Thursday, August 14, 2014

Disseminating Moon Phase: share, communicate

Moon in Aries

Ruling Mahavidya:  Bhairavi (Goddess Who Calls to Heroism)

Skill: take note of what catches your eye

Negative Imprint: showing off, wanting to be the center of attention, distrust, off balance, appearance over substance

Positive Imprint: bold, courageous, persistence, skill, going above and beyond, duty, substance over appearance

The keyword for today's energy is display.  All kinds of things are on display, but it is important to see beyond the surface of what is presented.

All month long, the energy has pushed us to step out and take action in some way.  This time of year, the natural rhythm of life carries us beyond the familiar.  It takes us out of our usual range so that we can experience new things and grow.  We bridged over a massive canyon during the Full Moon phase.  It's safe to take risks and leaps of faith because they are strongly supported today.  It may be scary, but the rewards that come from change are more than worth it.

It is always true that "energy goes where attention flows," but today we are magnetically drawn toward things that catch our eyes.  Pay attention to what is capturing your attention or what is trying very hard to get your attention.  What is this telling you?  Are you excited and enthusiastic by what you see?  Are you decisively turned off by it?  Is something being compromised?  Is there a disguise?  Does the outside match the inside?  The answers provide key insights.

Muster the courage, skill, or strength to go above and beyond the normal (or expected) level today.  Opportunities are beginning to knock, and it will be up to us whether we open the door to them.  The upcoming lunar month that begins with the New Moon in Virgo, which is always a bountiful time of year, is the time when Spirit intervenes with the intentions, wishes, and dreams that were seeded at the beginning of the year (astrologically the New Moon in Aries cycle, which occurred during April).  Things start to develop with the dreams we've been dreaming.  Paths open.  We can see this beginning to coalesce now and accelerate when the Wisdom Goddess Shodashi comes on duty next cycle.  Bhairavi is working hard to create space in our hearts in which next month's blessings can nestle.

Many thanks to all the wise owls out there who helped to bridge the gap over the super Full Moon energy.  It was a magnificent display of love.  Well done!

Note:  Here are a couple of articles that echo themes I've mentioned over the past year.  The first is an article by Jeff Rense at www.rense.com on Edgar Cayce's material on the future hope that comes from Russia.  The second article I offer for consideration and strongly encourage everyone to watch the short Star Trek (the Voyager variety) clip at the end.  I will discuss these during next week's audio recording of the overview for the upcoming lunar month.

http://www.rense.com/general82/hope.htm

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/08/08/exit-reincarnation-system/

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Full Moon Phase (until 7:07 pm UT/11:07 pm UT): realizations

Disseminating Moon Phase (after 7:07 pm ET/11:07 pm UT): share, communicate

Moon in Aries

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi (Goddess of the Heart)

Skill: go crazy with love

Negative Imprint: fear, spreading negativity, closed-minded, lies

Positive Imprint: clarity, protection, safeguards, useful messages, guidance, reward

Relief from the full force of the supermoon is on its way today courtesy of the Sun and the Earth.  These are the divine beings Sabaoth and Gaia Sophia, who are directly engaged in the development of humanity.  Our divine allies flood the field of consciousness today to uplift and bridge us out of the heavy, dark, and dramatic energy that has been so strong for a week now.

On a higher level of awareness, dark energy (Archons) have been raiding consciousness and attacking in swarms during this time.  They invade people's minds, activating the R-complex of the brain ("reptilian brain") - the area of the brain that triggers instincts.  The activation of the R-complex produces extreme emotional states that are based in fear.  Result: ugliness in our lives and in our world.

But, by being tethered to the Earth herself via an emotional bond, the overall "unmooring" or emotional undoing is much gentler on us. 

We've done our part to face down the darkness that's been present and now the Sun and Earth play their parts.  Today, they bring the ultimate energy for clarity.  Clearer senses, clearer directions, clearer perspectives, clearer choices, clearer thinking, clearer everything is disseminated as we are bridged over the end of the Full Moon phase and into the Disseminating Moon phase.  We are lifted straight up and into the incoming phase.

It will work a lot better today if you let go and go crazy with the love.  Let go and see what happens.  WITH CRAZY GUSTO, FIND BEAUTY IN LIFE TODAY.  It comes in the simplest of things and in the most complex things and everything in between.  Life is beautiful and we are a vast electric current of it.  Reconnect with the wave of love that was sent around the planet (through the ring of singing stones - see the weekend report in the Archives) prior to the Full Moon.  And then amp it up!  Let it pour out of your heart.  The pain that has been stored there will pour out with it because, above all, this month has been about healing.  It doesn't look like it from the destruction and death that has ensued, but that's what is really happening.

Remember, we are experiencing the expanding and energizing of deep and meaningful changes that heal, transform, and liberate.  It's all a part of the Second Renaissance that's unfolding.

Shodashi is the Mahavidya (Wisdom Goddess) who will be on duty during the Virgo lunar cycle that begins on August 25.  Shodashi came in as back up at the Full Moon and will be in the background until the New Moon.  Matangi, who often assists Shodashi, will also attend (although she's not active right now).  Shodashi is the Goddess of Beauty and the Goddess Who Fulfills Our Highest Desire.  We are in for a good one!

Go crazy with the love today, wise owls!

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Full Moon Phase: revelations

Moon in Pisces

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi (The Fierce One)

Negative Imprint: out of control, disillusioned, disappointed, empty, hopeless

Positive Imprint: courage, seeing the bottom line, self-control, creativity

The intensity of the super Full Moon phase continues today, and we continue to hold on tightly to our tether with solid ground.

Today's energy reinforces the feelings of being unmoored and out of control that are prominent during this Full Moon phase.  There is a sense of dangling.  Everyone's shadow sides are being triggered to some degree or another.  This means your shadow side and everyone else's shadow side, so be aware that you are dealing with much more than meets the eye with people. 

Since the Moon is in Pisces, the shadow sides of Pisces and Virgo (trust and "failure" issues) are strong.  Emotions are running very high and are stressed.  The energy brings things to breaking point.  Archontic interference remains at almost record-high levels with the super Full Moon's conjunction with the Black Moon.

But we are wise to the situation.  We know to give people and situations space under these conditions.  We slow down and give due diligence before making a move.  We understand the tricks of the mind that are pushing people over the edge emotionally. 

From one perspective, we are in a battle while the Moon remains in the Full phase.  We think it is a battle with ourselves.  This is a lie.  The seeds of dissatisfaction, disillusionment, and disregard were sown long ago and are being harvested now.

But an ally has come onto the field of consciousness today to free us from the heavy astrological energies that threaten to send us tumbling down the canyon.  Venus has entered Leo, joining the Sun, Mercury, the Black Moon, and Jupiter.

The addition of Venus into the mix of planets in Leo spoils all the plans of the dark side.  You see, there is one thing that tames the wild shadows of the Black Moon and that is Venus.  When Venus and the Black Moon come together, the two sisters, the light and the dark, are united.  The schism of the feminine is healed.  Blessings, gifts, and rewards are bestowed.  Balance returns.

