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Tonight/Tomorrow’s New Moon in Cancer @2:25BST (21:25EST) accents
deeply emotional reactions to issues that can make one feel defensive
and want to crawl back into the proverbial crab shell. There's also a
tendency to be impressionable, absorbing other's emotions easily.
Psychic interconnection heightens when Sun and Moon are in Cancer - all of which may or may not be a good thing, depending upon how this profound sensitivity to others is used.
Sun & Moon, ‘The Lights’, are also making a several complex
connections in the sky, involving a helpful aspect to karmic Saturn, as
well as being conjunct both, informative Mercury and dynamic Mars; these
'relationship' planets are also in Cancer, sparking off a potential new
and passionate way of communicating how one cares, which is hopefully
with creativity and kindness (perhaps even in reaction to all the
heavier degradation we see around). And even though some interactions
may raise the temperature, the trick is to catch any anger, or
resentement and redirect any hot-headed passion (encountered or
generated) into creative pursuits that make everyone feel secure.
All these planets in Cancer can also bring out a mothering instinct
that kicks into action to relieve suffering, show mercy, and nurture and
look after others as if they were family. This is the way of ‘The
Bodhisattva’, a person who defers Buddhahood in preference to being a
source of unconditional love, for all beings – not just human beings.
This New Moon also sparks the infamous 7-hit Uranus-Pluto square (the
vibration of which lingers into 2018), which has been representing
society’s radical changes, through technology (among other things). Our
own ability to be the agent of our own change and exercise compassionate
in any given situation may seem like a lot to ask for, but the heavens
do tend to incline and not compel.
Lastly, this lunation also
sees one of the year's most important Buddhist Wheel-Turning days,
Chökhor Düchen, on the 20th July. , The 4th day of the 6th month in the
Tibetan Calendar, is a karma-mulitplied day, commemorating the Buddha’s
first teaching on ‘The Four Nobel Truths’. It is also when The Lights
make their first positive aspect to each other enroute to a
heart-healing Full Blue moon, July 31st.
Thanks to unknown artist for artwork of Kwan Yin, 'The One who Hears the Cries of the World' _/♡\_
….~ ☸~ First turning of the Wheel of Dharma ~ ☸~….
Karma Multiplied day x 10 million (positive or negative)
☼ On the 4th day of the 6th Tibetan Lunar Month, as a growing sensitive
Moon begins to make the lunation's first advantageous sextile aspect to
our source of light and life, the radiant Sun, we celebrate ‘The First
Turning of the Wheel’ by Lord Buddha with Chökhor Düchen. Chökhor Düchen
is one of the years’ most important Buddhist festivals.
Setting the Dharma wheel into motion – after not having taught for seven
weeks since his enlightenment – and encouraged by his students, Indra
and Brahma, Buddha began with his teaching on ‘The Four Noble Truths’.
Four Noble Truths:
☸ 1. The reality of suffering (Dukka).
☸ 2. The cause of suffering is attachment (to desire, aggression or ignorance (Samudaya)).
☸ 3. The cessation of suffering IS attainable (Niroda).
☸ 4. There is a path to the cessation of suffering (Magga, through the 8-fold path).
Gothama Buddha chose to illuminate his followers upon a waxing moon.
The Sun-ruled Lionheart Leo is now in helpful aspect to the purifying
Virgo Moon moving into harmonious Libra. With the growing light of this
moon we can experience an increase of clarity, intuition, and emotional
insight about our self (Leo Sun). Personal courage to reach the
equanimous mind is also strengthen and, by extension, our relationships
(Libra Moon) can be loving and kind, wanting the best for all beings.
Dedicating all merit and positive actions of body, speech & mind
(word, thought and deed) that I/we create today, to heal the suffering,
wherever it is found with a blessed Chökhor Düchen May all beings be
free from suffering!
_ /♥\_ ☾
Many thanks to unknown artist of Buddha’s hands in Dharmacakra mudra _/♥\_
First turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Karma Multiplied day x 10 million (positive or negative)
Chökhor Düchen is one of the four most important Buddhist festivals of
the year. On the 4th day of the 6th Tibetan Lunar Month, just as a
growing sensitive Moon begins to make a helpful sextile aspect to the
radiant Sun, our source of light and life, Chökhor Düchen celebrates
‘The First Turning of the Wheel’ by Lord
Buddha. Setting the wheel of Dharma teachings into motion - after not having taught for seven weeks since his enlightenment - Buddha began with a teaching on ‘The
Four Noble Truths’☸.
Gothama Buddha appears to have chosen to illuminate the mind upon a
waxing moon. With the growing light of the moon we can
experience an increase of clarity, intuition, and emotional insight. And
from July 12th's astrological point of view, this very moon is involved in a
rare six-pointed star, with two interlocking triangles shaping the
starry firmament. A sensitive Moon in purifying Virgo creates a 'Grand
Earth trine' with transformational Pluto in responsible Capricorn; and
the south node, a.k.a. the Dragon's tail, tells from where we are
coming: i.e. in Taurus, and conjunct healing asteroid Hygeia, it
suggests Earth healing, though the power of nature. Thus for Chökhor
Düchen in the year of the Snake, a Grand Earth Trine creates the magical
star with the summer's perceptive 'Grand Water Trine, accenting
intuition and feminine sensitivity (which we all have in varying
degrees) to help us to see the Truth of things as they really are.
☸ Four Noble Truths:
☸ 1. Life is suffering.
☸ 2. The origin of suffering is attachment (to desire, aggression or ignorance).
☸ 3. The cessation of suffering IS attainable.
☸ 4. There is a path to the cessation of suffering.
~> the Dharma path _(♥)_ living life for the benefit of others.
Dedicating all merit and positive actions of body, speech & mind
(word, thought and deed), to heal the suffering, wherever it is found
_(♥)_
Image is of ☸ The Dharma Wheel ☸ flanked by two deer,
which is often found at the gates of Buddhist monasteries, symbolic of
Buddha's 1st teaching in Deer Park, Sarnath, India.
☾ ☼ Happy Chökhor Düchen ☼! :☽ _/\_
May all beings be free from suffering! _/\_
