Mcyclical indumpulness: How to adapt meditation to the phases of the menstrual and lunar cycle? The linear and productive time in which mostly the individual lives immersed is a dimension created by the rational mind, but this is not the only possible. The menstrual and lunar cycle reminds us that life moves according to an older rhythmcircular, feminine, deeply connected to the cycles of nature. Let’s explore together how to adapt the practice of meditation, and, more generally, of awareness, At the different stages of the cycle, integrating the teachings of the full yoga of Sri Aurobindoof esoteric Buddhism and imaginal psychology.
Cyclical mindfulness: tune in with the cycles of natural time
In the video you will also find a very beautiful meditative practice to tune in to the cycles of natural time, the time of the soul. Perform it by listening to the video, it can be very useful.
The inner mandala
The menstrual and lunar cycle are real living mandalas: four phases that correspond to states of consciousness, quality of the soul and inner archetypes. Each phase brings with it a specific spiritual opportunity.
New moon
Corresponds to the period of menstruation. The archetype is that of the witch and shaman, the quality on which to work in this period is that of the shadow, of the help, the reabsorption, the retreat, the wait, the inner silence.
Growing moon
Corresponds to pre-ovulation. The archetype is the Virgin. The quality to be developed is that of rebirth, clarity, energy.
Full moon
It’s time for ovulation. The archetype is that of the mother and lover. The quality on which to work is abundance, love, the relationship.
Moon
It is the premenstrual period. The corresponding archetype is that of the warrior and the quality to be developed is that of vision.
Evolutionary laboratory
Selene Calloni Williams explains in her Agoà column how to approach the cyclical mindfulness
We can experience the body as an evolutionary field, a divine laboratory, that is, feeling every experience, also menstrual pain, tiredness or ovulatory ecstasy, Like a way to ennoble matter, raising emotion and freeing us from fear. During menstruation, we can practice an active yield: abandon us but with presence.
This is the moment when the body becomes a receptacle of the Divine, a place of descent from Shakti. In ovulation, the body is flame and offer: Meditation can be oriented towards tantric sublimation, i.e. transform vital energy (kundalini) into conscious light.
The soul does not seek healing but depth. The menstrual cycle can become a way of making a soul if you live with imagination and listening. To do this, it is useful to live every cyclical emotion, even the most uncomfortable, like a daimon, a guidance spirit that brings a message. Even writing dreams during each phase, or creating images (drawings, collage, mandala), can help integrate the archetypal forces that emerge.
The cycle, if you lived poetically, is the initiatory path of the modern woman.
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