Moon Whispers for September
The moon rises and sets every day like the sun. On the other hand, the Moon rises and sets daily at different time every day.
By the way, the moon is up during the day half the time. It has to be, since it orbits around the whole Earth once a month. Sometimes the daytime moon is hard to see because it’s so near the sun in the sky. And consider that if the sun is low in the sky, a slim crescent daytime moon might be straight overhead, so that you’d have to crane your neck, looking up, to notice it.
With the full moon you see all of the visible side of the moon. In the sense that the quarter moons are only quarters, this moon is really a half moon! You will see it rising in the east at about sunset, high in the south at midnight, and setting in the west at about sunrise. The exact orientation of features depends on where it is in the sky.
The full moon in September is known as the Harvest Moon, and is especially significant to native people of the southwest for the ceremonies they offer to the moon for the plentiful growth and abundance of their crops. So, in our lives we can plant seeds of wisdom to sow and to harvest in the coming months.
We could plant seeds of enlightenment for our spiritual awakening. Maybe some seeds of plenty for filling our souls with the abundance that is ours for the taking. Planting positive intentions are a great way of paving our path to wonderful and happy events happening in our lives. Planting the seeds of Forgiveness and Gratefulness, without those two powerful seeds we would not be able to reap a plentiful harvest of new spiritual and emotional energies to look forward to in the coming months.
As we slip into the Fall Equinox, also known as the Autumn Equinox, we are preparing for a dormant period when we hibernate in preparation for the spirits to heal our souls and prepare for the spring harvest of plenty, while we sleep, hibernate the celestial gods present their energies,
Ganesha is celebrated from mid August until September 3rd. Ganesha’s Festival is a day on which, Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees to honor him.
The next big celebration in the Hindu tradition Navaratri, that has to do with 9 aspects of the goddess Durga, which is celebrated for 9 straight days. The Goddess Durga is the mother of the universe and she is mentioned in many scriptures in the Veda tradition. She embodies all different aspects of the feminine. Her first aspect represents fire, the second aspects she is riding on a lion, the third embodies the power of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the fourth aspect she dissipates darkness and bestows freedom from fear and adversity. The fifth aspect she is filled with bliss and happiness, and the sixth aspect she is intelligent and peaceful, the seventh she is in the golden form and she sits on a lion, the eighth aspect she is the brave one riding on lion, she is one of my personal favorites and her name is Chandika ( so, I named my little dog, Chandi, means fearless one). The ninth and final aspect, she sits on a Lotus Blossom, and she is blissful in her glory.
This is my personal favorite, and her temple is in India in Mysore, I had the honor to visit the temple on my last trip to India, which was at the same time of her annual celebration. I previously had no idea about that aspect of Durga,, until a student of mine was in India and sent me a post card on my birthday(February 2007), with image and then I went and visit her(September 2007), so, I know I was called by her to honor her and pray in her temple.
At the hotel we stayed at in Mysore, it looked out upon her temple, the mountaisn and temple in the distance was absolutely magnificent. For the past twenty years of my life, I have visited many temples of Durga and never felt so emotionally blessed and spiritually connected as this time, as our jeep wound around the switchbacks to get to Chandika’s Temple, I could not speak, tears were falling down my cheeks, my heart was beating very fast and I felt very blessed. Even as I write these words today, I feel exactly the same tearful emotions as I did when I visited Chandika. So, that’s why I chose to name my doggie Chandi, so I can speak her name daily in adoration.
Chandika’s story I about how she fought the demon for nine days, the image above depicts her victory over this demon. So, be aware that any obstacles in your life they are blessings. And if you have the determination to face them, then anything negative disappears. That was so for my dog Chandi, as when she was born her mother almost killed her and the breeder gave her to another mother, and this new mother took her into her womb and cared for her as her own, and now, I have her as my Chandi. All species go through negative experiences, and they have the power to overcome it all.
Notice Chandi’s aura, I know she is meant to be with me, the picture was taken three days after I got her.