Tag: full moon

The Hidden Flowering

I sent out the first Wild Moon Letter this weekend, the new format of my newsletter that I’ll be sharing every New + Full Moon. Right now, it makes sense to share whispers of grace this way because I tend to forget about my newsletter often. Since I’ve found a way to live close to the cycles of the Earth and the moon over the last 3 years or so, I’m hoping that the timing of these new wild moon letters will keep me in a more natural pattern of flow, so that I connect and share on a more regular basic.

In this letter, I spoke about flowering light and the insight that a few lines from Galway Kinnell’s poem, Saint Francis and The Sow, inspired in me. You see, I came across the piece a few days ago and it touched something deep within. It reads as follows:

“The bud
stands for all things,
even for those things that don’t flower,
for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing…”

I use the Full Moon as a time to contemplate the dreams I’ve carried from seed, to bud, to flower through the lunar cycle. So as I reflect, celebrate and release at this time, Kinnell’s words have reminded me to look deeper into the journey taken.

Some things flourish, while others don’t always pan out the way we expect or hope for. Over the course of the past 13 moons, many beautiful things manifested for me – from publishing my book and to travelling, to becoming a home owner and many blessings in-between. Every day I humbled with gratitude for all that I have.

There are other dreams too that have yet to come to fruition.

Taking my cue from Kinnell, I’ve chosen not to see these as failures and instead to trust that they are buds flowering from within. They must be in some way, because they’ve taught me lessons in the process, helped me grow and led me deeper into my relationship with myself, with the Earth and with the Divine. They have exposed my shadows and shown me deep fears that I’ve been hiding from myself. They have called me to examine my life and realigned with my authentic intentions, reminding me that some things only flower when they come from that authentic inner essence.

Some of these buds and parts of me may require just a little bit of time, love and nurturing, or perhaps as Kinnell goes on to say:

“ though sometimes it is necessary
to reteach a thing its loveliness,
to put a hand on its brow
of the flower
and retell it in words and in touch
it is lovely
until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing”

So this Full Moon, I shall sit with my buds, both those blooming outwardly and those flowering quietly inside to honour them and explore them. I will look into how they need to be nurtured or reminded of their loveliness. Or I will release them if they call me to let go. I will sit with myself too, searching the dark corners of my essence for secret flowerings and speaking self-love and light into hidden buds.

Will you join me? Will you lean into your truth and the beautiful flowering light of your heart? How can you make space for the buds, things and places inside of you that appear arrested in development but may actually be flowering from within? And if need be, are you willing to reteach them their loveliness? 

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A Lavender Kissed Sky

Are you still basking in the afterglow of the Blood Moon’s magic?

The full moon was a quiet and peaceful one for me. I spent time under the stars, journaling by candle light as the moon rose across the sky. I said prayers to release the things that keep me stuck in situations that I’m ready to move on from. Mostly, I just enjoyed being bathed in the moonlight with my heart in conversation with Goddess.

So I didn’t expect to wake up to a morning where I felt stuck, frustrated and where things were just not flowing as I’d hoped. When I couldn’t get passed the invisible brick wall in my path, I took time out to get some sun, swim and read Mary Oliver at the poolside.

There was a strangely mysterious moment when I breathed, released my mucky thoughts and surrendered my body to float freely in the water. I looked up to see that the sky was an unusual shade of lavender, something I’ve never seen before. To be sure that I wasn’t imagining, I pointed it out to my husband. He too was amazed to see a lavender kissed sky. It was a rear treat, and to me, it was a moment of unexpected magic. I wish I’d taken a picture, but by the time I’d finished swimming the sky had returned to its normal bright spring blue. I wondered if it was a sign from the Universe, a signal to look at things from a different perspective, to look at things through the eyes of wonder and awe? Given what I’d been feeling, that would be an apt message.

After the swim and some breathing space, I felt my heart resting in inner peace. It was clear that the fluid vibration of water and a little time to play were just what I needed to shift things back to a space of inspired grace and clarity. I was reminded of the power of play and how making space for it during stressful moments can take you out of stuckness and reinvigorate your wild creative juices.

I returned to my writing desk with a lightness and the magic of the lavender sky stirring wild stories within. The second half of my day has flowed with greater ease, focus and productivity. There are a number of things I am working on behind the scenes – a guest blogging series, new meditations to offer you, an e-course and a short e-book series. I’m slowly getting started on book number 2 as well. All are quite exciting, but of course require a lot of work and a very balanced schedule. Some days I feel pulled in so many different directions. Today’s lesson reminded me that those overwhelming or frustratingly stagnant moments are the best time to disconnect, have a change of scene and shift into a more light-hearted space so that I renew my energy, tap into the flow and am able to return to my tasks with a fresh mind.

What are you learning right now? What soul lesson is the Universe teaching you?

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The Return + Blue Moon Blessings

The Return

The sky is deceivingly blue and sunny this morning. Yet it’s freezing outside and the icy wind is still pregnant with the wild stories of winter. There are subtle changes happening though. The daffodils have sprouted. Blooming primroses are quietly making themselve know and the bird song of feathered friends I haven’t seen in months is returning too. All are welcome hints that spring will soon make her return. Right on time too, considering that tomorrow is our equivalent of Imbolc here in the South.

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Then of course, there is also a sense of excitement around tonight’s blue moon in Aquarius. Aquarius is my birth sign and when the kitchen sink overflowed while I was washing the dishes this morning (drain blockage), I wondered if it was of the force of grandmother moon pulling at my Aquarius soul. It has indeed been one of those weeks of emotionally sensitive overflow and I’ve felt blocked by fear, frustration and anger at myself and at the world. So when I sit in communion with Goddess and the moon tonight, I’ll be examining these internal blocks, releasing them and meditating on creating a greater sense of flow in my life. A cleansings smudge seems in order too.

How are you spending the blue moon? Has her energy awakened any insights in you?

Sending you Blue Moon Blessings! Here are few moon ponderings I thought I’d share:
Sarah Elwell wrote about planting flowers under the blue moon, isn’t that just beautiful? – Blue Moon Blessings

I discovered this witchy blogpost on Drawing Down the Moon and Restoring the Self.

Here’s what mysticmamma.com had to say: FULL MOON (Blue Moon) in Aquarius July 31st 2015

Have a blessed, happy and peaceful weekend!

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