The Moon, The Mother, The Mind — An Eclipse Transmission
My beloved Sisters, I’m writing this from Dubai, with softer light around me tonight. It’s been… intense. Truly eclipse-like. We came thinking we could move in and out quietly before things escalated. We trusted timing. But this initiation into the Middle East had other ideas. Airspace has been closed for two days and slowly returned by 20% today. Whilst the conflict moved closer the nights have been light — not the luminous devotional kind — but the kind where your body never fully drops into rest. There have been explosions in the distance, two, three times in the night. Early morning tremors that subtle hum of vigilance in the nervous system. We’ve now moved to a quieter location yet again today. Inshallah it feels more peaceful here. I’m praying for deeper sleep tonight — that kind of sleep where the body finally exhales and remembers it’s held. And in the middle of all of this… a Full Moon Eclipse. You can’t make this up. As you know, in Jyotish the Moon represents Soma — the mind, the mother, the collective, the tides. When the Moon is eclipsed, clarity can dim. Emotions rise like unpredictable waters. Old mother wounds stir. The collective field feels heavier. The subtle body can feel porous as our light is diminished. And when you’re physically near unrest, you feel it in your tissues. The eclipse isn’t just astronomical. It’s psychological. It’s ancestral. It’s karmic. Full moons already amplify the mind. Add an eclipse, and it’s as if the psyche is asked to look at what it usually avoids. Leo themes — identity, power, self-expression, the ego-self — are illuminated. And with Ketu’s dissolving influence, there can be a stripping back. Who are you when control drops? Who are you when safety feels thin? I’ve been watching my own nervous system carefully. This is where the teachings become real. Daily I have been consciously slow breathing and meditating. Eating warm lightly spiced cooked food. Warm baths and some oil on the soles of the feet. Minimal media. Early evenings = Protection of ojas.