it’s wednesday, november 22, & moon is in pisces, in the starspace called uttarabhadra. moving on from worldly focused aquarius, in pisces we tune our consciousness to the otherworldly. this pull toward what lies beyond our material existence can become a lure to escape the present moment rather than dive more deeply into it. as chris wallis has written in “tantra illuminated,” our goal is “to be centered in the present moment, aware of our past behind us & our future ahead of us while being free of the four modes of escaping the experience of the now—guilt/regret, nostalgic reverie, fantasy & anxiety. … to transcend time even while being in time.” if you’ve had the experience of time disappearing when you are fully immersed in what you love doing, you know the power of the now.
uttarabhadra is the counterpart to yesterday’s purvabhadra, both of which are ruled by serpents, purva by aja ekapada, uttara by ahir budhnya. while aja brought electrical, transformative energy, ahir brings support & sustenance, for he is the serpent who lives at bottom of the sea on which the earth rests. sparks of inspiration are useless if they are not nourished, supported, given the opportunity to grow.
it’s the tenth lunar day (tithi), the tenth phase of the waxing moon, which is ruled by the moon & lord dharma. who hasn’t ever been confused about their path in life? who may still be? it’s a good day to look at the path we’ve walked thus far & notice patterns, omens that indicate where we are meant to go. bioenergetically this tithi rests between the heart chakra & throat chakra, which suggests turning our heart truth into words, b/c words become actions. there is also a gentle quality to this lunar day. how can you gently, yet confidently, move forward on your path?
wednesday is ruled by mercury, planet of intellect & communication, who is still hanging out in mars-ruled scorpio, so our thoughts & emotions are kinda duking it out. we can confuse emotions for thoughts b/c we often put words to them & string those words into sentences, create stories out of them. as the lovely & wise jyotishi extraordinaire eve mendoza recently pointed out in a lecture on mercury, emotions are thoughts in disguise. don’t be fooled! it’s especially important now to keep our head clear so we can communicate effectively.
& 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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