We are going to focus on this gift of Venus today and switch ourselves to this level.  Venus is the archetypal energy of love, beauty, relationships, and pleasure.  We will make space for this to settle in our hearts and heal any feelings of sadness, grief, or trauma that are surfacing

The Full Moon phase ends tomorrow, Wednesday, August 13 at 7:07 pm ET/ 11:07 pm UT.  We will hold our ground until then, weathering all that transpires, and keeping things real.

(Commentary on the death of Robin Williams:  It is appropriate to honor the life of a Master, but especially appropriate to honor it here, a place where many of the "Chiron family" of the planet gather.  Robin Williams was a Chiron.  His natal Chiron was located at the degree of the Galactic Center and his Ascendant was in aspect to the Chiron Point.  His natal Chiron was in opposition to his Black Moon.  This means his soul carried the energetic signature of the Wounded Healer/Teacher.  Underneath his persona, he was a master healer anchoring great love on the planet.

But the Sun's conjunction with Mercury and the Black Moon at the super Full Moon on Sunday was too much for him as it made conjunction with his natal Pluto.  The archontic attack that accompanied the Full Moon inundated him.  His natal Black Moon in Cancer, along with his three other planets in Cancer, made 2013 a difficult year as the Black Moon transited Cancer.  Chiron has been transiting his natal Moon by conjunction and also his natal Venus by opposition.  He was overwhelmed by grief and self-loathing.

For all Chiron people, the proportion of one's healing abilities is relative to the amount of pain one has experienced.  In this way, we see the great depth of Robin's pain and the accompanying ability to heal.  His performances in Good Will Hunting and What Dreams May Come? , among his many others, heal the heart.

I do not believe Robin Williams ever recovered from the loss of his dear old friend Christopher Reeve.  You can see Robin's devotion to helping his friend in the picture below.  Note the prominence of Robin's hands firmly on Chris.  Chiron rules the hands and healing power is transmitted through them.  His love was boundless.

Robin Williams knew he was battling demons.  But he thought the demons were part of him.  If he had known about the parasitic mind infection of the Archons would he have viewed things differently?  We will never know.

We can honor his contribution by recognizing the wounding, the teaching, and the healing presented.  The wound is from a force that stands against us that can trick us into hating ourselves enough to feel unworthy of life.  The teaching is that no one can be a superman alone, but the power of one person can be superhuman.  The healing comes from embracing the power of joy and humor to heal.

In the Mayan Calendar, Robin Williams was born on the day 1 Death, which means the power to initiate of transformation.  May his life serve to heal us.)

Monday, August 11, 2014

Full Moon Phase: realization

Moon in Aquarius

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Lionhearted)

Skill: don't take the bait to react from base instinct (act ugly)

Negative Imprint: fear of change, ego-centric, hopelessness, emotional shut down, living in the past

Positive Imprint:  gentle communication, defying risk, independence, shared connections

One of the most important things that following the Moon phases teaches us is that energy changes.  We will tether ourselves to this wisdom during the current Super Full Moon phase, remembering that the energy will shift. 

The next Moon phase, the Disseminating Moon phase, begins Wednesday, August 13 at 7:07 pm ET/11:07 pm UT.  So we will maintain a firm, grounded connection with the planet to maintain sanity as things are unmoored under this supermoon.

Today's photograph from wise owl Marie depicts the prickliness of the energy that comes from a supermoon conjunct the Black Moon.  The stones stand tall in the background, but cacti abound.  This is a metaphor for the fact that archontic intrusion and interference is exceptionally high throughout this Full Moon phase.  It is quite clear now, several hours into the Full Moon phase that began yesterday at 2:09 pm ET/6:09 pm UT, why the Mahavidyas requested the group meditation in advance of the Full Moon.  The supermoon-Black Moon is activating the part of the brain known as the R-complex or "reptilian brain," providing a prime opportunity for people to respond purely from instinct and act rather ugly. 

The energetics are used as a program of trauma-based mind control (the matrix).  In other words, we are triggered into feeling threatened and fearful that something bad is happening just like something bad that happened to us in our pasts.  We lose our sense of time and equilibrium under the energetics of "unmooring."

The counter to this tendency is to bring ourselves back into the present moment and not get lost in feelings that are a "loop" of the past.  Today is Monday, August 11, 2014 - not whatever date in the past you might be falling back into.

As an added countermeasure, Saturday's group meditation enabled us to draw on the power of that meditation in order to bridge ourselves over the Full Moon phase.  The ring of love and light that connected across the planet brought me to tears, just as it is doing now as I recall it.  It's there for you if you need it this Moon phase.  Draw on it to strengthen your heart if the activation of people's shadow sides confronts you.  Understand that a huge amount of light is bring thrown on situations.  This brings wisdom but many do not want to see it.  Too much light can blind.  The key question is what are you learning?

Today, as shadow sides are presented, we rely on peaceful interaction.  We understand the tendency for the archontic parasitic infection of the human mind to cause people to act out and act unkind.  We hold everyone responsible for themselves, but we understand what is really going on.  From this perspective, the stance of the wise owl, we will not respond foolishly.  We give things time and space.  We hold our ground and defend ourselves if personally attacked (or if defense of someone else is needed), but we will not act without thought of consequences.  We won't take any bait.

Keep in mind that acrobatic feats are possible, even under the most difficult of conditions, when one is firmly tethered to the earth, Gaia Sophia.

(Note:  I am not yet able to put into words a proper and fitting commentary on Saturday's group meditation.  I can only offer the deepest thanks.)

Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 10, 2014

Saturday: Gibbous Moon Phase: trust

Sunday: Full Moon Phase (2:09 pm ET/6:09 pm PT): realization

Moon in Aquarius

Skill: embrace change and adapt; find and experience the beautiful and happy things in life

Negative Imprints: out of our depth, stuck, extreme emotions, anger, arguments, conflict

Positive Imprints: the value of life and all its richness

Saturday's energy sets off a chain of events that Sunday's Super Full Moon will carry forward into next week.

The Super Full Moon has several strong astrological aspects that coalesce to bring the following themes:

BRIDGING THE GAP - The Sabian symbol for this month is "rock formations tower over a deep canyon." Venus has moved to the degree of "a violent storm in a canyon."  So we may feel like we are deeper into something than we realized and may now feel stuck or unsure of what to do.  There is a turbulence of emotions and people can become very angry because we are seeing ourselves and others in the full light of a super moon.  This can be hard to take, blinding, and even inciting lunacy.  The solution is to go above it - tower over it - to see it from a different perspective.  We can bridge the situation by not letting our emotions take control of us, understanding that the energetics push emotional whirlwinds, and listening to what our heart is telling us.  If you are tempted to give something up, ask yourself if it is too soon for that.  Follow what your HEART is telling you because the Wisdom Goddess who is on duty this month is Bhairavi, and one of her names is the Goddess of the Heart.  So direct wisdom is coming to us through our hearts.

