{"id":10109,"date":"2021-03-28T07:37:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priestessyourlife.com\/?p=10109"},"modified":"2021-03-29T08:10:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:10:52","slug":"full-moon-in-libra-steps-to-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/priestessyourlife.com\/full-moon-in-libra-steps-to-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon in Libra: Steps to Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big welcome to this Full Moon moment \u2013 may you feel easefully open to illumination and clarification of your current experience\u2026<\/p>\n

The Full Moon is at 8\u00b0 Libra<\/strong>, exact on:
\nSun 28 Mar, 1.48pm (CDT)
\nSun 28 Mar, 7.48pm (BST)
\nMon 29 Mar, 5.48am (AEDT)<\/em><\/p>\n

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(The Weighing of the Heart, from the Egyptian Book of the Dead)<\/em><\/p>\n

LIBRA & THE SCALES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When I think of Libra, I think of Maat<\/strong>, Egyptian goddess of justice, wisdom, the stars, morality and cosmic order<\/strong> on every level, weighing hearts at the end of life, against the delicacy of a feather.<\/p>\n

For the ancient Egyptians, \u201cthe significance of Maat developed to the point that it embraced all aspects of existence, including the basic equilibrium of the universe<\/strong>, the relationship between constituent parts, the cycle of the seasons, heavenly movements, religious observations and fair dealings<\/strong>, honesty, and truthfulness in social interactions<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

“Maat bound all things together in an indestructible unity<\/strong>: the universe, the natural world, the state, and the individual were all seen as parts of the wider order generated by Maat.” Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Maat\u2019s ostrich feather represented this worldview, this awareness that everything is interconnected, and that every act and choice affects the whole cosmos.<\/p>\n

We are indestructibly united, as we always have been, but we’re becoming more conscious of how out of balance<\/strong> the scales are.<\/p>\n

LUNAR PRAYER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The lunar prayer for this Full Moon in Libra is: “We are Sovereign<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

We are Free, Resourceful, Curious, Loving, Playful, Devoted, Sovereign<\/strong>, Transforming, Inspired, Committed, Hopeful and Open.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How I see it is, these lunar prayers (which I wrote for each main phase and sign of the Moon) are already true. Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl<\/a><\/strong> would affirm that we are sovereign, that we get to choose<\/strong> how we show up in the world, even in the middle of a concentration camp.<\/p>\n

And this, too, is true: that there are systems <\/strong>in place designed to rob people of their rights and autonomy, to enslave <\/strong>and indebt <\/strong>them, and to make us all forget our embodied power. This is especially true for BIPOC folk, and anyone who falls into a category (or multiple categories) of discrimination.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I hosted a conversation around ‘Dismantling Privilege<\/strong>‘ and after feeling indecisive about what to share here, weighing the value of any words I got down on paper (hello seeing-both-sides Libra!), this morning I awoke early, the Moon reaching through my window to shine right on my face, my circadian rhythm telling me it was go-time\u2026 and I knew what I wanted to offer: the fruits of listening<\/strong> to the folk who gifted their presence to each other in that conversation.<\/p>\n

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(Chapter Two of <\/em> by Vicki Noble, Cellular Shamanism: Her Body is My Body, collage by Grace Funk)<\/em><\/p>\n

STEPS FORWARD<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At its simplest, this is what distilled for me, around how to dismantle (racist) privilege, how to rebalance the scales<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the pathway forwards? EMBODIMENT & CONNECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western culture, capitalist culture, has separated everything into tiny, seemingly disconnected parts. Reconnecting all these relationships, most significantly with ourselves, our bodies, our emotions, our place, our roots, our story, is the antidote.<\/p>\n

We can’t listen very well when we are disconnected, ungrounded, uprooted, dissociated<\/strong>, let alone make the very necessary systemic changes that will bring equality to our shared world.<\/p>\n

Here are some faces of reconnection and embodiment, actions that can be undertaken right now:<\/p>\n