☆ Healing Breath ~ Healing Heart-Mind _/♥\_ Tara Moon - 28thAug'13

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Tara Moon ~ Medicine Buddha puja _/♥\_
The airy quality of tonight's last quarter Gemini Moon, in T-square to the illuminating Sun and meditative Neptune, supports mindfulness by working with the breath, as breath is mind’s vehicle to Spirit. When the chattering monkey mind starts to distract, stability can be found by concentrating on the beauty of nature, such as a tree, rock or flower as an object of meditation, thus allowing the unseen healing field of life-giving consciousness to flow in and around the (collective) heart-mind. _/✿\_

☼ ☾ Both ‘Lights’, the Earthy Virgo Sun and curious Gemini Moon, currently share the same ruler: Mercury, planet of informative healing. Mercury is now exalted in restorative Virgo, and opposite charitable Neptune, the planets highlight the need to 'ride the winds' and practice the perfection of the wisdom mind, showing loving-kindness and compassion to all beings (including oneself). 

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Mantra for Goddess Tara “Om Tara Tuttare Ture Soha” _/♥\_

Arya Tara, swift-acting liberating mother Goddess, we invoke your blessings. Please watch over & protect us; hold us in your loving embrace, shielding all from danger, fear or suffering.

thanks to Djimmi Dorje for exquisite Green Tara _/♥\_

☿ Dynamic Spiritual healing ~> 25th - 28th August 2013

~> ☉ & ☿ ♍ - ☍- ♆ ♓

The Spirit of the purifying Virgo Sun is currently boosted by the healing qualities of fleet-footed Mercury, Virgo’s ruler. As well as being the planet of wheeling and dealing, Mercury represents the kind of mental pacts we make with ourselves, particularly in regards to the healthy nurturing of mind, body and soul. A difficult Mercury placement can signal ignorance and/or negative thought processes. However, the winged messenger is now exalted in exacting Virgo, so Mercury is in the best possible place to be, to make this an optimum time to assess the benefits of a sensible lifestyle to look after oneself: positive thinking and healthy diet being the starting point of any remedial therapy.

For the next few days, both Sun and Mercury are also involved in the Sacred Six-pointed Star formation, galvanizing the curative Medicine Wheel (which began early July). And while these two planets now directly oppose spiritual Neptune, at home in visionary Pisces (exact Mercury opposition today, with the Sun opposite Neptune on the 27th), the power of visualization and working with unseen energy is magnified. Awareness of the invisible field of consciousness emanating unconditional love and bliss can be made manifest and utilized for practical purposes. Through prayer, meditation, yoga, dance, music and art (etc), Neptune in Pisces dissolves ordinary boundaries, taking us into uncharted astral realms (of the imagination), to align with the Divine, as well as highlighting the subtle energies that flow in and around the heart-mind and body (chi, bio-energy).

This cosmic connection creates an earthly perspective: Even if we cannot completely overcome suffering or cure disease, a positive intention coupled with the right tools, view and understanding, can heal a flagging human spirit: note that to transform suffering into joy advances spiritual practice. As the Buddha says “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.” So the most important thing we can ever do is to cultivate a good heart, towards ourselves - and others.

Heal well my friends ~>
With love and thanks for sharing, and thanks to unknown artist for inspiring meditation _/\_

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Thank you _/\_

✶ Sacred Star & Cosmic Cross ☩ ~> August Bank Holiday '13

✶▼△ ☼ Glorious planetary activity shines upon this August bank holiday weekend, with two very rare configurations happening at the same time; both alignments constellate together from the early hours of Sunday morning, 25th August, until the end of the month, creating magical sacred geometry that unifies the heart-mind: The stabilizing focus of the ‘Cardinal Cross of the Central Spiritual Sun’ provides direction and ambition, stimulating critical spiritual mass to encourage individual awareness to acknowledge the Divine within all things. The longer lasting pattern (until 7th September) is a welcome return of the mystical Six-pointed Star, aka Grand Sextile, the Double Tetrahedron, Merkaba, Star of David, Seal of Solomon (which I’ve written about in depth already).