GROUNDING - While the world undergoes tremendous change, it is more even imperative to maintain firm grounding with the planet.  The Full Moon phase energy carries a dual signature of taking things that are on solid ground and freeing them up to expand, but also taking things that are not on solid ground and "unmooring" them or breaking them apart.  We see this with people, places, and things in our individual lives and the world at large.  Going outside and being in nature restores emotional, physical, and spiritual balance.  The group meditation planned for Saturday will help us all stay grounded during this intense Moon phase.

PREPARE FOR CHANGE - Change is the name of the game now, but we embrace this because we are allied with the forces of nature and we TRUST. In my initiation with the Mahavidyas in 2009 (described on the About page at www.oraclereport.com), Kali said, "The time of change is upon the world."  That time has come.  The collective consciousness of humanity is rising to new heights and with this comes growing pains.  Painful things will be witnessed over this Full Moon phase.  Wise owls all over the planet are working to hold the memory of the value and good in life.  It is quite a task when the world is unmooring into chaos.  In the midst of the destruction, we still find beauty and wonder in life.  We hold the flame.

REMIX - The Full Moon phase is highly alchemical - changing things from one state to another.  People and their ideas and projects are coming together to collaborate in expansive ways.  The wisdom of the ancient Mystery Schools is returning to humanity en masse.  It is a true Second Renaissance.  Be open to mixing with new people and learning from them.  Fantastic new creations will come from it.

Late yesterday I received a request from the Mahavidyas for a group meditation in advance of the Full Moon.  The designated time is Saturday, August 9 at 6:23 pm ET/10:23 pm PT.  If you are unavailable at that time, no problem.  You can perform the meditation anytime thereafter because the wave will be in place and you can tag onto it (just do it before the Full Moon Sunday at 2:09 pm ET/ 6:09 pm UT).  Sorry for the late notice, but the energy is very much in flux and messages are coming in "hot" in an unusual way.  (Wise owls are adept at adapting.)

I also discussed yesterday how Saturn's energy is prominently featured during the Full Moon phase.  The minions of the "unnatural world order" will be hard at work to amp up the chaos, confusion, and destruction.  A number one tactic is to confound and confuse situations so much that people become fatigued from trying to figure it out.  It's their form of alchemy.  It's weak but effective.  Be aware.  (I think I am going to stick with the term "unnatural world order" instead of "new world order" or "old world order" because it isn't really new and it isn't really that old relative to human history.  Calling it the old world order is kind of an insult because old is actually the earth-based ways - the natural world order. But let's not get too hung up on semantics!)

Wise owls may fly deep into a canyon this weekend, but we will fly up out of it, too.  Honor your feelings and then take them to a higher level.  The energy is crazy, but we can go crazy with love for life.

"Electric word, life, it means forever and that's a mighty long time." - Prince, Let's Go Crazy

GROUP MEDITATION - Saturday, August 9, 2014: 6:23 pm ET/ 10:23 pm UT (or anytime thereafter).  Please note that Oracle Report group meditations have a loose framework that is open for personalization.  Add your own way of doing things into the mix.  It makes it all the better!

1- Place personal protection in place using your preferred method.  I highly recommend the Medicine Wheel of Protection (available on the Learn page at www.oraclereport.com). Light a candle if you are inclined and able.

2- Picture yourself as one massive stone in a giant ring of stones across the planet.

3-Close your eyes and go into your heart space.  You can think of something you love to get there.

4- Breathe deeply.

5- Repeat "I join Gaia Sophia and my brothers and sisters across her earth to uphold the beauty, goodness, and value of life.  We are united."  Feel your heart sing.  Hold the meditation for as long as you like.

See you on the field of consciousness!

Friday, August 8, 2014

Gibbous Moon Phase: trust

Moon in Capricorn

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Fierce One)

Skill: lift yourself up

Negative Imprint: negative thoughts about self, pressure, ageism, concern with age/capability, fear of taking action, possessiveness, moody, control

Positive Imprint: self-sufficiency, sovereignty, lifting self up, uplifting others, cooperation, instruction from higher sources

Today we may find that we need to lift ourselves up in some way because the negative imprint is deeply ingrained.  The astrological aspects reinforce feelings that we aren't good enough, don't measure up, and aren't capable.  It's really easy to fall into this pattern today.  As spiritual warriors, we will push through this energy and re-imprint it with a higher octave.

In fewer years than we think, the higher octave of our efforts to re-imprint the energy toward the positive (sane) will overwrite the negative imprint.  Your work with this is important and goes far beyond your personal sphere of life.

This month we are like a ring of standing stones reverberating a frequency of love around the planet.  The stones sing in unison.  This manifests as our heart's desire to connect with others and share.  It's a potent force.

But because the force is so potent, negativity quickly enters to sabotage it.  And this is where we will need to use the skills of a wise owl.  If you find yourself engaging in self-sabotaging, self-denigrating, or self-destructive thoughts (or behavior), you will need to use the wisdom of the old owls.  This wisdom tells us that the thoughts are an intrusive mind program from an alien source.  Literally.  The thoughts are NOT TRUE.  The loop of horrible thoughts about ourselves threatens to shatter our ring of standing stones.  This we will not allow.

So, if this starts to develop for you today, stop, drop, and roll outside.  Change up what you are doing and revert to nature.  If you can't get to some nature, change your activity.  Focusing on someone else or extending ourselves to someone else helps.  But mainly you have to believe that the thoughts aren't true and that they are being inserted.  Wise owls don't fall for the trick.

You aren't weak; you are powerful.  You aren't incapable; you are invincible.  You aren't a terrible human; you are a creation of the heavens.  Don't believe otherwise.

In response to all of this, Gaia Sophia is very close today.  Pay special attention to synchronicities and animal sightings.  Keep your copy of Ted Andrews' Animal Speak nearby to interpret those messages.

There is a lot of pressure building toward the Full Moon on Sunday.  The energy accompanying the Full Moon unmoors us in some way.  This is great for taking leaps of faith (as we are compelled to do all month), but is not so good if our minds are not firmly grounded (moored) with the planet (Gaia Sophia).  We can expect a good deal of drama from this.  Saturn is the main player, and that means Archons are active.  Given the fragility of the world stage at the moment, things could get very blown out of proportion and even more destabilized.  This goes for individuals, too.

The Sun-Mercury conjunction is really speeding things up, so it might be necessary to take yourself out of that speed and slow down to maintain your sanity.

We are massive, solid, and aligned, and we will let the ugly stuff bounce right off of us.  We remember and we believe!

(For those interested in the astrology, Saturn is squaring the conjunction between the Sun, Mercury, and the Black Moon.  Thoughts run dark as Saturn, planet of the Archons, takes us to task.)

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Gibbous Moon Phase: trust

Moon in Sagittarius/Capricorn

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Fierce One)

Skill: trust the process

Negative Imprint: stuck in fear, not able to let guard down, vulnerable, arrogance, over-responsibility, suspicion, paranoia

Positive Imprint: leadership, renewal, release, clearing, loyalty, willing to be receptive

As the Gibbous Moon phase of the month begins, magical energies also begin a process of alchemy to change things from one form to another.  The Sun, Mercury, and the Black Moon are in tight conjunction until the light of the Full Moon on Sunday.

