How I Started Working With the Energies of the Moon

My practice of “saying hello” started with the Moon.

I was curious to see if by simplely acknowledging the Moon (gazing up every evening to notice which phase it was in) if I would be able to sync my menstrual cycle to it.

And guess what? It worked! Pretty neat eh?

After that, I thought it would be fun to take it another step further to see what else I could do to work with the energy of the Moon. So I began to create a practice of intention setting during the new Moon and a practice of releasing/forgiveness during the full moon.

These practices vary but often include:

• some kind of movement to connect my body,

• breathwork and meditation to connect to my soul and heart,

• writing what it is I’m bringing in or releasing,

• a fire to burn what I wrote and send it to the Earth for transformation,

• and a salty bath.

Working with the energy of the Moon has been done by humans since humans have existed. Many of these practices due to colonization and genocide have been stripped away and long forgotten. Luckily through a few warriors some of them have been passed down and have stayed.

If a Moon practice is something you would like to start. I would highly recommend ready You Are The Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection and Animal Spirit Guidance by Asha Frost.

I’ll also be hosting HOWL: Full Moon Ceremonies at Foragers Farms this summer. Details here.