Full Moon in Virgo: Soul Centering By Pythia Peay
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Traditionally, the annual Virgo Full Moon opposite the Pisces Sun is a time to reflect upon the balance of energies between such Virgo/Pisces qualities as service and compassion, craft and inspiration, analysis and intuition. In other words, Virgo Full Moon is that time of year when we work to put solid foundations under our dreams and visions.

In their most evolved dimension, for instance, Virgo and Pisces represent the principles of healing through becoming whole. Thus one way to honor this potent Full Moon may be to concentrate on drawing together all the disparate, fragmented parts of yourself into a coherent pattern. You may wish to do this by imagining your life as a jumble of bits and pieces of colored tiles. In your creative vizualization, picture yourself carefully sorting through and reassembling these tiny tiles, until a beautiful mosaic begins to appear - a harmonious design that magically realigns the chaotic forces of your life. Or, get paper and colored pencils and draw the various images flooding your consciousness - grounding the disembodied energies within your psyche into form and meaning.

Another spiritual technique you may wish to employ this Virgo Full Moon involves working with the breath. This is the ideal Full Moon to draw upon the timeless wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions. Take time to meditate in silence. Sit on your cushion and just breathe. Walk in the woods in aware mindfulness. Stroll along the riverbank of your life, metaphorically speaking, and watch in calm detachment as the ever-changing river of your life passes by. Like a sage Taoist master, move in harmonious rhythm with any unpredictable or disruptive energies - calming them through your inner peaceful energy. Practice a kind of "astrological Zen Buddhism" by recognizing the fleeting impermanence of the ever-turning wheel of life. For by mastering the rhythm of the powerful cosmic energies this way, we become masters of life itself.

Pythia Peay is an inspirational writer and journalist whose articles have appeared in a variety of publications, such as "The Cleveland Plain Dealer," "George" magazine, "Common Boundary," and "The Utne Reader." She studied and taught meditation for many years with the Sufi teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and is the editor of his book, "Awakening: A Sufi Experience." A longtime student of astrology, she is also at work on the book "Soul Sisters: A Sacred Way for all Women." Pythia can be contacted at: pythia@mooncircles.com

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