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All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison ~Paracelsus

I wanna love you but I better not touch
I wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you but I want it too much
I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
You're poison, running through my veins
You're poison
I don't want to break these chains ~ Alice Cooper

The Sun, Moon and retrograding Venus all residing in Ashlesha this new moon is potent stuff. Ashlesha is a feared and often misunderstood moon. Perhaps because of its tendency to inflict pain like a snake defending itself. And much like a snake that is misrepresented as a villain of the animal kingdom we fear what we don't understand. And what we don't understand in ourselves we project onto something else. We then become a victim to our circumstances and create an enemy of the external. Well this new moon the victim stops here.

It is within the next day or so an opportunity to confront our challenges arises. Now yes these can of course be outward such as a inimical person or situation (Venus is involved so it could definitely be relationships) but I'm definitely a fan of the notion that so without, so within - the macrocosm is just a reflection of the microcosm. Wherever there is agitation in your experience is the first port of call to witness/explore. And it is your fear that you have the power to overcome this lunar cycle.

Just after the new moon the moon then crosses the gandanta point (water crosses fire) and we are tested on this deep dive into our fears. The warning here is to avoid paralysis and stagnancy. Anti Gandalf says "YOU MUST PASS" otherwise you're basically stuck on a bridge with a bunch of hairy footed hobbits for a holiday in Orcland (for who knows how much longer). It's also a good time to remember even though you're passing over a bridge of troubled waters YOU can also be the poison at this time. So be mindful of HOW you say your truth to others and don't inflict harm whilst you're in your shit. Be wise, be kind.

Stay light,
Mark :)

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