Shadow Zen 10 Tips for the debilitated lunar eclipse in Scorpio - June 5-6

1. Elder Moon

It is an enduring truth that the words of our elders cuts through the incessant advertisements for hate. It is times like these that we must keep the words, the culture and the advice of our elders close to our hearts. The debilitated moon in the nakṣatra of Jyeṣṭha "the elder" is imbued with Ãrohaṇa śakti indicating something rising up. Ketu is in the nakṣatra Mūla creating great friction with the culture of materialism in the shadow of corporatocracy. Ketu in the nakṣatra of Mūla is imbued with Barhaṇa śakti, a strong energy which can tear things apart or pull things out. These two nakṣatras, share four qualities. They are both tīkṣṇa(sharp, severe, harsh); rākṣasa(evil, malignant, demoniacal); vāṭa(a wind energy), and vāyu(gaseous quality.) Thus, being that the two eclipsing factors have these natures agitated Indra pūjā and staying indoors and working on personal transformation by tearing apart ones negative habits, is recommended. It is an opportune time to reconnect with the culture and words of our elders.

Indra Sukta

2. Holy Water

Though one should not drink water exposed to the light or shadow of the eclipse, water is made holy for ritualistic and bathing purposes during an eclipse, thus finding a natural water source to bathe at auspicious times during an eclipse is one of the sanctioned rites to engage in.

3. Rudrākṣa to the Rescue

It is said and written that Rudrākṣa beads work as a talisman and are beneficial to wear during eclipses.

4. Pregnancy

Women that are pregnant should do everything they can to avoid the light of the fractured moon as well as its shadow. This principle is not only followed in India and China, but in Central America amongst the Mayans and Aztecs as well.

5. SEX

Full Moons tend to rally the libido into party mode. It is beneficial to not engage in any form of copulation 48-96 hours before to 48-96 hours after an eclipse. It is absolutely forbidden to impregnate a woman during this time, for all types of issues may affect the child. In India, farmers will go as far as to separate livestock to insure no mating occurs during the period of an eclipse.

6. Food

All food and water should be kept away from the shadow and splintered light of an eclipse. Food and water exposed to the light or shadow of an eclipse becomes a magnet for contaminated energy gross and subtle. This food will decompose quicker, lose its ability to nourish the body and be more prone to end up as ama(undigested) in the body.

One must not consume food during the eclipse of the Sun or the Moon —  Viṣṇusūtram

7.Donations

Good karma is said to multiply during eclipses when donations are given. The Skānda purāṇa and many other texts specifically mention grahaṇa dāna (giving alms during an eclipse) as an important opportunity to express charity.

The 4 forms of dāna according to the Jains is incredibly helpful  and salient to the world given the tumultuous current events

* Ahara-dāna (donation of food), 

*Ausadha-dāna  (donation of medicine), 

*Jnana-dāna (donation of knowledge) 

*Abhaya-dana (giving of protection or freedom from fear, asylum to someone under threat)

a virtuous life requires: tapas (asceticism), dāna (charity), arjava (straightforwardness), ahimsa (non-injury to all sentinent beings) and satyavacana (truthfulness) – Chāndogyopaniṣad

तदेतत्त्रयँ शिक्षेद् दमं दानं दयामिति^[21]

Learn three cardinal virtues - self restraint, charity and compassion for all life.

— Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 

 Living creatures get influenced through dānam,

Enemies lose hostility through dānam,

A stranger may become a loved one through dānam,

Vices are killed by dānam.

~ The fruits secured by giving away dāna during solar eclipse at Kurukṣetra would indeed exceed the recitation of the Sahasranāma ~ Lalita Sahasranāma

8. Spiritual Practice

Though one can find ślokas that say that spiritual practices performed during an eclipse are magnified a thousand-fold, we can also find passages that say otherwise. Obviously it seems to be a specialized practice in which you should get guidance from your guru before you proceed. In India one can observe that many temples are closed and deities are covered from the light and shadow during an eclipse

The reasons to discontinue recitation of the Vedas till the next day are earthquake, lightning, fall of meteors or an eclipse ~ Gautama

~ The worship of Śiva during saṅkrānti, or during solar/lunar eclipses is very auspicious ~

He who recites the Gaṇapatyarthavaśīrṣa during solar eclipse, on the shores of great rivers or in front of Gaṇeśa every month, would obtain siddhi and all he tells would become true ~ Gaṇapatyarthavaśīrṣa

9.Commencement ceremonies, Marriage

 Aside from very few highly esoteric practices, new works generally are not commenced during an eclipse. Marriage on this day is strictly forbidden.

