DandylionAstrology

            The full moon is always illuminating our emotions in one way or another. This time around, as the first full moon of the year, falling in the sign of Leo, we have been called into our heart space to explore the healing needed for the year ahead so we can truly move through life with an authentic, open and loving heart. This sounded easy to me at first since I've been practicing the art of love for many years, healing through meditations and yoga, generously giving love as often as I can to the anyone I interact with.     Lately though I've been thinking about how often even I still find myself subtly closing off and how often I see others going about their lives with their chest sunken in, shoulders forward, guarding their swollen heart from the world around them, afraid to be vulnerable . I found myself thinking, "Oh well I can just puff out my chest with my shoulders back and open my heart any time I notice myself closing off. ...

The infamous sea goat is ironically an earth sign, ruled by Saturn, the farthest planet from us that we can still see with our naked eye. This planet is associated with many stories and themes around, boundaries, limitations, responsibility and the power of time .   The new moon in Capricorn is showing us this power of aligned mental and emotional intentions set with genuine patience, deep determination and complete commitment. Like a mother accepting pregnancy and the transition to motherhood. Aligning with our power with integrity means to take responsibility for the destruction that comes with creation. We are a physical manifestation of our ancestors' combined willpower and quite literally people have died so we could live. This moon is a reminder that every blessing comes with a cost and it’s our personal responsibility to pay our dues and respect. We are physically and spiritually connected to one another in a way that demands us to understand our true and perceived limitati...