Sanskrit Name:
Svadhisthana ~ Dwelling place of Self.
Planetary Ruler:
Jupiter
Astrological Signs:
Sagittarius is symbolized by the archer holding a bow and arrow (the centaur, half-man half horse). Enthusiastic and ardent with aspiring philosophical energy. Pisces is symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions. Being idealistic, imaginative, and inspirational there is a duality in their makeup.
Mythology:
Jupiter also known as Zues is the archetype of the king, the leader ~ defining the essential qualities of Zeus. As father and ruler of the Olympians, his takes is to control his unruly family and to ensure that the dynasty remains powerful. Zues embodies the urge to create harmony in the environment through facilitating growth both internally and externally. His many lovers and children were an extension of his need to be assured of the perpetuity of the clan. His intelligence gives him the ability to see far beyond the range of other gods and mortals. His focus is outward, on the wider vision and the future. [Taken from Understanding Planetary Myths by Lisa Tenzin Dolma]
Element:
WATER. The water element is all about movement and polarity. It governs the movement toward or away from pleasure and pain. It inspires the creative process. When in balance we are creating something new through our dance toward bliss.
Color:
Orange (see Chakra Diagram for color and location at left)
Keywords:
Movement, sexuality, emotions, creativity, pleasure, pain, inspiration, expansion
Keynote:
Follow your bliss. I feel.
Seed Sound:
Vam
Mudra:
Dhyani Mudra – Put your hands in your lap palms facing upward with your right palm resting atop the left with the tips of the thumbs gently touching. This is the most common mudra used in meditation because of the significance of its representation of a chalice or bowl. The bowl is representative of the lower energetic storage centre and thus the entire sexual energy transmutation system.
Mantra Medicine:
Om Namo Narayanaya – 8 lettered mantra – activates the 7 basic chakras within your inner universe and the thousand petaled lotus – narayanaya is another name for vishnu –the preservation of good, the preservation of self conscious awareness – oh infinite lord , oh indestructible self existent one, unto thee do I make my obeisance. (OM Namo Naraya Naya)
Affirming Medicine:
I can afford to wait if I am ahead of time. The secret to success is not asking for more, but utilizing what I already have. Deciding what I would do if I could live my life over again…and will start living it, now. I will look to a philosophy that increases the do’s and decreases the dont’s. I believe in the process…I trust and grow in life.
Vibrational Medicine:
Ocean waves, global music, Indian chants
Meditative Medicine:
In a comfortable meditative seat, close your eyes and inhale deeply…as you exhale allow your sit bones to settle into the earth beneath you. Focusing your attention about 6 inches above the base of your spine drop your energy into this energetic center. This is the Sacral or 2 creative potentialities accessible to you. Feel the depth and fluidity of the expansive sea of life within you. Sitting in this place of fluidity and openness, letting go of any need for action, feel the well of inspiration surfacing. Allow yourself to bathe in this moment as you’re ebbing and flowing in the waves of expansion…At Peace….Om Shanti.
Anatomy:
liver, hips, pancreas, thighs, gall bladder, functions of nutrition, blood
Asana:
standing forward bend, bridge, belling flying pose, eagle, triangle
Physical Manifestations:
Creative process and organs, the womb, ovaries, testes
Psychological Manifestations:
expansion, optimism, compassion, justice, excess, yearning for pleasure, overindulgence
Aromatherapy:
Nutmeg & Tangerine
Nutmeg:
Tonifies and moves the blood, nourishes adrenal glands, and stops pain.
Tangerine:
Frees the spirit, pacifies the emotions and relieves emotional grief, stress, anxiety, irritability, anger, moves the blood and qi, tonifies digestive system and rids damp/fluid accumulations
Symptoms:
Nutmeg supports poor circulation, fatigue, poor appetite, all types of digestive complaints, frigidity, impotence, sprains and strains to muscles, tendons and ligaments. Tangerine supports dizziness, muscle spasms poor blood circulation, PMS, digestive complaints, emotional stress
Herbal Medicine:
Tian Men Dong aka Shatavari Nourishes Lung and Kidney Yin, clears heat in the lungs and generates fluids. It is used a demulcent, diuretic and aphrodisiac. The meaning of the name shatavari is “she who possesses a hundred husbands.”