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Today’s Full Moon in Mrigashira “The Searching Star” is the common name for Mrigashira. In Vedic Cosmology each of the 12 Sun signs has a karmic mission. These relate to the quality of time and may be seen as tracking with the life of individuals. In Aries, the first sign, we find birth, the incarnationContinue reading “The Searching Star — Mrigashira”

Moon in Rohini — The Star of Ascent Rohini, located in the heart of Taurus, centers on the red giant star Aldebaran, the eye of the bull. It’s a clear symbol of both the passionate and sometimes obstinate nature of this asterism. Rohini is called the Star of Ascent, and in one phrase, it isContinue reading “Rohini — The Eye of the Bull”

Exalted Moon in Krittika From the final 3 degrees 20 minutes of Aries to 10 degrees Taurus, the Nakshatra Krittika dominates the winter night. Made up of stars from the brilliant Pleiades, Krittika in Vedic mythology represents the wives of the great seers, the Rishis, who are said to be the stars of the BigContinue reading “Moon in Krittika Today”

Makeup Post on Ashwini The day of the Moon transit of Ashwini we were traveling and I did not post my thoughts. Since Bharani (yesterday’s post) hosts the Moon for most of today I’m taking the opportunity to makeup the missed Nakshatra. Ashwini is the first of the Nakshatras. Ketu ruled at the head ofContinue reading “Ashwini, Healing the World”

Bharani— the Bearer and Star of Restraint To bear may mean to carry, to endure, or to give (as in birth). The first of these appears as physical action, the second as mental discipline, and the third as creativity born from spirit. So it is with Bharani. The overlaps between the various energies are apparentContinue reading “Moon in Bharani”

Today’s Moon in Revati After last night’s lineup of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon all vertically ascribed in a 40 degree arc above the western horizon, one has a sense that powerful forces are gathering to mark the end of 2021. Revati, “the Shining One” is the last Nakshatra in Vedic cosmology. Located inContinue reading “Today Moon is in Revati, the Wealthy Star”

Today’s Moon in Uttara Bhadrapadha — The Second of the Fiery Pair The two stars forming this Nakshatra combine with the pair from Purva Bhadrapadha to form the great square of Pegasus in Western Constellations. In the Vedic tradition they represent the four legs of a funeral cot, the two faces of a man, twinContinue reading “Today’s Moon House — Uttara Bhadrapadha”

Today’s Moon — Purva Bhadraphada, “The Burning Pair” Two stars in Pegasus crossing the boundary between the longitudinal meeting of Aquarius and Pisces form this powerful Nakshatra. Ruled by Jupiter and represented by the symbol of a male lion, related to unicorns, and translated as “lucky feet,” Purva Bhadrapada’s shakti contains the fire to elevateContinue reading “The Burning Pair”

A secretive, Rahu-ruled Nakshatra in the middle of Aquarius, the sign that will sacrifice itself in an effort to save the world, has been on my mind all week. More on that in a moment. First, Shatabhishak’s shakti power is “to heal and support.” Aquarius’s pot holds pure Soma, the nectar of immortality, and ShatabhishakContinue reading “Moon in Shatabhishak— The Hundred Physicians”