Dear ones, mama moon is about to reach the peak of her cycle once again and is turning full in the sign of Aquarius in the early hours of Saturday morning at 3:36am(bst). This full moon is also Lunar Lughnasadh and so we get to combine the abundance of the full moon with Lughnasadh's theme of abundance and really allow our minds and hearts to turn to all the things that we are grateful for. The sun moved into Leo on Thursday and so with this full moon’s placement in Leo season, we can open ourselves up to a feeling of lightness, play and expansion. This year has continued to be heavy, scary and incredibly challenging, Aquarius asks us to look for the teachings and blessings we have received during this time. What have we learned about ourselves and others? How has this time revealed the systems that need to be broken down in order for new ones to be built? Remember, Aquarius is the Zodiac’s revolutionary. Where is there a revolution brewing in you? Aquarius has this expansive quality of being able to zoom out and see the big picture, almost as if you’re looking down on earth from amongst the stars. If you’ve been feeling stuck, trapped, heavy - how could you zoom out and connect to this idea of a bigger picture? Aquarius is an air sign ruled by the planets Uranus and Saturn. Uranus is associated with revolution, social change and awakening and Saturn is associated with structure, time and boundaries. Add these together with the transformational element of air and you get this powerful energy of change - the breaking down of structures that no longer serve us and no longer serve the collective. The archetypes of Aquarius are the protester, the inventor, the rebel, the revolutionary and the visionary. They are never scared to use their voice to inspire change and to dismantle oppressive structures. This full moon we get to balance Aquarius’s outspoken, rebellious energy with the loving mother energy that we focussed on at the New Moon in cancer. Dropping from head to heart! During this full moon, ask yourself what are the oppressive structures in your life at the moment, perhaps placed upon you by society, others or even yourself? How could you use the power of this Full Moon to begin to break these down? Saturn also governs boundaries, so it’s another opportunity to check-in with your boundaries, this time particularly in relation to people/situations/places that are draining you and preventing you from serving the collective. If one person is always draining our energy and time and it’s preventing us from doing the work we want to do in our community or family then this is out of balance. What could we put in place to protect our energy and time? Leaning into changeAquarius as well as being an Air sign is also the water bearer and pours the refreshing waters of change over our life. Sometimes we resist change so much or we simply fail to acknowledge the changes that have already taken place. With this full moon being lunar Lughnasadh, a turning point on the wheel of the year, we have the chance to take a pause and reflect on who we are right now and if that person wants and needs different things to the person we were at the start of the year. Maybe we don’t want the things we longed for at the winter solstice anymore, or maybe we achieved certain things but they’ve turned out to be different to what we thought. I say this so often, but never be afraid to let life change you. Allow life and all it’s lessons, blessings, hardships and sorrows to flow through you.
AQUARIUS THEMES: New perspectives, social justice, social change, activism, enlightenment, awakening, new ideas, upgrading, truth, the greater good, the collective, the big picture, creativity, rebellion, community, trailblazing, innovation, human potential. If you'd like to shake off some of the intense full moon energies I've created this Aquarius playlist for you to enjoy: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/307EAp5srHHbp2Q2aLMovS?si=dc684d7efe654850
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The wheel of the year is just about to turn and we will be welcoming in the first of the Harvest festivals, Lughnasadh, on August 1st. Lughnasadh is roughly translated to mean Lugh's Assembly (Lugh being one of the High Kings or Ireland and member of the Tuatha Dé Danann) and so we commonly associate this time of year with the many skilled God Lugh. However, Lugh's Assembly was actually founded in honour of his foster mother Tailtiu who died on August 1st. The story of TailtiuTailtiu (pronounced Tal-chew) was the daughter of the king of Spain and the wife of Eochaid mac Eirc - the last of the Fir Bolg kings of Ireland. Tailtiu was a beautiful and beloved Queen and Druidess - she was known as one of the most learned women in Europe. She reminds me of Hypatia, dedicated to knowledge of science and the mysteries. When Ireland was invaded by the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Fir Bolg were defeated and Tailtiu's husband was killed. Tailtiu survived and remarried Eochu Garb of the Danann and became foster mother to high born Lugh who was of Tuatha Dé Danann and Formorian heritage. Fosterage was very common in Ireland at this time, in particular in Royal families as a way of gaining alliances. Tailtiu being so skilled in the arts herself, then trained Lugh in all that she knew as well as battle and he went on to become a High King of Ireland and known as Samildánach, one who is skilled in all the arts. Tailtiu dedicated her life to the land and to her foster son Lugh. She worked tirelessly to clear and prepare the land for farming and in the end it claimed her life. "When the fair wood was cut down by her, roots and all, out of the ground, before the year's end it became Bregmag, it became a plain blossoming with clover. Her heart burst in her body from the strain beneath her royal vest; not wholesome, truly, is a face like the coal, for the sake of woods or pride of timber. Long was the sorrow, long the weariness of Tailtiu, in sickness after heavy toil; the men of the island of Erin to whom she was in bondage came to receive her last behest. She told them in her sickness (feeble she was but not speechless) that they should hold funeral games to lament her - zealous the deed." - https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T106500D/text033.html Lugh was so devoted to Tailtiu that when she died he was devastated and worked hard to carry out her wishes. Before her death, Tailtiu had already chosen her place of burial at Teltown and this is where the funeral rites and celebrations took place. As mentioned previously, Lughnasadh roughly translates to Lugh's Assembly and was the funeral rites and celebrations that he set up in honour of his foster Mother. This went on to be called Áenach Tailteann and was a festival that took place each year on August 1st (which was the day she died) and lasted for many weeks. These festivals were mostly famous for their sporting and art competitions - the sporting part of this event became so famous throughout Europe it is thought to have inspired the Greek Olympic games. The festivals also comprised of chants and laments sung by the druids to honour the dead, handfastings and arranged marriages, and fairs selling food and wears. This also became a time when laws were decided and disputes settled. Áenach Tailteann was also to be a time of peace as declared by Tailtiu herself:
In terms of the wheel of the year, Tailtiu's death signifies the death of the growing season and the start of harvest. Hers is a story of motherly love, sacrifice for the greater good and dignified and loving rulership. Tailtiu teaches us the importance of grace in the face of adversity and the importance of leaving a legacy of peace. Tailtiu's name is thought to mean 'Great one of the earth'; she is Queen, Mother, Protectress, Druidess, Teacher, and Goddess of the arts.
I really hope you enjoy connecting to Tailtiu this Lughnasadh and that she blesses you with her wisdom, grace and abundance! |
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