Intuitive Guidance: Preparing for the Full Moon

Intuitive Guidance

During this phase of the moon, leading up to the full moon later this week, you may want to focus your time and intention on intuitive guidance. Finding out anything else that needs to be folded into your full moon work. What still needs tweaking? Or a dose of deep healing?

Intuitive Reading

"We all desire to know where our footsteps will fall next, long for the assurance that decisions we have made are for the very best and yearn to know that things will get better. When we connect with intuitive guidance, we are connecting with the divine flow of universal energy." ~~Lucy Cavendish

Having someone give you an intuitive reading or doing one for yourself is a great way to find out what you need to know. After journaling about whatever the reading tells you, consider how to use that information during the full moon later this week.

You also may want to prepare in advance, by creating a healing crystal elixir or a crystal layout.

Dreamwork

Another great way to ask for guidance is to request it of your dreams. Place a pen and notepad or journal near your bed tonight and just as you are drifting off to sleep, ask to dream about anything else that needs healing, or needs to be included in your full moon work this week.

When you wake up, write down anything you remember about your dreams, even if you only remember a tidbit or two. Tell your dreams to yourself in story form, and after writing it all out, notice the words you used to describe what happened.

Are there any metaphors or descriptive phrases or sentences you used that in the light of day might mean more than they did during your dream?

For instance, if, in your dream, you fell asleep while at work, is there an area of your life in which you are sleeping on the job? Or if in the dream, something that happened made you worry about how you would get to the ______ (whatever), is there a fear that you won't be able to get where you need to go in your waking life?

Take the insights you develop from your dream analysis and use them in your full moon work this week.

Have a great day!

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Using Moon Phases for Health & Tranquility: A Reader Request

Moon Phases for Health & Tranquility

In a comment on yesterday's post, Eyenie Schultz from LucidMusing, asked for advice about working with the moon phases for health and tranquility.

Health

With any focus on health or illness, your goal is to target the underlying issues whenever possible. What has the illness meant in your life? What might be the payoff in keeping it?

If the moon is waxing, work on creating better health; if it is waning, banish illness. For instance, during the first quarter moon, coming up this week on Thursday, you can identify what might be keeping you stuck where a health problem is concerned and create a ritual designed to help you break through those blocks.

Clear quartz crystal is a good all-purpose intensifier and a great choice in general for any intention you want to use it for, and other crystals could be chosen based on the specific health issue you're targeting.

Tranquility 

What a great goal to take through each moon phase!

Starting with setting your intention during the new moon phase, nurturing it during the waxing crescent moon phase, taking a look at what might be in the way during the first quarter moon phase and then dedicating it to the full moon and the phases that follow. You could create a ritual at each phase, or do journaling and crystal layouts, saving the ritual for the full moon.

Crystals you might use: amethyst, angelite, rose quartz, moonstone, blue calcite, selenite, desert jasper, blue lace agate, blue chalcedony and there are plenty of others.

Have a great day!

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Facing Down a Mountain of Resistance

So, in yesterday's post, I admitted that when the time came to gear up for this month's new moon work, I just did not feel like doing it. But today, I can happily report that I am back in the game for this month.

Climbing Resistance Mountain 

(1) First, I ate an impressive amount of white cheddar popcorn. There may have been a few cookies,too. (Don't judge)

(2) Then I grabbed my "take back your power" elixir and my "find your voice" elixir, and after using them, I put them on the windowsill, surrounded by a circle of carnelian, which, itself, was surrounded by double-terminated clear quartz crystal.

(I have rough ones, too, but I used large tumbled ones, like these)

(3) I did a quick ritual that included prayer, my wand, my desert jasper and a lot of compassion for myself. I realized that I had had a dream recently that foreshadowed this resistance.

And I remembered feeling so intimidated by what I understood of its meaning, that I just sort of left it for later. Looked like later had turned into now, LOL! It was one of my driving the car dreams, and was about all sorts of things going wrong after I got behind the wheel.

For me, in addition to whatever else makes the particular dream unique, it comes down to trusting myself and feeling safe.

(4) I decided to make 2 crystal elixirs, one I would call Safe and another for the actual moon wish I am going to work on this month. I would work on trust and safety first and then, create the 2nd elixir.

(5) I also did an intuitive reading to get some extra insight into the problem, and a healing ritual and meditation.

(6) It all worked, and really helped. But the work will continue this month, and I will see how it goes. At each phase, I'll check in with myself and see which adjustments I might need to make to keep things on course.

