(courtesy casey horner)

it’s tuesday, may 21, & moon has crossed over from scorpio into sagittarius. whereas over the weekend, we may have felt emotionally fragile, we now may be feeling a sense of fragility in terms of our beliefs, in terms of what we know or may know to be true, in an absolute & in a relative sense. how is what you have thought to be true stacking up for you? perhaps it’s time for a reality check!

moon is in the starspace of sagittarius known as mula. “mula” means root: it suggests that we are the root of all our problems (our limiting beliefs, our false notions) & also that we need to get to the root of them; it also suggests that we need to make sure that our roots are strong & true, that they are really providing the connection to source that will allow us to grow as strong & sturdy as whatever magnificent tree you imagine yourself to be, you desire to become.

niritti is the deity who rules this nakshatra. she is the essence of death & destruction. no tree grows into its fullest expression without pruning & niritti helps us prune, helps us get rid of the deadwood in our material existence so that we can soar spiritually.

the symbol connected to mula is the elephant’s goad. not that i would ever condone using a goad or goading an elephant, but the goad is used to get an elephant to move in the right direction. the goad is painful, but that pain is necessary to move that ginormous being. we are those hard-to-budge elephants & keeping ourselves on the path to waking up can be painful & often it has to be or else we are not inspired to wake up, to do the work, to prune the deadwood in our lives. no pain, no gain, right?

it’s the third phase of the waning moon, which makes it a good day to embrace change, contemplate new ways of being.

& that’s your daily bliss—tuesday is mars’ day, so go at “it” with gusto, with passion but not anger.

p.s. jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine a little more light on your life, understand why you are here, i’d love to support you with a session. contact me!