The moons reflection in the water while flying over Greenland.
Tag: moon
August 2015 Moon Calendar
Blue Moon in Aquarius
What does blue moon mean? I’ve tried to find the exact place of origination and there are a few floating around. But the one that made most sense to me was from the Farmers Almanac…
Blue moon may have come from the Old English term belewe meaning “the betrayer.” Typically there should be 12 full moons during the year…three per season, one per month. But every now and then a fourth full moon comes along and we get two full moons in one month…the second full moon of the month is called the blue moon. It makes sense that “blue” derived from “belewe” …because back in the day farmers would plant and harvest according to the moon phases (BIODYNAMICS, we will touch that subject one day) and the seasons. So they knew that in a month there would be one full moon…but every now and then there would appear a second one as the trickster moon or the betrayer moon…because it was rare and didn’t happen often. The saying “once in a blue moon” came from some article.
ANYWAYS! So there is that…now to the astrology of it all. The blue moon is in AQUARIUS...and dear Universe …you are one funny bastard.
Quick side note: It could not have been a better sign to sit in as I’ve started my great vacation! Currently in Atlanta (drove here last night)…going to be getting on a plane for Boston today…spend a few days in New England in Massachusetts and Maine…then flying to Iceland on Tuesday! I’ve been looking forward to this trip for a year now! (My little sister is getting married in Iceland to an Icelandic fella.
Ah…so Aquarius what are you offering?? FREEDOM! Freedom in a nutshell. Aquarius, the water bearer, is all about being true to oneself…I’m going to refer to her as a she for right now…but she is the true individual. She is the one who seeks freedom at any cost…even if that means she gets sideway looks from people. She’s the one that must pay attention to herself and what she seeks without letting culture and outside influences get in the way. She’s the one who listens to her heart…and answers without hesitation.
Activity for the two to three days of the FULL MOON AKA BLUE MOON AKA THUNDER MOON NUMBER TWO…
- Letting go ritual: I have two for you!! Since during the summer we focus on water, and this is a thunder moon, and we have Aquarius…we are going to use the element of water in letting go.
- You’ll need a rock, a sharpie, and a body of water. For this ritual, you are going to set up in a spot where you can really let go…if you are into candles…light some candles…if you are into meditating…set up a serene spot to feel…when you are ready to let go of a feeling or thought, think about it and acknowledge that it’s there. Acknowledging it instead of repressing it is how you’ll eventually get over it once you learn how to change your thoughts about it. Write down what you want to let go of. For example, you want to let go of bad body self image thoughts…write down that you don’t want to think about yourself in a negative light ANYMORE! You’re letting go of that monster inside of your head that is tricking you into believing negative things about yourself. Forget that dweeb! Then throw that rock and that dweeby monster into the water and watch it sink to the bottom and leave it there. Because I promise you, you are beautiful no matter what that dweeb try’s to trick you with. Then start loving yourself…because no one truly pays attention to how you look…so if you have a messy hair day, eh, no matter! You are still cute! If you are trying to get over someone, write down that you don’t want to think about that person anymore. Thank them for being a part of your life and then throw that rock into that water and let it sit in the sea of memory and move on. They were in your life for a reason and now they are no longer in your life for a reason. It’s that simple. Please don’t ever let someone consume your thoughts if they no longer want to be in your life. There is a reason for them and you that there was a parting. You might not see it yet…but you will. It might still hurt, and you may find yourself rehashing feelings towards that person…but try not to. Because if you think about it, you are just thinking about the person you want them to be for you. You are giving them too much credit for not even being there. I’ve been there…I’ve done that…and that feeling sucks. You just have to remind yourself that you are making up these illusions in your head of what they were like and replaying what you should have done differently. Don’t do that anymore. Let them go. If they want to be in your life THEY WOULD BE. Plain and simple. Everyone and anyone that is in your life that should be there already is or wants to be there. So let that person go….and start taking care of you. People will come in and out of your life for a reason….even reasons you’ll never understand. So with that just take care of yourself…and the right people will show up!
- If you don’t have a body of water near…take a bath or shower and imagine those feelings or thoughts washing away down the drain. Set up a pretty bathroom…with candles and let it go…let those negative feelings or thoughts wash from your body, mind, and soul…imagine them going down the drain away from you. Then love yourself and thank yourself.
Anyways…I’ve got to get on a plane. But think about freedom right now! Go against the grain and let go of things holding you back!
Love & Moonlight,
Kelly.
(Image from The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need by Joanna Martine Woolfolk)
Tonights Forecast of the Planet Positions with prompts for July 27, 2015
Tonight’s Forecast of the Planet Positions with prompts for July 27, 2015.
Sun: Leo – While the sun is in Leo, be creative!
