it’s thursday, august 31, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called purvabhadra. aquarius is the environment of the collective, of community, of feeling ourselves part of & taking responsibility for not just “me.” the problems of climate, hunger, biodiversity & alienation are all one problem, said vandana shiva, environmental activist & advocate of food democracy, in a recent russell brand podcast. “it’s one problem of working as if we are at war with the earth—& with each other in competition. & the solution for everything is knowing the part of the earth, that taking care of her is what being on the earth is about. & from there comes taking care of each other. & that’s building community, b/c what connects community is care, compassion, love.” aquarius is where we feel into our power to be, like russell, change agents for the good of all.
purvabhadra is ruled by aja ekapad, the one-footed goat who is the cosmic form of agni, & thus brings purification, gives us a hit of our spiritual potential, disabuses us of selfishness, as in identification with our small self. this asterism connects aquarius & pisces, allowing us to feel that we’re part of something bigger (community, the world in aquarius) & biggest (all of creation in pisces). once we get that hit it’s up to us what we’ll do with it.
it’s the first lunar day, the first phase of the waning moon, which means we could be getting a slow start to our moon work for the waning cycle, still feeling into & implementing our intentions. i mean, my new moon candle still hasn’t burned down, so i’m not quite ready to light my full moon one, but i’m almost there, will be there when i crawl away from my computer this morning & sit on my cushion to meditate. how about you?
thursday is ruled by jupiter, planet of hope & inspiration, who is strong in the sky right now b/c he is stationing to go retrograde (which he’ll do september 4). stationing is the pause between full speed ahead & going backward, doing a 180. it’s like downshifting & stopping in neutral before shifting into reverse. when a planet stations, its energy is laser-focused. to be inspired is to be filled with spirit. the retrograde period lasts until the end of the year, so do fill your tank with jupiter’s good stuff now while you can!
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a sort 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.
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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