it’s tuesday, august 31, & moon moves from earthy taurus into airy gemini late this morning while being supported through that transit by the starspace called mrigashira. notice whether you feel the shift from the coziness of taurus to the restlessness of gemini, whether you wanna put down that novel (or am i the only one who had to read in bed this morning?) & unsink yourself from the luxe of your overstuffed couch & explore new mental territory—the grounding energy of taurus gives us the security to take more risks, indulge our curiosity in gemini.
mrigashira is the wandering deer & brings the lesson that one more tasty morsel isn’t going to satisfy our true craving, that, as dorothy discovered, if what we’re looking for isn’t in our own backyard, it means we’ve never really lost it, & thus we don’t need a wizard to find it.
the fish in the water
is racked by thirst;
i hear about it
& burst out laughing.
what you’re looking for
is right at home:
& yet you roam from forest to forest,
full of gloom …
— kabir
it’s the ninth lunar day, the ninth phase of the waning moon, which brings serpent energy. who doesn’t have an aversion to snakes? i think it all started with adam & eve! anyhoo, just as in biblical mythology, snakes can be sly & cunning, they also bring wisdom. the question is whether we want to know what they want to reveal, whether we can receive the truth, whether we actually want to let go of our story of woe & embrace a new story, a more empowered story. it’s a good day to ask yourself what your negative beliefs want to reveal about the truth of who you be.
mars, who rules tuesday, is the part of us that has energy to burn, loves to make an impact in the world, needs to do something. our challenge is to channel that firepower productively, lest it rage out of control like any of the fires currently blazing through the west. (smells like smoke from where i’m sitting!) if you’ve got spare heat to burn & don’t know what to do with it, go for a run (or hike or swim or … ) or clean the house or do an errand for an elderly neighbor.
& 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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