Guided by Jupiter, the Giver of Faith and Wisdom
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Written by Jamie Epstein
Your Ceiling Is the Divine’s Floor
It’s Thursday, August 8, & Moon is in Virgo, in the starspace or Nakshatra called Uttaraphalguni until noon, then Hasta. Virgo vibrates with the frequency of taking care of the mundane tasks that keep our life running smoothly. It’s never one & done with Virgo, b/c ruling planet Mercury can get obsessed with all the details, with dotting every “i” & crossing every “t” in an effort to keep us safe, wrest total control over our lives. which is, um, a tad delusional!
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped & insane your whole life,” said Anne Lamott, adding: “I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway & that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, & have more fun while they’re doing it.”
Can you, say, clean out your dresser drawers without feeling compelled to also clean out every closet & drawer in the house? Can you not lose sight of the fun factor?
Uttaraphalguni (see yesterday’s post for more) invites us to make sure the contracts we’ve made with others are mutually beneficial, while Hasta invites us into our ability to heal & create. The divine blesses contracts based on what’s in the best interests of all parties & is responsible for the gifts that flow through our hands (our Hastas!), literally or figuratively. Hasta reminds us that we are all, like reiki practitioners, mere vehicles, transmitters of divine energy.
Your ceiling is the divine’s floor!
It’s the fourth lunar day (tithi), the fourth phase of the waxing moon, until 1 p.m. MDT, then the fifth. Another midday shift today! While we may still feel some pushback this morning, this afternoon will bring new creative energy & focus. Key word: “focus,” b/c there’s a chance we could get too spacey. However, both of these tithis resonate well with Thursday, bringing the blessings of the guru (Jupiter) to support our efforts to achieve our goals.
Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, who gives us faith by giving us the wisdom to see the bigger picture, get some perspective, trust that we are part of something greater than ourselves.
“Faith is a state of openness or trust.”—Alan Watts
And that’s your daily bliss! Which is a sort of lunar weather report. May it allow you to align with the day’s cosmic energy so you can find & create a little more bliss.