New Moons, like the hours before dawn, are moments of pause and renewal. Last night, i peered up at the stars shining extra bright through the cold mountain air and moonless sky and felt a deep sigh move through my body.

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Spring…it beckons to the heart: Soften. Melt the cold shield of protection. Step from the dark cave of winter. Awaken to the light of love! Listen to the songs of dawn - “birdlight” - as the birds announce the rising of the sun. The Sun, The Sun, he comes again today! Oh, what joy! Listen to the birdsong at dusk, too as the sun sinks into the sea. Goodbye for now.

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In this Virgo full moon, i feel very strongly the presence of Mother Mary, holy woman and protector of the innocent. Virgo is associated with the archetype of the virgin, and we can rethink “virgin” as belonging to oneself. 

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Truly, to hope in this day and age is an act of rebellion. (Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin speak to this and more in an On Being podcast with Krista Tippett - definitely worth a listen!) The cultivation of hope is not always pretty and pink. The process can be quite bleak at times. But through all the despair and heartbreak, may we not lose hope. May we not ever fully give up. 

The Dreamers are waking up and seeing through the illusion and delusions - our own and the world’s. As we awaken, we must, as Rilke advises, be patient with all that is unsolved in our hearts. 

These days life is consistently reminding me to immerse myself in the day-to-day, and find the magic that is here among us. Be here now! It’s such a cliche, but wow, those experiences of pure presence are exquisite.

We are in the midst of an eclipse portal that opened on Friday, February 10 with a Leo full moon lunar eclipse. This is a time to follow your lion heart into unknown territory, unconstrained by the fear of pain and heartbreak.

Remember you are here for a reason - as is every single soul - each with a purpose, a heart calling, possibly forgotten or shrouded in mist, but still there, still pulsing, still asking to be heard… 

”Ask honest, open questions to hear each other into speech." (Parker Palmer, writer speaker activist)

The Aquarius New Moon of last week ushered us further into a portal of transformation. We are now in the season of Imbolc - a time of Birth and renewal. As we move through Imbolc, we are reminded that even in the heart of winter are seeds of hope and new life. 

Everyday in every way life is imagining itself into being. Pause for a moment and bathe in the light of your imagination and dreams. Bathe in moonbeams and sun rays. Nourish the seeds of destiny with the full spectrum of light and darkness as you remember who you are.