it’s tuesday, november 19, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace called punarvasu. gemini is where we dare to, are tempted to adventure into new realms, where we stretch ourselves, expand our boundaries of self, our concept of who we are, where we discover skills & gifts we didn’t even know we possessed as a result.
“most people today rarely step outside their comfort zones,” writes insights-from-the-edge author & speaker michael easter. “we are living progressively sheltered, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged, safety-netted lives. & it’s limiting the degree to which we experience our ‘one wild and precious life,’ as poet mary oliver put it.”
what would feel a little (or a lot!) outside your normal, maybe edgy, even wild?
punarvasu means the “return” (punar) of the “light” (vasu). as in the sun coming out after the storms of ardra, as in the light shining in the darkness, as in feeling hopeful again. this asterism is ruled by aditi, whose name means “unbounded,” as in the unbounded, limitless possibilities contained within us, the creative impulses waiting, like eggs, to be fertilized, quicken, begin to evolve into their full form, hatch. just as after a storm, the world is bright ‘n’ shiny, aglow again with the abundance of life, so we may feel full of unhatched ideas. did you know that a chicken will sit on, brood over, unfertilized eggs, waste her energy? our challenge is to focus on & nurture what is possible, to not waste our energy; for this asterism gives us the power to make it real, give it shape, substance, if we do.
it’s the fifth lunar day (tithi), the fifth phase of the waning moon, which, like punarvasu, brings light, inspiration, creative fire, altho this tithi isn’t crazy about the combo with fiery mars, which can burn that inspiration into ashes, can make us feel like our tank of creative fuel is empty, that we’re running on fumes. so take note, be gentle with yourself, take a break or a nap if need be.
tuesday is ruled by hotheaded & bursting-with-energy mars, who is cancer these days, which is not his happy place, which means hotheadedness may be out of control (ya think?) & energy may be as up & down as a rollercoaster. so do keep a cool head. do not overdo. & to reiterate: do take a nap if need be.
& that’s your daily bliss! which is a sort 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.
jyotish, vedic astrology, is the science of light. if you want to shine more light on your life, click here to schedule a session. ~.~
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