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Venus swims into lovely Pisces today, amplifying the soulful beauty in our lives. For the next three weeks it will turn our focus to the wonders in our lives, raising our gratitude levels and awareness of the gifts we have, as well as the gifts we want to manifest on a spiritual level. An Aries Moon will have us on the run Monday and Tuesday, and even though clarity and direction may elude us, we'll be moving forward all the same. Clarity returns under Wednesday and Thursday's Taurus Moon, which will provide for a time of grounding as we work through the challenges in our day to day lives. Once the Moon moves into Gemini on Friday, we'll experience two days of fun, social interaction and entertaining activities to take us into the weekend. If someone you haven't thought of or heard from in a long time crosses your mind, now is the time to reach out and connect or do a little internet sleuthing to see if you can find them. Feel free to be a homebody under Sunday's Cancer Moon. Even if you don't get much done, the goal is to hang out and soak up the energy of your favorite and most comfortable place to be!

Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda, by Janesh Vaidya

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

In our modern world, our health is greatly impacted by the choices we make in our daily lives. That means that the environment we live in, the kind of lifestyle we lead, and what we are surrounded by will decide the life span and the health status of our body-mind system. For instance, if we are living in a polluted atmosphere, and leading an unhealthy lifestyle, during our lifetime our natural health is at high risk, with different kinds of pathogens invading our internal system and creating uneasy (dis-ease) function of our organs.

Most people complain, stating that their life is not their conscious choice—so what is the point in discussing this issue? Perhaps because of their job or family situation, they are forced to live in the middle of a crowded city, breathing polluted air and drinking contaminated water everyday. Perhaps because of the lack of time in their busy working schedule, they adapt to fast food and often compromise with their necessary sleep. And at the end, they become victims of life-threatening health issues.

I must say, life is all about priority. If you give first priority to your health, you will be able to see many possibilities to minimise the risk of diseases in your life. Wherever you live on this planet right now, whichever age you are at present, and whatsoever health condition you are in today, by making the most necessary changes in your life with the wisdom of Ayurveda, you can improve your basic health and immunity.

How Does Ayurveda Work in a Human Body?
The microcosm of our body is made up by cells, which according to Ayurveda terminology, are constituted by five elements: earth, water, fire, ether, and air. The combinations of these elements generate the forces (Kapha [water and earth], Pitta [fire and water], and Vata [ether and air]), which help the body to sustain and move forward in life through different ages. Since our birth until the death, these three forces support the growth and health of our bodily organs, and maintain the functions of our systems, (such as our cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, muscular, lymphatic, nervous, reproductive, endocrine, integumentary and skeletal systems).

Even though most of us are born with good health, at some point during our lifetime, we lose the track and run into unhealthy, often socially enforced, habits, which eventually break down the natural resistance power of our body and weaken our organs. These addictions restrict the natural function of our internal systems to cleanse and rejuvenate our body. Eventually, these unhealthy habits accumulate ama (toxins) in the body tissues and invites in harmful micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi—the agents of different kinds of diseases. But whatever health situation we are in right now, with the tools of Ayurveda, we can understand the root cause of our present health issues and adapt the natural solutions to repair and maintain our body in the coming days.

How Can this Ancient Health Practice Help to Improve my Health in These Modern Times?
While stepping into the practice of Ayurveda, we must understand the fact that before the emergence of Allopathy and Homeopathy, our ancestors were treating their bodies and minds with the natural health solutions that existed on this planet. They constantly cleansed and rejuvenated their internal systems with the healing power of Mother Nature.

Ayurveda is one of the most ancient health sciences in the world, and has been practiced in India through the centuries by a group of traditional Ayurveda physicians called Vaidyas. In ancient times, every village in India had at least one Vaidya family, taking care of the wellness of the people in that region.

Through the years, Vaidyas have been maintaining the health of the people in the villages mainly through the three natural practices. In Sanskrit they are called aahar, vihar, and vijar, which translate to food, lifestyle, and thoughts. The main advantage of Vaidya's three traditional practices is that they can be practiced by anybody, at any age and health condition, to boost the energy and vitality, and maintain good health and immune power in a human body-mind system. Let me give you a short introduction to what have become known as the three commandments of Ayurveda.

