TIDE'S OF THE MOON
The Silent, hoarfrost cold of winter creates an
atmosphere in which you can work to reach your highest potential. January's
Cold Moon is the perfect time to put the freeze on all your less-than desirable
habits, anger, resentment, criticism, guilt, substance-abuse, and other
addictive behaviour. Make a New Year's resolution this year to eliminate
actions that cause more harm than good, and use this simple ritual to freeze
your problems.
Gather your ritual tool's, a white candle, Zip-lock
freezer bag, pen pitcher of water, and a sheet of white paper. Ask your Gods,
goddesses, and guiding spirits for assistance with your purpose. Write down all
your negative behaviour, nine times each, on the paper. Fill the bag with
enough prayer water to saturate and cover the paper. Put the bag in your
freezer, say goodbye to your bad habits, and thank all for helping you.
Marguerite Elisabeth
Quickening Moon
February's Quickening moon hastens the energy in
and around you, Try this Full Moon ritual to make a wish come true:
Assemble the needed tools, a large bowl, one red
candle, herbs (basil, cinnamon, clover, ginger, black tea) and a wooden spoon,
scissors, natural material (cotton, silk, or leather)
Light the Red candle, and ask your spirit guides to help you. Place the herbs
into the bowl, and crush them with eh spoon. A small mound of Wishing
Quickening Powder will be the end result. Take the pinch of powder and burn as
incense while cutting the material into a circle. place the powder in the
centre of the circle, gather up the sides, and secure with a strip of material.
Take your newly fashioned pouch to a quite place where water runs, such as a
stream or river, or the bath room sink. Open the pouch, pour some powder not
your hand, close your eyes, and say : As I give my wish to you, water make my
wish come true.
Now toss the power into the running water. The water will carry your wish
through frustration.
Storm Moon
The tlingit believe that storms are caused by women
who comb their hair outside the house. The hopi have faith that turning a black
stinkbug onto its back will call the rain. March is a generally stormy month,
yet these days the weather can be as contrary in your area, bring in the spring
with this Storm Moon rain ritual:
obtain a small, round lava rock. Hold the rock in
the palm of your right hand (reversed if you are left handed). Silently call
upon the sky, the clouds, and the water spirits to come to your aid. Imagine a
gentle rain falling as you begin spinning the lava rock in circles up towards
the sky As you spin the stone, repeat the following chant over and over again,
"sky, sky, look this way, shed your tears on me this day"
You will know the rite is working when the wind
begins to pick up strength Usually the rain will come, though it may only be a
drizzle lasting just a few minutes
Wind Moon
Round objects with holes in the middle were used by
native American peoples to call the wind. They believed that the wind called
the Moon and carried the voices of the people to her : Use this ritual to call
the Wind Moon
Just before moonrise, have ready a two-holed, one
inch white button and a length of red embroidery thread. Wrap the thread once
around your elbow to form a loop. Cut any remaining thread off place one end of
the thread through each hole in the button. Tie the loose thread ends into a
knot. Hold the loop of thread so that the button hangs between the two end s
Flip the button round and round until the thread is tightly twisted. Now, pull
your fingers away from each other, and continue doing so with an in and out
motion (like one would use when playing an accordion) until the button begins
to hum a natural wind song that will bring about the breeze. When you feel the
breeze, ask the wind to call up to the Moon, As the Moon rises, ask the wind to
carry your prayers to her.
Flower Moon
Bring May Flowers into life, and increase your
natural beauty with this Flower Moon rite:
Gather up a plate of rich topsoil, a small flower
pot, your favourite flower seed's, one green candle, a full size mirror, and a
floral-scented essence oil. Sit in front of the mirror. Rub the oil into the
candle, and firmly plant it in the dish of soil, Light the candle, keeping it
between you and the mirror. look deeply into the eyes of your reflection. What
is beautiful about you? Consider only your most attractive physical, emotional,
mental, and spiritual qualities, then blow out the candle. Repeat this ritual
every night until the candle has burned down.
Remove the wax from the soil and bury it outdoors, in the earth, and with it
all your less-than-lovely characteristics. Now put the soil from the plate into
the flower pot, along with the seeds. Give the flowers you have planted lost of
love and attention, imbuing them with all the beautiful qualities you have
noticed about yourself. As the flowers grow in beauty, so will you!
Strong Sun Moon
June's Strong Sun Moon ritual will help you to
regenerate your body, mind, and soul:
Lie on the earth, or indoors in a comfortable
place. Become aware of the gravity pulling your body down like a magnet, while
simultaneously feeling the Sun's heat filling you with fiery energy from above.
When you feel that your body is filled to overflowing with vital force, sit or
stand up. Use your powers of imagination to step out of your body and face
yourself. Reaching forward with spirit hands, begin to shape and mold your body
into the spirit you feel you truely are. You may become whatever creature or
thing that best exemplifies your self image Celtic goddess, an Indian warrior,
or an animal form. Remember to include all the qualities of the spirit you are
taking on, physical, motional, mental, and spiritual. When you are finished, mentally have your spirit self step back into your new body. Now, dance your new
spirit under the Strong Sun moon. Howl, sing, soar, jump, or buck. Dance until
your spirit body is finished dancing.
