it’s monday, january 22, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called mrigashira. in the sidereal, vedic, system of astrology (as opposed to the western, tropical system), gemini is symbolized not by twins but by a couple, a man & a woman. under the sway of gemini, there is a deep desire for wholeness, for the merging of the masculine & the feminine, which can be literal & physical or metaphysical & energetic, as in embracing the polarities of masculine & feminine within each of us. david beckham’s choice of barbie pink kits for the inter miami soccer team made a bold statement: yes, real men wear pink (& does lionel messi look hot or what in it?!) & real women are CEO’s!
mrigashira is the star of wandering, of our curiosity & boredom & dissatisfaction. it makes us peripatetic, keeps us moving, constantly seeking the next best thing. it invites us to be future- rather than present-oriented. & you know what they say: all we ever have is the present moment. why is that so hard to embody?
it’s the thirteenth lunar day (tithi), the thirteenth phase of the waxing moon, which is ruled by the goddess sarvamangala, whose name means “all-auspicious one.” this tithi can accelerate both spiritually & materially, depending on where we are on our path. it can also take us too far too fast—too much of a good thing isn’t always a better thing. for example, eating more moksha or askinosie (my faves!) chocolate doesn’t necessarily mean more pleasure; it can mean a stomachache. kundalini rising before an adept is properly prepared can result in mental derangement not a god-connection. this tithi is also associated with kamadeva, the hindu cupid, so it’s a good day to be in the love flow with others while not letting our desire nature turn into aggression lest we accidentally foment, well, an emotional or physical accident.
monday is ruled by the moon, who gives us our ability to feel, changes every day, waxes or wanes a bit more. this is why we fluctuate so much emotionally, why one moment we can be down, the next up, one moment we can laugh, the next cry. moon allows us to feel all our feels & reminds us to let them go when we’re done, not attach to them, not to identify with them, to feel sad but not be sad.
& 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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