Many dear ones (myself and family included) are stuck inside due to hazardous air quality from the raging wildfires on the West Coast.
Here’s a list of my go-to’s so you can breathe easier:
•To moisten the air: Diffuse quality Essential Oils, add fresh/dried herbs to a boiling pot on your stove, fill up a hot bath to add steam, or if you’re like me and don’t have any electricity or access to hot water- – put some EOS in a spray bottle with water and spray liberally around your house.
The herbs/EOs I like to use for this situation are: peppermint, eucalyptus, and rosemary (add some lavender or chamomile if you’re feeling anxious).
Run a diffuser with those EOs and/or humidifier.
The water vapor adds humidity to the room and traps the smoke pulling it down from the air to the floor.
•To moisten your nasal passage: Do a Neti pot or put a towel over your head while you breathe in steam with above mentioned herbs/EOs from a steaming pot of water
Saline spray or gel in your nose
•Herbs to keep your mucus membranes moist: Marshmallow, Licorice, and Slippery Elm
•Herbs for lung support: Mullein, Lungwort, Usnea
•Herbs to calm your nerves: Chamomile, Lavender, Lemon Balm
•Keep yourself hydrated!! Drink plenty of water, 1/2 your body weight in ounces is recommended for most
•Affirmations: “I breathe easily and deeply” “I release fear and welcome trust” “I am safe, secure, and protected” “I am healthy and strong”
•Eat plenty of leafy greens (always choose organic) and take Vitamin C to help with detoxification
*Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional so obviously use your intuition and judgment. I study herbalism and these are practices I use for myself and my family based on my own learning and intuition.
September begins with a Full Moon in Pisces on September 1st, 2020 at 10:22pm PDT. This will occur at 10 degrees so look at your birth chart for clarity on where this happens for you on a personal level. (Birth charts can be accessed for free at Astro.com or you can set up a Birth Chart Astrology Reading with me here to dive deeper.)
Pisces is the mutable water sign, with its archetype The Fish: changing, flexible, fluid. Water signs are connected to our emotions, and with the emotion-ruling Moon in Pisces, our emotions are amplified. The Moon Mood at this time will feel sensitive, dreamy, and imaginative, with an opportunity for great healing if you use the energies wisely.
Aspects:
Moon in Pisces opposes Sun in Virgo
Moon in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus
Uranus in Taurus trine Sun in Virgo
Uranus in Taurus opposes Mercury in Virgo
Mercury in Virgo trine Pluto, Jupiter, and Saturn in Capricorn
Mars in Taurus square Pluto Jupiter, and Saturn in Capricorn
Mars in Taurus square Venus in Cancer
Venus in Cancer opposes Pluto, Jupiter, and Saturn in Capricorn
There’s a lot going on at this lunation in terms of planetary relationships and the cosmic energy it brings forth.
The Sun in Virgo brings awareness to our wholeness and willingness to give and take care of others. With the Moon in Pisces opposing this, it asks us to also pay attention to our boundaries when giving of ourselves- make sure to be taking care of ourselves first.
Are you making sure your needs are getting met?
What can you let go of in order to care for yourself more?
Uranus in Taurus is sextile to the Moon and is shaking things up so we get out of our comfort zone. Sometimes we need to feel uncomfortable to be motivated to grow. Mercury, the planet ruling communication, might not be subtle about this but don’t shoot the messenger! Remember the messages that are coming through serve a purpose for your (and the collective) Highest Good.
Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter are conjunct in Capricorn, and are busy airing out the dirty laundry that the Patriarchy has tried to keep hidden. They highlight where we need to expand and reflect on our own individual responsibilities and how we fit into the current system that has been built on oppression.
Mercury trines this aspect here again to aid us in communication, connection, and collaboration so that real lasting and sustainable changes can be made. Mars in Taurus forms a square which is pushing us forward to DO SOMETHING. It can feel pushy, impulsive, and head-strong (think angry bull), so making sure that you remain grounded and pause to tune into your senses will help replenish yourself and avoid burn-out.
