the dark moon is a time to give things up, preparing the soul soil for the seeds you’ll plant when the crescent becomes visible (best time to do new moon magic). it’s the moment before (re)birth where you just need to fucking chill, hydrate, take that late afternoon nap I just woke up from, cleanse inside out.
I’m giving up some stories into the ground, composting them to fertilize the new ones I want to have energy to create. I’m tired of using the same old reference point for everything, going back & forth over one bit of wild forest until there’s a path made. I’m glad that path is there. it’s a way for me to find my way back if I ever get lost in that part of the forest again & now other people can use it but. I want to make new paths.
I think my recommendation to prep for the new moon during this dark moon is to try really listening to yourself. listen to yourself. what paths are you wearing into the earth of your body through the wilderness of your mind? what stories do you default to add to? are there ones you need to discipline yourself to write for them to take root in your psyche?
I’m sorry to say to some of you but this means you’re going to have to…shut up. be quiet. observe. for others of you, this means you’re gonna have to speak up, raise the volume, be honest. all of this is so you can hear yourself. nobody else is involved yet. that sharing happens as needed or after the new moon. right now, just feel into what you can hear/read/see/sense in your mind. it’s possible to let go of what you don’t need in there, but first you need to know what that is. and the letting go is a practice. it’s not a magical decision (though in the right conditions (ritual) that’s possible, too).
what’s the point? what’s the point of paying attention, giving up, of choosing something different? I think I just want you to remember that you have more to experience & learn from than the stories that were given to you or that you had to create to manage reality. we need you for the stories that emerge from your own brilliance, love, & clarity. not just the ones that you have on repeat that hurt you a little every time they play. I just want you to put that down & play with something else.
I want you to know there are many possibilities. the cool thing about possibilities is that they exist whether or not you acknowledge or believe in them. they don’t need you to validate the truth of their power. but you need them. the cool thing about you?
you are possibility.
”In the beginner’s mind there are so many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
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