it’s tuesday, may 12, moon will be in pisces by the time you read this, in the starspace called pūrvabhādra, it’s the eleventh phase of the waning moon & mars’ day.
pisces is the great ocean of consciousness, where we experience (or want to) being one with all that is. after softening our attachment to our ego in aquarius, humbling ourselves for the greater good, we start thinking about (or experiencing!) a total loss of ego, wonder what it would be like to totally lose our sense of identity, of “me”-ness.
osho taught that our goal is to “be everything & nothing,” to drop the ego so as to become one with all existence.
how can you embrace the seeming paradox of being a drop in the ocean & the ocean in the drop?
pūrvabhādra can bring a lightning flash of inspiration, an “aha!” about the nature of reality, give us a glimpse of being the drop & the ocean … if we are ready to receive, if we have done our practices, prepared ourselves, cultivated more awareness, sensitivity to the vibrations around us, so that we don’t miss the flash when it arrives, don’t mistake something for nothing.
pūrvabhādrapada (it’s entire official name) connects aquarius, the external world, & pisces, our interior world. pūrvabhādrapada means “first” (pūrva) “auspicious” (bhadra) “step” (pada), as in wading into the ocean of consciousness.
which is why, especially given the eleventh tithi, it’s a good day to dive inward, connect with your spiritual, rather than material self. the material will wait!
the eleventh lunar day (tithi), the eleventh phase of the waning moon, is ruled by rudra, a primordial form of shiva, lord of transformation, & by mars (so many rulers, so little time!), who likewise brings the fire of transformation. which happens when we purify our body & mind of poisons. which happens in meditation, on getting quiet & turning inward & noticing.
the mind is said to be the least bizzy & buzzy during this tithi, so the best for meditation, as receptive as a giant radio telescope to receive signals, messages, insights.
the combo of eleventh tithi + pūrvabhādrapada + mars’ day produces two juicy yogas (amrita & siddha), individually &, even better, together blessing what we do with effortless success.
how might you take advantage of that dynamic trio’s confluence of support?
tuesday invites us into the energy of mars, who gets us fired up to act, get ‘er done. alas, mars is now in that treacherous nether region between pisces & aries called a gandanta, has yet to get his bearings in aries. when he does, it’ll be awesome, b/c aries is home sweet home for mars, & he’ll give us lots of focus & focussed boldness. but until then (about may 15) … well … we need to beware of anger & frustration & impulsivity. best to get into your body—hike, swim, finish planting your garden—or, b/c of today’s tithi, meditate or do some asana, b/c mars is the ur yogi.
& 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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