When we meditate on a deity we are meditating on the powers of our own spirit and psyche. The revered and venerated object is not a final term, but an embodiment of the energy that resides within each individual.»
Joseph Campbell
This Friday, September 30, an interesting astronomical phenomenon will occur that we can only witness every 32 months, the illuminated side of the Moon will be overshadowed by the shadow of the Earth, causing a second New Moon that is known as the Black Moon. This phenomenon does not have a specific schedule, it can be observed in our hemisphere All night long. Regularly, each lunar cycle only has one Full Moon and one New Moon, but every once in a while, the orbits of the Moon and the Earth adopt positions that allow for unusual events such as the Black Moon and the Blue Moon (which occurs when there are two full moons in each other). one month).
How does the Black Moon affect us?
From very ancient times, the Black Moon is associated with the presence of an aspect of the Great Mother Goddess that many identify as Lilith. Primitive cultures, such as the Sumerians, worshiped her under the name of Ishtar or Lamastu, but with the passage of time and the hegemony of the Judeo-Christian worldview, she went from being a goddess to a demon. Lilith is a free feminine deity that does not adhere to the guidelines of reason and logic but to Nature, which is why she is considered dangerous for some religious morals. In addition, Lilith teaches us that it is possible to live without ties of all kinds: material, economic, emotional and even moral to become who we really are.. The Black Moon is a great opportunity to reconnect with our freest and most primitive part.
This Dark Moon teaches us that we can let the Universe flow through us without intervening our Self, that is, break the barriers of the ego and anguish in pursuit of spiritual transformation. Darkness in this case does not symbolize lack but openness, space for the arrival of something new and different, so you have to remain open and confident. The «absence» of the Moon is also a lesson in detachment, This Friday is a great time to let go, letting go of people, relationships and material objects that no longer have a place in our lives to rediscover ourselves truly free.