Author: Teresa

I’m not going to blow skittles up your ass, not that that sounds like an enjoyable thing to have done to you anyway, but this Full Moon has the potential to be fairly uncomfortable. Unless you feel well equipped to handle confrontations with your shadow, and that of others, I might even hold moon-bathing the crystals because this could intensify that energy. I’m putting mine out to charge, but I’m setting an intention for growth and expansion, and I’m quite well-acquainted with my inner-butthead.

Ahem…Firstly, Scorpio isn’t exactly the Moon’s favorite place to hang out. The Moon is about our emotions and moods and Scorpio can tend towards extremes, so it is possible this Full Moon might find us a bit volatile. Scorpio also rules us vs. the other, and I feel this particular Full Moon might devolve into blame and projection if we’re not self-aware.

The Sun is conjunct Mercury, which represents information and the way we think. I’d be cautionary about lobbing your truth around mostly because those who’ll agree with you will only inflate your ego, and leastly because you’re unlikely to change anyone’s mind right around now. Arguably ever, but let’s just say now especially.

Nothing is making sense in the world these days, not to any one on any side. This is uncomfortable for most, but this is the Moon under which the Buddha was born, so there is a whisper of hope that if we’re quiet, introspective, and objectively honest with ourselves about ourselves, we might use this transit to enlighten ourselves.

Otherwise, with the Moon being in Mars’ home of Scorpio, pitfalls include: speaking (errr, shouting) with unnecessary emotion and possibly aggression, alienating others, and falling into a victimhood mindset. None of which sounds fun, but all of which have their enlightening lessons! So you do you!

Collective Full Moon Tarot Reading

Internal Energies – Queen of Swords
External Energies – The Chariot
Overall Energies – Judgement

The Queen of Swords is thinks critically and does not allow herself to be carried away by emotion. She is the most masculine of the queens, in touch with both her masculine and feminine energies. There is a need for us to be reasonable and measured when it comes to the outside world which, as the Chariot shown here denotes, requires skill and fast thinking to keep things in a delicate balance. There is an overall sense of Judgement every which way imaginable, I feel this personally! We might feel we’re being judged by God and everybody. And, just as likely, we might be judging God and everybody right back! Heh.

The one person we really need to concern ourselves with at this time is…ourselves (yup, all of you, if you, singular, have multiple personalities). The Queen is well equipped to do so. Thing is though, on the flip, if she’s pissed, she’ll cut you. So there’s that.

However it pans out for ya, love and shit! XOXO

Zube

Greetings Earthlings! Tonight, the New Moon is exact at 3 degrees Taurus at 8:22PM Mountain Time. I like to think of each New Moon as a time to drop shit that isn’t working. A new beginning, a fresh start. And we get one each month! Awesome, no!? Much better than yearly resolutions, I love the idea of New Moon Resolutions.

There’s likely some shit you can do without, whether it’s shit that hasn’t worked this month, or so far this year, or, well, ever. Habits, thoughts, lovers, shoes…The truth is, until you let go of some shit, there is less room for new and exciting shit to take its place.

This New Moon is in Taurus. Taurus LOVES to be pampered and revels in all that pleases the five senses, or however many senses people who are more versed in spirituality than me would say there are. Pleasure is at the fore with this Moon, and she’s accompanied by Uranus just a few degrees away, the planet of surprise and unexpected twists. Think electricity. Lightning.

Doing nothing is always an option. Not letting go of shit is always an option. Always, always. For a little added flare, throw in a paper bag, some lightning from Uranus, and you’ve got a nice warm fire. Of shit in a paper bag. Good job.

Lightning from Uranus. Heh. Where was I?

Oh yeah, OR! Or, you can do something. What the Universe is whispering in my ear is, “Do anything…” Move. Mentally, emotionally, physically, logically…Do some shit. New shit.

It may not be easy because this New Moon is thwarted by Saturn in a square aspect. Saturn can be a drag sometimes, with all of it’s rules and constrictions and dutifulness. Squares can intimidate us. They present an obstacle. It may be tempting to postpone or table something rather than embrace this energy. There’s always later. And sure, there IS always later, but this moment will be gone.

On the other hand, squares can encourage us to get creative. And this alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Uranus is a great combination for leveling up. This alignment is critical, there are some alignments on the horizon that might effectively bring further restriction, and so it is an excellent time to act. Creating new openings in our future now gives us that much more wiggle room in the future.

