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Swimming Further Into The Natural Waters Of Life By Staying Grounded & Anchoring Into Mother Earth

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A Full Sturgeon Moon jumps out of its murky waters today on August 9th, 2025. Their prehistoric experiential intelligence is worth reflecting on.

Unlike modern humans, these ancient fish do not appear to argue about their beliefs or pontificate about whose systems of thought should be more alluring than others, if you’ll pardon the pesce pun. Humans can stand to aquire and access their mirror of resiliency. We need to build resiliency now more than ever. We can swim through our murky waters and find common schools of thought, regardless of our superficial differences.

Everyone has bias, and of course this is part of the human condition. It isn’t about setting aside our biases, beliefs or judgments. Rather, it’s about moving beyond them. Perhaps humanity’s violent tendencies are waking us up. Abusive language, temper tantrums and micro-aggressions or even giving someone the cold shoulder are subtler examples of this. That’s why there is a growing trend of non-violent communication workshops out there so that we can wake up in the ways we relate to each other.

Remember Ghandi’s wisdom, “an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” Or President Lincoln’s assertion that we need to evoke our better angels, instead of devolving into drawing our swords or going to war with one another.

Mercury In Retrograde goes back direct on August 11, after being in Retrograde since July 18th. Time to tend to what needs to be addressed, as in dot your i’s and cross your t’s.

Keep in mind that it usually takes about 10 days for the fog to clear till Mercury’s shadow leaves the dirge of its wake behind. Until this time, we are guided to listen to our inner voice and not get caught up in the voices of the world around us.

Knowing the difference is key. Parroting FOX News talking heads, or other media outlets, including social media, isn’t your inner voice. That can be tricky because it can be difficult to recognized when getting sucked in to those experiences, like conspiracy theories. Truly, these Deep States can be suffocating and feed on us like parasites, psychic vampires, bloodsuckers or leeches.

What lost messages or hidden information need your attention so that they may step into the light? May we allow the light to illuminate the shadows so that they may be a sound mantra in your river of dreams and a life preserver in your waking reality.

Speaking of messages and hidden information, has anyone else out there experienced their neurological systems triggered to the point of seemingly no return? Wow, to say that I had some intense experiences with anxiety recently would be an understatement. To someone who likes to stay ahead of the weather, these moments of crazed inner circuitry reared their ugly head seemingly out of nowhere without rhyme or reason.

Ah, but we know better because they do serve their purpose, even if unrecognizable at during the moments they occur. It’s easy to forget that purification comes often during unpleasant episodes in the body, the most powerful portal to consciousness. I try to remember that during episodes like these, but it can be really challenging, to put it lightly.

A New Moon in Virgo will happen on August 23. Earthy, organized, efficient and often perfectionists; the critically acclaimed Virgo energies remain dominant till September 23rd . . . Only a day after the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere at least. Light and dark energies will be in equal alignment by then.

Feeling safe now connects to breathing in order, clarity and emotional regulation. It’s back to school and back to business coming down the pike. Tis the season to bring order into chaos and organization into disorganization. Building in tolerance and acceptance with life’s imperfections are key dynamics to mental health.

But if only we can allow for things to unfold in their own due time. There’s so much beauty in the cracks and crevices of the tapestry of life.

Meditate on the Japanese spiritual tradition of Wabi Sabi; as well as the spirited guidance of Swan. It is better to trust life and let it run its own way. Meeting expectations can be a good egoic reinforcer. Educators especially like to talk tough about expectations and striving in education. Nothing wrong with that. But it’s critical to emphasize letting go of expectations and focusing on arriving too. Walking in the center of the circle of paradoxical thinking isn’t always easy, if it ever is.

We are living in a time to let go of trauma, and remember our primal first stage of psychological development; trust versus mistrust. It’s a personal choice of freedom versus victimhood. To blame is to be a victim.

By the way, you can’t let go of something until you acknowledge the reality of its grip on you. For example, trauma isn’t an excuse, it’s an explanation. If you don’t own the reality of it, then you are in denial of it. Denial is a primitive, yet powerful defense mechanism. And it a’int just a river in Egypt.

Appreciate the subtleties of messages as they become louder while approaching the Virgo New Moon on August 23rd. Consider this New Moon an official portal into the Eclipse Season. Major shakeups in consciousness take place during Eclipses, especially the more consciously we work with these energies.

