“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.” – Unknown

Dearest Readers, and that’s all of you, THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart.

For the dolphin sounds and the original National Geographic article that accompanies this photograph, Click here.

FE’s Anniversary snuck up on me. I didn’t even realize it. But, *SURPRISE* It’s been 5 years of sharing and caring on Fiestaestrellas.com. Her journey has just begun!

FE has existed for 5 years! I am still trying to wrap my mind around that one!

I found a great big hole in the Earth,
and decided to climb into it.

Then I found this picture online, and decided
to use this beanstalk ladder instead,
springing up for my adventure.

This is where I’ll be until further notice.

Last night was my first installation of the official Munay-Ki rites.

Somewhere along the journey in this life, I was sure I had received the Earth-keeper rites, but it was among the presence of these 7 beautiful women, last night, that this set of sacred rites took place, and the transmissions were transferred to me to lay down the foundation for further deepening of my conscious journey of creation. Working with other powerful medicine women, in truth faith, my consciousness is expanding – and so is my belly, with the breath of fire! You are welcome to do the fire-breath with me here, or
participate in my mindfulness meditation practice here.

I bid you all Good Morning, and look forward to time spent amidst the wilderness of your blogs. My time is frequently spent hearing of your journeys, your processes. I receive the gift of experiencing your poems, your visions, your hopes and your fears. In community, I hold your hand. 

At times my hand may sound silent as my consciousness is fully engaged in my own transformation, but I do hope my warmth and presence is always experienced by you, and that you know that I am by your side, as you are by mine.

The past few days have been brilliant with light and the challenging of fears which would hold me back from existence, if it were not for my practices, and the support of others along the way ~ especially those magical beings on Earth and beyond, which I know “have my back,” which has been virtually rebuilt on the physical plane, since 2012. More about that here, where I still need to update my story.

I haven’t written specifically about that aspect since 2014, but I can still say:  Thank you, Body! despite any twists and turns along the way. Also, you may remember my incredible yoga mat YogaLove: Thank you!

As we approach the Full Moon in Virgo: this will be my first lunation with these seeds planted within me, and ask all of you to light a candle for yourselves in relationship to your own healing body – may we always find the love that we need to heal, and the hand-holding that we need while we are in process of the process. Soft, tender loving is more powerful and memorable than any other experience in consciousness!

We all have bridges to cross. May we feel supported as we take those steps that our spirits so rightly requests of us.

My post on the New Moon in Virgo is resonating again with me right now, as the Full Moon is nearly upon us. I’m picturing the tree in that post and experiencing the energy of our former home in Santa Cruz, CA 2012-2013: and the beginning of “my reconstruction.”

The aspects

With so much happening in my life, and “behind the scenes,” I figured I’d draw up the this chart for the New Moon in Aquarius (Sun and Moon in Aquarius at 19 degrees). As you can see in the image, Aquarius is ascending for this New Moon in Aquarius as well. Further adding to the energy of Aquarius is its modern ruler, Uranus.  Uranus has a lot of play right now. So there’s lots of creativity, electricity, unexpected surprises, and the wacky-weird “flashes of insight.” Where’s the group? How is our tribe?

• Sun and Moon conjunction Sextile Uranus “new teams, groups, connections”
• Mercury “communication” and Venus “values” Squaring “new-fangled” Uranus
• Mars Quincunx Uranus – “awkward starts” “sporadic energy”
• Uranus Square Pluto – Yep, not exact, but still super-active; revolution

With Mars Quincunx Uranus we may have a lot of fizzle – energy, but a little wobbly confusion about our initiatives. This is okay, simply because Mars will be retrograding in a couple of months giving us plenty of time to re-consider how we “start”, “motivate”, and bring our energy to our new projects. Then, where does the energy come from to continue?

For me, I’ve got my natal S. Node in Aquarius highly activated right now. My desire to post today further strengthens my sense for my past-life astrological tendencies. There’s been a long time soul’s movement with groups and energies surrounding the collective.  I have lots of contacts and friends with Aquarius as Sun, Moon, Ascendant, or both. Plus, my natal Uranus is highly aspected (which means it gets a lot of play).

Astro generalities

For those who are familiar or not, in many circles, Aquarius-Uranus is considered as the sign/planet ruling astrology, but many also in the classics look to Mercury. Many schools of astrological thought consider both to some extent because astrology is a communicated perspective – involving thought, analysis, and of course intuition and experience; it’s an art, after all.  Believe me, the more I learn about Chinese medicine (and differing theories, (and traditions that are not-Chinese…aka…Japanese… etc!!! but are indeed unified wholes and community conversations) the more I realize I am simply doing more of the same thing as astrology!

Chiron’s involvement with Jupiter and the Nodes

I want to add that right now, Chiron is forming a conjunction with the S. Node in Pisces ~ speaking of intuition, art, and the transcendent qualities of spiritual intelligence. Chiron is referred to as the wounded-healer, etc. etc. What is interesting me now is how transiting Jupiter has been more or less in opposition to transiting Chiron. That sense of “bigness” ought to be tempered, and I think Chiron highlights to us where we’ve got that constant wound-that-won’t-be-healed – the remaining expression of our fragmentation– confronting our sense of bigness (Jupiter), while also addressing separate aspects of self “fitting inside of a body” (Virgo) are themes.

