it’s december 1 (happy new month!), & moon is in cancer, in the starspace called pushya. cancer, as i alluded to yesterday, vibrates with the frequency of our heart space. it’s where, after our explorations in heady, thinky gemini, we feeeeeel into what our heart wants, what truly resonates, lands, really matters. cancer is the sign of the divine feminine, where love, compassion, empathy & the desire to create a container of peace for our loved ones rule. empathy = ENGAGE with an open heart + MAKE an effort to understand + PRACTICE patient listening + ACKNOWLEDGE the feelings of others + TAKE their experiences seriously + HOLD space for their struggles + YIELD to compassion & kindness. “when you say ‘i love you,’ it means ‘i can offer you true peace and happiness,’ ” said thich nhat hanh. ‘in order to be able to offer them, you must already be able to offer them to yourself.” yes! it’s gonna be a cancer weekend, so start your empathy engines now—just don’t forget to hold some boundaries so you don’t flood your engine or run out of gas or crash.
pushya is ruled by brihaspati, the cosmic priest, & brings a lesson about how & what we nourish, whether we are feeding our highest purpose with organic whole foods, i.e., wisdom, or dumbing our lives down by shoveling in the equivalent of junk food.
it’s the fifth lunar day (tithi), the fifth phase of the waning moon, which has the quality of “pushti.” notice that “pushya” & “pushti” look like congenital twins—that’s b/c they have the same sanskrit mother, er, root, “push” (पुष्), which means “to nourish, cause to thrive, grow, bring into relief.” so it’s a double-good day to nourish what we mean to grow, especially b/c this tithi also gives us the ability to achieve our goals. & it is, like cancer, ruled by the moon, so maybe start by filling our tanks with a little self-nourishment, self-care, self-compassion?
friday is ruled by venus, planet of love & other earthly delights, who, after an intense (!) few months of being in states of depletion & other un-fun cosmic shenanigans, has finally moved into a power position at home in libra. phew! let’s do revel in, hopefully, the lack of relationship drama in our lives, in being able to enjoy & appreciate our people & nature & the beauty of the world, feel appreciated, maybe even express our creativity with newfound passion!
& 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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