 What are you feeling in your waters at present? In a way it's a funny old saying we humans say but it is indicative of a deeper instinct and resonance we feel about a situation. What you feel not just in reaction to something but what you KNOW to be true. The upcoming full moon in Purva Ashada is such a moon. It's moving you in ways that are more primal, ancient and ultimately ILLUMINATING!
Victory is at hand but first one needs to clean the vessel. A purification is needed to cleanse the system, invigorate and move you swiftly toward your target. And you can most certainly reach it quickly this moon! One such way would be perform a saging or bathing ritual of some kind (in a bath or flowing water like a river or ocean) another would be to join an event like the one I'm offering tonight with @marysabinwellness The Cosmic Reset - a full moon vibrational cleansing and upgrading to align to the current celestial transits (booking link in bio). To explore this further in your personal astrology chart book with me via my website - a reminder there is a new 30 min check-in now available for return clients. Stay light, Mark :)
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 The full moon ahead this weekend is one of timeless tales. Through perseverance and devotion we ascend. Like a pilgrimage there is a journey. There is action and effort to be made. Discipline and energy is required. Yet you have everything you need this lunar cycle to forge onward. Upward.
Now most importantly what is the journey? If you have no passion for the task ahead that is not it. If you can't give your everything to it, don't do it. But if the electrical current of desire rises in you when you contemplate this journey, by all means this is your green light. Mars is in its home sign of Aries and Jupiter this coming Tuesday enters its exaltation sign of Cancer (see previous post). There is drive and there is support. Lastly I will leave you with the story of the lotus. This timeless fable reflecting in the beauty of flora with such profound simplicity. Through the watery mud this flower pushes from its deep roots through dirty, murky water. Never seeing where it's going fully, never knowing what awaits it beyond the surface of the water. Yet through these challenges she rises. Pushes through the difficulties, the barriers and blooms sacred beauty above where it has come from. With its roots still attached in mud below it remembers where it has come from yet it stays purely beautiful hovering in the heights of the heavens. This is you! Stay light, Mark :)  There is a BIG shift afoot, can you feel it? Every 12 years our cosmic protector Jupiter (it literally deflects dangerous flying objects from entering our field with its giant gaseous goodness - the big GGG) enters its position of exaltation. Exaltation is when a planet is in its very best functioning space in our sky allowing it to operate to its utmost excellence. When Jupiter enters the constellation of Karka (or Cancer) on June 2nd the abundant teacher of our skies finds its full nourishing nectar and allows us to drink from this celestial wisdom.
As I've been saying to many of my clients, 2026 is really a bi-polar year. How it began will not be how it ends and even more so how it changes in the next few weeks as Jupiter is really dialing up the energy very soon. I'm not a big fan of 'manifesting' (or really how it's been branded by the new age business sectors) but Jupiter is the planet that expands what it touches and therefore where you put your time, attention and thought processing from the second half of the year counts. Now before we start dreaming of winning a barbie playhouse let's get real on what the sign Cancer represents. It represents where we feel content, connected, at home and restoratively restored to true loving essence. So instead of being a time to push forward selfishly it's more about uncovering the ultimate goodness in yourself, your life and your karmic lessons. Wherever Jupiter rules, resides and in travelling through in our charts will be vital to how you can expand or find this goodness - for that it's a wonderful time to have a vedic astrology reading to soak up all the Jupiterian goodness ahead for you personally. I now have a new 30 min reading added to my belt 'Burning Question' for returning clients in moments such as these to explore. Stay light, Mark :)  Incoming: This weekend we have reached a new moon that is asking us to cut away our old out worn comforts to purify our minds to return back to the essence of who we truly are. Take a breath with me, Inhale and exhale. What sustains you? (versus what has only kept you comfortably static). What is quality to you? (versus a poor substitute for quantity). What needs to be removed, refined or trimmed back in your reality?
