it’s wednesday, january 4, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called mrigashira, which will support & transport it into gemini later this afternoon. enjoy the coziness & comfort of taurus while you can, for gemini is going to invite you to shake off the familiar & embark on new adventures—intellectual or physical or both.
mrigashira is the wandering deer & is ruled by soma, which is another name for the moon. soma is the nectar of life, or immortality. the word derives from the sanskrit “sa” = “with” + “uma” = “tranquillity, resplendence, light.” of soma, dr. david frawley has written: “soma is a spiritual principle, an aspect of the infinite & a key to immortality. in the state of meditation, the brain & mind naturally secrete a special type of soma, or nectar of peace & contentment, which reflects the spiritual soma. ultimately, soma is the bliss of all existence, the ananda through which the universe is created & into which it must return. it is this soma or ananda that is the prima materia, or ultimate substance behind the entire world.”
are we not all deer searching for bliss? is this not our ultimate quest? this asterism reminds us that what we are searching for is what is searching, that it’s not out there but in here, within.
it’s the thirteenth lunar day, the thirteenth phase of the waxing moon, which is said to remove all shortcomings & increase all auspiciousness, bringing victory. it is connected to ajna chakra, our third eye, the seat of intuition, so not surprisingly this tithi (lunar phase) uplevels our inner knowing. it is an especially good day to do our yoga practices to max out the connection to our inner guru, our inner guidance.
wednesday is owned by mercury, planet of communication, intellectual curiosity, technology & travel. mercury is both in retrograde motion & combust right now, a kind of push-me-pull-me scenario. when a planet is retrograde, we’re invited to internalize, reflect; when a planet is combust (i.e., too close to the sun), we are prone to externalize, act. in the case of mercury’s being retro & combust, we most def want to rethink, rewrite, redo, double-check & double-down on our intention before we open our mouth, hit send or get on a plane.
& 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. may it inspire you to enlighten up a little more each day.
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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