DAILY Between the 19th and 21st of March the Astrological new year begins with the Vernal or Spring Equinox, that is when the Sun arrives at zero degrees of Aires. It is an energy that primes us to leap into new life, take charge, and express with greater verve and demand. Like buds pulsing upward through half frozen earth, the effort is toward re-claiming our vibrant, idiosyncratic bloom. When our songs flow with the rhythms of nature, moving consciously through her cycles, it is easier to feel connected, and flow down-river, or up through the earth in this case.
If you look at an Astrological chart set for any of the four yearly Solstice and Equinox ‘quadrants,’ they speak of the energies being birthed for the coming three months, until the next ‘birth, or cycle of change. We cannot change planetary positions, or the electro magnetic field of their relationships, but we can make choices about how we wish to use and respond to those energies, even the difficult ones…. especially the difficult ones.
In these fast flying years of major unpredictable shifts, and re-alignments, or the Chinese interpretation, “…living in interesting times,” it is more important to consider soul-questions such as… If my soul chose this life experience how can I best utilize it? Why now? Why this incarnation with these people? What am I to learn? How do I overcome and prosper? Offer? Become? Mitigate? Love? Create?
Taking the micro from the macro, we might ask similar questions at the change-time of the four quadrants. The Equinoxes and Solstices are shift-signifiers, offering calendar turning points: What nurtures me? Who am I these spring-green days? Am I truly tasting life? Who do I love? How do they love me? How can I help? How do I find center? What is the next step?
Honoring our ties to the sacred geometry of the Universe, we begin to understand and see metaphysical lay lines of greater relationship which helps us choose how we wish to grow into our True-Self, our soul-Self. Then we stand strong on the earth and sing our sacred song.
Asana: Parighasana/Gate Pose. Kneel, stretching R leg out to side, place R foot in line with L knee, turn the R foot sideways, leg straight. Inhale, opening arms out to the side, exhale as you move R arm down toward R leg. You can rest the hand on the shin, R ear rests on R shoulder, and L arm stretches overhead to rest on R hand. Stay here and do a cycle of 5-10 breaths. Repeat on other side.
You can also do this Pose by extending R arm straight down toward floor and extending L arm up, sto that the arms form a single bar or beam of energy.
As you do this pose think about what gate you wish to walk through this Spring Equinox. Take time beforehand to prepare your spring direction, review the cycle. Are you pleased? What preparation needs to happen for you to sing out loud with joy?
Health Notes: This helps stiff backs, stretches abdominals and rib cage.
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