But meanwhile, have a look at the crystal layout I finally created!

Dealing with Resistance

My encouragement for anyone dealing with resistance is to lean into it, and try to figure out what your inner child needs, or what the inner fear is about, and then, address that in your ritual or moon work. Put the other work on hold, if you need to, until you're ready. You've got nothing but time, right?

How do you usually handle resistance after you've set a goal or intention?

See you tomorrow!

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My Confession: Resistance & What to Do about It

How I Conquered My Own Resistance

This is the absolutely true story about how when the time came to start my new moon work, I did not want to do it. At all. The most apathy I've felt around moon work in years. What happened?

Well, this month's goal is a "go big or go home" kind of thing. Being all in! Going all out. And when the time came, I just couldn't seem to generate any energy around it.

Here's what happened...

Nothing Much Going On

So, it's Tuesday night. And I know that tomorrow, the new moon will be here, ready for my intention for this cycle. Normally, I would feel excited. And I've waited all day for the excitement to hit me.

By now, I would usually have a crystal elixir sitting on the windowsill. Crystals? Meh.

But why? What the heck is going on?

I am sure it is resistance. Some part of me is saying, "this moon wish is too big and too scary! What if you feel? You won't fail if you don't try!"

Oh boy! I've heard that voice before.

Okay, then. That means that what I need to do is create a blend that addresses the fear and resistance. Maybe some letting go crystals, too?

Stay tuned. Later tonight, in part two of this resistance extravaganza, I'll tell you more about how I rescued my own new moon extravaganza!

See you then!

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Creating a Crystal Layout

Using Your Crystal Elixir

This post is a sort of part two, connected to my post about creating a new moon ritual. In that post, I tell you how to create a crystal elixir to use as part of your new moon ritual.

Once you've created it, for the next couple of days in the new moon phase, continue to use the moon-and-crystal-charged elixir you created. Splash it on your self, anoint your wrists, heart space, third eye.

Crystal elixirs are very powerful, so you should notice a difference in the way you feel each time you use it.

Should you drink it? Some people do, and if you are planning to do that, I would keep it in the refrigerator. But I also would have run the crystals in hot water before using them to create the crystal elixir. I, personally, don't drink them. But that's up to you!

Creating a Crystal Grid or Crystal Layout

And, if you want, use those charged crystals (from the elixir) in a layout that also will empower your intention. If you can place it near a window (or outside?), where it will catch the moonlight for the next few days, even better.

(An abundance layout I created)

How you create the layout might depend on what your intention is. A circle, with a clear quartz crystal in the middle is always good. But if your intention was to attract love into your life, you might create a heart, instead. If it’s money, maybe a dollar sign or an infinity sign.

Once you’ve created the layout, you can place your written intention under the center crystal or keep it on your windowsill if you’d prefer.

Have a wonderful day!

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New Moon Ritual

Welcome to the New Moon

This phase is the one for creating something new! For setting your intention and consecrating it by offering it to the new moon.

Crystal Elixir 

What I often do is create a crystal elixir designed to empower my intention. For instance, when it’s time to work on letting go, I use a base of crystals that are good for letting go (like apache tears, smoky quartz, black tourmaline, danburite, etc.) and then add crystals specific to what it is I am letting go of that month. If I am working on adding something or my intention is to empower something, I use crystals related to that issue.
 

One month, I created a Goddess Love elixir that I still have on my altar. I also sometimes I create a smudge spray made with the same basic potion and then I use that to clear the air whenever that is needed.

If you decide to make a crystal power potion, you want to create it the day before you will use it, so you can leave it on the windowsill overnight to charge it.

How to Make a Crystal Elixir

(1) Start with identifying the crystals that correspond to your intention, gather them together, along with a double-terminated clear quartz crystal to supercharge the potion, and place them in the glass you plan to use.

(2) Pour filtered water into the glass, and charge it with reiki symbols, your wand, a prayer, etc.

(3) Place the glass on your windowsill, cover it with a paper towel and let it sit overnight to soak up the moon’s light and/or energy.

(4)The next day, pour the moon-and-crystal-charged water into the container you want to keep it in and label it, so you’ll remember what’s in there. Sometimes I will keep put one of the crystals in the container, often the clear quartz crystal.

New Moon Ritual

This ritual can be quick and simple: you splash some of the water on your hands, clasp your hands together and state your intention. Or more elaborate...

(1) Clear the energy with a smudge spray or a crystal wand.

(2) Light a candle while thinking about your intention.

