it’s friday, november 13, & moon is in libra, in the starspace called swati. libra brings relational energy, invites us to examine how we relate to others & what they reflect back to us about ourselves. humans are social creatures, we crave community, we crave the other, & it is through the other that we can work through our karma & evolve. ever notice how that thing we judge or criticize someone else for is the thing we do? how about not being hypocrites & cleaning up our own stuff? likewise, ever notice how we might put someone else on a pedestal for a certain quality that we feel we lack? better to cultivate that in ourself so we don’t feel less than!
right now sun (our soul) & moon (our consciousness) are at their darkest, literally & metaphorically, coming together for the new moon tomorrow, which is why we celebrate diwali, the festival of lights. may we all bring light to our relationships in the coming lunar cycle just as the people of ayodhya lit the way for the return of rama (the sun) & sita (the moon) from exile.
swati is ruled by vayu, hanuman’s dad (more ramayana synergy!). the invitation here is to focus our energy, not let it dissipate like the wind. just as hanuman focused his energy by serving the divine (aka rama), we, too, best serve ourselves & the world when we are aligned with our highest purpose & devote ourselves fully to it.
it’s the fourteenth lunar day, a day of emptying out before the new moon tomorrow so that we can be fully receptive, so that we can be clean slates. in “i am that,” the sage nisargatta maharaj says, “when you are no longer attached to anything you have done your share.” the new moon invites us to get quiet in our emptiness, to find sacred stillness. if you’re not sure how, check out my latest article in yoga international!
friday is venus’s day, so more emphasis on pleasure & relationships—let’s try to be more playful than critical, yes?
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. it is my hope that the daily bliss can help you align with the day’s cosmic energy & find a little more bliss; that it inspires you to enlighten up a little more each day.
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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