Art Journal with the Moon for January 2 – 8, 2022

This is a summary of the moon’s energy for the upcoming week and the inner work and magic you can do in your art journal to make the most of the opportunities the cosmos is gifting us with.

Every week the emotional and magical opportunities the moon is sending you are different because the energy she is drawing down from the planets and stars changes moment to moment. Planets and stars and moon phases and moon signs each carry their own unique energy .This is my weekly update (Mon-Fri) of the moon’s comings and goings to support you in aligning with her energy.

Get your art journal or a scrap of paper you see lying around, your art supplies or those pencil crayons you have hidden away somewhere and have fun. Spend 10 – 20 minutes focusing on the themes the moon is supporting you to explore that day while you play with colors and shapes and watch what happens over time.

It’s amazing what a little consistent creative time can do.

A Few Thoughts Before We Get Started

This week I’m once again in full prep mode for my upcoming course ART JOURNAL WITH THE MOON TO PLAN AND VISION THE YEAR AHEAD. And just a head’s up my friends, doors for registration will be closing on the 7th. You definitely want to join us if you’re in the mood to take art, magic and the moon and stir them all together in a cauldron of creative yumminess for the year ahead.

Last week I dove deep in the cosmic and lunar energy of 2023 so that I could create the material for my module in the course about getting an intuitive feel for 2023. It’s only in the last five years of so where peering into the cosmic energy for the year ahead has been important to me but I find it so helpful. It supports my nervous system because it helps me to spiritually and energetically prepare for the energy that will greet me in the coming months plus it helps me make important decisions. When will it be a good time to create? When will it be important to rest? What changes and challenges should I prepare myself for? What questions should I be asking myself to make the most of the healing opportunities for the year? What should I prioritize in my personal life in 2023? What should I prioritize in my business in 2023?

As I get older and as I live with MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and all the limitations that brings, the need to manage my energy efficiently is important. I have goals I want to accomplish but I also only have so much energy and so much time. Peering into the year ahead by seeking advice from my spirit guides and angels AND tuning into the cosmic and lunar energy softens any blows that are scheduled to come my way. It also allows me to navigate the stormy waters with a little more conscious awareness. I’m reacting less and responding more. I’m directing the energy more. I’m become a stronger leader in my life. I feel less at the whims of whatever currents try to carry my away. I love being a witch for this reason.

A witch, to me, is someone who works in alignment with nature but also stands in the power of knowing there are forces that can be directed and led. It’s always enlightening to peer into the year ahead and get a feel for which energy I can direct and lead and which energy I am meant to surrender to or accept. I think the answers to that balancing act are for each witch to find in their own way.

Yesterday, as I was writing about the energy of the eclipse season of next year a wave of energy washed over me and it was as if I was transported to the spring of next year and the changes that are coming for me in regards to my friendships. If you’ve ever been carried along a wave of healing that seems to just come out of the blue, you know how it feels like you’re in between worlds as its happening. I was still sitting at my computer but my soul was on a quest and my heart was carried into the healing that is to come. I saw the grief I carry from years and years of broken friendships.

That area of my life is one where I carry so many soul lessons in this lifetime. I saw how things will be changing once again in the spring and how the cycle harkens back to 8 or 9 years ago. Eclipses bring major endings and major beginnings and when the eclipse season is in the Aries/Libra polarity, as it will be moving into this year and as it was 8 or 9 years ago, it lands in the area of my life that has to do with friendships and that’s exactly where it all happened for me 8 or 9 years ago and where it’s gearing up to hit me again this spring. It felt like I was given a gift – the ability to receive healing before I even arrive to a place that happens to have a lot of emotional history for me. It feels like someone handing me a pillow, blanket and a big fluffy cushion to soften the blows of a bumpy ride.

If you want to peer into the year ahead and prepare yourself to become a stronger leader in your own life, register and join us. I’d love to see you there.

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Dive deeper into the year ahead, clear the energy from 2022, create magical pages in your art journal for your new year intentions, learn about the best moon days in 2023 PLUS do some deep inner work with the MAP Method. When you join, you also receive access for the lifetime of the course. I will be updating it every year so you’ll be able to hear my intuitive thoughts on the coming year every January. It’s the course that keeps on giving. <3

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Monday

The moon is having a lot of happy relationships with other planets today. It also moves into the sign of Gemini. 

