it’s monday, august 3, & moon is in the starspace called shravana, which occupies a sky-slice of capricorn. capricorn is ruled by saturn, who simultaneously puts the fear of time passing in us so that we don’t waste time & gives us the fortitude to persevere through time, to commit to long-term goals rather than be seduced by what’s easy, by instant gratification.
shravana comes from the sanskrit verb shru (श्रु), which means to listen. we have to listen in order to hear. the shakti of shravana supports our getting quiet enough to listen. what are we listening for? guidance! messages! we can pray all we want, we can ask the divine for guidance all we want, but if we can’t get quiet enough to listen, we’ll never be able to receive the download. a great writer, whose name escapes me (& google!) right now, once said that genius doesn’t alight unless you’re sitting at your desk—i.e., unless you’ve created the conditions to receive it, unless you are listening so you can hear.
“do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles & the water is clear? can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?” — tao te ching
the moon was maxed-out full this morning, setting the tone for the second half of this lunar month, which began with the new moon in cancer. the energy of the full moon complements that of the new, creating balance. the cancer part of the cycle asked us to deepen our connection to heart, to our feeling nature—to our compassion, our unconditional love, to notice where in our lives we could offer more nourishment. the full moon part of the cycle is inviting us to take action steps, practical steps, to fulfill the lessons of the cancer cycle. maybe we should get quiet & listen up, ask guidance what we should do? whaddya think?
monday is owned by moon. the word for today is “feel”!
& 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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