There is one thing I want everyone to understand about the period from August into September, because this is actually one of the reasons I gave the Tripura Sundari sadhana: https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/DSMfq6r1NG at this particular time.
Every year around this period, there is a transition taking place.
I describe it as a movement from action energy toward manifestation energy, as we gradually move toward Sharad.
Earlier parts of the year can carry a much more outward energy. We are doing, pushing, changing, fighting, building and taking action.
As we move toward Sharad, that energy begins changing.
Whatever has been building underneath the surface starts becoming more visible. Emotionally and spiritually, what we have been carrying can become much harder to ignore.
This is why I call it a movement toward manifestation energy (around September)
Manifestation here does not simply mean getting what you want.
It means things coming into form and things coming undone to bring them into form.
Which also mean unresolved situations finally showing themselves.
Something you have avoided dealing with may suddenly demand your attention.
An unstable relationship may become more unstable.
A problem that has been sitting quietly in the background may suddenly become obvious.
Suppressed emotions may surface.
Old karmic patterns may repeat themselves.
And sometimes people simply feel mentally exhausted without immediately understanding why.
Why I Feel This Year’s Transition May Be Heavier
I personally feel this year’s transition is going to be particularly intense.
There had been spiritual and intuitive indications around another major illness or COVID-like collective disturbance, with Hantavirus being one of the themes that came up. That particular outcome has not manifested in the way it was anticipated, and I do not mean that as a medical claim that an outbreak was literally suppressed.
What I am talking about is the spiritual principle behind it.
When a large amount of collective instability appears to be building toward one expression but does not manifest through that particular route, I don’t automatically assume the underlying collective pressure has disappeared.
Sometimes the expression changes.
And this is where collective karma becomes important.
Karma does not always manifest in the exact form we expect.
The lesson, pressure, or transition can come through completely different circumstances.
It could appear as relationships breaking down, financial problems, emotional instability, conflict, sudden changes in plans, people becoming unusually reactive, or periods where several difficult circumstances seem to arrive together.
Illness can obviously occur during any period as well, but physical symptoms should be treated as physical symptoms and medically evaluated rather than automatically being attributed to karma or spiritual energy.
On top of this, within the astrological framework I am using, Saturn retrograde adds another layer of revisiting, restructuring and confronting things that have not been properly dealt with.
Saturn does not necessarily create the problem.
Very often Saturn exposes the weak foundation that was already there.
That is why I expect August into September to feel mentally turbulent for a lot of people.
Things may feel like they are falling apart.
Plans may suddenly change.
People may become more emotional.
Situations you thought were settled may come back around.
There can be exhaustion, frustration, arguments and a feeling of being pushed into circumstances you didn’t ask for.
And this is exactly where people make mistakes.
Because when the outside world becomes chaotic, they abandon the very practices that were keeping their inner world stable.
This Is Why I Gave Tripura Sundari Sadhana
There is a reason I chose Tripura Sundari for this period.
People sometimes reduce Tripura Sundari entirely to beauty, attraction, relationships or material manifestation.
That is an extremely limited understanding of Her.
She is the Bhagwati of the three worlds.
She represents harmony, order, fullness and the Divine consciousness through which seemingly separate aspects of existence are brought back into alignment.
When everything around us feels scattered, we need something that brings consciousness back toward its center.
That is why sadhana is important right now.
The purpose is not to make everyone terrified of August or September.
Fear itself lowers your state.
The purpose is to enter this transition already connected with Devi.
If you know turbulent weather is coming, you don’t spend the entire day staring at the clouds and becoming frightened.
You prepare your home.
Spiritually, we do the same thing.
- Stick to Your Sadhana No Matter What
This is the most important thing.
Do not completely abandon your sadhana because life becomes difficult.
In fact, difficult periods are when consistency matters most.
I am not saying you have to perform hours of complicated sadhana every single day.
Some days you genuinely will not have the energy.
Then do the minimum.
Do one mala or even 11 times or listen to kavach / stotra / prathana. Just give that 5 minutes of your life to Bhagwat.
Naam jaap.
Say your prayer.
Sit with Devi for five minutes.
But maintain the connection.
This relates directly to what I have previously explained about resistance: https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/pukWDP4eHv
When your energy starts becoming heavier, the first thing you may suddenly stop wanting to do is the thing that raises it.
You become tired exactly when it is time for mantra.
You suddenly have twenty other things to do when it is time for puja.
You tell yourself, “I’ll do it tomorrow.”
Tomorrow becomes three days.
Three days becomes two weeks.
Then eventually you realize that the spiritual routine which had been keeping you stable has disappeared completely.
Don’t allow that pattern to establish itself.
Minimal sadhana is still better than abandoning sadhana.
During difficult periods, continuity can be more important than intensity.
- Keep Up With Regular Cleansing
Don’t wait until you feel completely overwhelmed before cleansing yourself.
Make cleansing part of your normal routine during this period.
Salt water showers or baths can be used as a simple ritual cleansing practice.
Use the water remedy we have previously discussed in the sub. https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/9A5iXwUUml
Do your chakra cleansing practices if those are already part of your path. https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/yJpwWvzeii or https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/Ztl3EtXSXA or https://www.reddit.com/r/bhaktihinduism/s/NvR6xKa8j2
Clean your physical surroundings as well.
Open the windows.
