Growing up in Utah, I am no stranger to the spring fever phenomenon (OK, phenomenon maybe a little strong but I was just really dying to use the word phenomenon!) That stir crazy feeling you have, waiting, waiting. Then the first sign of the end of a long white colorless winter – the sight of one new flower bursting through the earth or the budding of a tree and you’re off. You go outside without your coat on, you smile more, you stick your face in the sun, you notice the days are getting longer, you want to wear sandals, you go get a pedicure so you can start wearing sandals.
Naively, I always assumed once I lived somewhere without a stark winter, spring fever
would be a thing of the past for me but ….. NOPE ….It’s here! I love it! My favorite time
of year! Everything around is anew. New vibrant colors, new smells, new sounds, new lives beginning. It’s a time for spring cleaning, for yard work, for planting flowers and making plans. So I start to ask myself “what kind of spring cleaning do I want to do on myself in order to sow the seeds of my own new growth?” and “how do I go about it?”
I know! I need a ritual! Now in my head “the moon, she shines for you!” – There is a whole other awesome story to go with this line but I’ll save it for a later date. But it did make me think of the rituals associated with the full and new moons and check on when each are coming up.
First thing first – Spring Cleaning- Full Moon – Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - From http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/FullMoonRit.htmAt the full Moon, the energy builds and builds....there's an explosive outgoing aspect to it. All of nature grows and is more vital at the full Moon. This surge allows you to take action on behalf of those new Moon intentions you set two week prior (added by Sylvia – or will set in 2 weeks). A full Moon ritual might involve taking one solid step, with a symbolic action. And it can be a powerful time to release, cast out, unburden yourself, purge, etc. You celebrate your emergence by stepping out of an old
skin, identity, behavior, attitude, relationship. The ritual helps you by marking this inner transformation in a formal way.
Full Moon Purging Preparation
1. Check a moon phase calendar for the next upcoming full moon Wed, March 27, 2013
2. Create a sacred space and arrange a time to perform the ceremony (preferably at
nighttime and outdoors under the moonlight).
3. Write down on separate slips of paper the things you want to release or change.
Supply suggestions: fire proof calderon or cooking pot to toss the burning paper inside, candle
with matches or lighter, water (to put out the fire afterwards), and smudge sticks for
cleansing.
Full Moon Purging
1. Cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning
some incense. Invite your guides, angels, masters, or teachers to be at your side
throughout the ceremony.
2. Light one or more candles. Look to the skies. Breathe in the night air.
3. One by one, read out loud the words you have written on each slip of paper. Set your
intention to release the item/addiction/attitude from your life. Set it to fire and place
it in the calderon. If you have a campsite barbecue or bonfire going that's cool, just
toss the slips of paper into the fire one by one. If you are doing this ritual with a group
of others take turns reading your words. If these things are too personal to read out
loud, read them silently to yourself. Just remember... our words have power. Saying - "Be
Gone" audibly and loudly can be very freeing. Go ahead, howl at the moon if you've
a mind to. Have some fun!
4. Thank the spirits. Be safe. Put out the fire.
Next things next – Sow the seeds –New Moon – Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - From: http://healing.about.com/cs/spirituality/a/moonrituals.htmThe new moon is the birthing cycle of the moon's various phases. The new moon phase is an optimal time for planning and seeding
your intentions. Seedlings need a period of gestation before they break through the soil and reach for the sunlight. This is also true for our ideas and our desires. The dark side of the moon, with its mysterious unseen forces, offers a nurturing environment where our intentions can establish roots before their miraculous manifestations begin to sprout and reach out to the stars. Setting aside a few minutes each month during the new moon phase to focus on yours
wishes and desires will help give you clarity of mind and fill your heart with promise. When it comes to setting goals or planning ahead for your future there is no better time to get started than during the new moon. Any intentions stated or written down carries power, so please take care in considering the things that you really want. The saying "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it." is fair warning whenever setting your new moon intentions into motion.
But, no worries. The moon has its phases and so do our individual wants and needs. This is why it is a good practice to rededicate your list of intentions each month when another new moon visits.
Prep for Upcoming New Moon Manifestation
1. Check a moon phase calendar for the next upcoming new moon. Wed, April 10, 2013
2. Set aside 20-30 minutes to do the ritual itself.
3. Prepare yourself a sacred space where to perform the ceremony when the new moon
arrives
Supply suggestions: Notebooks, pen and colored, markers, scissors, scotch tape, candle,
matches, incense, smudge sticks, meditation CDs,
Setting your New Moon Intentions in Motion
1. Cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning
some incense.
2. Light one or more candles.
3. Center your being and calm yourself in whatever way is appropriate for you. Take some
deep cleansing breaths, slip in a meditation CD to listen to, and/or leisurely sip on a
cup of relaxing herbal tea.
