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Sun and New Moon in Capricorn

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The Sun and the Moon join 4 planets in Capricorn- Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus- rising on February 11th at 11:05 am PST.

In total, this puts 6 planets in sidereal Capricorn, plus there is an Aspect of Rahu, making a total of 7 planets influencing one sign!

It is challenging to a sign when there is so much influence on it, showing excessive and unstable energy in Capricorn through the month of February.

As there is a mix of benefic and malefic planets influencing the sign, much depends on what house Capricorn represents in your chart.  Gemini, Leo, and Aquarius ascendants may feel this strongly,  as Capricorn becomes one of the more challenging houses in your chart. Also if you have important placements in Capricorn you can expect to feel the unsettling intensity of this transit the most.  

In Vedic Astrology, when we feel compelled to do something out of an almost uncontrollable restlessness it is often the influence of Rahu acting upon this situation.  As Rahu’s nature is to cloud and delude, we may often find these quick impulsive actions did not give us a holistic understanding of a situation.  Likewise, though there are some beneficial planets in Capricorn, all are under the veil of Rahu and would benefit from slower and steadier decision making.  As written above, the mantra for February is to keep calm!

When we look at the lunar houses, the New Moon and Sun are in Dhanistha but the remaining 4 planets are in Sravana, making both important Nakshatras of this cycle.  Dhanistha is a prosperous constellation, connected to wealth and fame.  

With Sravana reorganizing and restructuring is a common theme, as is the desire to restore balance.  Be mindful of the seeds that were planted on this potent New Moon, but take time for right action and the return to equilibrium.  

Both Dhanistha and Sravana are connected with the ear and listening, and challenging influence here may make us hear with distortion or bias at the moment.  Best is to keep silent and do more listening at the moment than speaking. 

On that note, this New Moon is also celebrated as Mauna Amabasya, which translates to the ‘Silent New Moon’. Refraining from the speech is a common and indicated practice on this day.  It is an ideal day to be silent or at least very mindful of our speech.  Five days after the New Moon this month is the annual celebration of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom and Learning.  Jai Maa!

Love and Blessings,
Mrinmoyee

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Mrinmoyee Prajna

Mrinmoyee is in a long term love affair with Mother India, the land of her spiritual birth. She has lived primarily in India for the last 2 decades, and while she appreciates most all aspects of the culture, Vedic Astrology, Meditation, and Devotional pactices have been her primary focus.

Having grown up on the East coast of the United States, she deeply sees the need for the Vedic sciences in the modern Western life. She lived for 10 years in an Indian Buddhist spiritual community in North India where meditation and seva (service) were the foundations of her practice. Here she experienced the traditional teachings passed down through a lineage that is customary in India. As her interest in Vedic Astrology grew it took her to different regions and teachers of India and the US. She has studied Vedic Astrology for the last 10 years, and has given hundreds of readings to people all over the world in the last 5 years.

She offers introductory workshops on Vedic Astrology, and retreats in India. But the main focus of her work is personalized birth chart consultations. She has studied with both traditional and modern teachers, and gives a traditional analysis of the chart combined with a modern, applicable interpretation. While Vedic Astrology is Hindu in its origins, a person need not be following that path to benefit from her readings. Advice on career, relationships, finances, ideal living locations, and spirituality are just some of the areas of life that can be covered in a session.