by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 3 – Play-by-Play of October 14 – 28th & Dos and Donts for Halloween Weekend Saturday’s Solar Eclipse (aka New Moon) is happening in Libra with the South Node. We will see a lot of people arguing and trying to negotiate deals....
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 2 – Understanding Eclipses A Few Facts About Eclipses Eclipses happen in pairs twice a year – once in Spring / Summer and once in Fall / Winter. Occasionally we get three such as in the Summer of 2020. We call it a Season because...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Fall Eclipse Season Part 1 – Preparing for Eclipse Season Most friends and clients I’ve spoken with in the last week have felt a little on edge. Many are in “the space in between” where it feels like they are ready to move forward but...
by Ayako DeRuby | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.18 virāma-pratyaya-abhyāsa-pūrvaḥ saṁskāra-śeṣo-‘nyaḥ TRANSLATION: Objectless samadhi (asamprajnata samadhi) is the other form of deep concentration wherein no object is focused upon, fluctuations of mind have ceased and only imprints in the subconscious...
by Ayako DeRuby | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
Sutra 1.17 TRANSLATION: Samprajnata Samadhi is that which is accompanied by reasoning, reflection, bliss and pure being. 1. vitarka: unpleasant thought, 2. vicāra: pleasant thought, reflection 3. ānanda: bliss, ecstasy 4. asmitā: sense of individuality 5. rupa: form,...
