it’s monday, november 13, & we have a new moon in libra (officially at 2:30 a.m. mountain time), in the starspace called vishakha. this new moon, which is the union of sun & moon, happens when the light of both luminaries is most diminished—sun is debilitated in libra, moon is dark as dark b/c sun is sitting on him & is on the precipice of moving into scorpio, his sign of debilitation. when we are surrounded by darkness, it is more important than ever to rely on our inner light, fan the flame within, trust our heart, & libra is zodiacally connected to the heart chakra.
libra is the sign of relationships & this new moon is the end of the lessons (the final exam, you might say) they’ve been teaching us for the past 18 months, b/c it’s the last conjunction of moon with ketu here, as ketu is moving on to virgo in two weeks. if the eclipses this past month jolted you with a “finish this now!” & you haven’t, this is your final warning. who needs to go? what ideas, limiting beliefs, about relationship, about what you deserve & what you can create, need to go, so you can plant the seed of a new paradigm now?
combust mars—making us anxious, impulsive, nervous, volatile—is also in libra, so there is a lot of malefic energy there (mars, sun & ketu are all malefics), but/& jupiter is gazing at libra & libra is buffeted by venus in virgo & mercury in scorpio, who are all benefics. ok, venus is debilitated, highlighting our disappointment with others, turning our critical eye on them rather than on ourselves, & jupiter is getting a stern gaze from saturn, so we’re maybe not feeling as hopeful as we could. grrr! still …
… this new moon is associated with diwali, the celebration of light, which was a celebration of rama (the sun!) & sita (the moon!) returning from exile, when the citizens of ayodhya lighted their way with ghee lamps.
so our moon work for the coming month is to remember that rather than curse the darkness, all we have to do is light a freaking light, nourish our hope, trust our intuition—so simple, but simple doesn’t mean easy. it may be helpful to light a candle to remind ourselves that the true light is within, that we have the power to vanquish our darkness. how can you nourish that flame? how can it light your path forward? what do you truly want to create?
& 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. ~.~
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