NEW MOON July 17, 2023 at 2:33pm ET: Reset and Renew
NEW MOON July 17, 2023 at 2:33pm ET: Reset and Renew
The Sun and New Moon move into a lovely degree of sidereal Cancer called Punarvasu, meaning “good again” in Sanskrit. Being a sign of healing and rejuvenation, this lunar cycle is offering us a chance to take stock of what needs rest, healing or renewed support. On a mundane level, this can look like reorganizing and repurposing, giving us more space and the items new life. If it’s time for a deeper dive, beginning a cleanse or panchakarma with this Moon adds solid support.
Punarvasu’s ruling planets are the Moon and Jupiter, giving a boost emotionally and spiritually. This particular Moon is ruled by the 4th pada by Cancer, showing us comfort and care are what is needed now. This is helpful after a tough Sun and Moon in Ardra/Gemini the previous day, plus Venus and Mars only recently exiting the “gandanta” tied knot degrees we’ve been experiencing for the last few weeks, which stir up the fire and water elements. It’s been hot and humid on all planes. The journey has been tricky lately, requiring stamina. This New Moon, whose symbol is the quiver of arrows, signals a return “home” to reset ourselves. It’s time for the integration of the recent experiences and gain understanding of what next steps are possible. We don’t need to be in our physical homes to do this; Punarvasu is a traveling sign, but it does return to its “home” – its internal seat – to rest up after its journey, reach back to experiences which, with time, have turned into wisdom, to overcome the obstacles at hand and realign to its True North.
The ruling deity is Aditi, the Mother of the Gods and Kings, whose name means limitless. She governs (re)birth, nurturing and abundance, and is linked to the special 1 hr and 36 minutes before sunrise called the “Brahma Muhurta” hours – the Creator’s Hours. The classic Vedic texts state that meditating in this golden pre-dawn time is especially powerful and can help us access and undo life traumas.
🏹What traumas have been unearthed lately?
🏹Have you found the reserves to manage this time?
🏹What kind of rest, reset or repurposing are you doing?
🏹What’s being given new life?
🏹What’s your True North?
:::PEACE:::
