Monkey Mind, Monkey Business
Moon moves from Pisces into Aries & it's Mercury's day: Enjoy the magic dark; mind how you resource your opinions.
it's wednesday, november 13, & moon is in pisces, in the starspace (pie slice of pisces) called revati, until about 2:30 p.m. mountain time, then leaps into aries & the starspace called ashwini. well, so, pisces is the liminal space between now & then, between death & rebirth; it's the deep sleep before we wake again, begin again, start over, which is aries. i like to think of pisces as the magic dark, the pause during which the next thing, our next self, percolates, marinates, ferments. many of us are challenged by not knowing what's next, get anxious, which only stifles what wants to be, prolongs the process. can you just be in the wonder?
note that the juncture between pisces & aries, as between all water & fire signs, is a danger zone where planets are unsupported. & b/c moon is traveling across that treacherous border this afternoon, it means we will feel unsupported mentally & emotionally. so do mind that gap, don't let your mind or heart monkey around with you.
revati invites us to be shepherds/protectors for lost beings. you may know that 43 rhesus monkeys broke out (do you blame them?!) of a research facility in south carolina last week. as of yesterday, 30 have been recovered. according to peter & ginger breggin in a recent substack, "once a subject is contaminated by exposure to unmanaged surroundings that subject cannot be used in any kind of experiment or any other science use such as use as a control or a treatment subject in medical experiments or as a source of biological materials like serum." are they going to be euthanized (thanks for your service, but ... ) or will a sanctuary take them in, protect them? ashwini (more tomorrow) invites us to charge full steam ahead while focusing on where we're going.
it's the thirteenth lunar day (tithi), the thirteenth phase of the waxing moon, which removes shortcomings & increases auspiciousness & is ruled by kamadeva, the hindu cupid. so it's a good day to do what you love with the one(s) you love, including with just your awesome self if that's what'll bring you the most joy.
wednesday is ruled by mercury, whose superpowers include discriminating intelligence, which gives him/us the ability to question opinions & the source of them.
"a primary aspect of intelligence ,.. is the ability to recognize the source of uncertainty in one's position. ... asserting certainty by trusting fallible third party sources isn't intelligent."—madhava setty substack
TL;DR
delight in the magic dark. • be a shepherd for those you have dominion over. • do your joy with others or just yourself. • question, question, question!
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌖🙏✨