August Full Moon & 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal

Hello Moonchild :)

How have you been? What are you sensing these days? This is a powerful time as we have a few occurrences coming together.

We have the Full Moon on August 8th/9th. In India, we call it Sravana Purnima. The festival of Raksha Bandhan falls under this moon. Happy festivities to all those celebrating :)

Today 8/08 is when the Lion’s Gate Portal peaks. This is one of the most powerful astrological events of the year. A cosmic gateway opens, believed to accelerate spiritual growth, if you are tuned in and doing the practices that will help you quieten and connect with your intuition. A great day to listen to the guidance that is already within you - to release/set intentions/connect with your soul's purpose. It may be different for each one of us. But the invitation is strong, so harness the energy of the time to find your way forward.

This is also the last Full Moon before eclipse season begins (Lunar eclipse on September 7 and Solar eclipse on September 21). We know eclipses create massive shifts and fuel much needed transformations. The beginnings of it will already be felt, more so on Moon days.

The invitation for this Full Moon is to shut the noise out and embrace slowing down and silence. And to LISTEN to your soul's voice.

What can you do today?

I will put the question back to you :)

What can you do today that calms you, grounds you, helps you to sit with yourself and takes you into a space of silence? Think. Write it down now. And of course, do it :)

For me, it is journaling, chanting, meditation, yoga nidra and visiting a spiritual place. Whatever yours is, make sure you set aside the time today for it. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT YOU HARNESS THE ENERGY TODAY. Try not to be too busy, in noisy gatherings today. Find your quiet time.

If you cannot arrive at anything, you can see if any of the links below resonate with you:

• A journaling ritual - Here I have used the prompts 'i feel' and 'I release'. You can change the second prompt to what is relevant for you.

  Eg: 'I feel calm when...', 'I am being called to', 'I am aware of...'

  
  

• Sitting with your emotions

  
  

• Coming home to the self (This was shared as a New Moon ritual, but is relevant for this time too. Visualize the Full Moon instead of the New Moon wherever mentioned. This includes journaling as well.)

  
  

If you are feeling emotional/scattered/overwhelmed/ungrounded you could choose one or both of the practices below.

• Sacral chakra meditation for emotional stability

  
  

• A quick grounding practice

  
  

Whatever you choose to do, open and close your ritual by offering gratitude to your ancestors, Gurus, the Full Moon and Mother Earth. Spend some quiet time tomorrow to synthesise what surfaced from your ritual today, towards putting them into action.

Wish you a blessed Full Moon day & practice :)

Love & gratitude :)

Sheetal