Blue Moon; The Big stories hunt us...

This year we start it off with something pretty special. A Blue Moon usually comes every 3 years, but this year we see two Blue Moons, both just within months of each other, a super moon, blood moon and an eclipse. Talk about kicking the year off with some real power!.

If looking at the blue moon from the perspective of the Medicine Wheel, it would be the thirteenth moon. During a full moon we see emergency rooms and women's shelters fill up, showing us that we are in fact influenced by cosmological events. It's fascinating to watch these influences unfold as we approach such an event.  There's no denying how apparent of an influence the moon has on us, however a Blue Moon is so much more impacting.

I've taken the time these past few weeks to look at the stories that have been coming to me, especially this past week. As we approach this first Blue Moon it seems that there is a collective theme taking place, the theme of being faced with our shadow. Friends and family are being faced with their illusions, addictions, and attitudes. Things that do not serve them but that they cling to as part of their identity.

The thirteen moon is a moon of initiation. Meant to push you, test you and challenge you. Blue Moon initiations are about the real issues in our lives, the bigger lessons that are awaiting us. What stories have been coming up for you, what lessons are you being asked to look at? You can be sure that these initiations will not be evaded.

This moon asks that we look at our selves, our stories and our issues that ask for resolve, growth and healing. There is an Aborigine saying that "the big stories hunt us".What stories have you been living, what lessons have been hunting you?  There are those who have been undergoing growth, facing issues and lessons as they approach and there are those who stubbornly hold fast to their egos, trying to evade the lessons that are close on their heels.
Watch for big lessons coming in with an impact, forcing you to take notice.
Its no wonder that the influences of this moon are bringing some people to their knees, humbling them with the intention that something has finally got to give.

Not only are we facing two Blue Moons, but an Eclipse! Pairing an eclipse with a Blue Moon means that we will be tested and challenged and will certainly be brought face to face with our shadow. What do you do when pushed and tested? What hidden shadow will surface looking for resolve? When we face what is there in our space we have to opportunity to gain wisdom, to touch the healing we need in our stories and to grow into our potential.
Bask in the energy of these Blue Moons, as this is a rare and powerful medicine.

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Wisdoms of the Moon

Ten years ago I began a journey to connect with the Feminine. I didn't know it at the time, but I was stepping out onto my spiritual path which lead me to delving into my personal relationship with the feminine.

I began to attend the Moonlodge, a place for Women to gather monthly under the full moon. During this gathering it is a time to journey with the moon, the Goddess, the Grandmothers, the feminine and to heal and empower ourselves in our stories.

Its interesting how much you think you know, until you realize that you had no idea. I chuckle to myself as I think back to that time. It was through the Moonlodge that I came to face my personal relationship with the feminine. When I speak of the feminine I speak of the phases of the moon, the Grandmothers, the Goddess, Mother Earth, myself as a woman, my role as mother, daughter, sister, wife. I speak of the physical act of bleeding the life giving blood, and the power and medicine that Woman step into as they embrace their Moontime and cycles.

I learned to honor my symptoms, and recognize the purpose that they held. I journeyed with the Goddess and began my healing journey with my inner children. I opened my eyes to the Sacredness of the Feminine and the natural connection that woman have. This connection to the feminine goes back to woman from all across the globe,  spanning every culture and every race. I embraced this ancient wisdom that all women once knew.

We live in a time when Women's life giving blood is meant to be a secret, a shameful secretive time that we don't talk about. But this was not always so... In ancient times First Nation people of the Americas recognized that Women were in their power when they bled. That they had a strong natural connection to the Mother as they were the life bearers. When Women bled their time was honored in the Moonlodge. Men of the tribe would come and have the Women on their Moon time bead their belts, sew their regalia, etc. It was recognized that the Women in their power were connected to creation and that all created by Women at this time was blessed by this power. It is a time that we step into our visionaries and have visions for our personal journeys, our families and for our communities. A time to pay attention to our dreams and our feelings. A time that we become so hypersensitive to people, their stories, nature, and the dreaming. A time of power.

I share this story this week as I welcome my own daughter to this sacred time. Marking this rite of passage with a welcoming ceremony, surrounded by her aunties and cousins as we share our journey and pass on the wisdoms that we have touched. Knowing that one day she will look back and know it was a rare gift that she received on the night of her first moon, and pray that I will be here to sit in ceremony once again with my daughters and to one day welcome my granddaughters to the wisdom of the Moon.

If you are interested in connecting to the wisdom of the Moon, and woman's ceremonies please join me in Moonlodge.