Pisces Corn Moon & Empress Ritual

This Super Corn Moon in Pisces brings forth an opportunity to revere every stage of life and practice great acceptance of the creation cycle. It's time to reap and harvest the lessons, gifts and reflections from this year as the seasons begin to hint at change. It is also time to 'clean house' both internally and externally and release any excesses not needed.

Corn Moon is honoured as foundational sustenance provided by Mother Earth and is mirrored as the Empress, she who understands the cycle of all life. The Empress knows that to fully experience and appreciate the gift of living, we must experience its entirety, from all facets. Both Pisces and The Empress show us that we must be open and ready to accept all feelings and emotions that may arise from the depths our soul; happiness, joy, love, pain, anger, loss and sadness, and remind us to deny none of them. What is born and created will eventually die and so we must make the most of each magical moment.

So many of us are relearning the power of our emotions and how they are really the map and fuel to our deepest healing and empowerment. This is a shift for many of us. And it is a powerful one. The more we root into the depths of presence and feeling within our bodies, no matter how challenging or joy-filled, the more we are able to access our deepest power, truth and love. The more we are able tap into magic, heal, make life affirming choices and live in sovereignty. The more we are able to nurture and serve our families, friendships and global community from a place of deep compassion and acceptance.

This Super Moon brings us deep into our intuition and guides us to step into the fluid and mystical world of symbolic language, dream like states of wonder and infinite possibilities. Pay close attention to your dreams this weekend and carve our some space to step into mystical ritual (see below). Magic is afoot and the signs are everywhere. Blessed Be.

Attributes

Tarot: The Empress
Herbs: Chamomile, St. John’s wort, Fennel, Rue
Colors: Yellow, Gold
Stones: Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Red Jasper,
Animals: Lioness, Phoenix, Hawk
Goddesses: Gaia, Demeter, Corn Mother
Medicine: Gathering, Gratitude, Health & Wellness, Friendships, Bounty, Motherhood

Ritual Suggestions

Give Thanks & Release: List all the things you are grateful for in your life from this year and place this in the moonlight (outside or window) to attract more experiences to be grateful for. Write down all the things you are ready to release and either bury them, burn them or offer them to a body of water.
Dream Speak: Pay close attention to your dreams this weekend. Record them in a journal and speak them out loud. Only by writing them down or speaking them will the sometimes subtle (or not so subtle) meaning and message be revealed to you.
Moon Bathe: Get into the magic of the moonlight and absorb her luminous, activating, soul stirring and healing balm. Look to the moon and speak the visions that you see for yourself and for the planet.
Remember: Put out your gem stones and jewels in a window or in water for cleansing, renewal and activation. Place an apple and glass of water in the moonlight and have it for a 'Moon Wisdom' breakfast the next morning.
Commune: Gather in an intentional way with loved ones and do any of the above together and create your own. Now can be a powerful time to be with the energy of the collective. (See invitation below).

Full Moon rituals can be done the day before, of and after the actual full moon. This is the 3 day potency period. Blessings to you in this wondrous and magical time.

With Lunar Love, Achintya

We Welcome You To Join Us This Weekend

Global Sisterhood Full Moon Circle

The Empress Ritual

Sunday, August 30th 2pm HST - 5pm PST- 8pm EST

Join us in the 'Shakti Field', with hundreds of your international sisters, for a powerful Global Full Moon Circle.

In this sacred Empress Ritual, we will:

Experience how the Full Moon can be a mirror for our present lives
Access our heart-body intelligence and intuition, sourced from Love
Dive into ritual embodiment practices for connecting with the emotional wisdom within our wombs, unveiling both empowering truths and releasing hidden limiting beliefs
Be present and open for spontaneous insight & healing
Express our hearts and Empress Reclamation with interactive sharing (optional)
Offer collective prayers and affirmations in dedication to our global family and all sentient Beings

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*Included references for Moon Attributes: Moon Magick by DJ Conway

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Goddess Rising.

Blue Moon: Rising In Possibility

We are living on the continuum of time and space where unprecedented shifts can and are happening in our lives and in our consciousness. This Aquarian Blue Moon energy happening NOW offers a unique portal of grounding our desires and dreams to the earth, so that we can live them. We are becoming adept to what is and what is not working in our lives and getting more clear as to what we truly want and need in our lives, specifically related to the relationships of the heart (Venus retrograde). As we come closer to our heart knowing, shedding away what no longer serves us is very much on the front burner. Thus, this can also be a time of the crumbling tower, a time to release frustrations, hurts, anger etc... through a healthy pathway and then attune to the frequencies of trust, desire, possibility, service and love. When we align our selves to these frequencies, we can be empowered to make clear choices and experience peace and contentment, even when the storms may be intense.