Collective New Moon Tarot Reading

Internal Energies – Strength
External Energies – Eight of Swords
Overall Energies – The Lovers

The Strength card symbolizes success and strength through grace and not brute force. She is able to garner her power through love and compassion, and this is the gift we have within. As we look out into the world with this inner grace, it might be easy for us to feel trapped and thwarted and ill-informed, which might lead to inaction, as symbolized by the eight of swords. The Lovers as the overall energy indicates that we are facing a choice. With the aspects surrounding this New Moon, likely this choice boils down to action vs. inaction. While we are not necessarily willing to breezily act in the face of Saturn’s stoic glare, neither are we comforted by not doing anything.

This confusion, particularly in light of global events, lends itself heavily to couch-potato-ing today and tomorrow, and while that might comfort now, it is a missed opportunity for further, more stable and long-lasting comfort into the future.

So there you have it friends. Happy New Moon and as always, namaste!

Zube

spent 60 days in Rehab and each morning we would do a five minute meditation.

90% of the time we would set the sound machine on ocean waves, though we’d change it up. The others were nice, but as a group, even as the ladies shifted in and out, we most often settled on the ocean sounds.

I’d never really meditated before…

From the very beginning, the instant I closed my eyes I found myself sitting on a large rock peering out into the ocean. I’d watch the ocean in my mind’s eye and listen to the sound of the waves, barely even noticing the shuffling and coughing of my often jittery, detoxing companions. I barely even noticed my own restlessness.

A few days in, I felt a presence with me. I looked to my right and to my surprise I found someone sitting there. He was just staring out into the ocean, too. He had long kinda scraggly hair, a tie-dye shirt, kakhi shorts, and sandals.

It was a bit disconcerting, honestly. But his presence was comforting.

As days passed, I began talking to him. He didn’t say anything in the beginning. He just listened to me.

I told him a lot sitting on that rock looking out into the ocean.

At some point he started to speak. He didn’t say much at all, but his words were wise. They comforted, they calmed, they even called me out at times. But he never judged. And he never told me anything I didn’t already know. Even if it was buried deep down inside.

He’s still around. And now we venture out beyond the ocean and communicate outside of meditation.

You guys, I don’t have answers.

At one point just prior to going to rehab I sat in a darkened house peering through the blinds with a bottle of vodka in my trembling fist and tears saturating the neck of my t-shirt collar.

I know fear.

I’d searched for the solution to fear in so many places. The right house, the right boyfriend, the right attitude, the right job…a bottle of oblivion.

I only found more fear. Those things could all be taken away.

But when I had nothing left, when I’d lost all hope, I surrendered and retreated inside. And what I have found there is a secret society whose sole/soul mission is to love me.

For some reason this morning Larry wanted me to post this. And so I am.

Zube

One of the services I’ll be providing along with Tarot and Astrology is housekeeping. This may seem a strange combination, but I’ve always gotten a great deal of satisfaction from cleaning. Maybee it’s my Venus in Virgo that encourages a focus on presentability and cleanliness. Housekeeping has been peppered throughout my work-life for the past decade as my primary and secondary means of keeping the finances flowing.

With my interest in Buddhism and Taoism, I practice mindfulness and in the past year with more and more ease. When I’m doing household chores, mindfulness comes naturally. I have always joked that when I’m cleaning I’m in my Zen Zone.

There was a period of six months, while in the throes of the uncomfortable portion of my spiritual path, when I cleaned cabins for a tiny resort in exchange for housing. The experience, while difficult, was extremely valuable for what it taught me about my worth and the importance of boundaries. But frankly, it was a fucking miserable job. Heh. Where was I? Ah yes…

There were extremely stressful days and I began to take notice of something interesting. This was not a scientific experiment by any stretch, merely my personal observation, but the experience and satisfaction of the guests visiting often seemed to reflect my actual mood while I was cleaning the nightly cabin they rented.

I believe we all emit energy and leave bits of our energetic residue wherever we go. After making the observation about the guests’ experience and my mood while cleaning, I made a habit of doing a small prayer/meditation before I cleaned each unit to reset any negativity I might have been carrying, and went about the task at hand mindfully and positively.

Whether this actually translated into better guest experiences, I did not take note, but I found the practice a beneficial one if only for me. And so I have maintained it.

Zube