4. Open your notebook, and date the first page. Write down these words "I accept these
things into my life now or something better for my highest good and for the highest
good of all concerned." or something similar. Below your affirmation statement, begin
writing down your desires. Your list may consist of only one item or you may have
several pages written down. Try not to limit yourself. If having many things in your
life helps to fulfill you then don't deny yourself wanting these things.
5. During the month when an item on your new moon list comes to you, don't merely
cross it off of your list, take the time to rewrite the list in its entirety eliminating the
manifested item from the listing. This is highly recommended. At the same time you
may add whatever else that you have decided you would like. Feel free to reword any
of the original phrases if they better fit your life now. It is natural that your desires
will change as time advances.
6. A second notebook will be used as a manifestation scrapbook where you paste in
pictures or catalog clippings of items that you want to manifest. This is a fun project
so enjoy yourself. You will soon be amazed how these things begin to find their way
into your life once you start this process.
Rededicating your New Moon Intentions
Each month at the new moon rededicate your intentions by renewing your list at a repeated
ritual. This is accomplished by rewriting your list out using a fresh sheet of paper. Don't get
in the habit of simply scratching out the items you no longer desire and adding the new
stuff to the bottom of your old list. You don't want clutter and sloppiness energies messing
up your new stuff do you? Disregard any items that no longer feed your soul and add new
things that do. It is helpful to salt and pepper your manifest list with smaller items that
will manifest quickly, such as tickets to the ballet, lunch with a friend, or a day at the spa.
You may think that smaller things are too trivial to put on your intention list... Wrong!
Things that tend to manifest with little effort still deserve to be written down. Write down
everything that you desire, no matter how little or simple. If it is something that makes you
happy, write it down. Manifesting smaller items on our lists actually creates a steady
flow of energy to the list. These smaller manifestations create movement, allowing an ebb
and flow of the tides. We are dealing here with the moon cycles after all. Besides, sometimes
we forget to appreciate the smaller pleasures in our lives while we are waiting for the BIG
stuff to come in. If you only write statements like, "I want to win the lottery" in your
notebook then you are limiting yourself by not allowing abundance to flow to you from
other avenues.
I have to say looking this stuff up and re-reading the rituals again even though I’ve read them many times before has surprisingly increased my excitement even more. Did I already mention how much I love this time a year?!?!
Happy Spring to you all! Wishing you all burst of color, energy, love and passion!
Sylvia
P.S. Just let me know if you wuold like a reminder on the full and new moon days :-)
Naively, I always assumed once I lived somewhere without a stark winter, spring fever
would be a thing of the past for me but ….. NOPE ….It’s here! I love it! My favorite time
of year! Everything around is anew. New vibrant colors, new smells, new sounds, new lives beginning. It’s a time for spring cleaning, for yard work, for planting flowers and making plans. So I start to ask myself “what kind of spring cleaning do I want to do on myself in order to sow the seeds of my own new growth?” and “how do I go about it?”
I know! I need a ritual! Now in my head “the moon, she shines for you!” – There is a whole other awesome story to go with this line but I’ll save it for a later date. But it did make me think of the rituals associated with the full and new moons and check on when each are coming up.
First thing first – Spring Cleaning- Full Moon – Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - From http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/FullMoonRit.htmAt the full Moon, the energy builds and builds....there's an explosive outgoing aspect to it. All of nature grows and is more vital at the full Moon. This surge allows you to take action on behalf of those new Moon intentions you set two week prior (added by Sylvia – or will set in 2 weeks). A full Moon ritual might involve taking one solid step, with a symbolic action. And it can be a powerful time to release, cast out, unburden yourself, purge, etc. You celebrate your emergence by stepping out of an old
skin, identity, behavior, attitude, relationship. The ritual helps you by marking this inner transformation in a formal way.
Full Moon Purging Preparation
1. Check a moon phase calendar for the next upcoming full moon Wed, March 27, 2013
2. Create a sacred space and arrange a time to perform the ceremony (preferably at
nighttime and outdoors under the moonlight).
3. Write down on separate slips of paper the things you want to release or change.
Supply suggestions: fire proof calderon or cooking pot to toss the burning paper inside, candle
with matches or lighter, water (to put out the fire afterwards), and smudge sticks for
cleansing.
Full Moon Purging
1. Cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning
some incense. Invite your guides, angels, masters, or teachers to be at your side
throughout the ceremony.