Or you can hunker down and ride out the storm front until the dust settles. But those of you that still do that already know that’s getting harder and harder to do these days.

Furthermore, as we switch horses from Leo into Virgo season, notice feeling much better preparedness for the strong winds of change that are on their way. The season of Virgo will help us to ground our energy, and create some structure and routine amidst any of the chaos that may be happening.

Like Master Yoda says; the future is fluid, rather than etched in stone commandments. Let’s use the Force aka Chi to state our desires to the Universe, and imprint on the reality we envision. This is a powerful time for us in our individual and collective consciousness to get out our paintbrushes to co-create the canvass of New Earth we envision together.

Spending time in meditation, focusing on positive energy, abundance, hope, etc., will be incredibly powerful and healing, not just for ourselves, but the entire planet. Keep hope alive, like my wise old spiritual counselor Leo would say.

A Full Corn Pisces Blood Moon Eclipse will happen on September 7. Given the energies of the fish, this Full Moon embodies their sensitivity and perceptiveness of surroundings.

Additionally, feelings of insecurity can be mitigated by being passive, and a wait and see approach to what is unfolding in your life. A creative and spiritual way of being aligns nicely with imaginative Pisces.

I can dig on how Ram Dass says that he has become identified with Love. Back when he left Harvard and went to India in the late 60s, he didn’t believe it was possible when his guru told him that he was called to love everybody in his lifetime.

Or like how Dave Chappellle says that he doesn’t hate anybody, he just works with that feeling. Comedy has a way of getting us to look at things differently.

And let’s echo Mother Theresa’s wise heavenly callback to stay as close to Love, and as far away from fear as possible while we are breathing.

Love is all around us. Don’t get sucked into the fear because fear is chock full of trigger happy weapons of mass deception.

May all sentient beings be free from suffering, live in harmony, and awaken to the dimension of Inner Peace.

Ari

Keeping The Flame During A Fiery Late July Leo Season & Swimming Into A Full Sturgeon Moon In August.

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A New Moon in Leo will arrive on July 24, 2025.

About a week before the New Moon, Mercury will be in Retrograde on July 18 and stay there till August 11; just after the Full Sturgeon Moon on August 9th.

Transformation is in the air. Be mindful of a rising tide of emotions that may surface in your waking reality for self-examination.

Are you experiencing power struggles? Are you feeling displaced or taken advantage of?

Leo’s fiery energies inspire us to frolic, play and enjoy drinking in summery energies.

Humanity can look upon this time as a friendly reminder that we are social creatures by nature.

May we access our social butterfly at this time, and build confidence in social situations so that we can effectively step into the limelight.

Tap into the fire element to access your intuitive spiritual wise warrior now to face any old ghosts or wounds.

And then transform them into spirit guides that support you along your way. Doing so is far more worth your time than getting your fix of the daily news to ‘keep informed’.

Our ancestors named this Moon after the Sturgeon because they were a primary food source to Indigenous people and colonists, and peak seasonal catch at this time.

If it seems like something fishy is going on during this Nature cycle, Mercury in Retrograde can feel like an old Twilight Zone episode; where communication can break down. Moreover, logic and reason of left brain systems of thought lose their power.

At the same time, we are invited to move into creative, right brain realms, like meditating, journaling, singing, playing music, and movement.

It’s also a good time to rewind and review where we have been, and explore the direction we want to move toward that awaits on the horizon.

Further, Mercury in Retrograde gives us the opportunity to let go, surrender and go with the flow.

Try to let rigid thoughts relax into the ebb and flow of the tides. Shorelines are magical places to meditate on for that.

Sturgeon’s have a prehistoric intelligence, and are good at swimming through murky waters. This reflects their survival instinct and resilience.

Humanity can stand to build our collective resiliency. Just imagine the infinite win-win possibilities!

Nowadays, mental health is paying more attention to learning how to swim in mental waterways that access happiness as a way of life.

Inner peace is a real deep dive; a dimension where following your bliss and discovering what awakens joy within your being are key dynamics.

I like breathing in the energy of new beginnings around New Moons. This one is a good reminder to accept feedback for the sake of personal growth.