This Full Moon also marks Lughnasadh and Guru Purnima.

Lughnasadh is the Celtic Holy Day, half way between Solstice and Equinox. This is a festival time dedicated to gathering together and celebrating all that we are grateful for in a myriad of ways.

Guru Purnima is the special day that happens once a year to honour our Gurus, our teachers, those that illuminate the light from the dark and bring truth from untruth.

Blue Moon Attributes

Tarot: The Tower
Colors: Blue, Indigo, White, Silver
Stones: Spirit quartz, Aqua Aura quartz
Animals: Dolphin, Raven, Unicorn, Owl
Goddesses: Oya, Nuit
Medicine: Spontaneity, Sudden changes, Soul Connection, New & Rare Opportunity, Awakening

Ritual Suggestions

Speak Truth for Release & Renewal: Write down any current negative thoughts and beliefs you have about yourself, others and life. When you feel ready to let them go, shred up the paper and either bury or burn it. Then write down your true/positive beliefs about yourself, others and life and your visions for your life/ for the planet, in present and first person. Example “I am living in gratitude and celebration for my amazing home space and life partner.... I am…. “ Place this paper under the moon to magnify your dreams, visions and truth. Add crystals and symbols to represent your written words.
Moon Bathe: Get into the magic of the moonlight and absorb her luminous, activating, soul stirring and healing balm. Look to the moon and speak the visions that you see for yourself and for the planet.
Remember: Put out your gem stones and jewels in a window or in water for cleansing, renewal and activation. Place an apple and glass of water in the moonlight and have it for a 'Moon Wisdom' breakfast the next morning.
Commune: Gather in an intentional way with loved ones and do any of the above together and create your own. Now can be a powerful time to be with the energy of the collective. (See invitation below).

Full Moon rituals can be done the day before, of and after the actual full moon. This is the 3 day potency period. Blessings to you in this wondrous and magical time.

Wild Moon Love, Achintya

We Welcome You To Join Us!

Goddess Rising Global Sisterhood

Online Blue Moon Circle

Friday, July 31st 6pm PST

We are passionately joining our hearts, visions and dreams together in the magic of this Aquarian Blue Moon as a Global Sisterhood of The Goddess Rising for a unique and powerful Ritual.

In sanctuary space, we unite ONLINE or by PHONE to form a massive circle of women from around the world to welcome in the blessings, challenges, purification and possibilities of the current influx of this recent powerful Shakti/Goddess/Lunar/Venutian energy in our personal mind/body/spirit and then collectively magnify, harness and direct it for healing, transformation, empowerment and love for our Mother Earth, for our selves, for each other, for our relationships, for our communities and for the consciousness of all sentient beings.

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*Included references for Moon Attributes: Moon Magick by DJ Conway

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Goddess Rising.

Capricorn Blessing Moon

This full moon in Capricorn (along with major celestial alignments) has our deepest desires illuminated and we are asked to ground them to the earth, so that we can live them now, for the benefit of our own lives, and for the planet. There is no more waiting around. It's time for passionate activation.

Along with the Full Moon, a truly phenomenal dance is taking place in the sky with Jupiter and Venus (I hope you have been looking to the western sky to see) and this Full Moon glow brings the fullness of their astrological medicine to us; the expansion of our own growth & abundance, of our wisdom and our capacity to feel and experience love.

A few other important dances in the sky important to note are Mars and Sun in Cancer and Pluto aligned with the Moon in Capricorn. This is the call to action to step into our own inner authority, empowerment and responsibility for what we are creating and grounding in to our lives. It is time to take ownership of our inner power and direct it with awareness. We are also asked us to take stock of what emotional needs/desires have not been met and to initiate new ways to getting these met with creativity, swiftness and grace.

