Harnessing Mars Energy: Make Your Tuesday Constructive and Uplifting

Written by Jamie Epstein

It’s Tuesday, June 11, & Moon moves from Cancer into Leo while being supported & transported by—yikes!—no starspace. Moon will be in the starspace called Ashlesha until noon, then have to make the leap into Magha. the transition zone between Cancer & Leo, as between all water & fire signs, is known as a gandanta. “gandanta” means “knot at the end,” meaning a karmic knot, a challenge within ourselves that we get to face, hopefully unknot. it is an abrupt shift of energy, in the case of Cancer & Leo, from the vibration of the divine feminine into that of the divine masculine, from feeling into doing, from nurturing into protecting. And just as the Moon is unsupported through this transition, so our mind will be, b/c Moon is our mind. So prepare for this evel-knievel-like leap. notice what comes up & what wants to be addressed. Look before you leap, so you can stick the landing.

Ashlesha invites us to examine what we are boa-constrictoring ourselves around, what we are clinging to with all our might … that doesn’t serve our highest expression of self—people, situations, ideas, emotions, ways of being. We get to ask ourselves why, what the lessons might be, extract the wisdom & let that whatever go, b/c “the portal to every next level is through the parts of yourself that you avoid,” said the universe. Magha is ruled by the Pitris, our ancestors—parents, teachers, mentors—all those who came before us & bushwhacked their way through life so ours would be smoother. They may not have done so perfectly, but they did the best they could. It’s a good day to honor them, to recognize that we wouldn’t have the privilege of doing what we get to do if not for them.

It’s the sixth lunar day (tithi), the sixth phase of the waxing moon, which supports us in taking positive action steps toward manifesting our dream, turning our lump of coal into a diamond, into something that will shine brilliantly forever, will endure. what’s your dream? How can you make it more a reality today?

Tuesday is ruled by Mars, who wants to move & do, wants to take action. So let him—just make sure it’s constructive & uplifting.

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.