Lalita day 10: Nilapataka: Nitya of Celestial Power
Om Nilapatakayai Namaha
Sun: 14 Aries
Moon: 12 Leo, 118 degrees from Sun, First Quarter Moon
Inner Moon: days 8-14, follicular/proliferation
Moon Vibes:
The warrior experiencing tension between self and group. Concerned with justice in the organizations and groups. Relates with vernal equinox and Ostara/Easter. In tantra yoga, this is the descending in-breath (prana-vayu) from third-eye to the soft palate, relates with midday and the element is fire. In the hero’s journey, we are taking inspired action, feeling tension and resistance in group efforts, wanting to differentiate. Feeling strong and empowered to cross initiation threshold. Blazing new trails which could become new systems for society. First quarter Moon relates with follicular and proliferation hormones, building up of estrogen, uterine walls thickening, eggs maturing. This phase of lunar cycle can be powerful and exciting. Use it for courtship, dates night, seduction, and rituals that focus on building and growing. Use foods that nurture and support. Warm and comforting foods like root vegetables and curry spices.
Moon in Leo:
Moon in Leo corresponds with heart, blood pressure, blood circulation and aorta.
Moon and Sun in 90° angle, challenging our will to act (☀️♈) and our inner sense of worth, wonder, and confidence (🌓♌.) Lots of firey passion today.
Nutrition suggestion:
Things that nourish blood and nervous system:
- Molasses on a cooked breakfast cereal grain, like organic millet, oats, amaranth, is good for blood building.
- Dates soaked in ghee and spices are great for nourishing nervous system.
- Blood-colored foods such as beets and pomegranates, juiced or eaten.
- Blood of plants, Chlorophyll, added to water or fresh pressed juice.
Ritual:
Leo holds the magic of remembering our individual light and leading with our hearts. Light a candle on your altar and prepare to call in sacred space in a seated or reclined position to practice your moon ritual tonight.
Leo Moon Heart Space Ritual
Take a few conscious deep breaths, allow all your awareness to arrive here, call in the radiant light of Leo and the support of your spirit guides.
Feel the points of contact between your body and the ground supporting you, breath into your body and feel the connection with the earth, feel the support of the earth cradling you. Relax your whole body.
Center our awareness in your heart space, soften any tension around your heart. Be present here, at the hearth of your own body temple, you belong here. Soften and expand your heart space, all of your belongs here, accept what you feel here. What is here? What do you feel here?
Now, focus to feel the source of warmth at the core of your heart space and move closer to this warmth & light. Sit your awareness here, seeking to know the source of your hearts eternal fire.
Take time to reflect in your journal, staying connected to your hearts desires as your write. What do you feel in and around your heart space? What does the core of your heart feel like? How can you honor your hearts wisdom more in your daily life?
Conclude in Gratitude.
Astrology info to consider:
Neptune/Mercury in Pisces making it hard to decipher information from delusion. Also making it likely to dream up new realities.Venus at last degrees of Taurus visibly close to Pleiades, seven sisters. In harmonious aspect with Mars, Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter, all the “work” being done to deconstruct foundation in Capricorn and innovate in Aquarius is being kept human by Venus. Stay close to your senses; Feeling pleasure, receiving natural abundance and experiencing earth’s natural beauty.♒♂️Mars and ♉Uranus squaring up, exact on the 7th. Mars in Aquarius can be forced innovation, technological advances with war-like vibe. Uranus in Taurus (sign most like Venus) is large scale shifts to the paradigm of “earthly” things. Touches every aspect of our interrelatedness. The squaring of these planets could (?) start off like a ♂️ battle leading to a breakthrough. In our own lives take action, protect the earth. The earth is your body.
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 new phase? Remember, your cycle and Moon cycle do not need to match. Read more about the correspondences here.
Dreams:
Yesterday we talked about awareness of details in waking life and sleeping dreams. Paying greater attention is call empathy, ability to tune in to subtle sounds, sights, temperatures. All physical senses have an etheric double. Match vibration with your environment. Anyone can train the awareness of their senses.
- Throughout the day ask, “How did I get here?”
- Practice the shamanic art of tracking, often referred to as “stalking, by tracing your steps. Example: I’m sitting in a mineral bath, relaxing. I close my eyes and retrace the events that led me here.
- Do this at the end of your day, before bed. It is a powerful practice for sharp awareness.
