Tibetan Buddhist Altar

9/16/2023 Saturday by Jampal

Theme: Feisty

The Moon unites with Mars for most of the day, which can lead to heated encounters with others. We will find ourselves irritable, hasty and perhaps careless. There are times to stand up for what is right, of course. Mercury is starting to move forward, but especially with the 5 outer planets all retrograde, this continues to be a time to be patient about outward progress. The Sun opposes Neptune for several days now. If we can handle the confusion and discouragement, we can see others with more spiritual depth.

Where there is love there is life ~Mahatma Gandhi

9/15/2023 Friday by Jampal

Theme: The Good Earth

There is a grand trine in earth signs, involving the Sun, Uranus and Pluto for the next several days. This is a time of stability within change: some change is sudden and some more gradual. Especially when Mercury moves forward again at 4:24 pm EDT today it is time to try new, exciting activities. The Moon is opposed to Neptune during the first half of the day, which indicates strange moods and misunderstandings, during Mercury retrogrades last hurrah.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. ~Henry David Thoreau

The Moon is void of course today from 9:51 am until 1:46 pm EDT. do not make any big decisions during this time period.

9/14/2023 Thursday by Wangmo

Theme: Enjoyment – sort of.

Today is an easier day with good planetary aspects to the Moon – and the fresh energy of a new moon. It’s the last official day of Mercury retrograde today but it’s stationary for a few more days so it’s really the 17th when Mercury goes truly direct, and you can say goodbye for a time to one particularly pesky retrograde planet. The Sun is in trine to Uranus and Pluto for the next week. Expect some major energy shifts.

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.~Terry Pratchett

9/13/2023 Wednesday by Wangmo

Theme: Trouble shooting

With the Moon in Virgo conjunct Mercury opposite Saturn you can harness your mind for problem solving especially problems involving forethought, planning and attention to detail. You connect ideas more easily and can flow around obstacles – because you certainly can’t walk through them! Take advantage of the remaining time the Sun and Mercury spend in Virgo to sift and sort. It’s a good time to establish healing routines and identifying healing remedies for your health.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.~Helen Keller

9/12/2023 Tuesday by Wangmo

Theme: Earthen tones

There are a lot of planets in earth signs right now and the Moon joins the earth club later today when it moves into Virgo. Earth gives weight and ballast that can be grounding but too much earth creates an inability to step outside ones routine. So, fixed routines are in today – but with the Moon square Uranus expect some disruption. The trick will be re-setting your day once plans change. Venus and Juno are conjunct emphasizing close, committed partnerships. The challenge with Juno is idealization of the other.

Don’t investigate the roots of things, Investigate the root of mind! Once the mind’s root has been found, You’ll know one thing, yet all is thereby freed, But if the root of mind you fail to find, You will know everything, but nothing understand.~Padmasambhava

The Moon is Void of Course today between EDT USA 11.06 am until 1:18 am the next day. Avoid starting new projects, making new purchases, planning big events or signing contracts during this time. Take time for inner reflection and self-care.

9/11/2023 Monday by Wangmo

Theme: The Dark side of the Moon

There Moon is in its Balsamic phase – the last phase of the waning moon. It’s a time for more interior reflection. On a spiritual level it’s a potent time for acquitting karmic debts to others, and contemplating impermanence, where what comes together must necessarily come apart. It’s a good time to get restorative sleep and completing unfinished business. Today you are prodded to address details, yet at the same time you are challenged by the feeling that it all feels too big.

You know, don’t you, that actually all these things around us go away, just go away…~HH Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche

9/10/2023 Sunday by Jampal

Theme: Nurture then Play

The Moon is in its home sign, Cancer until the middle of the day. This brings out the nurturer in us. And it opposes Pluto during the first half of the day, which leads to intense interactions with others. It is a hard time to see oneself and others objectively, but much can be learned in hindsight. Then in the second half of the day, the Moon enters Leo and it is time to enjoy play, and all forms of creative self expression.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father. ~Rodger Von Oech

The Moon is void of course today from 8:48 am until 12:37 pm EDT. Do not make any big decisions during this time period.

9/9/2023 Saturday by Jampal

Theme: Breathing Space

Especially in the middle of the day the Moon sextiles the Sun, which gives us inner and outer harmony. With the Sun still trining Jupiter, this is a time to take action ( Mercury retrograde rules still apply) and not just rest on the easy feelings. We can see the big picture, and seem to create our own luck. Venus and Mars are also sextile which favors both new and existing relationships.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. ~Thich Nhat Hang

9/8/2023 Friday by Jampal

Theme: Backwards

Just when one of the 6 (out of 8) planets, Venus, stopped being retrograde, Jupiter took it’s place. Now we can be more outgoing in our relationships, but more reflective in terms of religion, philosophy and long distant travel. Jupiter is harmonizing with the Sun and Mercury for a few more days. This is a very positive transit: we are generous, broadminded and optimistic in a way that helps us succeed at what ever we attempt.

The further backwards you can look, the further forward you can see. ~Winston Churchill

The Moon is void of course today until 1:01 am EDT. Do not make any big decision during this time period.

9/7/2023 Thursday by Wangmo

Theme: Sitting with both comfort and disquiet

The Sun makes a lovely aspect to Jupiter buoying you up and moving you up out and clear of gremlins clouds. However with the Moon square Neptune you still fear the gremlins are coming to get you! The antidote for fear is courage. It also helps to calm your mind and find sufficient rest time to replenish. Fears diminish when you’ve had enough sleep! The Moon moves into Cancer later in the day reminding us that home is where the heart is.

I have taken enough dosage of fear that I have gotten immune to fear.~Leymah Gbowee

The Moon is Void of Course today between EDT USA 6.22 pm until 1:00 am the next day. Avoid starting new projects, making new purchases, planning big events or signing contracts during this time. Take time for inner reflection and self-care.