Back in my late teens and early 20s, I remember when my thespian friends encouraged me to get into acting. Given my tendency to be less open to stepping outside of my comfort zone at that time in that way, I dismissed their recommendation; in spite of a natural gift for entertaining fantasy, pretending and playing cat and mouse in the theater of life.

But then again, that’s just part of being human. And learning how to be human is a process, and works best when we’re patient and kind to our minds and our selves.

Looking back in the rearview mirror, I wasn’t foreign to the spotlight following me around or having an audience. In my experience, I felt safe with impressing others, and receiving praise and admiration from them. Truly, a disease to please was a good frenemy, and security in my consciousness for years to come.

And yet, when I would become conscious of stepping into the limelight, it was easy for me to clam up, get taken over by stage fright, and then feel at a loss. Given my hard times with criticisms, it’s taken me a long time to learn how to be vulnerable by leaning into them and embrace criticisms as agents of change.

During my tenure on the planet, I have noticed how challenging it can be to not get defensive with folks; especially the ones whose criticisms pour liberally from their mouths, like an unsolicitedly peddled powder keg.

However, a gentle and open gaze at criticisms can open up pathways for internal shifts to take place so that we can move forward.

As I look back on an old friend’s High School yearbook quote, it does make sense to rather be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not.

A compassionate gaze reveals that hate is a strong term and an unsustainable way to live. But the idea of being true to yourself allows for more abundant inner peace. Besides, giving up your power to acquiesce to the desires of others is a recipe for digesting bitter.

May this Full Sturgeon Moon light up your sea of consciousness. People talk about the dog days of August. But it is our approach to the internal and external weather patterns, and changing seasons that matter.

Fish Philosophy speaks of the critical ideas that we all have the power to choose our attitudes, and make someone’s else’s day through kindness, etc. Of course there are many ways to do this. But probably not getting into a heated debate with someone else about whose beliefs Trump another’s, if you’ll pardon the political pun. Besides, you wouldn’t really be listening to the other person anyway; rather, you’d be reacting to the voice in the head.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

Lit By A Summer Solstice, New Moon In Cancer In Later June & Gentle Allurement Into New Adventures Of A Full Buck Moon In Early July

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A New Moon In Cancer on June 25th emphasizes a feeling of safety with relation to home, family and other back to hearth-related activities such as cooking and gardening.

Cancer reflects the water element, and the creative-imaginative realms that keeps our chi flowing in abundant ways.

However, be mindful of the power of water and the accompanying emotional fluctuations thereof.

Remember there is God in forgiveness, and letting go of past transgressions so as to to avoid depression and excessive thinking.

Further, when we succumb to the psychological experience of analysis paralysis, rigid thinking and devilish ideas; they will take over our energy fields, and we will lose our wits about us.

Keep in mind that digesting bitter is a taste to appreciate but not overindulge in.

Trauma is a real experience that is inviting an opportunity to let go of and rework into new pathways for empowered living.

Release any lingering blocked energies. They will allow for any renewed vision at the New Moon.

Deeper play calling of self-care and soul nurturing should be highlighted in life’s game plan.

May we tune into heightened intuitions and telepathic awareness at this moment in time.

Be mindful of dreams and deeper psychic impressions, inner visions, and soul promptings.

A Full Buck Moon will happen on July 10th 2025. In general, Deer symbolize a gentle allurement to new adventures.

Meditation on the energy of Deer can help you effectively connect with Creator, God, Great Spirit, the Universe or Higher Self.

The key dynamic is to not demonize demons or get sucked into fear or any negative energies. We all have the sovereign right to connect with the Divine.

Alas, if you are committed to watching the news ‘to keep informed’; kindly give yourself the assertive right to turn it off after 30 seconds or so. By then, you’ll get the feed that you desire.

After that, it will be hard not to get sucked into consuming the peddling of fears and fall prey to hate.

You know how it goes, the Empire makes a killing off of the marketing and selling snake oil . . .

Yet, in this Year of the Snake- that’s a paradoxical pun to awaken personal alchemy in spite of global toxicity. In the venomous snakebite, a healing tonic is waiting patiently to awaken.

By allowing ourselves to rest, unplug and slow down to a turtle’s pace . . .

May we unhook from the dramas of the so called outer world.

Remember the power of prayer and meditation.

And in those prayers and meditation; try to stay as close to love and as far away from fear.

