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Leo New Moon Meditation:
Becoming Who You Were Born to Be
By Pythia Peay
"Meditators become like 'ambassadors of the Universe,' whose mission is to display the qualities of the Divine King or Queen to whom they have dedicated their lives in eternal service." Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, "Awakening: A Sufi Experience."
According to astrological tradition, we are each born under a star of destiny. Indeed, it is said that it takes 26,000 years for the unique natal chart that marks each birth to repeat itself in the heavens above. The secret fate encoded in our chart is a sign that, as the Jungian thinker James Hillman has written, "We are each born called." Imprinted on our souls at the moment of our incarnation is the pattern of a purpose, the secret reason of our existence. Decoding that stellar message and living it out is the important work of all our lives.
If there is an astrologically-appointed time that favors celebrating the glory of who you were born to be, the Leo New Moon is it. As the Sun shines, bringing forth the flowers and fruits of nature's bounty, so, too, does it draw out our own distinctive human nature. This month, the Sun and Moon in early Leo are widely joined by Saturn, as it approaches the powerful middle degree of Leo. For the generation of baby boomers born with Pluto in Leo, Saturn in that sign is putting on the pressure: can we make the ideals we marched and protested for decades ago a reality, before it's too late? Neptune drawing close to its heralded opposition to Saturn at the end of August adds another note. As it opposes Saturn, it tugs on our hearts, stirring nostalgic memories and reminding us of those dreams we once held so dear. The asteroid goddesses Juno and Vesta also join the Moon, Sun, and Saturn in Leo. Their presence symbolizes the urgent calling many feel to resurrect the lost mysteries of the Divine Feminine.
Many thinkers tell us these days that we are each born with a mission or purpose to fulfill. But discovering the nature of that calling is more like an Odysseus-like wandering through strange lands and across wide oceans than a clarion-clear set of instructions. We think our purpose is one thing, and then, before we have even grabbed hold of it, it shape-shifts into something else. In my own life, I have come to think of purpose more in terms of a quality or an archetype than a specific job description. Like a magnet, our lives constellate around that core quality. According to the Sufi teacher Pir Vilayat, there is a celestial realm of archetypes, a "Divine Treasury" of qualities. Our spiritual task is to bring these qualities into creative form through the medium of our personalities.
So this New Moon, take time to reflect on becoming who you were born to be. Go with the laid-back summer rhythm of Mercury Retrograde, and step off life's fast track. Rather than focusing on a specific task, go within to the center of your heart and meditate on the core strength of your soul. Perhaps you are here to bring beauty, whether through art, environmental clean-up, or fashion. Perhaps you are here to help heal the suffering of the world, whether as a therapist, a political activist, or on the job as a mediator. Or maybe you are here to bring insight and truth where there is confusion and ignorance. One way to sharpen this practice is to highlight the central theme that runs like a golden thread through the disparate factors of your life, weaving a distinct pattern in the process.
After spending some time contemplating the quality that burns brightest for you, imagine that archetype as a warm and luminous flame within your heart. This is the flame that empowers your heart with courage, conviction, and the energy necessary to accomplish your purpose. As you contemplate the flame, gaze deeply into its fiery depths. At the center of the red aura of this flame is a blue core of diamond clear light; after some minutes meditating on this image, imagine that an extraordinary being of light begins to take shape within its aura. Gazing more closely, you realize that this is the star-angel of your divine purpose - the person you were born to become.
Close your meditation by making a vow of commitment to serve this being within. Then turn your attention to the sky, where the proud Leo ambassadors of Light and Purpose are aligned: Sun, Moon, Saturn, Juno, and Vesta. And let the star within your heart take its place alongside these luminaries, beaming its light over the darkness of the Earth.
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Dana Gerhardt,
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Dana Gerhardt
A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer.
She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life.
Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA.
She is joined on her Mooncircles website by a community of accomplished astrologers.
Jean Hinson Lall
Jean Hinson Lall is a professional astrologer and psychotherapist who has been in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland since 1975.
A former Peace Corps staff member and Fulbright scholar in India, she holds an M.A. degree in archetypal studies.
Her writings have appeared in Spring, Common Boundary, and The Astrotherapy Newsletter. She has lectured widely on astrology, myth and archetypal psychology and is Director of the Institute for the Study of Imagination.
Julia Bondi
Julia has been a busy counseling astrologer, intuitive, teacher and writer for more than 30 years.
With degrees in clinical psychology and esoteric philosophy, Julia draws her wisdom and dedication to spirituality from her moon rising on her ascendant, her 12th house stellium in Gemini and her Pisces midheaven.
Pythia Peay
Pythia Peay is an astrologer and inspirational journalist whose articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including "George" magazine," Common Boundary," and "The Utne Reader."
She studied and taught meditation with the Sufi teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and is the editor of his book, Awakening: A Sufi Experience. She has also written Soul Sisters: A Sacred Way for all Women and Mercury Retrograde.
April Elliott Kent
April Elliott Kent is a practicing astrologer, writer, and web designer. Her writing has been featured in The Mountain Astrologer and Wholistic Astrologer magazines, and in Llewellyn's 2005 Moon Sign Book. Her specialty is wedding electionals. She recently graduated from the California State University at San Diego with a degree in communications.
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