it’s tuesday, february 18, & moon is in libra, in the starspace called swati. libra is the land of relationships & is ruled by venus, planet of relationships & other earthly pleasures but also of diplomacy. venus helps us negotiate our agreements with others, lay down the conditions for being in relationship. libra’s symbol is a pair of scales, not the scales of justice as in western/tropical astrology but the scales of the merchant, reminding us that our relationships are transactional, involve an equal exchange, that just as one selling goods or services expects to be paid fair market value for them, so we are meant to get as good as we are giving with friends, lovers, family members, business associates. are you getting the respect you deserve? are you getting your needs met? are you overgiving, letting yourself be taken advantage of?
“there isn’t a single person on this planet who is entitled to treat you badly. remember that.”—???
swati is ruled by vayu, ruler of the winds & hanuman’s dad. hanuman harnessed/focused his inner winds, his prana, in order to get past his limiting beliefs about his abilities & flew like the wind over the ocean to lanka to save sita from the demon ravanna. this asterism brings a lesson about how we might uncover hidden gifts, our superpowers, if we can just focus focus focus. & tuesday is hanuman’s day, so double-good inspiration to get our hanuman on!
it’s the sixth lunar day (tithi), the sixth phase of the waning moon, whose presiding goddess is vajreshwari, whose name means “hard,” “impenetrable,” “diamondlike.” in combo with energetic tuesday, this tithi produces amrita, the nectar of accomplishment, supporting us in getting ‘er done, making something as real & impenetrable as a diamond.
tuesday is ruled by fiery mars, who, after being retrograde for a while has stopped dead in his tracks as he prepares to reverse course, move forward. we can think of this stopping dead as him fueling up, which makes him very powerful, very full of mars energy, ready to do battle, for example. we get to beware frustration & getting fired up &, b/c mars is in gemini, letting loose cannon balls of words we might regret later. safer to burn off mars’ energy with a run or hike, a hard gym workout or by cleaning out the basement.
& 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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