what to know so you can align with today’s energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it’s friday, september 18, moon is in scorpio, in the starspace called jyeṣṭhā until late morning, then in sagittarius & the starspace called mūla, which means it’s gandanta time. it’s also the eighth phase of the waxing moon & venus’ day.
scorpio …
… is associated with pain & sorrow, with sudden, unexpected life changes, feeling like we have no control over anything, which is so not comfortable. scorpio is opposite taurus, where we feel safe & secure, comfortable, totally in control, steep in the joys & pleasures of life.
our joys buoy us in times of distress, our sorrows remind us to IN-joy as much as we can when we can.
alas, we don’t get one without the other.
“when you open your heart, you get life’s ten thousand sorrows, & ten thousand joys.”—chuang-tzu
sagittarius …
… is where we zoom out & get some perspective on our scorpio sturm und drang, see the big picture & realize that our woes have a purpose, that life is unfolding as it needs to for our spiritual well-being. & it’s going to be a very sag kinda weekend, we are going to feel more hopeful, optimistic, wise, grateful.
jyeṣṭhā …
… is self-improvement time, time to adult-up, take responsibility for being better, being our best selves. don’t give up the good fight!
mūla …
… is time to yank out the weeds—literal or figurative—depleting your life force. what is impeding your growth? what is preventing you from achieving what you mean to? get rid of it so you have space to nurture what really matters.
the gandanta …
… is the hard stop between water & fire signs where we may get a karmic lesson—yay! we can check it off our list! we get to transform/evolve a bit more! but/& b/c karmic work isn’t easy & moon has to make this uneasy crossing, we may feel mentally-emotionally uneasy as well. so let’s do be gentle with ourselves—& others!—during this transit.
the eighth lunar day (tithi), …
… the eighth phase of the waxing moon, is that moment in moon’s journey when it is half dark & half light. this tithi invites us to embrace our darkness & our light, our sorrows & our joys, the things we love about ourselves & are happy to show the world & the things we don’t love so much & prefer to keep hidden from the world.
can you start to see, as richard rohr has said, “that all things are sacred, including the masks we wear, the shadows we seek to hide, the wounds we carry, & the parts of ourselves we consider profane,” that every thing is sacred?
friday …
… is ruled by venus, so, especially b/c there are some heavy energies at play today, do lean a littler harder into IN-joying, do allow pleasure to buoy you.
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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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