“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” Rumi.
On Monday, October 6, the Full Moon rises in Revati, the last of the lunar mansions.
Revati is the place of completion — the cosmic ferry that carries souls safely from one shore to the next. It is ruled by Pushan, the gentle shepherd who guides travelers, wanderers, and pilgrims.
Revati holds endings with tenderness and ensures safe passage into new beginnings.
Revati is a star of compassion, surrender, and release. Where other nakshatras push us to build, achieve, or transform, Revati teaches the art of laying things down.
It asks: What weight are you carrying that is ready to dissolve? What burdens can be handed back to the river?
The imagery of Revati is the fish — swimming in the vast ocean, connected to the collective. Under this Full Moon, personal healing ripples outward. Your act of forgiveness, your moment of letting go, your willingness to trust — all of it blesses the greater waters we share.
Because Revati is the final nakshatra, it carries an energy of completion and preparation. This lunation isn’t just about closure, but also about readiness. You’re being asked to arrive at the threshold with an open heart, empty-handed, ready for the next cycle of becoming.
With Jupiter in Punarvasu offering the promise of renewal, this Full Moon becomes the bridge between release and return.
The Revati Moon washes away residue, while Jupiter assures the light will return.
Together they create a rhythm of surrender followed by restoration.
Themes of this Full Moon in Revati
Completion: Honoring what has come full circle.
Release: Offering burdens to the greater waters.
Compassion: Softening the heart toward self and others.
Pilgrimage: Trusting the journey into what’s next, even if you cannot see the shore.
Safe Passage: Knowing you are carried and guided as you cross thresholds.
Reflection Questions
What am I ready to let dissolve into the ocean of life?
Where do I need to trust the crossing, even without clarity about the destination?
How can I soften into compassion — for myself, for others, for the collective?
Closing Blessing
Under the light of Revati, may you feel the weight lift from your shoulders. May the river of life carry you gently into your next beginning. May you remember: every ending is also an arrival, and the light that guides you has never left.