Gemini is ruled by the planet Mercury so the moon is carrying a little of that planet’s energy as well.

Gemini energy is adaptable, flexible and brings swiftness and movement. It sometimes can bring energy that feels frantic or unstable as well as scattered, inconsistent, unreliable or unfocused but it is also dynamic, versatile, communicative, multifaceted, friendly and curious with the capacity to change and be interested in many different things which means it sees the good in people and the possibilities in experiences.

Try to think of something in your life you want to move more swiftly. Perhaps it’s a challenging experience you would like to process or move through more quickly. Perhaps it’s a dream you’d like to draw more closely to you.

With ease and grace, what is one thing in your life you hope shifts or changes quickly and easily?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents the wings of change bringing to you the results you hope to see in your life.

Tuesday

The moon is in an intense relationship with Mars today which helps you to take action and march forward confident and proud toward your dreams. 

I call it intense because, astrologically speaking, the moon finds itself really close to Mars and this causes them to combine their energies.

Mars is associated with the element of fire and it is a planet of courage and action. It wants to help you be bold and decisive. It can bring energies of violence, conflict, aggression and destruction but it can also support you in being daring, assertive, confident, determined and steady.

The moon and Mars are blending their energies today and depending on what area of your life that energy is affecting you personally, you might find yourself feeling ready to take action and move forward.

Think about where in your life you would like to take action today.

Imagine you are marching forward, proud and confident, what are you accomplishing and how are your accomplishments affecting your life?

In your art journal, create a page that represents what marching forward proud and confident means to you.

Wednesday

The moon is in a tense relationship with Neptune today.

Neptune wants to help us connect to source energy and experience what its like to live from our soul self or our core self, live in alignment with our soul and reach our highest potential as well as feel unconditionally loved and feel our interconnectedness. It also wants to open our psychic gifts, help us receive divine inspiration and dissolve barriers so we experience wholeness and unity. It also wants to help us expand and use our imagination and see the unseen or know the unknown. That’s a lot of mystical goodness. 

In this tense relationship with the moon, Neptune can cause you to feel unsettled and uncertain. It can especially blur the line between your experience and someone else’s – which for empaths and highly sensitive people means you might be more prone to absorb other people’s feelings today, so much so that you get confused about what is yours to carry and what was never yours to never pick up in the first place. It’s a good day to protect your energy field.

In your art journal, create an image that represents you having a protected energy field today.

Thursday

The moon is in a tense relationship with the planet Jupiter today. 

Jupiter is one of the more brilliant planets in the sky, only surpassed by Venus. Jupiter brings radiance and luminosity as well as harmony, well-being and kindness. It promotes justice, law, forgiveness and moderation. Jupiter is considered beneficial to life. It brings abundance, growth and balance. It is a symbol of honor, generosity and charity. I likes to help you expand and grow.

The tension created by the square between the moon and Jupiter can create inspiration, motivation and joy.  It’s good energy to be in to stretch yourself, take a risk or leap of faith, trust your intuition and push yourself forward in the direction you most want to go.

Because of the tension though, it can also bring mood swings, overconfidence, impulsivity and emotionally reacting to situations instead of taking the time to respond thoughtfully.

Let’s get curious and see if you have any inner parts that might be triggered by this energy.

Do you have any younger parts who don’t like taking leaps of faith?

Do you have inner parts that struggle to trust your intuition?

Do you have younger versions of yourself that suffered consequences from mood swings – your own and someone else’s?

Ask any inner parts that struggle with the energy of the moon being in a tense relationship with Jupiter to reveal themselves to you.

In your art journal, create an image that represents what spiritual growth feels like to you.

Friday

Cancer is a water sign that represents the archetype of the Great Soul Mother and brings a connection to your emotions and your intuition. Cancer is ruled by the moon so the moon feels very at home here. They are both connected to the subconscious and ancestral memories. Cancer is also connected to home, family and the feeling of belonging.

This full moon is in opposition to Mercury which is retrograde in the sign of Capricorn. There might be something in your subconscious or emotional realm that needs to be reviewed then released today.

