The full moon has always called to me. As a child, I would leave my blinds open and look at it from my bed. I could feel the increased energy building up in my body in the days leading up to the full moon. Often, it felt like more energy than my body could contain, as if it needed to pour from every ounce of my body. I would frequently lie sideways and shuffle my feet back and forth in my sheets on the night of a full moon, almost as if I were running sideways on my bed. My body always felt like it needed to move to get the energy out, like coiling energy moving up through my body.
As an adult, I still carry this same energy in my body leading into a full moon and if I am being honest I still shuffle my feet in my bed. However, I also work with the energy and use it to my benefit now that I understand it better. I work not only with the full moon but with all of the moon cycles. Naturally, our bodies try to work with the moon cycles and frequently we fight our own instincts; I have embraced a life where I try to avoid fighting what nature built into me. Emotions frequently run high during the full moon making relationships, communication and sleep challenging. Recognizing this and working with it can allow for some beautiful growth in each of these areas. The lunar cycle is natural and it is my belief that all animals work with the lunar cycle. We humans should stop trying to override it and start embracing it. When you stop fighting the things that are naturally happening in your body then life flows easier, for me anyways.
In the 3 days leading up to the full moon I will set out water to charge in the moonlight. When water it left overnight in the moonlight it absorbs the higher energy of the full moon and all of the positive energy that goes along with the full moon. I often drink this water, clear energy off from crystals and rocks in my home, water my plants with it, add it to my children's water bottles and wash my body with it.
On the night of the full moon I always have a ceremony where I light candles, set out crystals and water to charge and clear, create a sacred space and have a ceremony. The ceremony always involves asking the universe to help me release things that are not serving me (I do this on behalf of other people also!) and bring me the things that I need to help me on my life's path.
I carried the candle and stones out on my portable altar and lit the candle. I placed the mason jar of water on the stone wall. I placed the list including the words that I was working on manifesting under my portable altar. I set my offerings to the faery folk, the earth and the universe out under the tree. I slipped out of my robe and started my ceremony. For me, ceremony is about placing additional intention behind the words and the requests. Similar to prayer, it is about calling in additional energy and support and channeling your energy into something.
As I step sideways in my brain I allow in the universal energy that I hold so dear. During the full moon, universal energy and spirit communication is easier and flows more smoothly. So as I step into the ceremony, the spirits who I work with step up next to me. This ceremony was focused on what I needed to release to allow new growth into my life. Much like a trust fall, my head tilted backwards, my arms spread wide, heart wide open and I handed over human control. Just like that, I knew I did not need to carry the burden of this life. I knew that behind me stood a team of spirits and the universe ready to catch me and gently place me right where I needed to be.
In true full moon glory, he stepped next to me with wild hair, intense energy and no clothing. He was supporting me as I thrashed through some shadow work and personal growth. He hooted at the moon, howled at the moon, yelled to the moon. At that moment, I realized that I was still uncomfortable in my skin as I shook my head and tried to refocus my energy. I realized that this was a teaching moment. “Fuck it” I said outloud as I danced naked in the moon hooting and screaming with him. The energy of my inner child was something that I used to hold dear and had lost with a relationship trauma. He was hellbent on helping me own that inner child once again. My other closest spirit guide stood by the stone wall shaking his head and smirking at us. He wasn’t about to lower his “standards” to this level, but I appreciated his energy there nonetheless.
As the dancing and hooting calmed and the energy refocused on the task at hand, I felt his energy shift to deep work. His large thumb ran across my forehead and then under each eye. I wasn’t sure what he was painting on me but I understood that it was moon energy. As he painted he said "may I never get so rigid, and may I never get so bold, that this life is not something that I enjoy as it unfolds". We repeated it over and over again.
I worked with that energy all month. As the lunar cycle flowed into the waning moon I was able to release the things that were no longer serving me, which left room to enjoy this life as it unfolds.
