So take time today and through the new moon to connect to the Earth, to go out and be part of Earth's energy. Breathe it in (through all your senses), center it, and then breathe out that centeredness to re-balance the world toward growth – Beltaine's purpose. Earth's seasons are energetic shifts, and if we place ourselves in those energies consciously, we learn how to use them to sustain our life and those of others. Look to see how Gaia is coming alive again and value how She sustains us. Become Wise. The world needs us to be.
Happy Beltaine!
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The Balsamic moon is going to be in the skies until the new Moon on Monday, May 5th. It is the last phase of the moon's cycle before new moon. The time to let go, to finish the lesson and understand it – to gain wisdom. What have you learned since the last Full Moon? Do you know what you really value? Have your discovered your worthiness? Have you accessed your deepest desires? The balsamic moon travels through both Aries and Taurus, igniting the new fire and purpose again, giving you the wisdom to create what you really want.
This Spring is a crossroads for all of us. It's time to grow up and engage our energies for a more useful purpose than making money -personal security is enmeshed with a balanced world. This Earth Day, we were reminded that we have to change our way of living if we want our children to survive on Mother Earth. And we begin to do that simply by experiencing Her cycles. By getting in sync with Her energy so we can renew each other's energy. By getting balanced – body, mind & spirit – we can help balance the needs of both Earth and Humanity.
There are so many blessings being given to us by the Heavens right now – great energy and juju are available to us. Saturn has been retrograde since last December, and it stations (turns around) and goes direct on May 2nd. So this energy is very slow moving and dense right now. Saturn, as Lord of Time and Physical Manifestation, grounds the open gate on Beltaine through the new moon.
If you remember last month's full moon – the first of two we'll have in Taurus/Scorpio this month – the Taurus Sun formed a grand trine – a comfortable and easy flow of energy - with the planets Saturn in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. All in Earth signs, all signs of manifestation. The Taurus Sun is all about building – it isn't surprising that the immense Egyptian monuments arose during the age of Taurus. The questions was: What should we build? Pluto in Capricorn this winter has shown us that our culture is in for big changes. What is our part in those changes? Saturn in Virgo will help us get disciplined about doing it, keeping on schedule but also making sure that we serve others as well as ourselves.
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