New Moon Announcement
The harbinger of the new moon...
Today is Rosh Chodesh (the "head" of the month), Iyar 1st day Nisan. According to the Kabbalistic calendar, we are celebrating the new moon and the new cycle in Taurus.
We are also counting Omar – again, within the Kabbalistic calendar, a window of time when transformation affects each day, and intense healing spreads.
In our journey of transformation, all calendars and cycles are precious to us.
This means that we can all multiply the light and goodness, both in our own lives and in the lives of others.
Metaphorically, beginning to leave behind the "weight" of Taurus – its rigidity and resistance – prepares us even more for the lightness and flexibility that awaits us with this new moon and eclipse.
Especially in these weeks and throughout the year, it emphasizes the beginnings of the doors of enlightenment that will develop,
in the shamanic realm as well. Yes! We can be nourished by compassion, peace, and enlightenment.
All sources lead to the same place again.
We will begin to experience a time when all the puzzle pieces fall into place, both in the sky and on earth.
This will awaken peace and balance in everyone.
We are in a time period where those who are in conflict can move forward in peace and partnership. We will be able to find a common path in many areas and places where we experience opposing energies (polarity).
This peace will be possible in every area where we experience a warrior nature.
We can now take the unexpected step that was not expected of us, to expect the unexpected.
The entire universe supports us.
We will be supported even more this week, and we will be able to invite more peace, unity, and balance into our lives and our surroundings.
We will breathe life into each one individually...
For example, this week, dedicate time to your partnerships and relationships, strengthen them. Repair what is broken. Eliminate unnecessary arguments and imbalances. Heal your hurts and resentments.
This is an announcement of the new moon,
not a new moon article. Announcing the new moon means catalyzing the new moon in this realm.
However the announcement was made in the history of the temple; those who read it, those who heard it, the farmers and the people who received the good news lived their month in accordance with this energy, with its approval.
It is up to you to take this seed and strengthen it, or to plant it and continue.
Recall the judgments you make about the outside world simply because you see it. Calamities beget calamities. The truth is that nothing is as it seems; behind everything there is a cosmic order and a process.
Lower the cloak of darkness this month,
intend to see the light within.
Take control of your body, your flesh this month.
Allow your tongue to do only the work of light this month. Allow your tongue and your actions to fast this month. Exalt those you love. Purify those you do not love from the poison of your tongue and mind.
Let your goal this month be simply to be good. You will see the reward with love - it will come very quickly.
Give thanks for the paths that brought you to this place.
Chodesh Tov! (May our new moon be good and beautiful!)
18 April 2026
Taurus 1 Iyar 5786
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Omer 16th day
Letter from The Sky
Some beginnings are…
Not noisy.
They don't come with grand decisions or a clear "I'm starting now" feeling.
In fact, most of the time…
They don't even feel like a beginning.
The New Moon in Taurus according to the Kabbalistic calendar on April 17th, and at 28 degrees of Aries according to Classical Astrology, carries exactly this energy. Because even though Aries is the energy of beginnings, it's currently telling us to stop, observe, and listen, like a Taurus energy.
This is less about starting something in the outside world and more about something beginning to form inside.
Not yet visible…
but taking root.
There's a strong emphasis on Aries in this new moon.
The Sun, Moon, Chiron, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune…
Such a strong Aries emphasis deepens the question of "who am I?" rather than changing life from the outside.
It's as if you've reached a point where you can no longer continue with your old version.
But your new version hasn't been clarified yet either.
And this state of being caught in between…
It often feels like emptiness to a person.
This emptiness sometimes manifests itself as impatience, inner tension, sudden reactions…sharp breaks.
And the voice rising from within says, “I don’t want to live like this anymore.”
This voice is real.
But it may not always come from a healing place.
Because Chiron is at the center of this new moon.
So everything that comes to light in this process,
is not just the voice of today…but also the voice of the parts of yourself that have been suppressed and hurt in the past.
Maybe you were once yourself…and you weren’t understood.
You acted as you were…and you were judged.
Maybe you weren’t even made to feel good just by being there.
And at that moment…
Something inside you chose to close. Now that door is opening again.
But this doesn’t come with a feeling of “lightness,” but often with a restlessness.
As if nothing quite fits…
As if something is wrong but you can’t say what it is…
That’s exactly what’s important. Because that feeling isn't a problem.
It's a sign of direction.
Remember;
Where there is resistance, there is also potential waiting to be unleashed.
To use this week effectively, I can suggest the following exercise;
Stop in a quiet moment
and ask yourself:
“What is the recurring cycle in my life,
or the one that still hurts me?”
Then delve deeper
“What thought am I feeding this cycle with?”
If you want to change your life, change the thoughts that feed those events, not the events themselves.
