Wesak – Taurus Buddha Full Moon Festival
The full moon Taurus Solar Buddha Wesak festival is occurring on Monday, May 12. Disciples, Initiates, New Group of World Servers (NGWS), holy ones and pilgrims, as they do every year at this time, are travelling to the Himalayas for the Wesak (holy waters) Festival – when the Buddha, who enters the Earth (etheric plane) for only eight minutes, distributes a blessing of Will and Love from the Father (God) to His children on Earth. It is a time when “the light that transforms and uplifts” streams into Earth from Taurus (22 degrees), the Sun and the Forces of Illumination.
This year 2025 is most important as the 100-year Conclave, determining the timing of the World Teacher’s Reappearance, commences at the festival.
The Hierarchy (inner spiritual world government), the Christ (World Teacher) and NGWS have been preparing since Winter solstice for Wesak. Those with inner sight will see (or dream of) the festival – the mountains, the valley with a rock table at the north, a small stream to the right and pilgrims dressed in white, gathering around fires, chatting together. The sound of tinkling bells informs us some travelers have their goat and sheep herds nearby. It is a time of friendship, information exchanged, and an opportunity to work directly with the Hierarchy and the Christ in calling forth the Buddha.
The NGWS everywhere prepares for three days prior, some travel to the valley, all will be in meditation the night before (Sunday night), and Monday early morning. To participate it is suggested to place crystal bowls filled with pure water outside (under the stars and full moon) to absorb the blessings of the Buddha. This water is the “waters of life distributed to thirsty humanity” and all the kingdoms.
Just before the Buddha appears, the Great Ones with the NGWS perform sacred movements and recite mantric chants, which magnetize the Buddha. At the moment of the full moon, a crystal bowl of water is lifted, and the Buddha is invoked with the words, “We are ready, Lord, Buddha!” And the Buddha appears, hands in a blessing, distributing that blessing from Shamballa.
“And so, at the Wesak Taurus solar festival, east and west, Buddha and Christ, Shamballa and Hierarchy, purpose and love are linked. And a blessing spreads over the World.” (Note: read the Wesak story on Wesak and follow along each day with astrological and festival events at Risa’s FB page and nightlightnews.org/)
ARIES: A continuing theme these days and weeks is the group – groups you participate in, your identity in the groups, what you give and provide, and how to expand both self and others through conscious goodwill and group dynamics. Your future depends upon the answers to these queries. Pondering upon them more awareness of self unfolds. Here is a spiritual hint about you and groups. Offer all that you have to humanity, offering all your talents and gifts for humanity’s well-being. This assures your well-being, as well. A blessing results.
TAURUS: The Wesak Buddha Full Moon blessing occurs each year in your sign. Through your life you always seek illumination through all that you do, see, think, feel and explore. Whether conscious of this or not (now you are), this theme is both your life purpose and life task. As the Buddha blesses humanity you are to receive that blessing personally so you can bless others with your illumined mind and kind heart. You help create the new era with your practicality and ideas from the Mind of God.
GEMINI: You might consider being at the Wesak festival in your dreams (where many experience it). You are invited. However, it needs desire, aspiration, knowledge and a focused intention to participate. The Wesak festival calls upon Venus, your soul ruler, and Mercury (Ray 4, Harmony Through Conflict), which is your personality-building ruler. All these energies work in concert to bring you (and humanity) to the next state of illumined awareness. Walk with us, or else, we’ll see you at the festival.
CANCER: It’s best to maintain quiet physical, emotional, mental and spiritual contemplation at this time in order that the blessings of Wesak are able to enter into your cellular level thus bringing forth deep understanding. It’s good to review the groups you belong to, seeing them as ways to bring forth Goodwill and Right Human Relations. Group work can feel new to Cancers who remain under their shell for protection. Notice if you are surprised by others, then they become deeply cherished friends. Much of your life at this time is hidden on purpose. You are in the deep embrace of the future yet know it not.
LEO: Choices made prior to now concerning who you are in the world, your work and leadership abilities and how you affect others have been reassessed and reformed. You can actually reinvent yourself, calling upon hidden gifts and abilities, adapting to behaviors of those you admire, reading into yourself more and more virtues useful for the coming unusual times. Relationships for you are always with people unlike yourself. They are your shadow self.
VIRGO: You have been deeply focused on daily needs, and this continues for years ahead. Over time, Pluto will be transforming life as you know it – a good thing! However, your mind turns far afield and away from simple daily living. You’re focused also on comforts and possibilities elsewhere. Perhaps it has to do with a professional life, something larger than daily life. Another country, different people and culture, perhaps. Know that Juno and Pallas Athena are teaching you things of great importance to your future.
LIBRA: You seek a greater knowledge of something and a deeper experience so that a more inclusive view of the world can be perceived. You seek to understand how this and that intersect, and these quests may take you into other worlds, into the woods, into cultures and countries and places far away. Always investigate what calls to you. It brings you to the present time and fully engages your interests and imagination. Life in many ways becomes completely different than you expect. You will learn this.
SCORPIO: Be deeply observant of conversations and encounters, actions and interactions both intimately and out in the world. For the next weeks and months, they will profoundly affect you, taking you deeper into yourself and shifting your points of view. You too will affect others in this way. This places a responsibility upon your shoulders – to be careful what you say and do, to reflect before speaking, and to tend to all relationships with tender loving care.
SAGITTARIUS: Clarification and explanations may be your quest for the next weeks and months, to self, first, then others. Should you be concerned about anything, seek expert psychological spiritual, astrological counsel. Being alone is not the best for you now. Response and deep listening from another is beneficial, helping you to have perspective, overcome difficulties, and gain the needed detached (dispassionate) view. You need people in real life, living breathing people around. They help you ponder upon relationships in all their aspects, their effects on your, and you on them.
CAPRICORN: Work and health – two themes during these times. The work is mental and physical, giving attention to detail, finding the best techniques, planning carefully. Also taking a rest away from work as much as possible. You will as always do an excellent job. In terms of health – for those who criticize and are irritated – it hampers and imperils health. Praise vivifies health. Resources may be a challenge. Communication, too. You need quiet and silence and alone time to recalibrate your energy. Allow no words to hurt you. Seek solace in reading or being with friends in the garden.
AQUARIUS: Attempt to explain your decisions as clearly as possible. During the recent retrogrades (past now) you may think you explained yourself, but actually those words remained in your head and never were clearly articulated. Others may not understand your present actions. Just talk a bit more and always be kind. You need a bit of fun to release hidden child-like energy. Another important reminder is to listen to others with compassion and care. Aquarians are faster than the speed of light, often leaving everyone else in the dust. That makes one lonely over time.
PISCES: It’s good to withdraw a bit, to reflect and consider in depth what has occurred in the past several months. Examine daily life in detail, make plans and have goals that evaluate your next steps. Notice what needs have arisen, what aspirations rest in your heart, sparked now and then by devotion. Speak your deepest thoughts and feelings, allow no pressures to build. The ability to focus now will only be inward. Appreciate your childhood and parents for what they gave (or did not give) – all chosen by you before birth. Rest.
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