As I write this, it’s August 3rd - the date of the Aquarius Full Moon.
Now, let’s get a little centering action going on here. I grew up Christian, off and on went back to the Church over the years, and never fully reconciling how organized religion plays a role in our worldwide society, much less the more micro level societies at play.
What’s the point of all that? I once did the Jesus thing and I really don’t anymore. (Although, I do still like some Jesus music. It’s so boppy and uplifting.)
Great. Glad we got that worked out.
Now. Time to get to the point. I’ve been exploring spirituality on a much different level, since releasing the chains of believing I have to believe in one specific God or religion, just because that’s what I grew up knowing.
I have a moon tattooed on my body, because I’ve always been drawn to the night. My ass-crack of dawn wake-ups are not just because that’s when I have free time from the family (although, that’s a significant part of it - let’s be real - I really appreciate not having awake breathing and vibes happening around me), but also because that time in the night, the moon still heavily at play, speaks to me. It’s the start the day, where I get to see it, get charged by it, and then see the shift of night to day. It’s really sort of a magical time for me that I’m really leaning in to engaging with and opening my mind to the possibilities of how this all can help my mental and emotional health.
With this full moon, I’m leaning in to releasing what no longer serves me, those negative thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are just not worthwhile to living my “best life”. This particular moon centers on thinking about what is not working in our communities, whether on the micro or macro level. There’s a lot more to this and I am certainly not an expert, but how am I using this time? To think about the transformative action that I can take for my community, whether that be my own household, my work community, my town/state/country community, or even worldwide community. What are things I can do to be better, to do better, so that the collective reaps the benefit?
So, no matter your beliefs, and no matter that a lot of you will be reading this AFTER the date has passed, I encourage you to think about what you can do right now to enact some sort of change. Use this time to be inspired to push forward, to release SOMETHING that’s holding you back, and to DO something.
What can that look like?
Donate money to a charity
Up your recycling game or start a veggie or herb garden or start composting
Encouraging others in some form or fashion
I don’t know… What works for you???
Add some more ideas below if you’ve got them!