1. Aahar
   As the old saying goes, we are what we eat. Our daily food habits have a direct impact on our internal systems and the state of health and diseases. Because of our fast and processed food culture, our body is prone to many diseases in this modern age. But, if we make a diet plan according to our present health condition, we can save our organs from future diseases and regain our utmost health.To make a food plan for your body constitution, first you need to find out the state of balance and imbalance in your system. With the help of the self tests in my latest book, Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda, you can find your PDE (Presently Dominating Elements). According to the status of your dominating elements and the chances of aggravation in their corresponding forces, you will get advice on how to balance those elements and avoid the risk of disease. The recommendations in the book are based on the theory that food is our natural medicine, which is one of the key traditional practices of the Vaidyas in Ayurveda.

   With this ancient wisdom, everybody can be a therapist in their kitchen, and treat their symptoms with their daily food. The food list given in the book will help you to shop the right ingredients for your body type, and help you to use the right food (to add or take away from your daily diet) according to your present health status.

2. Vihar
   If we observe a person's lifestyle, we can see the present and future status of his/her health. When we analyse our present health issues, we can identify the root cause of most issues (which is basically the result of our old, unhealthy habits).Even if we are currently healthy, if we continue with our unhealthy habits, we can assume the risk of getting diseases in a particular organ or even in an entire system of our body in the future. For instance, if a person is a smoker, there is a risk of getting troubles in the respiratory system, or if a person is an alcoholic has a chance of damaging the liver and its related organs and systems. Even those who do not smoke or drink are still at risk of future diseases if living in polluted conditions.

   In short, nowadays, good health is not automatically granted. Good health is the result of many conscious choices in life. And when you design your lifestyle by avoiding unhealthy habits and adding healthy habits into your daily life, you have a better chance to live well on this planet.

   Ayurveda recommends leading a lifestyle with the right food and exercise, mental relaxation programs, and enough rest for the body through the right amount of sleep. Sleep is one of the most essential therapies to maintain good health in a human body-mind system, and the amount of deep sleep needed varies from person to person, according to the dominating elements in the body. Once you find your PDE with the self-tests in Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda, you can follow the sleeping hours in the book. (If you have problems with insomnia, you can use the sleeping positions and suggestions in the book to improve the quality of your sleep.)

3. Vijar
   Thoughts are the architect of our life. Every thought is a piece of food for our brain, and when we choose good thoughts, our mind will be naturally cleaned and rejuvenated with the affirmative inputs.In Vaidya's traditional practices, mind development has a major role in maintaining good health and immunity. Eating with mindfulness and to meditating in higher focus are various levels of practices traditionally recommended to handle different symptoms of mind (such as heavy stress, depression, and anxiety). To get your "breakfast for your mind," you can visit my website (JaneshVaidya.com) and read a new "Thought of the day"every morning, which is helping many people around the world to start their day with meaning. Once you start practicing the disciplines of Ayurveda, your life will come into alignment: the right food, exercise, and relaxation programs for your body and mind (including deep sleep).

Start Your Journey
As the saying goes, every long journey starts with a single step. Even this small article can be a beginning, or a restart, of your healthy lifestyle. See Ayurveda as an ocean in which you are starting your voyage from a shore in search of your optimal health. Take small steps by learning the basics of this natural science and adapt its disciplines one by one into your daily life. And always keep in mind that, on this journey, you are the solution and not the problem; you are the healer and not the wound; and you are the medicine, not the disease.

If you have any questions about your health, you are welcome to write to me, briefly explaining your health issues.

/Janesh Vaidya

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2021. All rights reserved.

Last year I met a really nice guy. We seemed to get on very well, and I thought we had fallen in love. Our connection is very passionate and intense. A lot of bad things have happened between us, however, and we now have a love/hate relationship. When we're getting along, it's absolutely amazing. When he ignores me, I feel like killing myself. I feel like I've known him forever, and don't want to live without him. The few times I've forced myself to walk away, however, he has eventually sought me out and begged in desperation for me to take him back. The highs are the highest I've ever known, but the lows are also the lowest. What is going on here? I feel like this relationship will be the death of me! I want off of this roller coaster ride. Thank you!

