it’s tuesday, september 15, & moon is in leo, in the starspace called magha. leo is the sign of the monarch, the lord of the jungle, where we feel our sovereignty. in the epic “the ramayana,” when the ten-headed demon ravana seeks counsel from his ministers about how to deal with hanuman, who has just wreaked destruction on his kingdom, he says:
“it is said a wise king is guided by his friends & counselors, who have his welfare at heart. a wise king knows the fruit of what he does depends on fate & the divine powers that rule men’s lives.
“he who acts in dharma, but walks alone & pays no need to his ministers’ counsel, is less than the best of kings. but the king who pays no need to the fruit of his deeds, who has no belief in providence, is a hasty one, foolish & doomed to failure.”
of course, ravana was concerned only with himself & cared only about what his yes-men had to say, & didn’t really understand what dharma is, & we know how that turned out for him! a wise king is not just concerned with their own damn welfare; a wise king knows that their welfare is connected to the welfare of the citizenry & that the citizenry comes first.
magha is ruled by the pitris, our ancestors, all those who came before us, who are our genetic or cultural or spiritual or artistic or academic or whatever forebears. we did not get this far alone. it’s always a good day to honor those whose shoulders we stand on, but especially today. who deserves your gratitude for getting you this far?
it’s the thirteenth lunar day until late morning mountain time, then the fourteenth phase of the waning noon, which means have fun this morning & get with your inner kali this afternoon to destroy, to release, whatever you can, b/c we’re on the verge of a new moon.
mars is the lord of tuesday & mars has come to a virtual standstill as he prepares to go retrograde. mars wants to act, we want to act, but now doesn’t know what to do, which can bring frustration, pent-up energy that has nowhere to go. we must be mindful not to inadvertently lash out, to keep cool heads, to plan & wait.
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind of lunar weather report. the moon is our consciousness & i hope that by unpacking the cosmic forces influencing it every day, you’ll be better able to understand & thus lean into its ever-changing vibrations & use them to your advantage.
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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