Given all the chaos and conflict in the outer world right now it is so important more than ever to stay grounded, connected to nature and live in the dimension of inner peace as much as possible.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

A New Moon In Gemini At The End Of May, A Full Stawberry Full Moon In Early June & The Summer Solstice In Late June . . .

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A New Moon in Gemini on May 27th manifests itself with energy reflecting the need for changes and spontaneity.

Communication is key.

Meditate on how you can feel safe when thinking about your feelings and sharing them with others.

Be mindful of keeping a cool head but not without remembering an open, compassionate heart.

Harmony of thinking and feeling is important.

Under the Gemini New Moon, check in with this balance.

Do you feel connected to your Spirit?

Do you feel connected to your body?

Do you feel as sense of inner peace with both of these states?

It can take time for our inner tapestries to awaken and rise above ground from what has been previously smoldering beneath the surface.

Our consciousness can rise up in ways that gives us the sight to see a deeper or higher truth.

The likelihood of elevating consciousness happening increases when we let go of anxiety, negative self talk and accompanying emotional reactions.

Because this opportunistic attack of the Chattering Monkey Mind or Nervous Woodland Creature energy can really cramp your Chi, and limit our ability to see clearly from new vistas.

Instead, find ways to channel your mental energy into being kind to your mind, being gentle on yourselves, and allowing for the experience of cultivating better mental health.

Looking ahead, a Full Strawberry Moon, will happen on Wednesday, June 11.

This moon gets its name from a number of North American native tribes, and is inspired by the peak of wild strawberries in June.

Consider this as a synchronicity to the peak light by the Summer Solstice around the same timeframe.

In Anglo-Saxon traditions, this Full Moon is called the Honey, Mead or Rose Moon.

Life is sweet like honey, if only we allow for it. Of course it takes mulch to compost life.

According to Chinese ancestry, this Full Moon is called the Lotus Moon. The Lotus flower appears on lily pads in bog areas.

In spiritual meditation practice, the Lotus Flower reflects that out of the primordial darkness, comes a natural creation of the Flower of Life.

It is symbolic of how a spiritual and meditative life is always waiting patiently to spring forth in a soul.

The first day of summer arrives with the solstice this year on Friday, June 20, in the Northern Hemisphere at least. In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be the Winter Solstice.

In much the same way of our brains, we need both sides to heal the illusion of duality and polarity consciousness.

Depending where you are on the Planet, the solstices will bring us the longest day or night or the shortest day or night.

Like our ancestors who came before us . . .

We will either be coaxing back the light while tunneling through the dark or watching its manifestation fire up our skies and spirits; more yin-ward or more of a social butterfly. Might as well reflect on both experiences.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

A New Moon In Taurus, A Full Flower Moon & Sewing Spring Seeds Of Love . . .

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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?

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave

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Back in High School, one of my favorite classes was an elective called Humanities. The course was created by a great teacher who brought his theatrical personality, and philosophical spirituality to the classroom. In short, he embodied his humanity, if you’ll pardon the pun.

Our class ran like a group, which ended up being a precursor to some of my social work classes later on in graduate school. Seating arrangements could look like a traditional classroom with rows, or perhaps more avant guard small groupings of desks or resemble a horseshoe configuration. These seating arrangements and rearrangements are pretty typical and more commonplace in today’s classroom environment to help keep the energy flowing to facilitate the learning process.

In my case, going down multidimensional mind trips and wormholes wasn’t a new experience for yours truly. But in this class, the expanding group consciousness was unfolding in our classroom. In my experience, it was easier to come in and out of realms; somewhat akin to a UFO hovering in and out of dimensional bleeding between realities.

As always for yours truly, the classroom and school environment was anything but boring to a guy like me. To my teacher’s chagrin, it wasn’t typically the lesson plan that captivated my attention. Humanities class was a different story. We explored differentiation between Plato’s Republic and Pericles’ Democracy, our teacher’s own ‘Theory of Good’, and read Herman Hesse’s classic book entitled Siddhartha, among other curricula.

Looking back zen, Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave really struck a chord in me that has remained like a light flickering in a shadowy cave, if you’ll pardon the pun. This class really exposed some of the chinks in my armor that were key dynamics to my protective survival instincts at that time.

