This new moon (NM) brings together the duality of fierceness & innocence. Gemini being a dual sign, represented by two opposite energies or twins reminds us of acknowledging this contrast in life. Ardra is the only nakshatra which is fully in Gemini, smack in the middle of the sign. Gemini gets many its qualities from...
This Full Moon brings the energy of the starspace, Jyestha – translated as the elder one. To understand we are dealing with let’s ponder over the triple moon Goddess – maiden, mother & crone. Jyestha would be similar to the crone while Rohini, the nakshatra opposite Jyestha would be the maiden. Both Jyestha & Rohini...
Writing for this Solar Eclipse has required me to find new levels of inner strength as I move through waves of personal grief urging me to coil up in my solitude. But I recognize the healing potential in connecting with you albeit through the veil of this post; so here it is… The eclipse...
New Moon (NM) in Pisces, Revati nakshatra is a trippy one for many reasons. Pisces is the last zodiac sign where you are being taught the lessons of detachment, surrender & letting go. Everything you have worked for on earth will be left behind. You only get to take the unresolved karmic imprints with you,...
This Full Moon (FM) in the lunar month of Phalguna, specifically, Uttara Phalguni (UP), Virgo is celebrated as Holika Dahan . Let’s reflect on the story of King Hiranyakashyapu (HK) to understand the energy of this full moon. HK had gotten a boon which made him almost invincible, giving him a God-complex. He ordered everyone...
Om Namah Shivaya Shivaya Namaha Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva Trishula Damaru Dhari AdiNath, ChandraNath Maheshwara Tripurari Gangadhara Trilochana Vamadeva Phanavihaari Shankarashri Bhootanath Aayo Sharana Tihari Hara Hara Hara Mahadeva Let’s begin at the Samudra Manthan (churning of milky ocean) story. Devas (gods & demigods) & asuras (non-gods) came together in quest of Amrutha...
Is power given, taken, or are you born into it? This Full Moon (FM) we have the Sun in Aquarius illuminating the Moon directly opposite it, in the constellation of Magha in Leo. Magha is ruled by Pitris, our divine ancestors & symbolized by the throne. FM in Magha is a reminder of our own...
New Moon (NM) in Capricorn (Cap) mapped to the starspace Shravana sets off a cycle that requires us to tap into the subliminal energies. Cap as such is a practical, structured sign rooted in a version of fear that makes us look for everything that can go wrong & be ready with Plan B. Shravana...
Full Moon (FM) in Cancer is a time to tap into the tenderness of the heart & nurture what your creativity or your creation. For some, it is literally children while for others it is their various creative pursuits The exact degrees of this FM lies at the intersection of Punarvasu & Pushya nakshatras. Punarvasu...
Follow-up on the Mars Gandhanta post. In the last couple of days, we had a massive eruption at Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, approx. 30 kms(18.6 miles) southeast of Tonga’s Fonuafo’ou island. The volcano first erupted on Friday and a second time on Saturday, Jan 15th around 5:26pm SST sending humongous waves of Tsunami in Tonga, situated East...
