Yes, I know what you think of me, you never shut up, never shut up, never shut up. She was a January girl, she dives for shells with her nautical nuns. Welcome to Never Shut Up, I'm your host Rose Crass, today is April 18th and 19th of 2026. Welcome to the weekend, yay, you made it.
And we are talking about Black Dove and Pandora's Aquarium, both from the choir girl hotel. And these songs are Taurid's cryptic lyrics at their best. Lots of metaphor here, metaphor for what? Well, I think that is for us to find out for Taurid you know and for us to experience.
So with Pandora's Aquarium, we are plumbing the depths of the unknown. In this case, Pandora's Box has become an aquarium and there's a sense of clarity to it, right? Seeing through the glass, seeing what's there. And then the January girl is on the edge of the woods, living in that scary place.
And the main character, Tori, in the song will do anything to get away from that darkness. I have to get to Texas, but this January girl, it's not really, I mean, it could be the Capricorn, who's solid and connected to the Earthbound self, but also very much aware that she's so much more than this world. She's the universe. She's already been to the other side of the universe.
So these two songs together, taking these songs together, it's really about delving in, diving in. And we could use practices like self-inquiry and meditation to get into the depth of meaning within ourselves and understanding who we are and where we're going. And let me tell you, right now, we're just kind of moving out of the Aries Stellium, which is all these planets and Aries, we're getting ready to move into Taurus. And right now is really about moving forward with action.
And in the case of these songs, the invitation is to dive in, to plumb the depths of our unknowns, bringing things to the surface. So with that in mind, we're going to use the Swan Dive. The Swan Dive is quite simply how we hinge forward when we're doing things like sun salutations. And it's about that sense of diving in, but then coming out of and diving back in and coming out of, because our yoga practice builds the fortitude to be able to dive for shells with anautical nuns.
So this is a practice that requires not driving, so come to the top of your mat or just the standing position you don't need a mat for this one. Plant your feet, ground in, or by the woods, so grounded like a tree, pressing the feet into the earth so that we rise up like those trees in the woods, rising up out of the earth, feel the breath moving and flowing because we're bringing in the aquarium. Anytime we encounter water, Carl Jung says we're diving into the subconscious mind. So pressing down, inhale, fill, sweep the arms up over the head, and then with the exhale, take the arms out wide.
Let your heart lead the dive as you come forward. All the way, tail on this, knees are soft. You can bring your arms up behind you, inhale here, and then with the exhale, press into the feet, start to rise, and then continue your inhale as you come all the way up to standing, sweeping the arms up overhead. And then with the exhale again, heart leads, Swan dive forward, your chin is tucked.
Don't jot your chin out. Bring your nose towards your knees, let the arms fly up behind you. Inhale here, exhale, start the process of rising by pressing into your feet, beginning to reverse Swan dive, heart leads, inhale, sweep the arms up overhead. Continue this practice.
Think about the waves, ways in which you dive in to the subconscious mind, and then we rise up out of the subconscious mind. It's not about diving into and remaining and staying in the subconscious. We're dipping in and out of Pandora's aquarium. It doesn't have to be that scary place because honey, you've already lived on the other side of the universe.
You don't have to get to Texas today. There is no rush. And with that, I thank you for joining me and Tory for a little mental yoga today. Remember, five minutes a day is so much sweeter, more impactful, and more important than 60 minutes once a week.
I'll see you Monday morning. Bye. Production of the Sideways Society. For more information and links to things mentioned on the show, please visit us online at songsatoreannus.com.
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