what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's monday, september 21, moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍhā, it'll be the eleventh phase of the waxing moon as of 8:31 a.m. MDT, & it's moon's day. capricorn ... ... time [...]
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 25, moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍhā until late-late morning, then śravaṇa, it's the thirteenth phase of the waxing moon & mars' day. capricorn ... ... is where we [...]
what to know so you can align with today's energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it's monday, august 24, moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called pūrvāṣāḍhā until 9 a.m. MDT, then uttarāṣāḍhā, it's the twelfth phase of the waxing moon & moon's day. sagittarius ... ... is ruled [...]
it's wednesday, july 1, moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha, it's the second phase of the waning moon & mercury's day. where your attention is being drawn capricorn says all that sagittarian inspiration & insight is awesome, but let's bring it down to earth lest it float off into space, let's [...]
it's wednesday, june 3, moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called pūrvāṣāḍha until about 1:30 p.m. MDT, then uttarāṣāḍha, it's the third phase of the waning moon until about 10 a.m. MDT, then the fourth, & it's mercury's day—that's a lot of shifting cosmic weather. focus of attention sagittarius, ruled by expansive & [...]
it's friday, may 8, moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha until mid-ish-morning, then śravaṇa, it's the seventh phase of the waning moon & venus' day. capricorn is ruled by mature & serious saturn, who is kind of our life coach, reminds us of our priorities & gives us assignments to keep us [...]
it's sunday (yes, i'm offering up a bonus bliss for substackers—you're welcome!), january 18, & we have a new moon in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣaḍha. sun & moon are joined in capricorn by mercury, venus & mars, who are combust, so close to the sun that they are getting scorched—imagine how you'd feel [...]
it's tuesday, november 25, & moon is in capricorn, moving from the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha late morning into śravaṇa. disclaimer: i'm just coming off (coming down from!) five full-to-bursting days of lectures on jyotish (vedic astrology) by some of the truly greats in the field. my head feels like a hoarder's room stacked to the [...]
it's wednesday, october 1, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha. just as uttarāṣāḍha solidifies what we started in purvāṣāḍha (more below), so under the sway of capricorn we bring down to earth & make real the dream we dreamed in sagittarius. sag's ruler, jupiter, inspires, expands our imagination & sense of [...]
it's thursday, september 4, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha until noon, then śravaṇa. capricorn vibrates with the frequency of practicality, of making something tangible & lasting from the hopefulness & inspiration of sagittarius, of bringing the ethereal down to earth. capricorn is ruled by saturn, whose sanskrit name is shani, [...]
it's wednesday, september 3, & moon is in sagittarius, moving from the starspace called pūrvāṣāḍha into uttarāṣāḍha just before noon MDT. sagittarius is ruled by jupiter, the biggest guy (or gal) in the sky—he contains twice the mass of all the other planets combined; he's soooo big that 1,000 earths could fit inside him. sagittarius [...]
it's thursday, august 7, &, as i write, moon is just about to move into capricorn while being supported & transported by the starspace called uttarāṣaḍha. whereas sagittarius is ruled by wise & inspirational jupiter, capricorn is ruled by serious & practical saturn. capricorn is the tenth house of the natural zodiac, which is known [...]
it's friday, july 11, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarāṣāḍha. capricorn vibrates with the frequency of our duties & responsibilities, of practicality & perseverance. it is the tenth sign of the natural zodiac, which is associated with business, government & leadership. on a personal level, it invites us to take a [...]
it's monday, march 24, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarashadha. capricorn vibrates with the frequency of getting serious about the inspo of sagittarius, making whatever we dreamed a reality, turning the ethereal into something concrete. capricorn is ruled by stern taskmaster saturn, who can appear cold & unfeeling (b/c he is, [...]
it's monday, february 24, & moon moves from sagittarius into capricorn around noon mountain time while being supported & transported by the starspace called uttarashadha. the transition from sag into cap is one from inspiration into practicality. we had a sag kinda weekend. were you somehow lit up? did you perhaps declutter mentally or physically [...]
it's tuesday, january 28, & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarashadha, & we have a new moon before sunrise tomorrow in the starspace called shravana. while sagittarius vibrates with the frequency of hope & inspiration, capricorn vibrates with the frequency of practicality, of taking action, of making sure our hope doesn't turn [...]
it's monday, january 13, & moon moves from gemini into cancer midafternoon mountain time while being supported & transported by the starspace called punarvasu, where we have a full moon. & & & sun opposite, shining his light fully on the moon, is moving from sagittarius into capricorn in the evening while being supported & [...]
it's wednesday, january 1, 2025 (!), & moon is in capricorn, in the starspace called uttarashadha until late morning, then shravana. capricorn invites us to get serious about the hope & inspiration of sagittarius, not let them dissipate; for capricorn vibrates with the frequency of discipline & perseverance, of solid structures. if sag is "build [...]
it's tuesday, december 31, & moon is in sagittarius, in the starspace called purvashadha until about midday mountain time, then uttarashadha. sagittarius brims with jupiterian hope & wisdom, which come from being able to zoom out & see the big picture. rather than focus, for example, on every little disappointment, under the sway of sagittarius [...]
it's wednesday, december 4, & moon moves from sagittarius into capricorn mid-late-morning while being supported & transported by the starspace called uttarashadha. the journey from jupiter-ruled sag into saturn-ruled cap is one from the ethereal to the concrete, from being inspired into making that inspiration real, solid, tangible, of turning principles into action, from dreaming [...]