June Full Moon - The Time for Deep Purification and Resilience ❤️

Dear Beloved Community,

As the summer light fills our days with warmth and possibility, the Full Moon of June 29th rises in the expansive sign of Sagittarius, illuminating the sky and our inner landscape alike. This is a powerful moment for reflection, release, and renewal — a cosmic invitation to align your body, mind, and spirit with the wisdom of the stars.

☽ Core Vedic Alignments

🌙  Sign Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) ✦  Nakshatra Purva Ashadha ☿  Notable Transit Mercury Stationary Retrograde

Key Themes for This Full Moon: ✦      Philosophical exploration & truth-seeking ✦      Purification & washing away difficulties ✦      Resilience & inner strength ✦      Introspection & reviewing long-term goals ✦      Optimism, expansion, spiritual vision

✨ Purva Ashadha — The Invincible Star

The Moon rests in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra, symbolized by a winnowing basket — an ancient tool for separating the wheat from the chaff. Its presiding deity is Apah, the goddess of water, whose energy speaks to deep purification, emotional cleansing, and the graceful endurance of life's challenges.

✦  Reflection Prompt  ✦ "What in my life is ready to be winnowed away? What truth am I being called to stand in, even when it is difficult?"

☿ Mercury Goes Retrograde

Adding a powerful layer of introspection to this full moon, Mercury stations retrograde right at the time of this lunation. This is a cosmic pause — a moment to slow down, review decisions, and revisit old paths. Rather than starting new ventures, the cosmos is asking us to look inward and ensure our foundations are solid before we leap forward.

Harness this energy wisely:

✦      Journal about long-term goals — what still feels aligned?

✦      Revisit unfinished projects or conversations

✦      Pause before signing new agreements or making major commitments

✦      Meditate on past lessons and how they guide your future path

✦      Allow space for intuitive downloads and creative insights

 ♃ Jupiter's Transit — An Auspicious Boost

Jupiter in Cancer (Exalted) is the luminous gift of this full moon. Jupiter has newly attained its exalted status in Cancer, and this elevation benefits the signs of Sagittarius and Pisces — as well as any planets currently occupying those signs. Most beautifully, the full moon creates a mutual sign exchange between the Moon and Jupiter: the Moon sits in Jupiter's sign of Sagittarius, while Jupiter sits in the Moon's sign of Cancer. This rare and auspicious Parivartana Yoga radiates an energy of growth, positivity, and divine grace. Purva Ashadha is ruled by Venus, so this nakshatra carries the combined energy of both Jupiter and Venus, who are also placed together in Cancer at this moment alongside retrograde Mercury. This convergence amplifies creativity, beauty, abundance, and spiritual wisdom. We may feel genuinely encouraged to move toward our goals, sensing that things are truly coming together.

♃  The Planetary Picture at the Full Moon  ♃ Expansive forces at work: ✦      Jupiter exalted in Cancer — growth, optimism & divine blessings ✦      Moon–Jupiter sign exchange (Parivartana Yoga) — rare auspicious alignment ✦      Venus & Jupiter conjunct in Cancer — beauty, abundance & spiritual love ✦      Mars from Taurus (Krittika) aspects the Moon — foundational confidence to push forward Energies asking for discernment: ✦      Saturn in Revati (Pisces) — finishing cycles, releasing the defunct with responsibility ✦      Rahu in Shatabisha (Aquarius) aspects the Sun — too many doors opening at once ✦      Ketu in Magha (Leo) with exact Mars aspect — sudden liberation, igniting transformation ✦      Mercury retrograde in Gemini (Ardra) — unstable communications, review before acting

The fire of Mars aspecting the watery Moon in Sagittarius continues the alchemical theme of fire meeting water — the transformational energy that helps us break through old patterns. Meanwhile, Jupiter's warm light touches Saturn in Pisces, offering a positive attitude toward completing karmic cycles, letting go of what no longer serves, and moving forward with both hope and wisdom.

✦  Integration Prompt  ✦ "Where in my life am I being called to break through old patterns? How can I harness Jupiter's expansive blessings while Saturn's wisdom keeps me grounded and karmically aligned?"

🌿 Holistic Health Guidance for This Full Moon

The Sagittarius Full Moon governs the hips, thighs, liver, and sciatic nerve in body-mind medicine. Purva Ashadha's watery energy supports the kidneys and lymphatic system. Here are holistic practices to support your body during this cosmic window:

🥗  Nutrition & Herbs ✦      Liver-supporting foods: beets, dandelion greens, artichoke ✦      Hydrating fruits: watermelon, cucumber, coconut water ✦      Herbs: milk thistle, turmeric, ginger tea ✦      Reduce inflammatory foods, alcohol & processed sugars ✦      TCM tip: nourish Liver Qi with sour foods like lemon & apple cider vinegar

🧘  Mind-Body Practices ✦      Hip-opening yoga poses: pigeon, lizard, low lunge ✦      Full moon meditation at moonrise (9–11 PM local time) ✦      Journaling & intention release ceremony ✦      Grounding walk in nature — connect with earth energy ✦      Dry brushing to support lymphatic flow

 

💧  Water Ritual for Purification  💧 Under Purva Ashadha's purifying water energy, draw a ritual bath on the evening of June 29th. Add a handful of Himalayan salt, a few drops of lavender or frankincense essential oil, and set an intention to release what no longer serves you. As the water drains, visualize old patterns, fears, and limitations washing away. You are being renewed.

🌟 Full Moon Affirmation

I release what no longer serves my highest good. I am resilient, I am purified, I am aligned with my truth. I expand into wisdom, health, and infinite possibility.

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By the way, I will be at the Psychic & Spiritual Art Fair in Victoria next Saturday. I am adding a new service in my readings, which is life predictions with the ancient Chinese 1 Ching, which gives you detailed predictions about your life journey. I will offer holistic health consultation, intuitive readings including medical palm readings, face/tongue readings, Tarot card and Oracle card reading, and Vedic astrology readings, especially related to health, relationships, past life emotional traumas, etc. The healing journey is about self-discovery, self-empowerment, and self-awareness. Please check my poster below for more details. I am looking forward to meeting you there. 

With love and lunar blessings,

Lucy Liu, RD

Registered Dietitian  •  TCM Practitioner  •  Healer  •  Vedic Astrologer

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🌕  May this Full Moon illuminate your path and fill your heart with light.  🌕