The Surprise Is What's Inside
Full Moon + total lunar eclipse in Leo/Uttaraphalguni invites us to straddle the divide between ourselves & others, to hold opposites with compassion & curiosity.
it's thursday, march 13, & moon is in leo, in the starspace called purvaphalguni + we have a full moon/total lunar eclipse overnight in uttaraphalguni. not to mention that both sun & moon are on edge, literally, as they will be at the border of their respective signs; that sun is burning saturn with his rays; & that five planets are in bhadra nakshatras. not sure i'll have enough room to unpack everything, but spoiler alert: the potential for transformation is nigh!
• eclipses are triggered by the shadow planets rahu & ketu, who bring what's hidden out of the shadows, out of our subconscious, to the surface, giving us insights so we can evolve—we have no control over what may be lurking within us that pops out to surprise us. the eclipses are still in the axis of pisces & virgo, creating a tug of war within ourselves between surrender & control, between the spiritual & the material.
• leo (where moon is) is the sign of our individual power, aquarius (where sun is) the sign of the collective: we get to ask ourselves if we are using our power for the greater good or for our own good.
• sun, our soul(ar) battery, is about to change signs & is conjunct karmic saturn: especially b/c it's an eclipse day, do cut yourself some slack, lower expectations, dive inward rather than outward, slow your roll in the world.
• purvaphalguni is the star of love, uttaraphalguni of marriage; purva invites us to do what we love with the ones we love, uttara to commit based on the mutual benefit of both/all parties. with venus exalted & retrograde in pisces, there is an especial emphasis on our relationships (also creativity & money).
• sun, saturn & rahu are in purvabhadra, venus & mercury in uttarabhadra. the bhadras are ruled by fierce forms of shiva—purva bringing "aha!" moments of insights, uttara the discipline to run with them.
• moon is all by his lonesome, so we may feel unsupported. do self-resource!
• if you have planets at the very end of leo or aquarius or very beginning of virgo or pisces, you will feel this big time: lucky you!
there's sooooo much more, but we might ask ourselves whether we are loving hard enough, whether we are able to straddle the border between our own truths & those of others, invite & hold complexity with compassion & curiosity. it helps to get outta our head & into our body—drop our stories!
TL;DR
sorry, too much in the mix today: you’ll have to read the whole post or just tune deeply in & trust what arises.
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌕🙏✨
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