  10.  Tulasī (Tulsi), Dūrvā,  Kuśa

Though they should not be harvested during an eclipse, Tulasī (Tulsi), Dūrvā,  and Kuśa grass are considered sacred during the time of an eclipse. There is a particular practice that lays pregnant women on a bed of Dūrvā grass, and it is also placed on their sides while they rest during the periods of an eclipse. Food and even idols are covered in the sacred grasses during times of an eclipse.

One should wear a new Tulsi mala, after taking a bath, or after the impure period following a solar or lunar eclipse. The old mala should be dropped under a tree or in a natural body of water; ocean, river, lake ~ Śrī Vallabhacharya

 Grahaṇa Darpaṇa · Reflections on Eclipses

Indra Sukta

                   Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu

Terrestrial Ketus & Earthquake Lights

Terrestrial Ketus

&

Earthquake Lights

In Vedic Astrology, the South Node of the Moon is often referred to as “Ketu”. The brilliant astronomer R. N. Iyengar found that the term “Ketu” was mentioned in the Vedas 80 times in different forms. Derivatives of the term Ketu often described celestial or atmospheric bodies that related more to comets and asteroids than any singular entity. Vṛddha Garga, Parāśara, Nārada and other sages mention over 100 kinds of long period comets or Ketus. These comets can be linked to different epochs or are associated with periodic asteroids and comets that apparently orbit the expanse between the Sun and the Oort Cloud, Jupiter or other planets.

Some scholars say that there are many different kinds of Ketus, while some propound that there is one sole energy or entity that simply takes a myriad of different forms.

The association of the South Node of the Moon with the name “Ketu” does not appear to have come into vogue till several centuries or longer after the Vedas were compiled.

The many references to Ketus in the Vedas were often linked with connections to Agni(fire or god of fire), dhūma(smoke), and the Maruts (lightning energy). It is evident that through numerous passages and rites dedicated to comets that the compilers of the Vedas gave great respect to comets and asteroids as well as other luminary phenomenon occasionally witnessed in the sky.

If we combine the modern use of the name “Ketu” with a Vedic view of the term we can classify Ketus into 4 distinct categories.

#1 Ketu

The South Node of the Moon. The intersection of the inclination of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic forms two nodes. The South Node is named Ketu and is often used for prognostications and eclipse calculations. This Ketu is tied to the Chandramana time scheme.

#2 Celestial Ketus

Celestial Ketus are primarily asteroids, meteorites or comets. They are tied to an elaborate clock or Ketu Chakra that has many epochs combined with sub cycles within it to account for the many objects floating in the solar system. These objects repeat on periodic schedules ranging from a few years to several thousand years. How they were calibrated as they were being augmented by the Sun, Jupiter and other gravity influencing factors is unknown, but for the long period comets it appears their time intervals were calculated/calibrated when they were last seen in the heavens, which for many of them was usually every several hundred to several thousand years.

#3 Atmospheric Ketus

Seen on buildings, statues, quadrupeds, destructive implements, weapons, missles and flagpoles. Atmospheric Ketus are a cryptic and mysterious phenomenon. These phenomena are unpredictable and not tied to any periodic cycle or time scheme.

#4 Terrestrial Ketus

Often glowing orbs seen at different times for unknown reasons. They are often spotted close to or on the earth. Some are known to shoot upward into the sky, while others simply glow like a flame with no apparent fire(bhārjika).  The most common Terrestrial Ketu that is on its way to being validated by modern science has been given the term “earthquake lights.” These Ketus are not tied to any periodic cycle or time scheme.

