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March 11, 2010
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Powerful New Moon coming up |
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Hi everyone, I want to alert you all to a powerful new moon coming up on Monday, March 15th. Every new moon is a time of new beginnings, and this one is an especially good time for inspiration and new directions that can lead to great things.
According to the (western*) astrology newsletters I read, this new moon is unique because the Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Uranus are all very close together in a tight pattern that supports inspiration, new ideas, greater insight and intuition through alignment with higher consciousness, and breakthrough problem-solving and decision-making. All of that also means this is a good time to choose to move beyond any old emotional patterns that are no longer serving you.
“If you’re ready to do something different, then this New Moon on the Ides of March is a time to set some intention." -- Madeline C. Gerwick
"The creative impulse that is borne out of this New Moon is powerful and intelligent in its impact, and can be harnessed for great things. ... This New Moon is definitely worth planning for due to the inspiration that is unlocked here. This is not so much time for collaboration as it is for initiating new ideas and new inner awakenings." -- Lynn Hayes
This weekend into Monday is a good time to reflect on what new directions you’d like to take over the next few months. I especially recommend doing this if it’s been more than a few months since you’ve done any new feng shui in your space. Revisit the ba gua, and think about (and/or meditate on) which areas represent the changes you’d most like to see over the next few months. Since “thinking about” implies a logical, left-brain approach, be sure also to allow your intuition space to speak up. It might point you in a new direction you haven’t yet considered. If you’ve been focused on one particular aspect of life for a while (relationships, or prosperity, for example), be sure to remain open to looking in a different direction at this time. You don’t have to set those relationship or financial ambitions aside, but do be open to an intuitive nudge that points you in a new direction. The energy of this new moon is about changing your focus in some way; you have the opportunity now to do that deliberately and with strong intention, rather than waiting for something to surprise you down the road.
Be sure to focus on the positive OUTCOME you desire, not on any specific problem or challenge you want to overcome.
Once you’ve clarified a strong new moon intention, write it on a piece of paper, and place it in the relevant gua within your home or office. Or, use this new moon ritual to choose the gua most appropriate for you.
For this new moon, I’ll be focusing on the steps my husband and I are taking to move our online businesses both forward and in some cases in new directions over the next few months. (Lots going on behind the scenes the past few months, one reason I haven't been posting here.)
This will be the first spring in quite a few years that we are not moving, or having family come to visit, or going on a trip ourselves. Being able to stay home and focus on taking our planned “inspired actions” for our business feels like a luxury.
What “new beginnings” will you focus on for this powerful new moon?
Aloha,
Stephanie
PS: Don't worry, this isn't turning into an astrology blog! I'll be back with more feng shui Q+A and other topics and news when my current projects are a little further along.
* I've nothing against the Chinese astrology that many feng shui professionals incorporate into their practice, but have been following/using western astrology since long before I got into feng shui. It works for me, and I'm sticking with it. Please note that I am not an astrologer, and do not offer interpretations or forecasts; I'm simply passing on to you information that I find interesting and useful. Labels: astrology, ba gua, intention
posted by Stephanie R. #
3/11/2010 10:52:00 AM
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October 16, 2009
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A new look at combining western astrology and feng shui |
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Those of you who have been following my feng shui writing for a while will know that I am a big fan of western astrology. I mean no disrespect to the Chinese system, it's just that I've been using western astrology in my personal life for about thirty years now and it works for me and I'm sticking with it.
I've often wondered how western astrology could be more deeply coordinated with the western style of feng shui that I practice and write about. But, although I'm a highly experienced consultee, I am not a professional astrologer and simply don't have the depth or breadth of expert knowledge to have explored that question on my own.
Which is why I was so thrilled to read this excellent article today that matches up the Houses of a person's natal astrological chart with the ba gua, and discusses how to use this information along with new moon cycles for very powerful and effective feng shui rituals and/or remedy placement.
This is exciting new information, and I'm thrilled to have found it just in time to do some feng shui empowerment on the New Moon happening tomorrow, Oct. 17. (It's a bit last-minute to be sharing this info with you here, but if you miss the October new moon, just start planning ahead for next month.)
The Oct. '09 new moon lands in the 9th house of my chart, which correlates to the "Knowledge/Wisdom" area -- which in my home is to be where my office is located. As soon as I've finished this post I'm going to start preparing for the new moon by cleaning up my desk!
