Take Up Space! Plant Your Flag!

Moon is in Aries & Venus is doing his happy dance.

it's friday, september 20, & moon is in aries, in the starspace called ashwini until midafternoon, then bharani. aries vibrates with the frequency of rebirth after the deeeeep sleep, the mini-death, of pisces. aries is where we get to recommit to our authenticity, to project "me," where we get to take another first step forward toward taking up space on this planet, making our mark, claiming our territory, planting our flag like buzz aldrin on the moon. & we get to remember that:

"if it was easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing. you’re not supposed to know what you’re doing at the beginning—you figure it out along the way. so just start.”—lilly dancyger

ashwini brings a sense of urgency, bharani of restraint. ashwini is all horsepower all the time & teaches a lesson about the necessity of reining all that power in, focusing it, lest it disperse in all directions, be wasted. bharani teaches a lesson about the consequences of our actions, like, um, letting our horses run wild or making a misstep, galloping ahead without thinking where we're going. sometimes we need to take two steps forward & one back, need to reassess, make reparations. being a human adult means taking responsibility for our actions.

it's the third lunar day (tithi), the third phase of the waning moon, until 9:45 a.m. MDT, then the fourth, so we have a wee bit more time to keep pushing our creative envelope before we encounter obstacles, which we know by now are of our own making, are cooked up by our mind, right? how can you see obstacles as opportunities, embrace them so you can learn & evolve, rather than be paralyzed by them, balk like a spooked horse?

friday is ruled by venus, planet of love & harmony, who, after a trying journey this summer, has finally, happily, arrived in libra, one of his happy places—woo-hoo! this is especially great good news for those whose rising or moon signs are taurus, cancer, libra or capricorn, but we all get to feel a venusian renewal for the next few weeks, deepen relationships, dance, sing, make art & music, & share what we love with the ones we love.

bonus track: venus' day + both ashwini & bharani = another awesome day to bring it—yay!

TL;DR

recommit to your authenticity. • take responsibility for your actions. • rejoice in the venusian experience: make art & love, dance, sing, eat yummy food, do what you love with the ones you love!

& that’s your daily bliss! i'll be on retreat & unplugged next week, so will catch back up with you when i return. meanwhile ... IN-joy! 🌕🙏✨