On this very auspicious night of of the new moon, Maha Shivaratri (Great Night of Shiva), the celestial bodies are in perfect alignment for meditating on Shiva and his energy. Shiva is the first Yogi and on this is the night that Shiva performs his Tandava (heavenly dance) destroying Kaliya (venomous snake) in doing so destroys darkness and ignorance. This dark night of the year marks when we can most overcome our own personal darkness (the Moon/Mind) to receive the gift of