July 6th’s dollop of dharma courtesy of the moon!

it’s monday, july 6, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarashadha until almost noon mountain time, then in the starspace called shravana. capricorn is ruled by saturn, who gifts us with the ability to focus & be still, to enjoy solitude, so that we can integrate the inspiration that landed when moon was in sagittarius. & since that was a big moon—that is, it was full & it was the full moon associated with the guru (inspiration incarnate) & it was eclipsed (bringing what was hidden into the light)—chances are we’ve got a lot to integrate, that we are full to bursting with inspiration, with upleveled notions about being.

shravana (plz see yesterday’s post for uttarashadha) invites us to listen deeply, which we can do once we get still, once we tame our monkey mind, clear out the traffic in our head. one way to do that is to sing/chant. the vibration of mantra purifies us energetically & thus opens our hearts, but the magic—in addition to the prayers & blessings we send out into the universe through those sacred vibrations—happens in the silence afterward. the simple mantra “om” is actually composed of three letters a-u-m, each of which represents a different state of consciousness. but the fourth state, turiya, all that is beyond, is experienced in the empty space afterward. it is in that empty space, in that seeming void, that we can tap into source, into our deep well of embodied knowing, & hear the answers we are seeking, the answers to why we are here & what we are suppose to be doing here.

it’s the second lunar day, which is associated with creativity, with making, that sustains our life. it’s a good day to make food (always my go-to!) or fix your roof or build a new raised bed for veggies.

monday is the moon’s day, so don’t be surprised if you feel especially emotional, even in a good way, today.

& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. the moon is our consciousness & i hope that by unpacking the cosmic forces influencing it every day, you’ll be better able to understand & thus lean into its ever-changing vibrations & use them to your advantage.

jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, please contact me for a session. ~.~