Gibbous Moon phases ask us to trust.  Given that we are in a month where we are taking leaps of faith, trust in the process is even more important this time around.  But a process is underway.  In a grand re-mixing of our lives, things that have been blocking or clogging us are swept away.  The process of alchemy distills these elements down and removes them so that we are more refined.

What happens when things are more refined?  What would happen to you if you were more refined?

The answers are only good.  Refinement brings purity, clarity, and cleansing.  We advance, amend, beat, correct, enhance, mend, rectify, reform, revamp, and surpass when we are refined.  It is an overall improvement.

But, things are generally heated up during a process of alchemy.  Energy is exerted to produce the change.  The hot Leo Sun, combined with the cognitive power of Mercury and the shadow-powder of the Black Moon, burns things down to their cores. 

We need to understand that shadow sides are aroused, engaged, and now building.  The Sun only makes conjunction with the Black Moon once a year, and it is always intense, mainly because tremendous rebirth is underway.  The confluence of the Sun, Mercury, and the Black Moon all mixed together at these astrological degrees leads to new creations.

However, these new ways may come about through heated verbal exchanges or revelations of truth and also through plunges into dark thoughts.  When Mercury and the Black Moon come together, we tend to say things before we speak - things that are hard-core truth that is often hard for others to take.  We also are prone to negative thinking.  We see what's "wrong" or out of alignment so that things can get better.

So everyone's core fear (identified by the Black Moon in our natal charts) comes out to be addressed and evolved at this time.  The Sun and the Black Moon will make exact conjunction on Sunday, August 10 at 7:45 am ET/11:45 am UT.  Since this energetic will be in place with the Full Moon at 2:09 pm ET/ 6:09 pm UT, it will continue throughout the Full Moon phase.  Essentially we have a process of deep changes happening now and continuing for a week.

Never fear, the underdog is energetically here.  The Earth is located at the degree of the Sabian symbol "a watchdog standing guard, protecting his master and his master's possessions."  The Wisdom Goddess Bhairavi, the emissary of Gaia Sophia known as "The Fierce One," is on duty.  Bhairavi oversees the alchemical process that is happening, ensuring that a completion of the refinement occurs.

Today, bask in the warmth of the Leo Sun that is working to make things better.  Give a word of thanks.  Alchemy is afoot.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

First Quarter Moon Phase: step out, take action

Moon in Sagittarius

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Fierce One)

Skill: choose wisely according to your heart's desire

Negative Imprint: egocentricity, division, lack of commitment, indecision, emotional swings

Positive Imprint: deserving, connection with others, commitment, emotional balance

What will we choose today?  We find ourselves at a point where we need to make a decision or decide whether to commit to something or not.  If this does not show up in situations with other people, it will show up for inner contemplation.  If your choice takes you in another direction, away from someone or something important to you, remember that truly we are never separated.  We are entitled to and deserving of choosing that which is in our highest and best interests.

Much of this energy relates to romantic relationships and commitments (or lack of commitment).  Venus, Eris, and the North Node are in an astrological T-square formation.  Venus = relationships, Eris = rebirth, and the North Node = destiny.  Relationships are destined for rebirth today.  This is particularly true of love triangles.  We are strongly motivated toward connection, companionship, and friendship, seeking fulfillment of our hopes, wishes, and dreams.

With this, if we are on the fence about something, by day's end we may find that we are no longer in conflict.  This month's energy brings scenarios where we are at a tipping point or teetering on the edge, and this theme is strong today.  Again, we are entitled to and deserving of choosing that which is in our highest and best interests.

This energy also brings "extremes" and swinging between extremes.  We aim for moderation, taking responsibility for our own feelings and speaking our mind when needed.  Don't be afraid to dig deeply.  Remember that as part of the Second Renaissance that is birthing, we are experiencing the expanding and energizing of deep and meaningful changes and corrections that heal, transform, and liberate us.

Masks, appearances, and social status are dominant themes all month long, but today they can take on too much importance - swinging into the extreme.  Fakeness gets on our nerves more than usual.  Though people are inclined to parade around today, we are not impressed.

We are, however, distinctly impressed by that which comes from the heart.  And it's easy to see it today.  The Mahavidya ruling this lunar month is Bhairavi.  Bhairavi is the aspect of the great goddess Gaia Sophia who calls to our hearts.  She calls forth the hero/heroine inside each of us.  She speaks to us today, asking us to choose according to our heart's desire.  But she is called the Fierce One for a reason.  She is relentless.  She inspires ferocity from the fires of the heart.  She helps us gain confidence and dissolve our fears.  She helps us embrace the new and the unknown.  She helps us free ourselves to go beyond the material world.  For Bhairavi, knowledge is paramount.

For us, knowledge is paramount as well.  It's the job of the wise owls to seek wisdom.  Embrace your nature today.  You are a unique and powerful being with the ability to co-create a dream of life with the planet herself.  All of this is of our choosing.  And today we choose wisely.  We remember that this month our mission is to take our place in the ring of singing stones and bridge the chaos.  Our song is the mutual commitment to raise the consciousness of humanity out of captivity.  This song comes straight from our hearts.  We are all in tune and the pitch is perfect.  Let's sing it loudly today.

And, who knows?  Sabaoth the Sun just may chime in.

(Many thanks to Alexandra at GalacticConnection.com for inviting me on her radio show yesterday.  If you missed it, you can listen here on the homepage of www.oraclereport.com.  My two previous appearances on her show are also available on the Audio page.)

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

First Quarter Moon Phase: step out, take action

Moon in Sagittarius

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi (The Goddess Who Calls To Action)

Skill: take action

Negative Imprint: stopping, resistance, need to stand out and be noticed, missed opportunities

Positive Imprint: manifesting ideas, detail-oriented, patience, sensitivity, expression

The energy to step out, branch out, and take action is exceptionally strong today and tomorrow.  This is because we essentially have quadruple the power of First Quarter Moon phase energy.

First Quarter Moon phase energy wants us to move.  The energetics of many of the planets today echo this theme.  If we stand still, resist the flow, or fight change, the energy will turn in on us and cause trouble (like emotional distress, confusion, anxiety - anything that feels like internal combustion).  Don't wait for things to happen.  Pursue them yourself.

With this energy comes the ability to plan future needs and anticipate the best course of action.  We are highly sensitive today, much more than normal.  We are able to measure and gauge things with better accuracy.

We are inclined toward mixing things in new ways to make them better.  The energy supports taking what is already existing and rearranging it to make something that is refreshed, but not entirely new.  Solid foundations exist and are built upon now to make them more effective and more appealing.  Much of this is courtesy of the Black Moon, which has moved to one of the degrees that specifically relates to alchemy.  The Sabian symbol for the degree of the Black Moon is "a chemist conducts experiments for his students."  The Black Moon will remain at this degree and disseminate this energy through the Full Moon phase.  More important to note is the fact that the Sun will conjunct the Black Moon just before the Moon becomes Full on Sunday.  For now, be aware that the energy to step out and take action is happening right alongside a growing amplification of our shadow sides.  Your core fear may be tempted to engage.  Since the Moon is in Sagittarius right now, those with the Black Moon in Sagittarius are feeling the most intensity today and tomorrow.  Black Moon in Sagittarius wants to believe, but it insists on proof.  Don't overdo this.  Remember, this energy is about alchemy - changing from one thing to another.  It's magical.

