Clearing Out The Baggage

The first full moon of the year, called the Cold Moon or the Wolf Moon. And where am I? Well, rather than leading a beautiful full moon services, I am at work. Also this weekend, I am taking my family on a little trip for my son in law’s Christmas present.

Since I am not leading any rituals, I did not write one for the occasion, although you could look back at some of my previous work for this particular full moon.

So I don’t leave you hanging, here is a short spell for the full moon I found in Daily Spellbook For The Good Witch by Patti Wigington.

You will need:

A Black Candle

A Pen and Paper

A Fireproof Bowl

This spell is to be performed on the night of January’s Full Moon or one of the three nights following.

Light the black candle. Think about all the baggage that has held you back, caused you problems, or made you feel unworthy. Write down these things, and then light the paper in the candle’s flame. Place it in the fireproof bowl to burn and say:

Today I say farewell to the things that have prevented me from becoming the person I wish to be. I send you away, far from me, and far from my life. You no longer have any influence upon me. You are my past, and the past is gone. I banish you, I banish you, I banish you.

Once the paper has burned away to ashes, extinguish the flame. The next morning bury the ashes some place far away from your home.

Bright and Shining

Happy Full Moon!

This moon is called the Wolf Moon or the Cold Moon. It was called the Wolf Moon in colonial time because it was the time when hungry wolves came close to the villages. Another fabulous day here in the land of me and I must say, that moon was bright and big tonight.

I worked 16 hours today and had very little time to enjoy the day. I stepped out into the night and was able to bask in the full glow of the Cold Moon. It was a nice drive home too.

My mother in law sent me a bloodstone in the mail. She has a habit of picking up random things at flea markets and such and mailing them to us. I don’t think she understood the significance of the particular piece. This was a blood stone on a silver chain with fairies around it.

Bloodstone is a powerful healing stone that has been valued for 100’s of years for its healing energies. It purifies and detoxes the body. It can ground negative energies and help to cleanse your body’s energies. It increases strength and energy. It promotes a constant flow of energy though out the body. It is good to have for athletes or people who have jobs with a lot of physical activity. (Like me.)

I wasn’t sure where this one had been or what kind of negative energy is had absorbed so I did a cleansing of it. There are many ways to cleanse such an item. I rubbed it with coconut oil, wrapped it in a blue cloth and buried it in a wooden bowl full of river rocks. I set the bowl on the fire ring in my back yard. I left it there from the new moon until the full moon. Now it is ready for use.

Other ways to cleanse items include:

Washing it in Salt Water (Preferably Sea Water)
Bury it in the garden
Leave it in a slow moving stream
Let it lie out in the moonlight

Anyway, now I have a fabulous new item to help me in times of need.

Until we meet again…