what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's thursday, september 10, & we have a new moon tonight in leo, in the starspace called pūrvaphālgunī. adding their most special special sauce to the mix are not one, not two but four (!) planets—jupiter, [...]
what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's friday, august 14, moon is in leo, in the starspace called pūrvaphālgunī, it's the third phase of the waxing moon & venus' day. leo ... ... is where we stand in our own power [...]
what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's tuesday, august 11, moon is in cancer, in the starspace called puṣya, it's the fourteenth phase of the waning moon, mars' day & we have a full solar eclipse on the horizon. cancer ... [...]
it's tuesday, july 14, moon is in cancer, in the starspace called punarvasu until midday then puṣya, it's the first phase of the waxing moon & mars' day. where your attention is being drawn cancer is the sign of the divine mother, of the highest feminine qualities, like unconditional love. & guess what? we [...]
it's monday, july 6, moon is in pisces, in the starspace called uttarabhādra, it's the seventh phase of the waning moon & moon's day. where your attention is being drawn pisces vibrates with the frequency of all there is. as in, all. there. is. as in, expanding our awareness to the farthest reaches of [...]
it's monday, june 15, moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā when you read this, it's the first phase of the waxing moon & moon's day. focus of attention gemini, the third sign/house of the natural zodiac (the one that begins with aries & ends with pisces), vibrates with the frequency of [...]
it's tuesday, may 19, moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā, it's the fourth phase of the waxing moon & mars' day. gemini is an air sign ruled by mercury, who is curious, communicative & intellectually oriented, who likes to connect ideas with people. this sign is represented by a couple (not twins!), [...]
it's monday, may 18, & moon moves from taurus into gemini at 10:30 a.m. MDT while being supported & transported by the starspace called mṛgaśira, it's the third phase of the waxing moon & moon's day. after a taurus kinda weekend, one steeped in the nourishment of compassionate connection with our people & comfort in [...]
it's tuesday, may 12, moon will be in pisces by the time you read this, in the starspace called pūrvabhādra, it's the eleventh phase of the waning moon & mars' day. pisces is the great ocean of consciousness, where we experience (or want to) being one with all that is. after softening our attachment to [...]
it's monday, april 13, moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called śatabhiṣak, it's the eleventh phase of the waning moon & moon's day. aquarius vibrates with the frequency of humanity, of the global village. it's where we feel a sense of responsibility for the world around us, want to make a difference, nudge it [...]
it's wednesday, april 8, moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called mūla, it's the seventh phase of the waning moon & mercury's day. sagittarius is where we realize that there was a reason for our sturm &/or drang under the sway of scorpio, that while we might not be able to see where we [...]
it's wednesday, march 25, moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā, it's the eighth phase of the waxing moon & mercury's day. gemini vibrates with the frequency of curiosity. as the third sign of the natural zodiac, it's where we individuate ourselves from the family unit (second house), develop our ego, our sense [...]
it's thursday, february 26, moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā, it's the tenth phase of the waxing moon until midday then the eleventh, & it's jupiter's day. gemini vibrates with the frequency of cogitation, communication & commerce. ruled by thinky, playful, social mercury, who can swing any which way, he's (they're?) the [...]
it's friday, january 30, moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā, it's the thirteenth tithi & venus' day. gemini's sanskrit name, mithuna, can be translated as "couple," "twins," "brace" or "pair." tropical/western astrology hews toward "twins," vedic/sidereal astrology toward "couple." as in a man & a woman, which isn't necessarily genderizing but [...]
it's thursday, january 22, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called pūrvabhādra (which will support moon's transit tonight into pisces). aquarius is associated with, among other things, innovation & technology. with ever-insatiable rahu, the rebel, the counterculturalist, disruptor of the status quo, in aquarius since last march, we have seen the uncontrollable (out [...]
it's wednesday, june 25, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ārdrā, where the new moon an hour before sunrise initiated the next lunar cycle. new moon represents the union of the divine feminine (moon) & the divine masculine (sun), the two coming together, as happens in nature, to plant a seed for [...]
it's tuesday, june 24, & moon is in taurus, in the starspace called mṛigaśira. taurus is stubborn like a bull, wants to cling to & protect what it has, materially/emotionally, b/c that brings a sense of comfort, the illusion of control. taurus is opposite scorpio, where we are confronted with all we can't control, which [...]
it's thursday, may 29, & moon is in gemini, moving from the starspace called ardra into punarvasu about 11 a.m. MDT. in tropical/western astrology gemini is symbolized by twins, in sidereal/vedic astrology by a couple, a man holding a club & a woman a musical instrument. this union of male & female qualities, harmonizing of [...]
it's tuesday, april 22, & moon moves from capricorn this morning into aquarius early afternoon while being supported & transported by the starspace called dhanishtha. what capricorn & aquarius have in common is saturn, who rules both signs. in earthy capricorn, he helps us ground our lives, create solid structures. having done that, in airy [...]
it's friday, april 4, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called ardra. while in western/tropical astrology gemini is symbolized by twins, in vedic/sidereal astrology it is represented by a male & female couple, the divine masculine & divine feminine, shiva & shakti, the active & receptive, the left/analytical hemisphere of the brain & [...]