In some way today, step out and take action with something that is good for you today.

(I am Alexandra Meadors' guest once again on her BBS Radio Show "Galactic Connection" today at 6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT/10:00 pm UT.  Click here to listen at that time or click here for the archived show later.  We discuss the effects of archontic intrusion in others, particularly family members, and a different way to look at these relationships - among other things!  Alexandra's website is www.galacticconnection.com.

Also, for those who are wondering, we have quadruple First Quarter energy today because we are in the First Quarter Moon phase of the second of two lunar months this year that are like month-long First Quarter Moon phases.)

Saturday, August 2 - Sunday, August 3, 2014

Saturday: Crescent Moon Phase: expand

Sunday: First Quarter Moon Phase: step out

Moon in Libra/Scorpio

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Goddess Who Ignites the Heart)

Skill: lighten up

Negative Imprint: lost in the past, control issues, temper tantrums, imbalance

Positive Imprint: safe in the light, revitalization, rest, fun, creativity, balance

The Sun released a coronal mass ejection from an M1.5 flare yesterday at 2:12 pm ET/ 6:12 pm UT.  This is the first CME since July 8, when a massive M6.5 flare erupted.  Yesterday's CME came just before the window of time I highlighted yesterday with the Moon's opposition with Uranus.  The Sun empowered/amped up/energized the entire electrical system of the solar system, and with it the approaching opposition between the Moon and Uranus.  I suppose this was the  "sonic boom" I referenced yesterday.  (Yesterday's report remains posted below.  Wisdom is gained by looking back and understanding it in the light of today.)

The way to determine with the most specificity what energetic effect the CME has on the human psyche is to look at the degree of the Moon at the time of the CME.  The Moon was located at 14 degrees of Libra at that time.  The Sabian symbol for this degree is "in the heat of noon, a man takes a siesta."  The symbol discusses rest, rejuvenation, and meditation.  It implies respite when things are at their height and the renewed strength that comes from it.

The two themes discussed yesterday were deep healing and revitalization.

The Sun (the divine being Sabaoth to the Gnostics) made a dramatic reappearance in the unfolding drama of humanity.  It's role in yesterday's scene was to assist "the expanding and energizing of deep and meaningful changes, corrections, or rectifications that heal, transform, and liberate us."

Look back to what was going on for you yesterday during the Moon/Uranus opposition between 4:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm UT and 9:00 pm ET/ 1:00 am UT.   "Any events that occur during this window of time ultimately serve to progress our personal evolution.  Trust that the changes will put things in proper order."  What do you think of this today?

The energy of a noontime siesta remains in effect all weekend, courtesy of the Sun.  Inspiration and new gradations of perspective are offered.

The past is close on our heels, haunting us and tempting us to turn back.  We are like a ring of singing stones bridging over the chaos this month and we don't stop singing mid-way in.  We don't stop while in mid-leap of faith.  So we only want to look back in the past one day - yesterday.  If a shadow from the deeper past tries to ensnare you, let it go.  Focus back on the present moment and the energetic blessing Sabaoth bestowed on us.  Lighten up.  Go easy on yourself.  Give in to fun.  Find something beautiful.

A vibration of great power is created when we are able to hold two mindsets simultaneously.  When we clearly see and hold the reality of the truth of the way the world is right now (and understand that it is undergoing transformation that we are a part of ) and at the same time are also able to appreciate and even love life, we are formidable beings.  We split through the matrix and begin to weave things our own way.  We change the dream.

Happy weekend, everyone.

Friday, August 1, 2014

Crescent Moon Phase: expand

Moon in Libra

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi

Skill: engender peacefulness

Negative Imprint: fussy, infectious negativity, self-denial, dragging up pain from the past, loss of popularity or support, insincere, naïve

Positive Imprint: let go, lighten up, nurturing self and others, reward, rest, rejuvenation, truth, wisdom

Two themes are activated today: deep healing and revitalization.  These two themes are strong throughout the month, since they were energetically imprinted (with Chiron and Mars) back at the New Moon on July 26.

Recall that the energy for the month is like the Sabian symbol for the New Moon: "rock formations towering over a deep canyon" or, more specifically, "a ring of singing stones bridging over the chaos."

Today, the rock formations/singing stones (us) undergo structural reinforcement from a "sonic boom" from the Universe.  We experience the expanding and energizing of deep and meaningful changes, corrections, or rectifications that heal, transform, and liberate us.

Even though this sonic boom from the Universe reverberates, it is gentle.  The wave engenders peacefulness.  The energy asks us to give over our worries, fears, and lingering issues from the past and let them be washed away.  Take the opportunity to rest or play or perpetuate peace in some way today.

Mars, still in direct opposition to the Chiron Point of wounding and healing, disseminates the energy of "a youth holding a lighted candle in devotional ritual" today.  Bhairavi, the persona of Gaia Sophia who is on duty this month, seeks to light a candle in our hearts.  Light is prominent in today's energy and intentions/rituals are powerful.  It is a good day to re-envision your hopes, wishes, and dreams for the future.  Big medicine here.

The Moon will make opposition with Uranus between 4:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm UT and 9:00 pm ET/1:00 am UT.  Among the pantheon of planets, Uranus is the lead player for the whole year.  Uranus is the Planet of Changes; it brings surprises and swift shifts in direction.  Uranus puts us where we need to be when we haven't been able to get there on our own.  Any events that occur during this window of time ultimately serve to progress our personal evolution.  Trust that the changes will put things in proper order.

If you experience yourself, someone else, or a situation falling or coming up short, recognize the truth that is being shown.  In many ways, the nature of things is revealed to us today.  True character, true feelings, and true intentions are visible if we are brave enough to look.  No one needs to take scraps if that is all someone or something is offering.  Is the situation pointless?

We are profoundly motivated today by a quest to have what nourishes us.  We crave care.  We want to feel taken care of and nurtured.  There is one place where this is ALWAYS available, not just when the energetics press the issue.  This place is all around us.  She is the divine being embodied as our planetary habitat.  She is Gaia Sophia.  She cradles us in loving embrace and enfolds us in cosmic dreaming.  Make a connection with her if you haven't already done so.  Go outside and experience what it's like to live on a planet that is the manifestation of the mind of a great creator-artist.  Come alive.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Crescent Moon Phase: expand

Moon in Virgo/Libra

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (

Skill: follow where you are lead

Negative Imprint: shattering, narrow-mindedness, hopelessness, fear of change

Positive Imprint: delicacy, assurance, solutions, creativity, inspiration, imagination

An airy, breathy day is in store today.  The energy blows in to bring refreshment and vitality.  It brings things to life and to light.  It creates form out of the formless.

