it’s friday, april 12, & moon is in taurus, moving from the starspace called rohini into mrigashira early afternoon. taurus, as i mentioned yesterday, is the sign of our comfort zone. while comfort is, um, comfortable, cozy, when we get too comfortable we get stuck: think trying to get out of a deep, overstuffed couch. the sign opposite taurus is scorpio, sign of our discomfort zone. our mission is to find a balance between the two. since we’re talking taurus right now, being able to tolerate a little discomfort can be like a hand shaking us as we snooze, waking us up from our comfort coma.
rohini is moon’s favorite place, “place” meaning nakshatra/asterism, each asterism being associated with one of the wives of the moon. yes, he had 27—& you thought you knew something about polyamory! the other wives got jealous & that’s why moon travels from one to the other throughout the month, waxing & waning as he goes. mrigashira is the wandering deer, who is forever in pursuit of something “out there” without realizing it’s already “in here,” like the musk ox, who chases the intoxicating aroma of musk without realizing it is producing it itself! so our lessons for today: be mindful about making others jealous & remember to enjoy what we’ve got, that we’ve already got it all.
it’s the fifth lunar day (tithi), the fifth phase of the waxing moon, which is related to healing modalities, including, um, mantra (see below!), which has the power to heal in more ways than i can mention.
friday is ruled by venus, planet of love, & is also sacred to goddess lakshmi, who represents our connection to passion & desire, which, when we’re too attached to them can create suffering, an endless cycle of frustration & dissatisfaction when we don’t get what we want, or get it only to lose it. goddess lakshmi’s higher qualities are compassion, love, peace & clarity. to tap into those & to heal/purify heart chakra issues, we can focus on our heart issues while chanting her mantra (108 times is the usual prescription), om hrim mahalakshmyai namah, &/or while listening to her mantra—like the gorgeous one i’m listening to now, on autorepeat throughout the day. b/c we can! & b/c we all want to be able to love more & hurt less, right?
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a sort of lunar weather report. may it allow you to align with the day’s cosmic energy so you can find & create a little more bliss.
jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, please contact me for a session. ~.~
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