Mother's Daughter Moon

New Moon in sidereal Cancer

*All energies are heightened when the Moon is in Her sign of rulership.*

On this Moon we examine our relationships with others, especially those in which one person nurtures another. We also examine our early nurturing and our same-sex bonds. We may also examine the issue of differentiating oneself from the same-sex parent which usually happens in adolescence (as with Persephone) but sometimes waits until well into adulthood. This is a good time for those who need a rite of passage to plan or carry that out. ~ Moon Phase Astrology

New beginnings: Write your intentions; you are entering a new chapter. Allow rebirth to take place. Swirl and be in the new possibilities. Run free with your imagination. Open your Third Eye chakra. Turning inward is soothing in this watery Moon. It is a highly sensitive, touchy day. Seek coziness and comfort. Cancer, the Nurturer: Deep clean or organize your home; make it a meditation. ~ Spirit de la Lune Oracle Deck

Widow's Moon

Geb's Day
LuniSol - Moonth 10, Day 14
Metonic - Year 13, Lunation 207, Day 27
Dreamspell - Blue Electric Hand (3 Manik) - Kin 107
Mayan Tzolk'in - 8 Ahau (Yellow Galactic Sun) - Kin 60
Mayan Ha'ab - 3 Chen

Waning Crescent in sidereal Cancer

On the Widow's Moon, we mourn and grieve for our losses. We also give our aid to people who are lost and grieving, perhaps helping them with the everyday tasks that seem so hard for a grieving person to manage. If there was anyone who has passed that you don't feel you properly grieved for, this it the time to do it. - Moon Phase Astrology by Raven Kaldera.

Mother's Son Moon

Thoth's Day
LuniSol - Moonth 7, Day 17
Metonic - Year 17, Lunation 205, Day 5
Dreamspell - White Cosmic World-Bridger (13 Cimi) - Kin 26
Mayan Tzolk'in - 5 Cauac (Blue Overtone Storm) - Kin 239
Mayan Ha'ab - 2 Zec


Waxing crescent in sidereal Cancer


On the Mother's Son moon, we continue to examine our early nurturing relationships, but this time we need to pay closer attention to what didn't work out... If we didn't "fit" with members of our family for some reason, we probably got the message that parts of our basic natures were unacceptable and should be repressed or changed....How did we change ourselves to please the people we were dependent on? - Moon Phase Astrology by Raven Kaldera.


I remember my mother told me this story about my father, how she would get an idea but let him think that he came up with it. My father didn't go to high school; he only finished junior high (9th grade). My mother finished high school. She took a college prep course. My 1st husband was not bright. I hated having to dumb myself down. This was a recurring theme in all my relationships. Now, I don't profess to be a genius or anything. But there is  nothing like conversing with someone on your level.


My mother also told me that as a child she told I was standoffish. She and my sister are closer to being extroverts, while I'm an introvert. As a Jehovah's Witness, I was not allowed to be friends with people that I connected with if they were not JW as well. So Mother picked my friends for me. When I didn't like them, I was "standoffish". Today, I find it difficult to make friends (in person). Very hard for me to become more outgoing. The social aspect of my personality has been repressed and is hard to develop as an adult.


Did you have to change yourself to fit in with your family?

Sea Mother's Moon

Set's Day
Lunar day 17
Full moon in sidereal Cancer - Sea Mother's Moon
Dreamspell - White Resonant Dog (7 Oc)- Kin 150
Mayan - 11 Ik (White Spectral Wind) - Kin 102

I was able to do my ritual tonight. Hubs helped me with the words to release the quarters. My esbat ritual is still not perfect but it's getting there. Went outside to view the Moon. It was too cold to be outside for long,  though. Energies were amplified since the Moon is in the sign She rules. I'm thinking of getting this Isis statue from eBay:

I had ordered a kneeling statue but it arrived broken and the paint job was poorly done. I want a statue candleholder so that my altar won't be cluttered. There aren't may Isis statues to choose from; I was hoping for a black and gold one. .

Thinking about rereading Wicca & Witchcraft for Dummies. Now that I have my own path, my understanding has increased. May do a new BoS, this time in a 3-ring binder. I also need to integrate my Buddhist practice into my Pagan practice. Meanwhile, I'm starting a set of flash cards to remember things. This will come in handy in teaching my future child :) Oh yeah, I need to work on my Goddess charges as well. Lots to do while I'm unemployed.

Full Moon Uposatha dharma

http://bhikkhucintita.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/not-self-thought-experiment-2/

Not-Self: Thought Experiment 2: Through the Looking Glass