With this comes a shift in perspective.  Our eyes are greatly opened to a bigger picture.  Like rock formations towering over a deep canyon, we find the need to rise above a situation.  Things may appear puzzling at first, but the pieces will begin to fit together.  Take this in as you are able.  Don't rush yourself.  Master your emotional reactions by taking the stance of observer until you have integrated the whole picture.

In the midst of great changes that necessitate leaps of faith this month, the tendency today is to fall back into old patterns, behaviors, and beliefs.  This makes obstacles.  The Crescent Moon phase energy usually creates challenges in order to help us grow.  If you are in "mid leap" in a leap of faith, keep going.  There is ample support for leaps toward the future, but minimal support for diving back into the past.

Today Venus is located at the energetic degree of "a man studying a mandala in front of him with the help of a very ancient book."  The symbol implies that we find what we need and we do so artfully.  The hidden or deeper meaning of things is discovered.  In celebration of this energy, today's picture is a grayscale colorization of the Oracle Report logo created by wise owl Szabi.  Szabi colorized the logo in various ways, and each rendition reveals new pictures within the mandala.  What do you see within and behind the tree in the version pictured here?  Coloring or studying any kind of mandala or picture or symbol today will yield impressive insight.  The line drawing of the mandala is available here to download, print off, and color for yourself in your own way.  Or choose another.  Mandalas to print and color are easily found on the internet.  (Like reading the Oracle Report, coloring the Oracle Report mandala is challenging but worthwhile.  They both work on integrating the layers of the mind.  Thank you, Szabi!)

This month's ruling Mahavidya, Bhairavi, is associated with books (in line with the "very ancient book" of the Sabian symbol for Venus today) and also associated with breath (in line with the Sabian symbol of the Sun today with "glass blowers shape beautiful vases with their controlled breathing").  Knowledge comes to us from the breath of spirit - inspiration.  Follow where you are lead.  A book may call you to open it.  A long-lost notation may be discovered.  An unfinished piece of art may beckon to be completed.  A forgotten wish may be recaptured.  A heavily-defended heart may open like a lotus.  Again, just follow where you are lead and prepare to be expanded.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Crescent Moon Phase:

Moon in Virgo

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi (Goddess Who Fortifies the Heart)

Skill: answer the call of your heart

Negative Imprint: arousing to negative action; false fronts; deliberately upsetting others or causing pain

Positive Imprint: arousing to positive action; equality; interconnection; celebrations

Chiron's themes of wounding, healing, and teaching are strong today with the Moon opposing Chiron and Mars in opposition with the Chiron Point.  This wave serves to push any lingering pain out of our hearts so that our heart's desire shines through.

Hungry hearts result also.  We have an inner drive to satisfy something, possibly something that is developing as an overwhelming need.  When we are healing, we eventually become hungry.  It's a good sign.  So the mission today is to answer the call of your heart.  The Wisdom Goddess (Mahavidya) Bhairavi is working hard to bring burning passions to life.  She sparks all kinds of things to creation.

Challenges to the status quo/standard order of things arise today.  This energy has deeply imprinted political tones and tones that are used to call things to action.  It arouses things.  Things also spread very quickly, so take care with what you say.  Of course, this means GOOD things can spread quickly, too!

Cooperation with others to achieve a certain goal is heavily favored over going things alone today.

All month long things that look good on the outside but have little merit or foundation on the inside cross our paths.  Flashiness and superficiality cause clashes and crashes.  We just can't stomach certain things anymore.  If you've reached your end with something that is grossly out of balance, rest assured that a new direction/way/opportunity is on its way.  Soak up the Sun until then.

This month's themes of bridging the gap, taking a leap of faith, and standing watch are pronounced today.  Remember that together, we are like a ring of singing stones, emitting a song (frequency) that reverberates around the planet.  It's a song that upholds love and value of life - life right here and right now, life that is free from intrusion and control by others.  It's a heart-link that comes from the very bedrock of Gaia Sophia.  Link up today.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

New Moon Phase: set or re-set intentions

Moon in Virgo

Ruling Mahavidya:  Bhairavi (The Goddess Who Fortifies the Heart)

Skill: allow "alchemy of the heart"

Negative Imprint: lost in the past, neglect, trendy, special privileges

Positive Imprint: acceptance, seeing patterns, finding new ways, rebirth

Today our hearts undergo healing.  You may even feel a twinge or tweak in your heart sometime today.  If so, don't be alarmed.  You are feeling the energetic re-patterning that is part of the process of change that is in full force this year.  It's an "alchemy of the heart" that produces lionheartedness.

In the process, however, traumas of the heart - places we were hurt - rise up.  We can easily tumble into the deep canyon of an underworld today.  This is happening because the fierce heart that is settling in requires the room these heartaches are occupying, so to speak.  Emotional pain is being moved out, making way for an inspirational breath that ignites the heart.  So, if emotions, especially emotions about things from the past, come up today, let them be.  Allow them to rise up to the surface, but keep it as appropriate as possible.  This is a deeply personal experience that doesn't need to filter into daily business.  Honor your feelings but don't let them overtake you.  Excuse yourself if necessary.  Remember that even though you might be taking a journey through a deep canyon today, in truth you are the solid and ancient rock formation that towers over that canyon and can return there at any time.

Part of today's energy sparks us to find new ways - new ways of doing things, new ways of thinking, new ways of relating, new ways for the future.

In the latest audio recording I discuss how the Sacred Masculine is being heavily activated over this lunar month.  This is enhanced today by Neptune's movement to a different degree in the sky.  The Sabian symbol for this degree is "a parade of army officers in full dress."  This energy, in its myriad forms, invokes duty to protect and uphold the value of life and all that is true and beautiful about life.  The energy respects the respectful.  It rails against anything that smacks of special privilege - particularly if it comes at the expense of another.  The spirit of the sacred masculine sees right through parades (charades) of pride that are not based on true hearts.  You may notice this theme in your own feelings about situations in your life or as the events of the world unfold.

No matter where your heart takes you today, understand that it is sparking you to greater experience.  It's the path of the lionhearted.

(Note:  Pain from the past surfaces for healing today courtesy the energy of the South Node conjunct Eris.)

Monday, July 28, 2014

New Moon Phase: begin

Moon in Leo

Ruling Wisdom Goddess: Bhairavi (The Fierce Goddess)

Skill: find and embrace something new

Negative Imprint: old rituals, arrogance, jealousy, ageism, overbearing, territorial

Positive Imprint: new rituals, openness, compromise, innovation, revitalization

The Moon continues to travel through the sign of Leo after making conjunction with the Black Moon earlier today.  This means the theme of change is strong today, particularly change to the order or status of things.  Those with the Sun or Black Moon in the signs of Leo or Aquarius feel the effects most keenly, though each of us faces our shadow side at one point or another while the Moon is in Leo.  As I discussed in the new audio "Singing Stones Bridging Over the Chaos" (available on the top of www.oraclereport.com), where I talk about what's ahead this month, we want to be particularly mindful of when the Moon enters the sign of our own natal Black Moon, as well.  When that happens, it will produce a face-to-face encounter with ourselves in order to call forth something from deep in our hearts. (If you do not know the sign of your natal Black Moon you can refer to Appendix I in my book on the Black Moon, available for free download, and read the corresponding information in Chapter 2.)

