Full Moon - Sept 20, 2021
Lean into the systems one last time before the season changes…
How you doin’? In my neck of the woods, we survived a summer of a crazy heatwave and crazy forest fires. Happy for the temperature and season change. Keep it comin’ Mother Nature.
I sometimes feel like going by the Gregorian calendar is messing with my flow. Wouldn’t it be nice if I could plan things by the lunar cycle? Like realizing oh — maybe moving would be more ideal for the full moon? Or maybe, planning the big chunks for the full moon, or maybe thinking about being mindful of energy and not overdo it.
So I sat last night, with my sleeping baby stretched out. I laid beside him wondering: what it was this full moon felt like to me. And I had a vision of the full moon lasting as the full moonlight shone for days. I thought about The Harvest Moon and how it falls during the Autumnal Equinox. Then it clicked. The energy of this full moon was the last push for nature to say get it in while you can, everything is flowing at max power, ride it as far as it’ll take you.
We’re days from moving, Whit has done an immensely amazing job at packing up the whole house, lining up help, coordinating all the things. So we ride this wave and hopefully plant our roots down for one last time. I hope that this is the last move we have to make for at least the next 20 years.
Much love,
Erika the Doula
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Full Moon - Aug 22, 2021
A realization that finding how isn’t just the capacity “to do”… but to be present within.
I preface this with feeling rushed or under the gun to “do something”… as in to write something for all of you, somewhere and someplace in the future.
As I sat doing my best mom meditation or efforts of finding stillness tonight, I keep thinking about fullness, peak of energy, and riding the wave. I’m reflecting on noticing what I often think about how hard it is riding the wave and feeling the need to describe in detail what lead up to it, why it’s hard, how I’m feeling, and how I’m pacing.
While today specifically was a challenging day with an afternoon of celebration with friends + little people, I look back and realized that I used so many skills I’ve learned over time. I built the container to find my flow inside. I have the skillz to marry the two. Building containers to find flow inside.
I’ve built the container to do moon rituals. I’ve made the commitment, and regardless of when or how I show up — that is part of my lesson. Yet, what I can say is that I AM showing up. That’s a win.
So that’s what this full moon brought me. Appreciation for the fullness of energy and ripeness of the season.
Much love,
Erika the Doula
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Crescent Moon August 12, 2021
That time I realize how easy it is to get out of my way…
Have you ever had the thought of feeling like something eerie was going on, but you’re curious so you keep going? I feel like this is every shitty scary movie out there. No, I don’t mean about the murders.
Well on this one evening, I decide it’s been a while since Shosh and I have really connected I can just feel that she is needing me… or rather, I feel like I’m really needing her. I said to her — Hey wanna do circle in the bath tonight? Her face totally lights up and says “Can I blow our the candle?”, “of course sweetheart, we can totally do that.”
Honestly — I’ve decided to stop trying and just started doing. What I mean is, to cultivate spirituality — I realize with children, it starts with themselves. Getting them in tune with themselves. The other thing that I’ve learned is to follow their lead. She wants to play, let’s play, and then I’ll make a suggestion: “hey, let’s light the candle now for circle, okay?”, and we’re off to the races. As I’m playing “follow the leader”, something is happening in the back of my mind that I become aware… and I was replaying a dream that I had several weeks ago.
I don’t know quite how to explain it, it was like I could feel the veil thinned and I could see some of my dreams as these large bubbles. It was like some Harry Potter shit where Sirius falls into the veil.
There was this surreal feeling of just being present in the tub, sharing a really sweet moment with my kid. I’m slowly beginning to realize that getting out of my way — how ever hard it is, is also the easiest thing.
My intention from the last new moon was to do me to the fullest. Ultimately, by connecting with nature, being present and honest with where I’m at. Noticing there are more parts to myself and that they need to come forward and be expressed. That I’m at my fullest expression when I’m working with my vibe.
How are you listening and leaning into your new moon intention?