So I’ve been doing a similar morning routine for a little while now and it seems to be working out okay. The most consistent aspect of it is drawing a tarot card…

The hardest part is that the baby is still waking up usually at least once between 6-8am, so it’s hard sometimes to really focus on my meditative side when I’m constantly listening for her to cry. Hopefully, that starts to diminish soon.

Anyways, I have to start my day with a cup of coffee, so that is what I do first: make my coffee. Then, once I have it, I sit down with my journal and my tarot deck. I’m still getting used to handling the cards and the feel of them, so I still shuffle and cut the deck several times for the fun of it.

For a few days, I drew a three-card spread for my day, but that was a little much to learn with. So I’ve stuck with a single card for each day. After a while, maybe I’ll become more proficient, but until then, this works for me.

I log the phase and sign of the current moon in my journal and I’ll note whether I do any form of meditation or grounding that day. Then I draw my card (usually following some weird finger tingling thing lol) and study it.

Once I’ve studied and journaled about my card, then it is time to write and I like to blog for a while before I really get started with my day.

I like having a little morning ritual. Even though the baby has a schedule that we keep to, the days are still a little unpredictable around here. It is very nice to have something that is mine that is the same every day.

So for the New Moon in Pisces on February 23rd, 2020, I didn’t do a full blown ritual of any sort.

Instead… I did a few little separate things that I mostly just saved for this particular day because of the timing.

I worked on my planner layout and configured a few new tweaks to help me be more excited about things.

I’ve been working with my new tarot deck, so I gathered up a little arsenal of ideas and tips to help me connect with the cards better – I also just spent some time shuffling and imbuing the cards with my personal energy.

The Hubby and I had some fun in the bedroom and really connected on an emotional level as well.

And today I have a therapy session. Fun!

I can’t say I did an actual ritual this month for the full moon, but I did do a few things over the weekend that were related…

I finally set up my altar, yay!!

I then carved the triple goddess moon symbols into the three candles on the altar.

I was finally able to release some mental control, maybe it’ll stay that way this time.

I’ve been holding true to my intentions about journaling

My Imbolc ritual was actually pretty fun!!

I didn’t do everything exactly how I originally planned it out, but I think it worked quite well regardless 🙂 I did somehow manage to have both my tablet and phone dying at the same time and the the internet wouldn’t cooperate so my music choices were limited. Lol! Anyways… what did I do?

I started with SELF CLEANSE and took a bath with tea light candles, sage incense, and Himalayan bath salts. While in the bath, I did a guided meditation for grounding myself.

Then, with all my tools and items laid out, I CLEANSED THE RITUAL SPACE with my sage bundle. It took me a hot minute to figure out coordinates and get enough lighting in the room, but I got my circle laid out and then called on the spirits of the elements, on Mother Earth, and the energy of the sky to come and aid me in my ritual. I felt very awkward with my words at this point and that was only the beginning. Haha.

I started my workings by cleansing all the items I had brought into the circle with me – things for my altar, new items, etc.

I then blessed and consecrated with specific intentions the items I had brought specifically to create my altar – three red candles representing the Triple Goddess, a teacup filled with rose quartz crystals to represent my search for self love, my new incense holder to represent my current commitment to mindfulness, and the tea set that I am now using for all my rituals.

I charged the diffuser necklace I’ve been wearing with positive energy and willed it to protect me from negativity.

Then, I drank my chamomile tea and pondered/meditated for a little while, thinking about this time of year, the blessings that Brigid brings, and what I wanted my intentions to be for the month of February.

These are the intentions I wrote down for February…

For the month of February… once per day, I will pause to acknowledge and pray at my altar. I am committed to my mindfulness work and the mind-body connection I am working to achieve.

Then I drew a three card tarot spread to guide me for the month. I drew the Three of Wands, reversed, the Knight of Swords, and the Six of Pentacles, Reversed. My notes were as follows…

Three of Wands, Reversed – There are obstacles in my path that will frustrate and delay me.

Knight of Swords – I will move forward, fueled by my vision and ideas, though I should still take heed.

