New Moon in Scorpio October 27
This new moon is amplified by the intense and regenerative energy of Scorpio. Both new moons and Scorpios are known for their ability to level set through releasing energy, habits, people, and situations that no longer serve them. Let this new moon
be a time for embracing your inner passions, vision, and listening deeply to your intuition.
The fixed quality of Scorpio is a workhorse through this new moon cycle - helping us to stay the course in our processes in action and current work and intentions. You might find you have a renewed sense of endurance helping to move you closer to your vision and goals. Note how you experience time, allowing yourself to set your own pace, knowing you have what it takes to see your goals through to fruition or the necessary pivots to reset your course
the way you want it.
In this transitional season from heat and sun to darkness and cozy times, you might find intensity and passion as a guiding force to transformation. Light a candle, ring a bell, write a list of what you are releasing and burn it - whatever your practice, it's the perfect time to release what no longer serves us, to emerge from this cycle with more clarity and focus on what makes you feel good, feel yourself, and in your own power.
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Accountability as Self Care
As you consider intentions for the new moon, think about how you are in relationship with yourself. Are you kind and generous with yourself? Do you show up for yourself and offer encouragement and support, as you would to a good friend? Mia Mingus, disability and transformational justice activist, writes a beautiful piece, reminding us to practice radical self compassion to build our accountability muscle.
"We can start with our self-accountability and the ways that we don’t show up for ourselves. We can acknowledge how most of us are in an abusive relationship with ourselves. We blow past our own boundaries, we punish and beat ourselves up in terrible ways. We can start with the ways we treat and talk to ourselves—ways that we would clearly recognize as abuse if it were being done to another person. After all, our abusive relationship with ourselves lays the groundwork for an abusive
world.
What if we embraced accountability as a reflection of our undeniable, incredible, tender humanity? As a magnificent example of what it means to be human and flawed and in relationship with one another? What if we welcomed the quickening of our pulse and the beating of our heart as signals of being alive and caring and what is most important to us: our relationships with each other?"
Read the full piece at Leaving Evidence, Mia Mingus' website.
Magical Ivy
Considered an invasive plant here in the PNW, ivy's vivacious nature links it to fidelity in relationships. For this reason, use ivy in love spells, but be sure to balance ivy's binding nature with its counterpart, holly. Ivy can also be used to weave baskets, while the plant matter is green or freshly harvested. However, be careful in working with this plant, as it contains Falcarinol, which can cause contact dermatitis for some folks.
Houses or walls covered in ivy are thought to be protected by the plant, shielded and hidden from those who may wish them harm. Ivy grows in a spiral, a sacred symbol, and its leaves are five pointed. The five points refer to the unity of all elements (earth, water, fire, air, spirit).
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Lavender Bath Soak
Lavender is queen of the nervines when it comes to aromatherapy. Calming and relaxing to the nervous system, aromatherapy with any preferred scent is a powerful practice to ground and call your energy back to yourself. The color purple is often used to develop psychic power and spirituality. A lavender bath soak with a splash of purple makes for a magickal bathing ritual, with focus on connecting to self and higher self.
Ingredients
- 1 cup epsom salt
- 1 cup Himalayan sea salt
- 1/2 cup coarse kosher salt
- 1-3 Tbsp of dried lavender (optional)
- 10-20 drops lavender essential oil
- 2-5 drops of purple food coloring (optional)
Process
- Mix epsom salt, Himalayan salt, kosher salt, & dried lavender in a large bowl.
- Add essential oil (less is more at first! You can always add more, but it's difficult to dial back if you added too much), and food coloring, if desired.
- Mix it all together!
- Store your new bath soak in a glass jar with lid and little wooden scoop. Make sure to keep sealed tight to avoid moisture, when not in use.
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From our latest post: Turning inward,
self massage, and ritual
This season brings us the opportunity to reflect, draw back, and burrow inwards; connecting with our physical bodies and listening to our needs. As the trees shed their leaves, the vines wilt, and the flowers burrow back into their bulbs, we too can remember to return to our bodies and nourish the spaces that may have been depleted. Self massage is a ritual that many find easy to incorporate into their daily practice, and one that is filled with opportunities
to check in with what your body is asking for in that moment.
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