it’s tuesday, october 24, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called shatabhishak. after being the change we want to see in personal-world-focused capricorn, aquarius vibrates with the frequency of being the change we want to see in the world at large, the world beyond our immediate life bubble. aquarius is where we all get to tap into our inner lightworkers, “beings who bear the highest interests of all living beings & earth in their minds” (sonia vadlamani), & take positive action in the world as a result.
shatabhishak can mean “one hundred healers” or “one hundred poisons” (i will spare you the sanskrit nerdiness of why!). sometimes it takes a poison to heal us, which is how homeopathy & some allopathic medicines work. either way, the methods aim to purge toxins from our body &/or mind (altho, truth be told, allopathic medicine often just masks symptoms). given that it’s the eleventh tithi (see more below!) & that moon is in aquarius, we can think about how best to heal ourselves (fasting & meditation are def two ways to go!) &/or the world around us.
it’s the eleventh lunar day, the eleventh phase of the waxing moon, which is associated with the eleven rudras, fierce forms of shiva, the god of asceticism, liberation, destruction & transformation. swami sivananda has said that our mental energy is at its nadir during this tithi, & that’s why it supports spiritual practices like fasting & meditation & purifying the body & mind of toxins: b/c the mind is empty & connected to its deeper nature, with just a little extra tapas (spiritual effort), we have the possibility of tapping into our bliss nature. & how serendipitous that aquarius is also the eleventh sign of the natural zodiac! not to mention that the fiery energy of this tithi resonates gorgeously with the fiery energy of tuesday! sooooo, what kind of personal transformation can you bring on today?
tuesday is ruled by mars, our inner (& sometimes outer!) warrior. “though one man may conquer a thousand men a thousand times in battle, he who conquers himself is the greatest warrior,” said the buddha. with both mars & mercury hanging out too close for comfort to sun in libra, sign of relationships, now, it’s especially important for us to not get fired up if we feel unappreciated or disrespected, to look within rather than throw flaming word arrows at others, lest we incite a middle-east-like conflagration.
& 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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