moon because spirits are awakening after a long Winter slumber.
When an awakening takes root in our souls and we recognize that we are living on Indigenous lands. In this state of awareness, we will evoke a living memory of our ancestral roots. May we breathe in a sense of clarity, renewal, healing, and rejuvenation into our souls during this season.
Finally, when our beloved souls leave this Earth and transition into their next stage with Spirit, they become our ancestors. Recently, my spiritual counselor left his human form and let go of his body. Unexpected deaths are always a harder taste of bitter to digest. For me, this magnified other significant losses in my life that I am grieving and feeling really sad about. When our loved ones leave us it’s hard not to feel abandoned, rejected, ghosted and more lonely. We miss their presence in our lives; especially their human form. We are connected to them and they are part of us and we are part of them. But when they leave us behind, it can awaken the experience of a new and deeper connective experience that illuminates the soul with Love and Truth. When I remember Leo, I feel his presence in my life, working his magic from the spirit realm, just as he did while he lived on this Earth. Except now his energy is releasing from form and manifesting its power in new ways that are beyond our human comprehension. We will miss you Leo Knighton Tallarico. Looking forward to new connective experiences in the Mirror of the Mind meditations.
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