~Happy Full Moon on a Moon-day!!!

The affirmation that illustrates these opposing forces is:

"I lovingly assert myself."

The Moon is transiting 'the peace at all cost' Libra sign and these natives find it quite difficult to express what they really need. The Sun is transiting the opposite sign, aggressive, fiery Aries and these natives also find it hard to express their needs in an assertive way. What a lesson to find the balance between these two!!! It is not about me (Aries) and it is not about you, it is actually about us (Libra)!!!! It is about living in the spirit of cooperation and partnership giving birth to the whole which is greater that the sum of its parts.

Karmic Saturn is in its retrograde period reminding us that in order to achieve harmony in relationships we need to remain focused in the here and now practicing 'ecological strategies' allowing the energy to flow by letting go of the stagnant low energy thought forms. It is imperative for all of us to practice 'intentional communication' . We need to learn to communicate to one another in a more compassionate way because we are all suffering right now. This is a new language, it is the language of life!!!! And as the goddess of love and beauty walks next to the divine messenger of the gods in aggressive, fiery Aries, a more compassionate way of communicating our needs is much needed at this precise moment. Sweet Marshall Rosenberg describes en-lightening techniques to utilize to assertively express our needs. A non-violent way of communicating our message will definitely help us reconcile the opposing forces this particular Full Moon phase is cosmically presenting to us as a life lesson. You are encouraged to visit 'The Center for Nonviolent Communication' http://www.cnvc.org/

We get to choose, we get to practice the God-given power of choice. We enjoy free will, what a wonderful opportunity to choose to live our daily lives seeing others as a flawlessly reflection of our deeper selves and if we dislike what we see, we can always choose to pay a visit to our own underworld. We might be surprised, treasure lies deep within; we might find our lost inner beauty and strength while facing our fears. The gorgeous lotus flower 'springs' out of the mud.

~Maru Dana, Ph.D.
Philosopher of Holistic Life Coaching based on Archetypal Astrology~

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Today is Mars day, as the goddess of the night is waxing in the diaphanous sky, she reminds us to take action; it is time to water the seeds of intention we planted during the New Moon.

Whether we are conscious aware of this or not, we all belong to the human family, we are all connected on a higher plane and we are now reminded to take a closer and more intimate look in the way we relate to one another. It is imperative for all of us to learn how to do 'business' in the spirit of cooperation allowing peace, harmony, and diplomacy to be part of our communicating skills!!!!

We are all together giving birth to a new way of living our daily lives in which respect, tolerance, and freedom of expression are essential ingredients to this new recipe. Spirit is evolving and we are all co-creators, we are all active participants. It is necessary for each one of us to assume responsibility for our own emotional re-actions. There are many techniques we can learn and put them in practice on a daily basis that will keep us balanced and in spiritual perspective, belly breathing is one of them, engaging the abdomen (the lower chakras) while allowing the body to calm down, to release toxic emotions back into raw creative material. Color therapy is another amazing technique!!!! Choose the color that makes you feel centered, calm, and enthusiastic about life and breathe it in and 'bubble' the whole of you with that color, red is not recommended, unless you are in need of vitality or you need lots of energy to perform a physical job, but if it this color does come up just envelope it with blue so that you can make the spiritual purple color. I will continue elaborating on these creative techniques that will help you stay in the present moment, a 'precious' moment that is ever new and creative.

The Moon rules the sensitive and emotional element of water, it rules e-motions and also food, so please treat yourself to a healthy snack, you deserve it. ;-)

We, more conscious beings, are the ones teaching by example, so dare to be the 'love' you want the world to 'feel.' Your unique, sweet and loving energy is very much needed.

~Maru Dana, Ph.D.

Philosopher of Holistic Life Coaching based on Archetypal Astrology~

~Thanks for all your encouraging comments you sent to my email address: mooncycles@sbcglobal.net ~ I will, slowly but surely, answer the questions some of you emailed me and are eager to read.

