it’s friday, november 24, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called ashwini. aries, the first sign in the natural zodiac, is where our journey begins, again. aries vibrates with the frequency of renewal, of another chance to express more confidently the authenticity of our unique selves, a fresh start. “don’t try to be someone else,” said thich nhat hanh. “the cosmos has come together & helped you manifest in this way, & you are beautiful just as you are.” aries invites us to remember & embody that, to boldly be “me.” doing so is our way of saying “thank you” to the universe, to the cosmos, for its effort to create “me.”
ashwini is ruled by the ashwin kumara, twin horse gods & the fathers of ayurveda. it brings opportunities for healing & transformation, for innovation & new ideas, & comes with the power of prana to move quickly & efficiently. in order to do so, our prana, life force, needs to be focused, channeled, directed, lest it go every which way & thus no way. it’s a good day to do pranayama, breath work, &/or any grounding practices, like standing poses if you do asana.
it’s the thirteenth lunar day (tithi), the thirteenth phase of the waxing moon. wha’ happened to the twelfth? well, it snuck in between 8:30 yesterday morning & just before sunrise this morning. since sunrise is the starting point for the tithi of the day, yesterday was the eleventh & today the thirteenth. hope that satisfies! anyhoo, the thirteenth tithi brings a quality of love (priti) & is ruled by kamadeva, basically the hindu cupid. so all things love & desire are supported today, encouraged by the fact that today is venus’ day, & that’s venus’ niche.
friday is ruled by venus, who wants us to fulfill our sensual desires, do what we love with the ones we love. do you know who & what you love, what your heart wants? “to find your heart you got to lose your mind,” sings wookiefoot. with venus still debilitated in virgo, we may be feeling more head- than heart-centered, more critical than appreciative of the goodness in our life. just b/c thanksgiving was yesterday doesn’t mean we can’t practice gratitude today—for the ones in our lives & for the pleasures afforded us by our embodied existence. (ok, i’m going back to sleep—i perhaps overindulged in pleasure with loved ones last night!)
& 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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