it’s tuesday, february 28, & by the time you read this moon will have moved from taurus into gemini while being supported & transported during its journey by the starspace called mrigashira. under the sway of taurus we are good with metaphorically hanging out all day in our jammies on an overstuffed couch & just being happy being; under the sway of gemini, we are done hanging out & being & are ready to get dressed & explore something besides the couch, find something new to do.
mrigashira is ruled by soma, which is another name for both the moon & the nectar of immortality imbibed by the gods & famously stolen by the demon svarbhanu, who was beheaded as a result. (his head became rahu, the north node; his body, ketu, the south node.) this asterism reminds us that, as the vedacharya david frawley has written, “soma is a great enjoyment that is won, conquered, bought or stolen, so its procurement does not always come easily. however, what does not require effort to gain is not always enjoyed either.”
it’s the ninth lunar day, the ninth phase of the waxing moon, which is associated with serpent—you could say more demon—energy. it’s a “rikta,” fierce, tithi (lunar phase), which supports vanquishing enemies & transformation, like turning venom into wisdom. it’s a good day to face & deal with (rise to the challenge of—see more below!) any negativity in our lives, whether that means other people or our own limiting beliefs (i.e., demons).
tuesday is ruled by mars, who is our warrior spirit. “the basic difference between an ordinary [hu]man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary [hu]man takes everything as a blessing or a curse,” said carlos castaneda. i personally like to think, or try to think anyhoo—it can be an, um, challenge sometimes!—of everything the universe throws at me as a gift, a blessing, but i take carlos’s point: if there is a blessing, there must be the opposite, a curse; if we can feel blessed, that means we can also feel like a victim. to be a warrior is to not see with binary vision, to not get caught up in “good” & “bad,” blessing or curse, but just be with & deal with what is.
& 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. may it inspire 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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