La Misma Luna

We are all under the influence of a powerful full moon. It’s closer to the Earth than usual and appears to hover in the sky in what astronomers call a standstill. Its potency not only pulls at the tides, it pulls at our hearts and the hidden parts of ourselves we don’t always want to look at.

This moon shines a light on all of it: our beauty, our brokenness. The things we’re proud of and the things we’re not. It doesn’t ask who’s worthy—it just shines. On all of us. Across borders and across beliefs.

Algonquin tribes called this moon the Strawberry Moon, named for the sweet berries that ripen this time of year. This moon is also in the sign of Sagittarius—a sign that brings fire, truth, and the urge to move forward. Sagittarius invites us to celebrate life, seek meaning, and connect to something bigger. It’s hopeful, expansive and brave.

But hope and sweetness do not come easy when the world feels this heavy.

In a collective moment of shift, truths are rising and old systems are being questioned and with that comes the emotions that spring from spiritual friction—grief, anger, uncertainty. It’s a lot to hold. And under a full moon, especially one this strong, everything can feel amplified.

So we ask that the emotions that are stirred under this Strawberry Moon be our teachers. Let them wash away all of the things we’re not and help us know who we are at our core.

This morning I asked my mother what she makes of all the turmoil happening with families being separated, children left alone, protests against ICE and the calling of the National Guard and now the Marines in Los Angeles. She said there is a feeling that there is not much we can do in the face of such power. She continued that this power is like the ocean you cannot control the tides or the waves but you can most definitely jump in to save a drowning man.

My hope is that we remember we are part of something larger than ourselves. We are not isolated in our becoming. Just like the moon doesn’t shine for one place or one people, this moment isn’t just personal—it’s planetary. We are in a process of remembering, releasing, and reimagining. And while the path may feel uncertain, we’re walking it together under the same moon.