Moon: New Moon
Flow/Texture:
Mood: inspired, better, calm
Symptoms: willingness to soldier on, smiles
Mucus: abundant, smooth, white, creamy, thick, normal taste/scent
I did it. I lazed all the way up to the new moon, which I’ll recognize tomorrow night. I couldn’t bear whining into the blog about how I was, though sad, ultimately too lazy to read, mediate, or study. And because of the laze haze, I missed ovulation.
I did a mini meditation session with a virtual candle and, while out, was inspired by a woman sitting out in her yard, reading. She looked so comfortable and yet focused. I loved it.
Since I become all gung ho when it’s ritual time, I have established two spiritual spaces, private spaces to conduct daily rituals, which will consist simply of lighting candles, prayer, reading, journal time, and mediation. I can do that, damn it!
One will be outside where the music will consist of birds, wind, and other unidentified creatures. People noises are, thankfully, all but nonexistent.
According to the Female Energy Cycle Chart, I’m in my Enchantress phase. I see both Hestia and Persephone occurring in me now, but I’m after the former. I have a feeling this tidbit will come in handy:
Developing meaningful rituals and activities for yourself, and remembering to do them when you start feeling unbalanced during the premenstrual phase is another good way of calling Hestia into your life.
All that other stuff from the passed few days–sadness, longing, etc.– bespoke of my Mother phase, Aphrodite, in particular:
Aphrodite is a Mother goddess when She does seek union and partnership with another person whether that partnership is creative, emotional or sexual.
She seeks union with a partner, and feels the desire to consummate the relationship. She symbolises the creative force of attraction and fertilisation on all levels.
Aphrodite as a Mother goddess is just as sensual, receptive and creative an individual as when she is a Virgin goddess. The difference is that She is fascinated by relationship and the transmutation and creativity that takes place when people fall in love with each other. Whenever there is rapt attention and a meeting of the senses whether it be mental, physical or emotional, Aphrodite is there. [more]
As far as my new moon ritual goes, I’m on the wrong side of clueless. I know it will involve the New Moon Manifestation Ritual from About.com, but the contents are sketchy. I like the idea of that being the point in so far as it forces me to realize my true desires and needs. I plan to spend as much time as necessary making it happen.
