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it’s friday, june 16, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called rohini, which is moon’s happy place, where we feel internally calm & settled. so settle in & use your calm to prepare for the new moon tomorrow, in gemini, in the starspace called mrigashira, which happens simultaneously with saturn, who is going retrograde for the next four months, adding his special sauce of seriousness to the mix.

mrigashira means “deer” (mriga) “head” (shira) & is the star of seeking/searching/desire. when deer musk is maturing, an intoxicating fragrance exudes from their navel & the deer is driven wild by it. seeking it everywhere & not realizing that they are the source of it, they can even self-destruct in the process—sound familiar?! the shakti of this asterism is to grant fulfillment, so we get to ask what we are seeking & whether that longing, that desire is just another distraction (in gemini our mind is rajasic, busy, can be a little ADHD) or not. b/c our search, our longing, comes from a sense of dissatisfaction with what is, our challenge is to sit with that discomfort, especially b/c when the moon is dark our mind can be dark ‘n’ cloudy. that’s where saturn comes in.

saturn is associated with the second incarnation of vishnu, as kurma, the giant tortoise who selflessly dove into the depths of the ocean to stabilize the process of the churning of the cosmic ocean (which is what produced the amrita, the juicy juice we are all ultimately searching for). saturn brings lessons that can’t be ignored b/c he rules time & space. his retrograde cycle invites us to turn inward & focus on our own foundation, our root chakra issues, like money, for example, to examine our attachments & boundaries & commitments. just as in asana, strong legs are the foundation for backbends—try doing a drop back with weak quads or glutes!—the foundation for, say, scoring a new job might be networking or working on your résumé & for a relationship it might be doing your, yes, inner work.

so our moon work for the coming cycle is to stabilize our foundation so that what we long for has a solid place to land, take root, has support.

& don’t forget while doing your new moon prep that friday is infused with the energy of venus, who says, as shocking blue sang, “i’m your fire & joy—DESIRE!” (emphasis mine!)

& 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. ~.~