Whatcha Gonna Do with Your Big Head Today?
Moon in Gemini/Ardra: It's Your Party, so Cry if You Want To!
it's monday, november 18, & moon is in gemini, in the starspace (pie slice of gemini sky) called ardra. after a weekend of being in our taurean comfort zone—which i think of metaphorically as sinking into an overstuffed couch with a good book, a pot of tea, excellent dark chocolate & blanketed by kitties; or, alternately, going for an icy but sunny hike with your bestie & her pup & hanging out with tea & lunch after—we're ready to shake things up under the sway of gemini, get out of our comfort zone, maybe touch our edge. for gemini vibrates with the frequency of curiosity, invites us to explore new physical or intellectual realms, & to do so with a childlike sense of wonder & amusement—cynicism is not welcome here!
ardra is ruled by rudra, the stormy energy of already tempestuous shiva, god of destruction/transformation. the process of transformation is generally not a gentle one. something usually has to go, die, get destroyed in order for something new to take shape. one door has to close so another can open. the inciting event can feel, well, rude—abrupt, unwelcome. we can feel caught off guard, as when an earthquake rocks our world or we are flash-flooded with rain as valencia recently was. "rudra" means "the howler" & this asterism brings a message about the purifying effects of getting it all out, releasing fear-frustration-anger-resentment-whatever by crying or screaming. ardra's mantra is "it's my party & i'll cry if i want to!" so grab a pillow & go for it if you need to. the sun always comes out after storms, we always feel better after a good cry, our world always looks brighter.
it's the fourth lunar day (tithi), the fourth phase of the waning moon, which is the birth tithi of ganesh, he of the elephant head, he who places obstacles in our path &, curiously, also helps us remove them. how? by using our big heads, our elephant smarts, by not focusing on what's "out there," or what we perceive as "out there." with moon in thinky gemini, our heads may be pinging with ideas today—may we use that energy well!
monday is ruled by the moon, so it's a good day to share our curiosities with others, either by communicating (again, very gemini) or by inviting others to join us in our exploring, b/c moon loves to connect.
TL;DR
time to get out of our comfort zone & explore new physical or intellectual realms. • one door has to close for another to open—sorry! • use your precious mental faculties to overcome adversity. • connect with others somehow, some way.
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌖🙏✨