Samhain Blue Moon, Forgiving, Letting Go & Gratitude Ritual
Happy Halloween!
This is an exceptionally special day, normally, we would only have one Full Moon in a calendar month but tonight we have our SECOND Full Moon for this month and on a day that is very special for many pagans/wiccans/witches & spiritual people. If you want to know more about Halloween and the celebrated Samhain click here and for how the Taurus Full Moon can influence us, click here.
In this ritual we are going to connect to the earth element and the magical manifesting energies of this full moon to forgive, let go, move on and show enormous gratitude.
You will need:
~ white salt
~ a bowl of topsoil/earth
~ green or white candle
~ a pen and paper
Find a nice quiet area where you will not be disturbed and turn your phone off or put it on silent.
Sprinkle salt around the area you have chosen, we do this for protection especially on the night when the veil between both worlds are so thin. This can easily be hovered or swept up after.
Light the candle and take a few minutes to gaze into the flame and clear your mind.
Once you are feeling relaxed and at ease, place your hands into the bowl of topsoil/earth. Wriggle your hands in there, hold the earth and let it fall from your hands. With this and the next step, we will connect to the earth element.
With your hands still in the bowl, begin to meditate. Take deep inhales through the nose, feeling your chest rise and your lungs expand. On the exhale feel your stresses leave and your body relax. If you are finding it hard to keep your mind quiet, focus on the flame of the candle and keep diverting your thoughts to breathing in and out.
Once your mind is clear and your body relaxed, in your mind's eye, bring forward a person that needs forgiving or a situation that you need to move forward from. This can include yourself if you are carrying guilt for something. The reason we must forgive those who have wronged or hurt us is because if we carry negative emotions towards a person, we carry that around inside of us which stunts our own power to truly be happy, live the life we want and deserve to live and to manifest the things we desire most. Bring that person to your mind, surround them in a pink bubble, look at them and say “Thank you, I forgive you”, smile and then blow their bubble away. Do this as many times as you feel necessary.
Next, we go to the pen and paper to write out our gratitude list. Write a minimum of 10 things. “I am truly blessed and grateful for ___ because ___” Not only is it important to remind ourselves of what we are grateful for but WHY. For example - I am truly blessed and grateful for my healthy lungs because they breathe oxygen around my body keeping me alive. I am truly blessed and grateful for my job because I get paid money every month. I am truly blessed and grateful for my money because I can keep a roof over my head and food in my belly.
~If you have a wishbox, go through all the things you have wished for, take out the ones that have manifested themselves and place the ones you are waiting for back into the box.
Now, in a safe place, take your list and burn it. Feel the immense gratitude of everything you have written down, the things that have come your way and the experiences you have grown from. As you place these things one by one into the fire, say thank you with so much meaning.
Let your candle finish burning on its own, please avoid blowing it out, if you need to extinguish it please put it out with your fingers or with a snuffer.
This is now the end of the ritual. We have let go of the things that no longer serve us or bring us joy. We have reminded ourselves of what we have and how we have grown. Forgiven and moved on. Now we welcome in the winter season with warmth in our hearts. If you wish to soak up the Full Moon magic some more, take any jewellery, crystals or anything else that you would like to cleanse / charge and leave out under the moonlight. If you're lucky enough to have rain tonight, leave an empty bottle outside and collect the Moon water to spritz around the house.
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