Got Perseverance?

what to know so you can align with today’s energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it’s tuesday, july 28, moon is just about in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍhā, it’s the fifteenth phase of the waxing moon & mars’ day.

 

capricorn …

… as the tenth sign of the natural zodiac, is where we pay attention to our worldly responsibilities & duties. it’s where we get serious about our business/career & about the business of our life. saturn, who rules cap, keeps our nose to the grindstone, reminds us that time waits for no one even as he invites us not to rush (what a paradox!), to persevere one meaningful step at a time. he gives us stick-to-it-ive-ness even when the going gets tough.

the “big test,” said steven spielberg in a recent podcast, is, “will you persevere?”

“that’s the key word, perseverance. not ever giving up. … where there is a will, there’s a way. & where there is a passion, there is an even better way. & if you have that passion through perseverance, you’ll get to where you need to be.”

got perseverance?

 

uttarāṣāḍhā …

… is the counterpart to yesterday’s pūrvāṣāḍhā, brings final victory. if a seed was revealed yesterday, today it takes root & bursts through the soil & will eventually but inevitably flower.

“the seed of a future composition usually reveals itself suddenly, in the most unexpected fashion. if the soil is favourable—that is, if i’m in the mood for work—this seed takes root with inconceivable strength & speed, bursts through the soil, puts out roots, leaves, twigs, & finally flowers.”—pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, in daily rituals

are you in the mood for work? have you been preparing your soil, working it?

 

the fifteenth lunar day …  

… is the last phase of the waxing moon, at the end of which we have a full moon, which happens tomorrow about 8:30 a.m. MDT, in capricorn, in the starspace called śravaṇa. this full moon also happens to not only be guru purnima, the full moon celebrating the guru, our teachers, but it’s a once-in-twelve-year event b/c jupiter, whose sanskrit name is guru, is exalted. like, wow!

all the deets tomorrow, but you can start preparing by using your heart, your deepest knowing, to feel into gratitude for your teachers/mentors/advisors/counselors/etc.

mars …  

… wants to move some energy, get ‘er done, in a disciplined, focussed kinda way. & if he doesn’t have anything to get done, he needs to move his body—go for a run, a hike, a swim, do some asana.

what is moving you today?

 

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the daily bliss is 100% human generated! the act of creation is intrinsic to being human—when we give up our agency to create, we cease, little by little, to be fully human.

may it allow you to align with the day’s cosmic energy so you can find & create a little (or a lot!) more bliss in your life.

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