Uki-Eho is the lunar month that represents September within the Benin Kingdom's lunar framework. Uki-Eho is a celebratory month, welcoming the manifestation of new yams before harvest season. In its own way, this month holds the vibration of a new year, it has the energy to really get you going. All around us are blessings that are currently budding, what can you be grateful for? Everything may not be what've you currently hoped, but the sprouting of prayers answered is a good sign that your harvest will be a fruitful one. Can you let the good times happen?
Yams are a hearty vegetable, growing deep in the Earth--its presence is adored across West Africa, representing longevity and a fulfilling abundance. During this season of Uki-Eho, holding gratitude for what's already around you is your key to unlocking more. Yams can be very unassuming when they're ready for harvest--just like your own prayers. Blessings can be right underneath your nose. Move slow and enjoy the current moment, really bask in it. You're sitting in the in-between of great seasonal change—things will no longer be this exact way ever again. Take satisfaction in the way the Creator shows you their care this month.
This is an excellent lunar month for surrender. After you planted a seed, you are no longer in control of its journey to blossom and fruit--you just trust that your labor will repay you. This month of Uki-Eho is no different. Instead of waiting for the end of the year to make changes, this month encourages intentional shifts that keep you more open, more light, and more at peace. You'd benefit from becoming more organized at this time. Let nothing, even an unruly calendar, stand in the way of the good energy that's so eager to find you.
For those born in September, happy birthday! There's a natural, soothing disposition to you that can only be compared to an exhale. No matter the noise in your environment, you have a talent of synthesizing it into beautiful music. It's not that you're a stranger to the qualms of life, you just choose to believe that there's something bigger than you-- a force that has your best interest in mind. Your ability to bring calm in the midst of storms makes you the perfect person for people to hold onto during their own instability. Remember, you are more than just an anchor. There's too much good that you're born with to spend your life saving everyone. Seek out more moments that make you feel alive without the need to fix yourself or adjust your surroundings. The ability to just "be" without expectation will a heal a deep part of you; try to live, exist without obligation.