KALI MOONS: The Hunger Moon
Hunger Moon Book
Kapha Balancing Self-Care
Week 1 | GATE FIVE
Week 2 | GATE SIX
Week 3 | GATE SEVEN
Week 4 | ROOT & CROWN
Hunger Moon Book
Hunger Moon Book
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Kapha Balancing Self-Care
Kapha Balancing Self Care
Week 1 | GATE FIVE
The Kali Moons challenge is to invoke the courage of the Kali goddess archetype to embrace our shadows, create healthy boundaries, and turn the drama triangle around to become the Creator of our life’s story-song.
REVIEW: The Drama Triangle & The Empowerment Triangle
At this gate we are asked to examine our experience of personal power, will, and boundaries.
When shadows are suppressed, the ego monsters of shame, blame, and/or self-righteousness show up in our interactions with others. We habitually fall into the roles of Persecutor, Rescuer and Victim.
A Victim becomes a Creator when he, or she, remembers that true power cannot come from an outside source, but is found within. The Creator takes full responsibility for his or her actions and courageously honors his or her shadows. Like La Loba, the wild woman of the Mesa, the Creator reassembles old bones to sing new songs over them and establish a new way of experiencing life.
When shadows are suppressed, the ego monsters of shame, blame, and/or self-righteousness show up in our interactions with others. We habitually fall into the roles of Persecutor, Rescuer and Victim.
A Victim becomes a Creator when he, or she, remembers that true power cannot come from an outside source, but is found within. The Creator takes full responsibility for his or her actions and courageously honors his or her shadows. Like La Loba, the wild woman of the Mesa, the Creator reassembles old bones to sing new songs over them and establish a new way of experiencing life.
If no one plays the victim,
the entire paradigm collapses.
Soul Questions & Action Steps
- What habitual patterns have you experienced as Rescuer?
- ...Perpetrator?
- ...Victim?
- Which role do you tend to assume when you feel most threatened?
- How do you deal with emotions of anger?
- Where in your life (or with whom) do you feel a need to establish healthier boundaries?
- What are the story bones (and meaningful songs) that spontaneously arise when you allow yourself to sit with these questions?
"Well this was very eye opening.......... the last sentence in the Victim list hits home hard. I do not have to be right and I do not try to come to the rescue so the last one I read is the victim and there I am.
Although, not long ago someone had said some real hurtful, hateful things to me, and as I started to spend the evening stewing and building up the walls around my heart, I did not like the feeling (feelings that have happened over and over again in my life) so I finally spoke up and told this persecutor that what was said was wrong and it hurt, no attach or retaliation, just what you said hurt me, and it was not necessary and that I deserve more respect than that!
The wall was pushed down from around my heart and we are not in the emotional void that so often happens when I have continued to stew and build walls.
More work to be done, and continue not being a victim, if nothing more than when hurtful things are said to me, saying out loud "that hurts"
Great and eye opening journey.....thank you."
Karen
1/24/2018 04:35:07 am
"Wow. Loved this drama triangle concept. Brings clarity to so many different times in my life." 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Erin G
1/29/2018 05:55:35 am
"Wow, wow, wow, this was a very powerful gate for me. Thank you for this Shakti. So much love to you and everyone <3"
Erica
1/30/2018 09:13:42 am
Although, not long ago someone had said some real hurtful, hateful things to me, and as I started to spend the evening stewing and building up the walls around my heart, I did not like the feeling (feelings that have happened over and over again in my life) so I finally spoke up and told this persecutor that what was said was wrong and it hurt, no attach or retaliation, just what you said hurt me, and it was not necessary and that I deserve more respect than that!
The wall was pushed down from around my heart and we are not in the emotional void that so often happens when I have continued to stew and build walls.
More work to be done, and continue not being a victim, if nothing more than when hurtful things are said to me, saying out loud "that hurts"
Great and eye opening journey.....thank you."
Karen
1/24/2018 04:35:07 am
"Wow. Loved this drama triangle concept. Brings clarity to so many different times in my life." 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Erin G
1/29/2018 05:55:35 am
"Wow, wow, wow, this was a very powerful gate for me. Thank you for this Shakti. So much love to you and everyone <3"
Erica
1/30/2018 09:13:42 am
Week 2 | GATE SIX
Gate 6: Svadhisthana & Deep Sadness
Embracing Tragedy.
