what to know so you can align with today’s energy from a vedic (not western/tropical) astrology point of view: it’s friday, october 9, moon is in virgo, & we have a new moon there, in the starspace called hastā tomorrow morning. also in the mix: venus just turned retrograde, in libra, & saturn, retrograde in [...]
it's tuesday, march 18, & moon is in libra, in the starspace called vishakha. libra is ruled by venus, who loves the good life & brings pleasure & diplomacy to our relationships. venus has been retrograde in pisces, sign of venus' exaltation, for the past two weeks, giving us an opportunity to reassess the pleasure [...]
it's friday, march 14, & moon is in virgo, in the starspace called uttaraphalguni. virgo vibrates with the frequency of taking care of the details that keep our realm functioning. while under the sway of leo we get to sit on our throne, take center stage, under the sway of virgo we get to polish [...]
it's thursday, march 13, & moon is in leo, in the starspace called purvaphalguni + we have a full moon/total lunar eclipse overnight in uttaraphalguni. not to mention that both sun & moon are on edge, literally, as they will be at the border of their respective signs; that sun is burning saturn with his [...]
it's friday, september 1, & moon is in pisces, in the starspace called uttarabhadra. while aquarius vibrates with the frequency of humanitarianism, of selfless service, of improving the world, pisces vibrates with the frequency of surrendering our entire self, of merging back into the cosmic ocean from which we emerged at birth. yeah, i know! [...]
it's monday, august 14, & moon is in cancer, in the starspace called pushya. cancer vibrates with the frequency of what truly resonates with us, what lands in our heart, what brings us a sense of peace, of being at home in ourselves. cancer is the sign of the divine feminine, the maternal energy that [...]
it's tuesday, august 8, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called bharani. in the environment of aries, we get to be "all about me," which is how we make our mark in the world, stake a claim to our niche. we can also be unconsciously ruthless, single-minded in the process—like the ram who [...]
it's friday, august 4, & moon is moving from aquarius to pisces midday while being supported & transported by the starspace called purvabhadra. while the environment of aquarius invites us into the realization that each of us is part of the collective & has a responsibility to contribute positively to that collective, the environment of [...]
it's friday, july 21, & moon is in leo, in the starspace called purvaphalguni. just as the lion, who is the symbol of leo, is the king of the jungle, leo is the king of his domain as well. & leo is a sattvic sign, which means that the most intelligent expression of this energy [...]
it's friday, july 7, & moon is in aquarius, in the starspace called shatabhishak until late morning, then purvabhadra. aquarius, the sign of the collective (we), is opposite leo, the sign of the individual (me); aquarius demands humility, leo confidence. the polarity between opposite signs is what we are always trying to harmonize, balance. sir [...]
it's friday, december 24 (happy bday to me!), & moon is in leo (my ascendant!), in the starspace called magha until midafternoon, then purvaphalguni (my nakshatra!). leo is ruled by the sun, which is our inner light, our inner fire. "set your life on fire. seek those who fan your flames."—rumi do you let yourself [...]