day 10: Nilapataka: Nitya of Celestial Power
Om Nilapatakayai Namaha
Sun: 15 Pisces
Moon: 20 Cancer, 115 degrees from Sun, Waxing Gibbous Moon
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 Cancer:
Womb, breasts, ovaries, stomach, mucousa.
Moon at 20° Cancer, 115° from Sun, waxing gibbous. Cancer Moon during Pisces season is when our senses are most activated (sensitive) and our intuition is more obvious. Our senses are always giving us information whether we’re paying attention or not. Your intuitive approach may vary by your predominant element. Today, 🌎notice the obvious, 🌀listen, 🌊feel, 🔥know beyond the physical layer or sensory information.
Moon opposite Jupiter over emphasizes, expands value of Moony things: intuition, sense awareness, dreams, emotions, longing for connection and comfort…
Nutrition suggestion:
Foods and drinks that are nourishing, comforting, and soothing to the mucous membranes are beneficial when Moon is in Cancer. For tonight, let’s have golden milk sweetened with date syrup. If you don’t have date syrup, use honey but definitely eat a date or 3. To make golden milk or mylk:
- 1 1/2 cups hemp, coconut, or any milk of your choice.
- 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil or ghee
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- Sweetener of choice (date syrup, molasses, honey, etc.)
Whisk all ingredients (except sweetner) together in saucepan. Serve and drink warm.
Ritual:
Astrology info to consider:
Moon in harmonious aspect with Sun/Neptune makes today mystical, dreamlike, attuned to frequency of Universal Love.
Venus/Uranus 3° difference in Taurus. Rebellious around societal “romance rules” and concepts of wealth. Flipping the script on what’s expected for beauty, pleasure, sense 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 follicular/proliferation phase? Remember, your cycle and Moon cycle do not need to match. Read more about the correspondences here.
Dreams:
To prepare for the second lucid dream induction technique:
- Do your nightly routines for cleansing and closure.
- Write the date and dream incubation (discussed in Aquarius season) if you have something you want to address in dreams.
- Practice tracking events of your day from now backwards.
- Practice th MILD technique from yesterday.
The second lucid dream induction technique is called, wake back to bed (WBTB.) Set an alarm and your bodyclock to wake up 2-3 hours earlier than your normal waking time. If you wake up at 6am, wake up around 4am. Stay awake for about 20 minutes and return to bed. You will get into REM sleep (where dreams occur) more quickly.
