it’s wednesday, september 29, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ardra until midday, then in punarvasu. we get another day to indulge our curiosity, to pursue a new interest just b/c we can, just for the fun of it.
after the storminess of ardra (see yesterday’s post for more), punarvasu brings the light (vasu) again (punar), & the lesson of the cyclical nature of life—that there is no darkness without light & vice versa, that the one always leads to the other. this asterism is ruled by aditi, the universal mother, who is as boundless as space itself & reminds us that we are held, sustained, supported by the cosmic womb, that the matrix within which we exist is the mother herself. & what’s more comforting than being held like a baby in mother’s arms, especially after we’ve had a good cry?
it’s the ninth lunar day, the ninth phase of the waning moon, which brings tangly, clingy serpent energy into the mix, & as moon moves into cancer overnight it could tie us in emotional knots—or not, if we bring our precious faculties of attention to what’s arising & observe & unpack with the intention to learn something about ourselves.
wednesday is owned by mercury, who is retrograde until october 18 & gives us our discriminating intelligence & our capacity to communicate & also governs things like travel & commerce. when a planet is retrograde, it is sort of offline in terms of the external world, so it’s always a good idea to double-check hotel & flight info & return policies for purchases. like, i received two copies of a book i ordered, so have to return one, & a pair of hiking boots i ordered, thinking they were vegan, turned out not to be, so they need to go back. & then i ordered a nebulizer from a company that didn’t say until after i was charged that it requires a prescription, altho i could order one on amazon without, so there’s that kerfuffle. & of course, it’s always a good idea to pause before you send an email or open your mouth, but when merc is retrograde that’s more true than ever—we really want to make sure we’re saying what we mean & mean what we say.
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a kind 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. may it inspire you to enlighten up a little more each day.
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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