it’s tuesday, july 18, & moon is in cancer, in the starspace called pushya. under the sway of cancer, unconditional love is at play, the unconditional love that a mother has for a child. while moon rules cancer & wants to love on everyone, feel connected to everyone, a mother’s love is actually sort of conditional—it’s meant for her child or children, not for every child. which doesn’t mean that we have to be stingy with our love, just perhaps a tad circumspect, lest we spread our love too thin.
pushya means “nourisher” & is ruled by brihaspati, the priest, keeper & conveyor of sacred knowledge. this asterism is often symbolized by the udders of a cow, which nourish the young ones. putting it all together, the message here is that what we nourish & how we nourish it will determine how it grows. do we have the highest intentions & are we feeding them processed food or organic whole foods? is ego or selflessness, connection to the divine, feeding our inspiration?
it’s the first lunar day, the first phase of the waxing moon. what did yesterday’s new moon bring up for you? was it a doozy for you, as it was for me? what intention for the waxing cycle did you set? the first tithi (lunar day) supports creativity, supports us in bringing that intention into manifestation. what one thing can you do today to support your intention, make it more real?
we have also just begun what’s called adhika masa, which is an extra month added to the solar calendar every three years to synch lunar & solar calendars. kinda like leap year, but, um, extra. adhika masa gives us an opportunity to realign our worldly actions with our soul if they’ve gotten out of whack. take the next 30 days to recalibrate & simplify.
tuesday is ruled by mars, our inner action hero. mars gives us the energy to go-go-go, do-do-do but can also get frustrated when he feels thwarted in going or doing. with saturn, planet of constriction, staring at mars from directly across the zodiac, the possibility for frustration is real. given that mars has trouble with impulse control, that could cause problems. so let’s try to bring awareness to any tendencies to act without thinking, count to ten first.
& 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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