The void of course moon is a space between spaces, a time outside of time. Ancient rulers had advisors who tracked the stars, charting the unknown to guide fate. Were these advisors truthful? Were they trusted? Did their guidance shape the course of history? Or was fate inevitable?

Void of course moons remind us that time does not always move in a straight line.

The moon moves through all twelve zodiac signs, each spanning 30 degrees—360 degrees in total. She shifts constantly, gliding through each sign’s house every 2.5 days. Yet between 29° of one sign and 0° of the next, there is a pause—a break in her dance.

During this void, the moon makes no major aspects. No cosmic conversations. No direct connections. It is a period of liminality, a cosmic exhale before new alignments are formed.

And here is what we have learned over centuries: What is begun in this liminal space does not hold. Decisions, contracts, beginnings—they often dissolve, unravel, or fail to root. Like footprints in the sand before the tide.

So, what do we do with this time?

Trust the Pause

This period is like navigating a ship (you) through the fog. Maybe you feel unmoored, a little off, “not in the mood.” That’s the moon. She rules our emotions, our tides, our inner compass.

And when she is void, we too may feel adrift. But rather than resist this sensation—what if we embraced it?

What if we trusted the pause?

When a train passes through town, when we wait at a stoplight, when we stand in line at a coffee shop—there is no rushing that moment. The environment around us has its own rhythm. So does the cosmos.

We can see the void as an inconvenience, or we can see it as a gift.

A gift of stillness. A gift of waiting for the right time. A gift of reassessment, realignment, and restoration.

Nature does not hurry. Yet everything is accomplished. — Lao Tzu

The Way of Tea & the Nervous System

Stillness is not the absence of movement but the presence of awareness. The practice of tea invites us into this stillness, offering a space to breathe, to settle, to listen.

The simple act of drinking tea soothes the nervous system, guiding us from a state of reactivity into one of receptivity. The warmth of the cup in our hands, the rising steam, the quiet sips—each moment is an invitation to return to presence.

Tea asks nothing of us except to be here.

In the way of tea, we learn patience. We wait for the water to heat, for the leaves to unfurl, for the brew to deepen. There is no rushing. Only unfolding.

Acceptance is a Strength

Acceptance is not passive. It is self-control. It is the way of the samurai, moving through waves of emotion without being overtaken by them.

The void of course moon is a crack in time and space. A doorway into the hidden, the unknown. It invites us to step off the narrow track of doing and instead reflect, observe, listen.

Tears may arise. Frustrations too.

But this is not a mistake—this is a mirror.

We are given a simulated opportunity to face what we often ignore.

And in that space, time expands.

Stillness and Healing

Just as the moon pauses, just as tea cools before drinking, just as the body exhales after a deep inhale—there is wisdom in waiting.

Healing happens in stillness. The nervous system resets not through force but through surrender. When we stop pushing, when we soften, the body finds its way back to harmony.

The path of acceptance is the path of peace.

Trust the pause. Trust the space between breaths. Trust that what is meant to unfold, will.

Tea is a ceremony of patience, a practice of peace, a return to the self.

Let your heart be still in the tides. Nothing can stop your fate. You are the captain, and a good captain knows when to turn, when to steer, when to go.

Nature will have her way. Delight in her way.
Be a purveyor, audience member, and participant. Witness her. And behold her story. She unfolds for you in all her glory.

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