Blessing Moon
Blessings are living energies. Sharing your many blessings has far reaching effects, feelings of peace, love, and happiness are
instantly returned to you. This Blessing Moon ritual is a way to demonstrate
your gratitude and pass healing from one person, place, or thing to another, so
all my blessed be. Perform the following ritual at moonrise either in or out of
doors.
Stand, facing east. Moving clockwise, draw a magic
circle all around you. Well up feelings of gratitude in your heart. Now, raise
your arms above you, and with palms open, bless the sky. Lower your arms toward
the ground, blessing mother earth, the animals, plants, minerals, and elementals.
While extending your arms before you in blessing for the gifts you receive feel
grateful that everything you want and need is now yours. Again, moving
clockwise, turn right to bless your friends and loved ones. Acknowledge the
place of memories behind you, forgiving and blessing all your past experiences.
Turn right again, blessing all who have caused you pain. Return to your
original position, and thank the Blessing moon for shining her light upon you.
Corn Moon
Corn symbolizes fruitfulness and abundance. Try
this Corn Moon ritual to offer thanksgiving and increase your prosperity:
You will need a ripe ear of corn, a needle, yellow
embroidery thread, and a small bowl of corn meal. Go outdoors and find a tree
with lower branches within easy reach. Sit for a moment envisioning what it is
that will make you feel prosperous. Cradle the ear of corn in your arms as if it
were a shield, impressing it with your vision. Carefully remove thirteen corn kernels from the ear. While sewing a length of thread through each kernel, say
" Corn Mother, let not the cold return so soon, share your golden fruits
this Moon" hang the kernels from the branches of the tree, bury what
remains beneath it, and then sprinkle the corn meal clockwise around the trunk.
Ask the birds to take your offerings to Corn Mother, and offer up a prayer for
abundance.
Harvest Moon
Offerings demonstrate prosperity and bounty among many different Native American tribes. This Harvest moon ritual is a way of
saying thank you to the Creator, Earth Mother, the community and special
friends.
First hang dried ears of corn and place bowls of
colourful squash around your home to show your appreciation of the harvest
season. Now, gather different vegetables, herb's fruits and nuts and other
foods into a large basket. Take the basket, a pen, a piece of paper, a lighter,
and incense repapered from a mixture of dried cedar, sage, copal, bearberry,
and red willow herbs, and go outdoors. Dig a hole in the earth, and place the
basket within. Light the incense. Face north to form a thanksgiving circle
around the basket, offering thanks as you face each direction, home, resources, health, moth, wisdom, east, accomplishment, south, relationships west, Write
your prayers for the next harvest year on the paper and place them in the
basket. Cover the basket with soil, giving all to Mother Earth with prayers of
thanksgiving. Repeat your prayers every time you store away food for the coming
winter.
Blood Moon
Your ancestors, deceased cousins, aunts, uncles,
sisters, brothers mothers, fathers, and grandparents are the ghosts f your
collective past. The Blood Moon is a time to honour them with this ritual
feast:
Plan a menu of traditional family dishes. Be sure
to include a bottle of red wine (or an alcoholic free grape beverage). Set the
table using a black table cloth and orange napkins, your best dinner wear and
glasses. lave two tapered candles coloured black and orange a bell and a photograph of your ancestors in the centre. When all is
ready, light the candles, sit down, and silently recall your ancestors. Stand, pour the wine, ring the bell three times, and share the following toast, Merry
meet, (name)!" Raise your wine glass and say " We are the blood of your blood may our earthy lives fulfill your otherworld dreams with goodness, come,
share this feast" Eat and drink in their honour, sharing your fondest
memories about each one. When you are finished, ring the bell three times and
say "All my relations, blessed be!"
Mourning Moon
Descansos are crosses that traditionally mark a
person's initial or final resting place, such as a gravesite or the location of
a fatality. They may also serve as symbolic reminders for the little deaths and
losses you experience every day. These Mourning Moon rituals will help you to honour
the dead, release your sad memories and put your grief to rest.
Make a small descanso for each of your losses using
sticks or twigs. Paint them white and decorate. Release the person, place, or
thing symbolized by each of them as you go. Place them in a memory box, or burn
them when you are through.
Light a while candle and burn your favorite incense. Faison a cross out of materials representing your memories and experiences. Then add something for each loss you have suffered- photographs,
jewelry, flowers, ribbons, fabric, or feathers. Display the cross on your alter
or hang it on the wall. Continue to add something every time you know failure,
a setback, or feel that a portion of yourself has died.
Long Night Moon
December is a time of renewal and rebirth.
Celebrate the Sun's return by decorating your home with evergreens, a Yule log,
and a small evergreen tree. You may want to include a wreath to represent the
wheel of the year. Make a mead, cook up some Yuletide goodies, play Celtic
music, and invite friends to participate in this Long Nights Moon ritual:
Set up an alter in the corner of your living room.
Cover the alter with a green cloth and place upon it a variety of fresh
evergreens along with two candles, red and green. Assemble your guests, and cast
a magic circle around the alter. Light the candles. Now, pull the red candle
towards you, prompting all to say, The Sun passes, the Sun Returns. Blow out
the candle, relight it and move it back. Now pull the green candle forward, as
all say, Greenery passes, greenery returns. Blow out the candle , relight it and
return it. Now carry on with any seasonal activities that you had planned for
the evening, exchanging gifts, singing carols, or decorating your tree.
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