it’s tuesday, april 6, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called shravana. under the sway of capricorn, we take life seriously while keeping it close to home, maybe literally, as in looking for ways to improve our home or family life, be more immediately responsible—fix the roof, get taxes done, put seeds in the garden, start spring cleaning.
shravana invites us to listen so deeply to our innermost innermost innermost until we realize, as jaya lakshmi & ananda (pictured) sing in “ang sang wahe guru,” that every cell of our body vibrates with the sound of the divine. how quiet can you get? & what do you hear when you do?
it’s the tenth lunar day, the tenth phase of the waning moon, which is related to fulfilling our responsibilities, doing our dharma. the word “dharma” comes from the verbal root dhri (धृ), which means “to hold” or “uphold,” “to bear” & is often translated as “sacred duty,” for what could be more sacred than doing our part to sustain the moral order that sustains us? sacrifice is not entailed here, other than sacrificing our ego to living our truth, getting out of our own way so we can align with our highest purpose. when each of us is thus aligned, thus fulfilling our dharma, it’s good for us as individuals, b/c nothing feels better than doing what we’re meant to do, & good for everyone, for the whole, b/c it contributes to the upkeep of society, of the world.
tuesday is ruled by mars, who is what’s called “out of bounds” until may 24. i won’t bore you with the astronomy, but let’s just say that his energy is unbounded, extreme. which means, according to barry rosen, an astrologer i follow, that he may exhibit “more creative thinking, can be more visionary, inspirational.” our inner mars will feel bolder, more physically vital & adventurous, be super confident. but this can also make us more self-centered, so we get to go out of our way to be accommodating, to avoid arguments, to maintain, um, boundaries of civility.
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. it is my hope that the daily bliss can help you align with the day’s cosmic energy & find a little more bliss; that it inspires you to enlighten up a little more each day.
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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