Every full moon is a period of unique opportunity.  The spiritual realms are very close to us at these times and we can contact the energy of Light and Love that is channeled into the world.  This energy benefits all of humankind.

The first three full moons of the new zodiacal year, however, are said to be the most powerful of all the full moons. They constitute the spiritual high points of the entire year. The full moons in April, May and June are called the Three Festivals of Spring and they lay the foundation for the remaining 9 full moons. They form a powerful, energetic triangle of force that carries a tremendous potency. This potency is partially dependent on the intensity of our invocative appeal.  As we join in groups to celebrate we create a vortex of magnetic strength that draws the energies downward toward the earth. The power of this invocation at these three full moons impacts the spiritual energies that are available to us for the entire year.

Path to the LightThe full moon of April is called the Festival of Easter or Resurrection because it focuses on the energy of restoration, regeneration, rebirth and renewal. We are being resurrected from our physical natures into an elevated spiritual realm. We are lifted out of matter into Spirit. We are asked to awaken to the spiritual possibilities inherent in each of us as we open more fully to the Christ consciousness in our own heart and life. Resurrection, from this perspective is not related to raising anyone from the dead, but it does represent a “passage from the death of self-absorption to the life of unselfish love, the transition from the darkness of individualism and separateness to the light of universal Spirit, from falsehood to truth, from slavery of the world to the liberty of the eternal.” (From Bethlehem to Calvary, by Alice Bailey) The journey from darkness into light, from the imprisonment in the body to the state of Pure Being is the Path of Resurrection.  It is not a one-time happening of the physical body arising from the grave, but it is, continually, the potential of each hour, each minute, to be born anew, to move on, to let go of the past and choose the future.

After the quiet of winter, where the earth was dormant, Aries springs forth bringing new hope, new life, and invigorating all the kingdoms of nature.

Full Moon in Aries

Energetic Offering: Resurrection

Deepen Your Transformation

Pondering these questions as you enter into meditation this month, especially on the day of the full moon, can deepen your transformation.

  1. What has been lying dormant within me all winter, waiting to be reborn?
  2. What needs to be shed before I can make this new beginning?
  3. How can I use the dynamic, fiery energy of Aries to bring hope and renewal into my life and into the world?

Listen to the Meditation

Full Moon in Aries 2017

As we begin to prepare for our meditation be sure you are in a place where you will not be disturbed. Sitting comfortably with your spine relatively erect begin to focus on your breathing. Noticing that with every in breath your body becomes more and more relaxed and as you exhale you release any tension still residing in your body. Do this for the next few minutes, just gently inhaling and exhaling, relaxing and releasing. Now with a more focused attention send the breath into your emotional body, feeling your emotions become still and calm, like a lake with no ripples. Finally send the breath to the busy mind and ask that the mind become quiet and receptive as we proceed with our meditation. Now I’d like you to imagine a radiant ball of light sitting right above your head. This is the light of your Soul. Imagine now that the crown chakra opens and allows that light to travel down through each chakra into the center of the earth. (pause) Feel your energy become solid and grounded as it connects to the Mother.(pause) Next, I’d like you to imagine the light of the Soul above your head traveling upward to the realms. Allow the breath to travel from the point between your eyebrows, into the center of your head and then upward to the Soul and beyond. See yourself now, in your mind’s eye aligned and connected to heaven and earth. Know that you now have direct access to your higher wisdom, but also that you are fully tethered to the earth.

Now let us send upward our invocative appeal to the Spiritual realms. We ask to be filled with the fiery, initiating energy of Aries that we might be willing to let it burn away any obstacles to our journey. (pause) We asked to be filled with the energy of resurrection and renewal. May it be an uplifting force in our lives. Being filled with these potent energies and deeply connected to our Source of Wisdom we ask for clarity as we bring forth our questions for contemplation. Please feel free to pause the recording after each question to give yourselves time to receive any impressions that may come forth.

  1. What has been lying dormant within you all winter, waiting to be reborn?
  2. What needs to be shed before I can make this new beginning?
  3. How can you use the dynamic, fiery energy of Aries to bring hope and renewal into your own life and into the world?

Let us give thanks now for any clarity that you received and for this special moment, this Festival of Easter, of resurrection and renewal. Let us bless whatever is wanting to come forth within us this next month. Let us bless our courage to bring it forth, our daring. Let us renew our minds, that they may be more perfect vessels for the Soul’s illumination. Let everything within us be resurrected, be made new that we might be of greater service.

And so it is.