On the Trail of the Wild Feminine
Nancy Lankston
Earthy new moon in Capricorn. And a new year is on the horizon.
Make room for deep inner reflection. Consider what has been in the past, then let it go with love and gratitude.
It’s time to lay the foundation for a new chapter in your story. What do you want to create going forward?
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#moon
#wisdom
Art by Colleen Wallace Nungari
In honor of this full moon in Gemini, a magical poem by Mary Oliver…
Moon and Water
I wake and spend
the last hours
of darkness
with no one
but the moon.
She listens
to my complaints
like the good
companion she is
and comforts me surely
with her light.
But she, like everyone,
has her own life.
So finally I understand
that she has turned away,
is no longer listening.
She wants me
to refold myself
into my own life.
And, bending close,
as we all dream of doing,
she rows with her white arms
through the dark water
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Art by Georgia O’Keefe
Full moon in earthy Taurus and things are crazy! Everything is stirred up and nothing is as it seems.
Ground, ground, ground.
Get outside and walk, sit or lie on the Earth.
Breathe and ground.
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And the bees have a message for us:
Hush now. The wounds run deep,
but the bees are full of knowing.
They know the hive of your heart,
each crooked curled chamber
each hopeful hidden curve,
each darkened holding cell.
They have come with wings and song and pollen.
They have come to harvest each mistake
each broken vessel, to touch the jagged edges
of betrayal and lost chances,
to collect your failures one by one,
making honey from the bitter
making music in the void
making wings where there were wounds.
Hush now. Sleep well.
The night is alive with forgiveness
and your heart is a hive
made for honey made for love.
~Angi Sullins
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New moon in watery Scorpio, the sign of the shaman, witch, sorcerer
This is also the time of Samhain – an ancient Celtic holiday in honor of our ancestors and all that has passed. Samhain marks the start of the dark half of the year in the northern hemisphere.
Now is the time to plunge into the depths of self and Soul. Examine and honor what came before and acknowledge your part in it all.
Light a candle and say a prayer for your ancestors who made your life possible.
Art by Angie Livingstone, the
Glittering Fox
I went out into the dark,
the night was soft and full of its usual wonders,
but tonight, I wanted the Moon.
I raised my hand,
thinking I could hold its silver light,
thinking I could keep it close.
But it slipped away, as all wild things do,
leaving only its quiet glow on my palm—
a reminder that some gifts
are not for taking.
Still, I stood in its light,
content to listen,
to feel the world turning,
and to understand
that some beauty is meant only
to guide us home.
~Rivers in the Ocean on FB
Catching the Moon
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Photo by NancyL
New moon in airy Libra, the sign of equanimity and balance. A ring of fire solar eclipse also occurs today.
Buckle up. The pace of change appears to be increasing this moon cycle. Make daily self care a priority so that you can maintain some semblance of balance and tranquility.
Breathe. You can do this.
#balance
#tranquility
Artist unknown
Full moon in watery Pisces with a partial lunar eclipse tonight.
Emotions are at ‘high tide’ right now. Slow your roll and remember to breathe as you consciously focus on whatever emotion surfaces.
The next few days are an extra potent dream time. Take note of your dreams and waking visions. Soul is speaking to you.
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Art: High Tide by Cindy Thornton