daily blissit’s wednesday, july 10, & moon is in the starspace of libra called swati. under libra’s influence we want to bring harmony to our relationships, whether business, personal or romantic—we want them to be mutually beneficial.

swati is presided over by vayu, who rules the wind. wind is related to prana—the force that blows through us & enlivens us. prana is connected to the intellect & is the essence of speech. it is through the vehicle of wind/air that we share ideas, communicate, create harmony with one another.

our prana moves variously through the body, in five vayus, to subtly & distinctly maintain all of our systems. it moves up, down, circularly & all around to keep our brains functioning, our blood circulating, our food digesting; it allows us to speak & smell & taste. when the vayus are out of whack, when there’s an imbalance of prana, we get physically or mentally ill.

through the yogic practice of pranayama, breath control, we bring attention to these subtle forces within to create a sense of energetic equanimity, which thus creates a sense of mental equanimity—thoughts ride on the breath. if you are feeling out of whack, why not sit quietly for a few moments & focus on your breath until your inhalations & exhalations are of equal duration? then notice any difference in your mental or physical well-being. do you feel more harmonious within? when we feel more harmonious within, we are more inclined to create harmony around us.

it’s the ninth phase of the waxing moon, which is flavored with serpent energy. remember that while serpents may contain venom, they are also symbols of wisdom & thus embody the possibility for transformation, for turning the negative into the positive, the obstacle into the gift.

& that’s your daily bliss—wednesday is mercury’s day & mercury is retrograde until the end of the month, so do use your words carefully, mindfully, intentionally, & don’t take everything everyone else says personally b/c they may not have gotten the message & may not be being so mindful.

p.s. jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, understand why you are here & how best to work with the planetary energy expressed through your natal chart, i’d love to enlighten you with a session—contact me! ~.~

image of vayus: sequencewiz.org