(3) State your intention. You also can say a prayer for your intention and call in any "outside" help you'd like to include.

(4) Anoint yourself with the water. Start with your heart space and your third eye and then, anywhere you feel led to anoint.

(5) Hold some of those crystals in your hand and visualize your intention coming to life.

(6) Use a healing technique or pray to heal anything that needs to heal in order for it to manifest.

(7) Close with a statement of faith that what you want is being created already and is on its way to you.

(8) Blow out the candle.

(9) Clear the energy again.

What about music? Tomorrow, I'll talk about adding music to your ritual and then, we can look at crystal layouts to extend the healing and magic of the ritual.

Have you chosen your new moon intention yet?

See you tomorrow!

Have a wonderful day!

Getting Crystal Clear about Your Intention

Getting Crystal Clear about Your Intention

So, you’ve identified this next thing that’s raising its hand in your life, asking to take center stage. And you’ve uttered it to the dark of the moon. 

Your next step is to get crystal clear about your intention.

Journal Exploration or Quiet Reflection

(1) What is this intention, once manifested, going to look like? And feel like? 

(2) How do you want it to show up for you and what changes will it make? 

Take some time today to actively visualize this change and describe it to yourself by creating the dream-come-true inside your head. One you have done this visualization and reflection, see if that changes the way you would describe the intention.

Get clear about how you are naming this new thing you want to do. And then write it down.

I suggest writing it in your journal and on a slip of paper you will use either on your windowsill or in some other form.

(A full moon collage I created a few years ago)

Some people create collages each month at the new moon and full moon. This would be a great way to create pictures of your intention. But it also can be as simple as putting the slip of paper on your windowsill under the moonlight for a few days.

Do that tonight, and tomorrow, I'll tell you how to make a crystal elixir and use it in an intention ritual for the new moon.

See you then!

Have a wonderful day!

Creating Your Own Love Potion #9

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." ~~Lao Tzu

Is the time right for a love elixir? Wanting to use a little love magic to find your forever love?

Though we are well past Valentine's Day, I thought it would be good to share the recipe I used to make my own love elixir using crystals.

When I created my own, I didn't have romance in mind (though I know it could be used for that), but I did want the feeling of being loved, of deep comfort and of love for myself. And after using it and sharing it with my son, I did get extra hugs, so using it may increase your connection with those you love.

(photo credit: Hibiscus Moon)

What You Will Need

the crystals you choose
the glass you will keep the crystals and pour the water into
the glass bottle you will eventually store the crystal-charged water in

Basic Steps for Creating Your Love Potion

(1) Choose your crystals and place them in the glass you plan to use. I used the ones listed below which are connected to both love and comfort or, in the case of the quartz crystal, increase the chage or potency of the other stones...

blue lace agate
rose quartz
moonstone
double-terminated quartz crystal

(2) After pouring filtered (or spring) water over the crystals, decide if or how you want to super-charge the water. I used all of these methods but you can pick and choose, and they are all optional.

stirring a spiral into the water
drawing reiki symbols
drawing hearts
using a crystal or wooden wand to direct additional energy into the water

(3) Write out your intention for the charged water (or say it aloud or focus on it in your head while stirring) and place the paper under the glass.

(4) Place the glass of water in sunlight or moonlight, on your windowsill, balcony or patio, and leave it there for the day or overnight.

(5) The next day, pour the crystal-charged water into the glass bottle you have chosen. That water can be used as it is, or added to lotions, perfumes, bath oils or creams, etc. You also can just pour a little into your hands and rub it into your heart space, breathe it in or use it to smooth your energy field.

NOTE: If you are planning to drink it, I recommend placing the crystals in boiling water for a few minutes before you place them into the filtered water you are planning to use.

And I suggest storing that water in the refrigerator once it is fully charged. I also suggest drinking only a little at a time because it will be very powerful.

Creating Ritual

If you would like to use this process as part of a love ritual, there are several additional steps you could take...

(1) You could begin by lighting a candle and could make that the moment you state your intention, even if you also plan to write it down.

(2) You could journal about what you hope will happen as a result of making the love potion and write more than you would on the paper you will be placing under the glass.

(3) You could create an altar that represents your love wish and add pictures or other symbols, the candle(s) you are lighting, etc.

(4) At the end of the day or just before you go to bed, blow out the candle and express gratitude for the energy of love that is being created.

(5) Just before pouring the water into the glass bottle, you can express gratitude again and revisit your intention by consecrating the bottle of crystal-charged water for its intended purpose.

Enjoy your love potion!

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