Shaking shit up for the best reasons.
No, I'm not just talking about me, but all the cosmos during this super defining time in our lives. If you didn't get a chance to bask under the bright beauty that was the Moon as it was filling out this weekend, it's fine because you have all week to use its potent energy to tune in and change your life completely.
Us being quarantined during a pandemic and experiencing some of the most transformative times in the history of everdom has nothing to do with the following: we've been given the [most times chaotic] opportunity to level up month after month. Whether you've accepted things this way tells you everything you need to know about how you should proceed.
If you haven't been paying attention, this is your first time reading your lunar insights in a while, or this is your first lunar insights, put down whatever you're doing, take a deep breath, and be present as I deliver this divine guidance. Let's get into this Full Moon in Aquarius and how we can best navigate its energy for healing and mental, physical, and spiritual self-care and alignment.
You feel that? Those are vibrations of the Sun in Leo and the Full Moon in Aquarius. Leo, which is in its ruling planet the Sun, is known as the planet of individuality, expression, courage, and protection. Aquarius, ruled by Uranus (we'll get into him later), is characterized as being independent, unconventional, and rebellious, often socially aware and progressive. However...Aquarius is a fixed sign, also sometimes being fixed in the way it handles new information, which we're already getting a ton of under these cosmic placements. Just something to note as I break down how we should flow with all this energy that is already shaking and stirring us from all angles.
You questioning your purpose is on purpose.
Again, Leo is the sign of individuality and making a name for itself, so as we're winding through the most metamorphic year imaginable (or unimaginable), it's normal if we're tuned into this frequency of "what should I be doing while I'm here?" We're not just living in evolutionary times, we are literally evolving with each setting Sun and rising Moon. Even the smallest and seemingly insignificant moments are happening for our collective rerouting. If you've been feeling stuck, but love where you are, simply change your routine and/or process, but if you're asking yourself this question and feel a little lost, self-care through journaling or doodling out your thoughts about this is a productive activity you can put into practice. Pour up a glass of whatever suits your soul, sit on the floor, put on some music that feeds you, and write or draw out what comes to mind when you ask yourself the following questions:
What do I love to do?
What am I inherently good at?
What do people usually come to me for?
What do I want to be known for?
How do I want to feel in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?
If it's difficult to make sense of what comes up, know that it doesn't have to make sense right now. If your intuition shows it to you, know that the Universe will conspire to support you, even in the unknown. Sometimes we're called to be part of a world that doesn't exist yet, and that's not only okay but important.
Our Shit's Being Shaken – Part I: See It
Uranus, Aquarius' ruling planet, is very active during this lunation as it's making a square with the Sun in Leo. Squares are cosmic points of friction that call for us to act, but before we act, we need to see what to act on. In this case, we need to see through the "chaos" that Uranus is brewing.
Uranus is known by many names. One of them is The God of Chaos but the other is The Awakener. We have free will to define what's happening in our lives in one way or the other, but most times, the awakening is introduced by chaos.
Self-care can be whatever we want it to be, but I think it's imperative that everyone incorporates quiet time and stillness into their daily routine. (Even if it's only 15 minutes in the shower like I get most days.) It's the only time we can receive true insight from our higher self. When you're alone with yourself this week, examine what the Full Moon is shining a light on in your life. In other words, what's being shaken up? How does it make you feel?
Our Shit's Being Shaken – Part II: Gratitude + Action
After you dive in with yourself and take inventory of what's moving, shifting, breaking, and how you are being affected by it, take time to set intentions of gratitude. Because this isn't where you break down, it's where you break through. This isn't a muddy slump in the road, it's a necessary detour, maybe just not the scenic route you wanted. (What we want is often not what we need.) If Uranus energy is shaking shit you worked hard to create, be grateful that it's showing you where your life needs healing. And even if Uranus' energy is shaking off things and people you deemed essential to your life, be grateful that it's showing you that they're actually not sustainable as you align with your highest self. Act by allowing. Act by flowing. Act by having the difficult conversations, either with yourself or others. Act by rising.
How does this affect us as a collective? As Chani Nicholas said of these vibrations, "We can use it to shake us loose of any preconceived notions that our silence will keep us safe, that there is a normal to go back to, or that the uprising is over." This is just a reminder because I think at this point it's stirring an obvious pot, but act by educating, advocating, voting, and playing your part in the world's evolution.
In closing, treat your mind and body with extra care right now. I mean, this is also stirring an obvious pot, but when everything around us is convulsing for our ultimate good, it's ultimately a good idea to be still and not get toppled over. Acknowledge, accept, act, and align.
If you have any questions or insights, reply with a note. But know that this email was sealed with the highest of healing intentions.
Sending love from NYC. 𓁿 MS.
