We know once we dive in things will never be the same and so sometimes we hesitate TAKING THE LEAP, but nothing beats the rush of jumping into the unknown or the reassurance you feel when you fall into flow.
Something is new. There's been a beginning, a rebirth, an emergence.
LEO FULL MOON | LUNAR ECLIPSE
This is the real shit. Not only are we dealing with our own personal evolutions but we are faced with the weight of an increasingly ugly and painful world. There aren’t any other eloquent words to describe it, it’s all heavy.
I’m usually all for walking into the shadows, facing the fear, feeling the flames, doing the work and showing up.
But right now, I think we all need to l i g h t e n u p. And I know there is seriously painful and wrong stuff going on. I know it’s painful and terrible and I know we are all feeling sorts of things.
And I’m not saying not to speak up or stay complacent or not to follow the urging of your heart if it’s calling to you to right now.
But right now there are a lot of elevated, fearful, stressed our nervous systems walking around.
And these nervous systems are interacting with other nervous nervous systems, and we are all either feeling the effects of all this fear within ourselves or we feel it everywhere we go.
Fear breeds more fear.
Anger breeds more anger.
But love also breeds more love.
And joy breeds more joy.
And so right now, we are being asked to remember what it means to be a light in the dark.
Because in a dualistic world, there is bound to be good and bad, but the heart of humanity is good … and right now in this fight there is a lot of fear and faith.
And a key piece of this fight is knowing when you need to resource for yourself to STAY IN FAITH.
That’s what this moon is all about.
Because yes Leo is brave, courageous, proactive, takes initiative with a warrior roar urges our fiery hearts into action. But - pair that with the throes of being in a lunar eclipse which reveals shadows, a deeper current of whats been kept suppressed, there’s a lot of energy that could go either way.
Eclipses either allow a light to be shown or a shadow to be cast and this play of light we have the opportunity to c h o o s e from on this moon.
So choose and consider this:
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” - Terry Tempest Williams
There is no doubt about it, the world needs deep healing.
There is no doubt that it will take courage and action and standing up to injustice. But there is also no doubt in the human sprit or what it needs to thrive.
Joy and beauty are their own forms of nourishment. Whether it’s found in a moon ray, a child’s smile or a small but profound measure of kindness, this moon asks you to remember the light and to go out and play.
This moon is here to tell you, yes, these are serious times, but we can choose what to do with it.
We’ll be in the clutches of this shadow until the next eclipse, so in between now and then choose nourishment. Spend some time in pursuit of what you love, with people you love, in the places you love.
This moon says.
rest here.
take a drink.
get some sleep.
go out and play.
remember that joy is vital to the fight.
There’s no doubt that a new collective narrative is being written right now. Stories are being woven inside of us as individuals, society and souls.
In the narrative of your story, don’t forget that feeling the light is just as important as seeing it.
Get your FULL MOON PLAYLIST HERE + big moon love,
Ashly
BURN BRIGHT | AQUARIUS NEW MOON
Aquarius is home to the change agent, the heart of the visionary ... but being a visionary takes courage because the vision is often met with strong resistance.
If we look at one of the greats of our time, Tesla, he was ridiculed for his technologies, many of which, if implemented could have kept us from entering into the dangerous age of destruction and climate change.
But his intellect and vision was born too early, so he wasn't respected or understood during his lifetime, but that didn't keep him from creating from the fire of his heart.
Because the visionary knows the challenge and fosters the vision regardless of resistance. That is what makes them a visionary. They see the vision and they fight for it, even though others can’t see it or understand it.
This is the power of a vision. A vision is a vision because it hasn’t happened yet.
It is what something is envisioned to be.
I work with the Runes, an ancient Nordic system of divination, and one of the elements referring to Karma is: that which is (past), that which is becoming (present), and that which should be (future).
That which "should be" is also referred to that which is becoming.
This is the energy we have to wok with right now; that which is becoming.
On this Moon, allow yourself to sit with your visions. Sit with that which is becoming within you.
Sit with the visions you have for yourself, your community and your world.
The visionary knows others might not understand the vision (and they might not even understand it yet fully themselves) but that doesn’t keep them from fighting towards it anyway. So be okay with the known and unknown within you now.
On this New Moon, there are a few things I know. One of them, is that the heart of humanity is good. The heart of humanity wants to live consciously and in right alignment with each another and the Earth.
When we look at the current state of affairs, we see hate and greed that seeks to suppress women’s bodies, pit us against one another to keep us divided instead of united and to take advantage of, rather than responsibility for the Earth.
