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...]
Equinox is a fabulous time for initiating changes--and that's what we're doing at Mooncircles. We're adding new features and giving the site a new look. We wanted to launch after the New Moon as it gives the updated site a stronger chart, so if you're still seeing the old site, check back with us in a couple of days. If you're on the new site, you may find pages that aren't … [Read more...]
I'm giving you fair warning. The two benefics--Venus and Jupiter--are conjunct next weekend (August 17/18). Both are in the playful, royal sign of Leo. It would be a shame not to join in. August is the quintessential holiday month in the Northern Hemisphere--and what a perfect pair of planets to bless us in the vacation practices of pleasure and self-indulgence. If you're not … [Read more...]
It’s another new moon: when the magically minded make wishes and astrologers attempt to divine this cycle’s intentions. The wishes you make now may indeed be super-powered, but if you don’t have a strong relationship with the archetypes, don’t expect special favors. If you rarely play your cello, don’t expect a starring role in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. New Moons are … [Read more...]
Coming soon, about a week after the Leo New Moon, is the agricultural "first fruits" holiday, Lammas. It's traditionally celebrated on August 1 and is astrologically exact on August 6/7 (when the Sun reaches 15 degrees Leo). It is energetically exact whenever you become aware of the spiritual truth that you are an expression of the Sun. One way to evaluate your current … [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.
