Mourning Moon of November
The last full moon before winter solstice is here. It has many names, but my favorite is.....
ᗰOᑌᖇᑎIᑎG ᗰOOᑎ
........because she's such a perfect symbol for the inherent pain in letting go of deeeeep, entrenched habits and attachments. Just like in autumn, the first colorful leaves float easily to the ground. And then there are the leaves that hang on.
Mourning Moon holds space for those last stubborn leaves that hang on and won't release without wind and storms. In us, she honors our work to let go of the ingrained stuff that keeps consistent peace and joy just out of arm's reach. The thoughts and perceptions that keep us in a repeating loop of undesired (but familiar) outcomes.
Letting go... it's such a commonplace phrase these days, maybe even trivialized.
Because... when you're letting go deeply, it feels more like "wedging myself between a rock and hard place." Because getting at the crusty, wedged in stuff probably won't happen without allowing it to come under pressure. And that pressure is probably going to get acted out in your body or with family and intimate partners.
Can you go there? Allow that? The letting go that is almost an uprooting?
Take heart, Mourning Moon... she's seen it all. She understands it all. When you're ready to go deep, to the scary places, to let go of beliefs that have kept you feeling safe and secure for decades, she's got your back.
She's orchestrated everything for you.
Under the celestial lantern of November's full moon, let yourself trust in the divine support around you. There's very little 'doing' required now, just allowing and welcoming. No resisting, judging, pushing, forcing.
Fall into falling apart and trust that you'll emerge lighter.
This is a powerful time... maybe even a prelude to a new beginning. In each release lies potential for transformation and enlightenment.
Supportive essential oil: Sweet Orange or Tangerine to soften the mourning and grieving that go with deep release, to tame the fears that arise.
In growing joy and expanding peace,
Susie