The Sacred Moon

The moon rules over the instinctual processes, and the element of water.
This includes the ocean tides, plant and animal life, and the unconscious.
We are all powerfully affected by the cycle of the moon. Our emotions and energies seem tied to this rhythm of waning and waxing.

Some astrological information

Alignment

We attune ourselves to the Maiden, Mother, Crone, the triad that resonates with us as Beginning, Middle and End.
Align yourself with the maiden, symbolized by the waxing moon, when working on prosperity, gaining health, and forming new plans. Start new projects and do inner work on spiritual growth.
Align yourself with the crone, symbolized by the waning moon, when working on getting rid of unwanted influences in your life. Work on removing or lessening obstacles in your life.

Full Moon

Candle correspondence: Yellow candle; Attune yourself to relationship issues. A time to find everything within yourself (except loneliness). Share life and come to know yourself through action rather than solitary reflection. Its attribute is Light of the sun. It begins to enlighten our inner wisdom. It provides clarity, alertness and optimism. It aligns the right use of will.
Take a full moon bath!

Disseminating Moon

Candle correspondence: Blue candle. Attune yourself to communication. New ideas are to be explored.Time to relate creativity to the outside world. Resolve all personal conflicts within. Attribute: Builds knowledge; sharing, calming, vocal expression and communication. Aids in meditation, enhances inner attunement.

Last Quarter Moon

Candle correspondence: Purple candle. Attune yourself to simplification of life; crisis of consciousness through the power of the intellect. Time to come out of oneself and be freed by a spiritual vision; rid oneself of personal attachments. This is the color of transformation, from negative vibrations to positive ones. It balances the energy in the body and helps the mind and body flow more easily with life.

Balsamic Moon

Candle correspondence: Pink candle. Attunement is to the power of personal advantage. It is a time to release the imperatives of the old cycle, to unite. To accept oneself. Attribute is universal love for self and for others. It draws love to you, removing sorrows and past hurts. Attunes one to love's soothing presence in all of creation. Calming, protective, serene; security helps eliminate ego and brings more love vibrations. Improves relationships and eliminates animosity.

New Moon

Candle correspondence: Black candle. Attunement: you cannot see the Moon now; it is invisible to us. End of phase and new cycle begins; a time to have new ideas. Begin new things, maintain pure joy of being. Attribute: Protection; creates a shield for the beginning of the cycle. A white candle may be used to represent Maiden phase-- new beginnings.

Crescent Moon

Candle correspondence: Orange candle. Attunement: The moon is barely visible; a time to seek out adventures, to organize, and to strengthen individual will. Attribute: represents the zest of life with the aid of stability. Helps bring forth courage and optimism.

First Quarter Moon

Candle correspondence: Red candle. Attunement: a first crisis; a time to discover your strength. A time to concentrate and release personal power. A time of passionate creativity. Attribute: gives vitality, courage and strength; stimulates the heart.

Gibbous Moon

Candle correspondence: White candle. Attunement: a phase of reflection; time to discover the whole of your inner life. A time to manifest your inner truth, faithfulness to personal discipline. Attribute: purity and protection; creates atmosphere for meditation and centering; innocence.

Seasonal attributes and goddess energy

The older European traditions placed a great emphasis on the Summer and Winter Solstices and the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes. Also of importance were the cross-quarter days, which marked the halfway points between the solstices and equinoxes. In the European tradition, all of these events had festivals celebrating certain Goddesses:

Each year will have different lunar energies in force, depending on how the cycles fall.

Moon Goddesses