Welcoming in Change with the New Moon in Cancer
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*Please note, while it is great to do this with the New Moon, you can really start ANYTIME, so don't make excuses why you can't start TODAY!
It would be almost impossible to miss the incredible amount of change that is in the air. There is a huge shift happening. We were all forced to slow down, to get out of our patterns and the hypnotic loops that we have been living in. Walking through our lives in the trance of busyness and not actively participating in its’ creation. With the Summer Solstice and New Moon in Cancer, the focus is on learning from our past, so that we can create our future. It feels very intense and there are many things that we might not want to see in the world and within ourselves, but with the planets where they are, we have almost no choice, but to be feeling it all. While it is deeply uncomfortable, it is in that discomfort that things can change.
As I often post about, our disappointments and sadness are not life sentences, they are opportunities to learn and grow. This doesn't mean it is always comfortable, but it also isn't something to avoid. When we lean into it, and truly feel it, we have the ability to really learn from it and release it. We can recognize that that pain does not have to define us, but instead can truly be an opportunity for growth.
Along with the New Moon, we also have a Solar eclipse as well. "A solar eclipse is just like a regular new moon where the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. However, a solar eclipse is more powerful because the Moon darkens the Sun…The strongest and most important aspect in astrology is Sun conjunct Moon. It means all possibilities are on the table and you can rightly put yourself in the forefront of new plans for the future. It is time to question your old habits and behaviors as you search for new and inventive ways to make progress. "(Astrology King)
This is a perfect time to bet setting goals. Goals of how you want your future to be. The power and energy of the New Moon is usually about 4 weeks, but with the solar Eclipse, we can actually have the power and energy to look ahead 6 months…What do we want the rest of this year to look like? How can we step into the driver’s seat of our own lives to make the changes we want to see in ourselves and in the world?
For tonight's ritual, we will work with our conscious breath. If we can control our breath, we can control our mind. If we can control our mind, we can control our experience on the physical realm. We are the only living organism that can self regulate our breath. That gives us power over our energy, our mind and our lives.
I have made an Audio file that will walk you through the breath, It will start by tuning in. I will also be reading excerpts from a talk below that Yogi Bhajan gave on breath.
Please create a sacred space for yourself, light your incense + candle, take out your crystals. You'll start by playing the below mediation.
When you are finished, you will start to journal, and use this PLAYLIST. Take out your journal and just start to go in. See what is coming up for you. Allow yourself to see that pain that might be present, and then noticing all the gifts it has brought you. And go in and see what you want to differently. How can you show up the way you want to and not just be on autopilot. Take your time. When you have finished, spend some time setting intentions.
Once you have completed the journal portion, you are ready to clear your crystals, which you can do with Palo Santo, Sage, Sound, dirt, water etc... For a quick lesson on clearing and crystals check out my Instagram Highlights and click on the one for Clearing). To get more information check out THIS VIDEO where we talk about crystals, moons and clearing...
Continuing journaling with THE PLAYLIST , but focus on what you want to call in. Be detailed about it. Be honest, what is it you want...If you feel called hold your crystals as you say your intentions out loud. When you are finished put your crystals either outside or near a window for 24 hours...Keep looking at this list and update it each New Moon. Paying attention to all of your victories...
TUNING IN
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo 3 times
I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within
Ad Guray Nameh Jugad Guray Nameh Sat Guray Nameh Siri Guru Devay Nameh 3 times
I bow to the primal wisdom. I bow to the wisdom through the ages.
I bow to the true wisdom.I bow to the great unseen wisdom.
Breathing 3 times a Minute
Using this breath for meditation will quickly ease your mind, eliminate fear, and help you sink deeper into your body and into the present moment. Use this tool anytime you experience anxiety or depression.
Breathing 3 times a minute will be broken down as 5 seconds to inhale, 5 seconds to hold, 5 seconds to exhale. Be calm with the breath. I explain during the recording.
“If you can command the breath of life and consciously breathe, you can be in command of your life and environments will relate to you as per your wish.
May we all understand, in the breath of life we can be Infinite and with our fearlessness and character, we can achieve all the riches of the earth to share them with mankind.” Yogi Bhajan