it’s friday, january 12, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called shravana. while sagittarius vibrates with the frequency of inspiration, capricorn vibrates with the frequency of getting practical about that inspiration, taking it & running (or, um, walking) with it lest it float away. plodding, persistent, disciplined saturn rules capricorn—he’s in no hurry, he sometimes seems to move at a glacial pace, but he knows that putting one foot in front of the other, continuing to move forward, is how to make anything happen.
“think about geologic time: how the slightest shifts, imperceptible daily, carve canyons & make mountains. trust that you are making progress even if you can’t yet see it.”—from “keep moving,” by poet maggie smith
shravana comes from the sanskrit verb śru (श्रू), “to hear.” it’s the star of deep listening, inviting us to get so quiet that we can turn our precious faculty of listening inward to hear the truth, receive the messages from the universe. one of the tenets of the jivamukti yoga tradition is nada, sound. we use music & spoken word in our classes to tune external ears to listen acutely, which benefits internal ears. there are meditations in which you, say, listen to the sound of a gong as it slowly, slowly, slowly dissipates so you can hear the minutest fraction of sound, eventually the sound of the universe.
“the quietness of mind allows us to hear the universe.”—ram dass
how quiet can you get today? what does that allow you to hear?
it’s the second lunar day (tithi), the second phase of the waxing moon, which is ruled by the goddess bhagamalini, whose name means “garlanded with luck.” she brings auspiciousness & victory. like cap’s ruler, saturn, she grounds our inspiration, allows it to take root & grow, blossom & perfume our lives, & ultimately, the lives of others, with its fragrance. moon is the planetary ruler of this tithi & also of shravana, reminding us that our heart has all the answers, all the solutions, & it is in deep meditation, by getting quiet enough to really listen, that we will find them. whoa—i love all the confluence today!
friday is ruled by venus, planet of love & other earthly delights. “compassion is an essential element of love,” says his holiness radhanath swami. here’s to working our compassion muscle & thus experiencing more love!
& 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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