Spiritual Awakening and Piscean Power
There is a great deal of spiritual power available to us over the next month. We are under the auspices of last week’s fascinating New Moon falling on the very last seconds of the final degree of Aquarius. This New Moon was so cusp-y that astrologers the world over debated whether it actually fell in Aquarius, the futuristic visionary, or Pisces, the sign of ultimate dissolving. In my direct experience and intuitive downloading, I have come to understand that it is BOTH.
Pisces is the non-dual, mutable water sign of the Fishes
where All Is One – no joke – and where Ultimate Power lies. The New Moon tone
of Aquarius brings the straightforwardness that can help us see the truth; the Water
Bearer gives us the models, the tools, to surrender into Oneness without losing
the plot. In the heavens right now, the major theme is surrendering the ego to
What Is. And, on
February 25 we have the Sun conjunct Neptune, ruler of Pisces, also in the
non-dual sign of the Fishes, pointing to more letting go into the numinous plenum.
Make no mistake: Pisces has an incredible amount of power
and energy available as a mutable water sign. Think of the sea, her tides, and
the force of a tsunami. It’s all fine and dandy in oceanic Oneness but put a monumental
push behind it and you’ve got yourself a major life and earth-changing event. This
prepares us for the ultimate evolutionary ratchet forward as we are building up
to the final exact square of Uranus-Pluto on March 16. Remaining in the
non-separate Cosmic Flow will make it much easier to accept the stretches,
changes, and challenges this cardinal square summons in our individual and
collective consciousness. As a result, a tremendous amount of spiritual power
is in our midst, available to us when the small “me” simply gets out of the
way.
Clearing the Kundalini Pathway
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| Sadhu temple, Ayodhya, India |
Apropos of last week’s Aquarius/Pisces New Moon theme, on
Monday, February 16, we had the 24-hour celebration of Maha Shivaratri – great
night of Shiva, one of the most important festivals on the lunar calendar.
Shiva is the ultimate All-That-Is deity, dancing his eternal tandava of creation and destruction. With
over one billion individuals in the world identifying as Hindus or followers of
yogic traditions, even if we don’t know about Shivaratri, the impact of the
festival is going to ripple out through the airwaves and reach our collective unconscious.
One of the main legends of Shivaratri is the night of the
marriage of Shiva to his consort Shakti (Parvati). This is often symbolized by
the intertwining of serpents, the Kundalini energy coiled at the base of the
spine, in the root chakra. Kundalini rises up the spinal column through the
sushumna nadi, which flows between the ida (related to yin) and pingala
(related to yang) nadis. These are the male and female energy lines, or
meridians, represented as serpents.
The rising of the Kundalini is a healing force in our
body-mind and it is essential to spiritual awakening, which is why the caduceus
symbol of medicine shows this very union. When the Kundalini completes
purification of the energy centers, or chakras, in the body-mind organism, the
two energy lines culminate in a marriage of Shiva Shakti at the Third Eye. At
this point, enlightenment is available to the individual, and the crown chakra
can open to receive graceful union with the divine, or cosmic consciousness.
To facilitate the healthy flow of Kundalini energy –
symbolized by this marriage of Shiva and Shakti, the intertwining serpents – we
can clear out whatever is in the way of
optimum flow in these energy columns. This increases the amount of spiritual
power AND protection. During Shivaratri, and anytime it is intuitively needed,
devotees and yogis often fast for one to several days to increase the amount of
energy available to them to connect to the Divine. Cleansing is a great way to
reboot the connection to Spirit, and to give the body a break. What is
important is that you clear out whatever is in the way of creating space in
that main central energy column – the shumana nadi – literally or symbolically.
Take out the garbage – address relationships, finances, health, and household
clutter. Consider it the most important spring cleaning you’ll ever do in your
life.
Once we have mastered physical and psychological well-being,
life is more satisfying with more spiritual power available to us. The human
striving toward self-actualization and transcendence is totally natural and
ultimately fulfilling. What awaits you? Liberation. It is so worth the
striving. Spiritual Awakening is completely
available to those who surrender totally. If you are ready to meet awakening, to be free from suffering, know that it is totally
possible in this lifetime.*
As Aquarian philosopher Ken Wilber says about authentic
transformation: “The self is not made content; the self is made toast.” Surrender the small self to the
Self – let go completely – and gain the Universe in return.
