it’s friday, february 19, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called krittika. taurus is the moon’s happy place, where it feels most authentically lunar, most capable of accessing & expressing its highest intelligence, which is our ability to feel our feelings & feel good about them, to connect to the world by trusting our hearts. taurus allows our hearts to feel safe, held, as warm ‘n’ cozy as a newborn in flannel swaddling.
krittika is ruled by agni, the deity of fire, to whom we offer sacrifices. this asterism invites us to toss what doesn’t serve us into the sacred fire, but to make sure the ritual doesn’t become robotic, formulaic, a homework assignment we do by rote, totally disconnected from our true selves. your assignment for today: how can you let go of your idea of being, of what it looks like to be fully you, offer it to agni, & just be? feel free to report back!
it’s the eighth phase of the waxing moon, which supports creativity through the eight vasus, the eight principles of manifestation: the three gunas (tamas, rajas, sattva) & five elements (earth, air, fire, water, ether)—so mix ’em up & experiment to tweak your personal recipe for creative success. & feel free to report back about that too!
friday is ruled by venus, who represents our capacity to experience pleasure, especially of the sensual kind. (is that an oxymoron? is there any pleasure that’s not sensual? you tell me!) why is chocolate associated with pleasure? because, according to dr. michael mosley, “chocolate has a chemical signature that our brains love,” & what’s more pleasurable than love?! it also contains anandamide, a neurotransmitter whose name is derived from the sanskrit word “ananda,” which means “bliss.” & the creamy mouth-feel of chocolate, the way it (if it has the right fat content) melts in our mouth, reminds us of the sublime pleasure of melting into someone else.
“all you need is love. but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”— charles m. schulz
what brings you joy, bliss, & how can you generate more joy, more bliss for yourself today? what’s your go-to joy or bliss generator?
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. it is my hope that the daily bliss can help you align with the day’s cosmic energy & find a little more bliss; that it inspires you to enlighten up a little more each day.
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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