Moon: Sagittarius – While the moon is in Sagittarius, be free, be you.
Mercury: Leo – While Mercury is in Leo, be expressive and write something outrageous.
Venus: Virgo – While Venus is in Virgo, practice gratitude and be gracious.
Mars: Cancer – While Mars is in Cancer, Clean up and get a project done around the house.
Jupiter: Leo – While Jupiter is in Leo, allow abundance to flow into your life.
Saturn: Scorpio – While Saturn is in Scorpio, let go of things you don’t need anymore and invite yourself to be rediscovered.
Uranus: Aires – While Uranus is in Aires, be a humble individual and express it with grace.
Neptune: Pisces – While Neptune is in Pisces, discover your spirituality and share it.
Pluto: Capricorn – While Pluto is in Capricorn, BE ambitious.
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Interpretation for prompts inspired from the app “Time Passages”.
First Quarter Moon Phase in Scorpio
First Quarter Moon in Scorpio…The Scorpion.
Geeze, if it couldn’t have been a better sign for the moon to fall in tonight as we are steadily creating our personal manifestos. Considering that the first quarter moon is your halfway point, check in time, and next step contemplator…Scorpio surely does lend a hand….or uh…venomous stinger.
Scorpio urges you to stay on your toes and LIVE IN THIS MOMENT. Imagine this analogy for a moment…
Sometimes we can fall into this craze where our minds are FOREVER creating stories…racing…thinking…getting hyped up on drama…and we create scenarios in our heads of what we should have done or what we should do…heck, even when we dream we have flashes of an image and then our minds literally make a story around it to “make sense”…guilty here! Now imagine if you were laying in bed…or like in a desert, haha…and your mind is racing with a bunch of nonsense…and a SCORPION crawls up on your chest…I BET that chatter would egress rather quickly and all you would be left with is thinking about that EXACT MOMENT. Survival mode. RIGHT THEN in that very moment.
Make a mental note of that analogy next time you find yourself obsessing over something….or your mind is talking too loud with nonsense that it isn’t making the situation any better. Think about that scorpion. And then stop the chatter. Literally acknowledge that it’s there and THEN CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS to the present moment. I know that may seem like a “froufrou” concept…but give it a try. And try it repeatedly…nothing ever is an over night success when it comes to mind alteration thinking…you have to train yourself…more like…you have to make the effort to change your thoughts…and then go “smell the flowers.” (yes, cliche). Practice living for right now…forget the past…don’t obsess over the future…and PLEASE DOOOO what makes you feel good right now.
To compliment that thinking…practice gratitude. Like, “man…that lemonade tastes damn good. I like that lemonade”….or, “man I did a great job at work…I’m glad I have that job”…or, “I’m here and breathing…and I’m alive.”…like really feel that gratitude in your every cell…AND THEN go surfing if that makes you feel good!
Okay…so for tonight, think about those things…journal…reflect inward on your progress to your new moon goal (whatever you set out to do)…if you are following along, revisit your personal manifesto…and add to it…read it…tweak it…if you haven’t already started writing it…start now! It can be in the form of however you want it to be…it can be in story format, one liners, single words….it’s yours and it’s about you and what you aspire to be….so make it how you want! Let Scorpio sting you in the butt and aspire to live right now…put into words what you are about..and share it…and do it…and live right now!
Love & Moon Light,
Kelly
My Personal Manifesto | The Warm Up | Question One
My Personal Manifesto- The Warm Up.
Question Number One: From HERE
I imagine myself sitting on the back porch…thinking of the right words to say. How do I really see myself? My lizard brain is being a butt right now. It’s whispering honeyed words of self-doubt in my ear…
ew, I just felt it’s tongue.
Self-doubt is such a blah. I get in moods where I don’t think I’m good enough, or smart enough, or fast enough, or creative enough…and I let that lizard brain get to me sometimes. I want that to stop. I want to take that lizard brain and kick it’s …..tail.
What I really see deep down is a very sensitive, well mannered, intuitive young woman who is begging herself to take that silk scarf from her mouth and tell the world what she is made of…what her mind is made of…her ideas…thoughts…feelings…uh, let’s let her talk now…thank you!
As if that wasn’t me just talking right now…
Okay okay…I’m rolling my eyes at myself.
I am…my own worst enemy. But I’m working on that. HARD. The hardest thing I want to change in my life is that self-doubt and self-sabotage. I don’t like it.