(Please review your WOLF MOON BOOK for full content.)
The last Monday of January has been called “Blue Monday” and is considered to be the center of the winter doldrums. It is the perfect time to run your wolves at the sixth underworld gate.
At the sixth gate, you encounter deep emotions —guilt, grief, pain, sorrow.
When you touch the heart of sadness, you may find that salty tears flow naturally and reason or rationality has very little place here. You must dive deeply into these waters...in the depths of the unconscious, because only then can it be healed.
At the sixth gate, you encounter deep emotions —guilt, grief, pain, sorrow.
When you touch the heart of sadness, you may find that salty tears flow naturally and reason or rationality has very little place here. You must dive deeply into these waters...in the depths of the unconscious, because only then can it be healed.
You cannot be free from your sorrow until you stop running from it.
PRACTICE at the 6th Gate: Move Stagnant Emotional Energy
Your practice for this week is to enjoy a glorious, ugly cry.
- Begin with your favorite tragic movie, book, or memory.
- Allow yourself to explore the depth of feelings this brings up for you.
- Resist the urge to judge, justify, or over-simplify those feelings.
- Know that you are supported. (Reach out to loved ones if you feel overwhelmed).
- Use your voice in our community forum, below, to share what treasures you find in the depths of your beautiful ocean of emotion.
Soul Questions & Action Steps
Read the complete content in your Wolf Moon Book, then use the following questions to run your wolves. Share your answers in the comment section below. Together we create community.
- What are your personal bones beneath the topic of good grief and deep sadness
- Can you find some value in courageously touching the heart of tragedy?
- What does that look like for you? What is that song?
- Do you allow yourself to feel your sorrows?
- When was the last time you had a really good cry?
- Do you feel that your sadness is truly supported by those you love?
- How do you respond to other people’s sadness?
2018 COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
“This January work is intense. To be honest, I am still trying to wrap my head around some of these concepts, and beyond that apply them to my own relationship with myself. I am finding that I have some similar reactions/answers to a lot of these difficult questions and I genuinely believe my reactions/answers to be completely honest in my conscious "right" mind. This leads me to wonder, am I am fooling myself? Are these safe answer actually protecting me from the deeper truth of my shadow? I could spend all year on just these gates, probably even longer. I feel pressure to get to the bottom of all of this, to "purify" my subconscious before I can move on in the program. I will give myself permission to go on in the program, as I imagine this shadow work takes a lifetime, not just a week or a month. I am in awe of this deep content. Thank you, Shakti!!!
—C. Mickler, Avon CO.
“Yes, indeed. This shadow work is a life-long process that begins again each time you think you are getting somewhere! ;) You are in the perfect place and I am so happy that you are here!!
I want to encourage you to dive into the material and just rest there. Whatever you need at this time in your life will resonate with you. Everything else will land like seeds around you, to grow when the time is right.
Please do continue forward at your own pace, and keeping posting your experiences.
I am happy to help you process anything that needs more clarity or support.
Love to you!” —R.R. Shakti, Vail CO. ([email protected])
“This January work is intense. To be honest, I am still trying to wrap my head around some of these concepts, and beyond that apply them to my own relationship with myself. I am finding that I have some similar reactions/answers to a lot of these difficult questions and I genuinely believe my reactions/answers to be completely honest in my conscious "right" mind. This leads me to wonder, am I am fooling myself? Are these safe answer actually protecting me from the deeper truth of my shadow? I could spend all year on just these gates, probably even longer. I feel pressure to get to the bottom of all of this, to "purify" my subconscious before I can move on in the program. I will give myself permission to go on in the program, as I imagine this shadow work takes a lifetime, not just a week or a month. I am in awe of this deep content. Thank you, Shakti!!!
—C. Mickler, Avon CO.
“Yes, indeed. This shadow work is a life-long process that begins again each time you think you are getting somewhere! ;) You are in the perfect place and I am so happy that you are here!!
I want to encourage you to dive into the material and just rest there. Whatever you need at this time in your life will resonate with you. Everything else will land like seeds around you, to grow when the time is right.
Please do continue forward at your own pace, and keeping posting your experiences.
I am happy to help you process anything that needs more clarity or support.