The greatest favor you can do for yourself this new moon is;
Try to understand yourself.
Because the moment you truly see yourself… you will already begin to transform.
Gaye Bıçkı
Circle of Life with Felis Kohen
The Circle of Life© is the sacred journey of transformation.
His life is no longer guided by wounds or fate,
life as original journey of starting the moon.
We create the world as we truly want it, in our own space and beyond.
I am happy to present you the circle of life.
This is a very powerful path of self-awareness, healing, and transformation.
The Circle of Life can be taken online or in person. It consists of a total of 5 directions in the form of 4 main directions and 1 intermediate direction. The duration of the main directions is 4 days, and the intermediate direction is 2 days. After each direction, an average of 1.5 months is required before moving on to the next direction. This period may vary depending on the situation of the group.
Click for circle of life information.
To register and for details you can contact via
@urbanshamansacademy instagram account or
urbanshamansacademy@gmail.com e-mail address.
*The Circle of Life can be taken together with the Circle of Medicine as a "Great Circle". Those who wish can take both circles together or join only the Circle of Life, or those who have completed the Circle of Life before can join only the Circle of Medicine.
The Circle of Life© which Felis Kohen will hold space
will be starting soon.
Medicine Wheel with Felis Kohen
The Medicine Circle is the school where those who have
completed the Circle of Life and want to continue on this
path are trained as Medicine Women and Medicine Men.
Candidates are trained with great care and seriousness.
By giving free individual sessions as "case studies" during the education process, they gain experience, serve and increase their wisdom. It is expected that 12 case studies per direction will be made and these studies will be reported in a format to be directed to the student at the end of each direction.
As a result of the completed case studies, the candidates take the exam and the successful ones start giving individual sessions and holding space for some of the other ceremonies they take at the Medicine Circle.
Applicants are expected to apply with a letter of intent stating their reasons for wanting to join the Medical Circle. The students who will start the circle accept that all intellectual and industrial rights of the educational content belong to Urban Shamans Academy, with a contract containing the content and conditions, and that they will keep any material provided confidential and will not share them with third parties or organizations.
Completion of all basic and special trainings is compulsory and is different from the trainings received in the Circle of Life.
To register and for details, you can contact @urbanshamansacademy instagram account or e-mail urbanshamansacademy@gmail.com.
*The Circle of Life can be taken together with the Circle of Medicine as a "Great Circle". Those who wish can take both circles together or join only the Circle of Life, or those who have completed the Circle of Life before can join only the Circle of Medicine.
The Circle of Medicine© which Felis Kohen will hold space
will be starting soon.
Women's Circle with Felis Kohen
"Women's Circle" with Felis Kohen will take place soon.
This circle, consisting of a total of 4 directions, will last eight weeks and we will meet online. We will be together in this ancient space, where we will meet every two weeks and will last 2.5 hours. While working between meetings, continuous sharing will continue in the chat room. Each of the bi-weekly meetings will open the door to a different transformation.
CONTENTS:
- First Aspect: Empowering yourself as a woman, owning the wound, healing/giving birth, your mission in this world is to become a temple.
- Second Direction: Honor your cycles, step into initiates. (menarche, motherhood, wise woman)
-Third Aspect: Sacred potions, moon and menstrual blood rites, sacred sexuality, forms of healing for man (wife and/or lover)
-Fourth Direction: How to guide the women and girls around you, how to keep mourning areas, to take care of the temple.
(Note: The content may change with the dynamics of the group, meetings may take longer)
For reservation, appointment and fee information;
@urban.priestess.institution (Instagram)
urbanshamansacademy@gmail.com (e-mail)
Kabbalah & Nagual & Zohar Connection
Our topics will be the connection of the Nagual and Kabbalah, the essence of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of the soul, our evolution, the relationship between the ego and darkness, the "real self" and the "light of God/Goddess" and "universal energy".
"The depth of the wisdom of The Zohar is locked behind thousands of doors."
With the meditations we will do every week and the Aramaic keys we will receive according to the subject of the group, we gradually open the doors, ascending from the roots of the tree of life to its crown.
Participation conditions :
• Willingness to transform
• Being ready to face their shadow
• Having a desire to have more light in your life
• Being ready to work
Note: Curiosity is not a valid reason to participate. Every week, the energy of that week is met. Our lessons continue with the workshops held over 2,5 hours and the homework given afterwards.
For information and registration @urbanshamansacademy
"I bow down in front of this cedar, from which I continue to feed on the science of the madrasa, without ever giving up as a student.
I borrowed it to share what I know. I'm about to meet on this journey I've set up to share the fruits of my journey that I started walking in my own mystery for a long time."
Felis Kohen