What I do love about myself is that I am very intuitive…I have a pretty good idea of what is happening around me, to me, and to others. I also love that I’m a perpetual learner…and it has served me well. Must be that Virgo Sun in me. I also love that I am creative…at least I tell myself that! (Shut up lizard.) I AM creative. I love to draw, write, paint, take photographs…express myself visually. I am kind, gentle, quite….and I am the best secret keeper. I listen, I give, I share, I love. I’m a best friend. The best mom. A sister. A daughter. I may seem boring, BUT I AM NOT…when you get to know me. I’m an introvert to the max…but I also can get wild and funny. I feel my best when I can make others laugh or get inspired. Ha…Pisces rising! What UP!? I’m also very caring and emotional and I truly do wear my heart on my sleeve. I feel other peoples pain and it makes me sad. I wish sometimes I could be Buddah and EAT up all that pain so you don’t have to feel it. I thank that Pisces in me that gives me compassion..and I thank God. I’m also the HARDEST worker you will ever find. I bust my butt at work and I am ambitious…my Capricorn moon streak…
What I really want is to start answering those life calls.
Oh and I AM THE QUEEN. Boom.
Love & Moon Light,
Kelly
New Moon “Personal Manifesto” Supplies List and Prompt/Warm Up Questions
A NEW MOON is coming up on July 16th, 2015…
For the next Moon cycle we are going to focus on developing and writing a PERSONAL MANIFESTO…below you will find a description of a personal manifesto, along with, a supplies list and some prompt/warm up questions.
What is a PERSONAL MANIFESTO?
A personal manifesto is a written declaration of who you are, what you are all about, and who you want to be. It is a declaration to yourself and to the world…it is a promise to yourself to live the life YOU WANT.
In preparation for writing one I’ve come up with a list of supplies and some prompt/warm up questions to get you to start thinking. Start to answer the questions before the next new moon…don’t worry too much about grammar at this point….just answer the questions from your gut…as the moon is waning, try to cultivate a reflective state of mind. When the new moon gets here we are going to write our first draft of our personal manifesto. Keep in mind it will be a first draft…a personal manifesto is going to be rewritten, revised, and tweaked several times before you feel it just perfect.
Supplies List For your Personal Manifesto:
JOURNAL and a pen
or
Computer, if you prefer typing instead of writing.
And a candle if you want to set the mood!
Prompt/Warm Up Questions:
1. Imagine yourself and describe what you see. Really evaluate yourself…the good, the bad…the things you want to work on. Write this as long or as short as you want. Write it in paragraph format…but don’t get too caught up on grammar at this point. Just let it all out.
2. As you are still imagining yourself list the top 5 things that you absolutely LOVE about yourself. It can be one word…a sentence…or a couple of sentences for each one. If you have more than 5 or less than 5…that is okay too. 5 is a suggestion.
3. With the same frame of mind list 5 things you want to improve on in your life: The things you don’t like as much but want to change. Use the same format as question #2…but then add next to each item a suggestion on how to change it. Then think about how those things have positively shaped part of you.
4. List your top 5 heroes. They can be real people or fictitious characters. Beside each hero describe their personality and the things you like about them.
5. List the qualities that you have that are the same as your top 5 heroes. And then list the qualities you want to cultivate. The qualities can be from ANYTHING or ANYONE. List your ideas of good qualities in a person.
6. Describe the person you want to be RIGHT NOW. Right now in this moment…who do you want to be? Write it down.
7. Describe and write down how you want to be remembered. If you are a parent, a friend, a daughter, a son, a grandparent, a sister, a brother….how do you want your family and friends to describe you? Write it down.
8. List all the things you are waiting for. Are these things that you feel you need to have happen before you can “be happy”? If so, why? Write down what you think is holding you back. Now think about how that makes you feel. We are going to turn that around!
9. List any doubts you may have. Next to each describe why you have that doubt. Then next to that…write down what you could do about that doubt to make it go away.
10. Write the following quote by Pippi Longstocking TEN TIMES:
“I am the sea…and nobody owns me.”
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Take the next 4 nights to answer these prompt/warm up questions…then on the 5th night, when the moon is new, we will begin writing the first draft of our personal manifesto!
Love & Moon Light,
Kelly
Last Quarter Moon in Aries | The Walden Moon
Last Quarter Moon in Aries Tonight…
Ah…the last stage of working with the four major moon phases. This is the time to really sit down and reflect. Really think about how far you’ve come…or how much more time it will take to accomplish the goal you set at a new moon. This is another (second) half moon and half point.
If you planned to complete your goal in one complete moon cycle…meaning…you set the goal at the new moon, checked in at the first quarter, accomplished by the full moon…then now is the time to be thankful that you did it. Be grateful. Say HELL YEAH!
If you are still working on your goal (for example you wanted to complete something in three full moons) then now is a time to check back in with yourself. Reflect on your progress and think about the next step. At the new moon your can set the next step during that phase to get it done.
Most importantly this is a time to reflect. Look inward. Be thankful for the things that have come into your life and what is now leaving your life. Think about what you want to accomplish…WRITE IT ALLLLL DOWN. Working with the moon is great when it is accompanied with a journal! You’ll start to see patterns and it’s also a stress reliever!
