You may feel drawn to issues and pursuits that you deem profound today, and a somber mood can prompt you to put aside frivolous concerns so that you can concentrate on what you feel is particularly important. This can be the perfect time to immerse yourself in studies related to your spiritual beliefs or to endeavor to reach a deeper level of meditation. However you choose to apply the serious energy flowing through your life today, you may be surprised to find that your powers of concentration are heightened by your solemn outlook on life. If you heed your mood, you can begin to cultivate a new level of understanding within yourself.

Though there is a place for levity in nearly every area of our lives, there will almost always be circumstances in which solemnity will serve our purpose more readily. When we regard a subject or discipline as serious or sober, we are more apt to allow it to remain an unadulterated part of our lives, unaffected by the worldly stresses and issues we cope with each day. There is a subtle disconnect that exists between our everyday existence and those elements of our ideology that we believe demand profound respect. Instead of distancing us from what we deem important, the profundity we ascribe it serves to consecrate it, reminding us of how vital a place our beliefs and our personal philosophies occupy in our lives. When you choose to think and behave in the manner dictated by your solemn mood today, you will gain a stronger sense of self.