Blessing Moon Attributes

Tarot: The Emperor
Herbs: Honeysuckle, Lemon Balm, Jasmine
Colors: Green, Ocean Blues, Coral
Stones: Ocean Jasper, Lepidolite, Aquamarine
Animals: Crab, Turtle, Dolphin, Whale
Goddesses: Juno, Hera, Sulis, Nephthys
Medicine: Peak of Summer; Relaxed energy; Preparation; Dream-work; Lughnasa

Ritual Suggestions

Take Stock & Take Action: In your journal, write down 1-3 emotional needs and desires that are not being met. Then list why this is so. Make sure you turn the answer inward and don't point the finger to the outside or at someone else. This is powerful. Take your time with this one. There may be massive insight and healing in this alone. Then for each need/desire, write down one way you can activate these to come into fruition. Make a commitment to apply at least one of these in the next 72 hours. And the other ones within this lunar cycle.
Creative Activation: Take a piece of paper and list 5-10 desires you have. Place this sacred paper under the moonlight (either outside or by a window). Create an altar with this by adding symbols (of things you already have/cuttings from a magazine/ pieces of nature) that represent these desires. Get creative. Then burn sage or incense around you to purify yourself and symbolically remove any ways of being that prevent you from experiencing these desires (insight from first ritual may come into play here). Sing or chant any mantras or songs that you feel connected to, to bring these soul desires to life!
Remember: Put out your gem stones and jewels in a window or in water for cleansing, renewal and activation. Place an apple and glass of water in the moonlight and have it for a 'Moon Wisdom' breakfast the next morning.
Commune: Gather in an intentional way with loved ones and do any of the above together and create your own. Now can be a powerful time to be with the energy of the collective. (See invitation below).

Full Moon rituals can be done the day before, of and after the actual full moon. This is the 3 day potency period. Blessings to you in this wondrous and magical time.

Wild Moon Love, Achintya

We Welcome You To Join Us!

The Ritual Of Desire

Online Full Moon Circle

Wednesday July 1st, 5pm PST

In this Wild Sacred Full Moon Circle, we will:

Explore our Deepest Desires for both our personal life and our contribution to the planet, sourced from Love.
Understand how the Full Moon can be a mirror for our present lives with the reflection of both the Lover and Mother.
Dive into Full Moon ritual embodiment practices and interactive sister sharing.
Celebrate the grounding Masculine energies of this Capricorn Full Moon.

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This is also an open house for our upcoming Wild Sacred Women Retreat in Maui October 23 – 30, 2015. There will be time to ask questions and get a feel for this epic Full Moon Hawaiian journey.

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*Included references for Moon Attributes: Moon Magick by DJ Conway

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Goddess Rising.

Sagittarius Honey Full Moon

This Sagittarius full moon comes at a time of significant transition for the collective as we feel into our deepest dreams and ideals (the target), by activating our devotional embodiment practices (the arrow), held with the wisdom and truth in our hearts (the bow).

Making clear and honest choices towards our greatest dreams is highlighted right now. The blue flame of the Sag moon invites us into deeper Presence, so that we can explore important paths/options/choices to support our direction from our bodies intuitive guidance, rather than solely from the logical mind.

This is also a time of celebration for all that is ripe in your life, whether this be related to an attitude of gratitude, completing a job well done or for embodying uplifting qualities, symbolized by the Honey Moon. Therefore, it is important to reward or honour yourself in some way and remain in a state of contentment. Go on and celebrate yourself and this amazing life!

Honey Moon Attributes

Tarot: The Moon
Herbs: Meadowsweet, Vervain, Parsley, Skullcap
Colors: Orange, Golden-green
Stones: Topaz, Agate, Fluorite, Pearl
Animals: Honey Bee, Butterfly, Frog, Peacock
Goddesses: Butterfly Maiden, Cerridwen, Ishtar
Medicine: Contentment, Litha: Summer Solstice, Time of Light, Choices / Decision Making, Strengthen and reward positive qualities of oneself

Ritual Suggestions

Gratitude Speak: Speak aloud to the Full Moon, or write in your journal 11 things you are great-full for. If writing, place in the moonlight overnight. This practices brings to light more experiences for you to be great-full for.
Honey Medicine: Eat a spoonful of honey in the moonlight, taste the sweetness of all of your life's blessings and recent accomplishments while feeling into trust, that all be provided for, for your life's dreams.
Devotional Heart : How does your heart want to be expressed/nurtured at this time? What embodiment practices inspire you right now? Dance, yoga, walking, chi gong, archery? Activities that bring you out of your mind and into your body are where it's at when done with the intention of celebrating and honouring yourself and your growing dreams. Trying doing them in the moonlight.
Elemental Nourishment: Sag Moon is an ideal time for you to get in the Natural World and the Elements. Visit your favorite tree, park, river, ocean or lake etc... Let the wild and sacred medicine of nature seep into your body and your breath. Let the mind go and rest into Earth and practice the art of spaciousness by simply Being.
Remember: Put out your gem stones and jewels in a window or in water for cleansing, renewal and activation. Place an apple and glass of water in the moonlight and have it for a 'Moon Wisdom' breakfast the next morning.
Commune: Gather in an intentional way with loved ones and do any of the above together and create your own. Now can be a powerful time to be with the energy of the collective.

