it’s tuesday, july 30, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called rohini. earthy taurus is like one of those deep, overstuffed shabby chic couches that invite sinking into with a riveting novel, pot of tea & fave dark chocolate (my go-to is akinosie, but i also love fine and raw & mast, fyi!). but/& you know how that goes, or can go: once sunk it’s hard to unsink. as the roman emperor & philosopher marcus aurelius pointed out two thousand years ago, “comfort is the worst addiction.” why? b/c it is enervating, can cause mental & physical stupor, can make us say, “i don’t wanna” or “i’ll do it later.” under the sway of taurus we can allow ourselves to get stuck like bulls in mud up to their elbows. while ruling planet venus is transiting the nether zone between cancer & leo right now, we may be more likely to indulge in coziness, fall into a comfort (or chocolate!) coma, so let’s make a deal to rest up but set a timer, ok?
rohini is ruled by prajapati, the creator of all that is, & gives us enormous creative powers. but & this asterism also brings a lesson about not flaunting those powers to the point where we incite jealousy in others.
it’s the eleventh lunar day (tithi), the eleventh phase of the waning moon, which is related to spiritual practices like meditation, b/c our mind is said to be the least bizzy during this phase & thus the most receptive. my vedic astrology teacher sam geppi, a meditator since his late teens who used to teach yoga, once explained: “meditation is just about going within, toward what is real. there is nothing ‘created’ through meditation. we create our problems & negative side effects more by escaping into the world, escaping from meditation. meditation is a long-overdue look within. sometimes a student will discuss their initial fear of the inner void once the space & depth of being is first encountered, or that they feel like they are going crazy. i simply tell them, ‘meditation is not making you crazy. it is making you aware that you are already crazy.’ ” what a relief to know we’re not alone in our crazy, right?!
tuesday is ruled by mars, who is hanging out in taurus these days helping us fight against torpor & the false happiness of materiality.
& 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.
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