When Codependence Means Good for You, Good for Me
Moon is in Libra + it's Mars' day: Rethinking who & what brings us pleasure, making sure we think before we act ... or speak.
it's tuesday, march 18, & moon is in libra, in the starspace called vishakha. libra is ruled by venus, who loves the good life & brings pleasure & diplomacy to our relationships. venus has been retrograde in pisces, sign of venus' exaltation, for the past two weeks, giving us an opportunity to reassess the pleasure principle in our lives, how we indulge & with what/whom, how we spend (or overspend!) our money. when a planet is retrograde, we feel its energy hard b/c it is closest to the earth; issues associated with it (in the case of venus, love & luxury, creativity & nature) move front & center. with moon in relationshipy libra, our people, past & present, are forefront in our mind. who is on yours? is there an open case that needs closing? remember: only we can give ourselves closure, not the other person.
vishakha is the only nakshatra ruled by two deities, indra & agni, this cosmic twofer known as indragni. indra is the king, agni the priest, who have, you might say, a codependent relationship, but one that is positive, productive, the two together more powerful than either alone, each sustaining & supporting the other. for the king needs the priest to bless his actions & the priest needs the king to finance his activities, keep him supplied with puja resources. are the material (indra ) & the spiritual (agni) working in tandem in your life? do your ambition (indra) & devotion (agni) support each other? does the twofer empower you?
it's the fourth lunar day (tithi), the fourth phase of the waning moon, until midmorning, then the fifth. the fourth tithi gives us an opportunity to turn obstacles into gifts, challenges that we get to overcome to stretch ourselves, evolve. hurdle-jumping, anyone? how high can you go? the fifth tithi supports us in overcoming the obstacle of distraction, keeping our eyes on the prize, on our goal.
tuesday is ruled by fiesty-fiery mars, who often acts without thinking & thinks actions speak louder than words—which they do, but they still have to be intentional, not impulsive. tuesday is always a good day to look before you leap, lest you twist your ankle, & not to put your pedal to the metal, to beware drivers around you. & especially with mars in talky gemini now, do pause before you speak.
TL;DR
with venus retrograde relationships are on our mind & someone from the past may reappear, in our head or in person. • ambition + devotion are a one-two power punch. • overcome the obstacle of distraction by keeping your eyes on your prize, on your goal. • beware impulsivity in speech & actions—especially if you’re in traffic!
& that’s your daily bliss! IN-joy! 🌖🙏✨
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