So, tonight is one of three fabulous Super Moons this summer. A Super Moon occurs when the moon is full at the closest point of it’s elliptical orbit around the earth; making it look huge and mesmerizing in the sky.
This tends to lend itself to taking great photos, amazing our children and a few posts throughout the media saying ‘Wow! This is really great!” But what else can we do with a Super Moon?
Well, tonight I’m going to a Full Moon ceremony. To be completely fair, this is my first group ritual. I have practiced various types and incarnations of metaphysics since I was a child. I turned 30 this last month. This will be the first time with a group for me and I have no clue what to expect. Well, from the people that is. Full Moon rituals, while all having their nuances are all pretty much the same. The random element here is I don’t know a single person that will be at the ritual tonight. That is why I have no clue what to expect at this juncture.
(Update: The group I attended was very casual, but very nice and they really cultivated a very kind and open atmosphere. It’s basically a public pagan group which gets together in Des Moines and works in a general way without emphasizing or teaching any tradition so that everyone feels welcome to attend. I found the people to be quite nice and may go again. Also, here is a Super Moon ritual which I put together for those who are interested as many readers seem to be on the search for just this. CLICK HERE to check it out!)
You know, I take that back. I know there will be lasagna at the potluck part before the ritual. So I do, in fact, know to expect lasagna at the very least.
Back to the Super Moon.
When I first RSVP’d to go to this ritual I had NO IDEA it was a Super Moon night. But, I do now and I plan to make the most of it. (Now we get to the good stuff)
Magickal Uses for the Super Moon:
1. Intense Magickal Boosting. With the moon so close, when you spellcast it will gather great energy while the moon is close (as well as energize you) and then as the moon begins to move away from the Earth it will catapult your intent and will through the multiverse and kick-start it’s manifestation.
2. Charging Crystals, Shells and Herbs. Place them out overnight after telling them that they will absorb the energy of the Super Moon. Bring them back inside (if they were outside) or out of the lighted area just before dawn.
3. Moonbathing. To be clear, you can be clothed for this. You can walk outside and around urban apartment complexes, your house, etc. Sit under the moon for a good 30-60 minutes. (Or more). Feel yourself soaking up and absorbing the moon’s energy. Drinking a crystal elixir (aka Spirit Water, crystals placed in water to boost it energetically and purify it. Make by soaking the crystals in the water for at least 12-24 hours before drinking) will give you a big boost under the moon.
4. MAKE SPIRIT WATER! (Bet you didn’t see that coming.)
5. Divination. Take a scrying bowl or mirror out under the moon, fill it with water and scry!
6. Manifest Abundance. This is the greatest use of the Super Moon. Don’t get me wrong, it will boost all spellpower. However, it is abundance which this moon brings us. Be it an abundance of energy or an abundance of money/love/wisdom/luck/happiness. If you need something which is lacking in your life THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK FOR IT! =D
7. Begin a new creative phase. If you have been looking for the time to start a project (scarf knitting, book writing, picture drawing… whatever it is). When you are under the moonlight, see the moonlight as an expression of inspiration which is absorbed into you as you stand beneath it. Keep your intention for the project you with to start in your mind as you spend time charging under the moon. And as the moon begins to wane you will be in the period for wrapping up projects, working on them, completion, etc. So, even if you don’t finish whatever it is you start by the time the moon waxes again, your rhythm will be right from the start.
8. Full Moon Water Meditation. Ok, so this is, to be fair, a bit of a blending of a few things which I have mentioned and something I have not. Take a glass with water, elixir stone of your choosing, a chair and go sit outside under the moonlight. If this is pre-charged spirit water that sat under the sun today… EVEN BETTER! This will be very helpful for balancing energies within your body.
Sit with the glass in your hands and in your lap comfortably. Make sure your spine is straight. Keep your eyes open. Cast a small circle around your sitting area. Make sure wherever you are you are bathed completely in moonlight. Look up at the moon and feel love welling up in your heart. Imagine that the light of the moon is the love of the source/god/goddess of your choice. Feel it all around you, within you and within the space you are in. It permeates you and the water as well as becomes a part of you. You know that you are absolutely loved and blessed. Continue focusing on this for between 10-20 minutes. The full 20 is best. At the end, thank the moon for all of the love, blessings and attention and drink your water. It can be very helpful to chant ‘Aham Prema’ softly while you do this meditation. Aham Prema means “I am love” in Sanskrit and helps to ignite the love of the Bhakti Yogi/ni.
9. Abundance Charm: Place several silver coins under a rug just inside of your house which is bathed with light of the full moon. Do it while the moon is upon them and chant the following:
Super Moon,
Bless this rite
Answer me this sacred night
Into my life
Let it flow
That which I need to come and go
To live my life with security
Grant to me my every need.
Then cover with the rug and knell upon the rug, in the moonlight and chant this 12 times more. Feel the moonlight empowering your wish. Do not remove the coins, but do expose them to every full moon’s light after and repeat the charm 13 times each moon, repeating what you did the first night. As you charged them under the Super Moon initially, you will always say ‘Super Moon’ and they will be significantly more powerful than at another full moon.
If you cannot find a rug/appropriate spot inside of your house that is touched by moonlight, go out under the moon with your coins and have a small box or pouch to wrap them in. Do as you would with the rug, but hold the package to your heart as you chant instead and place it in the closet, the kitchen or some other place that feels more right.
10. For the Good of All Sentient Life:
Stand under the moon and visualize the entire earth, being bathed in the awesome light of the Super Moon. See pulses of light coming from the moon and absorbing into the earth. With each pulse of light the suffering of every sentient being on earth is lessened. You begin to notice that you heart begins to pulse with light as well. Not the light of the moon, it’s own light. A pure, pink and green light. Unlike the white or blue of the moon. Your heart-light acts just as the moon’s light does. Relieving suffering, bringing love and joy and warmth of soul to all sentients in the world. Do this for about twenty minutes. Then open your eyes and name 5 things which you are thankful for.
The other Supermoons will be in August and September. The one on August 10 will be the biggest of the year, as the moon will be closest to Earth on that day. So keep an eye out and plan your magick well!
If you like this then click here! This is a link to a Super Moon Rite. The people have spoken and it seems you wanted some ritual! So go and get it!
Namaste! <3
“Hey Lynx, did you find the Super Moon?”
“No, Apollo, all I found was that I can’t fit into your hiding spot!”
(Notice the troll-face on Apollo.)
