it’s monday, february 22, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ardra. gemini is ruled by mercury. mercury is inquisitive & playful, & in gemini, the element of air—thoughts & communication & ideas—is his medium. until late afternoon tomorrow, when moon moves into cancer, we get to explore the intellectual realm with the innocence & joy of children playing with new toys. we get to pick one up & put one down as our curiosity moves us.
the asterism ardra brings storm energy thanks to its rulership by rudra, a fierce form of shiva (love him or hate him, he’s got our backs when it comes to transformation!) & its symbol is a teardrop—a mini storm, you might say. just as tears are a way to release, to begin to process, pent-up grief (aka unexpressed anger), storms are a way for the earth to release, to cleanse itself; they both bring a sense of renewal, of clearing & clarity, of saying good riddance to what has started to decay, served its purpose—if we don’t cling to what was, if we can remind ourselves that one door always has to close for another to open, if we can trust in the process of our unfoldment.
it’s the eleventh phase of the waxing moon, the eleventh lunar day, which supports spiritual practices, like meditation. a lot of people “struggle” with meditation, b/c they think it has to look a certain way (the right cushion, the perfect incense offered up beforehand) & feel a certain way (it’s enlightenment or bust!). but what if you let go of your expectations & just give yourself time each day to be alone with yourself? what if you can think of meditation as radical self-love, an opportunity to spend quality time (as much or as little as feels comfortable) with your own true self?
the moon owns monday, infusing the day with its special sauce of emotional intelligence, inviting us to feel into what we know to be true in our heart, to bypass the thinking mind & trust our powers of intuition, our deep knowing.
& 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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