Astrological Mythology The Meaning of ... - Mandhata Global
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drink <strong>of</strong> the gods, which it pours down as its ambrosial rain through the<br />
sieve <strong>of</strong> heaven. This invigorating lunar influence on terrestrial life was well<br />
known to the sages.<br />
According to the relationship between the phases <strong>of</strong> the Moon and the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> life on earth, plants, animals, birds and human beings in<br />
their procreative processes are deeply affected by the Moon (SD Vol. I, p.<br />
204, 211; Vol. II, pp. 102-119; Vol. HI, p. 113). <strong>The</strong> Moon has a special<br />
influence on the functioning <strong>of</strong> the female organism and on sexual impulses<br />
<strong>of</strong> both males and females. <strong>The</strong> psychological structure and emotional<br />
responses <strong>of</strong> human beings as well as their intellectual capacity are linked to<br />
the Moon. Yogis use the phases <strong>of</strong> the Moon to aid in their meditational<br />
practices. Blavatsky states that the influences <strong>of</strong> the Moon are wholly<br />
psycho-physical and the Moon is literally dead, sending out injurious<br />
emanations like a corpse. It vampirizes the earth and its inhabitants so that<br />
anyone sleeping under its rays suffers, losing some <strong>of</strong> his life-force. She<br />
stresses that plants which are benefic under the rays <strong>of</strong> the Sun are malefic<br />
under those <strong>of</strong> the Moon. Herbs containing poisons are most active when<br />
gathered under the Moon's rays at night. She considers the Moon as the<br />
friend <strong>of</strong> sorcerers and the enemy <strong>of</strong> the unwary. From ancient times <strong>of</strong> the<br />
witches <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>ssaly down to some <strong>of</strong> the present Tantrics <strong>of</strong> Bengal, she<br />
continues, "her nature and properties have been known to every occultist but<br />
have remained a closed book to the physicists."<br />
<strong>The</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> the Moon is largely felt on the physical, psychological and<br />
mental nourishment <strong>of</strong> the individual. Its name as Oushad-pati or Lord <strong>of</strong><br />
herbs indicates the great influence <strong>of</strong> the Moon on herbs and its curative and<br />
healing potential. It refers to the connection between the lunar radiation and<br />
the inner sap energizing and vitalizing all living creatures on Earth — plant<br />
or animal. <strong>The</strong> Moon is inwardly linked with the power that animates all<br />
creatures.<br />
<strong>The</strong> name Kumud-pati refers to the inspirational impact <strong>of</strong> lunar radiation.<br />
Kumad is a Sanskrit word for the white water-lily. Kumud-pati means the<br />
"Lord <strong>of</strong> Lotus" or more specifically the "Lord <strong>of</strong> the white water-lily." <strong>The</strong><br />
lunar impulse controls and guides the growth and nourishment <strong>of</strong> the lily<br />
from its muddy (physical) bed, through watery (emotional) and airy (mental)<br />
states <strong>of</strong> existence (consciousness) which finally leads to its flowering <strong>of</strong><br />
purity and freedom. This attraction <strong>of</strong> the water-lily to the Moon stands for<br />
the human response to "the celestial ambrosial rain through the sieve <strong>of</strong><br />
heaven" which imparts the divine intoxication and draws the individual<br />
towards the purity and freedom <strong>of</strong> Divine wisdom.