Eyes on the Prize

it’s monday, july 28, & moon moves from leo into virgo smack dab in the middle of the day while being supported & transported by the starspace called uttaraphālgunī. as a fire sign, leo is associated with warriors & political leaders; sun’s rulership brings insight & self-confidence, command of self & others. as an earth sign, virgo is associated with physical labor, practicality; mercury’s rulership gives virgo discrimination & super-organizational skills, the ability to pay attention to details.

the transition from leo into virgo is one from sitting on the throne to getting down on our knees to dust & polish it. which can be humbling. & humility is the greatest quality of the greatest leaders, political & otherwise.

uttaraphālgunī is ruled by aryaman, who blesses contracts (marriage, etc.) made on the basis of what’s mutually beneficial for both/all parties involved. this asterism has a fixed quality, giving it, on the upside, stick-to-it-ive-ness, & on the downside, stubbornness—it can help us bring a project to completion &/or prevent us from letting go of one, admitting defeat.

uttaraphālgunī is said to be the birth star of laxmi, who, when she emerged from the ocean of milk, saw vishnu & knew he was the one, threw a garland around his neck & claimed him. he was down with that & it worked out well for them!

the invitation is to ask whether the contracts, the agreements, we have made with others serve us as well as them & if there’s an imbalance to renegotiate or, if necessary, dissolve it. the invitation is to ask whether our goal is really/still achievable, whether it might be time to let it go, move on.

it’s the fourth lunar day (tithi), the fourth phase of the waxing moon, until midday, then the fifth. the fourth tithi can bring obstacles, which are just opportunities in disguise: can you put your special specs on & see through & past them? the fifth tithi is, like uttaraphālgunī, related to goddess laxmi, so the key word is “goal”! get over the hurdles created by your mind & keep your eyes on the prize, on your goal.

monday is ruled by gentle, compassionate, all-connecting, all-feeling moon. how’s that going? how are you feeling about yourself?

“the way you treat others determines the way others treat you; the way others treat you determines the way you see yourself; the way you see yourself determines who you are.”—sharon gannon

& 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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