The difference now is how the Sacred Star involves the illuminating ‘Lights’, Sun & Moon, highlighting feminine elements Water and Earth. As a perfect solar Virgo Goddess makes a wonderful aspect to Luna, exalted in fertile Taurus, this is Goddess power to the max, adding strength, beauty and wisdom within, sequencing subtle psychic sensitivity with a rare celestial empowerment that can at once activate deeply felt compassion and loving kindness, with the practical ability to remain grounded in peace and LOVE no matter what the circumstance. As His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama says “The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be.”

Have a wonderfully starry end of August! _/♥\_

"Celebrate Unconditional Love & Peace"
╔╗◕‿◕ "Anywhere, anytime
║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ ► without judgement,
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ► without prejudice
╚═╩═╩═╩═╩ ► without regret.

☼ ☽ ♥ Full Blue Zodiacal Moon in Aquarius ♥ ☾ ☼

Accenting creative self-expression and the glory of the individual Spirit in relation to the greater whole, a second Full Moon in Aquarius (the 1st was July 22nd) is a zodiacal Blue Moon, 2:44am BST Tuesday Night/Wednesday morning, 20th/21st August. Blue Moons intensify energies and raise consciousness, providing additional illumination upon the qualities and strengths of the two signs involved.

With Leo/Aquarius ‘The Lights’ again clarify the Spiritual Warrior’s awareness and altruistic intention, specifically as this second Aquarius Moon conjuncts Neptune, planet of unconditional compassion. Altruism, generating loving kindness to all beings, prevents harm and/or interference (in the spiritual practice), to become a source of comfort. Without getting lost in delusion or confusion, mindfulness awakens to Unity Consciousness, aware of co-creating with our universe so that wishes are fulfilled; by giving thanks for the blessings we experience at any given moment we encourage beauty, joy and love to reside and radiate from the heart centre.

As His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, says “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

Incredible sacred geometry in the sky further highlights Full Blue Moon magic: Goddess Venus, now at home in Libra, is already beginning to activate ‘Cardinal Cross of the Central Spiritual Sun’. And the summer’s ‘Grand Water Trine’ is still in effect, highlighting the world of feeling, collective undercurrents, and the flow of psychic sensitivity. At the same time a ‘Mystic Rectangle’ promotes practical mysticism, suggesting deep sensitivity, insight and intuition, are vital for conflict resolution.

Wishing all beings an auspicious and happy full Moon ☼ ☽ ☼
and Thanks to unknown artist at the FPMT for the glowing Thangka painting of ‘1000 arm Chenrezig, Avalokesvara, Buddha of Compassion’, whose mantra is “Om Mani Padme Hung” _/♥\_

☼ ♌ ~ △ ~ ☾ ♐ Guru Rinpoche Day ~> _/♥\_ August 16th 2013

☼ ♌ ~ △ ~ ☾ ♐ = Guru Rinpoche Day ~> _/♥\_
August 16th = 10th day of the 7th Tibetan Month of the Bird

One of the 20th century’s greatest Lamas, Dudjom Rinpoche says this about today's Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava “On the Tenth Day of the month of the Bird, the Tirthikas from Tamradvipa threw Him into the river Ganges. But having performed a Vajra Dance in the sky, by His magical powers He caused the waters of the river to reverse their flow. Having awakened faith in them, at the time of establishing the Doctrine in their kingdom, He became known as Kha-ding Tsal or Khagamana, "He who soars in the sky like the Garuda."”

While this great mythological story involves wondrous beasts such as Garuda (the snake–eating King of Birds), one has to read between the lines of any magical twilight language and think symbolically. As such, the month of the bird offers the ability to fly high and rise above the earthly mundane to have perspective upon all life. That Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, was thrown into a sacred river, the Ganges, suggests he emerged filled with ever-flowing blissful devotion, emanating unconditional love - qualities which reverse the tide of negative emotion and overcome obstacles.

A Vajra Dance honours unified connectivity and all elements in all ten directions: the four cardinal and four cross-quarters (phases for sun & Moon) as well as up & down: stabilising mid-heaven to mid-earth. The Vajra (a.k.a. Dorje) is the diamond sceptre used in Tibetan tantric practice to symbolise focus, form and vitality, awakening the practioner to the foundation of the physical realm through its dynamic thunderbolt action. The ‘Thunderbolt’ is also one of Jupiter’s tools. In astrology, Jupiter IS the sacred Guru, ‘The Vajra Holder’.

