Earth

Dark Moon Musing

As we peak to the full outward expansion of Litha at Summer Solstice - this is the final dark moon this side of the sacred pause

What lies in the fertile darkness waiting for spaciousness to arrive?

Use this dark moon time to spark the seeds of change with all that has come to light.

What are you spell-ing? Lean into the Mercurial realms of thought and invite new ways of expressing your needs and truth. We are the weavers and the web - what dreams are we weaving into being?

In this twin Solar / Lunar Gemini energy I invite you into the practice of Womb Steaming but instead of using dry herbs - try to use the native plant kin that are growing near you (provided you know what you are using and why). Concoct a Simple or Potion (single herb or mixture) and allow the impending full bloom of the mother be a soothing vapour for your womb, heart and mind. Vapour or steam and the aerial parts of the plants correspond in herbalism to the Air element that we are so deeply connected to in Gemini. I am likely to use Mugwort, Lemon balm and Mother wort - but I will see what allies want to come forward at this time to support my healing and welcome their magic with an open heart. The beauty is in being receptive to your own powers of healing and opening a conversation with the native land healers that come forward with their gifts

Litha is observed in the ancient Celtic calendar astrologically when the Sun is at 0o degrees Cancer - usually landing between 19th and 23rd June depending. Cancer is the expression of the Mother in her full bloom.

At Litha we honour this full fertility

What sustains and nourishes me? How can I continue a sustaining nourishment of self? What is needed now? Can I receive in the full bloom of mother energies? Can I de-armour myself to be a loving soothing balm for the matrilineal line I carry in order to meet my full self in tenderness

Go well towards the Sacred pause of the land