Full Moon in Scorpio Ritual Guide

Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio. The axis of stability and revolution, the need to ground and the need to reinvent, sustaining life and sustaining death. The intensity of this polarity is as affirming as it is disorienting, reinforcing our most basic opposing impulses.

Moon exact full on Monday, April 26th, 2021, at 8:31pm PST.

Scorpio is associated with the Death card in tarot, and the deep, dark passion of this sign urges us to see the beauty in the constant cycles of death and rebirth playing out around and within in us. This embrace of impermanence runs counter to the influence of the Taurus sun, shining down warmth, inviting us to put down roots and carve our desires into stone. The secret to navigating this conflict is refuse to choose sides - you can do both.

The full moon in Scorpio is our annual opportunity to rip our habits out by the root, turning the soil to create a nurturing place for new saplings to grow.

Mars and Pluto both lay claim to ruling Scorpio. Pluto is the newcomer, stepping into the role only after its relatively recent discovery just under a century ago. While Mars has a reputation for more straightforward (necessary) destruction, Pluto has a more mysterious energy that speaks to destruction and resurrection, the transmutation of form through death and rebirth. With these planets, we bring The Tower and Judgment cards into the mix.

The deeply personal axis of Taurus/Scorpio shines a light on what we cannot live without and cannot live with. This full moon illuminates whatever area of life or situation needs a serious overhaul. Something you thought needed repair may be beyond salvation. An impulse to cling to a security blanket may be a signal to let everything else fall away, opening a radical revolution of Self. If there is any part of your soul you’ve been avoiding eye contact with, stare it in the face now. The support you have from the Universe for transforming your personal world, and even your identity, is vast and it is compassionate.

Be a strong, but gentle leader and you walk yourself forward into the unknown. While you cannot take all of your creature comforts with you beyond this point, you are set to gain something far more valuable - truth. You are loved, you are supported, and you are ready for the next stage in your evolution.

This ritual is designed to bring you into deep understanding with the parts of yourself that don’t often see the light of day and to allow you to face the future ready and renewed.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print outs or drawings of The Tower, Death, Judgment, and Ace of Cups cards (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candles (the tall kind in glass). Either black OR a color of your choosing. If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: For black candle - sesame oil, dried lavender flower. For any other color - jasmine oil, flaxseed. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Any crystals or other symbolic items you wish to include. Ideally, selenite wand, black tourmaline, moonstone, and chrysocolla. If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger.

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the cards in the center of your altar area all in one stack on this order - The Tower (accept destruction), Death (release control), Judgment (dig out the roots), Ace of Cups (accept Divine love). Place the candle on top and arrange the crystals around the candle.

STEP 3: For black candle - Place a drop of sesame oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times counter-clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of crumbled dried lavender on top. For non-black candle - Place a drop of jasmine oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of flaxseed on top.

STEP 4: light the candle and say “I am who I have always been and who I have never been before. Everyone I am in loved. Everyone I am is exactly where they need to be.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes drawing your attention inward, deeper and deeper into the core of your being. As you travel inward, you become smaller and smaller, a tiny consciousness inside your physical form. From this vantage point, you can observe the contents of your unconscious self floating by. What do you see? Is it bright and easy to make out shapes? Dark and mysterious? Is there anything that strikes you as you observe? How do you feel? Make a mental note of all of this. When your note is complete, you feel something appear in your hand. Open your hand and see if you can decipher what this object means, what it is inviting you to move toward or away from. Then, using your breath, begin to grow larger and larger until your conscious self once again fills your physical being. As you fill your body, you feel it is heavier than usual and realize you are wearing a very thick wool coat, soaked with rain, weighing you down and stealing your warmth. Straighten your spine and throw it off. That coat that served you at the start of your psychic winter has become a burden. You are free to discard it and walk away. When you again feel light and warm, gently open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

New Moon in Aries Ritual Guide

Sun in Aries, Moon in Aries. New moons bring us fresh energy in their sign, renewal, the chance to put stakes in the ground for new beginnings. In Aries, our independence and natural instincts for leadership are lit up by the warm blaze of cardinal Fire.

