http://www.bekibliss.com for your FREE sidereal birth chartIf you’re new to Sidereal or Vedic astrology as well as the 12 zodiac signs the sky is further broken down into 27 smaller divisions   these are the lunar mansions – each is associated with one or more stars –  these are the Nakshatras… In Sidereal or Vedic astrology  the zodiac itself is more or less aligned to the astronomical placement of the stars because the calculations account for the precession of the equinoxes .. meaning the signs  are moving backwards by a degree every 72 yearsAll new moons mark the start of a new lunation-  new moon to new moon setting a precedence, a flavour really for the MOONTH… This May 2024 new moon takes place in the UK on Wed 8th at 04:22 in the morning. According to Indian tradition the new moon day is known as Amavasya. So on these days the moon doesn’t appear in the sky because the sun and moon are positioned on the same side of Earth -  there is nothing to illuminate the face of the moon at this time… the physical bodies of the sun and the moon are millions of miles apart however metaphysically the two energies merge as moon gives herself up and disappears into the sun - when the two merge at the exact same degree this  technically becomes a dark moon –  this is not an eclipse because the orbit of the path of the moon is on an incline and so will be slightly too high or too low to block out the light of sun from our earthly point of view this new moon merger will happen in the nakshatra Bharani. In Sidereal Astrology Bharani is located at 13° 20′ – 26°40′ of Aries or Mesha - The RAMIf you are more familiar with Western astrology then Bharani is situated : 9° 20′ – 22° 40′ of Tropical Taurus or Vrishabha – The BULLRegardless of zodiac system we are pointing at the same portion of skies when we speak of the nakhatras – astronomically speaking the associated stars are 35, 39, and 41Arietis which form a small triangle just in the Aries constellation Bharani meaning the Bearer famously carries the iconography of the Yoni – this is the sexual and the reproductive anatomy of a woman  – embodying the cosmic womb of creation… this symbolism uncannily corresponds very well to the imagagry of the Rams head with the spiral horns which I spoke of probably a year or so ago in an older video. The force of Bharani is feminine, fiery,primal,  untamable and arrestingThis force is the potency of the GODDESSThe ancient deity behind this nakshatra is Yama –  for anyone who practices yoga you may well recognise this word from The yoga sutras of Patanjali – the yamas, in this context are the restraints, the areas in life that according to patanjalis yoga sutras require self discipline…and control… yama is the force of death itself – an energy so powerful it has the last say, a power that is beyond our limits – beyond human boundaries - the energy of Bharani is as weighty as the force that bears life and as serious as death This is also a reminder, Life and death are two sides of the same coin existing  because of each other, each giving rise to the otherThere’s a maternal strength behind the power of this new moon’s nakshatra, this is a feminine force that is PURE and unfiltered and RAW. This new moon and the energies and days surrounjng it are powerful for the conception of new ideas and electrifying for new beginnings as the old is released and a fresh exhilarating energy is stirred in to the collective cauldron.Yama – the restrainer reminds us that wishing on stars alone is never enough to realise our dreams and that it requires discipline and dedication on our part – whatever our desires may be we have to be serious enough to do whatever it takes. You never know you may even be met half way with a little bit of divine grace.