Now to the nitty gritty…the Moon is in Aries tonight…so you may feel a bit gung-ho and revved up! Aries is a VERY assertive and sometimes aggressive sign…The RAM…a fire sign…a VERY “I AM” sign…COURAGE comes to mind…listen to that intense intuition…act on it…DO IT! (With carefulness not to get too hasty and careless). If you feel the need to clean out the fridge DO IT…and then be thankful that you did…because after all YOU WANTED TO DO IT. Don’t take yourself for granted…and think about all the good things that have come into your life by PAYING ATTENTION to your own needs and wants…
If you are working through some problems…ACKNOWLEDGE them…ACCEPT them for what they are…and then LET THAT FEELING GO! Ask yourself…is this helping me? If it isn’t…and there is nothing that can be done…accept it for what it is AND THEN LET GO AND LET GOD…it may not make the feeling go over night…but it’s the first step in moving on…two good tips for letting something go and making a promise to yourself to move on…
ONE: Write it allllllll out on a piece of paper…every bit of it…DO NOT DOWNPLAY YOURSELF OR BLAME YOURSELF…shit happens. Learn from it. When you’ve written it all down and you are ready to let it go…BURN IT! (Safely) BURN IT…Especially TONIGHT! I mean….the Moon is in Aries tonight…and Aries is a FIRE SIGN. Burn it and imagine it disintegrating…you don’t need it…LET GO AND LET GOD.
TWO: Or…write that bad feeling or thought on a rock and THROW IT INTO A LAKE OR THE SEA OR POND OR ANY BODY OF WATER….let it sink to the bottom…because you DON’T need it anymore…LET GO AND LET GOD.
To round off the night…if you are just happy…BE HAPPY…
Remember the Law of Attraction…if you think happy…you get happy…
AND for your personal pleasure…a GREAT Message from Shia LaBeouf!
How to Work with the Moon | The Walden Moon Lifestyle
Moon Pamphlet | The Walden Moon
Click the link above titled “Moon Pamphlet | The Walden Moon” to download your pamphlet on how to work with the moon. (Print front and back to put together as a pamphlet). For the month of July this is your first worksheet/pamphlet. It is an introduction on how to use the moon in your life. Review it and stay tuned for the BLUE MOON (July 31st, 2015) worksheet that will be more thematic.
If you want to start thinking thematically already…click HERE for the post on the first full moon of July.
Moon Light,
Kelly
Full Moon | Thunder Moon in Capricorn
Full Moon | Thunder Moon in Capricorn
Tonight is the first full moon for the month of July 2015. It sits in Capricorn…the Sea-Goat. If you are feeling a bit driven today it may be the Capricorn’s essence weaving into your life…as with the Capricorn zodiacal sign comes a sense of ambition…to get things done. Half mountain goat…half fish…the Sea-Goat tends to meet tasks head on. Given any circumstance the Sea-Goat will prevail…he can scale a mountain side and swim through the sea…with such determination the Sea-Goat can come across as emotionless…but that is not what he is about. He does love deeply. To the Sea-Goat his primary agenda is to find inner peace with himself. Once he finds that through solitary practices, deep self-reflection, and self-acceptance he learns how to approach the world…and has many skills to do that…after all he can be on land or in the sea. For Capricorn he doesn’t care too much of what others think of him, even though he may be in the spotlight and the roles he takes on may require an intense outwardly presence. For Capricorn the primary challenge is to see clearly and not get blinded by the glittery world and the glamour of what his roles “appear” to possess…ie power. For power, in a Capricorn’s world, is about self-respect…not worldly approval. Authenticity…integrity…and ambition rule this Earth zodiacal sign.
July is the month of the Thunder Moon…named after the many thunder storms that happen during this month…hence we are in the middle of the hurricane season. For this Full Moon we can explore a little about the Norse god Thor….the god of thunder. If you are interested in Norse mythology…this is the guy you’ll want to read about this full moon. STRENGTH comes to mind.
July is the month also known as the Buck Moon…named in response to this period of time when the bucks start growing their new antlers. For the furry and animal friends this may be a good time to pay homage to the deer.
FULL MOON…in some parts of the world the Full moon shines tonight July 1, 2015…in other parts of the world it shines tomorrow July 2, 2015. Within the course of these two days I’ll give you some more things to think about…ie worksheets to be uploaded tomorrow about how to work with the moon in your life.
For tonight start to think about this full moon’s influences with Capricorn…Thunder/Thor…Bucks.
Words to think about to incorporate into your life: Authenticity, Ambition, Integrity, Strength, Self-Respect, Self-Acceptance…and always love.
The Walden Moon 