Love to you!” —R.R. Shakti, Vail CO. ([email protected])
Week 3 | GATE SEVEN
Gate 7: Deepest Fear
“A life truly lived constantly burns away veils of illusion, burns away what is no longer relevant, gradually reveals our essence, until, at last,
we are strong enough to stand in our naked truth.”
–Marion Woodman
we are strong enough to stand in our naked truth.”
–Marion Woodman
The Sumerian goddess, Inanna, must remove all of her garments as she passes through the final gate. She arrives into the underworld completely naked. There, she confronts her sister who is the symbol of her deepest shadow–her deepest fear.
The goddess must face her fears in a state of open vulnerability.
Before you can move forward–in order to realize the power of your visionary heart–you must also allow yourself to be fully open to your deepest fears.
Like the black snake in the "Snake and the Jewel" story, above, your fears will continue to destroy your creative power. They will “gobble up” your visionary potential until you pay them the jewel of your attention.
The goddess must face her fears in a state of open vulnerability.
Before you can move forward–in order to realize the power of your visionary heart–you must also allow yourself to be fully open to your deepest fears.
Like the black snake in the "Snake and the Jewel" story, above, your fears will continue to destroy your creative power. They will “gobble up” your visionary potential until you pay them the jewel of your attention.
Soul Questions & Action Steps
- There is only one question at this final gate: What is your deepest fear?
- Activate your courage and pay attention to what scares you. Drop the jewel of your awareness into the snake hole of your fears so that you can root out the one thing that most limits you.
- Use the yoga practices from the Wolf Moon to guide you: The Warrior Vinyasa helps to build unwavering strength, and stability. Dirga Pranayama calms and soothes your nervous system. It will help you suspend the limiting monkey-chatter of your mind so that you may embrace new insights rising from the depths of your unconscious psyche.
Week 4 | ROOT & CROWN
Week 1: Sacred Marriage of Root & Crown
Read your Hunger Moon Book for full content.
"Fear-setting" is a powerful practice of balancing your fear with your higher awareness. This exercise will help you move toward awakening your visionary heart.
Yoga means union. It is the sacred marriage of all opposites.
Your ASCENT from the underworld is the realization of yoga.
The first stage of the underworld ascent is to view the deepest fears at your roots, through the higher awareness of your crown chakra. When these energies combine, you remember yourself as an expression of Infinite consciousness. With that awareness, your fears subside.
Kali's image represents the balanced wholeness of sacred marriage.
In your Hunger Moon Book I offer you a breakdown of her symbology so that her image can shift from gruesome to benevolent.
Similarly, your own fear can be illuminated through your higher awareness.
Then, like the image of Kali, it takes on a whole new meaning.
Your ASCENT from the underworld is the realization of yoga.
The first stage of the underworld ascent is to view the deepest fears at your roots, through the higher awareness of your crown chakra. When these energies combine, you remember yourself as an expression of Infinite consciousness. With that awareness, your fears subside.
Kali's image represents the balanced wholeness of sacred marriage.
In your Hunger Moon Book I offer you a breakdown of her symbology so that her image can shift from gruesome to benevolent.
Similarly, your own fear can be illuminated through your higher awareness.
Then, like the image of Kali, it takes on a whole new meaning.
What if instead of trying to completely shame and destroy your fear, you look at fear as an amazing creative force of your imagination? —Stories that can actually propel you forward.
In his 2017 TED talk, Tim Ferris explains how to define your fears and use them to take action.
He created a written exercise he calls “Fear Setting” (instead of goal-setting, get it?).
Below is the video of his talk on TED. You can find a template for this written exercise in your Hunger Moon Book.
In his 2017 TED talk, Tim Ferris explains how to define your fears and use them to take action.
He created a written exercise he calls “Fear Setting” (instead of goal-setting, get it?).
Below is the video of his talk on TED. You can find a template for this written exercise in your Hunger Moon Book.
WATCH: Fear Setting with Tim Ferris
Soul Questions & Action Steps
- What is the one thing you want to do, but have avoided because you are afraid?
- What are the Songs & Bones surrounding this "fear story?"
- What can you do to prevent your fear from happening?
- What if your fear became reality? How could you repair any damage and find resilience?
- What is the potential benefit of trying and failing? ...or a partial success?
- What is the risk of NOT taking. action?
- If you don't take action now, what will your life look like in 1 year? 3 years? 5 years?
