Enchanted Ritual: The Power of Music

"Song is life itself. Our voice carries the breath, and song carries the pure note of the spirit, a message from the soul, uniting the outer world with all that dwells within us. Song carries story, tale and meaning, and notes that can literally part the walls between worlds, and heal broken hearts and torn spirits." Lucy Cavendish and Serene Conneeley

The Power of Music in Healing Ritual

I am always most drawn to using music during the letting go moon phase, but it could be used during any moon phase and bring story and power, enchantment and magic to your ritual.

One month, I needed to let go of something I didn't even remember. It was intuitively guided information, a soul story about grief and loss during two possible alternate lives.

I say possible because it doesn't really matter to me if they happened just as I am uncovering in the soul story or not. What matters is that my soul served up this story to me and asked me to respond. So I do. I trust myself.

Letting Go of Grief

So I had two stories of grief and loss and wanted to release them during ritual, and I did feel a little sadness. Kind of like an echo rather than the sound, itself. But it was hard to connect deeply without fully remembering.

So I used this song, and it worked beautifully...

How might you use music in your own rituals?

Later tonight, I'll tell you how to use meditation as part of your new moon ritual. And tomorrow, I'll talk about how to continue the new moon work with a crystal layout.

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Ready to Say Goodbye?: The Letting Go Moon

“The waning moon, when it is shrinking back down towards the dark moon, is the best time for cleansing, banishing and completion. If you want to bring something into your life at this time, focus on banishing its opposite, as that is supported by this moon phase.” –Lucy Cavendish

The Third Quarter Moon Phase

This phase is ideal for actually creating a letting go ritual or release ceremony. And this is the phase that completes the work of your moon month, so once you are done with letting go, you can spend time celebrating the work you’ve done and anticipating all the good that will come your way as a result.

 

Now, I was planning to start our journey into moon phase with the next moon phase, the actual waning crescent moon, later this week, because in my opinion, it starts the next cycle and I thought it would be best to start at the beginning. I had it all planned to go through an entire moon cycle starting with the dark of the moon.

But then I got excited about the power of this moon phase and didn't want to leave it out for those of you who will read this because you're participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge, which will end before this moon phase comes around again. So I'm kind of sneaking this post in just for you guys!

It's such a powerful phase!

As you'll see later in the month, there is a similar phase, designed to help you break free of blocks and limitations, and that involves some letting go, as well. But this is the final goodbye and it can be very powerful.

When I did this month's letting go ritual early this morning, I really felt the grief of saying goodbye. And now, half a day later, I feel so much lighter. Happier, too!

That picture is the crystal layout I did to support the work of the ritual. And here is one of songs on my letting go playlist (from the ritual, which turned out to be a lot like a funeral, except for this song, which is the one I started with)...

Getting in on the Letting Go Moon

How can you get in on this action, even though this moon month is at an end? Well, if you already know what you might want to work on during the next moon cycle, which is around the end of this week, see if you can think of what you would have to banish, or let go of, to do the work you've identified.

Write that down, whatever it is, and put it on your windowsill tonight.

See you tomorrow!

Have a great day!