it’s monday, february 5, & moon is in scorpio, in the starspace called jyeshtha. the emotionally dark, choppy water of scorpio is where our, well, darkest emotions live, rise from the depths to the surface & get bounced around from wave crest to wave crest. this ungroundedness, this inability to control our emotions, to keep the icky ones buried, isn’t comfortable—we’d rather feel happy than sad, appreciation rather than shame. but every feeling has a message, a reason for being, for showing up—whether good, bad, or ugly. it’s only by accepting all of them, all of us, that we can heal & come into wholeness.
“when sadness comes, accept it. listen to its song. it has something to give to you. it has a gift which no happiness can give to you, only sadness can give it.”—osho
what are you feeling & what does it have to teach you? how can you integrate that awareness?
jyeshtha means “eldest” & is ruled by indra, who was an elder among the gods, a leader & protector. this asterism invites us to take our responsibilities for others seriously, to express our greatest leadership qualities. it gives us the ability to overcome obstacles & reach our peak power if we have the courage to dare greatly.
it’s the eleventh lunar day (tithi), the eleventh phase of the waning moon. this tithi is considered to be the most auspicious for spiritual practices b/c mind is the least monky-mind-ish, allowing us to connect to our deepest nature. with moon in scorpio that could mean some emotional/psychic poisons bubbling up. but let’s remember that during the churning of the milk ocean, poisons rose to the surface before the nectar, the amrita, & the quality of this tithi is nanda, “bliss.” it’s a good day for meditation, fasting, reading scripture, even, say, “a course in miracles“—doing something/anything that’s purifying will result in greater bliss.
monday is ruled by moon, who ultimately wants to feel calm & peaceful. which may not happen today without conscious effort, b/c moon is debilitated in scorpio, makes us feel destabilized emotionally. how can you feel all your feelings without drowning in them, but rather surfing them? can you treat them like a dolphin does a ball, let them bounce lightly off your nose?
& 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.
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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