There was a time when we did not need clocks or calendars. We only needed to look up. The moon was our guide, her light told us when to plant and when to harvest, when to gather and when to rest, when to begin and when to let go.
In those nights, under her silver glow, the wise women came together. They were healers, dreamers, midwives, vision keepers. Some called them witches, but they were simply women who remembered. They knew the moon was not distant — she lived inside them. In the blood, in the bones, in the tides of emotion and dream.
The Moon as Inner Mirror
The moon has always held our secrets. She carries the pull of intense emotions, the whisper of the subconscious, the memory of ancestors. Every time she changes, something inside us changes too. To follow her rhythm is to follow the tides of your own heart.
The New Moon — The Seed
Imagine the sky, black as velvet. No light, no form. This is the womb of creation. In the quiet, the subconscious stirs. The ancients would plant their seeds now — in soil, yes, but also in spirit.
Ritual: Whisper your dreams into the darkness. Write them, bury them, keep them close. Trust that what grows begins unseen.
The Waxing Moon — The Build
A sliver of light returns. The moon grows, and with her, desire grows too. Communities once marked this as the time to act — to sow, to build, to move forward with faith.
Ritual: Take steps toward your vision. Charge your actions with intention, as if each one is water feeding the seed.
The Full Moon — The Illumination
Now she is whole. Radiant. Powerful. Under her light, nothing stays hidden. Emotions swell like tides, secrets rise like waves. This is why the wise women gathered at full moons — to celebrate, to release, to honor truth.
Ritual: Dance, sing, burn what no longer serves. Bless water to drink or bathe in. The full moon is a mirror — what rises now is what must be seen.
The Waning Moon — The Release
Her light softens. The energy draws inward. What once was planted is now harvested; what once was needed can now be let go. For the ancients, this was a time of cleansing — of body, of home, of spirit.
Ritual: Cleanse with water or smoke. Journal dreams. Forgive yourself and others. Let endings be sacred.
The Eclipse — The Reset
And then, there are nights when the moon darkens, or burns red as blood. Eclipses were feared and revered, for they carried the power of destiny itself. They revealed what was hidden, ended what was false, and shifted what no one could control.
Ritual: Do less. Surrender. Witness. Allow the unseen to rearrange your path.
Why We Still Work With the Moon
Moon rituals are not superstition. They are remembrance. To set your intentions with the new moon, to release at the full, to cleanse as she wanes, this is to step back into the rhythm of life itself.
The wise women knew this. The priestesses, shamans, druids, midwives, mystics, all listened to her. And when we listen now, we discover that she has never stopped speaking.
Final Thought
The moon teaches in cycles: begin, build, shine, release, rest. She is the eternal reminder that nothing is permanent, and that everything, including you, is always becoming.
Look up tonight. Feel her pull in your own body. And remember, the real magic is not only above you. It is inside you.
Love, Mara