Today's energy tends to bring the need to make a choice about something significant.  A combination of the old and the new is the best option.  Things must change, but they can build from the familiar.  Leaps of faith and the crossing of chasms is implied all month long, as is heart-healing.  If you are feeling stuck, boxed in, or trapped, or if there are conflicting views, use your heart to guide you.  The heart has neural (brain) cells also, so it is truly a heart/mind combination when we listen to our hearts.

A revitalization of our energy is on tap today if we are open to changes.  Self-care/self-nurturing activities multiply the refreshing effects.  Spiritual warriors tend to put others first, thinking they can tap their inner well of resources for a long time without need for replenishment.  Today, be willing to extend yourself to yourself.  Fill yourself back up.  Taking in some of the glorious Leo sunlight.

If a grand dramatic performance unfolds for your viewing today, look deeper.  Are you being played?  It is easy for things to not be as they seem today.  As such, we want to be wise in what we reveal.

We are living in the midst of systematic deconstruction of the new world order's agenda.  This has been planned for quite a long time.  My initial experience with the Mahavidyas, the personae of the Wisdom Goddess Gaia Sophia, was in early 2009.  At that time, the Mahavidya Kali explained to me that the "time of change" was upon the world.  This time last year during the Mahavidya Bhairavi's cycle, we were fortifying our hearts for what was to come - for what has developed over the past year.  We became brave-hearted.  We are now becoming lionhearted.  And, like Bhairavi, lions are fierce.  We face the changes with ferocity of spirit and the vision of life in natural world order.

Saturday, July 26 - Sunday, July 27, 2014

New Moon Phase (6:41 pm ET/10:41 pm UT Saturday): begin

Moon in Cancer/Leo

Ruling Mahavidya: Bhairavi (The Goddess Who Opens The Heart)

Skill: solid like a rock

Negative Imprint: edginess, argumentativeness, resistance to change, falling

Positive Imprint: self-assured, stable, openness to others, participation

The Sabian symbol for the new lunar month that begins today with the New Moon in Leo "rock formations tower over a deep canyon."

Jupiter is conjunct the New Moon, expanding the energetics.  The Sabian symbol for the position of Jupiter is "a mature woman keeping up with the times having her hair bobbed" brings a energetic refreshment and revitalization that lasts all month. 

Mars is in square to the New Moon, energizing all of the effects.  Mars just entered Scorpio yesterday, and has radically changed the energetic dynamic.  Mars has been in Libra since December, delivering the warrior feminine energy over it's long retrograde and transit.  Mars in Scorpio brings the warrior masculine energy through the middle of September.  The Sacred Masculine is called to action.

The New Moon squares the Chiron Point, delivering a bounty of healing frequencies and teaching us very deep lessons on the inner level.

The New Moon joins the Black Moon in the sign of Leo, shadowing certain things and revealing other things.  The Sun's influence in its home sign of Leo brings the full-spectrum of light, which frees shadows and makes other shadows even darker.  The contrast can be stark.  The primary influence of this is that it takes us a little longer to understand things completely.  We are looking for a missing piece and then one day it falls into place.  Think of how a child becomes frustrated when trying to learn something and is not getting it.  It does not feel good and it tends to make us angry.  This is why we need to have patience with ourselves as we gain the wisdom this lunar cycle offers us.  It may take until the very last day of the Balsamic phase to truly integrate things.  So the wisdom is to enjoy the process!  Enjoy the ride this month, fully confident in the knowledge that you will gain something quite individually valuable this month.

The Sabian symbol for the degree of the Black Moon at the time of the New Moon is "a volunteer church choir makes a social event of rehearsal."  The idea of unified voices (people/energies in harmonic resonance) in action continues the thread that was imprinted with the Gemini New Moon ("aroused strikers around a factory") of humanity's voice rising and uniting.  The Sabian symbol of Mercury's degree for this New Moon reinforces the vocal/harmonic theme with "a prima donna singing."  So the "rock formations" this month - humanity - are more like a ring of singing stones, with tones and tunes coursing through us in unison.  The contingent of humanity that has deeply rooted itself with the planet and the consciousness of Gaia Sophia while also reaching toward the stars unites to amplify a divine frequency this month.  As such, it is formidable.  In collaboration with the Sun (the Gnostic Sabaoth) and Gaia (the Gnostic Sophia), humanity vibrate a frequency that crumbles the plans of the new world order.  Their efforts erode this month.

Bear in mind that there is also another level of this energy that may be experienced this month.  Some of us, perhaps all of us, at some time or another, may feel like we are "on the edge" of the precipice or we may feel like we are deep down in the canyon.  We can be edgy or low.  People who do not have a part of their consciousness rooted to the planet (and are therefore rooted or plugged in to the matrix) have the tendency to go over the edge with this month's energy.  People who are rooted with the planet will take a leap of faith.  We are acrobatic and aerodynamic, and can change our perspective at any time.

No matter where you are on the planet and no matter what the weather, you will want to take in the Sun as much as possible this month.  Light for healing and creativity is exemplary when the Sun travels through Leo.

The Wisdom Goddess Bhairavi returns this month to open our hearts, call us toward heroic destiny, and fiercely defend the spirit of freedom.  She is The Lionhearted and she walks right alongside of us.

Engage the skills of the wise owl and observe how these themes are taking place in your life and in the world at large this weekend.  Take your place in the ring of singing stones.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Balsamic Moon Phase: release

Moon in Cancer

Ruling Mahavidya: Dhumavati and Kali

Skill: release judgment of self and others

Negative Imprint: dominating, controlling, efforts to gain attention, conquest

Positive Imprint: compassion, refreshment, revitalization, curiosity, fascination

Another fiery day is on tap - the fiery eve of a fiery upcoming month.  Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, expanding all of the energy the Sun is delivering.  Now that the Sun and Jupiter have entered Leo, a fire sign, we are sparked into action.  That spark wants to blaze brightly.

Leo also rules the heart.  Our hearts are igniting.

But today, Mars moves into the limitless depths of Scorpio, tempting us to burn too hot with anger, impatience, and insensitivity.  Mars in Scorpio can get down and dirty.  The initial entry of Mars into Scorpio can hit us hard.  We can react from a "lower" place before we know it.  The land of Scorpio is an underworld.  We will use the Mars in Scorpio energy to see deeply into things for better understanding (and better fixes, alternatives, and solutions).  Wise owls on the continuing search for wisdom will flip the anger, impulsivity, impatience, and dissatisfaction into sharp powers of x-ray vision.  If you find yourself beginning to react from the negative polarity of Mars in Scorpio, switch your mind into spiritual warrior mode and see a better way to handle things - a way that is respectful of all. 