Today is Venus's day, a good day to put the Law of Attraction into practice. Let's attract to our lives everything we desire to experience. Before I elaborate about how sensitive Piscean energy can be accessed through meditation, through feeling oneness with all there is, allow me to tell you that there is some amazing pioneering energy ready to be utilized by all of us, more conscious beings!!!! So, let's focus our intention on what we really want to attract in our lives.

On Tuesday 15, the Moon and the Sun got together again to start this Pisces New Moon cycle, they were not alone, they were accompanied by talkative Mercury and freedom loving Uranus. What a wonderful opportunity to talk about how being ONE with all there is makes us feel. When we dive into the energy of Pisces, we have the most amazing opportunity to paradoxically 'come full circle', to feel that we are all one and at the same time, we are all individualized souls.

Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, the 12th sign that represents coming full circle, coming home to oneSelf; returning to source energy, allowing all our emotions to be dissolved. The unfathomable sea of consciousness has no boundaries so enjoy diving deep into a meditative state, enjoying spiritual ecstasy. In the 12th house we are given the amazing opportunity of practicing Moksa, the path of liberation and self-transcendence. The word Moksa means 'freedom', so let's accept the cosmic invitation and make the most of this Piscean Moon cycle by allowing ourselves to experience spiritual freedom. The practice of Meditation allows us to breathe inner strength, it allows us to feel the presence of the divine within; that spark that seats in the 4th chakra, that seats deep in our hearts emanating unconditional love for the self and for others.

"I am floating in spiritual ecstasy."

"I am feeling one with all there is."

"I am one with the Universe."

"The Universe is in me."

Amen

~Maru Dana, Ph.D.

Philosopher of Holistic Life Coaching based on Archetypal Astrology~

~Thanks for all your encouraging comments you sent to my email address: mooncycles@sbcglobal.net
I will, slowly but surely, answer the questions some of you emailed me and are eager to read.

Today is Saturn's day.
I am looking at the fact that there are so many planets in a water sign. Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus are transiting the sensitive and unfathomable sign of Pisces. How can we ground this divine energy?
There is a great cosmic invitation to exercise the God-given power of choice. What kind of energies do we consciously choose to channel? We are the ones who choose to manifest the lower or the higher expression of these energies.
Many human beings are facing too many daily challenges right now and are having a difficult time relaxing and enjoying a good night's sleep. During the day, their minds goes on overdrive and during the night their minds keep entertaining low energy thoughts. Due to the inability to stop the mind from chattering, many people decide to take medication in order to end their sleepless nights.
This sensitive, angelic sign, ruled by Neptune, the god of the ocean, governs the unfathomable wor ld of dreams. It also rules meditation, prayer, the angelic realm, and the different spiritual practices that we, human beings, follow in order to awaken to our true self.
This watery sign of Pisces also rules medication, addictions, escapism, illusion, and the feelings of being a victim of external circumstances when its lowered energy is channeled unconsciously.
If you were to consciously choose how to face your daily and your nightly challenges, what kind of energy would you enjoy manifesting, sleepless nights that don't even allow you to remember your dreams? Or.....
Do you think that you can become more conscious aware of your inner struggles and start applying the higher expression of Pisces? Are you ready to start engaging your conscious mind into life affirming poems, prayers of gratitude, and even diving into a guided meditation before going to sleep?
It is now imperative for all of us, human beings, to ground this water energy, this inner e-motions applying the many spiritual techniques available. The choice is always ours to make!!!! In order to ground our emotional energy, we need to become more self-disciplined, more focused, dedicated, and even more committed to cultivating a serious spiritual practice. We are all sparks of the divine having a human experience and hopefully consciously dreaming and manifesting this life into being.
Now, there is a Tsunami alert!!!! Each one of us is responsible to check our own inner 'sea of consciousness.'
There are techniques available, there are affirmations, prayers, poems, mantras, visualizations, and meditations available that can help you fall asleep and enjoy angelic dreams instead of sleepless unproductive nights.

Remember that when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Are you ready to manifest the higher expression of this intuitive Piscean energy?

~Maru Dana, Ph.D.
Philosopher of Holistic Life Coaching based on Archetypal Astrology~