Now exalted in watery Cancer, Jupiter can soar high above emotional dross, offering the ability to see the bigger picture, at the same time giving substantial support. Jupiter in moon-ruled, home-loving Cancer is also in a very powerful association with this 10-day Moon, called ‘mutual reception’, as the Moon is in Sagittarius, which is ruled by Jupiter. This means that the Sacred Guru, Jupiter, and the sensitive Moon are in extremely good relations today.

So you see, even though we might need to adjust our emotional viewpoint, today is astrologically perfect to acknowledge Guru Devotion, and tap into the stream of Lama Love that honours our teachers (within) to make offerings, fly prayer flags, and give thanks for all the spiritual guidance they so caringly give, as a mother would her child. _/♥\_

Image of Red Garuda by unknown artist with thanks _/♥\_
Guru Mantra ~> "Om Ah Hung Vajra Guru Pema Siddhi Hung" _/♥\_

♥ Insight into Light ~ Medicine Buddha August 2013

The radiant golden light of the Leo Lion supports and nourishes the life-force during today’s Medicine Buddha ~ Tara Puja Moon, highlighting concentrated focus and the courage and determination to transform deeply engrained (karmic) patterns or issues which obscure the beauteous joy of our inner-essence: the creative shining Spirit.

En route to the culmination of the Full Aquarius Moon on the 20th /21st August, this first quarter moon phase, in formidable and perceptive Scorpio, calls for dramatic adjustments, leaving no stone unturned in any kind of research. Now is the time to be sensitively engaged, insightful, and artistically resourceful, especially when healing the subtle energies of the heart-mind and body, emotions and psyche.

Medicine Buddha Mantra "Tayatha Om Bekanze Bekanze MahaBekanze Rasa Samut Gate Soha" __/♥\__

“Hail! Appear, O Healer, O Healer, O Great Healer, O King of Healing! Let the Healing be swift And let the Healing begin!” __/♥\__

Thangka of Golden Sangye Menla - Medicine Buddha with snow lions, by ExoticIndia, with thanks __/♥\__

☩ Cardinal Grand Cross of the Central Spiritual Sun ☩ August 2013

_/♥\_ Whilst out stargazing tonight, being blessed with glorious shooting stars from this weekend’s Perseid’s shower, it might inspire to bear in mind how tonight’s sky also fleetingly embraces the powerful ‘Cardinal Grand Cross of the Central Spiritual Sun’. This rare configuration now occurs when planets, such as today's moon, are in Libra (where Venus will activate 26thAug). ☩  The Cross symbolizes critical spiritual mass, and sparked a collective spiritual evolution exactly three years ago, August 2010 – when the courageous Leo Spirit Sun was also passing through the constellation of heroic Perseus.

☩  In 2010 a spectacular Grand Cross activated the earliest degrees of the dynamic Cardinal signs, indicating a new collective awareness (as well as stressing the need for wholesome change in the midst of communal crisis – emotional, economic and environmental). Now we are looking at 8-16 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn in the celestial spotlight until at least April 2014. This Cardinal Cross of Central Spiritual Sun motivates the Divine Will of the Whole to be in accord with cosmic Love-Light.

☩  Holding the vertical (midnight/midday) axis of the cross, expansive Jupiter, now exalted in Cancer, synthesises humanity’s hope and needs as it makes the 1st of 3 oppositions to metamorphic Pluto in Capricorn, suggesting a valiant transformation of resources for sustainable future stability. Balancing the horizontal, sunrise-sunset axis of the cross is the awakening planet, Uranus, in dynamic Aries (also the agent of the cross); opposite the harmonious Libra moon, everyone feels the need for positive change. As all four signs work together to direct towards our Spiritual centre, it enables core location so that we can rest in Divinity, a place Buddhism calls 'our Buddha nature'. _/♥\_

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With thx for sharing & thanks and love to Artzotec for Chenrezig Mandala, representing the Lord of Compassion. whose mantra is "Om Mani Padme Hung" _/♥\_

New Leo Moon ♥ • • •( ( (☾ ◯☽) ) )• • • ♥ August 2013

Majestic Leo is ruled by the life-giving Sun, which is central to the cross-quarter marker for the height of this season. Now, as the golden Sun radiates warmth through the light of the soul, we observe the ‘Fixed’ Solar Fire festival accenting the glowing Heart of the Leo Sun, a time of joyful relaxation and abundance, when summer's first grains ripen in the northern hemisphere, and days lengthen in the south. At the same time, a New Moon at 14 degrees of fiery Leo, on Tuesday, 6th August at 22:50bst kindles Leo’s sacred flame of unconditional love-light.

