it’s monday, august 23, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called shatabhishak. aquarius, where the moon was full early yesterday morning, vibrates with the frequency of the collective, & it was opposite the sun in leo, which vibrates with the frequency of the individual. the energy of this full moon, which inspires our moon work for the second half of the lunar month, is about harmonizing individual power into the collective, for each of us to be fully in our power but let others be in theirs as well. we get to examine whether we are being tolerant or intolerant, who or what (people? belief systems? the government?) we are in a power struggle with. the question is: can each of us do “me” & let others do “them” as well, without taking it as a personal affront? one definition of yoga is being able to simultaneously hold space for opposites, for example that both your truth & my truth are valid. can we do that?
to the great mathematician-philosopher leibniz, living a virtuous life entailed human perfection, which was facilitated by eliminating the obstacles to thought & action & increasing liberty to think & act.
censoring information, dismissing ideas out of hand that seem contrary, being unwilling to engage in open, civil dialogue increase rather than eliminate obstacles to thought & action, & keep us in an “us or them,” “me or you” rather than a “can’t we all just get along?” mind-set of collective unity.
shatabhishak means “100 doctors” & invites us to go off-road when it comes to healing. sometimes the allopathic route works, sometimes not, sometimes it takes a combination of modalities. we can’t know unless we are willing to experiment to find out what works for our unique self, rather than following a one-size-fits-all, this-is-the-way-we’ve-always-done-it protocol.
it’s the second lunar day, the second phase of the waning moon, which supports creative acts that sustain life—building & planning, or, um, maybe planning & building, for if we want to build something, it’s usually helpful to have an idea, draw up plans, at least make a list of steps or ingredients.
monday is ruled by the moon, planet of feeling & connection. whom do you feel? whom do you want to connect more deeply to? how can you feel more connected to everyone in your world?
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind 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. may it inspire 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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