Day 13: Jvamalini: Nitya of Flames
Om Jvamaliniyai Namaha
Sun: 18 Aquarius
Moon: 126 Cancer, 159 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 Cancer
- Moon in Cancer corresponds with breasts, womb, ovary, stomach, mucousa.
- Waxing phases are for growth, increasing, building up.
- Thinking of Cancer’s nurturing nature and waxing Moon, where do you want to direct your healing energy today and tomorrow? Consider also harmonious aspects with Neptune, the dreamy sea of consciousness.
- Cancer is the sign most resonate with Moon vibes. May we be disciplined into better ways and feel the love of Grandma Moon.
Nutrition suggestion:
Working with water, emotions and Cancer Moon’s nutritional comfort foods. These foods are also good for your kidney chi and internal waters.
- Black and blue berries
- Kelp and seaweeds
- Kidney beans
- flax, pumpkins, sunflower, black sesame seeds
- Marshmallow, slippery elm, comfrey, aloe vera gel.
Ritual:
Drink all your water with this ritual in mind.
Call in sacred space, reestablish boundaries and give thanks. Get your favorite cup and feel gratitude for it. Pour water into it with your left hand, imagining your hand is the hand of Goddess. Receive the cup of water as a gift. As you bring the cup up to your lips, feel how completely loved you are. See the magical blessing of water. The chemical composition that made your entire existence possible. Now drink this blessing imagining it, like your breath, descending into the depths of your beautiful body, blessing every cell with abundance, beauty, love. When you are complete, leave an offering of water in the cup and place it under the Moonlight. Close sacred space and give thanks. Read: The Secret Life of Cups.
Astrology info to consider:
Cancer is the sign most Moon-like. The womb of water where all life begins. Nurturing, holding, resilient, black grandma who will feed, protect, love you and whoop yo ass all the same. Moon in harmonious aspect with Venus, extending a helping hand to sensual experiences, body validation, feeling good inside and being able to love what is right in front of you, as it is. Moon in Cancer opposite to Saturn in Capricorn is like archetypal ♋🌔mother and ♑father across the kitchen table looking at each other. What would the vibe be in your home of origin? What is the vibe at home in your body with your inner mother/father polarity? Moon squaring up with Uranus today and tomorrow will bring excitement to the conversation by saying and doing shit you can’t unsee/unhear. Mars and Uranus lining up to help each other alchemically combine their powers of assertiveness and adaptability over the next few weeks.
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 transition to the climax of full Moon? Remember, your cycle and Moon cycle do not need to match. Read more about the correspondences here.
Dreams:
Nightmares are an opportunity to stretch beyond fears and limitations. Facing fears in sleeping dreams builds confidence and strengthens your ability to face fears while you’re awake. By looking at the characters, situations, and dream symbols as aspects of yourself, you can find your edges and consciously expand them. When encountering scary figures and objects in dreams:
- Become curious.
- Be hospitable.
- Turn towards rather than running from them.
- Ask them why they are there, what they want or need, how can you help?
- If the character or objects become threatening, stand up for yourself.
Watch this video about dreaming.
