daily blissit’s thursday, july 11, & moon is in the starspace called vishaka, most of which spreads o’er libra but does waft a wee bit o’er scorpio. under libra’s influence, we are still oriented toward others, still negotiating our relationships with them, trying to figure out how to meet the needs of others while getting our own met. if we’re not getting something we need, why not try giving it to others & seeing if we don’t start getting it ourselves? you know what they say: if you want love, give love! under the sway of scorpio we start to get fearful about giving, about making ourselves vulnerable by being so generous. but these are delusional fears, which we will eventually grok.

vishaka is the only asterism ruled by two deities, who happen to be indra & agni, the king & the priest, two of the biggest of the biggies. a king can’t rule without the support of the priest, who performs the sacrifices to keep the king on the throne. likewise, the priest depends on the king’s gold to keep his puja supplies well stocked, to keep a roof over his head & food in his mouth. the material (or political) & the spiritual need each other to exist, to coexist; they co-create our world, create balance.

there is a sense of competition here, the desire to rise to the throne, so to speak, a craving for power & recognition, thanks to indra, but thanks to agni’s fire, there is also wisdom & insight. let’s use our power wisely today!

the tenth phase of the waxing moon becomes the eleventh early this afternoon, so this morning we will need to take care of the responsibilities & duties that come from our kingly-/queenly-ness; once we dispatch the necessities of our material existence, we can address our spiritual life, by meditating or doing some yoga or even fasting.

& that’s your daily bliss—thursday is ruled by jupiter, who connects us to our highest purpose through our teachers & their teachings. jupiter’s name is guru, after all!

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! ~.~

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