The stance that can take in the whole scene and see what can be improved for the betterment of all involved is the stance of power.  This is the message Dhumavati and Kali leave us with on their last day of duty this month.  Tomorrow's New Moon disseminates the energy of "rock formations towering over a deep canyon," and with it Bhairavi - The Fierce One, The Goddess Who Ignites Our Hearts, and The Goddess Who Calls To Heroism - takes the reigns.  More on that in the audio recording on the way today.  (I've been taking instruction on the next lunar month for over a week and think I am finally able to structure it.  It has been a mind-blowing experience, which is only fitting for a lunar month with the New Moon conjunct Jupiter.)

On this last day of this lunar cycle that had us operating like game birds feathering their nests, let's give thanks to all of the beings who comforted and assisted us through it.  The Mars-Eris energy was used to incite chaos and destabilization in the world.  Games, games, games.  We aren't game birds, guys, we are wise owls.  It's our game now.  And we have an ace up our sleeves.

The Sacred Masculine rises high next cycle, seeing beyond and finding new ways.  Joy.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Balsamic Moon Phase: release

Moon in Cancer

Ruling Mahavidya: Dhumavati (The Goddess of Smoke) and Kali (The Destroyer)

Skill: be watchful

Negative Imprint: projection of negativity, false appearances

Positive Imprint: forward thinking, combining new/old, seeing through falsity

Today's report is abbreviated.  The energy is all about appearances and how well the outer (or what is presented/projected) matches the inner (or what is the truth).  We are able to see.  We pierce through masks to see the reality.  The power of vision is high, so be attentive to what you see and look for the signs.  Information, solutions, and key insight comes to us through signs and synchronicities.

We are also able to see how we can combine/add new things and how to recombine existing things for something new.

Projection is also heightened today.  The high octave of projection is projecting a vision for the future.  The low octave is projecting falsity and projecting feelings (usually negative feelings about oneself) onto others.  Spiritual warriors own their feelings and don't take them out on others. Instead, project something positive forward (like forward thinking and plans).  What needs advancing?

Amidst all of this, today's energy activates our primary instincts.  People easily respond from the base level, with hair trigger reactions.  This will show up especially in situations where there is limitation and restriction.  Frustration arises when we feel like something is beyond our capability.  We tend to act out our frustration.  We tend to abandon rules; dignity eludes us.  What will the consequences be?  Keeping this in mind helps to tame these responses.

More than usual, maintaining a mindset where we are grounded (firmly connected mentally) with Gaia Sophia and watchful of signs and synchronicities is recommended today.  Mars will enter Scorpio tomorrow and we are getting a taste of it today as the energy ushers forward.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Balsamic Moon Phase: release

Moon in Gemini/Cancer

Ruling Mahavidya: Dhumavati (Goddess of Mirrors) and Kali (The Destroyer)

Skill: be mindful of what you are spreading

Negative Imprint: hysteria, emotional tornadoes, gossip, losing control, losing self 

Positive Imprint: pleasure, satisfaction, belief that miracles happen, emotional balance

Today is the day of the year when things spread like wildfire.  Moods, feelings, and sentiments are contagious.  The power to spread or widely affect things is heightened, so we want to be mindful of what we are spreading.

The energy also comes with a potential to surprise.  We may find ourselves taken off guard or tested by something.  After the initial shock wears off, the result may be that we are liberated. Liberation from something that holds us back has been the universe's mission this month.  Today, a clearing of the air comes to discharge things that have built up. 

There is a certain element to this energy that promotes hysteria, imbalance, and emotional swings.  This comes on suddenly.

If you do not like the flavor of what is being spread (either by you or others), halt it.  Walk away or separate yourself in some way.  Disengaging changes the dynamic.  You can return to it after getting back in balance or after the situation has changed.  This includes states of mind and emotional states, not just the environment in which we are physically located.

The creative powers of the imagination are heighted today, as well.  It's dreamy energy during the dreamiest phase of the Moon - the Balsamic phase.  The thoughts and feelings we have during the Balsamic Moon phase set the stage for the next lunar month.  Heightened imagination is best used to envision desired experiences and the future you want.  But an adverse effect can result when our imaginations run wild and lead us into delusion, which is easy with today's tendencies toward hysteria.  To facilitate the best use of this energy, let go and let things flow without worry of practicality or utility.  Think pleasure and satisfaction.

 It is never beyond the realm of possibility for miracles to occur, but today there is much power for such things.  When something that was hidden is revealed or when something that was thought forbidden is seen in a new light, the results can be rather miraculous.  Today, let's engage our imaginations in the Realm of Possibility and hold space for the miraculous to happen.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Balsamic Moon Phase: release

Moon in Gemini

Ruling Mahavidya: Dhumavati (The Goddess of the Forbidden) and Kali (The Destroyer)

Skill: patience

Negative Imprint: pushy, uncontrollable, showy, aggressive, fake

Positive Imprint: building or uncovering structure, believing, liberation, spiritual connection

Today's photograph demonstrates what it feels like the day the Sun moves into Leo.  The Sabian symbol for the energy is "under emotional stress, blood rushes to a man's head."  Things come at us quickly and it is easy to become overwhelmed.  Emotions can be hard to contain.  Leo is the Sun's home sign and things get twice as fiery when the Sun is in residence.

There's a twist: the Sun is making conjunction with Mighty Jupiter - the planet that expands everything it touches.  So things aren't just twice as fiery right now, they are exponentially fiery.  It's easy to get fired up about things.  This is good when we use it to energize good deeds and projects, but bad when we let it control us and blow up at others.  You can make your point without a blow up.  It's more effective to channel the anger to have force behind what you are saying than it is to lash out uncontrollably. 

Jupiter will still be in conjunction with the New Moon in a few days, so the fiery effect beginning now will be continue throughout the next lunar month.  Today is rushes in, but tomorrow it will flow like it normally does - powerfully but not so overwhelming.  The initial rush happens today.  It can definitely produce headaches.

With today's energy, we have to be good at sitting tight and observing like a wise owl.  Resistance to whatever the rush of energy is pushing is futile.  So we won't push anything today.  We have patience.  Patience is the keyword today.  It's much better to let this energy rush by.  Elemental forces are too strong to tackle, so wise ones will not attempt to control it.  Don't personalize what can't be done today.  Recognize that a higher force is at work.  Releasing to this notion will alleviate headaches.  So will going outside and tuning in to nature.

Pretenses fall down with today's energy.  It's hard for people to project what they are not.  We see true colors.  Motives are clearer.  Today's rush of energy goes to people's heads, causing the heights of arrogance and even wildness.  It's a jungle out there.  Lions are roaring everywhere.

Retreat or withdrawal from things from time to time today is helpful, especially if we think of them as spiritual withdrawals and use the time to replenish ourselves.  Take breaks.  Don't get too carried away by anything.

Now that Saturn has stationed direct, the frameworks and structures of things or the way to frame or structure things is being revealed.  Great things are in store from this.  This wave is helping to birth the Second Renaissance that is underway.  I can't think of a better purpose for Saturn's energy.

The lunar month that began on June 27 is now dissipating and we enter the space between the worlds as the New Moon approaches on July 26.  Something has been released (freed) within each of us.  An internal shift has occurred.  Today's rush of blood to the head helps us understand it.  Have patience today, take breaks, and dare to believe.