 When I look at the stars for the upcoming full moon in Jyestha (Tuesday/Wednesday) I immediately think: potency. Sure we have a yoga (combination of planets) that is causing some serious heat/unrest as of tomorrow (which I'll get to) but ultimately those seeking serious upgrading transformation we are entering the eye of the storm. The wonderful vedic sage David Frawley writes about this moon 'It shows karmic battles that require our complete energization in order to overcome.'
Let's get real: the world is a shaky place at the moment. Those in charge are losing their grip on the power they hold over the people and the people are gaining both disillusionment and revolution. The towers around the planet of hypocrisy, corruption and subterfuge are being challenged and they are showing cracks of where they may crumble under restraint. Now before I become the next Nostradamus how does this play out your personal life? On the Micro stage we look at our own karmic battles - we only need to think of our own inner wars. Where in our lives are we in conflict (with others or our ourselves)? Where are you in obstacle (with others or yourself)? Over the next 2 months we are in a battle of sorts with our past. When Mars and Ketu (past life axis) come together we are in the fiery battle ground of personal, ancestral and global patterns that recycle us into suffering. This calls for the inner alchemical surgery if we use this time wisely - if we don't things can get a little disastrous. These two celestial bodies together can cause anger, accidents, war and violence so please choose option A (for yourself and for others). When we choose to have courage to face our demons the external transforms to the most potent, powerful and superhuman space. This is the potential of the next full moon ahead. Be brave! Stay light, Mark :)
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 Grow, grow
Oh, so you know it all Then it's gone Grow, grow You know I'm here holding on Tying up your loose ends And you're drifting esteem Grow, grow If you never try, you'll never know ~Frances The upcoming full moon Monday night in Vishakha is one of transition from one thing to another. There are a few key planets changing signs before the next new moon so you could think of this full moon as one of cultivation before the harvest. The fruition/transition of the many seeds you have thrown out over the past 12 to 18 months now begin to push through the earth, from seed to sprout. With the Sun changing to Taurus soon we move ourselves from beginnings to security. With Jupiter changing to Gemini we expand that security to variety. And the karmic axis changing to Aquarius our karma moves from endings to one of profit (I'll write more on this later in the month). As discussed in my previous posting -the one with the firework pic- we are heading for a BIG shift mid month so this full moon is really the culmination of your hard work (or the consequence of your lack of). From here we glimpse long-term direction, solutions and our lives begin to ripen. Sure things take time and you may find yourself in very foreign soil over the next fortnight but growth is assured. Stay light, Mark :)  If you have had a reading with me this year you would have heard me yammer on about a date - May 19th. This month, and particularly this date, is such a gearshift for 2025. A see-saw celestial movement. Karma is shifting and the past 18 months are now coming to a close to bring forward new lessons for us all. We are riding on the winds of change and depending on your chart will see the re-positioning of you to inhabit a very different aspect of your life. Those who have Pisces/Virgo dominant in their charts will feel a release and those with Aquarius/Leo will feel activated.
Now before May 19th, May 15th we have another big turning point: Jupiter is moving from Taurus to Gemini in one of the quickest travels through a sign I have seen in my 40something years on this Earth. Something about this acceleration in the curious and dexterous Gemini tells me the expansive/abundant nature of this planet is speeding us through the house it will transit/travel in your astrological chart for a purpose - a purpose that has been a long time coming (to explore this further/personally book a reading with me). This acceleration of Jupiter sees us all transforming our lives (especially our mental landscapes and whatever Gemini rules in your chart) briskly and then the karmic axis shift will then encourage even more of an evolution ahead. This really is a swing in your life and those that have felt the first half of this year difficult could find themselves in remarkably opposite landscapes quicker than imagined. Just a little quick star storm check from me before the upcoming full moon approaching. Will chat more then. Until then... Stay light, Mark :)  Doc: It means your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one, both of you. ~Back to the Future 3
New moon is approaching. Venus finishing her sojourn over Rahu and today Saturn will bring some clarity, relief and even fatigue for all my lovers out there. Firstly crossing Rahu (the karmic axis) this past Monday was a peak of suspicion, fear and anxiety from Venus. How is love/your values deceiving you or have you deceived yourself may have been questions prevalent in that busy head of yours. Today we have a much more sober and grounded feeling: Where is this going and what is the reality of my love/values? By this afternoon Venus finally wins this race over Rahu and Saturn and begins to walk away from the anxious and then depressing karmic testing. Slowly does it. She's been through a lot. Thankfully Venus is exalted in our skies and now she begins to shine brighter and will continue to amplify in Pisces until June. But first the new moon approaching Sunday evening/Monday morning in Bharani begins a new cycle. Think of Bharani like a baby in the safe womb of its mother coming to full term and ready to cross the threshold to be birthed into the world. You cannot stay in the safe waters of the womb any longer, otherwise this safety becomes toxic, and you must quickly change into a new frontier. This sounds exciting. This may also sound terrifying. It may be both. When we cling to the riverbank out of fear the growing tide of the river will eventually come for us and pull us away into the river of life whether we cling or not. This is your opportunity to let go and allow what is coming for you to be and to let the river take things away from you that are now no longer a part of your journey ahead. I know dear one this may be scary, I'm scared too, but it may give (re)birth to something greater than you could ever have dreamed. Trust. Stay light, Mark :)  Now as much as I wrote a post about positive relief from this full moon - there is always another event ahead - the day after is one of the most fascinating transits this year. Venus really has had such an interesting journey over the past few months in exalted Pisces. Our planet of love, rejuvenation and many other wealthy things is still in the sky at the time of the full moon at zero degrees in Pisces. She has been retrograding since the start of March and this weekend she stops her backward motion to just be still right at the very beginning. The last time she was here at zero degrees Pisces was the 29th of January. So have a look back in your diary. Was there anything that began for you or that you were going through at this time that has continued into the present moment?