Lean into the energy of Venus in Cancer- the soft, nurturing, compassionate side of yourself and steer clear of the hate that is being spread like wildfire. Remember we are all in this together and this is not a short-term fight we are in for, rather a long revolution of evolution that has only just begun.
Ritual:
Place your crystals and divination tools on a windowsill to bask in the full moonlight and get cleansed and charged with the energy. Even if the actual moonbeams don’t shine down on them, the intention you set by placing them there and calling the energy down will harness the magic.
A ritual bath seems in order with the watery Pisces Full Moon. Light some candles, add some Epsom salt and essential oils or herbal body oils to the warm water and submerge yourself. While you soak, contemplate what is simply taking up space in your life and preventing you from being your best self.
What needs to be released?
Envision having that space freed up. What does that allow?
I invite you to create an affirmation to solidify this intention. I like to say something like “I release _____ and allow/open to _____.”
As you drain the bathtub, envision everything you have released being emptied along with the water.
Write down your intentions to refer back to throughout this lunar cycle and see how your manifestations are coming into reality, or to reflect and make any additional adjustments needed to get where you want to be.
As always, I am available for astrology readings and energy work including Reiki and so much more. I am only a phone call/email away so please reach out if I can support you. You can book an appointment directly here.
Wishing you clarity and ease during this Pisces Full Moon,
Boundaries. A concept most of us are familiar with. But did you know that our energy needs boundaries as well?
In this tumultuous time we are experiencing as a collective in 2020, many of us are feeling this heightened, fearful, angry energy and taking it on as if it were our own. Clearing and protecting our energy is as essential to our wellbeing as washing our hands to prevent the spread of unwanted bacteria and viruses. But how do we do that?
I begin each day with a boundary meditation practice to get rid of energies from my space which are not my own and invoke the protection, guidance, and support of my helping Spirits/Energies. This can also be done throughout the day when I notice there’s something in my space that energetically does not belong to me, before doing a ritual or ceremony, when feeling overwhelmed/stressed/fearful, and anytime I find it helpful.
I pay particular attention to the Elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water to cast a circle around me, and then call in my well Ancestors, Angels, Guides, Guardians, Fae, Plant/Stone/Animal Allies, and cosmic energies of stars, planets, Moon, and Sun. I generalize and lump them into groups as I have too many to personally name each and every time, but there are times I find it helpful and necessary to call some of them out for individualized support like Spider, Snake, Yarrow, St. John’s Wort, Labradorite, or Black Tourmaline to name a few.
*Note that these are my helping Spirits that I have a personal relationship and affinity with. You would do this with your own to personalize it in a meaningful and powerful way for yourself.
I think it is important to begin with gratitude to who I have called in. I thank them for the gifts they have already given me and qualities I admire.
I then ask for clearing of my space in a way that is tailored to them, for example: Air clears away any energy that is not my own, Water washes and cleanses away any stagnation and replenishes any depletion in my Spirit.
Next, I ask for protection in a way that honors their qualities, for example: Earth raises me up onto the highest mountain peak so that all heavy energies fall away from me, Fire encircles me with a fiery ring of protection, Water surrounds me with a bubble of protection which allows only my own energy to be contained within it.
I end by stating the connection I have to them and how they show up for me in my human experience. Lastly, of course, I close with gratitude and love.
To see this in practice, watch this video:
There are many alternate ways to clear and shield your energy without meditation, this is simply an example of a routine I found works for me in addition to other practices I list below.
Some other ways to Clear are:
Epsom salt bath/scrub
Smoke medicine (smudge)
Sacred symbols/geometry, Reiki
Selenite
Elements
Movement
Breath work
EFT Tapping
And, alternate ways to Shield could be:
Elements
Allies
Prayer
Stones
Plants- body oiling
Salt
Sigil or Runes and other sacred symbols
I encourage you to begin a daily routine of clearing and shielding your boundaries, and see how it can shift your experience. Find what works for you and who your helping Spirits/Energies are, what resonates with you. We have so much unseen support at the ready to help us, all we have to do is ask!
Blessings to you and yours, and as always, reach out if I can be of support to you.
Earth Star Healing Arts 