LUNAR ECLIPSE /FULL MOON MAY 26TH–MEDITATE, REST AND DEEP DIVE INTO YOUR SPIRITUALITY

EYE ON THE SKY: LUNAR ECLIPSE for  MAY 26TH

There is a total lunar eclipse of the moon peaking into 5:32 am CDT.   The exact  eclipse will occur at 3:47 am – 5:45 am.   It will be visible as a total lunar eclipse in Australia, parts of the Western US, Western South America and South-East Asia and it will turn shade of red for about 14 minutes.   You can view  times in your local area at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/ lunar/2021-may-26  to see when the exact maximum eclipse will occur  where you live.    They are not considered auspicious to watch if you live in areas where they are visible and better to be in meditation.  The West coast of the US will get to see more of it because of the timing of their Sunrise.

This is eclipse and will impact  Scorpio and Taurus rising the most with the exact degree at 11-12 degrees of Scorpio so if  you have key planets like the Sun, Moon, Rahu/Ketu  or the ascendant around these degrees it will  impacted  you also would have to running a Moon/Rahu or Rahu/Moon or Sun/Rahu or Rahu/Sun period for it to have a huge impact and mostly it is a lot of emotional noise.  People fear eclipses but they are powerfully spiritual for meditation and personal revelations.

Eclipses are good for meditation and that is the best way to spend time during an eclipse as the meditations can be deeper. Outwardly the emotions and mind get a bit frazzled so never a good time to make major decisions during an eclipse. I usually do laundry or clean or meditate to pass the time.

Both of my Gurus have advocated meditation during eclipses over the years.  One of them recently  commented on this one:

“The mind is connected with the moon, the body is connected with the Earth and the Sun is connected with both. The time when all three come in alignment is good for spiritual practices. It is not a good time to eat, or indulge in pleasures. It is a good time to conserve energy. So, from the ancient times it is said that you should not eat during the eclipse, and you should meditate.

Eclipse is a very good time for mantra chanting and meditation. Chanting mantras at the time of eclipse is much more powerful. This is the ancient saying.  Mantras are said to be 1000 times more powerful during eclipse.

Subconscious patterns can come up during eclipses that provide deep insights into your life. Mostly you will get a lot of garbage thoughts during eclipses so ignore them but if you an an aha experience after the eclipse and it seems very valid, then it is a time to make changes around those patterns that are not useful.

One or two hours before an eclipse, stop eating so that the food gets digested well and during the eclipse time you have an empty stomach, and on empty stomach chanting and mantras are done for maximum result.  It is not good to eat food that was cooked during an eclipse so not a good day to do take-out from food cooked during the eclipse.

Eclipse is a very auspicious time for sadhus; it is not a bad time. It is a bad time for enjoyment and for pleasures. And when you chant 108 times during this period it is equivalent to 10,000 times or more! So meditation and chanting are highly recommended during this period.

When we are in activity, our mind is always focused in the front of the body. Close your eyes now, you’ll feel your mind is in front because the mind goes through the eyes to look at the world, and through the ears. During activity the mind is mostly focused in the frontal part of the body. For relaxing, we take our mind to the background. You will see suddenly there is something different happening. This is necessary, from time to time. (SSRS)

So depending on what part of the world you are in, enjoy the eclipse with deep meditation and chanting and remember most of the noise and garbage going through your mind is maya or illusion.   Sometimes after an eclipse, you will get a glimpse into some deep subconscious pattern that you have and the eclipse can reveal and help you dive deeper and heal.  With the eclipse in the deeply psychological/subconscious sign of Scorpio, it may be particularly potent to do that this year.

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