Moon conjunct Sun exact on Sunday, April 11th, 2021, at 7:31PM PST.

Passionate calls to action, confrontations with restricting standards, and release of any ability to keep yourself small are all on the table. The old roles no longer fit. It’s time to flex your literal and metaphorical muscles and take the lead on defining who and what you are in the world.

Accept the invitation of this Aries moon to step into your personal power.

Aries is associated with The Emperor, a figure that is often misunderstood in tarot as representing tyranny. It is true that when poorly expressed, tyranny can manifest within Emperor energy, but the core of this wisdom revolves around taking charge without taking advantage. Aries’ ruling planet, Mars, is associated with The Tower. Here we see the need to break with stale standards that is required for the highest incarnation of The Emperor to come to life. Think more “leading with love” and less “my way or the highway”.

How have you kept yourself or your work small to avoid upsetting the status quo? Are there internalized barriers holding you back from filling in all the details of your ultimate vision for your life? Is there something you want to see in the world that no one else can or is willing to provide? If you could lead others to invest their time and energy in one thing, what would it be? The greatest leadership depends on inspiration and motivation. To lead effectively, you must deeply believe in what you are asking others to devote their resources to - this includes you!

This ritual is designed to ignite the torch of your most deeply held convictions, to open awareness of what you are uniquely equipped to champion in this world. You may be surprised by what you find beneath the surface of perceived limitations and possibilities. Be patient and kind with yourself as this work unfolds. This is a deep re-boot of internal systems and patterns. Think of this as the beginning of a process that will show its first concrete manifestations at the full moon in Aries in October.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print out or drawing of The Emperor (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass) preferably orange. If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Lavender oil and cayenne pepper. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A selection of crystals - carnelian, ruby, or orange calcite, and selenite. If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand, keeping within the orange/red color spectrum.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen and paper, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the candle in the center of your altar area with the image of The Emperor in front (closest to you). Place the crystals around the altar area in a pattern of your choosing.

STEP 3: Place a drop of lavender oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of cayenne pepper on top. Lavender is calming and promotes patience, cayenne pepper ignites determination.

STEP 4: Light the candle and say “As I step into my calling as a leader, all doubt falls away and I am filled with joy and motivation.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes settling into your body. Notice how your limbs arrange themselves to keep you stable, how your breath automatically works to fill your blood with the oxygen you need. See if you can feel the oxygen enter your bloodstream and flow out into your body, pouring strength and vitality into every cell. Then, notice a bright orange flame burning in the core of your body. Take some time to gaze admiringly at this flame with your mind’s eye, watch its movement, feel its warmth. When you are ready, reach into your body and take the flame in your hand, then place your other hand over it. A transformation take place hidden in your hands. Open them back up and see what remains. Is it an object? A message? A being? What does it mean to you? How does it make you feel? Make a mental note of this. Stay in this world as long as you like, then gently open your eyes and write down what you found in your hands. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

Full Moon in Libra Ritual Guide

Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra. The axis of partnership and independence, lighting up any areas of our relationships that need balancing out. This is an excellent time to resolve conflicts - internal or external - around how we maintain healthy and beneficial boundaries in our most personal interactions.

Moon exact full on Sunday, March 28th, 2021, at 11:49 AM PST.

Libra is symbolized by the scales, always seeking peace, balance, diplomacy. With the moon in Libra, these qualities are focused on our emotional realm, bringing that sacred stability into our hearts. Relationally, this means paying close attention to how, when, and why we prioritize the well being of others over our own and vice versa.

The full moon in Libra is our annual opportunity to communicate our needs and limits with ourselves and others, clearly and lovingly.

Libra is ruled by Venus, now conjunct the sun in Aries, pulling us to focus on love of Self first. It’s like they say on the airplane - put your own oxygen mask on before helping anyone else with theirs. This may feel uncomfortable, selfish, wrong. Remind yourself that by caring for your own needs first, you are ensuring that you have the energy stores to care for others.