2. Light one or more candles. Look to the skies. Breathe in the night air.
3. One by one, read out loud the words you have written on each slip of paper. Set your
intention to release the item/addiction/attitude from your life. Set it to fire and place
it in the calderon. If you have a campsite barbecue or bonfire going that's cool, just
toss the slips of paper into the fire one by one. If you are doing this ritual with a group
of others take turns reading your words. If these things are too personal to read out
loud, read them silently to yourself. Just remember... our words have power. Saying - "Be
Gone" audibly and loudly can be very freeing. Go ahead, howl at the moon if you've
a mind to. Have some fun!
4. Thank the spirits. Be safe. Put out the fire.
Next things next – Sow the seeds –New Moon – Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - From: http://healing.about.com/cs/spirituality/a/moonrituals.htmThe new moon is the birthing cycle of the moon's various phases. The new moon phase is an optimal time for planning and seeding
your intentions. Seedlings need a period of gestation before they break through the soil and reach for the sunlight. This is also true for our ideas and our desires. The dark side of the moon, with its mysterious unseen forces, offers a nurturing environment where our intentions can establish roots before their miraculous manifestations begin to sprout and reach out to the stars. Setting aside a few minutes each month during the new moon phase to focus on yours
wishes and desires will help give you clarity of mind and fill your heart with promise. When it comes to setting goals or planning ahead for your future there is no better time to get started than during the new moon. Any intentions stated or written down carries power, so please take care in considering the things that you really want. The saying "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it." is fair warning whenever setting your new moon intentions into motion.
But, no worries. The moon has its phases and so do our individual wants and needs. This is why it is a good practice to rededicate your list of intentions each month when another new moon visits.
Prep for Upcoming New Moon Manifestation
1. Check a moon phase calendar for the next upcoming new moon. Wed, April 10, 2013
2. Set aside 20-30 minutes to do the ritual itself.
3. Prepare yourself a sacred space where to perform the ceremony when the new moon
arrives
Supply suggestions: Notebooks, pen and colored, markers, scissors, scotch tape, candle,
matches, incense, smudge sticks, meditation CDs,
Setting your New Moon Intentions in Motion
1. Cleanse your sacred area with an opening prayer, a sage smudging, and/or by burning
some incense.
2. Light one or more candles.
3. Center your being and calm yourself in whatever way is appropriate for you. Take some
deep cleansing breaths, slip in a meditation CD to listen to, and/or leisurely sip on a
cup of relaxing herbal tea.
4. Open your notebook, and date the first page. Write down these words "I accept these
things into my life now or something better for my highest good and for the highest
good of all concerned." or something similar. Below your affirmation statement, begin
writing down your desires. Your list may consist of only one item or you may have
several pages written down. Try not to limit yourself. If having many things in your
life helps to fulfill you then don't deny yourself wanting these things.
5. During the month when an item on your new moon list comes to you, don't merely
cross it off of your list, take the time to rewrite the list in its entirety eliminating the
manifested item from the listing. This is highly recommended. At the same time you
may add whatever else that you have decided you would like. Feel free to reword any
of the original phrases if they better fit your life now. It is natural that your desires
will change as time advances.
6. A second notebook will be used as a manifestation scrapbook where you paste in
pictures or catalog clippings of items that you want to manifest. This is a fun project
so enjoy yourself. You will soon be amazed how these things begin to find their way
into your life once you start this process.
Rededicating your New Moon Intentions
Each month at the new moon rededicate your intentions by renewing your list at a repeated
ritual. This is accomplished by rewriting your list out using a fresh sheet of paper. Don't get
in the habit of simply scratching out the items you no longer desire and adding the new
stuff to the bottom of your old list. You don't want clutter and sloppiness energies messing
up your new stuff do you? Disregard any items that no longer feed your soul and add new
things that do. It is helpful to salt and pepper your manifest list with smaller items that
will manifest quickly, such as tickets to the ballet, lunch with a friend, or a day at the spa.
You may think that smaller things are too trivial to put on your intention list... Wrong!
Things that tend to manifest with little effort still deserve to be written down. Write down
everything that you desire, no matter how little or simple. If it is something that makes you
happy, write it down. Manifesting smaller items on our lists actually creates a steady
flow of energy to the list. These smaller manifestations create movement, allowing an ebb
and flow of the tides. We are dealing here with the moon cycles after all. Besides, sometimes
we forget to appreciate the smaller pleasures in our lives while we are waiting for the BIG
stuff to come in. If you only write statements like, "I want to win the lottery" in your
notebook then you are limiting yourself by not allowing abundance to flow to you from
other avenues.
I have to say looking this stuff up and re-reading the rituals again even though I’ve read them many times before has surprisingly increased my excitement even more. Did I already mention how much I love this time a year?!?!
Happy Spring to you all! Wishing you all burst of color, energy, love and passion!
Sylvia
P.S. Just let me know if you wuold like a reminder on the full and new moon days :-)