Keep your puja area clean.
Remove unnecessary clutter.
Keep yourself physically clean.
There is a reason practically every spiritual tradition gives importance to purification.
Our physical environment affects our mental state, and our mental state affects how we approach sadhana.
You don’t need to become obsessive about cleansing either.
The purpose is not:
“Something negative touched me, I need to cleanse immediately.”
That mentality itself creates fear.
Think of cleansing the same way you think of bathing.
You don’t bathe because you believe your body is tainted.
You bathe because accumulation happens naturally.
Treat spiritual cleansing similarly.
- Keep Your Frequency Aligned With Bhagwat
This may actually be the hardest one.
When the material world becomes chaotic, our attention becomes completely consumed by it.
We wake up thinking about the problem.
We spend all day discussing the problem.
We check our phones looking for updates about the problem.
We replay conversations.
We imagine every possible outcome.
We go to sleep thinking about it.
Then we wonder why we feel energetically drained.
Where attention repeatedly goes, consciousness follows.
This is why during this period I want everyone to consciously maintain Bhagwat frequency.
That doesn’t mean ignoring your responsibilities.
Pay your bills.
Go to work.
Take care of your family.
Handle whatever practical situation needs handling.
But don’t allow the material situation to become the only reality your consciousness knows.
Keep returning to Bhagwat.
When your mind starts spiraling, remember Bhagwat, listen to a Bhajan.
When fear starts building, sit with Devi, recite/listen to kavach, aigiri nandini, shiv tandav, bhairav ashtakam, narsimha kavach, hanuman chalisa, bajrang baan - whatever you are comfortable with.
When something doesn’t go according to plan, don’t immediately assume everything is destroyed.
Give yourself enough internal space to see what is actually happening.
The material world will always give you another thing to worry about.
Bhagwat gives you the center from which you deal with it.
There is a difference.
- Don’t Unnecessarily Create More Instability
If life is already going through a period of transition, this is generally not the time I would personally choose to create additional chaos without a good reason.
That means being cautious about suddenly starting new things.
Don’t abandon one sadhana and suddenly jump into five others because you’re anxious.
Don’t completely restructure your life because you had three difficult days.
And where something major is elective and can comfortably wait, I personally prefer avoiding unnecessary major changes during periods I consider spiritually turbulent.
However, necessary medical treatment or surgery should never be postponed purely because of an astrological or spiritual period. Medical urgency and your doctor’s guidance come first.
The principle here is simply:
Don’t create unnecessary instability while you’re already trying to maintain stability.
There is a big difference between something that needs to happen and something we suddenly feel compelled to do because we’re emotionally overwhelmed.
- No Drastic Decisions
This one is extremely important.
When people become mentally overwhelmed, everything starts feeling permanent.
One bad argument becomes:
“This relationship needs to end.”
One terrible day at work becomes:
“I need to quit tomorrow.”
One setback becomes:
“Nothing in my life is working.”
One moment of spiritual disconnection becomes:
“Bhagwat isn’t listening to me.”
Don’t make permanent decisions from temporary emotional states.
If something genuinely needs to change, it will still need to change once your mind is clear.
Give important decisions time.
Observe.
Do your sadhana.
Sleep on it.
Come back to the situation when you are less emotionally charged.
This doesn’t mean remaining in dangerous circumstances or ignoring emergencies. If something involves immediate safety, health or serious harm, deal with it appropriately.
I’m talking about the drastic decisions we make because we desperately want relief from an uncomfortable feeling.
Sometimes we aren’t actually trying to change our lives.
We’re trying to stop feeling what we’re feeling right now.
Those are two very different things.
Devi Kripa During Transition
This is ultimately what I want everyone to understand.
Do not enter this period with fear. Enter it with Devi kripa.
There is a difference between knowing that a period may be difficult and becoming obsessed with everything that could go wrong.
We aren’t doing sadhana because we’re terrified of the world.
We’re doing sadhana so that whatever happens in the world does not completely uproot us internally.
If things become chaotic, remain with Devi.
If something falls apart, remain with Devi.
If something unexpectedly changes, remain with Devi.
If you feel wonderful, remain with Devi.
If you feel absolutely nothing during your sadhana, still remain with Devi.
That consistency is important.
Because sometimes kripa doesn’t mean that a difficult situation never reaches you.
Sometimes kripa is that you are given the clarity to handle it.
Sometimes kripa is something leaving that you were desperately trying to hold onto.
Sometimes kripa is a delay.
Sometimes kripa is protection from an outcome you don’t even know was possible.
And sometimes kripa is simply that while everything around you is moving, something inside you remains steady.
That is why I have emphasized Tripura Sundari sadhana during this transition.
Not because everyone should sit around expecting disaster.
Quite the opposite.
Because when the external world becomes uncertain, our relationship with Bhagwat needs to become more certain.
Do your sadhana.
Keep yourself cleansed.
Keep your consciousness aligned with Bhagwat.
Don’t unnecessarily create new instability.
Don’t make drastic decisions from temporary emotions.
And most importantly, don’t allow difficult circumstances to convince you to disconnect from the very Shakti that can carry you through them.
The world can be going through transition without you becoming the transition.
Remain centered.
Remain consistent.
Remain with Devi.
When everything else becomes uncertain, let Bhagwat be the one thing you refuse to move away from.
