Kundalini Horoscope: August 9-August 16

The Leo New Moon

The week starts off on a powerful note with the Moon and the Sun conjoining together in the sign of Leo. Yes – this is the time to shine! This is the time to remember exactly who you are and be that – not only be it, but flaunt it! Sing it, announce it, and be proud of it!

At the same time, remember that others will be strutting their stuff as well. Egos will inflate and personalities may clash. Go ahead and let it happen. You may end up discovering an important truth about yourself and others that helps you be more discriminatory about whom you spend your time with. At the end of the day, don’t forget to give your loved one a hug – a big hug! He or she will need it more than you may realize.

Keep in mind that when the Sun and the Moon align in this way, it is also the perfect time to set new projects, plans, and habits into motion. If you are looking to start a new forty day meditation, use the power of this New Moon alignment to jump start your practice in a conscious and positive direction.

Try Sodarshan Chakra Kriya – one of the “Big Three” meditation practices recommended by Yogi Bhajan to help us navigate through the difficult times we are in. Starting your practice on this day, Monday August 9, will help your energetic body grow and align as the Moon waxes into fullness over the next two weeks.

On Tuesday, watch out for a foggy mental period for about four hours in the early afternoon to late evening depending on your time zone. Stick with routine plans, relaxation and meditation. You are better off saving any important mental tasks, meetings, and planning strategies until Wednesday when the Moon and Mercury align favorably in Virgo to help set you on a straight course of mental clarity. Wednesday is the time to make phone calls, return e mails, organize your desk, and straighten out the kitchen cabinets.

The love and romance meter heats up on Thursday and Friday nights thanks to the Libra moon who is encouraging everyone to get with a partner. Things are much more fun in groups of twos so don’t spend your nights at home alone. Hook up with a friend or romantic partner and enjoy dinner out. Movies, shopping, and parties are also favored on these auspicious evenings.

On Friday, the big news centers around Uranus who backs up into Pisces, suggesting that there are some old issues that need to be cleared up in the emotional department before you can move forward with total and complete confidence. Projects that were picking up steam at the beginning of the summer now may seem to have lost their forward momentum. The culprit? Heavy emotional baggage. OK, so you may be noticing people and issues from your past creeping up and reminding you that there is still work to be done. So, do it. How is that daily kriya practice coming along?

Speaking of emotions, look out for the atmosphere to get rather intense on Saturday night and Sunday. Thanks to the Moon’s transit through Scorpio during the latter half of the weekend, you will notice that everyone will be more passionate – for better or for worse.

If you or someone you know has been holding on to an old grudge, get ready. The hot lava building up pressure beneath the surface is about to erupt in plain view for everyone to see. Truth is out in the open so be prepared to deal with it. Face these issues head on instead of trying to force them back down into oblivion.

Now is the time. It’s all or nothing. Don’t try to do anything half way, because it won’t work. The planets are urging you to commit or let go.

Do not to compromise. Don’t change your course of action just to try to please someone else. Connect back to Monday’s powerful New Moon and remind yourself of who you are. Get back into that place of confident self-knowing and reconnect with your center. This is the place you need to act from. This is where you need to be firm.

Getting to the core of deep taboo issues is your key assignment for Sunday, August 15. By doing so, you will be setting yourself up to meet with success during the week to come. Otherwise, you will be trying to play catch-up while wearing a mask that is hiding the truth of who you really are.

(Editor's Note: So Darshan Chakra Kriya can be found on page 14 of the great new manual "Transformation: Mastering the Self.")