it’s friday, may 22, & moon is in the taurus portion of the starspace called krittika. b/c today is the new moon, that means that the next lunar cycle, the entire next month, is special-sauced with the energy of moon’s placement now.
we are being nudged by taurus to assess whether who we think we are (or who we want to be) & our values are in alignment, whether they reflect each other. if you’re not sure who you are, just look at the people & things in your life: do they reflect you back to you? do they reflect what you value? if you’re not sure what you value, look at how you spend your time (& money): is that really who you are, who you want to be? do the people in your life share & support your values?
each zodiac sign is associated with a body part—taurus is the mouth. which suggests what comes in & out through our mouth, like food & words, but also anything we consume, like movies & reading material & music & social media. we are what we eat, what we consume. do, say, your food choices reflect who you want to be, what you value? have they been making you happy? i don’t mean, have they been giving you instant pleasure, but are they bringing you to a place of happiness, which is a long-term state of being, which is more like soul contentment. it’s been a challenge for many during the pandemic to not snack more, reach for “comfort” foods that don’t ultimately bring comfort, just guilt & extra pounds (hello, covid 15!) & a feeling of lethargy. thanks to the pandemic we can also no longer ignore the human & animal & environmental misery caused by factory farming. is eating meat really worth the price others, including the planet, have to pay?
“tell me what you eat & i will tell you who you are.” — jean brillat savarin
krittika (see yesterday’s post for more on this asterism) is ruled by agni, the fire god, who brings discriminating clarity so that we can cut (krit) through our mental weakness, our delusion, our counterproductive attachments. the next month could be a great good time to uplevel diet & how & with whom we spend our time (social-distancing taken for granted).
friday is venus’s day & venus does love pleasure, instant gratification, but the highest expression of venus is bliss, which is sublime happiness, which comes from connecting to all that is, from knowing that i am you, you are me, we are one, that we are all interconnected & so we all have a divine responsibility for the well-being of one & all.
& 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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