As the Moon Wanes

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“As the Moon wanes in the sky, so the illumined individual vanishes into spiritual progeny. The civilizer’s light is being absorbed into the fabric of the new civilization – the new earth.” *

The waning phase of every New Moon reflects our conscious participation in the greater whole of humanity. This phase of the lunar cycle provides a passageway to taking action that sows the seeds for a future flowering, which is why the waning phase of the Moon heralds the time when we  can contemplate and integrate what we experienced during the New Moon cycle intuitively understanding that our individual actions nourish the whole of humanity. Yesterday gave birth to the waning phase of a New Moon cycle that has been focused on our capacity to nurture the creative life force within ourself and others.

The waning Moon in Aries illuminates our emotional courage to stand on our own and “be” uniquely ourself. How? By challenging us to think independently and separate our thoughts and actions from cultural habits and tribal prejudices that foster defensive self-protectionism and stifle global unity; after making a square to the Sun the Moon squared Mercury in Cancer and made a sextile  to Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune in Aquarius. The first aspect the Moon in Aries made was a square to Pluto in Capricorn staining this waning Moon with our collective struggle against tyrannical forces blocking our creative life force from shinning forth. In order for us to grasp the fullness of our life potential and our contribution to humanity we need to carefully examine both our inner and our outer tyrants. The Moon in Aries always sparks our passion to change our past by bringing freshness and spontaneity to our present. When we are under the influence of Aries our  impulsive actions can undermine the best of our intentions, and rather than willfully rushing blind into the light this is a good week to stand still in stoic splendor mindful of our courageous heart beating as one with humanity.

* Dane Rudhyar