WATER

~ Invitation ~

Blessing of the Fruits

MOON

Tomorrow we move into a Cancer Moon - how does the moon mother want to soothe your subconscious after so much air energy. How will she support you to trust the surrender?

ALTAR

Your altar could be an honouring of the light and the dark and the seeming paradox between them, or a glowing plenty of fruits and autumn colours

PRACTICE

Consider how you will support yourself in all ways throughout the winter. Body oiling - particularly with something like a Mugwort oil for example can both stimulate circulation, bring clarity and protection and support in the dreamscape of the darker months. Consider taking time in the evenings for candle lit contemplation, baths with lots of salts to slough away the busi-ness of the summer, find gentle ways to cocoon and support your nervous system as the wheel turns. Lower the lights and drop into the true earth energy grid

JOURNAL

How can I bring balance to this abundance of life?

FOLK HERBALISM WITH PLANT KIN

Spend time connecting to the fruits of the forest - the wise mushroom folk whose symbiotic relationship with trees is a joy to behold. You may wish to connect to the bounty of products available that offer their adaptogenic nature to support you to adapt to the seasons with more ease. Or if you are familiar with your shroom friends go and seek them out for direct support. Mushrooms, and wise ones require deep respect to work with the realms of healing that they can offer…always go gently and honouring with this relationship, take it slow

INCANTATION

“I am gentle with myself”

RITUAL

As the earth turns and asks you to trust and surrender into the darkness, much like Spring Equinox, this is a chance to clean your space - both your hearth so that you feel ready for the Winter, but also your inward space

A time for calling deeper on intuition and ‘seeing in the dark’ - bringing owl eyed wisdom, a time for the hermit to shine and be in deep study of self or esoteric arts

Consider lighting both a black and a white candle and contemplating the light and dark in your life

What is your Lunar Return?

You may also like to find out what sign the moon was in when you were born as well as the phase of the moon at your time of birth

When we layer this on top of our moon blood cycle there may be an interesting illumination for us about where our emotional body is moving - is it in sync with our bleed. Is the cycle of maiden, mother, enchantress and crone - the four women of the cross quarters in harmony with our birth landing, or does it show an intriguing insight into why thinks arent always so black and white. In the priestess mystery schools we learn the depth of nuance that comes with astrology and the layering of so many esoteric maps. From the microcosm to the macrocosm, the layers and webs and codes that we hold are incredible. Charting our course by someone elses map can lead us in the wrong direction!

The Celtic Wheel

In the Celtic wheel of the year we are in the Water element. This can be different depending on which wheel you are working with.

Water is a shapeshifter and it flows in whatever direction provides the least resistance. As we move through the season of water it may be necessary for us to meet the immovable seeming stone (that through which the water flows) before deciding how we need to carve out the route we need to take. Do we need an anchor from within in this time of flow and potentially great change within us to meet the resistance. On meeting and sitting with it, do we gain new perspective on how we move around or through it. Is more softness, or maybe even more force (action, focus) required?

Lady Libra will deliver this energy in her usual sense of weighing, measuring and ultimately balancing the scales to enable justice to be found

May the soft flowing autumn tide wrap you in her cloak of soft wonder