August is indeed an exciting month for the avid followers of the Moon cycle & the Moon lovers as we will experience 2 full Moons in August. The Sturgeon Moon is set to peak tomorrow, 1st August 2023 & the Blue Moon which will peak on the the 30th August 2023. They are both Supermoons.
On the 1st August, the Full Moon is in Aquarius & gives an inspiring energy to the start of the Month of August. Taking place opposite the Sun in Leo, brings attention to our uniqueness, genius and willingness to evolve into our truth, our authentic self. It's a chance for us to release old habits and patterns that form obstacles in living in our authenticity. So what exactly does the "Full Moon in Aquarious" mean? Lets unpack it. Aquarius is one of the more complicated signs of the zodiac and perhaps the most misunderstood. Aquarius also influences group dynamics, including who leads the collective, how we treat one another, and even more importantly, who changes the rules that govern all of us. In its highest manifestation, Aquarius helps us all live our truths while honoring others, even if our truths don’t agree with theirs. It’s about seeing differences while also living in equality. Aquarius has the power to help us feel connected to all beings and make choices that empower everyone. Aquarius also governs the collective consciousness. In its simplest definition, this is the shared thoughts, beliefs, and opinions of a society. The collective consciousness influences everyone’s thoughts and conditioned patterns, even when they don’t realize it. It creates thought paradigms and ingrained belief structures. Some examples of collective consciousness are advertising, statements from the government, social media feeds. It is also an awareness of what the collective is doing, thinking, and even feeling at any given time. It’s a vibration, and we all tune into its frequency in some way or the other.
Aquarius also governs rebellious behavior and individuality. Here is where Aquarius grows more complex. On one hand, Aquarius’s energy helps us draw together to form societal structures and training. On the other hand, it also helps us break the structure of society through rebellious acts that challenge the status quo.
To reconcile these seemingly opposing energies of Aquarius, we need to understand it as a continuous cycle of evolution. We are hardwired to evolve as human beings. Transformation is one of the primary motivating factors for all behaviors. Humans want to evolve, and so do the societies they live in. Without change, and without people who demand change, society stagnates.
During this full Moon become keenly aware of how you are influenced by society. Societal training comes in many forms. We learn from our parents, family, friends, schools, religious groups, our place of work and our peers.
In our early stages of development, we are like sponges. We absorb the environment around us and pick up habits, behaviors, and conditioned responses without our awareness or the awareness of the people whose behaviors we are absorbing. We also form concepts by merely living in a world full of other people whose combined knowledge creates the collective consciousness. Consider how you have been programmed by the world around you.
Unfortunately, society is set up in a way that does not honor our uniqueness. From a young age, we are taught what is important to be good at, what is frowned upon, and just how different we can be until we are rejected.
Full Moons are about release and a pathway to evolve forward. During this Full Moon, ask yourself what patterns show up over and over again, and look at how you learned those patterns. Ask yourself if you are suppressing your true nature in any way because it’s not accepted or respected by the people around you. Notice what you do when you feel a truth inside of you. Do you share it? Or do you suppress it? Feel into the energies that you want to release, the ones that don’t represent who you are at your core. Also, recognize the places in your life that you want to shift and change but resist because you fear rejection. It’s okay to change and evolve. You do not have to be the same person your whole life. Yes, some people in your life will not be comfortable with you changing, and that’s okay. You are not here to please everyone and seek their approval. You are here to approve of yourself.
By adding your true vibration of truth, honesty & compassion, you will be contributing to the collective consciousness in a postive way. Break the boundaries of the conditioning of how you should be, think, speak & live, & embrace your authentic self. Spend time by yourself and find your emotional triggers, the origins of your reactions, and your judgments. Find ways to calm your ego. The ego can be a good thing: it provides self-esteem and helps us define ourselves. A healthy ego can increase our willpower and give us confidence during challenging circumstances. When the ego takes a turn towards the dark side, we portray arrogance, neediness, and closed-hearted living; we lack vulnerability and cannot admit fault. We live in fear of rejection from others to the point where we can’t take accountability for our actions. By keeping our vibration low, we also overexert our will on others, attempting to control them and force their approval. We become needy and unaware of the pressure we place on others to validate our talents, our self-acceptance becomes interlinked with the outside world. We forget that the only approval we need is our own.
The Full Moon energy is time to find our potential and encourages us to reach for our biggest dreams. A reminder to honor who we are in this life by fully living our truth and never staying small for anyone else. A time to take note of where you might be stagnating or not reaching your potential. Break those barriers & allow yourself to step into the most expanded version of yourself. Relese the spaces and places you’ve outgrown in your life or the ones that don’t align with your authentic truth. Ask yourself why you are attached to them and what they are serving in your life. Then work on shifting patterns that confine your energy and, instead, release it into the world.
Time to Reflect, Release & Manifest your highest, truest & most authentic self.
Happy Full Moon Yogis
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