it’s monday, february 23, moon is moving into taurus while being supported & transported by the starspace called kṟttikā, it’s the seventh phase of the waxing moon & moon’s day.
taurus is our comfort zone. it vibrates with the frequency of what is known in the yoga world as santosha, “contentment,” as in the feeling of having everything we need, not needing anything else, the feeling of being totally provided for. in fact, one definition of yoga is the state of needing nothing.
how often do you allow yourself to feel that completeness for more than a brief moment before you want something else, feel something is missing?
i showed up yesterday on a group call feeling grateful for what i have … until one person shared that she & another friend on the call were going to tuscany next week to staff a retreat i’d love to staff but can’t. one minute i was fine, the next i was all FOMO, feeling total lack, incompleteness, less-than-ness, bereft (&, yes, totally jealous!).
do you feel me?
kṟttikā comes from the sanskrit verb that means “to cut” & relates to sharp objects, like knives, scalpels, swords, axes, which can be used to excise disease, to chop wood for a fire, or to hurt, maim, kill. ruling deity agni, god of fire, helps us burn through, cut through, burn up negativity, the excess, for the purpose of purification, healing, not mere destruction, altho there is no purification without destruction, right?
while negativity can cause indigestion in humans, psychic-mental-emotional-spiritual blockages, agni consumes it readily, thrives on it, feeds his fire.
are you feeling blocked, bloated? what might you toss into the sacred fire today, offer up, free yourself from?
the seventh lunar day (tithi), the seventh phase of the waxing moon, gives us mental steadiness (thank you!) & is ruled by indra. this tithi reminds us of our duties & debts. indra sometimes forgot that his highest purpose, his main duty as elder among the gods, was to serve others, not his own ego. when he fell off the wagon, when his head became too big & unsteady, as happened more than once, he was served massive portions of humble pie. if we get off track, we, too, may receive messages from others, maybe a slice of humble pie, to help us get back on track.
monday is ruled by moon, who knows that “love is the essential reality & our purpose on earth,” as marianne williamson has put it, that “to be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves & others, is the meaning of life.”
& 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.
p.s. jyotish is the science of light—if you want to shine more light on your life, click here to book a session with me.
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