ARIES FULL MOON  -  THE FESTIVAL OF EASTER

FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITUAL FESTIVALS

 

 

The following has been extracted and paraphrased by Brad Berg from  Esoteric Astrology, by Alice Bailey .

 

This is the festival of the risen, living Christ. On this day, the spiritual Hierarchy is recognized and the nature of God's love is emphasized.

 

Ray 1 and Ray 7 are transmitted to this solar system through Aries.

 

Esoteric ruler: Mercury - 4th Ray

Exoteric ruler: Mars -      6th Ray

 

Aries is the expression of will as it expresses itself through the great creative process.

Aries initiates the cycle of manifestation. It is the place where the initial idea to institute activity takes place.  It is the birthplace of ideas.  Aries is the sign of beginnings.

 

The keynotes of this sign:
(Creation - Being - Activity - Strife - Synthesis)
1. Express the will to be and do.

2. Unfold the power to manifest.    

3. Enter into battle for the Lord.

4. Arrive at unity through effort.

 

Later on the Path, Aries produces those higher creative activities which eventually lead to the manifestation of the spirit through the soul.

 

Aries is the purveyor to our solar system of Fire.  Aries forces the soul on to the burning ground and subjects it to a purifying process during incarnation. The Sun is exalted in Aries.

 

God's idea in Aries becomes  the concrete plan in Capricorn.

 

Mercury, through the medium of conflict, enables one to achieve harmony.

Mercury illumines the mind and mediates between the soul and the personality.

Illusion is dispelled through the illumination of the lower mind.

Mercury and the Sun are one. The Sun is the symbol of the Son of God, mediating between Father-Spirit and Mother-Matter.

 

Mars embodies 6th ray force and leads to idealism, struggle, strife, effort and evolution.

 

The higher motto of Aries:  "I come forth and from the plane of mind, I rule."

by Kathlyn Newburn

Each year at the time of the full moons of Aries, Taurus and Gemini, a great and sacred ceremony is held in a remote Himalayan valley by a group of enlightened Teachers to aid in the process of planetary transformation. As we link up with these events, a great channel of light is created that can serve to uplift all forms of life.

Full moon meditation is really a five (or seven) day event--two (or three) days of preparation, the day of safe-guarding and inner silence, which is the day of the full moon itself, followed by two (or three) days in which the contacted energies are distributed. The full moon cycle is particularly important during these three full moons of the higher interlude period, when we link with living events occurring in the Wesak Valley and which set the note for the year ahead.

 

Each of the three full moons of the higher interlude are related to a particular quality of force that is shed abroad. We don’t know much about these “forces” other than that they are extra-planetary in nature and are each imbued with a particular quality or nature. At this Aries, or Easter, Festival it is the Forces of Restoration that are released. These forces are particularly related to the mental aspect--they pour in and bring light to our minds, through the inpouring of a restorative, purifying, strengthening and dissipating energy. These forces are said to work through a great Being known as the Spirit of Resurrection who is one of the Kumaras associated with the centre Shamballa, the centre of the peaceful, silent will. As we work together to strengthen and build the planetary antahkarana we contribute to the strengthening of humanity’s role as the planetary light bearer, radiating energy to the three lower kingdoms of the animal, vegetable and mineral worlds.

— Aries full moon sky chart

Aries is a sign of beginnings and brings through the quality of “livingness,” as we can witness so vividly in the natural world. In the Ageless Wisdom teachings this festival is linked with the second, or heart center of our planet--the spiritual Hierarchy. This is the time when God’s love is shed abroad--in our hearts, through our groups and throughout the world. It would be helpful, therefore, to reflect upon the quality of harmlessness needed to as a qualifying factor in our lives that will serve to release the imprisoned life that exists within the heart of each atom of substance.

 

The exact time of the full moon is a high moment of spiritual inspiration and every effort should be made to participate in this event and educate people about its significance.