Six of Pentacles, Reversed – If I am not careful of the obstacles, I may become selfish and self-centered. I will need to be mindful of my reasoning behind these intentions.

After I had meditated on those thoughts and those card’s meanings for a little while, I honored Brigid by reciting a prayer to her and then also acknowledged the Maiden form of the Goddess with an impromptu prayer.

Lastly, I changed the music, spent about ten minutes dancing in the nude, and then closed my circle and cleaned my space.

Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again. Blessed be.

So…. Imbolc is coming up. February 2nd, to be exact. And I’ve got a few ideas about what to do, which is what this journal thoughts post is all about! 🙂

So… in coming up with a ritual/ceremony plan, I’ve done a bunch of research and brainstorming. Here is my tentative ritual plan.

Self Cleanse. Take a ritual bath with candles, sage incense, and chamomile/rosemary.

Meditate. Follow a meditation on YouTube or some other app.

House Cleanse. Smudge the entire house, particularly the doors and the windows.

Open Circle. Use the instructions in this link to open a circle in the office space. Say a prayer.

Working. Cleanse and bless each item with intentions – items for my altar, blessing bowl, and protective items. Put together the blessing bowl.

Protect. Charge the protective items using instructions in this link. Anoint the others.

Raise Power & Bless. Dance. Celebrate. Yay!

Meditate. Speak a prayer to Brighid and to the universe itself. Meditate in silence.

Close Circle. Close the circle using the same instructions as above.

Set in Place. Put on the necklace, set out the blessing bowl, etc.

Day-after journaling session about my Esbat ritual on the day of the Wolf Moon, January 10th, 2020.

This full moon was all about releasing and cleansing, both physically and spiritually. At first, I wasn’t sure what I would need to release at this time, but after some meditation, I found that I was still having some major doubts. That I still have a little voice in the back of my head that says I’m making the wrong decisions and following the wrong path, despite how called I feel to this journey.

It was pouring rain outside so I didn’t end up getting to do an outdoors ritual like I wanted to, but it turned out anyways. My husband and I made love first, which is great for relaxing me and opening my mind up to new ideas – I may start talking him into that habit every time I do any sort of ritual!

I set up a spot on my table with sage incense, two candles, a glass of wine and my worksheets. I also had a prayer to copy out that I want to use as an example in future rituals.

This whole ritual was a bit slapdash, since I didn’t plan very well in advance (lesson I should have already learned, I know) but I did make sure I was focusing on opening my mind to whatever was coming my way.

Goddess of the moon, queen of the night

Keeper of women’s mysteries, mistress of the tides

You who are ever changing and yet always constant

I ask that you guide me with your wisdom

Help me grow with your knowledge

And hold me in your arms

The moon is the symbol of the mother

And she watches over us day and night

She brings the changing tide, the shifting night

The flow that changes women’s bodies

And the passion of lovers to their beloved

her wisdom is great and all-knowing

And we honor her tonight

Keep your watchful eye upon us, great mother

until the cycle returns once more

And bring us to the next full moon

In your love and light

Great Mother, it is tonight that I honor you with my thoughts, this night of the full moon. I have had my fair share of doubts and concerns about this path, but I am committed to this next year of exploration and full openness to whatever I am called for.

I just felt like rambling a bit today about how my new moon intentions have been playing out… so that’s what this is. 🙂

For the Capricorn New Moon at the end of December, my intention was to do a bit of meditating as well as draw a tarot card in the mornings. I made this intention so that I could hopefully start my day with a bit more positivity, or at least some purpose.

I definitely haven’t been very consistent yet – mostly because Adaline has been waking up a million times a night and sleeping more in the mornings is a lot better than waking up early enough to actually do a little meditation. But I have been getting to it most days.

My usual little routine is to first check my moon app and record the phase and position of the moon. Then I check my rising horoscope and make a note in my journal about the parts I resonated with. After that is when I draw my single tarot card (using the Golden Thread app). I try to note down the main meanings of the card and then a sentence or two about how it relates to my current situation or what I think the universe is trying to tell me. After that I usually meditate on the card/horoscope combo and do some breathing exercises.

It’s been a good practice and I really want to make it a consistent habit. It’s been good so far though!