Astrologers aren’t sure what sign to give Chiron’s rulership, but many agree on Virgo. Also many refer to Chiron as “Shamanic.”  At present all these terms are a bit to vague to be relegated to the “precision” of “rulerships.” What we are still really dealing with is that Pisces/Virgo divide in need of union; or at least agreeing to disagree that “the big picture” and “details” cannot, and should not, be in competition! Also, craftsmanship and mastery can be limiting at certain levels in creation, and even hindering creation if the focus is narrowed too quickly! Sometimes Pisces saves us from being too “square and peg,” despite the fact that most egos love to marvel at a “Virgoan” masterpiece, my advice is don’t get there too early! Yes, there is such a thing!

One has to begin somewhere, though, and I think that Pisces at the South Node gives us some intelligence on the issue, and suggests: starting out vague is not only OKAY, it is necessary. When we talk about Jupiter, we are talking about the big picture – something that some with heavy Virgo tendencies – as Virgo is currently in Jupiter, find challenging to allow.

For me personally, I have natal Jupiter in Virgo, so gestalt thinking doesn’t bother me, unless it does. From experience, and from art lessons, the vague, simply, just comes first. The details come later. First, bring the stuff out of you, then improve upon it all later with fine-tuning, interaction, building, etc.

Finally, for me personally, there’s something about this lunation for me that has to do with endings. There’s a big change, and release of the old perceptions. Pisces is an ‘self-undoing’ sign, and ruler of the 12th house. Pisces is where the current S. Node of the moon presents. The surrender to surrender – the final white flag. ::chuckles::

There’s a deep sense of peace and rest in this allowing of old perspectives, traditions, and the changing of an era in my family. I’m feeling a lot of gratitude for what has come before us… even the vagueness of this particular written article. I’m surrendering to its mixed pronouns and the challenged adjectives and nouns, which seek for more clarity to be “presentable.”  I enjoy each moment I get to dance in public with symbols. So, thank you, dear reader. Everything is comfortably unfinished herein.

All my very best wishes for New Moon in Aquarius – and of course for the Fire Monkey New Year! I have put out a few red envelope gifts for my unsuspecting friends, and even friends I may one day soon meet. ❤

That said, I’ve had a lot of new followers joining up lately, and I want to give you all a big, warm welcome hug! Come in, come in, and let us have some tea. We can share our flowers, our petals, and whatever we’ve brought with us from our journeys. Will stack plenty of wood by the fire, and focus on growing more trees.

Ye with noble goals!

Today is not January 19th! It is a Monday, and it is January 25th 2016! Yes, it’s Mercury’s stationing direct period. When do you feel the effects? You tell me! 3 days +/- Which means: ________ ? Symbols and non-sequiturs.

On the lighter side – as we rock forward onto Mercury’s funny shadow. I saw K9 from (the OLD DR. WHO)’s image on my wall next to my night table last night. This oughta be a fun and wacky Mercury retracing its steps forward-style. After all, why not?! Get your tech on! I’m awaiting the arrival of my lens mount so I can hook up my old lenses onto my new camera.

Good Morning!  “Blessing is the Art of Harvesting the Wisdom of the Invisible World.” John O’ Donohue. I’d like to add that sometimes the blessing is written on the white-board. But I will get to that later. First a short story:

While decidedly joining in the #Blesstival wave at Sophia’s Children on January 10, and preparing a blessing post to reverberate into our resonate cyber field, immediately the words of John O’ Donohue came to mind from his Beannacht/Blessing. There’s not one year’s transition, in recent years, that I have not seen this poem or heard it spoken. So, I wanted to bring it here, just to be sure it continues to lead in my heart and mind in the coming days.

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.
And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.

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As John O’Donohue’s reverberated in my mind for several days, I was delighted to awake and see that Jamie had posted some of his words yesterday, “Take Refuge In…”

So as I sat to pen my contribution to the #blesstival wave, I thought further about the photograph that I had taken at the local gym last night. It came across to me as a blessing, and I was inspired to share it with our readers. I wasn’t sure how I would tie it together, but then I realized ~ when I saw Jamie’s post this morning ~ there’s a reminder to me that all has already been set together, and our blessing is to simply illustrate the beauty put before us through our living and joining in!

May this year be as magical and sparkly for you as it has been for me! This year and always!

Here’s a healthy food blessing, Images by Ka Malana

Fire of love
consumes the rotten,
putrid mess
of Autumn
From deep Winter’s
fiery hearth.

She anoints us with a
peculiar oil.
So that we can really burn
away what has come before us,
and hardened.

Loves beads are hot
and have memories
of surface tension.

All corrupted thoughts
are doused out
and consumed by this
ancient moon, again.

We have come clean

and can walk on water.

I noticed myself doodling for the New Year. Also, this is a first post from my phone. It works!

11:11

Peace!