With Venus and Jupiter both in Gemini we have choices and a variety of options at our disposal. And really this is adding an element of optimism to this new moon so this culling process doesn't have to be a dull or depressing experience. Affirmations and changing/fooling your mindset can work at this time to add a skip to your step and so too can exploring your options rather than obsessing or tunnel visioning. Variety is the spice of life and all that! Not a bad time to donate old clothes, write down and burn old beliefs or thought patterns (this moon is ruled by the fire god Agni afterall) and also purify what you ingest by cooking more healing meals. Fire in its essence creates both warmth but also burns the dross in our life. Dross is really that which we hoard physically, emotionally or mentally that is excessive or unneeded. Stay light (and stay curious), Mark :)  I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please
Fold 'em, let 'em hit me, raise it, baby, stay with me Love game intuition, play the cards with spades to start And after he's been hooked, I'll play the one that's on his heart ~Lady Gaga To stay or to go. To push forward or submit. To act or relax. We come into a rebalancing full moon tomorrow night. With Mars charging away from Saturn we are starting to feel the relief of having our own initiatives back into our hands without the feeling of being held back. Though a caution on the moon ahead, a Swati moon is like throwing sand into the wind. The energy scatters and can take us in many directions. The key here is to implement change in your life now that transforms your current reality in a positive way. A headless run will only invite many walls (I just made that up but it sounds about as poignant as a lot of Confucius type quotes). If we can master the somewhat chaotic energy we can get a lot achieved and quickly. There is strength in the sky with the sun exalted in Aries and Venus at home in Taurus. These two will help strengthen our courage and our connections at this time. So with these winds of change blowing it is vitally important you become the eye of the storm to hear/see/feel the right choice to make to take you forward. Remove negativity and choose positive action WITH the hand you are holding at the moment. Remove any self righteousness, fantasy or arrogance - play well. Stay light, Mark :)  Wow! What a kinetic new moon we have tonight. Often new moons are associated with internalisation and slow introversion. Not this new moon! Not only are all the planets trapped inside the clutches of the serpent of karma (the karmic lunar nodes), but then we have Mercury with Neptune and Mars with Saturn all in Pisces. Things are SENSITIVE.
Though if we can detach from that sensitivity, volatility and intensity we can find many solutions over the next lunar cycle. It's this strange combination having so much collision in Pisces, a sign of endings, illusions and liberation and then a new moon with the Sun in fiery Aries. What do you get when water and fire collide? Steam. And like a boiling pot we need to make sure we don't boil over and spoil things out of our own saucepan. Containment is strongly encouraged and in that containment there is much to swiftly course correct many an ailment perplexing you of late. The good news is healing is quickly on the way - whether that is physical or mental. The bad news is there is frustration and confusion. My astrological counsel is guidance from karmic axis this Ashwin New Moon: let go of your need to be right, to be seen or special. See the bigger picture with objective awareness and through that objectivity a great healing can occur. There are alternative ways to operate, innovative perspectives to find ahead but if you cling to who you've been and what you've had you'll only be pedestalling the past and not breathing your way into the genius of the future. Don't hold onto your pain out of pride, let yourself embrace different ways to get to the same outcome. Try it a different way and see how quickly and more interestingly you arrive at your target. Stay light, Mark :)  Pressure pressing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for Under pressure that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming "Let me out!" Pray tomorrow brings me higher Pressure on people, people on streets ~Queen/Bowie Mars, our planet of combat and defence, has had a lot to say of late. Last month it was with the karmic axis Rahu amplifying and distorting tension internally and externally for us all. Mercury was retrograde at that time creating confusion and a lack of discernment of logic. But now we will see the realities of this as both Mercury and more effectively Mars march toward reality bringing Saturn. This next fortnight is tense. No way to escape that. It will bring frustration. It will require patience. It will be challenging not to act and feed into illusion/fantasy/escape. By the new moon this Friday these feelings will be most intense (I will post about the new moon later) for the next week onward and should start to break the following Friday 24th. But what does that mean for you personally? Well depending where this conjunction is playing out in your birth chart you have to be extremely careful. It is like balancing fire and ice. Or acceleration and delays. Action and detachment. It is teaching you endurance. Resilience. Big picture longevity vs immediate satisfaction. How can you act or resist reacting to further your expansion long term. What is your dream and how can you make it happen by using your energy in a more liberated and wise way? This will most certainly reflect the tension in the world right now and bring a lot of confusing and hysterical actions - but can you personally do the opposite and use it to your benefit? With all this in Pisces it will take compassion, adaptability and empathy. Yet with Mars we need to act with courage, with Saturn we need structure and reality and with Mercury we need to communicate from the heart. This is a challenging time when in doubt take time out for contemplation and take your time. Stay light, Mark :  In a way this Mercury retrograde period has been an ascending cyclone. The air (thoughts) have been intense, unpredictable and distorted. With Mercury and Rahu (the karmic axis) being 1 degree away and Mars close-by there is an eye of the storm feeling within the mind. An anxiety of aggressive thinking that will take you or another by surprise. Thankfully as we approach the new moon on Thursday morning there will be a feeling of release/breakthrough/reality. The rains of an Uttara Bhadrapada new moon break the drought (or momentum of suffering) and sustain a much needed foundation.
