it’s friday, july 30, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called ashwini. aries is ruled by mars & is the first sign of the natural zodiac. it’s where we start over, begin again, & mars gives us the firepower to do so, is chomping at the bit to do something, make an impact. it’s where we want to exert our individuality. but what to do? as st. francis of assisi said, “start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, & suddenly you are doing the impossible.” where are you starting from today? what feels necessary? go. for. it!
speaking of bits & chomping, ashwini is connected to the ashwini kumara, the celestial doctors born of horses, so this asterism brings healing & also sudden bursts of energy & speed. if we’re not careful, if we aren’t paying attention, we can feel like we’re being taken for a ride by the runaway horses of our desires, which is the opposite of healing. the bhagavad gita (ii.62-3) teaches that it’s all downhill if we give our desires free rein, for from attachment to them, anger is born; from anger, delusion; from delusion, memory & mindfulness are lost, & then the intelligence is lost. & then … we are. yikes!
it’s the seventh lunar day, the seventh phase of the waning moon, which is ruled by indra, the lord of the gods. your challenge today is to strut your lordly stuff but do so with humility, to be, let us say, magnanimously compassionate.
friday is ruled by venus, the part of us that experiences & wants to experience pleasure, wants to satisfy our desires. venus is how we engage with art & nature & music, wine & chocolate & candlelight, bubble baths & our beloved—& any & all combinations of those pleasures & more. like, a sunset cacao ceremony with your beloved before a soak at the hot springs? or a swim in a cold alpine lake with a bird symphony serenading? or an art gallery outing & dinner after with friends? whatever floats your pleasure boat, satisfies your earthly desires, that’s what venus wants for you. don’t be stingy with yourself, but don’t go overboard, fall overboard, either, cause, um, ashwini!
that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. it is my hope that the daily bliss can help you align with the day’s cosmic energy & find a little more bliss; that it inspires 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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