Virgo New Moon, September 22, 2006, 7:45am EST

Virgo New Moon, September 22, 2006, 7:45am EST
Annular Solar Eclipse, 7:51am EST
Autumnal Equinox, 7:51am EST

Hidden Agendas

This month is a special new moon, so I will step back and let the experts speak. Peace, love, blessings, Helen

Moon Messages
So we have a second New Moon in Virgo this year. This is a special New Moon in Virgo for several reasons: it occurs at 29º, the Moon and Sun are conjunct the South Node in Virgo, in a T-Square with the North Node in Pisces and Pluto in Sagittarius, and all this occurs during a solar eclipse.

This will be an annular solar eclipse, where a narrow ring of the Sun is visible around the dark moon. This eclipse will be visible throughout South America and western Africa. For more information on the eclipse go visit NASA's eclipse web site: NASA

Eclipses are especially sensitive when they conjunct the Nodal Axis because they enliven the collective memory of past deeds and the future evolutionary trends of our species. This solar eclipse represents the energy of the Virgo Sun being hidden from view by the Virgo Moon. So the readily apparent qualities of Virgo become subsumed by the unconscious properties and propensities of the constellation. It is easy to consider the dark side of Virgoan qualities like perfectionism and idealism; I know my inner critical tyrant quite well. Maybe you know yours as well!

What is not so easy is to imagine the dark side of the desire to serve and/or heal. This New Moon in Virgo at 29º, is asking each of us to look deeply at our own inner agendas, with a critical eye toward whether we do this work to get our own emotional and egoic needs met? Do you empower or dis-empower the people you help? Consider how much you walk your talk? Do you teach others to live better, healthier lives and still find yourself unable to change your own physical, emotional and mental condition? With the T-square to Pluto and the North Node, and Uranus in Pisces, the call to let go of self-gratification is quite big on this New Moon.

We also have a T-square with Saturn in Leo opposing Neptune in Aquarius and both squaring Jupiter in Scorpio. This is a T-square about the nature of power and the need to tell the truth. It has been with us since August 24 and will continue to be in effect through the beginning of November.

So what about each of us? What inner untruths can be brought to light on this New Moon? Look at your body, your mind, your heart: where is your pain? How much compassion and love are you willing to bring to bear upon that pain? How much can you extend that compassion and love out to the ones you most care about and then to the ones you least care for?

I feel an intensity building in the world and know that the only real defense against hatred and violence is basic human kindness and affection. I will end with a small section of the transcription I made of the HH Dalai Lama's lecture in Vancouver on September 8.

"From birth to death human affection is the main thing for a happy life. Compassion, forgiveness, lovingkindness; some people think this is a religious thing. These things are not exclusive to religion. Basic human good qualities are separate from religion.

Now today, our world, at the beginning of the 21st century. Look back to the 20th century, I think we will remember it as a very important human century. During that period I think humanity carried out a lot of different experiments: political, technological, economic. There were many advances. But the amount of human suffering through war makes it the century of violence. Including terrorism, the violence of Sept 11 doesn't just happen out of nowhere. There are centuries-old grievances involved in these actions, conflicts of ideology even.

Now we have to make an effort to make this century a century of dialogue. Using force against disagreements is out of date. We must talk and respect others as a part of ourselves. Because of high energy use, rising living standards, the whole world is heavily interdependent. The concept of We and They is no longer. The whole world should be an OUR. The concept of war is eliminated when there is no enemy!

With dialogue, just a few words is not sufficient. The way of life should be advanced. Consider others as a brother and sister. Respect them no matter how difficult it is. We can find some way to find a solution: compassion is an important attitude….

Every event is due to many factors. This is very complex because of the nature of interconnectedness; also the nature of the cycle of causes and conditions. Things are not easy. A calm mind is very essential to deal with complex issues and problems. Even positive events—we must have a calm mind to see them clearly. Destructive events we should not want, but it depends upon many factors. In order to overcome that we must overlook many causes and conditions. Too much emotion, even positive ones, is not helpful to analyze precisely complex situations.

In order to develop a calm mind one key factor is a compassionate attitude. We cannot promote human values through policing: Only through reason. I think our educational system must pay more attention to warm-heartedness; in a secular way." HH Dalai Lama, Sept. 9 2006, Vancouver Canada

Lisa Dale Miller Moon Messages

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New Millenium Being
The power and potential of the September 22nd NEW MOON is enhanced by Vernal Equinox on the same day and third Jupiter/Neptune square, exact on September 24th.

The Virgo new moons are a time to review the details and practicalities of our life. Health - how are we taking care of our body? What is the state of our living and working space - what clutter needs to go? How efficient are we in getting things done - do we need to manage our time, energy and resources better? Our evaluation this year takes us to a whole new phase of our lives.

The September 22 new moon is intensified by a solar eclipse just before the moment of the Autumnal Equinox. The shadow of the Moon eclipses the Sun's light. During a solar eclipse the normal flow of solar light or radiation is interrupted, "destabilizing (the) existing configuration of energy and reorganizing consciousness at a higher level. The amplified pull of the Sun and Moon strongly affects the electromagnetic flow in our bodies, altering neutral pathways and trigger points." * (2) We are being realigned at the cellular level so that we can function more in alignment with our soul.

Freeing ourselves from the past and moving on are the major themes for this solar eclipse new moon. New Millenium Being