Daily Insights: Harvest Moon Blessing

If you are feeling kind of experimental or just want to flow with the lunar energy of the Harvest Moon - try out this blessing to the Harvest Moon. The energy of moon will also bring you peace and balance to your heart and Soul.

Collect the following items:

1 white candle

1 green candle

1 orange candle

An object that represents the harvest moon such as a small pumpkin, apple, etc.

Stick of incense preferably Cinnamon

Aromatherapy oil either Orange or Cinnamon

A sprig of fresh herb such as lavender or rosemary or even a cinnamon stick

Once you have gathered all the candles, pumpkins/apples, oils and herbs together - create a sacred space where you can layout all the items and burn the candles and incense safely.

Before you begin take a cleansing bath - you can add 2-drops of the aromatherapy oils to the bath - if you do add the oils to your bath - be sure to take some long, deep inhalations of the aroma from the oils to ignite your senses.

After the bath, light the incense and candles. If you would like you can say a little prayer for protection and to invite in the Goddess moon energy to bless your life with love and compassion.

Now begin the invocation to the Harvest Moon:

I call upon the guardians of the North, East, South and West to come to me.

Earth, life giving Mother Earth

I bless you for all your life giving fruitfulness.

Bless me with your Divine Presence.

Air, our life force

I bless every breath you give me and the inspiration of the Goddess.

Be here with me.

Fire, by your passion and energy

I light the flame and spark the power within me.

Water, the essence that flows through my veins and nourishes my Soul.

I bless you for the fluidity you bring to my life and the power of your emotions,

May I continue to be strong and humble.

Goddess Moon, I thank you for the passing of another cycle.

I thank the Summer for it's warmth and the beauty that Mother Earth offers as she blooms.

As Autumn arrives and new cycles begin, I thank you for the bountiful harvest that Mother Earth gifts to us.

By the power of the Elements and the Goddess energy,

I thank you for these blessings.

I thank each of the Elemental Guardians and the Goddess for their presence.

The circle is open but not broken.

So mote it be!

You can continue to burn the candles and incense throughout the evening - allow yourself to bask is the glowing amber light of the candles and to soak in the aroma of the incense and oils.

Do remember, to take a peek at the moon tonight as you will not see another Harvest Moon until 2029 ;)

May we all be blessed with fruitfulness and abundance.

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Namasté

Daily Insights: True Friendship!

True friends are a blessings - they are gems that find a little place in your heart! It does not matter when you last you saw them, or how often you speak to them - they will always be a true friend.

A true friend is someone that brings you happiness. There is a feeling of shared interconnectedness. A true friend is a helper, they will protect us, and bring us refuge when we are afraid. They are also someone that is constant in our time of happiness and in our times of sadness. They will keep our secrets safe, as well as be completely open and honest to us.

There is no way to measure a friendship, nor should it be necessary to measure a friendship - if you feel the desire to grab the ruler, scale or measuring tape to measure any friendship - then, you should possibly consider that it not a friendship but, rather an obsession.

True friendship is not based on the amount of time spent together, nor the amount of conversations you have in a day, week or year.

True friendships do not have an expiry date. It does not matter whether 10-years have past and not a word has been mutter.

In a true friendship there should be no expectations nor demands. Only total understanding.

To know how to be a true friend - is knowing how to be a friend to yourself and as well as to others.

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful, a meaningful friend, or a meaningful day." ~ Dalai Lama

To all my true friends!

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Namasté

Daily Insight: Soul Smudging!

Have you ever used a lint roller? Only after a few passes over your clothes, and you pick up small to large pieces of debris. Well, our energy fields are just like lint rollers - whenever you go venture outside of your sacred space - you immediately being to pick up energetic debris that can leave us feeling a little unbalanced. Smudging is a great way to clear your energy fields or space from this debris.

What is smudging?

Traditionally smudging was practiced by Shamans using a bundle of smoldering dried herbs (typically sage) - the smoke from the smoldering herbs is used to clear the space or persons aura.

How to Smudge:

1. Create a safe place - open a windows or do it in your garden.

2. Set an intention and say a pray for protection.

3. Light a candle.

4. Then light the bundle of dried herbs (you can combine other herbs into the sage, such as lavender, rosemary, cedar) - let it burn for just a few seconds before blowing out the flame.

5. Hold the smoldering bundle in one hand, and with the other hand wave the smoke over yourself.

6. When you have completed smudging your entire aura/space - safely dispose of the herbs and blow out the candle. Then seal the ritual with a closing prayer of protection.

Take note of how you feel before you begin the smudging practice and then, how you feel after.

It is recommended to practice smudging regularly and most definitely when you feel that your energy is drained or you are experiencing something that seems unusual for your character.

“May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God's blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you may your heart be strong. May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.” ~ Irish blessing

Smudge with care!

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Namasté