Pisces can be confusing. It can be deluded. It can be slippery and avoidant. But ultimately it seeks liberation and surrendering into greater love. This is intensely felt around/after the full moon. On the same day (Monday) she turns to move forward to 'begin again' Saturn and Rahu clash together into the most intense war/conjunction called Shrapit Dosha - where one faces the consequences of their past actions. There may be anxiety, there may be fear, there may be chaos...but ultimately without buying into fear mongering Venus through this whirlwind will be our saviour. Surrender, accept, love through whatever arises. And as you open, and the boundaries dissolve, you may come to realise your past actions have led you here to bring you onto a more enlightened path. Stay light, Mark :) #pisces  We've all been through a journey together over the past month that has frankly felt overwhelmingly incomprehensibly...like a lot. The eclipses took no prisoners since mid March and then Mercury and Venus went into retrograde exacerbating our communications and relationships. Straight after the last eclipse Saturn joined them and the karmic axis and we had a confusing sandwich of explode/restrict. Things have been DIFFICULT to say the least. Misfires. Confusion. Anxiety. Reality. Illusion and then there was love. All of this has created an emotional see-saw so be kind to yourself as this all plays out.
The good news is Mercury has already gone direct as of yesterday. The full moon approaching Saturday night (technically Sunday morning) is kind of like a big conclusion to all this madness. And when I say conclusion it doesn't mean endings I mean to say all the lessons from the eclipse period (there may have been endings there) are being resolved and tidied up. There will be healing on the full moon approaching. With a Chitra full moon we gain here. There is something worthwhile to receive and move upward with. So after all this testing and re-visiting we now start to move forward/on. Especially as right after Venus moves forward sweetening the love in our lives. Stay light, Mark :)  Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and they snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all ~Joni Mitchell Your perspective, my friend, is really important to stay on top of as we approach this upcoming solar eclipse on Saturday. As Joni sings above you can see the same object/person/idea as opposites at any given time dependent on your current mood/attitude. It may be wise to er on the side of neutrality as best you can rather than jumping from good to bad, from black to white, from love to hate; 'I don't know' may be a suitable affirmation to walk you back from any dramatic ledge while this eclipse does its thing. And really it is striving for an early answer beyond your control (karma) that will bring much tormenting suffering at this time. Do what you need to stay calm and in equilibrium. Answers will come after this weekend. It really is an interestingly underbelly of intensity the buildup to this traffic jam of planets all collecting in Pisces. Those with strong Mercury or Venus (Gemini/Virgo and Taurus/Libra) are being called upon to re-imagine themselves and the way they operate until April when the planets move direct again. Those ruled by Saturn are in for a spiritual upgrade as just hours after the partial eclipse Saturn will move into Pisces. Now those with Pisces (ascendant or moon particularly) are in for a total resurrection of self. Pisces is in the limelight now. We all have this sign in our sky/chart/soul. We are oscillating from illusion to enlightenment as a society. From utter avoidance of truth to compassionate liberation. From addiction to connection. From escapism to arrival. This is confronting, overwhelming and most certainly confusing. And we will often swim in both directions here until we can love and accept it all. For this is the gift of Pisces. The devotional path of pure, all embracing and undiminished love. Stay light, Mark :)  Dear readers (no I am not Lady Whistledown),
I'd like to have you cast your memory back to the end of September last year and think of what you were going through at that time. This was the last eclipse season and it has something to say about the eclipse season now. As we sit in this bubble or portal of time we move from lunar to solar once again. A shadow of karma upon the mind (moon) that leaves a shadow of karma 2 weeks later upon the soul (sun). This bubble of time is very much a churning of the karmic cauldron. Bringing up the demons, bringing up the gods. For the karmic axis is not here to torment but to have us both experience life (both past and future) and also liberate us beyond life/return to source. It's a spider web of celestial tapestry that intricately weaves the most complex yet profoundly simple journey of duality to oneness. Ok I got lost in my own spiritual poetry - really this post is just a check-in to see how y'all are doing. Please leave a comment below on your reflections of what is happening. Is there any correlation/pattern between now and last September? Is there any current theme that is blatantly obvious that the karmic spoon