And yet, THE VISION so many of us carry, that of which is becoming, is one of justice and equality for all, not just some. It is an inclusionary future, one in which we take collective responsibility for one another and the planet.
And these visions have seeds planted deep within us.
For some, the seed has just been planted. For others, it is beginning to sprout. Just like wildflowers, these visions will sprout in our own unique expressions in our own unique ways in our own unique timing.
Some of these visions will be tended to within homes, raising conscious children that honor our shared humanity and stand up for whats right. Some of these visions will be nurtured on the corporate level, with equality stemming from within institutions, not because of requirement but desire. Some of these visions will grow through activism and political action. Some of these visions will happen cellularly within your own body and soul.
The important thing to remember is that when it comes to the vision, is that it hasn’t happened yet. We are seeing new possibilities. Creating a new way of being through that which is becoming.
What becomes takes time. Visions take time to come grow into fruition.
Right now, the collective vision is chaotic but clear. We are being shown what is drastically broken, what we won’t stand for and we are each beginning to truly understand what our role in the collective story will be.
And that which is becoming within you is a key part of how the story unfolds. Because in the vision of our collective story, we are all central characters. Which means YOU are a central character.
We need you in this war. We need your vision. We need your gifts. We need your story. Most of all, we need you in your power.
Your work on this Moon is to sit with the barriers you have within yourself that keep you from your power.
What keeps you from seeing and living into your visions?
Because on a deeper level, this Moon is another wake up call to do the work.
To do the work to live the vision.
To start on the inside, to heal and love your messy edges, to embrace your imperfection and see yourself as a vital role within the whole of humanity (because you are).
To clarify what you care about.
To get real with the inner work you need to do.
To heal your body image, your relationship with food, your sexuality, your insecurity, your consciousness, your source of lack or malnourishment (if you're ready for this specifically, CLICK HERE to learn more about one of my programs, UNLEASHED).
To find the places that keep you from your power and to find the places that ignite you to step into (and stay in) your power.
Allow the energy of the known and unknown forces at work right now to catalyze within you.
Find what moves you. What shakes you to your core. What keeps you up at night. What weighs on your heart.
Because there literally isn’t time to avoid the work now.
This is the time.
So use this time to find out what matters to you. Educate yourself.
Find resources and outlets that resonate with you and stay informed about the current state of affairs.
Know the truth. Fight for what’s right.
Heal your relationship with yourself so that you can step into your bigger work in the world.
Don’t let ideas of imperfection or lack of readiness get in the way, because you are perfect and you are ready and it is time.
If it feels heavy, remember to stay in alignment with the people and resources that keep it real but let hope guide the way. Keep your consciousness clean.
Because we can’t fight negativity with negativity. We can’t fight hate with hate or fear with fear.
You know the Rumi quote, your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it?
Well Rumi knew what was up. This Moon says start inside yourself and let it spread.
Because this fight will be fought and won with love.
THIS. IS. THE. VISION.
And how we win is up to you and me and all of us knowing what we believe in and being brave enough to tend to the vision and foster it into fruition.
As Essa says in the song Breakthrough on the FR NEW MOON PLAYLIST, all the darkness in the world can’t block out the light of just one small candle. So burn as bright as you can do.
Let this Full Moon be your flame.
Together, we’ll burn the darkness down.
This is the vision.
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Burn bright,
Ashly
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CANCER FULL MOON | SWIM DEEP
This Cancer Full Moon asks us to dive head first into what we feel. To rest in the undercurrent of what is BEing expressed in this moment, right here / right now.
But we are taught not to BE.
And so, so often, the portals of discovery that life offers through BEING present are passed over.
This Moon asks you not to deny the being under what you feel right now. Whether it’s a breakdown or a breakthrough (and it’s probably a breakdown), she asks you to please BE here. Stay here. Rest here. To FEEL THIS.
Whatever it is: to let it BE felt, processed, realized, released, reprogrammed, loved, alchemized, healed, known, accepted.
To let it be felt. Without judgement. To let yourself FEEL.
If you’re diving into some deep, dark waters, it’s okay. This Moon here to catch you (and keep you) under the surface. To pull you down deeper. To give you the courage to feel what’s real for you.
To learn from what the emotion in your body and psyche is trying to tell you.
Emotions are just energy in motion … and this energy is an entry point.
But so many of us are so busy rushing around, creating “resolutions” and pushing further into the future, that we deny the portals an opportunity to open.
Your body and your BEING are the portal ... and this Moon provides an entry point into the undercurrent of your truth.
YOUR TRUTH.
Who are you? What do you feel? What do you want? What is real for you?
