it’s wednesday, june 17, moon is in cancer, in the starspace called puṣya, it’s the third phase of the waxing moon until 10:10 a.m. MDT, then the fourth, & it’s mercury’s day.
focus of attention
cancer vibrates with the frequency of unconditional love, of the divine feminine, of the mother’s protective, nourishing, all-encompassing embrace.
exalted jupiter now dwelling (for the next year, with excursions back to gemini & forward to leo) here expands heart connection, brings hope & wisdom.
venus dwelling here with jupiter increases our desire for romantic love, the longing for something more than mere attraction. but/& cancer is not venus’ happy place—we can project our wishes onto others, then blame them for not fulfilling them, for not living up to our dream.
greater compassion, more inclusivity is possible, so are unrealistic expectations of others.
my teacher sharon gannon always says, “with great love all is possible.” & as my geometry teacher used to say when we turned in theorems that didn’t make the grade, “wishing won’t make it so”—a square peg is never gonna fit into a round hole.
mental/emotional direction
puṣya is the star of nourishment & is ruled by brihaspati, the priest, the guru, who nourishes his disciples, his flock with wisdom, encourages goodness. one symbol of this nakshatra is a cow’s udders, reminding us of how mothers give naturally & selflessly of themselves, nourish their young with the goodness from their bodies.
are you nourishing the best in you? the best in others?
this nakshatra likes to move fast & hews toward quick success, agility & mental sharpness: how can you use those qualities to your advantage? what can you nourish with them?
emotional support
the third lunar day (tithi), the third phase of the waxing moon, is ruled by goddess nityaklinna, whose name means “eternally wet,” as in wet with compassion, wet with nourishment. the fourth tithi (oh, that shift of emotional support!) is ruled by goddess bherunda, “the terrible/ugly/formidable one”—yikes!
the third tithi turns our gaze lovingly toward home & family, toward beauty; the fourth formidably (!) toward those parts of ourselves we don’t find so beautiful, which means we get to turn inward, do some emotional/psychic/spiritual purification, take a break from worldly activities.
quality of energy
wednesday is mercury’s day, & his superpower is discriminating intelligence, being able to investigate without bias, accrue & absorb facts to formulate an opinion, rather than support an opinion with facts—that’s called “confirmation bias” & that’s not how mercury rolls.
“the deep critical thinker has become the misfit of the world, this is not a coincidence. to maintain order & control you must isolate the intellectual, the sage, the philosopher, the savant before their ideas awaken people.”—carl jung
embrace your inner misfit—think for yourself!
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the daily bliss is 100% human generated! the act of creation is intrinsic to being human—when we give up our agency to create, we cease, little by little, to be fully human.
may it allow you to align with the day’s cosmic energy so you can find & create a little (or a lot!) more bliss in your life.
p.s. jyotish is the science of light—if you want to shine more light on your life, click here to book a session with me.
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