The 2013 Cold Moon:
Gracefulness is Flexibility of Character in Action
New Moon Phase Begins at 1:44pm CST on Friday, January 11th
December often brings us gifts along with baggage. The 'time which is no time' between
Samhain and the 12 days of Yule often wrap us tightly away into our inner lives
while proceeding with the holiday traditions of the season as our primary
outlet for creativity, generosity, and expression. But there, too, are unspoken obligations that take
precedence over really working with the shadows we're carrying...after all,
we're gearing up for the return of light by our efforts to sustain it in our
interactions.
And then January comes...named after Janus (the god of
beginnings and endings, gates and doorways, transitions and time). We're often still hovering on the
threshold of some transformational shift...and this January is no
different. Even with the Aquarian
shift of Yule last year, Father Time gives us many steps to deliberate before
reaching the door that opens only by the use of our individual gifts as keys.
The more baggage we carry from the previous year, the slower
we come to the top of the stairway before us. Notice, even as we drop some of the less useful trappings of
days gone by...our shadows still follow diligently. This is right...as our shadows are always with us. It only matters whether we reject them
and misuse them, or if we accept them and agree to bring them into the light
we're heading toward so that we may finally understand them for what they
are...those wounds that hold our greatest gift. Without them, there would be no Chironic Key to Janus's door
before us.
So bring no fears or doubts, no struggle or siege, no
ineffective baggage with you into the next moon phase. That which was habitual during the Moon
of the Long Nights is no longer applicable to the healthier habits that must
now supplant them and enlighten us along our journey. That which brought us closer to self-discovery and
re-invention is ready for the world to see…so unravel the layers of guilt and
pain, and step lightly through your own enlightenment.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
