Lalita day 10: Nilapataka: Nitya of Celestial Power
Om Nilapatakayai Namaha
Sun: 12 Taurus
Moon: 6 Virgo, 114 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 Virgo:
Pancreas, small intestine, digestive tract.
Today Moon in Virgo moving through nice aspects with Uranus, Mercury, Sun. Organizing emotional energy and moods to shifting paradigm (Uranus) cognition and communication (Mercury) and sense of self-identity (Sun.)
Astrology info to consider:
Neptune Venus 90°challenging aspect wants to integrate dreamy, infinite love and fantasy with sense oriented relationships and all the things that pull body towards pleasure. Can feel enchanting or dis enchanting. Find ways to include more of your self-spectrum.
Venus Mars harmonizing our sexual polarity, feeling balance between attraction and action.
Nodal axis shifting completely by the 6th of May. After crumbling of old Capricorn rigidity and seeming inability to fly, we begin working/digesting Gemini, the creative muse. How do you move out of your old structure into formlessness?
Nutrition suggestion:
Virgoluscious Smoothie:
Virgo Moon co responds with pancreas, small intestine, digestive tract. After the fires of Leo, Virgo needs a cool, refreshing, yet mineral rich treat. Start by making sure all ingredients are organic and your blender is ready to be dazzled.
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 pint fresh blueberries
- 1 banana
- 1 or 2 handfuls of frozen cherries
- 2 tablespoons watermelon seed butter
- 1/3 cup hemp milk
Blend obsessively until smoothAF. Chill out and enjoy.
Ritual:
Taking time to chill out is vital for our functionality and especially vital for Virgo to remember. Tonight under the Virgo Moon we make chilling out our priority. Think of all the things you showed up for today, all the moment you were fully present and dedicated to the task in front of you, show up for this part of your day with the same respect and consecration.
Virgo Moon Chill Ritual:
- Create sacred space by calling in the sacred grounding of Virgo and calling on your spirit guides and ancestors to support you.
- Consecrate your time and space dedicated to chilling out.
- Set yourself up in a comfort position where you can lounge and enjoy your favorite beverage.
- Write in your journal about your dreams, hopes, wishes and goals. Now write about you accomplishments reflecting on every you have currently with gratitude. Do your best to witness when your inner critic arises and realize this voice is not truth. Let your heart and head work in harmony.
- Practice a meditation with emphasis on relaxation. Allow yourself to feel soothed by the sound of your own breath nourishing your sacred body.
Conclude in gratitude.
Dreams:
Dreaming is a direct and uncensored reflection of our unconscious, not yet revealed mind. The ego-identity is intimated by dream reality, especially when you become lucid. Lucidity happens when you become aware of non-duality. You loose your sense of separation from all that you are experiencing and the ego’s whole job is to keep you believing in separation. Ancient people of Tibet and Egypt have recorded their views of death, after-life, and dream practices as tool for learning how to pass between life/death with whole consciousness. Lucid dreaming is an opportunity to practice living and dying consciously. Facing our shadow-self (nightmares) and learning how to integrate it’s medicine is part of this whole-ing process.
While dreaming can be really fun-filled, trippy, sex with your most desired people adventure, it is also a training ground for realization, awakening, receiving teachings and learning to awaken to your full potential.
Watch this video about dreaming.
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.
