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☆ Highlighting clarity and wisdom, practicality and the appreciation of
simple pleasures such as food, love, and enough money to get our needs
met, this exalted Moon in Taurus, comes with many names, each befitting
the region she heralds from, and each offering an emotional anchor we
can moor to in this choppy sea of Samsara.
☆ Often this Halloween Full Moon is called ‘the Ivy Moon, the Samhain
Moon, or the Hunter’s Moon. As leaves on the trees have fallen and
nights are dark (in the Northern Hemisphere), in reverence to the
western Goddess we call her Diana, or Artemis, the ‘Goddess of the
Hunt’. Artemis is the bringer of Light, caring for children, women and
the environment, and selflessly sharing her bounty.
☆ In the
East, this is the Full Moon to honour Laxmi, ‘Goddess of Abundance ’,
giving thanks for wealth and a plentiful harvest.
☆ In the
Buddhist tradition, this is the Moon when Lord Buddha agrees to leave
the realm of the 33, the Divine realm of the Devas (Heavenly realm of
Goddesses), where he had returned to teach and repay the kindness to his
Mother (for giving him the precious human rebirth). Buddhists
commemorate his decent in a weeks’ time, November 3rd, to become one of
the most important days of our Buddhist lunar calendar, as Buddha’s
actions represent the transformation that happens in death, so befitting
the Scorpio Sun, the sign which represents the never-ending cycle of
life, death and rebirth.
☆ Image is of a Nepali Goddess,
Vasudhara, who often compared to Laxmi for they share the same gifts
which the supplicant offer treasure, both real and spiritual.
Today and tomorrow, therefore, are days to honour the Goddess, with flowers, prayers, light and ℒℴѵℯ _/✿\_ ◯☆•*¨*•.¸¸❤☾
Give thanks for all you have. And remember, if you have a food and a roof over your head you are among the world's richest 25%
“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” — Buddha
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☼ ☾ A New Libra Moon approaches; time now to set our intention to bring
PEACE and LOVE, serenity and balance into our lives. At 0:07 Universal
Time (can I hear someone humming the Bond theme? ;) ) on the 12th/13th October, Sun and Moon join at 19 degrees in the sign
of the scale, to unite ideals and people that seek justice and truth.
☯ ☼ ☾ Libra is suave and sophisticated, passionate
about harmony and beauty; and as ‘The Lights’ come to oppose Uranus in
Aries, the planets indicate change comes by being braver and more
conscious about how to accomplish splendour in our environment, and
harmony in relationship. In areas of conflict, dialogue functions best
when working for the benefit of all parties. When still and silent, we
may even be aware how the real enemy lies within: muster strength and
learn to love our demons and pacify a restless ego with kindness not
cruelty, in fairness not indulgence. And by the time of the last of
autumn’s three supermoons on the 27th October, we could see a triumph of
transformation, emotional as well as spiritual.
Apart from
All Hallow's Eve, also this lunar month we will celebrate Lord Buddha's
decent from the God Realms of the 33, November 3rd. _/\_ One of the most
important Buddhist practice days of the year.
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of Vishnu, the Preserver, with his Sun disk, the Sudashana chakra, to
invoke ‘a vision which is fortunate’. _/|\_ ❤ ☼✶•*¨*•.¸¸❤✫
P.S. In case anyone is wondering why illustrate with Hindu deities, my
lineage is Kalachakra, the all inclusive time-wheel in which Vishnu also
features _/\_
Happy New Moon everyone, with ℒℴѵℯ ॐ, from Laura
Thursday, 13th November 20014 it is the last ‘Buddha Day’ of the year, and a
multiplied karma day, when the effect and merit of actions, thoughts.
and words are multiplied by 100,000,000!
Be mindful throughout the day. Lha-bab Duchen is one of the most
important days in the Buddhist calendar. This 22nd day of the 9th
Tibetan month sees the celebration of Buddha’s return to earth after
three months and seven days of dharma teaching to his mother in the
realm of the 33, the sphere of the Deva’s. So that his mother could be
liberated from Samsara, and to repay her kindness, is an act considered
to be one Buddha’s eight ‘great deeds’.
From the heavenly
bliss realms, Buddha Shakyamuni returned to Earth to continue teaching
dharma via a triple ladder made by Vishvakarma, the Hindu god of
architecture and machines. Built from gold, crystal, and Lapis Lazuli,
the ladder stretched all the way from Mount Meru. At the appointed hour
(on the last quarter moon) on the right-hand golden ladder appeared the
all-powerful, all-seeing Bramha, with the fine form deities; on the
left-hand crystal ladder came Dorje wielding Indra, with the Lords of
the sensual worlds; while Buddha descended via the central Lapis Lazuli
ladder, representing the middle path, as well as an intimate relation
with the realms of meditation, infinite space and infinite
consciousness; thus bringing heaven to earth, illustrating how to
overcome the duality of form and formlessness.
Many thanks to RigpaWiki for image of Buddha's descent from the 33 ॐ_/❤\_
