First full moon of 2023,

Tomorrow we will be honoring the first full moon of 2023, but the last full moon of this lunar year…before this next lunar year begins on Saturday, January 21, which is known as Lunar Imbolc, Chinese New Year & other things by other cultures. 

The association with women and the moon can be traced back to dusty prehistory. Since our moon controls all moisture, including water, blood, and the emotional body … It controls and regulates things from ocean tides to women's menstrual cycles.

The lunar year begins at the first new moon after Winter Solstice, (remember Winter Solstice lasts for “three three days of darkness” starting December 21 and which ends on December 25), and a lunar year consists of 13 lunar (moon) cycles. Incidentally, which is why the number 13 is sacred to the Goddess! Of course, once the patriarchy took hold, 13 got a bad rap.

In ancient times the moon was considered to have three phases; the birthed & growing moon, the full & fertile moon, the last phase being the dying moon. These phases were personified by the Goddess in her three phases, the maiden or virgin, the pregnant mother, and the postmenopausal crone. Maiden-Mother-Crone.

The full moon is a great time to honor the manifestation of what you planted in the last new moon cycle two weeks ago on Dec. 23.  Since this is the last full moon of this lunar year, it is a great time to honor what you have been gifted and are grateful for in this past year. In my opinion, gratitude is one of the most powerful energies we can muster. In my work as an intuitive, when I see clients who maintain an active gratitude practice, their energy is vibrant, clean and powerful. I would go so far as to say it creates a field around them that seems to attract good things, lovely people and miraculous blessings.

It is also a beautiful time to let go of any final negative energies for the year: what you no longer need to carry, such as resentments, anger, unfinished business and outmoded ways of thinking. How you think is extremely important… it defines your future possibilities.

In this new lunar year starting on January 21, there will be the opportunity to go deeper into your process of healing and growing. You will be invited to do deeper work through journaling and creativity as I will be providing inspiration and fun assignments on downloadable PDFs… if you are interested.