3-Minute Full Moon Ritual Drawing down the moon... Imagine above you the round glowing disc of the moon, bathing you in a protective circle of light. Vibrant with energy, your space is transformed, filled with the purity of spirit. Stand and raise your armsabove your head. Let your palms face each other and curve slightly toward the moon. Feel as though you’re a sacred … [Read more...]
It’s a special Full Moon. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the Harvest Moon—the Full Moon closest to the Autumn Equinox (September 22), when the Sun entered Libra and the Earth turned toward a new season. Libra is a cardinal sign, and in cardinal months we often feel stirred to begin again. There’s momentum in the air: energy for movement, balance, and change. But before … [Read more...]
The terror of eclipses runs deep in astrology tradition. For the first astrologers, over three thousand years ago in Mesopotamia, solar eclipses were the top feared sky event, capable of unraveling a kingdom. Eclipses signaled floods, famine, disease, and the death of kings. Yet unlike us, the first astrologers didn’t believe the sky was causing these things to happen—they … [Read more...]
A day after the Virgo solar eclipse we meet the September Equinox. On September 22, the Sun enters Libra and we reach one of the year's two balance points, when the hours for day and night are equal. Soon this special balance will tip, with night lengthening in the Northern Hemisphere and contracting in the Southern. Around the world and here in the US, it's hard to think … [Read more...]
Some full moons are slow, rich and sonorous, making it easy for us to slip into meditation and communion. But a lunar eclipse is more electric and unstable. Its energy can rattle the nervous system and give you insomnia. It's 3:00 am and you're wide awake. What should you do? Calm your nervous system! But first things first. What's going on in your mind? All experiences … [Read more...]
The potency of any ritual is intimately tied to the way in which you enter it. Initiates of the ancient mystery schools would perform detailed rites of purification before their rituals, including fasting, baths, anointing with the proper oils, dressing in the proper garments, and making prostrations or circumambulations as offerings.
Your preparation doesn't need to be so elaborate, just sincere. Take a moment to cleanse yourself of distracting thoughts. Become aware of your body in time and space. Tune into your heart. With humility and honesty, offer yourself. Offer your time. Offer your attention. To the Moon and all that she holds.
