The New Moon Cycle Begins on May 22nd!
This is where we emotionally awaken to the need for more purpose, happiness and truth in life. Things don’t have to be so serious and nitty-gritty all of the time. There is more to life than just surviving, working and accumulating material possessions. We must also experience abstract things, those things which lay in the realm of ideas, not materials. This is the time to heal our minds from the poisons that have been ingested through media propaganda. The highest pleasure must come from within. Inside of one’s own mind is the Kingdom of Heaven. The external conditions matter, yes. But the true fulfillment occurs from within the present moment, and abiding in the self. Taurus, the previous new moon cycle, was where we were focused on our security, materials and sensual pleasures in life. Now, we rise above the material and find the truth beyond senses.
Think about the major decisions that have to be made. You must change direction in life. But now is the time to plan. Do not charge in yet. Focus on one thing at a time; do not get distracted by the 10 different things that are coming into your awareness now.
This coming month is being controlled by a very sweat and nice constellation. This is not a month for waging war on things in your life or destroying things. This is a month of learning, exploring and experiencing. Keep things light and easy, but don’t over-commit to anything.
This is where we begin a new journey towards accessing a greater breadth experience in life.
May 24th – June 5th Waxing Moon Phase
When moon is waxing, the power to navigate our lives with the mind is powerful, and gaining strength until it peaks at the Full Moon. At this point, we become wide-awake about a certain theme in our life. After that we enter the waning phase and wind down in order to begin the next cycle.
June 7th – 19th Waning Moon Phase
Waning moon periods show where the power to navigate this realm with our mind is weak; everything is winding down and breaking down.
After the new moon cycle starts, the moon transits through various constellations that serve to either assist or defeat the intentions set during the new moon.
#2.) Receptive Periods:
May 23rd – Ardra
The chaotic storms in our life can be opportunities for learning new things about our world and, most importantly, ourselves. This is a time of receptivity and openness to the destructive elements of life. They can serve as opportunity for growth.
June 1st – Swati
How much will expressing our individuality help to open up more avenues to knowing truth and gaining new experiences that expand our consciousness?
June 10th – Shatabhisha
The boundaries we set help to focus our pursuit on what’s important, no longer scattering our energies but putting them towards one thing till completion.
#3.) Set-backs and Decay:
May 24th – Punarvasu
Have we created way too much space in our lives, to where we not longer have helpful social connections to others? Are we trying to break free from the thing that is there to help us?
June 2nd – Vishakha
Splitting ourselves apart into multiple avenues and putting too much on the plate, so to speak, can hold one back from being able to move towards into pure truth.
June 11th – Purva Bhadrapada
How has the path we’ve walked in life up till now, led to our need to pursue the desires (healthy or unhealthy) we are opportunistically seeking now?
#4.) Stability and Comfort:
May 25th – Pushya
We need nourishment and comfort in order to be strong enough to walk our path and have fulfilling experiences. This is a positive time for replenishing ourselves in both body and mind.
June 3rd – Anuradha
What principles or ideas have we committed and devoted ourselves to that will stabilize and provide greater structure for our journey towards truth?
June 12th – Uttara Bhadrapada
We may find truth by focusing on the spiritual essence in the material surface world, and not denying it outright. This actually brings us closer to finding a secure place from which to explore greater levels of beauty and truth in our existence.
#5.) Obstacles of the Path:
May 26th – Ashlesha
When we’re too entangled in negative emotions and unhealthy attachments, we cannot think clearly. Nor do we have the right perspective or mindset to deal with life’s little complications well.
June 4th – Jyestha
Jealousy and hanging our hat too high can serve as a major hindrance in finding something pure and good in life. The darker nature of obsession, envy and extremism veils the purest of experiences.
June 13th – Revati
Losing ourselves in what might seem beautiful and alluring, but is actually a great poison that keeps us in the bondage of escapism and addiction will prevent us from attaining pure truth and knowledge.
#6.) Progress and Practice:
May 27th – Magha
Only through channeling and resting in our personal creative power, we can move quickly towards our vision. We practice developing skills from our past lives.
