daily blissit’s friday, august 30, & moon is in the starspace of leo called purva phalguni. leo is big & passionate & ruled by the sun, who is our guiding light & thus the source of our inner (spiritual) & external (physical) power. the new moon in this sign is asking us to step into our bigness for the next lunar cycle, to take action steps to live our passions.

if you know your rising sign in the sidereal (vedic) system of astrology, it’s easy to figure out which house, which area of your life, this stepping up pertains to: if, for example, you’re a virgo (wink-wink!), it’ll be home or mother; if you’re a scorpio, career or other worldly responsibilities; if you’re a sagittarius, teachers or higher purpose. this is why it’s helpful to grok your chart a little—it just helps you to align with, flow with, rather than against, the cosmic currents, which makes the process of living a lot less fraught.

soooooo, purva phalguni is ruled by bhaga, the god of delight or, um, yes, actually, bliss. but for the moment the bliss is momentary, temporal rather than eternal, material rather than spiritual. in fact, this asterism is said to have the ability to deliver whatever we desire materially—provided, of course, that we’ve earned it karmically. it provides a timeout from our purpose-driven life, gives us permission to, even wants us to, appreciate & indulge in the pleasures of our embodied existence. timeouts give us a chance to recharge, so they are not unproductive. what’s your pleasure?

it’s the first phase of the waxing moon, which (duh!) is related to new beginnings, so it’s a good day to start a project—give your imagination free rein, let your creative juices flow where they will.

friday is ruled by venus, who, just like bhaga, wants us to put down the bhagavad gita already, put away that spreadsheet, & grab a glass of wine or grab our partner & delight in their company (whatever that means for you) or, well, you get the idea, right? which is why friday is a much better date night than saturday—saturn, who is more grim reaper than party animal, rules saturday & “girls just wanna have fun” venus rules friday!

& that’s your daily bliss! jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, contact me for a session! ~.~