Waxing Crescent Moon: Intentions Ceremony
The Waxing Crescent Moon phase is ideal for beginning a new venture, project, or approaching something established with a fresh look and energy. Here's a ceremony for setting intentions.
Learning to work with the moon phases is important because it helps bring mindfulness to your behaviors and emotions. After having worked with the moon for a while, I can tell you within a day when I’ll be at peak performance and getting ALL the things done versus when lying in bed is about the only thing I’m good for.
I learned this by tracking the moon phases. I invite you to explore this for yourself because this kind of awareness leads to a powerful opportunity.
And that powerful opportunity is: Permission to move with the natural rhythm and flow of life so that you are in harmony.
A state of harmony achievable by being in complete Flow.
A movement with the rhythm of what is energetically right for you regardless of what your culture or other people think you “should” be doing. It is likely that this way of being and energy is already occurring. Y’all may have already noticed and tracked your monthly energy flow.
Me? It took me years to understand that every month I had 2 weeks of super Eve before there was a shift to lazy Eve.
Notice the word choice.
Lazy.
That’s on purpose because that was how I was judging myself.
I was confused and annoyed that I wasn’t at top gear and working in my highest capacity because I bought into the myth that we should be at our so-called “best” all the time. Being “at my best” is synonymous in my mind with the ability to produce a huge amount of content.
This is out of harmony with the reality of how things actually work. A banana grows at the pace that it grows. We can pick it and it will ripen in the time frame it is meant to. Cannot rush the natural world.
Even when we bioengineer. It still has a natural growing process it will have to go through.
Our moon cycling through its phases is a natural growing process. The focus is on the natural order - moving through stages of the banana’s life - rather than production.
Releasing and unlearning the lessons of the cultural paradigm of “being-at-my-best-all-the-time” was a profound shift. My production is still high, but it doesn’t define me (reading between the lines I think we can see that I’m not completely over it - I had to tell you that my production is “high”. There’s still more work to be done on this).
As I mentioned, what really helped me track my behaviors and emotions was the moon phases. My energy and flow is directly correlated with the phases. Knowing this has helped me tap into this energy to bring more balance to my life and enhance my spiritual practices and creative endeavors. It will do the same for you!
For example, during the waxing crescent moon phase we are in right now, when the moon is growing in illumination, it is a good time to focus on new beginnings and plant seeds for the future. This may include looking at old projects with fresh eyes, setting intentions, energetic planning.
During waxing crescent moon I’m in a peak state. Loads of energy. Brain power is on full blast as I rip through project after project, and I’m ready to finish the day with extended hikes.
What about you?
Check in with how you were energetically, mentally, and physically yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Lots of energy and inspiration? Taking on all the things and getting them done? What does your waxing crescent moon phase look like?
By understanding the moon phases and working with them intentionally, we can deepen our connection to nature, tap into our own creativity and spirituality, and use the moon’s energy to achieve our goals and live more balanced lives. ✨
Waxing Crescent Moon Ceremony
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