The Celestial Ketus are obviously the most dangerous type of Ketu. Their references, and the often elaborate ancient rites to propitiate them give no doubt that the ancients were well aware that comets and asteroids can cause great destruction if they come close to or collide with the Earth. This is also evident from the fact that aside from a select few, most comets are classified and accompanied with a malefic portent at merely the simple sight of their appearance, even if that appearance occurs only once every several hundred or thousand years.

The Chelyabinsk meteor in Russia blew the doors off this factory as it disintegrated in the sky

The Chelyabinsk meteor in Russia effortlessly shattered windows and blew this chap across the room as it disintegrated many kilometers away

Ketu is the flag of victory, a great revolutionary that can cross any boundary and overcome any obstacle or limitation. Ketu represents an arcane form of mokṣa or liberation and his influence can trigger profound awakenings and unexpected transformations.

Earthquake Lights National Geographic

Earthquake Lights – Live Science

It is important to note that the aforementioned phenomenon may have nothing to do with florescence, phosphorescence or UFOs. These phenomenon also do not have anything to do with strange glowing phenomenon on the horizon which is also classified into a completely different category. In the case of UFOs the lights are moving as opposed to the phenomenon with terrestrial and atmospheric Ketus where the lights are glowing or flashing, but almost always stationary, or in some rare cases emanating from the earth like a fountain towards the sky.  UFOs are generally classified under the vimāna category and have nothing to do with Ketus

Earthquake Lights

Terrestrial Ketus

Peru

Earthquake Lights 

Mexico

Earthquake Lights

Turkey

Earthquake Lights

Turkey

Earthquake Lights

Earthquake Lights

New Zealand

Earthquake Lights

China

                            Earthquake Lights

Terrestrial Ketus

Portugal

Earthquake Lights

Morocco

Earthquake Lights

Terrestrial Ketus

Petone

Atmospheric Ketus?

China

Atmospheric Ketus

China

Earthquake Lights

Terrestrial Ketus

Japan

Atmospheric Ketu

Terrestrial Ketu

Atmospheric Ketu

This could be ball lightning

Transformer exploding

Normal speed and Slow motion

Spoken Sanskrit Series

                         SPOKEN SANSKRIT SERIES I


                                                                 LESSON 1 

LESSON 2 

LESSON 3

LESSON 4

LESSON 5

LESSON 6

LESSON 7 

LESSON 8

Gaṇeśa Planetarium

Gaṇeśa Planetarium

 THE SIZE OF A RECENTLY DISCOVERED BLACK HOLE

PLANETS

                         Mercury transiting across the Sun

Mercury across the Sun

                                     VENUS TRANSIT 2012

                                                               Venus, Mars and Mercury

                                                        

                                        BLACK CARBON AND ITS EFFECTS ON EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

Space Satellites creating Space Junk

                                                          Water vapor on Earth

                             THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

  APOLLO DEPARTING THE MOON IN 1972

                           Cruithne the other Moon of Earth

SUNRISE ON THE MOON

APOLLO 11

                                PERIHELION and APHELION

                            DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Earth from Neptune

                    AN ASTEROID WITH ITS MOON

                                                                       EROS

                                            SUNSET ON MARS

                                             ROBOTS ON MARS

                 TWO MOONS OF MARS

Martian Atmosphere

Martian Sandstorms

Jupiter guides countless asteroids

The eye of Jupiters 400 year storm

                                         JUPITER'S MANY MOONS

Volcanic Io

                                                                                                              JUPITER INFRA RED

                                                            EUROPA

                              IO ERUPTING

                                 CERES

CERES

CERES

                                                                       VESTA

         SATURN'S HEXAGONAL NORTH POLE

Aurora on Saturn's Rings

                                    SATURN'S MOON DIONE

Saturn's Moon Rhea

LAPETUS

Rhea

Saturn's Moons Cassini

                               SATURN FROM HUBBLE

                     MIMAS AND PANDORA

       EARTH FROM THE RINGS OF SATURN

                                      SATURN'S MOON RHEA

Saturn's Moon Ballet

DIONE AND RHEA CASSINI

PLUTO AND CHARON

Pluto and Moon orbiting center

                             PLUTO'S OTHER MOON

                  THE ORBITS OF URANUS PLUTO AND ORCUS

PLANET X

                                                    MONOCEROTIS

                                           ACCRETION DISKS