The Art of Life
Moon is in Libra, then Scorpio + it's Mercury's day: Authenticity & vulnerability go hand in hand; share your truth with neutrality, not as if you have an axe to grind.
it's wednesday, february 19, & moon moves from libra into scorpio late afternoon while being supported & transported by the starspace called vishakha. under the sway of libra we are invited to be as authentic AF in relationship, to own our needs & hold our boundaries. under the sway of scorpio, we might get a frisson of doubt, wonder if we were too authentic, revealed too much & are being judged negatively as a result. who knows? the key to relationships is vulnerability, being real, b/c that's what creates connection, intimacy. & if someone can't deal with our real-real, do we really want-need-desire them in our life? yeah, it might hurt, for a bit, but:
"the art of life is to stay wide open & be vulnerable, yet at the same time to sit with the mystery & the awe & with the unbearable pain—to just be with it all."—ram dass
vishakha, which means "two-branched" or "forked," is the only asterism ruled by two deities, in this case indra & agni, the king & the priest. but/& these two deities become one, become indragni, uniting in us kingly & priestly powers—soul power & will power, the material & the spiritual. we are reminded that as spiritual beings living an embodied life, the one supports the other, that they are two working for one purpose.
it's the seventh lunar day (tithi), the seventh phase of the waning moon, whose presiding goddess is shivaduti, whose name means "messenger of shiva" & gives us self-command & steadiness of mind à la shiva. it is also ruled by indra, who had courage & confidence in spades but was unaware of their shadow side. as a result, he got a too-big head & was subjected to some hard lessons in surrender & humility to cure him of his negative tendencies, polish his ego. we, too, might be up for some ego polishing today, for being made aware of our own negative tendencies. courage!
"until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life & you will call it fate."—carl jung
wednesday is ruled by mercury, data-cruncher & data-sharer, truth-seeker & truth-sharer, who loves to learn & communicate what he learns & is as neutral as switzerland, maintains a demeanor that's as light as a cloud. how might mercury's energy serve you today?
TL;DR
vulnerability is generally our edge & edges are places of growth. • the choice isn’t between materiality & spirituality—it’s both/&. • be prepared for a lesson in surrender & humility if your ego gets too big. • send emails, call friends, write a blog post, learn something new.
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌗🙏✨
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