Compounding the light blessings, the commanding Leo Sun and Moon are currently with asteroid Vesta, Fire Goddess of hearth and home, who purifies and tends the sacred flame with unfailing devotion. All three are currently in a challenging aspect to the karmic Dragon’s head and tail. This mythical meeting of Dragon and Lion suggests we’re at a potentially enlightening turning point, one that could avoid burn-out and bring about practical earthy healing to a specific heart-felt cause; by shining the Leo Love-Light into the deepest recesses of our (collective) psyche we can now clearly see what needs to be powerfully transformed in order to safeguard the heart-mind, and shared resources.

_/♥\_ From the Buddhist perspective, both Lion and Dragon are symbolically important iconography. Like Leo, the dragon is a creature of great creative power, with positive yang dynamism, whilst the regal Lion is dignified and loving, playful and cheerful. Bodhisattvas, beings who attain a high level of spiritual development, are often called ‘Buddha’s Lions’; and Buddha’s teachings ‘the Lions’ Roar’. As such, Lions are also royal dharma protectors, found at the entrance to many temples, often holding up thrones for Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, indicating formidable strength and competence.

☼☽ So while this New Leo Moon provides the will to exercise wisdom that protects a faithful heart and advances the creative spirit with generosity and love, remember there is also room for a sprinkling of inscrutable Dragon magic to enhance these rare moments of the influential six-pointed star of the Grand Sextile, flowing in and out of perfection throughout this month of August. ☼☽¸¸.•*¨*•☆ ♥

 

 "Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth".
~> Sutta Nipata

tThanks to ExoticIndia for beautiful thangka painting of Shakyamuni Buddha & to Visual Alchemy for 'Goodness Gracious'_/\_

☼ ✶☽ ~> Last Quarter Tara Moon & The Grand Sextile

Anchoring the flower-of-life perfection to this summer’s ‘Grand Sextile’ is an exalted Moon, in practical and stabilizing Taurus. In her last quarter phase, this sensitive and unpretentious Moon is assigned the liberating qualities of the Great Mother Goddess, Tara. With the strength and magic of today’s six-pointed Sacred Star, the double Tetradhedron formed between Water & Earth Triangles, this transcendental stargate maintains internal balance, aligned in hexagonal harmony with heaven and Earth. Now is the time to awaken the Divine Feminine (within), and open the heart chakra to love, kindness and peace.

The ancient Sanskrit word for the heart chakra, ‘Anahata’, means ‘to come unstuck’, as the heart releases electromagnetism that flows through and around the body and aura – energy that connects internal meridians within mind-body and spirit, as well as externally, interacting with each other. An open heart-mind raises self-esteem, and supports unconditional love and compassion, promoting a powerful spiritual healing that the abundantly restorative vibration of the Green Tara now quickly invokes. Today’s sacred geometry suggests this is indeed a very special last quarter moon ~> Give Love. Receive Love. Be Love.

Hail to the Goddess “Om Tara Tuttare Ture Soha” __/\__

Image of the heart chakra Merkaba by Laural Virtues Wauters, with love & thanks __/\__

✶ Grand Sextile _/✶\_ Sacred Geometry ▼ ▲ July 29th 2013

Loaded with creative tension and opposition, the Grand Sextile - even one as blissfully mystic with a Water Trine interlocked with the stabilizing Earth Trine - can sometimes feel powerful and impenetrable, as though we are dealing with a Cosmic Sheriff, wearing an authoritative shiny star. While some ‘hold the star’s light’, others may even sense this planetary pattern patrolling or blocking the flow (of emotion, love, money, dreams) as though there is no way out, particularly when dealing with the simultaneous trickier aspects also happening (dynamic Mars opposition controlling Pluto, for instance, or Spirit Sun square karmic Saturn). Yet take heart, there is a slight gap in this weekend’s dramatic six-pointed Seal of Solomon (aka Star of David, or Metatron), where one can slip through to calmly observe what is happening (within), and without fear.

