The Healing Power of Moon Rituals
What if I missed the August super blue moon?
Get ready for the September 14th new moon ritual below:
Moon rituals can be a powerful experience to cleanse and release the old and begin or invite something new. Moon rituals have been a part of ancient cultures for centuries and are still a part of many cultural practices. The Hindus have rituals for both the new and full moon. The new moon offers peace, prosperity, and good health. The full moon offers protection and wealth. The Vedas describe the moon as symbolic of rebirth, creation, and our connection to our ancestors. In Pagan beliefs, the moon symbolizes the cosmic rhythm of life, and the waxing and waning moon is connected to the land of the dead(other side), where the soul ascends after death and our soul’s rebirth. From a spiritual point of view, which encompasses the melting of many ancient beliefs, the new moon is about starting new things, moving into action, or new beginnings. It is an opportunity to start again and clear the slate for rebirth! The full moon is about completion, endings, and transformation. It is an opportunity to end or finish something we started and, in that way, bring abundance into our lives. Here is a link to the full and new moons for 2023 This last month in August, we had 2 full moons, the last one being a super blue (blue because there were 2 full moons in August, so it's rare and therefore a blue moon), which doesn't make an appearance again until January of 2037, these occur once every 10 years. I created these Crystal Moon Water’s during the August super blue moon.
The crystals inside the bottles are ready to be charged with the Super Blue Full Moon. These crystal moon waters are used for healing and in making Moon Sprays, some are used for drinking. **Please note that some crystal elixirs cannot be consumed as they are not safe for human consumption, in this case I use these elixirs as Crystal Moon water only. Each of these moon water elixirs have very clear messages, I added them to the label below since the intention when we write something down can create its own energy of healing.
The Crystal Moon Elixirs- ready to be used. For more about buying my Moon Sprays or Chakra Sprays or about classes I teach contact me or go to my shop. Don’t worry if you missed the August super full moon as you can still create great rituals for both the full moon and new moon.
On September 14th 2023, we will have the next new moon where you can create an altar space or follow the ritual anyway even if you don't have an altar space (more about how to create your sacred altar space in my next blog). Here is a ritual you can try for the New Moon: The New Moon is about inviting new beginnings, moving into action (about a job, something you have been meaning to do but haven’t) or rebirthing. Clear a space and set some time aside in the evening where you can set an intention for your ritual. Have a few things ready ahead of time: A candle A piece of paper and a green pen A bowl or somewhere to keep your intention paper A flower or branch with leaves to symbolize growth
Sit quietly and sense into your intention, see what your body feels about it, what your mind tells you and what is within your heart, think of this as a meditation and intention setting
Light your candle with this intention in mind to bring it to the light or into life!
Have your vase/bowl with your flower or branch near you so you can acknowledge its symbolism and you can say something like this “ Just as you grow from a seed into a plant/tree/flower, I acknowledge you and the gift you offer me of growth, may your ability to grow remind me of my own ability to grow. Thank you for being my teacher” Then bow your head to acknowledge the flower or plant
Begin to write down everything using your green pen that you want to manifest, give birth to- this includes new ideas
Take a moment to read what you have written, then fold your paper and place it in a bowl
When you feel complete blow out your candle, you have completed your ritual
You can try this ritual for the Harvest Full Moon on 29th September. Full moons are about completion, endings and transformation, what do you want to end, transform or complete? Have a few things ready ahead of time: A candle A piece of paper and a red pen- red symbolizing what you want to release, let go of or end A bowl to burn your intention paper
Sit quietly and sense into your intention, see what your body feels about it, what your mind tells you and what is within your heart, think of this as a meditation and intention setting
Light your candle with this intention in mind to release, end or close whatever you have intended
Write down everything you want to release, let go off, transform or complete in red
Then you can say out loud “ I release all that no longer serves me and as I burn this paper I ask my guides and angels to clear and transmute all negative energy into healing energy for the earth (we don’t want to dump our fears, negativity etc into the earth’s auric field, so it is better to ask for it to be transmuted into healing energy for all)
Then sense how your body, mind and heart feels now that you have released this?
Then blow out your candle
The ritual of burning your thoughts is not only cathartic but cleansing. Our minds get so cluttered with the myriad of thoughts that come in and go out that writing them on paper is the first step to shedding them, then the act of burning the paper is the releasing and cleansing of these thoughts that no longer serve us. I hope you find these rituals helpful for more about paper burning rituals, meditations and classes I teach, contact me at hemla@7raysholisticcenter.com