it’s friday, august 28, & moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called purvashadha. in the environment of sagittarius, we cultivate hope by connecting to something larger than ourselves, by understanding that we may be just a drop of water in the sea of humanity, but that that drop does jostle/influence other drops, does have a ripple effect, that creating the world we want to live in is possible, change is always happening, is always possible. if you need a hit of inspiration this weekend, ram dass’s love serve remember organization is offering a free (yes, free!) virtual retreat called “cultivating wise hope,” starting this afternoon at 5 pm pacific time. krishna das! sharon salzberg! trevor hall! nina rao! bob thurman! & others!
after we uprooted what doesn’t serve us in mula yesterday, we had room to plant new seeds, which now need to be watered & nurtured in purvashadha. according to one legend, brahma, the creative force of the universe, was self-born from a lotus flower that grew out of vishnu’s navel. mula nakshatra just happens to be known as vishnu’s nabi, or navel. who knows what hidden talents or knowledge will be revealed, what we might manifest, when we water our seeds of inspiration with love & devotion. look what ram dass created through love & devotion!
it’s the eleventh phase of the waxing moon, which means it’s a fast day if you’re a krishna devotee & for the rest of us it’s a good day to re-up our yogic practices if they haven’t been front & center. the bottom line is meditation.
as the great indian sage shri nisargadatta maharaj has said, “a quiet mind is all you need. all else will happen rightly once the mind is quiet.”
try it & see if that isn’t so.
venus owns friday. venus loves the good things in life, the things that bring earthly, sensual pleasure, so not surprising that friday is considered date night. whether you are having a date with yourself or with another one or many others, i hope you indulge in whatever brings you pleasure today (after you meditate, of course!).
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. the moon is our consciousness & i hope that by unpacking the cosmic forces influencing it every day, you’ll be better able to understand & thus lean into its ever-changing vibrations & use them to your advantage.
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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