Earth
The outward work of the month is done and it is time to anchor all that has passed. Sending these lessons into the soil of our being in the Northerly landscape. We return to the dreamtime of the dark moon in the winter of the month tending to our roots and bones
Please listen to this Dark Earth transmission
Double Darkness
This is the second dark moon of the month - we have travelled a full cycle between the doorway of the 11 November portal
In the darkest phase of the moon we have no light reflected by which to see. Deep in the fertile dark, at the darkest cycle of the sun we may find a deep, primal fear arises - if not fear, then perhaps an intangible quality of unsettled feeling. Try not to think that this means that you need to do something ~ drop deeper into where this feeling arises and respond to the deeply inlayed pattern with tender love and acceptance. Make a declaration to dream with the impetus and see what comes of trusting deeper than you ever have before
December
The darkest Moon, the darkest Sun, in the darkest Earth phase
There are 12 signs of the zodiac. The twelfth sign represents the end. The final one before the cycle begins again - and whilst we aren’t in Piscies Season there is a truth to the energy of twelve that can be felt here in the time of the dark womb tomb of the great mother.
This darkest moon of the year, where there is the least light from the sun here in the Northern Hemisphere, is here to help us create a clear planting. As the wheel turns again and we look back on the year with all of the journey we have undertaken, we notice that we go through a continuum of process. Here is the final chance of 2024 for refinement and watering of the seeds of our dreams.
Since we are still in Mercury retrograde until the middle of the month (and then a little ‘retro-shade’) I thought you would love this quote about how Mercury relates to birth
“Each and every one of us has been thrice-blessed by Hermes Trismegistus whilst in our mother's womb - nine mo(o)nths equates to three turns of Mercury around the sun” Daniel Docherty, Sacred Art of Geometry
9th zodiac sign of Sagittarius, 10th Month (Dec-December) the themes of journeying are all here but the rebirth is not quite here yet
Sagittarius speaks to courage - where we dream big, renew our fire and seek unchartered courses
A YULETIDE GIFT
I am offering each woman on the 13 Moons mystery path a tarot reading with me ~ a (likely) twelve card spread to support you with the themes of any issue you might like support with ~ email me laura@laurahartswann.com to claim
In deepest darkness we receive a clarity of light
Many blessings on your rebirth as you walk headlong into the night to await a new dawn
Next Steps on the pathway
As the moon waxes we will move into a new moon cycle in AIR