Moon Poetry

The New Moon is the Maiden she’s youthful, fierce, carefree
She’s so full of excitement and curiosity
Her innocence and vigour and enchantment she displays
Essential to life’s continuity in many ways

The Full Moon is the Mother abundant and fertile
At the peak of her existence she’s harvested a while
The ripeness of her womanhood, her love it fills our hearts
Fulfilled in everything she does – her magic she imparts

The Dark or Waning Crescent Moon it represents the Crone
Who’s filled with life’s experiences – for wisdom she is known
Experiences multiplied she’s getting ready now
To re-birth as the Maiden, new beginnings to endow

By Jenny Hallett

Ostara 21st March

Ostara is the time of year when light and warmth gain in strength and light will start to outstrip the dark. A solar festival about new growth, rebirth with nature starting to really bloom. It is said the young stag god pursues the maiden and as it is seeding time. Planting of seeds represents the goals expressed at Yule and then germinated with our wish candle at Imbolc. Traditionally we decorate eggs to represent energy, warmth and fertility.

So for your ritual you need:
· Spring flowers
· Coloured candles (pastel shades)
· One black and one white candle for the altar
· Seeds (Sunflower)
· Earth
· Hot cross buns or Simnel cake
· Spring water

- Cast your circle and light the candles (including the black one but leave white unlit)
- Raise energy and call on Goddess and God
- Light the white candle from the black to welcome the waxing light and put out the black candle
- Sit in the circle and take a seed, empower it with energy as you visualise your goal which is ready to be planted and then plant your seed/s. I always find that sunflowers work well for this
- Using a wand/athame/finger direct energy into the seed
- Release the cone of power and say where you want it to go
- Thank the Goddess and God
- Open the circle and feast to celebrate Ostara

Wishing you all a wonderful Ostara

Full Moon Meditation for 8th March

This is the time for the Mother aspect of the Goddess, our productivity is at its peak and we start to bring our fully formed wishes into manifestation. We are at the height of our creativity, power, fertility and sensitivity and have clarity on the things that come into our awareness.

So find yourself somewhere peaceful and quiet, light a fresh white candle and close your eyes.
Find yourself in a pace of nature where you feel safe and notice that it is nighttime and the Moon appears from behind a cloud.

It is a Full Moon and seems to be just hanging in the sky round and very bright against the dark night sky. Relax and breath in its wonderful light so your body starts to fill with her wonderful silvery essence.

What do you see, what messages do your hear, what pictures come to mind? Let yourself be drawn deeper and deeper into the Meditation. When you are ready bring your awareness back to your physical body and open your eyes. Always show gratitude for what has happened and record your your experience.

Wishing you a magical Full Moon

Full Moon and a Wishing Moon 7th February

Tonight we have the Full Moon following the Pagan festival of Imbolc and it is also a Storm Moon when it is said that if a storm rages during the course of the Full Moon then the year usually follows suit.

The night should be clear and so take advantage of this magical time as the Goddess awakens from her slumbers. This is a time of creativity and change and so concentrate on your Wishes for the coming year. It is also a good time to put your crystals in the light of the moon to pick up her energy, cleanse and recharge them. This is a time to reconnect to your spiritual path.

For more information on creating rituals then do join me on my workshop on the 24th March. Full details are on Spirit Mystique website .http://www.spiritmystique.com/Rituals.html

Imbolc and Brighid, Wednesday 1st February

The days are becoming noticeably longer and although still cold the first signs of Spring are with us. Imbolc is a Celtic Fire Festival and Brighid, a solar goddess, presides over this festival.

We are meeting after the Sun sets and celebrate by lighting candles to represent the Sun’s increasing power. A time of purification/rebirth and we use Brighid's energy to empower goals and wishes for the year; a time of peace, hope and our creativity gathers power. You can use this one to reconnect to your spiritual path.

So for the Ritual you need
· Snowdrops for the altar
· Fresh white candle in bowl of earth (represents the light and energy for germination of the seeds)
· White candle for all present (wish candles)
· Incense with a flowery fragrance
· Dairy foods to feast on + spring water

Wishing you a wonderful Imbolc.

Sabbats for 2012

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish you a peaceful and successful 2012.

On the Winter Solstice in December we celebrated with 10 other people and it was really special. There are photos on my Facebook page if you are interested. So I thought I would let people know the dates for 2012 and so here they are:-
· Imbolc – February 1st
· Ostara – March 21st (Spring Equinox)
· Beltane – May 1st
· Litha – June 21st (Summer Solstice)
· Lammas – August 1st
· Mabon – September 21st (Autumn Equinox)
· Samhain – October 31st Yule – December 21st (Winter Solstice)

I will put up more information about each one as we approach the Sabbat.

Now I am working on Course dates so more to come!

Change and Inspiration - Celtic Elder Month

I love this time of year as we move towards the Winter solstice and last Thursday 24th November we entered the Celtic Elder Month and there was also a New Moon.

Elder marks a transition from one state to another which could be a change in spiritual direction or maybe a house move or a change in career. You may have been holding onto a bad situation and it is now time to let go which is appropriate for this time of year as we think about what we want to achieve in 2012. We cannot hold back change and if we do not embrace it something will happen anyway and a new phase will begin.

The New Moon is a time for beginnings, maybe starting a new project, and for psychic awareness, health and healing. We now start to move towards the Full Moon on the 10th December which is also a Wishing Moon so a chance to make a wish when the moon rises in the sky.