‘Love Is Behavior, not Just Feeling’

it’s friday, may 29, moon is in libra, in the starspace called viśakhā, it’s the fourteenth phase of the waxing moon & venus’ day.

libra vibrates with the frequency of integrity & maturity in our relationships, with being a stand for ourselves while being a stand for the other—whether business or romantic partner—acknowledging our needs-wants-desires while holding space for theirs. but/& since it’s venus’ day & venus rules libra, we can take a page from our romantic playbook & apply it to the rest of our relationships:

“love isn’t enough without integrity. someone can care about you & still cause you harm when they lack empathy, discipline or self-awareness. real partnership requires respect, accountability & the desire to protect each other’s emotional world. love is behavior, not just feeling.”—third eye thirst (on instagram)

how does that resonate with you?

viśakhā means “forked” or “two-branched” & is the only nakshatra ruled by two deities, indra (the king) & agni (the priest). representing a fork in the road, the juncture of two paths: are we going to take the material (indra’s path) or the spiritual (agni’s path)? trick question! we don’t have to choose (unless we want to), b/c the fact is that we are, as you know, spiritual beings having a material/earthly experience—we are spirit in form, human form.

the king & priest are a dynamic duo: the king supports the priest financially, the priest blesses the king’s activities—it’s a win-win.

how does your material existence support your spirituality? how does your spirituality inform your material existence? are they working in tandem, mutually beneficial, or not?

the fourteenth lunar day (tithi), fourteenth phase of the waxing moon, is the penultimate one before the full moon (which occurs in the wee hours sunday morning) & as the moon maxes out with brightness, we, too, may feel as if we are maxing out emotionally, can feel full to bursting, so notice that & where you feel it in your body—it’s good stuff to work with.

this tithi is ruled by kali & has a quality of, not surprisingly, self-sacrifice, of purification, which supports deep emotional work & can make us feel unsupported in real-world activities. which, well, can be a challenge on sociable friday, so if you’re going to be out & about with your people do spend some quality time alone first listening to your heart.

friday invites us to be in the flow of venus‘ energy, which is the energy of our embodied existence, of our sensual pleasures, of the people-activities-things that bring us joy, make our heart sing.

who or what would bring you joy today?

& 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.

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