Medicines of the Darkness

Have you been feeling the “extra” this week? A little extra tired and emotional? Or that everything in your life and around you is feeling extra too – a little heavier, a little more overwhelming or “too much”? While this “season” of life certainly lends itself to these feelings, the Super New Moon in Libra happening today is amplifying all of it (plus we have 5 planets in retrograde adding fuel to this fire).

As women, we’re taught to keep it all together, all the time. To not be too emotional and not rest when we feel tired, or until our to-do list is complete (which, by the way is like never, right?!). We’re also taught that when things get hard or overwhelming to just put our heads down & keep going (generally at the expense of our own health, mental & well-being). But culminating with this new moon and continuing for the rest of 2020, you are being called to actually FEEL what’s coming up and WITNESS it. No more pretending you can do it all or that you are “fine”. No more pushing through or pushing stuff down.

Truth be told, we are at a reckoning. And I’m not just talking in the realms of political, social justice or health. ALL of your toxic beliefs, patterns, traumas and ways of being + doing are being brought to the surface because it’s time to decide if the way you’re living & working, the thoughts you have and actions you’re taking are in alignment with who you want to BE and in service to your highest, true self.

We – you and me – are being called to get in right relationship with OURSELVES so that we can change the world. It starts with me, starts with you, then moves outwards to our families, then our communities and into the world. Because TRUTH: if we don’t look at our own shit, we honestly can’t make the impact that we were born to; and we are unable to stand in our full power (which is exactly what’s needed if we hope to change the world). That’s just how it works. It’s hard, it’s necessary for growth and rebirth and – never forget, you can do hard things.

The thing I love about new moons is that they signal beginnings (it’s the start of a new moon cycle) and bring us “the medicines of darkness“. I want you to remember that while we are certainly moving toward a place of culmination in our world (at least politically speaking), new beginnings are happening all the time. And you always possess the ability to decide where & what you put your energy + attention towards.

And so today, or sometime this weekend, I am calling you inwards. Asking you to take this potent opportunity of necessary shedding of “the old & no longer needed” (remember: the new moon is the same energy as bleeding within our menstrual cycle) and then set an intention for the upcoming month cycle that directs your energy and attention towards expressing your true self & stepping into your highest power.

xoxo. – W

{For more information on this particular Libra New Moon, I highly, HIGHLY recommend reading THIS blog post by the Moon Deck. Reading the insight this new moon sheds on our feelings is like taking a big breath of fresh air & knowing that you’re not alone, you’re not crazy AND you deserve tending. It also has a great NEW MOON RITUAL to do for the next two weeks}.

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MOON MEDICINE: Every new and full moon, I pull a card from my Moon Deck oracle set. Each card has a mantra and ritual that I journal on and practice for the next two weeks. The deck is so beautiful and inspires me to consistently turn inward, in small & intentional ways. Today, I felt called to full a card for YOU, my community. I asked the question, “what medicine does my community need right now?”

The card I pulled was SUCH an amazing answer, totally not what I expected and truly, the medicine we are craving. The card was “When I let others shine, I shine too”. It centered on our need, as women to LIFT EACH OTHER UP and the “charge” (the ritual) was that for the next seven days, you vocally share your admiration for another woman – a stranger, friend, family member or colleague. Are you inspired by her style, her art, her smile, her beauty, her words, her vibe or her achievements? Tell her gracefully and while grounded into your own heart space. 

Why is this important medicine right now? Because with so much divisiveness within our communities and world, we need to remember that CONNECTION is what drives change and initiates compassion + understanding. We are all struggling right now; and we could all use the uplifting boost of being SEEN.

Will you join me in this ritual over the next week?