What Needs-Wants-Desires to Pop?
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Written by Jamie Epstein
It’s Thursday, October 10, & Moon is in Sagittarius, in the starspace or Nakshatra called Purvashadha. Infused with the wisdom & inspiration of Jupiter, & opposite Gemini, which is infused with the discriminating intelligence of Mercury, Sagittarius is where our belief system lives & gets reality-checked, gets careful consideration. with Jupiter retrograde until Feb. 4, we’ve got plenty of time to reexamine & reconsider what we believe & whether it aligns with us internally, whether it is taking us higher or lower.
“Whether through careful consideration spawned by books & spirited debate over coffee at two in the morning, or simply from a normal proclivity, we must all eventually develop a fundamental framework, some reasonably coherent system of causes & effects that will help us make sense not only of momentous events, but of all the little actions & interactions that constitute our daily lives—be they deliberate or spontaneous, inevitable or unforeseen.”—”a gentleman in Moscow” (yes, plugging this great read again!)
Purvashadha means “early” (purva) “victory” (ashadha) & reminds us that no battle is won in one fell swoop, that it is a long march from point a (our goal) to point b (achieving our goal), but/& if we want to reach it, we’d better start walking … now. This asterism invites us to pay attention to the kernel of inspiration within us that, like a kernel of corn, is dying to pop, burst into life, take up space in the world. what wants-desires-needs to burst forth from you? If you want inspiration about taking up space, I couldn’t recommend this post from Suleika Jouad‘s substack, “The Isolation Journals,” by Nadia Bolz-Weber, more.
It’s the eighth lunar day (tithi), the eighth phase of the waxing moon, which means moon is halfway between being totally dark & brigh AF. This tithi supports us in embracing our own darkness & light, & also the darkness & light of others—we are none of us without flaws, without shadow, & we are none of us defined by one or the other.
Thursday is ruled, like Sag, by Jupiter, whose Sanskrit name is “Guru.” a Guru is the one who dispels our darkness, guides us toward the light. Guru can be a person but is also a principle, the idea that everyone & everything serves our evolution onward. Ultimately, the Guru gives us the wisdom to know that we are our own gurus, & with Jupiter Rx, it’s time to start looking within rather than without.
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.