Full Moon rituals can be done the day before, of and after the actual full moon. This is the 3 day potency period. Blessings to you in this wondrous and magical time.

Wild Moon Love, Achintya

Your Invitation To Dance In The Moon Mysteries...

Daughters Of The Moon Temple

July 7-14 Maui Summer Immersion

Join Aradia & Achintya for an intimate Immersion this summer.

Embody the Awakening Feminine Mysteries:

Deepen into your body's innate wisdom with movement & meditation
Reconnect to the earth and yourself with ritual
Nourish your sensual self in the Mana of Maui
Rise and be held in Sisterhood
Ground into power of your Radiance

This Immersion is dedicated to:

Women's Vitality Practices
Temple Fusion Bellydance
Goddess Tradition
Moon Wisdom
Sacred Sites
Sacred Sound Healing
Women's Acu-pressure
Permaculture Tour
Taliswoman Crafting
New Moon Ceremony
Bamboo Forest & Beach Excursion

**DEPOSIT TO HOLD YOUR SPACE IS DUE JUNE 8TH**

SPACE IS LIMITED TO 13 WOMEN

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*Included references for Moon Attributes: Moon Magick by DJ Conway

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Goddess Rising.

Flower Moon Scorpio Beltane

Traditionally, Beltane is a Celtic fire festival in celebration of fertility, passion and the waking of Mother Earth from winter's slumber into the blossoming of Spring. Thus, this is known as the Flower Moon and is an invitation for you to also blossom into the fullness of your passion and pleasure.

With the moon in Scorpio, we are navigating through the watery depths of ourselves, to know, but mostly to feel what our truest desires are. You are being called to investigate yourself with the translucent light of the moon and set free any surfacing conditions that keep you chained to beliefs and programming (whether from society, religion, or self etc) that keep you from FEELING amazing and LIVING your purpose and your gifts.

Now is the time when are deepest fears can come to light so that we can see them and transform them. This weekend, welcome these fears if they surface, and embrace them. See them for what they are, and set yourself free by jumping through the fires of your desires and dance in celebration of your heart truth. Make love to life (however you may choose) with passion and pleasure and embody the essence of your feminine power.

Flower Moon Attributes

Tarot: The Lovers
Herbs: Elder, Mint, Rose, Mugwort, Thyme
Colors: Green, Brown, Pink
Stones: Emerald, Malachite, Amber, Carnelian, Moonstone
Animals: Cats, Lynx, Leopard, Swan, Dove
Goddesses: Maia, Venus, Aphrodite, Artemis, Bast
Moon Medicine: Creation, Love, Intuition, Divine Connection, Connection with Nature, Sexuality, Sensuality Beltane

Ritual Suggestions

Make Love to Life: Whether this means literally making love with intentional celebration of your creative forces and pleasure, or metaphorically, this is time to put your hearts desires into motion. Dance. Paint. Sing. Play music. Weave. Craft.
Release With Mother Earth: Get into Nature. Take off your shoes. Breathe in the air and remember that your cycles mimic Hers. Give your limiting beliefs and fears to the Earth with movement and voice, write them down and burn them. Welcome in transformation and all the feelings inside of you that make you feel GOOD! Move in that direction.
Sacred Elixir Making: Traditionally Beltane is celebrated with Mead, a honey wine, representing the nectar of the heart. You can drink this or create your own rendition of a Beltane Elixir. Combine cold mint/ rose/tulsi tea with honey and bubbly water and you've got a simple and delicious elixir. Place it in Full Moon light and drink in all that you are great-full for. Let is wash away your limiting beliefs and fears as you sip in the celebration of your feminine essence and being ALIVE.
Handfasting: This is a form of marriage unto a beloved with a commitment of one year. Every year the vows are then renewed, or not. Take some ribbon or string or a bracelet that you already have, and infuse it with your commitment to yourself this year. Make a marriage, a commitment unto yourself to living your desire, your passion, your truth.
Remember: Put out your gem stones and jewels in a window or in water for cleansing, renewal and activation. Place an apple and glass of water in the moonlight and have it for a 'Moon Wisdom' breakfast the next morning.
Commune: Gather in an intentional way with loved ones and do any of the above together and create your own. Now can be a powerful time to be with the energy of the collective.

Full Moon rituals can be done the day before, of and after the actual full moon. This is the 3 day potency period. Blessings to you in this wondrous and magical time.

Wild Moon Love, Achintya