Hi beloved souls,
I'm Rukshita and today I'm going to take you through a meditation for the partial solar eclipse and the new moon in Virgo on September 21st.
Find a quiet space where you will not be disturbed for the next 20 minutes or so.
Before we drop in to the sacred container,
An invitation to pause here and make this your sacred ritual.
Cleanse the space you're in with an incense stick,
Sage,
Some scents,
Essential oils,
Grab some blankets,
Grab your crystals or light a scented candle.
Introducing an element of smell before we get started to use as your anchor to take you to the depths that you need and also an anchor that will bring you back as well.
A little something extra that helps you land into your space with more intention and awareness.
Find a comfortable seat or if you prefer lying down that works too.
Personally,
I lie down for my meditations as it helps my body relax and get deeper into my practice.
Allow yourself to land into this moment by taking any stretches,
Shakes,
Wiggles that your body needs before we drop into stillness.
The solar eclipse brings radical transformational energy while the new moon in the analytical sign of Virgo offers us a blank slate.
It's a powerful time to connect the mind and the heart.
To step away from overthinking,
Worry and self-criticism that live in the mind and to return to the quiet wisdom that resides in the heart.
This meditation is your sacred space to find your answers,
Not through your head,
But through trusting your deepest feelings,
Your heart's desires.
When you're ready,
Gently fluttering your eyes closed,
Begin to soften your shoulders.
Relax your jaw.
Relax your hips.
Relax your legs.
Placing your palms over your body,
Over your belly.
Or maybe lying in Shavasana with your palms facing up on either sides of you and sinking into the surface beneath you.
Bring your attention and focus to your breath.
The breath is our channel to help us move from our outer world to our inner world.
Following our breath in through the nostrils and into the belly and out through the belly and out through the nostrils.
Continuing to follow your breath in and out.
Letting any thoughts fade away as you bring your complete attention and focus to your breath.
Every breath,
Every inhale and every exhale.
Softening your breath.
Relaxing your body.
With every exhale,
Sinking in deeper into the surface beneath you.
Take a slow,
Gentle,
Deep inhale.
Fill up your belly and lungs completely.
And a long,
Gentle exhale,
Releasing all you're holding on to.
Let's do that two more times.
A slow,
Gentle inhale,
Filling up your belly,
Filling up your lungs.
And a slow,
Gentle exhale,
Releasing any surface tension.
Releasing any lingering thoughts.
And one more time.
Slow,
Gentle inhale all the way to the top.
And a slow,
Gentle exhale.
As you continue to breathe,
Allow your awareness to move inward.
With every exhale,
Feeling the weight of your body get heavier and heavier.
Deepening your connection with the earth,
With the surface beneath you.
Connect with the sensation of your body on the surface beneath you.
Feel yourself supported and held by the earth.
You are safe.
You are held by the breath of Mother Earth.
Take a slow,
Gentle inhale.
Visualizing the energy of your breath make its way into the heart center.
And exhale gently.
Slowly.
And inhale again into the heart center.
And a slow,
Gentle exhale.
Continuing to inhale into the heart chakra,
The anahata chakra.
Activating the heart.
As you breathe into your heart,
Feeling the warm glow that's starting to form.
That's starting to grow.
That's starting to illuminate you.
As we continue to inhale into the heart,
With your next exhale,
Visualizing the energy move up from your heart to your third eye center,
The point in between your eyebrows.
Inhale into your heart.
And as you exhale,
Visualizing the energy make its way up to your third eye chakra,
The ajna chakra.
Inhaling into your heart and exhaling as you send the energy up to your mind.
Continuing a few rounds this way.
Inhaling into your heart and exhaling to the third eye.
Inhaling into your heart center.
And as you exhale,
Visualizing the air,
The energy move up to the third eye center.
Starting to feel the slight tingling sensations around your third eye,
Around your forehead,
Around this region.
As you breathe with intention,
With awareness.
Your heart and your head are now connected through the energy of your breath.
In this moment,
The veil between your conscious and your subconscious is thin.
Let's set an intention to move from overthinking to an intuitive knowing.
To let go of doubt and criticism.
And to uncondition ourselves from all patterns of worry and survival.
This eclipse energy is about finding strength and transforming challenges into opportunities.
I now invite you to bring a gentle awareness to your mind.
See it not as a part of you,
But as a space that can hold thoughts that come and go.
Notice the thoughts that have been circulating.
The worry,
The doubts,
The overthinking,
The self-criticism.
Perhaps you can see them as fast moving clouds in your mental sky.
Imagine a great transformative shadow of the solar eclipse.
Slowly passing across your mental sky.
This is not a shadow of darkness,
But a shadow of profound clearing.
It is here to dissolve all that is not authentic to you.
All the clutter that keeps you from hearing your own inner voice,
Your own inner truth.
Watch as this eclipse shadow passes over the clouds of worry and doubt.
See them begin to dissolve,
To dissipate.
To simply crumble away into a thin,
Fine,
Sparkling dust.
The need for control,
The self-criticism,
The feeling of not being good enough.
All of it is being absorbed by this cleansing,
By this transformative shadow.
With each breath,
More of your mental space is being cleared and being purified by this transformative shadow.
You are letting it all go.
The path to your heart is becoming clear.
And the cloud has lifted.
With that space now open and light.
And gently bring your awareness down to your heart center.
The heart is a sacred space of quiet,
Intuitive wisdom.
It does not overthink.
It simply knows.
Imagine a warm,
Gentle light beginning to glow in the center of your chest.
This is the light of your intuition.
The light of your true self.
The light of the most authentic version of you.
With every breath,
This light grows brighter,
More radiant and more powerful.
It gently starts to fill your entire body,
Illuminating your authentic voice,
Your authentic truth.
All around your body.
All around your physical temple.
Ask a question that has been on your mind.
Something you have been overthinking and trying to figure out with your head.
Ask it now and then simply listen.
Let the answer come not as a thought,
But as a feeling.
A knowing,
A gentle resonance in the heart.
In your heart.
Trust this feeling completely.
Know that you have the power to turn every challenge into a new opportunity for growth.
Trust in yourself.
Trust in your heart.
Trust in your deepest inner knowing.
That illuminates within you.
Breathe in.
Slowly.
Begin to bring your awareness.
Back to your breath.
Gentle inhale.
And a gentle exhale.
Feel the gentle rise.
And the gentle fall.
Of your belly.
Feel the weight of your body.
On the surface beneath you.
The earth is right below.
Still holding you.
Know that the work you have done today.
Is a sacred act of returning to yourself.
Returning to your heart.
Returning to your deepest desires.
Returning to your inner knowing.
Returning to your authentic voice.
The energy of the eclipse has supported you in this release.
And your heart is now your new compass.
You can carry this feeling of clarity.
Trust and inner peace with you.
Returning to the smell around you.
That anchored you into your space.
When you're ready.
Gently wiggling your fingers and toes.
Bringing some movement back into your body.
Allow a soft smile to emerge.
On your lips.
Take a deep intentional breath in.
And a deep intentional breath out.
And with a sense of peace and gratitude and love.
Begin to slowly open your eyes.
And land back into your space.
Thank you.