is bubbling up presently? With Mercury and Venus retrograde and Saturn on the precipice of changing signs in Pisces we are all at a fast approaching doorway of enlightenment. We reflect upon our mental/communication landscape (mercury), our values and relationships (venus) - and really these aspects of our lives are being re-developed under this eclipse season. There is a lot of dramatic talk about endings and breaking patterns etc but let's reframe this - you have/are changed/changing. Walking through one door of frequency to another. You can walk back into the old room but you are now vibrating at a different level so it has little for you there. Walk back into the new room and explore all the new (perhaps uncomfortable at first) ways of being. To explore this transformative time for you personally book a reading with me. Booking link in bio. Stay light, Mark :)  Every now and then, I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming 'round Every now and then, I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears Every now and then, I get a little bit nervous That the best of all the years have gone by Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified And then I see the look in your eyes Every now and then, I get a little bit restless And I dream of something wild Every now and then, I get a little bit helpless And I'm lying like a child in your arms Every now and then, I get a little bit angry And I know I've got to get out and cry Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified But then I see the look in your eyes Every now and then, I fall apart ~Bonnie Tyler It may be time to fall apart dear one. And by fall apart I don't mean to break. But to fall apart all the old outdated ways that have brought suffering, confusion and illusion to your life. All the aspects of self that have brought deception, avoidance and self drama. Basically all the ways you feed the bs in your own life that you choose that actually brings separation and hurt over unity and forgiveness. As we wander into this lunar eclipse we face the mental landscapes we swim in that bring us down and we have a choice to stay in them to resurface at another time or swim upward into new waters. There is definitely an element of relationships being brought into the limelight this full moon. The Uttara Phalguni moon is all about the prosperity (or lack of) of our alliances, contracts and unions. Venus is retrograde, having us re-evaluate these partnerships. And the sun in Purva Bhadrapada brings a sudden awakening in these areas. Perhaps even an awakening of a self at this time. Now of course as we are in an eclipse there is bound to be confusion and amplification of the mind so there will also be often an overwhelming anxiety at the same time so go slow and stay as calm as you can as all this breaks apart and then re-assembles over the coming days. We have a solar eclipse next that will finish the eclipse season. To look further into the karma of this eclipse season jump over to my bio and book a reading with me. Stay light, Mark :) #astrology #vedicastrology #jyotish #eclipse #leo  Your desperation makes you feel insane
Fever running high you will never be the same Don't you treat me bad Don't you make me sad Our love could be as deep as the ocean If you can't be true I got news for you Just remember I can be poison ~Bardot Ooooo this full moon is a bit of an emotional shiz show. Who is feeling this knot in the stomach? This anxiety in the heart? This anger on their tongue? Welcome to the Ashlesha full moon. Literally the power of this moon is to inflict poison and it is in the dangerous gandanta (the boiling point between water and fire) zone = we have a knot of karma arising. This all sounds very serious - and sure it is - but it's also a very potent opportunity to see the poison in your own life/mind. I'm going to write the next part in caps to accentuate my point of advice over the nxet 24 hours - PLEASE DO NOT OVERREACT AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. Poison can be both deadly and an antidote. It takes our intuitive wisdom to know the difference. This full moon can potentially damage a good thing if you're not careful but it can also rid you of negativity in your external and internal landscape. Previously I wrote about Venus being strong, and this still stands, but it is getting tricky for relationships - there is an element of amplification, illusion and anxiety that is present that needs to be mindfully curtailed and managed back down to realistic proportions. Things aren't what they seem and they're not as big as you think/fear. PLEASE DO NOT OVERREACT AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. Lastly I think it wise to lean on the sun that is causing the light of this moon from across this earth - there is many things to say about a Dhanishta sun but as it has the symbol of the drum it may be wise to use music or dance as a tool to overcome these intense emotional terrains. Sing it out, dance it out, listen to some intense music to feel your feels. And above all PLEASE DO NOT OVERREACT AND WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. Stay light, Mark :) |