Lunar Day Five

The fifth lunar day is generally counted as the fifth day from the new moon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days.

According to Vedic tradition, the fifth Moon Day is accepted as a generally lucky day when involving actions which will bear advantages. It is also good for people who want to start a new venture. On the other hand, the European tradition believes that today is highly unlucky and will bring about losses and potentially fatal diseases.

• Symbol: Unicorn
• Other Symbols: Oil for Fire
• Stones and Minerals: Turquoise, Pink chalcedony, Marble, Amber.
• Aromatherapy: Lavender
• Significance: Fidelity to one’s principles, and duty.
• Chakra Activation: During the 5th lunar day the Ajna chakra (the Third Eye) is active.

Overall Forecast

Everything will be successful, if you are creative and concentrate on your aim. You should be true to your principles, feelings and emotions. Both information and food will be perfectly digested, eat to satiety, but do not overeat. It is a good day for paying debts.

It is necessary to pay great attention to this lunar day. Because it is associated with the beginning of the assimilation of food and its transformation. It is better to prefer dairy products and avoid fasting. It’s good to go somewhere on such a day, to collect, dry and tincture herbs.

The first half of this lunar day is not entirely favorable. Confusion and indecision increase, faith in oneself diminishes. Many people in the first half of the day will need the ability to resist negative influences from the outside. It will require great awareness.

In the first half of the lunar day, contacts with partners and superiors will be difficult. However, the second half of the lunar day you will receive support from authorities, new colleagues or friends.

Recommendations

This is a good day for beginners. It is recommended to:

• Pay debts.
• Finish started projects.
• Perform sweeping changes in you business (from furniture rearrangement to the whole business conception).
• Perform new actions and methods of your business management.

It is not recommended to:

• Lose something, it will unlikely be recovered.
• Manage financial affairs; try and find another time.
• Start new business.

This is a favorable lunar day for haircuts, contributes to an increase in material well-being. Bathing in a steam today is also recommended.

Weather Forecast

On the fifth day, on a new moon, there is almost always a strong wind.

Influence on Health

Be especially careful with the food because this day symbolizes the beginning of digestion and transformation of food you take. This is the only day when the food burns down and completely converts into tissues. Fasting is not recommended.

Follow your instinct when choosing the food. Yogi usually do the same – buy a lot of different food and eat what they want. Do not overeat, be satisfied.

• Nutrition tips: Milk and curd are the best food this day. Fruits and honey are preferable. Do not fast, avoid meat, fish, nuts, fermented cabbage, grains, seeds, roughage and alcohol.

It is necessary to pay attention to the esophagus, malnutrition can cause nausea, spasms. Today, the intestines and spleen are working hard, so it is not recommended to overload them. Diseases that began on these lunar days are often severe and dangerous. It is not advisable to eat meat, nuts, fish and sunflower seeds today.

Dreams

Good dreams may come true, but a disturbing dream is a warning. If you saw yourself crying in a dream, don’t be afraid, today this is a good sign. If your dreams are about roads or movement it means you are doing well. If you see something unpleasant it is a sign to take care of your health.

Today’s dreams may show how your energy floats, how well you manage your tasks. Upon careful analysis you can determine if you’re evolving or spinning in a circle.

Dreams about this lunar day can be associated with health. Unpleasant dreams can become a hint of the disease. But, as a rule, dreams of the 5th lunar day in general are very favorable, because they tend to be about the road and travel.

Aromatherapy

The scent of Lavender provides full energy relaxation. Protects against negative energies. A wonderful remedy for overwork, overexcitement, irritability and aggression. Eliminates tearfulness and hysterical reactions. Restores sleep.

Housework

Today it’s better to take a break from cleaning and other household chores. The best thing to do on this day is grocery shopping and organizing your food stocks; both the dry and refrigerated goods.

