If the start of 2015 feels rocky to you, it could be because
Mercury has been in retrograde since January 26th. In Kundalini Yoga
the energy of the planet Mercury is associated with communication, the mind,
travel and mechanical objects and during the retrograde Mercury appears
to be moving backwards in the sky, causing us all to feel lost and confused.
Mercury retrogrades can feel like your life and everyone
around you has gone crazy. You may feel that there is just not enough time or
energy to get everything done. Take some deep breaths, tackle one job at
a time and most of all give yourself a break.
Classic advice during a Mercury retrograde is - avoid travel
as much as possible, don't sign any contracts and don’t buy electrical
goods. Traditionally, it’s also a great time to get back money or goods
that are owed to you, settle up your own debts and spring clean your home. On the other hand it’s a great time to
meditate and review your life. The feeling of being overwhelmed will highlight
what is NOT working in your life.
This week as the moon waxes you may notice communication
problems are causing tension in your relationships. This is not the time to argue and confront others,
it is a time for patience and understanding - everyone is going through their
own individual process of awakening. You
may need to reassure yourself that all is well and that everything always works
out.
You may feel as if you've lost your direction and during a
Mercury retrograde it is easy to physically get lost when you are travelling so
give yourself some extra time to get to appointments. This is not a time to make major life
changing decisions, in fact making even minor decisions will be a struggle. Don’t be surprised if your phone is going
haywire or your computer refuses to behave – blame it all on the Mercury
retrograde and surrender. This is a week
to take it easy, go with the flow, and do some yoga and meditation to remain
calm in the midst of chaos.
Tuesday evening the Moon becomes full, the Aquarius Sun is
in opposition with the Moon in Leo. The polarity pair is all about the balance
between the personal (Leo) and the impersonal (Aquarius). The Leo Moon deals
with the creative self-expression of your ‘ME’ the individual ego that we experience
through pleasure and romance. The Aquarius Sun is highlighting our communal ‘WE’,
the universal consciousness of oneness and neutrality that we experience
through friendship. This Full Moon encourages us to find a balance between
romance and friendship, and between expressing ourselves in personal and
impersonal ways.
The conflict between our intensely individual ego self and
our universal, non-competitive, all-encompassing true self is illuminated by
this Full Moon. The planet Uranus, is
supporting the changes in thinking we need to make so we can grow and evolve in
the Aquarian Age. Our intuition is
evolving and we are all becoming self sensory New Age Aquarian Beings. When the moon is full and bright our minds
are illuminated and we can see and feel our interconnectedness with all things
and the shift from ME to WE is natural.
However these new insights are emotional and we can easily become overwhelmed as they are brought into consciousness. Along with the beautiful feelings of unconditional love come negative emotions of fear, anger, pain and loss of the ego self. Next Friday at 6.45pm at KYC Yoga Newtown (199 King St, Newtown, enter Egan St) we will come together as a community and practice Kundalini Yoga and Meditation to use the power of the Full Moon in Leo as we work on becoming Intuitive and developing our self sensory capacity.
PS: You might also enjoy my book Blissful Mind, Blissful Body available online http://www.blissfulmind.com.au/#!blissfulbooks/cqn6
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