April 25, 2011
"The New Moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly.��� - Rumi
Dear New Moon Lovers,
You and your friends (please forward this to anyone you think may be interested) are warmly invited to the next New Moon Gathering scheduled for this coming SUNDAY, May 1st from 10:00 ��� 11:30 am in my San Leandro studio. Cost is $22 which includes a print-out of your birth chart, information on how the current cycle impacts this chart, ample time to ask questions, and even a hand-out or two. Space is limited to twelve participants so call or email in advance to reserve your space.
This New Moon cycle forms very close to May Day in the feminine, earthy, fixed, and personal sign of Taurus. Heightened attunement to sights, sounds, touch, taste, are Taurus��� domain.
Taurus��� message is one of silence, stability, reverence for the physical world. Another message is giving attention to our financial affairs. Are they in order? Are there steps we can take that will support and care for our financial resources? I recently ordered The Money Class kit through PBS after watching a series with Suze Orman. Mostly I did this because of the piece she put together on Living Trust and Wills. I want to be able to update these things from my computer without having to pay to hire a lawyer everytime I do it.
Another facet of the physical world is to ask ourselves: How do we care for our body and receive and align with its messages? Taurus guides us into an ever deepening appreciation for the bodies��� sensuality and five senses. In order to really feel the warm rays of sun on our skin or to take in the delicious fragrance of a freshly bloomed rose we have to slow down a bit. One day, I took the time to go barefoot in the grasses delighting in the feel of the squishy warmth of mud between my toes. The delicious feeling that accompanied this simple act stayed with me for days, and while I was putting my shoes back on I witnessed a coyote chase a deer down the hill ! The commotion all played out just feet away from me. The deer made its getaway by jumping into the lake water (I had never seen a deer swim!) while the coyote stared in disappointment for a bit then sauntered away completely oblivious to my presence.
Taurus adores simplicity and even more important its connection to its instinctual / intuitive nature.
Taurus rules the throat and the 5th chakra. It is beneficial to place our attention on this important energy center now. One very powerful way is through chanting a mantra or through toning -- sending sound vibrations through the voice to any and all parts of our bodies for the purpose of healing. If this doesn���t appeal to you, singing in the shower or in the car will do just fine. The point is to get the energies in the voice moving and experience how it changes your state.
Dance, sensual movement, yoga, hiking in nature, swimming, are all excellent and important physical activities for the body now. Nourishing foods, ample rest (Taurus has perfected the art of naptime), being in nature or your garden, sitting in the sun, all will fortify your system for months to come.
Think of your favorite Venusian / Taurus acts of reverent living. Despite the pain and suffering in the world, we can choose to hold to the light and trust in the individual power of the prayerful act of cultivating peace. Think Taurus, The Buddha, The Gardener, The Silent One, or Mother Earth.
In ancient times, when we were an agrarian culture, The Bull was a symbol of fecundity, and the consort to the Goddess. The ancient symbol for Taurus is represented by the semi-circle (sacred feminine) above the circle of Spirit which resembles the image of the horns of the totem Bull and, again, symbolizes the strength and power of the Divine Feminine.
Although we will continue to have a very strong presence of several planets in fiery, ���just do it now��� Aries (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus) the New Moon still reigns supreme casting the overall tone for the coming cycle. Again, taking time to get really quiet and still, listen to the silence, become zero, let go and maybe even imagine yourself in a beautiful green pasture filled with wild flowers without having a care in the world. Only you and Spirit and the Bull chewing its cud.
During this New Moon Gathering we���ll further explore the power of the Taurus archetype, its ruling planet Venus, as well as the current concentration of planets in the sign of Aries.
Please call or email me to reserve your spot OR you can order a personalized 12-minute digital recording of how the New Moon is impacting your birth chart. I speak to you directly in these recordings. Once I receive your order and payment of $22, you then receive everything via email on the day of the New Moon which is May 2nd.
Because of the power of presence and the ���third thing��� that happens when two or more gather together, my preference is always that we meet in person. Reliably it has come to be that through these gatherings unexpected and delightfully loving, insightful awarenesses that could never have been planned emerge their playful messages through words, gestures, sometimes tears, always light hearted laughter.
Usually, these gatherings are held on the Saturday closest to the New Moon but I will be at an annual Ceramics Conference in Davis, seeing all the things people can make out of clay !
Blessings and love,
Pam