A Zen Story & the Full Moon Sagittarius Lunar Eclipse 2021

The first Eclipse of the season has arrived and it is changing your narrative. How should you handle this wave of potent energy?

Lets take a look at this Zen story — “The Moon Cannot Be Stolen”

Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing in it to steal.

Ryokan returned and caught him. “You may have come a long way to visit me,” he told the prowler, “and you should not return empty handed. Please take my clothes as a gift.”

The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away.

Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon. “Poor fellow, “ he mused, “I wish I could give him this beautiful moon.”

This Zen story inspired me as we are approaching the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on May 26, 2021. Since it will occur directly after two nights of Luna swimming in the deep secretive waters of Scorpio, we can expect this Eclipse to be a real emotional roller coaster. Whenever a lunar eclipse occurs, we are consumed by a wave of emotion while simultaneously engulfed by a moment of darkness. The shadow of the Earth creeps up against the silver reflection of the Moon, creeping its way across the bright face of the…