Today is the day before Nyepi, the Balinese New Year.
“Exactly one day before Nyepi, all villages in Bali hold a large exorcism ceremony at the main village cross road, the meeting place of demons. They usually make Ogoh-ogoh (the fantastic monsters or evil spirits or the Butha Kala made of bamboo) for carnival purposes. The Ogoh-ogoh monsters symbolize the evil spirits surrounding our environment which have to be got rid of from our lives . The carnivals themselves are held all over Bali following sunset. Bleganjur, a Balinese gamelan music accompanies the procession. Some are giants taken from classical Balinese lore. All have fangs, bulging eyes and scary hair and are illuminated by torches. In order to make a harmonic relation between human being and God, human and human, and human and their environments, Tawur Kesanga is performed in every level of society, from the people’s house. In the evening, the Hindus celebrating Ngerupuk, start making noises and light burning torches and set fire to the Ogoh-ogoh in order to get the Bhuta Kala, evil spirits, out of our lives.” For more information see http://www.indo.com/culture/nyepi.html.
Asana Practice: My ashtanga studio is closed in celebration of the New Moon. I am taking a day of rest to full engage with the holiday here in Bali.
Tomorrow I will be starting my day with a sunrise asana practice and sitting in silence for the remainder of the day. I will be doing a juice fast and honoring the experience of joining an entire island in silence for a 24 hour period.
I look forward to sharing the experience on Sunday.
Blessings.
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yes – call them in – see them for what they are – expel them