it’s thursday, august 5, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ardra. in the environment of gemini we are inspired to explore new interests & new ideas, & do so with playfulness, with a sense of fun, even humor, b/c gemini’s ruler, mercury, doesn’t like to take things too seriously. did you know that humor makes you smarter? as reported in psychology today, a university of maryland study found that in a test involving semantic associations, the participants who watched a comedy video beforehand answered correctly five out of seven times, but the participants who didn’t get to watch the video got two fewer problems right. so lightening up facilitated 25% more brain power. find something to laugh about today & see what happens, see if you don’t feel more brilliant, see if you don’t suddenly feel like the tin man after oz told him he had brains!
ardra means “wet” & is ruled by rudra, shiva’s manifestation as the god of storms. rudra means “the one who howls” & storms sure are loud. & wet. so are tears, which result from storms of another kind, the inner kind that can produce howling as well. but it’s good to remember that both rain & tears are purgative, bring renewal. if you’re weathering a storm right now, you might ask yourself, “what is the lesson i need to learn that i can learn only this way?” & feel free to ask yourself once the storm is over, when you might be able to see things more clearly.
it’s the thirteenth lunar day, the thirteenth phase of the waning moon, which is ruled by kamadeva, the hindu cupid, bringing a venusian quality to jupiter’s day. which means you can pretend it’s friday, do what you love with the one(s) you love.
thursday is, as i just said, jupiter’s day. jupiter is the part of us that sees the big picture. what gives us that perspective is, unless we’re born enlightened, our teachers & other wisdom sources. it’s a good day to sign up for that course you’ve been meaning to take, to download recordings from your favorite teacher(s), to listen to podcasts that uplift you, to spread the wisdom love around by sharing your sources, copying & pasting links.
& 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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