Trust Moon

July 21, 2009 - August 19, 2009

Love is the subtlest force in the world.
Gandhi

Welcome to the Trust Moon cycle; the eighth lunation of 2009! This moon is also known as the Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Green Corn Moon, Lightening Moon, Dog Moon and in Hindu this is the Narali Poornima Raksha bandhan. All over the world and within all cultures we humans can't help but 'look up'.

I design these entries to be short and focused.

For each lunation, as part of the Homework for this year, I will refer to a way to connect to resource.
When we trust life, and what it brings, we become light hearted. We come to realize that resource dwells within the Divine Ideas that life holds out to each and for all.

I have dealt with deep trust issues. Violent crime left me with severe post traumatic stress. For decades I sought out and experienced a wide range of creative and healing therapies. I came to realize how damaging it is for any one of us to be mired in secrets or fear. In order to assist my sweet self in learning that I could trust life I became increasingly proactive. One of the most positive far reaching aspects of my recovery was learning to calm down, breathe deeply and to literally rise above the debilitaitng effects of fear so as to 'get over myself'.
No matter how traumatic, or dire, no matter how surprising or frightening a life experience is it serves us well to see beyond the fear that it brings. We can't do anything to make life better unless we can see how our own behaviors and thought forms make it worse. The Trust cycle is an appropriate platform for observation of this kind.

In A Couse In Miracles there is a section on the Development of Trust. Six stages are described:

1. period of undoing
2. period of sorting out
3. period of relinquishment
4. period of settling down
5. period of achievement

Worth a read if this is a topic that you want to delve deeper into.


EIGHTH LUNATION: The Trust Moon

My consciousness of the Spirit within me as my unlimited Source is the Divine Power to restore the years the locusts have eaten, to make all things new, to lift me to the High Road of abundant prosperity... John Randolph Price

Here is a poem that aligns beautifully with this cycle. It's written by Tara Singh

To give is ever possible there's no lack in it.
This is the lesson we all need to learn and we learn it by teaching. Because it is our own doubt that limits us this is the issue of our time. We must transform the scarcity of doubt to the peace of trust. We are rewarded with tremendous potential, and the power of our gratefulness undoes every obstacle of limitation.

During this cycle we will all experience a test... the basic concept being: can you share a personal strength that benefits others. This test offers us a chance to learn that giving and receiving are one and the same.

If you read Tara Singh's poem over again you may discover some terrific words of trust to spend time with. Find the ones that speak to you and see if you can fold them into the way you move through the cycle. A cycle is 29.6 days. Take out your calendar and see if you can dedicate this time to documenting the ways in which you have come to recognize truth, honesty, justice, and strength.

Keeping in mind the thread of 'being pregnant' that is running through the year this an appropriate time to ask, 'Am I willing to trust what I have and what I am giving birth to.'

Look directly across the wheel and discover that Renewal (February) is opposite August's Trust. I was born during the Renewal cycle. My opposite/challenge point is Trust.

Here's a cross reference chart. Locate your birth month and its keyword. The word refers to a quality that is a gift or focus point for your life. Look at the word 6 months away. This word represents your challenge or shadow. If you simply employed these two points, getting to know what they mean for you, there would be enough information coming your way to engage you for the rest of your life.

January-Cleansing July-Growth
February-Renewal August-Trust
March-Purity September-Love
April-Clarity October-Experience
May-Wisdom November-Death/Rebirth
June-Illumination December-Strength

When we are out of alignment with the trust quality of this cycle loneliness and displacement will visit. If that happens take a break and rest. The primary force now is a call to action. Action needs to be balanced by relaxation. Practice self care and gentle nurturing. Don't risk burn-out.

KEYWORDS for attuning to this cycle: action, authentic, begin, bona fide, confident, create, curious, foundation, fresh, grounded, new, passion, pioneer, safety, security, start, valid, vitality

KEYWORDS that take energy away: aggressive, discouraged, dreary, dull, false, lazy, lifeless, impulsive, insipid, strange, timid, unstable

HOMEWORK: Get your journal out and take time during this cycle to address, in writing, the way that you currently feel about the direction that your life is taking. This is the time to bring new life into your vision. Revitalize the idea of giving birth to a new part of your life through your hopes, wishes and dreams.

This is a good time to take Awakening in Time by Jacquelyn Small off the shelf and read 'The Transforming Mind' page 114-146.

To connect to m.o.n.e.y. for this cycle be a philanthropist. Feel endowed. Be active in the community. Volunteer. See yourself as a leader. Notice how enlivening it feels to give.


This brief Lifecycle Forecast for the Eighth Lunation of 2009 is describing the umbrella-like energetic qualities that affect us all. There are also personal fields of energy that are unique for each of us.

To learn more about your personal energies:with a focus upon your current physical, emotional and intuitive qualities email: drozda@donnaionadrozda.com