THE NIGHT BUTTERFLY - Hannover 2001

These passes can be preceded by Mapping the Night Butterfly.
To the three female sorcerers of Carlos Castaneda's generation, the Night Butterfly form has a special significance. To Carol Tiggs, it meant the arrival of unbridled, relentless affection for the world around us; for Taisha Abelar, it represents an effortlessness in crossing the boundaries between the first and second attention; and to Florinda Donner-Grau it represents being aware of Death - knowing that we have only this moment to live.
It is believed that the Moth is a guardian to silent knowledge and power.

Stand up.

1. Perform the Ocean Breath: inhale curling the spine and shoulders inward, exhale straightening the back, and arching the shoulders backward; point the hands to the floor behind you. Do this a few times.

2. Step forward with the left foot. Flap both wings: arms down to the back, palms facing about a foot apart. Arc the arms upwards to the front so that they and up about a foot apart with the backs of the hands facing. Look at the space between the hands. Flap your wings in this fashion three times. Step forward with the right foot in front, and repeat.

3. Put left foot parallel with the right foot. Shift the weight of the body gently from the left leg to the right leg.

4. Lift the left leg, tap the floor gently (remember, you are a moth) with the tips of the toes in a front-to-back circular fashion, four times. Shift the weight on the left leg, and mirror for the right.

5. Move elbows: stand up straight, and move both elbows laterally away from the torso (inhale), then extend the arms backward pointing to the floor (exhale). Three times. Keep the shoulders gently locked in a down position at all times.

6. Move hands forward: move both elbows laterally away from the torso (inhale), then bend the back as you bring the hands together in front of the chin (exhale), palms facing but about 5 cm apart. Do this two times. Remember to keep the shoulders down. On the third time, shoot the arms completely upward overhead, with only two fingers extended (index and middle finger). The hands remain in his position until the end of #9.

7. Make three big outward circles with the hands.

8. Turn the body to the far left by taking a step with the left foot 45° to the back, so that the left foot ends up in an angle with the right foot. Point with the fingers in the air, look at the fingers and make three small inward circles. Step with the right foot forward in the direction that you're facing, and make three more circles. Pivot 180° to the left, make another three circles, take another step with the right, and make three more circles.
Finish by putting the feet parallel facing the original direction, bring the hands down, first to a position in front of the vital centers, then let them hang by the sides.

9. The Antennas: Left the elbows to the sides (shoulders down), then shoot the hands up in front of the body, overhead, again with the two fingers of each hand extended. Look at the hands. Slightly bending through the knees to accentuate the movement, arc your arms gracefully from the far left to the far right, three times. Center the arms up, and rub the sides and the back of the head with the upper arms.
Finish by bringing the hands first in front of the vital centers (exhale) then move the elbow laterally away from the torso (inhaling), then exhale, stabbing the two fingers down to the back; stab again, this time with all fingers extended, both palms facing, about a foot apart.

10. Flying: Take a step to the back with the right foot. The arms are in the back, palms facing apart. Flap your wings by bringing the hands upward in front, backs of the hands facing. This time however, inhale as you bring the hands to the front, bend your head down, arching the back, and lift both heels from the ground. Exhale, straighten the back and put the heels on the floor as you bring the hands behind you.
Flap your wings three or four times, then take a little hop with the leg that is already in front, followed immediately by a bigger hop which puts the other leg in front. Fly again. Repeat as many times as you desire.