On the Trail of the Wild Feminine
Nancy Lankston
We are in the cauldron now.
Last night’s total lunar eclipse as the moon went full in the sign of Earth Priestess Virgo has all of our energies are stirred up and a bit WILD.
Buckle up, breathe and try not to do anything rash.
For the next few weeks, we will be in the eclipse cauldron. This is a perfect time to do shadow work and learn to love those parts of you that are problematic, embarrassing, less than ideal.
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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Full moon in earthy Capricorn. Summer solstice vibes add to the mix .
All the energies are a bit wild right now. Try to find balance – do whatever helps to calm you in the midst of craziness.
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Full moon in airy Aquarius, the visionary. This is the second Aquarian full moon this summer. To complicate matters, Jupiter is also in Aquarius moving retrograde,
Aquarius is all about freedom, but nothing feels free or easy right now. Rough, ratchety energy is running high.
You may not be able to focus clearly on the future or envision anything right now. Craziness abounds on a global level.
Breathe! Take a break from the news. Keep calm and carry on. This energy shall soon pass.
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Image: Full Moon Vibes
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New moon in earthy Capricorn, the sign of the ancient grandmothers.
What would your great-great grandmother say about the chaos and uncertainty we are all experiencing right now?
This too shall pass.
Time to get deeply grounded in the physical world. What do you see, hear, taste, smell, feel in this moment? Focus on your senses and the physical world. Keep coming back to the physical whenever you feel upset or off balance.
Keep breathing. Keep moving. Don’t let yourself freeze up.
One step at a time.
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Image: Susan Seddon Boulet
Full moon in watery, emotional Cancer, the nurturer. After many months of pandemic chaos and confusion, bruised and battered parts of your psyche need to be held close and nurtured now.
You may feel the urge to take care of family, friends, your community – the entire world. But the nurturing needs to begin with you.
Give yourself space to express any feelings you submerged or suppressed in 2020. You did what you needed to do to survive job shifts, financial insecurity, election mayhem, lockdowns and loneliness. Use this full moon time to grieve and make peace with everything that has happened to you.
Honor yourself and your journey. Take time to grieve and release the traumas and dramas of the past year. Make peace with 2020, so you can experience more joy and love and peace in the new year.
“Tears are a river that take you somewhere… somewhere better, somewhere good.
~Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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Full moon in earthy Taurus on Halloween. The moon is visiting with Uranus, a powerful agent of change. Meanwhile, the sun is in wise and witchy Scorpio.
Our cultural initiation continues.
During normal times, full moons stir up sensitive humans (just ask an ER nurse how crazy people get during full moons). And these are wilder than normal times. A contentious US election is just around the corner. The COVID pandemic is worsening as well. You can bet that this full moon will deliver more chaos and crazy surprises.
Time to get physical.
The antidote to chaos and craziness is to ground in the physical world. Focus on physical movement : walking, jogging, dancing, squats, yoga, weight lifting, etc. Eat grounding foods such as carrots, potatoes, beets and other root vegetables. Sit or lie down on the ground and feel it’s support. Become a creature of the soil and rocks again.
Your ancestors can also be a great source of grounding support. The veils between the worlds are especially thin right now, making it a great time to honor and connect with your ancestors in some way. Every family has ancestors who survived floods, droughts, famine, wars, pandemics and more. Reach out to them now for guidance and support.
Come back to ground.