Go for It!

it’s friday, july 18, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called aśvinī. aries vibrates with the frequency of courageously initiating, of not being afraid to be first, not caring what others think—aries invites us to be our biggest, baddest, boldest most authentic self, b/c it would be really, really sad if we cowered, hid, played small, for us & for the world.

in michelle zauner‘s memoir, crying in h mart (highly recommend!), she, who is half korean, talks about seeing karen o, of the yeah yeah yeahs, who is also half korean, perform for the first time & having an “aha!” moment, being “agape” while watching her perform & also “ambivalent”: “my first thought being how do i get to do that, & my second, if there’s already one asian girl doing this, then there’s no space for me.”

a scarcity mentality kept her from realizing that, say, white boys watching a stooges video didn’t think, oh, there’s already one iggy pop, there’s no room for me.

good thing she went for it anyway, b/c there turned out to be plenty of room for michelle (japanese breakfest made instant waves in the indy-pop world) & there’s plenty of room for you, too, for all of us.

moral of the story: go for it!

aśvinī, the first asterism of the first sign of the natural zodiac is ruled by the aśvin kumar. breath/prana is the first result of being born—that’s when we take our first breath. the aśvin kumar were twin horse gods born from the nostrils of their mother, sanjana (consciousness), who was the consort of the sun (soul). horses are fast, dynamic, wild & free, but/& the mind rides on prana, which needs to be tamed so we can focus, achieve results. use this energy to break free from procrastination. find freedom by creating healthy boundaries. do pranayama. the aśvin kumar taught ayurveda to the gods: how might you heal yourself or others today, call in rejuvenation?

it’s the ninth lunar day (tithi), the ninth phase of the waning moon, which supports extracting wisdom from our shadow parts—got some?

friday is venus’ day. invite more venus into your life by giving her what she likes: feast your senses on art, music, nature, your people—have a dinner party, go out dancing, take a three-hour bubble bath.

& 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.

p.s. jyotish is the science of light—if you want to shine more light on your life, click here to book a session with me.

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