Pūrṇimā
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Eclipse season culminates with Saturday's full moon, rising in the first of the Vedic Lunar mansions, Aśvinī अश्विनी (Aries), the star of Transport. As the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, a shadow is cast on the lunar surface, initiating the beginning of a new chapter and welcoming opportunities for personal growth and transformation.
With the moon eclipsed, you may find yourself at a turning point in your life, on the verge of a major decision, in the grips of exhaustion, or dancing with uncertainty — rest assured this potent eclipse brings with it a promise to shift you into the next phase.
This constellation, just like the animal ruler, the horse, embodies both mystical and physical powers, allowing it to carry burdens over great distances with ease. Often, the trials and tribulations experienced under the star of the divine healer are brought up to be experienced to rectify our path, to learn from that confusion, and can ultimately become a vehicle for self-realization. What is the motivating force driving your actions during this time?
Shifting narratives, heightened emotions, uncertainty, and building intensity request inward attention and one-pointed focus on grounding. Keep life simple during the eclipse hours (11:01 am - 3:26 pm PST). The ancients held this portal as a sacred time to tune into one’s own divinity; this is why they tended to eclipses with care and attention — consuming less, both physically and mentally to keep their channels clear.
Fasting, meditation, and even bathing during this time are recommended practices to optimize this shift. This is an important time to recalibrate and look into yourself. Ideally, postpone travel, major decisions, and commitments (even after Saturn stations direct on 11/4). What familiar holding patterns are you ready to transcend?
Lunar eclipses offer instant exposure to hidden truths and this constellation awakens a desire for a rebirth — a longing within to transport into the next cycle. This full moon eclipse brings to a close the 18-month theme of self-sovereignty and radical self-love interwoven with lessons of unconditional love, devotion, and relationship healing/reconciliation. We step into a new 18-month cycle on the 31st as the nodes shift from Aries/Libra axis into Pisces/Virgo (Article). What’s being revealed to you right now?
If you could use assistance in navigating these energies of major transition, please visit Jyotish Astrology to book a consultation. All my Relations.
Nisargadatta Maharaj // “Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels you to suffer. Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life.”