- Helen

Dreamchaser:

Here's what's going on: you are a Love Addict. You desire safety, acceptance, passion and security. Your greatest fear is abandonment. You also have an underlying fear of being in a HEALTHY relationship, because you do not know what one is. You have never seen a clear example of a healthy relationship, and don't know how to be in one.

You obsess about the man in your life, whoever he may be at the time. You think about him constantly. You talk about him to your friends all the time. You act out in anger and revenge when you feel abandoned by him. You look for that "instant closeness" in a relationship. You idealize your man.

You get high off the fantasy of love. You deny how "walled up" he is. You end things, get back together, feel HIGH from the renewal, and then repeat the process over and over and over. Your sense of self-esteem is not founded from within, but instead, it is based on what your partner thinks about you or what is happening in the relationship. When you feel a need for more intensity, in order to get some kind of reaction from your partner, you will become distant, shut down and abandon the relationship.

There are support groups and therapy programs designed for Love Addicts. I think that you should look into getting some type of help before you enter into another relationship. Whether you want to admit it or not, this has been the pattern of your relationships throughout your whole life. The bottom line in this situation is that you have some serious self-esteem problems.

If you still have doubts, here are some questions you might ask yourself:

Do you find yourself unable to stop seeing a specific person even though you know that seeing this person is destructive to you?
Do you get "high" from sex and/or romance?
Do you make promises to yourself concerning your sexual or romantic behavior that you find you cannot stick to?
Do you believe that sex and/or a relationship will make your life bearable?
Do you believe that someone can "fix" you?
Do you feel desperation or uneasiness when you are away from your lover or sexual partner?
Do you find that you have a pattern of repeating bad relationships?
Do you feel like you're not "really alive" unless you are with your sexual/ romantic partner?
Do you find the pain in your life increasing no matter what you do?
Do you feel that your sexual and/or romantic life affects your spiritual life in a negative way?

If you answered "yes" to two or more of these questions, you may want to consider getting some type of therapy or join a support group. I know there are support groups online as well as in "real" life.

I wish you healing.

*****

Astrea:

Saying that you're in a love/hate relationship sort of obscures the bigger issue: that your partner is totally unsuitable and inappropriate for you. To me, love/hate relationships are simply addictions to drama. You "don't want to live" without THIS guy? When he ignores you, you want to "kill yourself?" Those are very EXTREME statements, and you should examine the real issues behind them before you either leave OR continue in this relationship!

Loving someone means LOVING someone - all the time. Sure, our loved ones are going to annoy us now and then, and we're going to have disagreements, but this guy not only knows how to hurt you, he DOES IT ON PURPOSE.

If you don't feel loved by your mate half the time, then I think the relationship is detrimental to your emotional and mental health! Since you seem to know that he isn't going to change his approach to life and relationships, staying with him is only going to cause you to start hating YOURSELF sooner or later.

Why endure this over and over again? Do you enjoy having your hopes and self-esteem crushed on a regular basis? He seems to be getting a sick thrill out of keeping this going, because he begs you to come back for more again and again.

Some people are so afraid of opening their hearts all the way that they inject "bad things" into a relationship to justify holding back a bit. Others will get involved with the wrong people so that they feel free to misbehave themselves. This guy is taking advantage of you left and right. When you tell yourself, "Oh, it's just a love/hate relationship," then you continue to spin your wheels with him instead of making a clean break for freedom and something better in love.

Would he be open to some kind of couple's therapy to work on why he feels the need to cause you pain? Would you be open to exploring why you seem to WANT someone like him in your life? It might take a while, but that is the only way that you're going to create something much healthier with him or move on with your life.

It's perfectly acceptable to admit that you're not strong enough to leave him on your own, as long as you get some outside HELP with that. It's also fine to hope that therapy might enable him to be more loving and caring. If you suggest counseling and he won't go, then he has no interest in growing or changing, and that's your cue to run for the hills!

I feel the two of you have a strange loyalty to one another that is somehow Karmic. Together you can explore the true nature of this drama, which you've shared in many incarnations. If you work this out this lifetime, you won't have to keep repeating this pattern throughout eternity.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.