The relational axis of Aries/Libra connects to the foundation of our emotional training. Whatever we were taught as children about the “correct” way to be in relationship, the values ascribed to independence and codependence, how much autonomy we were given, whether we were punished or celebrated for being ourselves. These patterns stick. Long after we have identified them, even after many years of work to undo the most harmful among them, that legacy is ours. It is not our job to erase them, it is our job to illuminate them so we can work with them, with ourselves, in a healthy and productive way.

As you dive into the energy of this moon and its pull toward relational examination, use the Libran peacemaker impulse as your guide. Make peace with yourself, with your legacy, with any past missteps no matter how big or small. Make peace with yourself so can move through the world sharing your peace with others.

This ritual is designed to balance your being and clear your heart, opening a path forward toward peace, love, and fulfillment in all relationships.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print outs or drawings of the Justice card (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: Two 7-day ritual candles (the tall kind in glass) in different colors. When choosing, think about yourself when choosing one, then about others when choosing the other. If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Dried rose petals, olive oil. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Any crystals or other symbolic items you wish to include. Ideally, rose quartz as a central stone and any others you wish to add. If you don’t have rose quartz, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger.

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the Justice card in the center of your altar area, the candles on either side with the rose quartz in the center with the Justice card.

STEP 3: Place a drop of olive oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of crumbled dried rose petal on top. Olive oil is symbolic of pease. Rose petals bring love and abundance.

STEP 4: light the candle and say “I am full of love and compassion for my Self and the Selves of others and I make peace with all previous versions of myself.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes finding the most complete stillness you can. Breathe in for 4 counts, out for 4 counts for 4 full cycles. Then breathe in for 3 counts, out for 3 counts for 3 full cycles, then in for 2, out for 2 for 2 cycles. Finally finish with one deep, long inhale, filling your entire being with your breath and exhaling all of the air out of your lungs completely. Bring your awareness to your heart. Breathing normally, find a flicker of light in the center of your heart and grow it with every breath until your entire being is filled with the light of your heart. Then gently bring your consciousness back to the present, bringing this light with you, and open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

New Moon in Pisces Ritual Guide

Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces. New moons bring us fresh energy in their sign, renewal, the chance to put stakes in the ground for new beginnings. In Pisces, we can access the magickal powers of understanding and transformation deep within our psyches to step into a new era.

Moon conjunct Sun exact on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 8:22AM PST.

Psychic downloads, seas of empathy and compassion, and good old fashioned cosmic weirdness are on tap with this moon, and if you play your cards right, you can make at least some of this your new … anti-normal.

Let this Piscean moon expand your consciousness and open your mind.

Pisces is associated with The Moon card in Tarot and its planetary ruler, Neptune, with The Hanged Man. Take a cue from the sixties and tune in, turn on, and drop out for a spell to get deep into the interior exploration and radically shifted perspective these cards offer. While these states are natural for Pisces, they can be very disoriented for those not well acquainted with the realm of the astrological fishes, so find a safe space and a good chuck of time to allow maximum integration of this energy.

What part of your Self needs to be seen and acknowledged by you? Is there a part of yourself you’ve neglected or turned away from because it doesn’t fit the mold of your life or society? Once you’ve travelled deep inside to find these answers, how can you forced a perspective shift on your external world? If this part of you has been suppressed due to its inability to conform with external standards, how can you break the standards to allow it to fit?

This ritual is designed to open your heart and mind to embrace the parts of you that don’t seem to fit with the life you are living. Whether you are a loud and proud weirdo with a secret reserved side, a neatly combed normie hiding a wild streak, or someone in between, there is room for you to move toward accepting more of yourself and rejecting more of the perceived standards of your world.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print outs or drawings of The Ace of Cups, The Moon, and The Hanged Man (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass) in any color but black (black is for clearing, new moons are for growing). If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Myrrh oil and black pepper. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A selection of crystals (whatever you are drawn to - blue kyanite, iolite and rose quartz are good options, moldavite if you wanna get real crazy) and mushrooms. You can decide what kind. If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the candle in the center of your altar area with the images of The Moon and The Hanged Man on either side and The Ace of Cups above (behind the candle). Place the crystals around the base of the candle.

