Home Is Where the Heart Is
Moon is in Cancer + it's Venus' day: Love, compassion, happiness, art & beauty are all on deck today.
it's friday, june 27, & moon is in cancer, in the starspace (pie slice of cancer sky) called puṣya. the fourth house of the natural zodiac, watery, moon-ruled cancer is where our heart lives, where we literally & figuratively feel at home, at peace. it is represented by a crab, whose hard carapace, like our rib cage, protects that tender organ within.
our first home was our mother's womb, our mother's body selflessly giving of itself to nurture & nourish us from gestation through the birth process, & beyond. the umbilical cord may have been cut, our physical connection to mother untethered, but the psychic connection to her endures. moon, who represents our consciousness, reflects the light of the sun, waxes & wanes: it shows our ability to receive & the fluctuating nature of our mind & emotions, the tendency to be defined by the emotion of the moment.
what messages did you receive from your mother about love, nourishment, happiness? what are you carrying that is your mother's, not yours? what allows you to feel at home, at peace?
puṣya is all nourishment all the time. it's the calf attached to its mother's teats, receiving everything it needs to grow & thrive, as those among us who were breastfed did. this asterism is ruled by brihaspati, guru & priest to the gods, reminding us that nourishment, food, what we imbibe, comes in myriad forms & through all of our senses. what we read/watch, put into our mouth, listen to, etc. affects how we grow, whether we thrive, reach our highest potential, or just survive, muddle through. we can always do better, right? unless we are living a purely sattvic life, not feasting on chocolate-covered pretzels or netflix, there's always room for improvement.
it's the third lunar day (tithi), the third phase of the waxing moon. this tithi, like puṣya & cancer, brings the energy of nourishment & compassion, the power to sustain, like a mother, & is in fact ideal for attending to family & home, which requires effort, stick-to-it-ive-ness & openheartedness when friction arises. if you get pushback, don't take it personally.
friday is ruled by venus, planet of love & beauty. if you want more of what venus has to offer, give her what she wants:
• dress up
• polish nails, cars, mirrors
• be generous with compliments
• go to a museum
• tidy your house
• have a spa day
TL;DR
what messages did you receive from your mother about love, nourishment, happiness? • whatever we take in through our senses affects how we grow & whether we thrive or just survive. • when/if you hit a bump in the road, take it in stride. • pamper yo’ self & your home.
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌒🙏✨
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