This heavenly portal to objectivity currently operates between the destiny-fulfilling North Node and Saturn, which means that by taking personal charge for one’s own action (karma), we enable access to our own inner, moral authority. Even so, that may seem like a challenge, as current forces can seem so muddy, lacking clarity or fairness – particularly with issues that relate to ‘the end of matters’, investments and shared enterprises – personal and/or professional. But the Saturn-North-Node connection (which gets stronger over the coming months) urges one to now practice discipline and mindfulness and develop intuitive insight.

While internal and external change takes place in our lives, it is how we react that makes all the difference to a situation being something which expands the spiritual heart-mind. In the words of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, “real change happens in the heart”. For when we accept the responsibility to change the way we look at things, the things we look at also change. Thus we self-empower to do what is ethically right by all beings, with a tender concern.

Thanks to unknown artist for metatron mandala _/✶\_

✶ Grand Water trine ~ July 2013

▼ Now the summer’s 'Grand Earth Trine' begins to stabilize the ‘Grand Sextile’, as the elements Earth and Water highlight the management of resources and material ambition, as well as clarifying the flow of deep and powerful emotion.

▼ At the same time a second Grand Water Trine also begins its long-lasting constellation (until mid-September), with development between the magical Piscean Shaman, Chiron, aspecting our destiny-fulfilling North Node, presently in Scorpio; together they form a powerful triangle with a brief conjunction between Mercury & Mars, in Cancer. While this 'Grand Water Trine’s' latter two planets encourage a stream of care and active communication, the basis of the Water triangle is firmly upon renewing resources that purify obscuration and generate spiritual healing. Insight into and about previously untapped realms requires constant compassion.

Warrior Mars is weak at the moment, in its position of fall, and with fleet-footed Mercury, is often depicted as rushing and careless, where speed can become a form of aggression (which we saw yesterday (July 25th) with dangerous consequences and the train crash at Saintiago de Compostelle, one of Europe's most important places of Christian pilgrimage). Best learn the lesson: proceed with caution, tread lightly and leave a small footprint; and still aim for emotional regeneration. _/▼\_ ☼✶•*¨*•.¸¸✶

Prayers for all lost lives and their families _/♥\_

☽ 3rd Super Moon ~> Guru Purnima ~> Mary Magdalene July '13

The resplendent Sun now at 0 Leo, opposite the Super Moon in Aquarius, marks the Full Moon also known as ‘Guru Purnima’, ‘the teacher’s moon’, honouring the illuminating spiritual instructor (which the aspirant carries within at the heart (of his or her own Sun)). Guru devotion is something often misunderstood in western society, as we often think we can achieve enlightenment (or whatever) without being shown or taught. Its true, a few do have the karma to be self-illuminating. But for the most part we need a helping hand to guide. Which is where the teacher steps in. And in the words of a most precious guiding light, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, “The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.” __/♥\__

☼☽ ~> From the astrological point of view, ‘The Luminaries’ now in Sun-ruled Leo and group-orientated Aquarius reveal the altruistic self, to find one’s place within humanity. Leo lives for love and drives towards self-knowledge, while Aquarius makes use of such perception for the benefit of others (often within a collective situation). This Super Moon therefore has the potential to mobilize a mass-movement with intuition and awareness, enhancing both individual and universal consciousness, to inspire hope for the future.

This Super Guru Moon also coincides with the celestial Goddess, Venus, being with fixed star, Regulus, at the heart of regal Lion (wonderful marker for a Royal birth). It is also the feast day of Mary Magdalene.

Revering the wisdom of the Divine Feminine as Guru, image is of White Tara surrounded by Five Buddha Families, with thx __/♥\__

☿ Mercury Direct & Full Super Moon in Aquarius ~> July '13

Planet of healing & communication, trade & transport, Mercury, now goes forward in moon-ruled Cancer.

These past few weeks have been a tricky retrograde, during an emotionally heightened Super Moon season and two Grand Water Trines willing us to ‘purify, surrender, and discover the miracle of unconditional, spiritual love'. Luckily, the Water Trines last throughout August so that we can familiarize such ideals.

Strengthened by lessons of love and forgiveness, we now go forward with greater insight into issues from the past, as well as family matters, be those sangha, cyber or global family. Even if concerned about health and happiness, it could feel like some kind of storm has passed. A little more time and patience, love and acceptance, may be needed by some to experience healing magic. This is not to say that one should stay in difficult situations, but that compassion towards self is paramount.

