it’s thursday, november 14, & moon is in the starspace called mrigashira, which straddles taurus & gemini. “mriga” means deer, & half of this asterism is in taurus & half in gemini, as if the hind legs were in taurus, the forelegs in gemini. taurus provides earthy grounding, material comforts, airy gemini seeks mental stimulation. as moon moves into the gemini portion this evening, don’t be surprised if your mind (“shira” means head) starts to feel as restless as a deer—so much for contentment!—if you don’t start seeking out more intellectual morsels, whether through study or through the sharing of ideas with others. just watch out for heated debates!
mrigashira is ruled by the deity soma, the nectar of immortality, the elixir that brings heightened mental clarity. while gods drink of it freely, it is dangled like a metaphorical carrot before humans, always eluding them. the deer here refers to the golden deer, that, like soma, the secret of immortality, we search for but can never find, that one more thing that is going to bring ultimate satisfaction but never does. so we keep searching. & searching.
the great vedic astrologer bepin behari has said, “seeking comfort & pleasure in life is a sort of chase after the golden deer.”
in taurus we seek material comforts, in gemini intellectual ones, but the true comfort, those drops of soma, of divine nectar, comes through being in alignment with our dharma, acting from that place of right relationship with our highest purpose. got soma? you can too!
it’s the third phase of the waning moon, which invites us to be flexible, to be open to change, to perhaps think outside the box, to consider options that aren’t inside the box.
thursday is owned by jupiter, which means today is about connecting to the teachings & teachers who inspire us, who give us hope, but not false hope, who give our lives meaning, help us find meaning in, make meaning of, our existence.
& that’s your daily bliss! jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, contact me for a session! ~.~
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