Furthermore, the metaphor of humanity being asleep and trapped in own own darkness lit a fire in my neurons and energy field. Death and rebirth were beginning to take root in my psyche, as they had done earlier in my formative years. I’d never heard of higher level thinking, metacognition or superconsciousness as common language experiences yet. But that didn’t stop me or others from having them. I remember when our teacher chalked up a simple diagram of his take on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave on the old school blackboard. As I reflect right tao, this visual resembles the ancient cave art we see from our ancestors. What can I say, the novel learning experiences still resonate.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

Spring Is Springing, Fiery Energies Are Heating Up & Aries Rams Into A New Season Head On . . .

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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”.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

Swimming Away From Winter & Surfing Along Arriving Energetic Waves Of Spring

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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.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

A Full Cold Moon Sheds Light on a Dark Winter Solstice . . .

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A Full Cold Moon on Sunday, December 15 awakens our ancestral heritage foundation of pre-colonization American history and Celtic culture.

Not long after that, it will be the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21st. This is the darkest day of the year on this half of the planet.

In much the same way as our ancestors did; we are given the opportunity to meditate on coaxing back the light because every day will show a little more daylight till light and dark are equal again on the Spring Equinox in later March 2025.

In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be their Summer Solstice or the peak amount of daylight there. And then their days will be getting shorter till the arrival of their Autumn Equinox, where light and dark will be equal again.

This Full Moon aka Gemini Full Moon also represents a powerful point of completion and endings. This is the perfect time to set intentions for anything we might wish to leave behind and let go of as we move into 2025.

Taoism and ancient Chinese culture reveal that digesting bitter is an age old mantra; especially during this Bitter Full Moon. Bitter doesn’t taste good, nor does the experience of digesting bitter feel good.

Like the commercialized long, drawn out American election season; special interests spend mad money on propping up candidates backed by big money and the mega rich. Who payin’ you?

Just imagine the possibilities when we pour the bulk of those resources into the the well being of our planet, humanity and all sentient beings . . .

The dying old paradigm is hard to stomach and sit with. If we aren’t attending to our mental health and spirits, then our souls can fade and remain easily traumatized and triggered. Everything feels personal from that experience.

In the Northern Hemisphere, darker days align with a yin-ward focus. Coming down in our souls aligns with the spirit of the season and will harmonize with all creation.

Time to go within our inner dens and visit the dream lodges during winter’s death cycle.

Tis the season to slow down, get more sleep, rest, journal, meditate and play around with lucid dreaming.

The reason we say Happy Holidays is that there are so many cultural celebrations that honor spirit at this time of year.

And yet, the emphasis on consumerism, shopping and the cultural norm of being up all the time. But it isn’t natural with a time where we are meant to come down into our souls and gather with each other with festive vibes.

Mercury in Retrograde continues till December 25th. As always, we can expect more spacing out, mental fog, compromised left brained cognitions, and machines behaving badly more than usual during this time.

Might as well take it easy and prioritize self-care while surfing these Yule tidings, if you’ll pardon the seasonal pun.

Mindfulness is not about polyanna or looking at life thlough rose-colored glasses. It’s about where we put the spotlight of awareness.

Focusing on positive self-talk is far more supportive and empowering than getting sucked into negative self-talk stories and learned helplessness.

Last year, it was the year of the Dragon.

As you reflect back on the last year- what awakenings did you notice with relation to self-love and empowerment by tapping into your inner royal and power?

According to the Chinese Lunar calendar, it will be the year of the Snake on January 29th, 2025. From this perspective; an awakening of wisdom and elegance will take place because the energy of Snake symbolizes transformation and adaptability.

Snake will be an important spirit guide to help us move further into the throes of Climate Change; as well as effectively transition from a dying old world into a New Age and Paradigm.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari

Letting Go of Attachments, the Sweet Sound of Surrender & Giving Inner Peace a Chance . . .

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The Full Beaver Moon will happen on November 15th, 2024.

Beavers reflect the origins of this full moon because the first snow historically falls in the northern US and Canada at this time. Most of the trees and shrubs have shed their leaves, morning frost appears, and beavers are beginning to build their dams before the ground freezes. And November is historically the gloomiest month in Maine.

