it’s tuesday, april 16, & moon is in cancer, in the starspace called pushya. every sign has a shadow side, & watery cancer’s is overgiving, puttting everyone else’s needs first. which is why it’s opposite earthy capricorn, where boundaries are king. as with all oppositions, it’s not one or the other, but both/&, harmonizing the two ends of the axis, finding a middle ground amid the polarity. while moon is in cancer, our challenge is to remember to put our own oxygen masks on before we help someone else on with theirs, to keep ourselves topped up, lest we run out of oxygen, in which case we’ll be no good to anyone, including ourselves.
pushya is the star of nourishment & is ruled by jupiter, the priest/guru, & is symbolized by a cow’s udders. just as the priest/guru imbibes sacred knowledge & turns it into wisdom & compassion with which to nourish his followers/devotees, so a mama cow feeds on grass & turns it into milk with which to feed her calf, nourishing her baby with liquid love, love born from her own body. this asterism reminds us that whatever we imbibe determines what we will be able to offer as nourishment. what is the quality of the food you eat, the media you consume, the people you associate with?
it’s the ninth lunar day (tithi), the ninth phase of the waxing moon, which is ruled by the nagas, serpent energy. “nagas are not simply snakes,” says dr. david frawley, “but represent all the transformative electrical forces of the cosmos from the material level to that of pure consciousness.” nagas/serpents/snakes transform toxins into soul medicine, wisdom. how can you transform the negative forces in your life into forces for your own goodness, soul evolution, personal transformation?
tuesday is ruled by mars, who is our get-up-&-go, our inner action hero, our fighting spirit, our physical prowess & courage. tuesday is always a good day to get physical (&, hey, that’s what i’m gonna do as soon as i finish writing this post, b/c it’s snowing in vail—oh, yeah!), & it’s always a good day to fight the good fight. with mars hanging out in aquarius, sign of humanity, the global village, it’s also an especially good day to channel our martian energy for the greater good of all … if possible—no pressure!
& 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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