Do be aware that to use this method you will need:
1) a basic familiarity with western astrology and its symbols.
2) a copy of your "birth" or "natal" chart that defines the exact location (in degrees and minutes within a sign) of each house cusp.
Then, keep an eye on upcoming new moons. Look up the date and time (adjusted for your local time zone), and where that moon will be in what astrolocial sign. Here's an example of an ephemeris (astrological calendar) page for November '09. I've enlarged the box that shows the lunar phases:
(most of the info on this page can be ignored if all you want to know is when/where the new moon is happening)
The Nov. '09 new moon (marked in red) happens on the 16th at 24 degrees 34 minutes Scorpio. What house is that in in your chart? Remember to adjust the time of the new moon for your local time zone.
If you don't know enough about western astrology to work this out on your own, Simone Butler (author of the article) can prepare personalized info for you ... or you can invest some time in reading up on the basics of western astrology. There's a TON of information available on the web to get you started, including this overview. (Please do NOT email me with astrology questions, BTW: I will just send you back to this page to read this paragraph again.)
Stephanie R.Labels: astrology, ba gua, feng shui, lunar cycles
posted by Stephanie R. #
10/16/2009 01:03:00 PM
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September 25, 2008
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Love, job not going well after move |
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Q: Dear Stephanie, I am a firm believer in Feng Shui and have read almost all of your books and have applied many of the principles you suggest. Thank you for being such a wonderful person.
(You’re welcome!)
I recently moved to London from Athens, Greece. Back home, I was living with my parents and I had made all necessary adjustments to my room to activate my love life, career and helpful people section. I met someone special who lives in London, and after a year of a long distance relationship, I moved to London to be with him. I lived with him for a few months, but since moving here things have not gone well. I have an unsatisfying temporary job, and my relationship hcollapsed a few weeks ago. I am absolutely heartbroken at this, and have moved in with my sister (who also lives London), but her space is tiny, and there is nowhere here that I can call “mine” in order to apply feng shui to my situation.
I strongly believe in feng shui and I know that once I have my own space again, things will start to improve in all aspects of my life as I will be able to apply the feng shui principles again. However, at this point, I am unable to practice feng shui.
I would really appreciate it if you could advise me what I can do in terms of feng shui to start coping with my break up and generally getting my life back on track. I am looking for a permanent job but I know I have to be patient with that. Dare I hope to get back together with the man I love?
A: I’m glad to hear that feng shui helped you meet someone appealing, and truly sorry to hear that the move to London is not working out as you had hoped. Any big move like that takes courage.
As for rebuilding something with the man you love, well, I’m a huge fan of hope, but I’m not much in favor of restricting the goal of relationship happiness to getting back together with an ex. I talk about that in more detail here.
As I mentioned in another post here, when you are in temporary borrowed quarters feng shui really isn’t available. I do encourage your intention to find a place of your own so you can apply feng shui again, but in the meantime the law of attraction/art of allowing is more useful.
It’s possible that, on your ex’s part, a long-distance relationship was enticing in ways that a day-to-day involvement was not. It’s also possible, since neither work, love, or housing has worked out well for you so far, that London is simply not supportive of your good fortune, as much as you may feel excited and happy to be there.
As you probably know if you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, I’m a follower of western astrology, and have consulted with astrological advisors on most of the key turning points in my adult life. That includes: moving to Hawaii from New York City; picking a good date and time to get married (which led to a magical sunrise ceremony when we were advised to tie the knot at 5:48 am!); and choosing an auspicious day and time to incorporate the internet marketing side of our business.
We also consulted with a “relocation” astrologer when we felt the time had come to leave Maui, so we would be sure to move to a location where we could thrive and be happy. As it turned out, the expert we consulted advised that simply moving from Maui to the Big Island would create enough significant changes in our ‘relocated” charts to be worth doing. Plus, we’d get to stay in Hawaii, which we love. So here we are in Hilo now, and so far so good.
The reason I bring all this up is that it may be that London is simply not a good place for you to find career or romantic happiness. Or perhaps you are simply going through an astrological “rough patch” (which does happen) and things will turn around for you in that location within a few months or so. Good advice does not come cheap (except right here, of course!), but if you can scrape together the funds I highly recommend a consultation with relocation expert Julian Lee. You can contact him (and learn more about his services) here.Labels: astrology, Feng Shui Q+A, relationships
posted by Stephanie R. #
9/25/2008 03:20:00 PM
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