June 5th – Mula
Where do we have to uproot mistruths and emotional lies that are keeping us from accessing beautiful new experiences? This is where we practice letting go of
June 14th – Ashwini
This is the time to race towards the finish line. We must work on our vitality and swiftness. By focusing on what has to heal within ourselves, we can gain far more clarity.
#7.) Setbacks:
May 28th – Purva Phalguni
Getting side-tracked with immediate gratification and momentary pleasure can deter our trajectory to finding truth or long-term fulfilling experiences.
June 6th – Purva Ashadha
Rushing forward isn’t always the best thing. It can and will set us back in our search for truth. We might be jumping to get involved in the most appealing experiences, only to miss out on what could have been a much healthier option for us long term.
June 15th – Bharani
The rules and restrictions set upon us by other people, authority figures, and societal tradition can make us feel hindered in our ability to really enjoy life and find what we’re seeking. However, the confinement and structure may be what we have to accept in order to access another, deeper layer of consciousness, bringing us closer to what we seek.
#8.) Helpful Guide:
May 29th – Uttara Phalguni
We should relax more and find more time to dedicate towards enjoying what we have, then can more positive experiences manifest.
June 7th – Uttara Ashadha
What brings us towards truth is following a pure or “sattvic” path that elevates us past the ensnarements of this world and its dark karma. How much purpose are we allowing into our lives? Are we willing to be consistent and positive in our approach for truth?
June 16th – Krittika
Knowing what to cut out of one’s life is a powerful aid in assisting us with finding pleasant states of consciousness in life.
#9.) Ultimate Love:
May 30th – Hasta
How do we use our personal will and skills to serve others? How awake are we? Do not just sleep through this life. We must be fully awake to experience life and to find truth. If you pay attention to the little things in life (the details), it will bring expanded joy and enthusiasm for life.
June 8th – Shravana
The places we’ve walked and our range of experiences we have accumulated in life are something we can call upon to help our journey towards truth. It’s not just our own frame of reference we call upon but those of the wiser and older people within our society.
June 17th – Rohini
Whatever we choose to nourish in life can help carry us towards greater awareness. This is a highly fertile time when we finally embrace our creations.
#1.) Birthing or Reprocessing:
May 31st – Chitra
Where are we creating stability, structure and beauty? How can we use our creativity to birth new experiences? The universal structures, sacred geometry and such, can help guide us towards truth.
June 9th – Dhanishta
How do march to the beat of our own drum, while obeying the important conventional standards that help to ground us and guide us towards building a better future. We can’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
June 18th – Mrigasira (Cycle Complete)
We undergo a final review of the truths we have learned, the new experiences we’ve garnered and the mental habits we have promoted over the last month.
June 19th – Assisting Energies Into Next Cycle
This moon phase occurs in Gemini’s most chaotic degrees, often associated with storms and great floods. We must meditate on the storm within. What really fulfills you? This is where a surge of new information can help guide us to the next cycle, which will also occur in the cardinal element of water: pushing forward towards emotional comfort and connection.
A New Cycle Begins Again: June 21st in Punurvasu
This is where we encounter new ideas, innovative ways of moving towards what we desire. New inspiration and wealth may come as a windfall to us, in one way or another. This can also bring up a new love from the distant past, something or someone we might have overlooked before is now right in front of us. We will be given the chance to redo or remake a part of our existence that was proving emotionally troubling before.
Saturn is retrograde in the 8th, inconjunct the new moon. Both planets are at critical degrees, showing a newly formed karmic point for the collective. This will surround the collective’s heart chakra and root chakra, survival and belonging. These energy points are far out of alignment and have to be recalibrated. People are on extreme survival mode and, since their heart chakras are blocked, they are highly judgmental and cold towards others, highly involved with their own needs and uninterested in the needs of their neighbor.
This will start to change. We will see the incremental beginnings of this change here. This is where we integrate and reflect on how we really feel about all of the changing structures in our world and how they’re affecting our ability to truly experience contentment. The old stagnate emotions are dying off.
This is also a potent time to meditate on impermanence, the nature of time and the end of life. When Saturn is strong, retrograding, situated in the 8th house of death and transformation from the new moon, we become very serious about the rhythms and cycles of our own lives and the cycles of our universe.