Anyone with Mercury dominant (Gemini and Virgo) will be less steady and more reactive so practice caution. Mercury will move ahead two days after the new moon so even though Thursday will bring the release there may not be the feeling of moving forward until the weekend. But even so the release will bring solace from the unpredictable winds that attack the brain. For now the remedies are simple - mind calming practices. Refrain from big decisions or reactions, pause, shelve emotional conversations and focus on the positives. You will be in a whole different mindset/scenario when Mercury fully clears Aquarius and moves into Pisces on the 11th of April. Stay light, Mark :)  The partial solar eclipse recently was a mere warm up to the upcoming full and visible lunar eclipse on Tuesday evening. Eclipses are not to be feared but they are to be taken seriously. For they govern the karmic fates of astrology and can heighten, accelerate and uncover the veils of illusion in our lives.
We are well inside the portal, or the 'shadow' rather. What shadows or veils are coming up for you right now? These shadows are veils or actions taken in the past (this life or past life) that cast a dent on the dentless soul underneath. These aren't reflections of your truth but rather a reflection of fear or negative action taken. These aren't to be healed or worked with these are to be SEEN. By seeing the untruth is how finally it can break and liberate one out of future suffering. It is in karmic belief there are timeframes and almost like sentences of retribution well above our human understanding so acceptance is key here. If it's ready to move, it will. Now eclipses are deeply personal and more triggered if they fall upon any planets or angles (ascendant etc) that fall in the sign, or more so degrees near, of Leo or Aquarius - so it may not be your karmic time to shine compared to someone else - so let's take the dramatics out of the equation firstly. Secondly the houses (or sections of the sky) that are affected will play a big role personally. Thirdly if you're feeling something you're probably in the realm of it hitting your chart personally (to explore further book a reading with me). Now there can be a crisis type healing over the coming days - not like an emotional breakdown - more like a cathartic 'aha' moment. The sun and other planets congregating in Satabhishak (the hundred healers) is inviting the popping of a blister on something at a soul level to radically move you forward. The moon itself in Purva Phalguni is eclipsing our enjoyment for a time to allow this future to emerge. You do not need to do anything here, in fact it's better to not rush, over react or force anything. Healing takes rest in whatever situation or moment you find yourself in. I wish you well. Stay light, Mark :)  Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you decided to show me the same No sweeping exits or offstage lines Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie I have my freedom but I don't have much time Faith has been broken, tears must be cried Let's do some living after we die ~Rolling Stones The coming-in-hot year of the horse starts with a GALLOP! As I am travelling over the next fortnight I wanted to get in early to talk about this new moon solar eclipse on the 18th of February. Now as always the eclipse game sheet: stay calm, eat light, try not be around large groups of people, take time to tune in/be in nature/meditate/chant. Though this Dhanishta new moon is somewhat healing with Rahu/Karmic axis (and Venus) in the healing hands of Satabishak. And this healing is happening with and around people/relationships so it's not as isolating as other eclipses. With all this Aquarius energy I like to think of this new moon as an awakening. It makes me want to use racing lingo (though I don't agree with racing animals) - 'fresh out of the gate' kinda energy. This new moon eclipse will definitely start us off with some swift different even oddball energy. Try not to act straight away around the actual eclipse as things will be amplified, perhaps a little chaotic and won't be clear until the dust settles. But where you can act is observing the inner changes that are taking place within you at this time. The eclipse will amplify these inner changes of self expression and bring some BIG clues on where you are trotting ahead this year. Lastly this new moon depending where it falls in your birth chart will activate new karma in your life. To explore this further and with more personalised insight book a reading with me through my website. I wish you a surprisingly innovative and refreshing solar eclipse ahead. Strap in, Bonnie! Stay light, Mark :) |