The third & final full Super Moon of year culminates Monday, July 22nd, at 0 Aquarius 19:14bst (14:14est), adding confidence, clarity, and seasonal passion (fire/water (excess or lack) in the summery north; water/air in the wintery south). Connecting intellect to heart, and to friendly kindred spirits, raises the cosmic love vibration and generates the altruistic intention the Aquarian brother/sisterhood of humankind symbolises.

This is also the ‘wishing’ full Moon, when its advisable to be conscious and careful of what you wish for! My wish is for all beings to realize HAPPINESS is the true nature of reality _/♥\_

And I, for one, am extremely happy Mercury is going forward! :)
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:) ~~~> thanks to unknown artist for water-blessing Buddha _/♥\_

♥ Water offerings on Guru Rinpoche's birthday __/♥\__ July 18th

                                  *•.(*•.¸♥¸.•*´).•*OM AH HUNG !*•.(*•.¸♥¸.•*´).•*

Honouring Guru Rinpoche on this 10th day of the 6th Tibetan month, 18th July, with water offerings commemorating the birth of Tibet’s Padmasambhava, otherwise known as Guru Rinpoche, the lotus born, who turns the wheel of Dharma for the Dakinis of the Island.

Sealed with the historic 'Grand Water Trine' (five days before the last Full Super Moon of the year July 22nd), water offerings are symbolic on many levels. With water offerings we create merit so spiritual and material goals can be accomplished. Water offerings encourage generosity and help to overcome desire and attachment, purifying body, speech & heart-mind.

May the merit of water offerings and the blessings of the Grand Water Trine be received by all beings!
with ﾚ o √ 乇 ....
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(¸.•´ (¸.• (¸.• ( ¸¸.•¨¯`• ✰ & ﾚight✰ ♥ღ _/♥\_
Om Ah Hung Vajra Guru Pemma Siddhi Hung __/♥\__

✶ Grand Sextile & the Grand Water Trine ~ purify, renew & generate Bodhicitta - July 2013

17th July ~> Perfecting over the next couple of days, and providing a portal for developing deep spirituality (& good practice days), is the Summer's Grand Water Trine between an exalted Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio & Neptune, at home in Pisces. This incredibly rare formation between three powerful planets in feminine water signs can harmonize being in your flow, enhance intuitive psychic sensitivity, and activate deep compassion for all beings. To the power of three, trines add a magical pyramid power to the spiritual quest: Jupiter provides perspective, Saturn stability and Neptune Divinity; Cancer enhances feelings, Scorpio insight, and Pisces the imagination. The Water triangle can give us the ability to see the bigger picture and care about what we see so that we can purify, renew, and totally refresh thought, word & deed, physically, psychologically, and perhaps most importantly, our understanding of ‘Bodhicitta’, the precious essence of awakened heart-mind. ~> Om Ah Hung! __/♥\__

"Precious, sublime bodhicitta:
May it arise in those in whom it has not arisen,
May it never fail where it has arisen
May it go on increasing, further and further!" .... _(♡)__(♡)__(♡)__(♡)__(♡)_

Six-Pointed Sacred Star ✶ Grand Sextile ✶ Interlocking Water & Earth Triangles ~ July 2013

_(▼)_This triple-whammy moon-ruled Super-Moon Cancer lunation is bringing powerful waves of emotional intensity for everyone to ride, be they personal or mutual feelings, sensations are cosmically bound to be strong, as indicated by the Grand Water TrineS coming to perfection this week, on the 17/18/19/20th July (& the 20th is the day Mercury goes forward!).

_/✶ \_ A week later, starting 27th July, a magnificent Six-Pointed Star once again creates the summer’s Grand Sextile, with interlocking Grand Earth & Water Trines, invigorating celestial sweetness that can enhance and stabilize unseen bio-force, 'chi', through meditation, yoga, mantra, tantra, prayer, dance, music, healing, and basically serving humanity, both spiritually as well as practically. This Six-Pointed 'Star' has the potential to tap into the creative feminine life-force to generate peace and love - so much so that kind souls have created a 'harmonic convergence’ which we can all join and empower the Goddess (within); and has been twinkling in and out of focus since the extremely potent medicine Buddha Moon, June 16th.

