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We’re calling this one Lilac Moon 💜. Here are three different lenses to look at it:
Western astrology. In astrology, this cycle opens with a new moon in Scorpio, the sign of depth and honesty, while Mercury and Venus are both in the backward-looking phase astrologers read as a time to review what we think and what we value. Within days both turn forward again, and at the full moon in Gemini the Moon sits right beside Uranus, the planet of surprise. What are we ready to look at privately first, and what is ready to be shared?
Chinese. In the Chinese lunar calendar, this cycle begins on the first day of the tenth month, traditionally the Winter Clothes Festival, when families remember their ancestors by sending them warm clothes. Two weeks later comes the Xiayuan Festival, an old Taoist day of the Water Official, kept to ease hardship and release what weighs on us. Who or what is asking us to keep it warm this winter?
Buddhist. In Theravada Buddhist traditions, the new moon and the full moon are both Uposatha days, a regular pause to visit a temple, listen to teachings, keep extra precepts and meditate. In Sri Lanka this cycle’s full moon is Il Poya, remembered as the day the Buddha sent his first sixty enlightened disciples out to share the teaching for the good of the many. What might we hear if we paused for one quiet day in this cycle?
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Moon Practice is how we stay anchored, moon by moon. Choose your favourite way to practice:
🌐 Guided Online · Thursday Nov 12, 5–6pm Berlin time
One hour of reflection and intention-setting, live with other practitioners. Please register here , and bring a friend along!
✍️ Self-guided · any time
Ten minutes to a few hours, whenever it suits you. The written steps are here in the practice instructions. Doing this once a moon, even briefly, you’ll likely feel a difference already.
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