it’s monday, july 8, & moon is in the starspace of virgo called hasta. in virgo, we want to pay close attention to all the practical details of life. but sometimes we pay such close attention, we get so caught up in doing it all perfectly, that we lose sight of the bigger picture, of our higher goal(s). we forget that the material world is not the end but the means, that it’s what supports our spiritual evolution. we don’t see the forest for the trees.
hasta means “hand” & it’s also another word for elephant, b/c the elephant uses its trunk like an extra hand. (oh, how i wish i had a trunk when it comes to weeding!) elephants have also, alas, been domesticated, which suggests that we, too, can become domesticated, that we can train ourselves, by developing the purest qualities of the mind, to manifest what we desire.
savitar, the presiding deity of this nakshatra, is the form of the sun invoked in the gayatri mantra, perhaps the most sacred mantra in the vedas. it is through mantra that we develop the ability to overcome the tug of disturbing thoughts. man = mind; tra = to cross over. the sacred sounds of mantra help us to cross over, get past, let go of, thoughts, all of which are disturbing, really, b/c they are endless, endless waves & ripples & worse on the sea of consciousness. the more we chant, the calmer that sea of consciousness becomes & the more we can connect to our highest self.
so many people just want an easy solution to mental or physical woes, a magic pill, but the solution isn’t out there. the solution is doing practices like yoga, meditation, & chanting, eating well, helping those less fortunate through charity or seva, being compassionate. & there’s no deductible for any of that, you don’t even need to file a claim with your insurance company!
it’s the seventh phase of the waxing moon, which is connected to lord indra, king of all the gods, so, hey, go ahead & feel like a king/queen today, but don’t get all up in your head about it—remember that a good ruler wants what’s best for everyone!
& that’s your daily bliss—monday is ruled by the moon, so more emphasis on our state of mind, but more on our feeling mind, our emotional nature.
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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