it’s tuesday, december 19, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called purvabhadra. under the sway of aquarius, we hew toward wanting to save the world, which can seem like a daunting task. so where to start? perhaps with love—b/c the world depends on it!
so i can’t save the world—
can’t save even myself,
can’t wrap my arms around
every frightened child, can’t
foster peace among nations,
can’t bring love to all who
feel unlovable.
so i practice opening my heart
right here in this room and being gentle
with my insufficiency. i practice
walking down the street heart first.
and if it is insufficient to share love,
i will practice loving anyway.
i want to converse about truth,
about trust. i want to invite compassion
into every interaction.
one willing heart can’t stop a war.
one willing heart can’t feed all the hungry.
and sometimes, daunted by a task too big,
i tell myself what’s the use of trying?
but today, the invitation is clear:
to be ridiculously courageous in love.
to open the heart like a lilac in may,
knowing freeze is possible
and opening anyway.
to take love seriously.
to give love wildly.
to race up to the world
as if i were a puppy,
adoring and unjaded,
stumbling on my own exuberance.
to feel the shock of indifference,
of anger, of cruelty, of fear,
and stay open. to love as if it matters,
as if the world depends on it.
—rosemerry wahtola trommer
purvabhadra brings a lesson about not taking those lightning flashes of inspiration—those “aha!” moments—for granted.
it’s the eighth lunar day (tithi), the eighth phase of the waxing moon, which is related to the eight foundational principles of creation—the three gunas & five elements—which are also agents of transformation, b/c to create is to transform, to give shape to the formless. our task is to mix up the perfect blend, bring harmony to all of the ingredients. what does your secret recipe need more or less of?
tuesday is ruled by mars, our inner action hero, who is in his power place in his home sign of scorpio, giving us the courage to overcome our fears in order to excavate our emotional nooks & crannies, the dark recesses of our psyche. hmmm, wonder what we’ll find there!
& 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.
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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