This Sacred Star, a the double tetrahedron, a.k.a. Metatron's cube, creates symbols of both, the flower of life, and the Tree of Life, was also in celestial play at the first turning of the Dharma wheel, on the karma multiplied x10-million day, July12th. And it sharpens up the six-points again as we go into the last quarter Tara Moon when Venus is in Virgo, which is just after our third and final Super Full Moon of 2013 on July 22nd. All the while the double Water Trines undulate through the collective consciousness, with powerful and emotion coming up from often suppressed and deepest recesses, activating the Water triplicity’s qualities: Cancer’s personal and familial care and loving kindness (Metta), Scorpio’s social intensity and laser-like insight (Vipassanna) and Pisces’ compassionate ego-dissolving, embracing unconditional love into the communal heart-mind (Karuna).

These energies are powerful. And one must take care not to get swept along by collective hysteria or confusion. There is also a Black Moon Lilith, ‘Kali’ momentum to deal with, which involves cutting the root of ego and the prevention of anger and retaliation (more on that in another post); but suffice to say that the Grand Earth Triangle enables one to remain grounded whilst feelings, thoughts and ideas flow – a bit like the Temperance card in the Tarot, contained yet aware of a powerful flow and movement.

Thanks as always to the amazing Visual Alchemy for ‘Sprouting’
And to Pouyan for Pineal Visions  ~> With _(▼)_ Heavenly blessings of Love & Light & being in the flow of the Celestine Sextile _/✶ \_ 

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❥ Medicine Buddha ~> 16th July ~> Tara Puja _/♥\_

This first quarter Libra Moon with Spirit Sun in Cancer galvanizes caring into social action. A balanced heart-mind makes it easier to find inner-peace, and engage with others in the common ground that encourages constructive dialogue and diplomatic relations, as the usually harmonizing Libra Moon shifts from opposing radical Uranus (now at station, and about to go retrograde for the next five months) to being with a perceptive Saturn tonight. Uranus tends to stir up emotions, thoughts, groups of people. In an ideal world such shake-ups urge us towards awakening, but the untrained mind often falters in chaos. And as everything changes, in the tension and edginess we can become restless enough to seek alternatives that help ourselves to help others and generate durable healing. When the sensitive Moon joins Saturn and the Grand Water Trine this evening, then slowing down and reflecting (upon spacy insight) under the lapis lazuli blue light night sky helps to remain rooted in the flow of this tremendous opportunity to once purify and renew, and realize an ocean of wisdom. _/▼\_

Medicine Buddha Mantra "Tayatha Om Bekanze Bekanze MahaBekanze Rasa Samut Gate Soha" __/♥\__
“Hail! Appear, O Healer, O Healer, O Great Healer, O King of Healing! Let the Healing be swift And let the Healing begin!” _/♥\_

☸ _(♥)_ Chökhor Düchen ~> July 12 2013 _(♥)_

                                         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! _/\_

♄ Saturn in Scorpio direct ॐ ♄♏♥ ~> July 9th 2013

Moving ahead with insight and discipline, this new Cancer lunation is marked by the heavenly pantheon’s heavyweight, Saturn, going forward after almost 5 months of retrograde motion. At 4Scorpio, and involved in the fortuitous ‘Grand Water Trine’, Saturn now exercises an extremely remarkable skill that reaps the rewards of dealing with an intense kind of karma (which admittedly can seem like a burden) by being confident, trustworthy and diligent.

Acutely perceptive, Saturn in fixed Scorpio tolerates and controls with critical edge and concentrated focus, to work towards (tantric) transformation.  Accomplishment within in Scorpio’s powerful realms of intimate relationships, secrets and power, research and psychology require Saturn’s mastery and responsibility. Timely investment or commitment may well involve emotion, energy or money.  Saturn in Scorpio has the potential to develop trust with an intuitive wisdom that can be passionately shared.

Look to 4Scorpio in your horoscope and find where a laser-like, single-minded one-pointed focus is currently penetrating; and use the indicated attributes to accomplish great deeds.

In other words, prepare to exercise wisdom and transform whatever karmic obstacle, obsession or desire that has held you back, and forge ahead renewed, having mastered fear (with love) with greater strength and resolve.

In the 10th century, Buddhist teacher Atisha wrote ~>
“The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.”

May all beings achieve such wisdom in this one lifetime! _/\_ ॐ ♄♏♥ ॐ