blissninny.comit’s wednesday, april 22 (earth day, you all!), &, after a hiatus necessitated by taking care of my mom (anyone who has ever been a caregiver knows that it is pretty much 24/7!), i am pleased to be bringing you the daily bliss again.

moon is in the starspace called ashwini, which occupies the first sky-slice of aries, which is the first sign of the zodiac. we are beginning again, & so am i, so moon’s placement spelled good support for me to do so. but we’ve also got the sun in aries, which is where he feels supercharged, where he can call in all his superpowers to help us clarify & purify our vision. &, if that’s not enough, mars, who rules aries, is in his sign of exaltation as well, capricorn, giving us the courage to get ‘er done.

now’s the time, people! if failure were not an option, what project would you take on now, what offering would you make to the world, how would you show up?

ashwini is associated with the ashwini kumara, sibling horse deities who tended to the sick among the gods (apparently, gods did get colds & such). back when people actually harnessed teams of horses to wagons, it could be a challenge to keep the pair working in tandem, not pulling against each other, each trying to go their own way. how can you harness your own horselike qualities of strength & power & wisdom for purposes of healing, whether yourself or the world? (of course, if you heal yourself, you heal the world!) individually & collectively we all need healing now more than ever. even if you’re not a healer-healer, you have a huge source of healing energy within you. it resides in your heart. a kind word, a loving touch (even a virtual hug), compassion—these are all potent medicine.

it’s the new moon, which is the start of the next lunar cycle (aka time to begin again), so all that ashwini in aries energy is what we want to channel for the next 30 days. how/where can you put it to best use in your life? how can you tap into your beginner’s mind, begin again without being attached to any ways of being or doing? in america, we are beginning to see signs of the covid curve flattening, in some places, but let’s not get carried away, let’s not, um, put the cart before the horse; let’s keep our team working in tandem & make sure the healing is really taking hold, isn’t just a blip. let’s get testing in place all over the place, so we know if it’s really safe to go out & play again. let’s use our horse sense to pull together not apart.

wednesday is ruled by mercury. the best way to cultivate mercury’s energy is to, well, use it. so practice your communication skills, organize your computer files, indulge your curiosity somehow some way today, share your insights, use your powers of discrimination—that’s how to build your mercury muscle.

& that’s your daily 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! ~.~