If you have the courage to cast off the shackles of what society tells you you should want, who you should be …. what do you really want, who do you really want to be?
This Moon doesn’t want any of it to be swept under the rug. This Moon wants you to look yourself (not your ego) in the eye and to REALIGN with what matters.
If you’ve made goals, resolutions, intentions … ask yourself WHY? Why do you really want what you want?
(And just so you know, you have permission to change your mind, not to know, to look a fool … so if you don’t know the answers yet, don’t force them.
Currents are chaotic. If you’re just struggling to push yourself to the surface, it’s okay. Catch your breath. BE with it if this is where you are supposed to be).
But if your head is above water, if you’re feel like you know what you’re floating towards, then this deeply feeling Cancer Full Moon wants to know HOW YOU FEEL and wants you to use that as an entry point for figuring out HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL from here.
Remember, you are the portal. Your insight and the awareness is the soil for you to grow from ... so, where are you now - vs - where do you want to be?
Both of those questions require feeling. That’s what this Moon is about, feeling your way into BEING.
As Danielle LaPorte teaches, at the core of everything we desire is a feeling. And at the whole point is to feel good.
We want to be strong, lose weight, get a better job, find a man, get a new house all because of the feelings that are associated with those things. It’s not about the things themselves. It’s because something about those things will make us feel good.
So this Moon says, get real with how you feel / deal with what needs to be dealt with and REPROGRAM your goals so you can FEEL GOOD on the way to getting the goal.
The more time you let yourself sit with what needs to be seen / felt / expressed with the awareness revealed from this Moon, the more fully you can move into action when the time is right.
If when you ask yourself WHY you want what you want, and feeling good isn’t at the core of it, then why do you want it?
We get so caught up in external structures (that aren’t even real, but that’s another story for another day) that we lose sight of the TRUTH of WHO WE ARE and what we REALLY WANT to do with our precious, limited time on this planet. The truth is, we are running out of time. Earth needs all hearts on deck, most of all yours.
And so, your soul wants to know, what are you chasing? Is it really worth it?
If it is, then by all means, go for it.
But if it’s not, if it’s selling yourself short or selling yourself out, let this Moon reveal the truth to you.
Because yes, it might be uncomfortable. It might be painful. It might be vulnerable.
It could be all those things. But it could also be none of them.
… Underneath it all ... what if it didn’t matter and you just let it BE what ever it was supposed to be?
Don’t let the fervor of the “New Year” sweep you into more distraction and as Oprah says, don't hold yourself hostage to who you used to be.
Life is always a series of beginnings. You will have plenty of time to begin and to begin again (and again and again and again) when you are clear on how you want to feel.
I’ve personally been crawling into 2017 and I know a lot of other people have been too. Right now, when I sit with where I’m at and how I feel, my answers are messy. They aren’t logical. My answers lead me towards people and places instead of goals. My feelings say follow what feels free, but I don’t know what that means yet. It’s uncomfortable. My consciousness can’t quite wrap it’s head around the bigger energy alchemy at work … and I know that even though it’s not easy that it’s okay … because I know that this Feminine Watery Moon wants me to ride the current a little longer.
In these moments, I really have to b r e a t h e and remind myself that life isn’t a race, it isn’t a rush to the finish line. Real life (the best of it) is what happens in between, on the way. That my life doesn’t have look like anyone else’s, it just has to be the one I have the courage to live.
So, if you’re in it deep: keep going … you can do it … you’re not alone.
With big + messy love,
Ashly
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If you’ve swam through the current and you’re clear on how you feel then use your Core Desired Feelings as your North Star:
1. Set goals based in each area of your life based on how you want to FEEL (health, body, relationships, spirituality, creativity, career, etc).
Focus on what makes you feel good + get clear on ONE WORD that illuminates how you want to feel in each area of your life (use the dictionary, thesaurus, get REALLY clear on what the words mean for you, the more clear you are the more clarity you’ll have on how to implement them into your life).
2. Start with the life you have, not the life you want.
Be realistic. True change is created sustainably, not overnight. Be realistic about your schedule, your life, the timeline, what you need to do make it happen. Equally hold yourself accountable and embrace adjustments as necessary.
3. Start small.
The best way to make change stick is to start small. Commit to chunks of time that work for you (whether it's 30 seconds or 30 minutes) and take baby steps during that chunk of time. If you mess up or forget, then recommit and begin again, begin again and begin again. And remember to do it because you want to do it ... it should feel good.
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I leave you with my top songs from 2016. Over 5 hours of a little bit of everythin' ... if you like the FR playlists, then you don't want to miss this one :)
