SATURN MAGNETICS: True Grit, Rebirth, and Wisdom from Death
SESSION TWO of the Eclipse Retreat - Journey Into The Shining Jewel
Allow me to start at the end…
“Every moment of our lives has tremendous value, yet we let the time go by, like gold dust running through our fingers. What is sadder than coming to the end of ones life empty handed? We need to be aware that every second of our life is inestimably precious, and have the intelligence to decide to make the best use of it for our own good, and for the good of others…
First of all, we need to get rid of the illusion of believing that we have our whole life ahead of us. This life passes like a dream that could be interrupted at any time.
So we can take care of what is really essential without further delay, so as not to be filled with regret at the hour of our death. It is never too early to develop our inner qualities.
We can see the ephemeral nature of all things, gross impermanence, the changing season, the erosion of the mountains, the aging father body, the fluctuations of our emotions, and then subtle impermanence, which takes place in the smallest conceivable unit of time, at each infinitesimal instant, all that seems to exist in a sustainable way inexorably changes. This is why the world becomes compared to a dream, or an illusion, or an ungraspable constant flux.
We tend to say, ‘first I’ll take care of all my current business and finish all my projects, and when thats all done I’ll see more clearly, and then be able to devote myself to spiritual life.’ But that type of thinking? We may be fooling ourselves. For not only will our death inevitably come, but the timing, causes and circumstances that will bring it about, are utterly unpredictable.
All the situations of every day life, even the simple acts of walking, eating or sleeping, can suddenly turn into a cause of death. That is something a practitioner can keep in their mind.
In Tibet, hermits who light their fire in the morning train themselves to think that they may no longer be there the next day to light another. They even consider that they are lucky to be able to breathe in again, each time that they breathe out. The thought of death and impermanence is a spur to encourage them each day to pursue their spiritual practice.
The mindfulness of death acts like a sentinel, light a lighthouse, that restores one to their health, and acts like a beacon that watches over ones practice, ones Sadhana.”
-Jai Dev
Here’s an illustration of tonights vibe… then we’re going to get into the deeper teachings of Saturn in our lives, the wisdom from impermanence and death, this is Memento Mori to the core, but also, there’s a little more….
Whatever channeled stuff I scribbled down is in here… along with a continuation of a realization that my body had become a haunted house, as I am in the process of returning to myself after a lifetime of running and numbing, and this is wonderful news— not grim.
Article continued below image.
You aren’t at the mercy of life, you have opportunities to evolve through the blessings of challenge.
What is to fear?
If not death, then truly, nothing.
…
It feels good to feel my spirit inside my body again.
I am not a haunted house anymore.
…
We sat down. He spoke of the Eclipse.
Sidereal / Vedic Virgo, in the Chitra Nakshatra:
THE MEANING:
“this is the last part of the Virgo constellation.. its meaning, “Chitra”, a work of art, multi-colored, this area of the sky is known as the shining jewel… thats the symbol associated with it. Vishua Karma, the deity associated with it, Or Savitar… the celestial craftsman.. he makes the weapons of the gods, creates the shapes of bodies, so it signifies craftsmanship, but it also signifies weapon making… an eclipse right now in that area and interacting with those themes could stir up fear, but it can also create prayerfulness.
how does the creative mind interact with concern?” …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Memento Mori Alchemy to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.