Where do we find our balance & inspiration? How do we express our passion, spirituality & desire for transformation? These are key questions during the 30 day lunar cycle beginning in thoughtful, secretly unconventional Purvabhadra nakshatra on March 6th.

Purvabhadara is a complex lunar mansion that has the capacity to experience life intensely on multiple dimensions. Planets here often make a person materially successful & to appear conventional while in private they’re deeply occult, anachronistic & in the extreme, fanatical.

Purvabhadra energy can be visualized as a strong, upward surge & is related to the rising of the kundalini. If you practice kundalini or tantric forms of yoga there can be glimpses through the veils now. It’s useful to be aware that the overall planetary energies are wobbly this month, so clean diet & lifestyle can go a long way in making energetic experiences smooth rather than destabilizing to our nervous system.

With Purvabhadara activated it’s easy to get excited about a new possibility or direction however with the nodes changing signs & Mercury retrograde through March 28th, we may find our ideas difficult to solidify or our inspiration inconsistent. This is okay, & mirrors the shifting energy of the nodes which are hidden & shadowy by nature & also the reflective, refining tendency of Mercury turning retrograde in Pisces. The new moon is also conjunct Neptune

which highlights the idealistic, spiritual potentials of this cycle while Saturn’s aspect restrains us from getting too carried away. If we experience Saturn’s aspect as a crisis of confidence or low energy, it can help to remember that love him or hate him, Saturn always has our long-term well-being in mind. Shani’s lesson is to push us to keep plugging away as best we can even when we’re not necessarily up to a task.

Mercury, the planet of material manifestation, turns direct March 28th conjunct Neptune & on the exact degree of the new moon. Neptune’s influence could motivate us to enroll in or teach a class on spiritual or occult studies. It’s also an excellent time to connect with broader networks of people to promote social, humanitarian, political or technological change. New facts will be coming out now about lies the public has been fed regarding technology & politics, & this can embolden us to promote positive change. Performing actions in line with our highest principles can transmute apathy & anger into passion & joy.

This moon cycle is a excellent time to take some time out to explore about what truly inspires & excites us. I have no doubt if we make this personal inventory a habit, say quarterly, for the next 18 months we’ll discover that our personal beliefs have changed dramatically in at least one area of life.

Purvabhadra in all its excitement & possibility can make us feel anxious or too revved up. Balancing yoga postures like vrksasana (tree pose) & grounding postures where our foreheads touch the ground or a yoga bolster are good remedies for Purvabhadra nakshatra, as are prayers to Shiva.

I’ll be writing more about the nodes changing signs this week, so be sure to follow me on Facebook or Instagram.