special moon phase ~ find out how to harness the energies to your advantage

Happy Black Moon!

Today’s the day to “plant your seeds“, spiritually-speaking.  Tell the Universe / Divine Love what you want to receive and achieve.  Some people say in the next month; I like to say before the next full moon, which is 2 weeks.

Steps:

1. decide what you want
2. create a sacred space: light a candle, smudge, cord-cut, call in your spiritual helpers for protection and assistance, draw a circle in the air around you as a boundary across which only beneficial energies may come
3. write down your list & bless it
4. thank the Universe / etc. for their help in bringing this to you
5. let it go, put list in a safe space, open the circle
6. for the next 3 days affirm your thanks for receiving these this

You can do any variation you like — doesn’t have to be a candle, doesn’t have to be a circle — but the protection, support, and intention should be there.

What the heck is a Black Moon?

You’ve probably heard of a Blue Moon, and this is the New Moon version.  Black Moons only happen every couple of years (29-ish months).  They are when one month has 2 New Moons in it.

Use the energy of this moon to benefit yourself.  This is all positive, doesn’t take anything away from anyone else, and is good self-care.

Would a Black Moon be a Black Moon if we didn’t have a fake calendar?

Really good question!  I’m not sure, and I’m kinda guessing not.  Our fake calendar is part of why I place no intrinsic importance on “vortex” days that other people get really excited about.  Days with repeating numbers like August 8th (8/8).  12/12, 11/11, 10/10.

Why do I think our calendar is fake?

Our own month names give it away:  Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec are all Roman names for the numbers seven through ten.  You can see versions in other languages like French and Spanish.  And the word “month” is based on the word for moon.  And there are 13 (point something or uther) moons in one cycle around the sun.  There are 28 (point something) days in a moon cycle.

I like to work with things I can tangibly verify, such as seeing the moon itself do its thing.

You can sync your period with the moon and keep track of your own timing.

What is real?

Millions of people working up their energy and using it all at the same time around the world is very real.  When you work within that same energy, it boosts your own.

“The Lion’s Gate Portal” happens around 8/8 every year, but it’s not about August, it’s about the alignment of the Sun and Leo.  Again: observable.  And maybe the concoctors of our calendar (reputedly Cleopatra’s sister and some dude) chose to align certain days with movements of the planets for spiritual reasons.

I prefer organic spirituality, Earth-based, in sync with the seasons, moons, etc.  I really vibe with the Celtic wheel of the year.

For me, it feels like Samhain/Halloween is the end of one year and the beginning of another.  There’s a void time (remember my Void card from readings?) where nothing concrete is happening.  At all. It’s beyond death, and it’s a type of resting in suspension.  You plant your seeds, they’re stuck underground, everything is waiting.

To me, winter solstice feels like the ignition of conception.  The Sun comes back creating longer and longer days.  Yay!

Imbolc heralds the baby inside getting ready to come out, and the mother’s body preparing to feed the baby when it’s time.  (Imbolc means milk coming in).

Etc.

No dates.  No times.  Just the movement of the world and Universe and Spirit.

And we can see It.

And it all works together.

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