Beavers enter and exit their lodges through hidden underwater channels. They spend most of their time in their homes during the Winter, and keep their living quarters well stocked with Winter supplies during the colder months.

How many extraterrestrials, high ranking secret government officials or undercover journalists are enamoured by the elaborate and perceptibly invisible native beaver engineering projects that are invisible to the naked eye?

Ponder that Beaver is the animal spirit guide of the Freemasons, and that their energy medicine captures the design of political area of Washington, D.C.

Water also symbolizes the connection to the elemental forces of creation.

Beavers foreshadow the arrival of the winter months. Keep in mind that Winter reflects the death cycle in Nature.

Their energies beg the question: are we ready for Winter yet?

Ready or not, it will be be the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21st. This marks the darkest time of year.

And then after that, we will coax back the light as our days will get a little brighter every day till light and dark are equal again on the Spring Equinox in later March.

What seeds will grow inside of our inner lodges during the colder and darker months?

If it feels like the ground is shaking underneath your footing, and things are being flipped upside down in your world . . . Try to look at these shakeups as part of your spiritual growth; as well as giving yourself consideration about what is awakening inside of you.

Speaking of any upside down energies showing up in your lives . . . Remember that people in the Southern Hemisphere are moving away from their Spring Equinox. Their days are getting longer, till the light peaks on their Summer Solstice in later December. Even in darkness, there is light.

What spiritual lessons and gifts want to be dug up, unearthed and show up in your life?

It can be hard to examine the magnified shadowy side of humanity when it comes out into the sunlight. Remember that the purpose is to wake people up vis a vis the process of energetic cleansing and purification. This is a form of soulful mulching, composting and transformation.

Regardless of how intentional our commitment to our spiritual development might look like, we humans will always have attachments while we are in this form aka the 3D realm.

For example, after a long election season; The Donald was crowned President of the United States again.

By and large, the American Public, and many from the General Public around the world continue to show their support for Trump’s Cult of Personality.

And while many assert a radical opposition to another silver spoon candidate . . . We clearly have an attachment to a convicted felon who has won the American Presidency again.

Do you remember the good old days- when conservative republicans asserted that an American President should be a statesman- over an electable candidate that can win at all costs, if you’ll pardon the Billionaire Class pun?

Liberals and progressives have parroted this mindset as well. And they too, have shunned their coworkers who have deviated from voting from their perception of Coke or Pepsi being the lesser of 2 evils.

Is Coke or Pepsi Democrat or Republican?

This is how the American Public and General Public on a global scale continues to be hoodwinked and vote against their own interests. Know your history!

Think about it . . . If you identify as a white woman that talks tough on affirmative action or replaces Black Lives Matter with an asserted All Lives Matter correction . . . Do you realize that white woman have benefited the most from affirmative action policies (as in how women now edge men out in college enrollment?).

Being pro-black doesn’t mean you’re anti-white. White privilege isn’t something you have to hide behind or deny. There’s nothing wrong with privilege. Just don’t be a con artist conning yourself that you don’t benefit from a leg up in race or class.

But as always, a deeper spiritual transformation is happening on the consciousness of our planet and universe throughout. And in case you hadn’t heard it through the airwaves . . . the ringing in our ears is getting louder.

Power is often perceived as a tool or a means to achieve ends, whether in personal relationships, societal roles, or spiritual quests.

The pursuit of power frequently stems from an unconscious sense of disempowerment. Individuals may seek power as a way to compensate for feelings of vulnerability or inadequacy.

Like the changing seasons, the best thing we can do is to go with the flow, and remember that change always offers us the opportunity to keep trying, and make the necessary improvements.

In much the same way as shedding dead skin; letting go of the ancestral baggage that has been passed down to us, gives birth to new vantage points.

On November 19th, Pluto will moves solidly into Aquarius for the next 20 years. Like Beaver’s penchant for industry and multiple exit strategies; we will have the power of love to illuminate the shadows of what has stayed hidden in the darkness.

Release the old paradigms that no longer serve. Awaken to new ways of being that will create a New Golden Aquarian Age in alignment with Unity Consciousness.

The Empire’s pushback toward the inevitable changes coming down the pike reflects the patriarchy’s last stand. The chimes of freedom flashes a system that is naturally leveling itself and expelling dead air one breath, one step, and one moment at a time.

Take care of yourselves everyone,

Ari