The main task for this lunar day is to figure out what foods your body needs by following your sense of taste and to use this intuitive information in your choices for the rest of the lunar month as well. The energy of this day is directed toward the alchemy of the food we eat. It is a period of special transformation inside our digestive system, this is why it is better to direct your attention inward and determine the best products to ingest at this moment.

If you have the mood or the will, you may choose to cook at home all the while listening to your feelings; how much salt, spices or herbs do you feel like adding into a particular dish or what beverage will best pair with it .

Relationships and Weddings

This lunar day means an increase in the person’s sexual potential, which means that communication with the opposite sex will be successful. But, note that on the 5th lunar day it’s very easy to fall in love at first sight.

It’s time for unexpected discoveries and revelation.  A favorable day for planning wedding ceremony on a noble scale. Generally this day brings changes, mostly in love affairs. Therefore there is a chance to find your second half this day. Be attentive to acquaintances and you will possibly meet your Destiny.

The unicorn, which is the symbol of this day, is a very mystical animal. According to ancient legends, he appeared to be people, foreshadowing serious changes in their lives, and first of all, in his personal life. Today, there is a very big chance for lonely people to meet their love, so pay attention to all of today’s acquaintances.

Those wishing to marry on the fifth lunar day should be prepared for the fact that their relationship will be constantly subject to various changes, and the family life will be full of rapid changes as a material plan (constant change of housing, work, options for farming, etc.) and spiritual (the discovery of new horizons of comprehension of their true nature, the constant search for new ways and the like).

Conception of a Child

How ambiguous is the 5th lunar day, so the fate of the child conceived on this day will be changeable and ambiguous as well.

One can not say for certain whether this person will be happy or not. He can be pursued by strong and dangerous enemies, and for his misdeeds and mistakes he will bitterly pay. The evil that he will cause people during his life, will return to him in full. But all this does not mean that he will be unhappy.

Lessons of fate are never given to us for no reason. And only thanks to life’s losses and turmoil, he will be able to realize much and understand the value of happiness.

Born on this Day

Those born on the 5th lunar day have a strong magical power. And even if you do not develop your abilities, it is human nature to help people. Avoid negative emotions, do not provoke others. In the lives of these people, sudden and unexpected changes are possible. Tranquility and wisdom will help to cope with unpredictable situations.

• Tip: keep track of what and when you eat. Read positive literature, develop your abilities.

People of this day can combine physical strength with the moral. Avoid fuss and rush. The weak place in the body is the digestive system. There may be problems due to food.

Business and Money

You may receive the fruits of your labor today. On this lunar day try and maintain awareness while communicating with bosses, partners and colleagues because they might be incapable of compromise and show stubbornness, especially if the Moon is in Aries, Taurus or Capricorn..

Unless you are working on paying off your debts, all issues related to money are not recommended on the fifth lunar day. This day is unfavorable for financial affairs. It is also not worth the start of a new business.

Today you can buy anything you like – from small items to household appliances, from children’s toys to apartments. But you should also be careful. The fifth lunar day is a changeable time, what seems good today, may not seem so good tomorrow. So do not rush, and carefully examine everything and only then pay money. Also now is a good time to exchange in all areas.

Moon Day Five Meditations

• Plan for the future while working with the past.
• Meditate while eating.

Keep maximum attention while eating, chew slowly and carefully. When choosing what to eat, let your emotions be your guide. Choose foods, which, according to your feeling, will bring positive outcomes to any particular part of your body. Be careful with the amount of food.

During meals observe and release any strain and bad emotions. If you realize that you have too strong an emotional affection with a particular food, then be extra conscientious.

Magick for Moon Day Five

From this lunar day begins an intense magical work. Work with herbs: collection, infusion, charging, making potions and medicines. Kitchen Magick and spells which are fed to someone are more powerful on this day.

Divinations should be limited to topics related to internal changes, ask questions about your own state of mind, as well as those that directly point to any cardinal changes in your life. Today it’s best to only read cards or divine for yourself. Even if someone asks you to, politely refuse.

Sources:

• Om Journal
• Full Moon Calendar
• Moon Horoscope