what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's friday, july 17, moon is in leo, in the starspace called pūrvaphālgunī, it's the fourth phase of the waxing moon & venus' day. where your attention is being drawn leo is ruled by the [...]
it's friday, may 8, moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha until mid-ish-morning, then śravaṇa, it's the seventh phase of the waning moon & venus' day. capricorn is ruled by mature & serious saturn, who is kind of our life coach, reminds us of our priorities & gives us assignments to keep us [...]
it's friday, january 9, & moon is in virgo, in the starspace called hastā. virgo vibrates with the frequency of preventing disaster, getting ahead of it, being proactive, getting all our ducks in order so we're not felled by illness or our roof caving in, so we're prepared for the whims of nature. if you [...]
it's tuesday, september 2, & moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called mūla until about 10 a.m. MDT, then pūrvāṣaḍha. after being tossed & turned on the emotional waves of scorpio, under the sway of sagittarius we reconnect to our innate sense of hope, whose light is always lit within, never goes out, never [...]
it's friday, august 8, & we have a full moon overnight in capricorn, in the starspace called śravana. full moon in capricorn means sun is opposite, in cancer, where the new moon started this lunar month, & means we are at the halfway point, the point where we get to recalibrate, balance the energies of [...]
it's tuesday, march 18, & moon is in libra, in the starspace called vishakha. libra is ruled by venus, who loves the good life & brings pleasure & diplomacy to our relationships. venus has been retrograde in pisces, sign of venus' exaltation, for the past two weeks, giving us an opportunity to reassess the pleasure [...]
it's wednesday, january 5, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called shravana until about 10 a.m. mountain time, then in dhanishtha. while moon doesn't transition into aquarius until this evening, we can start feeling into, even moving, the "my immediate world," the "me/mine-oriented" (& i don't mean that in a bad way) energy [...]
it's friday, march 12, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called purvabhadra, where moon & sun will come together in the wee overnight hours, creating the effect known as the new moon, which represents the merging of our consciousness (sun) & mind (moon). it is the cosmic marriage of the divine masculine (shiva) [...]
it's thursday, december 10, & moon has moved into libra & is in the starspace called chitra. after all the micro chores of virgo, we're ready to go macro, open our horizons beyond the mundane tasks that allow us to live to the people who make our lives worth living. libra wants us to interact [...]
it's monday, november 16, & moon is in scorpio, in the starspace called jyeshtha. scorpio is where our imagined fears live, key word "imagined." it's where we let our emotions get carried away on waves of ever-increasing mental nonsense. it's where we convince ourselves that the worst is about to come. as mark twain once [...]
it's wednesday, august 19, & we've got a new moon in leo, in the starspace called magha, setting the tone, giving us direction, for the lunar month ahead. the new moon means sun & moon are in the same sign, both illuminating & reflecting its intelligence, its wisdom, its efforts to help us evolve. leo [...]
it's tuesday, august 4, & moon is in the starspace called dhanishtha, which occupies a sky-slice that straddles capricorn & aquarius—by the time you read this, moon will already have crossed over into aquarius. under the sway of aquarius, the commitment & discipline we honed in capricorn extends beyond ourselves. in capricorn our inspiration was [...]
it's sunday, july 26, & moon is in the starspace called chitra. chitra is the starry bridge between virgo, where moon is this morning, & libra, where moon is starting around noonish. under the sway of virgo we took care of the details of our life so that under the sway of libra, we are [...]
it's wednesday, july 1, & moon is in scorpio, in the starspace called vishakha. vishakha straddles libra & scorpio, carrying the residue of our libra experience into what can be the dark, turbulent waters of scorpio. make use of scorpio's emotional courage to process any "aha's" regarding relationships that arose while moon was in libra, [...]
it's sunday, may 31, & moon is in the starspace called uttaraphalguni, which occupies the sky-space straddling leo & virgo, although moon has been in the virgo portion since last night. in virgo, the kingly/queenly energy of leo gets a reality check. it's all well & fine to host banquets & support the arts, [...]
were you as adhd yesterday as i was? if so: i warned you! if not: lucky you! full disclosure: i could barely get through my asana practice b/c ideas for projects kept ping-ponging through my head! meanwhile, it's thursday, may 28, & moon is in the starspace called ashlesha, which occupies the last sky-slice of [...]
it's sunday, may 24, & moon is in mrigashira, the starspace that acts as a bridge between taurus & gemini. moon is now in gemini, so for the next couple of days our mind will be colored by the influence of mercury, the planet that rules gemini. intellectual curiosity & playfulness will be at, well, [...]
it's wednesday, may 20, & moon moves into the starspace called bharani, which is the second sky-slice of aries, about 11 am mountain time. under the sway of aries, we tap into our fire & passion, our desire to get 'er done, make something happen, strike out in a new direction. with mars, the ruler [...]
it's tuesday, may 19, & moon is in the starspace called ashwini, which occupies the first sky-slice of aries & thus is the beginning of the beginning of the zodiac. aries is ruled by mars, who gives us the courage to begin, to venture forth, act, create, express ourselves in the world. in "broken: a [...]
it's sunday, may 17, & moon is in the starspace called uttarabhadra, which occupies a sky-slice of pisces. pisces fosters our connection to ultimate reality, which can be confusing when we're still tethered to the earth or when we're not ready to experience the truth. & so, rather than dive into the mystery through, say, [...]