As you work with this full moon, pay attention to the power of words. Mercury in Capricorn reminds us words are magic. What magic did words cast for you in the past? What magic do you want words to cast for you now or in the future?

The sun, whose light the full moon reflects, is in the sign of Capricorn so this lunar cycle brings the Capricorn/Cancer polarity to the forefront. One of the things the Capricorn/Cancer polarity asks us to consider is how the experience of nurturing or deprivation affects your goals.

To personalize this full moon even further, let’s get specific and see the area of YOUR life that this full moon energy is focused on. Once you know the area of your life the Cancer full moon is affecting, you can consider what you want to release, forgive or let go from that area of your life to help you reach your goal. To figure out what area of your life the full moon wants you to focus on, you simply need to know your rising sign. If you don’t know your rising sign (it’s different than your sun or moon sign), then you can read more about it here and you can calculate what it is here.

If your rising sign is Aries, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go something to do with family, your ancestors or your home and living situation. At the new moon you set BIG dream intentions around career, reputation or ideas of success so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear and release around my family, ancestors, home or living situation in order to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my career, reputation or ideas of success?”

If your rising sign is Taurus, the full moon is inviting you to release and let go of something to do with learning, communication, siblings, the goddess or earth-based rituals. At the new moon you set intentions of following your BIG dreams around your faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or your future success so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around learning, communication, my siblings, my relationship with the goddess or earth-based rituals in order to support the BIG dream intentions I made at the new moon for my faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or future success?”

If your rising sign is Gemini, the full moon is inviting you to release and let go of something to do with your money, income or livelihood. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your psyche, debt or taxes so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around money, income or my livelihood in order to support my BIG dreams around my psyche, debt or taxes?”

If your rising sign is Cancer, the full moon is inviting you to release and let go of something around your identity, body, appearance or your spirit. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your marriage or close intimate relationships or partnerships so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my identity, body, appearance or spirit in order to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my marriage, close intimate relationship or partnership?”

If your rising sign is Leo, the full moon is inviting you to release and let go of something around your subconscious mind or deep inner shadow work. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your routines, work, pets or wellness so bring those two areas of your life together at the full moon and ask yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my subconscious mind or inner shadows in order to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my routines, work, pets or wellness?”

If your rising sign is Virgo, the full moon is inviting you to release and let go of something around your friendships, community and your hopes and wishes. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your children, hobbies, pleasure or creativity so bring those two areas of your life together with the full moon and ask yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around friendships, community or my hopes and wishes in order to support the BIG dream intentions I set at the new moon around children, hobbies, pleasure or my creativity?”

If your rising sign is Libra, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something in your career, reputation or ideas of success. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your family, ancestors, home or living situation so bring those two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, ‘What do I need to clear or release around my career, reputation or ideas of success in order to support the BIG dream intentions I made at the new moon for my family, ancestors or home?”

If your rising sign is Scorpio, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something in faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or future success. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around learning, communication, siblings, the goddess or earth-based rituals so bring those two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or future success to support the BIG dreams I made around my learning, communication, or earth-based rituals?”

If your rising sign is Sagittarius, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something to do with your close, intimate relationships or partnerships. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your identity, body, appearance or your spirit so bring these two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my marriage, intimate relationships or partnerships to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my body, spirit, appearance or identity?”

If your rising sign is Capricorn, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something in your psyche or in the area of your life of debt and taxes. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around money, income or your livelihood so bring these two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my psyche, debt or taxes to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my money, income or livelihood?”

If your rising sign is Aquarius, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something around your routines, work, pets or wellness. At the new moon, you set BIG dream intentions around your subconscious mind or shadow work so bring those two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear or release around my routines, work, pets or wellness to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my subconscious mind or deep inner shadow work?”

If your rising sign is Pisces, the full moon is inviting you to release or let go of something to do with your children, hobbies, pleasures or creativity. At the new moon you set BIG dream intentions around friendships, community or your hopes and wishes so bring those two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “What do I need to clear and release around my children, hobbies, pleasures or creativity in order to support the BIG dreams I made at the new moon for my friendships, community or hopes and wishes?”

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that captures what you want to release or let go with this Cancer full moon.

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