Crescent Moon August 12, 2021

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?

Full Moon Rituals — DIY

One of my first memories is as a child looking up at the moon and asking “dad, why is the moon following us?”

And here started my life long interest in astronomy.

Grounding myself in a full moon ritual holds multiple benefits:

• Connection to myself — checking in. How am I doing? Am I aligned?

• Connection to the earth — we only have 13 full moons every calendar year, each season has 3 maybe 4. Observing the seasonal changes is a way of following a natural cycle of life.

• Connection to my menstrual cycle — your flow is your flow. There is no right or wrong way to how you connect to your body. I observe by feeling and having an internal conversation with myself around how I’m feeling, caring for myself, what I’ve noticed, and any instincts or downloads coming through.

Vibes of the Full Moon:

Full power, maximum potential, use the ripeness of energy to let go of what isn’t fulfilling your desires, can be a fine line between ripe and overripe with energy, stay grounded and in a practice to harness the energy.

Rituals:

• Set a worthwhile intention

• Light a candle — light on the darkest night, ask the universe to shine light on your intention

• Begin something new — a new job, new plant, go on a new adventure, or maybe keep it simple and change your bedsheets.

• Create sacred space — cleanse the energy of the place where you’ll be manifesting and self-reflecting. What makes this space feel cozy to you? What makes this place feel safe to you?

• Make your own ritual — maybe it’s taking 3 deep breaths, brewing a favourite tea, maybe putting on your favourite comfy socks, or lighting a beautiful candle.

• Moon water — bowl of water charged with moonlight

How to do a full moon ritual:

1. Take the next few minutes to really centre yourself. Connect with you breath, place a hand on your heart, and hand on your womb space. Take the next few moments to withdraw inward and breath deeply. Notice the beating of your heart, notice any feelings or thoughts that come up.

2. Reflect on the intentions/desires/habit changes from the past new moon. Now that you’ve connected with yourself — reflect on what you have made an effort towards? Where have you spent your energy? Is this in alignment with you?

3. Start writing. Write whatever is coming to you: feelings, visualizations, rememberances, and intuitions. Get it all down on paper.

4. Now with soft eyes, gaze at the paper and notice anything jumping off the page. Maybe a word, phrase, or sentence, underline anything jumps off the page. The idea is to just skim what you just wrote and notice anything your eyes are drawn to.

5. Now observe what you underlined… notice anything? Is anything speaking to you? Is there a theme? What is your intuition saying to you?

6. Let’s celebrate! Write down what you DID accomplish. How proud of yourself are you? It doesn’t matter how small of a win you had, it is a WIN.

7. Write down on a separate piece of paper what it is you’re ready to let go of. What is no longer serving you, and when you’re complete, place what you’re ready to let go of in a bowl of water. Let the water wash away anything you’re letting go of.

I would love to hear how you’ve created your own ritual and what it means to you!

Much love,
Erika the Doula

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