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A pinnacle time is upon us. We are
imbued with full spectrum light as the Moon in her radiance emanates
the visionary centaur consciousness of Sagittarius, beckoning us to
revelation. It is time to en-lighten our worldly load through
understanding and vision by attending to what we hold as true.
The Full Moon in Sagittarius arrives on Sunday, June 7 at 2:12 PM,
Eastern Time.
Our natal Moon lovingly informs us of our basic emotional and
instinctual nature. As the most tender and vulnerable part of us,
the Moon reveals the ways in which we need to be nurtured as well as
how we nurture others. Thus, by attuning to our individual Moon, we
are presented with wealth of self-knowledge, compassion and
understanding. In essence, the Moon is the realm of our soul's
healing.
During the prolific Full Moon cycles, the sign the moon is in speaks
to the area in which we seek a particular style of self-nurturing.
When we tend to healing ourselves, we assist those in our lives as
well as the collective at large. This Full Moon cycle expresses and
intensifies the need at this time to question what we hold true
about ourselves and about the way things are, personally and
collectively. What do we believe about ourselves? How do these
beliefs inform our lives, enhance our lives, inhibit our lives?
We are striving toward understanding. We understand by standing
under ourselves, beside ourselves, above ourselves.
The Full Moon is always in exact opposition by sign and degree to
the Sun. Moon in Sagittarius and Sun in Gemini gaze upon each other
in admiration of the revelation. They are partners, luminary
polarities of consciousness bouncing back and forth between the
other, dancing their dualities in vibrant conversation, enticing us
to explore our thought forms. The most intellectual and literary duo
of the constellation is beckoning us to rewrite our scripts.
As the sun and moon mirror and reflect each other, so do we. Full
Moon cycles are optimal times to perceive the other, walk in someone
else's moccasins, gather new perspective. The answer awaits us. The
seed of questioning was planted during the Gemini New Moon two weeks
ago. There is fruition. Understanding. Revelation. A big AHA!
Sagittarius has an inexorable desire for knowledge, persistently
seeking to understand the laws of the universe amidst the struggle
to be human.
There is a famous anonymous quotation that has been floating around
some twenty years:
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but rather,
we are spiritual beings having a human experience."
I suspect that whoever coined this beautiful expression of the human
beings' struggle between earthly existence and spiritual evolution
was perhaps deeply Sagittarian. After all, who would know better of
this human-spirit duality than one who is half horse and half human?
Sagittarius embodies the archetypes of Gypsy, Student and
Philosopher. They are the great seekers; high minded, idealistic and
visionary. Sagittarius longs for journey and exploration, without
and within. They will wander to the ends of the earth, to the brink
of their psyche, in pursuit of greater meaning. There is tremendous
restlessness accompanied by an inherent need for personal freedom.
As a fire sign, there is enthusiasm, optimism, and buoyancy; for
Sagittarians think on a grand scale. Therein lies the wound of the
Sagittarian spirit. For the idealist, life can often bear pain and
discontent; there is no place on earth that can measure up to the
visionary's desire for utmost quality of life, where everyone is
expressing from their most evolved state of being. Herein lies the
breeding ground for intolerance, one of the most prominent
characteristics of the Sagittarius shadow. As Sagittarius embodies
the domain of belief systems, religion and political ideologies,
other aspects of the shadow express as arrogance, fanaticism,
opinionatedness and superiority.
The Full Moon always illuminates the shadow side of each sign. Where
light is offered, there is also darkness. They inform each other,
ultimately presenting opportunity for the transformation of
consciousness. Within and beneath the darkness lies our true
essence. As Pluto, The Great Transformer, accompanies the Full Moon
on this day, we will be presented ever more fully with the shadow
realm of these Sagittarian themes. Pluto rules the depths of the
psyche, those areas of self which we have denied and cast aside,
deeming them unlovable. We have all as of late been wrestling with
our shadow. During this potent full lunation, we are inspired to
fearlessly claim, embrace and love this lost dimension of self. In
doing so, we are emancipated.
Despite the arduous challenges of this time, sparks of optimism are
flying through the cosmos. Allow them to sparkle you. Anything can
happen. Your world can change in the blink of an eye. Embrace
synchronicity. Watch and listen for the signs and symbols that visit
upon you. There is affirmation everywhere.
We are being called to follow our path, honor the nature of our
truth and explore the unknown.
Most especially during this time, we are deeply longing for freedom.
I once heard an interview with one of the greatest pianists of the
20th century, Arthur Rubinstein. He was and still is my most beloved
concert pianist of all time. His playing was purely transcendental.
Rubinstein spoke of his soul's freedom. He expressed that he felt
such freedom in his soul, that even if he were locked in a cell
without a piano, he would always know his soul was a bird whose
flight would never cease. While I was only in my teens at the time,
he made an indelible impression upon my heart. It was the first time
as a young performing artist in which I realized that the outer
expression of our lives is completely reflective of what lies
within. Rubinstein is always with me. I can still see his face as he
spoke those words, a face entirely revealing that he was indeed,
free. He has served as the quintessential instructor of inner
freedom; the only freedom.
Perhaps this is the epiphany that awaits us as we walk with the
Centaur during this Full Moon.
The Lunar Cycle never abandons us. She presents herself as The
Divine Feminine, beckoning us to receptivity, faithfully casting
both light and shadow, imploring us to love completely the sacred
and the profane. As we create intention to open our heart, we allow
higher consciousness' graceful emergence of The Divine.
I wish you multitudes of Sagittarius blessings!
Dispel a belief. Design a personal quest. Entertain possibilities.
Walk with a horse. Compose your own prayer. Set yourself free.
Launch a flaming winged arrow into the sky and follow it to it's
bull's eye landing as it soars smack to the center of your heart's
desire.
As Tolkien said; "Those who wander are not lost." Let us also ponder
that those who wonder are not confused.
"The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths
offered by the present, but a place that is created-created first in
the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some
place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to
be found, but made,and the activity of making them, changes both the
maker and the destination." - John Schaar, scholar and theorist
(probably a Sagittarius)
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