STEP 3: Place a drop of myrrh oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of ground black pepper on top. Myrrh opens access to the world beyond the veil and black pepper clears away negative energies.

STEP 4: Light the candle and say “Every part of me belongs. Every part of me fits perfectly in my world. Every part of me is loved.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes listening to the sounds of your environment. If anything annoys you, gently sit with it until you can release that reaction. Repeat until you are at peace with your sonic environment exactly as it is. Then open your mind’s eye to a vision of yourself, exactly as you are right now, floating peacefully deep in outer space. The planets and stars you can see are none that exact in the known Universe. This is not the space of Earth, this is the space of YOU. See if the stars form any constellations. Do their symbols mean anything to you? Is there anything you see that you’d like to get closer to? Allow yourself the freedom to explore. This is yours. It is all a reflection of you. Enjoy it. Stay in this world as long as you like, then gently open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

Full Moon in Virgo Ritual Guide

Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo. The axis of practical and esoteric spirituality, private daily practice and lofty beliefs and ideals. The full spectrum of mystical expression is illuminated by this moon and we are called to find value and meaning in every inch of it.

Moon exact full on Saturday, February 27th, 2020, at 12:17 AM PST.

Virgo has a well-earned reputation for attention to detail, adherence to systems and schedules, and high standards. In our modern society, we commonly attach these traits to work and career. But you know what else they’re great for? An absolutely stunning and beautiful and powerful spiritual practice.

The full moon in Virgo is our annual opportunity to polish up the reflection of our belief system and spiritual goals in our daily rituals.

Everything we do - everything - is a manifestation of our value system. The food we eat, where we get it, and how it’s grown, the clothes we wear and where they come from, the work we are drawn to and how much of ourselves we give to it. Whether we are conscious of it or not, every choice we make informs us and others and what we deem important in the world. The exterior markers we gather around ourselves act as a mirror of our inner aspirations.

When this mirror shows us an image that does not match what we feel, we encounter a sort of spiritual dysmorphia. We may suffer from feelings of heaviness or discomfort in our bodies, our hearts, and our minds, and not be able to pinpoint the source of the discomfort, leading to more heavy and confusing sensations. In these times, it is important to recognize there is nothing wrong with you. There is simply a disconnect between the lofty and mundane areas of your life. No matter what your circumstances and resources are, you can take steps right now to bring these realms into alignment.

You will not reach perfect alignment in one day, maybe never. That is not the goal. If you make small, simple adjustments, the heaviness will begin to lift and it will become easier and easier to see and implement the changes that will bring you closer and closer to a merging of your spiritual and mundane worlds.

This ritual is designed to reflect back to you what is most important in your spiritual life and connection with the Divine and how these values intersect with the patterns of your daily life, giving you clarity on steps you can take to bring these worlds into alignment.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print outs or drawings of The Hermit and The Moon cards (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One white or blue 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass). If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Licorice (easiest to get in a usable form in pure licorice tea), jasmine oil. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: Any crystals or other symbolic items you wish to include. Ideally, one piece each of moonstone and garnet. If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger.

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the candle in the center of your altar area, the images of The Hermit and The Moon card on either side with the crystals on top (let your intuition guide which goes where).

STEP 3: Place a drop of jasmine oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of licorice root on top. Jasmine is the flower of the moon, connecting us to her energy and wisdom. Licorice provides the protection we need to focus on our Virgoan dedication.

STEP 4: light the candle and say “My spiritual ideals are reflected perfectly in all aspects of my life and are ever evolving under the guidance of the Universe.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes finding the most complete stillness you can. Then see yourself alone in a temple. It is perfectly calm and peaceful, charged with spiritual growth and Divine connection. As you gaze at the walls, images begin to appear, symbols of the things that are most important to you in your personal spiritual worldview. Take them in, making mental note of anything that is surprising. Once you’ve gathered all this information, the walls begin to dissolve into transparency and through them you can see symbols and scenes from your daily life. Notice where these align with the symbols on the temple walls. Do they match? Is there tension? Where do you feel your attention most drawn to? Make a mental note, then gently bring your consciousness back to the present and open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.