Day 13: Jvamalini: Nitya of Flames
Om Jvamaliniyai Namaha
Sun: 18 Pisces
Moon: 03 Virgo, 165 degrees from Sun
Inner Moon: transition between proliferation and ovulation
Moon Vibes:
The lover in ecstatic union with the beloved and the creator in sync with their audience. This phase relates to Beltane, spring equinox. Heightened senses, pleasure, amusement. In tantra yoga, this is the descending in-breath from soft palette to the throat, represents the first quarter of daylight and the element is water. In the hero’s journey, this is where we are facing fears, doubts, and uncertainties. We get an opportunity to show what we know through the trails and tests that are occurring now. In the menstrual cycle, waxing gibbous is a transition phase between the building up of the uterine nest and the high of ovulation. Use warm comfort foods and root vegetables.
Moon in Virgo:
Moon in Virgo draws us at attend to the micro-movements (adjustments) of our health/wellness and the practicality of physical embodiment. You may have already noticed yourself taking time to get your things in order. Full Moon in Virgo tomorrow is the best time of year to organize the details of what you need, what you don’t need, and making space for your heart to open wider during PiscesSeason.
Nutrition suggestion:
Ritual:
With the moon in Virgo nearly full, tonight’s ritual is to take time to clean and organize the sacred spaces where you practice your moon rituals. This may look like dusting off your altar or cleaning your bathtub. Whatever you choose to clean and organize acknowledge the act as a service to your self and your sacred space, not a chore. Be with the intention of clearing the old to create space for the new throughout the process. Once you finish cleaning and/or organizing, spend time relaxing in this space. In your journal reflection on what you need and want vs what you don’t need or want, reflect on how clearing old habits and thought patterns creates space for what you do want and need. Close sacred space and give thanks.
Astrology info to consider:
Sun/Neptune both at 18°Pisces today. The peak of their meeting could enhance your experience of non-physical reality. Once you’ve seen or felt something, your body knows it and it becomes true for you. Sun/Neptune makes the mystical tangible and polishes the windows through which you view the world.
Ancient wisdom of Moon in harmonious aspect with Venus/Uranus today. What else can you allow to shift around ♀️ Venusian relationships: money, beauty, pleasure, art and your sensual relationships?
Menstruation cycle and Moon:
What phase of your inner Moon cycle are you in? What hormones are most prominent? How does this relate with outer Moon’s climax, peak fertility, ovulation point? Remember, your cycle and Moon cycle do not need to match. Read more about the correspondences here.
Dreams:
In Tibetan dream yoga, the point of practice is to become aware of the dreaming consciousness so that you can dissolve it and become pure awareness. At the time of death, the dreamer has experience of sleep consciousness which is believed to be very similar to death. These practices familiarize you with transitions between wake and sleep and what you awaken from and into.
Becoming lucid allows you to see that you are the characters, writer, and director of your dream. So we continue to practice. Here’s a guided meditation to relax the body while holding a thread of mental awareness: https://youtu.be/7H0FKzeuVVs
