Return to the Root, Cut Through the Illusion

🌕 Full Moon in Mula Nakshatra

📍 Sagittarius (Dhanu Rāśi) | Mula Nakshatra (0°–13°20′ Sagittarius)

Overview

Mula Nakshatra, the star of uprooting, truth-seeking, and karmic excavation. Positioned at the galactic center, Mula (meaning “root”) calls us to go deep — beyond appearances, beyond distractions, beyond the surface mind.

This is not a light or surface-level moon. It invites you to dig where the roots are tangled, where truth lies hidden beneath habit, pain, or illusion. It is a moon for medicine and for endings.

Symbolism and Myth of Mula

• Symbol: A tied bunch of roots
• Presiding Deity: Nirriti, the goddess of dissolution and shadow
• Shakti (Power): Barhana Shakti — the power to destroy or uproot
• Planetary Ruler: Ketu — the headless, moksha-seeking shadow node

Mula is associated with mystical unraveling. The goddess Nirriti does not destroy out of cruelty, but out of necessity. She dissolves what is false, temporary, or toxic — so that something pure, medicinal, and soul-aligned can grow in its place.

Themes of This Full Moon

🌱 1. Uprooting to Heal

Just as a healer digs out the roots of a diseased plant, this Full Moon calls us to remove the underlying cause — not just symptoms.

• Reflect on patterns that are no longer serving you
• Ask yourself: What belief, story, or attachment am I ready to let go of?
• Journal or meditate on ancestral pain, grief, or generational karma you may be holding

This Moon’s light shines into dark places — not to punish, but to free.

🌀 2. Radical Honesty & Inner Excavation

Mula doesn’t tolerate illusion. It pushes us to be brutally honest with ourselves — even when it’s uncomfortable.

• Good time to explore shadow work, therapy, or inner child healing
• Avoid spiritual bypassing. Real growth begins with what hurts
• Let this be a night of truth: speak it, write it, embody it

🪷 3. Sacred Destruction for Regeneration

With Mula’s destructive Shakti, this Full Moon is ideal for clearing physical clutter, ending toxic cycles, or letting go of limiting identities.

Destruction here is not negative — it is a sacred fire, a return to essence.
Clear space in your life so that real roots can grow.

Spiritual Insight

Mula resides at the nucleus of the Milky Way — the cosmic womb. This is where all life begins and dissolves. Under this Moon, the universe itself whispers:

“Cut the surface noise. Come back to the root of who you are.”

It is a perfect night for mantra, meditation, or silence, especially practices that pierce the illusion of ego and reconnect you to soul truth.

Rituals for the Mula Full Moon

🔥 Root-Fire Ritual
Write down what you’re ready to release (fears, habits, old identities)
Burn the paper safely while chanting or praying for transformation

🌿 Offerings to Nirriti or Ancestors
Light a diya or black sesame oil lamp
Offer dark fruits, water, or incense to the space of your ancestors

🧘‍♀️ Mula Meditation
Sit at the base of your spine. Visualize roots growing down.
Chant “Om Ketave Namaha” or simply observe your breath unraveling tension

🧹 Declutter Your Physical Space
Mula loves purity. Donate, discard, and reorganize your environment.

Emotional Wisdom

It’s normal to feel heavy, emotional, or even unsettled during this lunation. Don’t resist it. This Moon is not about being “fine” — it’s about being real.

Let your tears fall. Let your anger speak. Let your soul release the old.
And then, in the silence that follows… truth takes root.

Affirmation for the Mula Full Moon

“I release what is false. I honor what is real.
I uproot illusion and make room for truth to bloom.”

🌕✨
This is a Moon for depth, endings, and sacred beginnings.
Honor it with honesty, fire, and quiet devotion.