Aug 4 at 7:13am ET: New Moon in Ashlesha 18°22 sidereal Cancer: Pause/Speak

This New Moon cycle starts off in sensitive and emotional Cancer, a caring sign that wants to share its feelings, nurture and protect. It skillfully holds space for others to be heard and seen, but can also default to being overly sensitive and withdrawn. It’s in the powerful and complex nakshatra of Ashlesha, the “clinging one,” that’s ruled by the mythical Nagas, and the Moon and Mercury. It asks us to merge our hearts and minds, and unapologetically speak the Truth as it flows through each of us. As Ayurveda says: the seat of the mind is in the heart. 

When Ashlesha is in balance and tuned in, it is able to release the ego and manage its deep feelings, making it a magnetic and influential speaker as it beautifully connects its heart and mind. However if out of balance, it can bite its tongue and hold everything in, fearing speaking up or being dismissed, and not wanting to hurt another. On the flip side, if it doesn’t take a moment to consider if the words it’s saying are an honest reflection of its inner world, it can lash out and say biting, hurtful things.

These two aspects are remedied by maintaining inner connection and an honest flow of communication, rather than waiting for something to bubble over like a volcano. This takes emotional and spiritual intelligence, something Ashlesha has and sometimes needs to work at. As this New Moon is for all of us, we’re being reminded to focus in on this over the next cycle. 

We are already in a tricky time when it comes to communicating our feelings and experiences — and being heard (Mercury is about to go retrograde Aug 5 00:56am-Aug 28). Plus the Moon is connecting to impulsive and unpredictable Rahu, which can magnify what it touches. For those who don’t feel they have the support they need, it’s best to pull back, process internally and get clear first before having important conversations as the energies are currently quite heightened and even explosive. Take time to connect inwardly: journal, meditate, do breathwork, talk it through first with a trusted friend - but don’t bite your tongue or speak with resentment.

To consider:

🐍Do you feel seen and heard?

🐍Are you speaking up or biting your tongue?

🐍Are you comfortable speaking up?

🐍How are you feeling internally? Steady? Calm? Uneasy?

🐍What are you holding onto? Letting go of? (…not just things!)

❤️Who are you nurturing and holding space for? And who is doing this for you? :::PEACE:::