it’s tuesday, june 16, & moon is in the starspace called ashwini, which occupies the first sky-slice of aries. aries is where we feel fiery & intense & impatient, putting our head down & charging ahead, using our head, our skull, as, well, a battering ram. it can be helpful to use the inside of our head as well, our brain, to develop a plan of action before acting. in that way we can avoid accidents.
ashwini can likewise be a restless energy, as it is represented by a horse’s head. horses are fast & agile, can be high strung (well, i would be too if my wildness was being compromised to serve humans!). their energy can be hard to contain; they chomp at the bit. like the ram’s head, the horse’s head also contains the brain (duh!), which is the command center for the senses. so, just as under the sway of aries we need to think before we act, in ashwini we are invited to not let our senses run away with us, to rein them in, lest they wreak havoc on us or others.
it’s the eleventh phase of the waning moon, which is associated with practices that purify us, create spaciousness & thus presence, bring us closer to the truth of our existence. for many people that’s meditation. & from my very unscientific survey for an article i just wrote for yoga international, it seems that more people than ever have been meditating, have found it to be a balm now. there’s no one way to meditate, to be still, to calm your mind, zoom in instead of out. it works regardless.
“as meditation deepens, compulsions, cravings, & fits of emotion begin to lose their power to dictate our behavior. we see clearly that choices are possible: we can say yes, or we can say no.” (eknath easwaran)
it’s tuesday, which means mars is in control. mars is the spiritual warrior within each of us, our courage to take a stand for our beliefs, which, ideally, support the greater good of all beings, & thus ourselves. lots of opportunities right now, fo’ sure.
& 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. ~.~
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