3-Minute New Moon Ritual Ground your body, clear your mind... Become aware of your body. Notice how gravity holds and connects you to earth. It’s as though your body is an ancient stone temple—solid, strong, secure. Sanctify this temple. Imagine a priestess is pouring sacred water and scattering rose petals, all the way down, from your head to your toes. Any anxiety or … [Read more...]
Pisces plays the mandolin and wears sky blue shirts that smell like lavender or sometimes roses. When he visits, you might hear snow melting. Tulips and daffodils poke their heads above ground to greet him, while starlings dream of their future: finding a soul mate, nest-building, teaching their young to fly. Pisces’ mother used to worry about him. He’d spend long hours alone … [Read more...]
The circle—a timeless image used in Tibetan mandalas, Native American medicine wheels, and astrology—conveys the ever-turning wheel of life. And in the circle of the year, the Pisces New Moon always arrives before the Vernal Equinox. The final New Moon of the zodiac arrives just before the zodiac resets, as two days later (March 20), the Sun shifts into Aries, signaling the … [Read more...]
On March 3rd, the Earth slips between the Sun and the Moon, and the familiar Full Moon turns a deep, bruised red. A total lunar eclipse doesn't erase the Moon. Its light still reaches us — but it arrives altered, filtered through shadow. The same shadow crosses through the inner sky. A Virgo Moon finds comfort in clean lines, finished lists, the quiet satisfaction … [Read more...]
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 arms above your head. Let your palms face each other and curve slightly toward the moon. Feel as though you’re a sacred … [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.
