Art Journal with the Moon for March 6 – 12, 2023

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.

Join Me

Join me on Tuesday for a live online class where we art journal with the moon and work with the MAP Method to tend to the soul and practice magic

Each week we focus on a different theme.

This week our theme is shining your light in your everyday life.

In western astrology, the March 7th full moon is considered to be in the sign of Virgo. Virgo is a mutable earth sign that carries the same grounded, sensual and practical, energy like all earth signs. Virgo is ruled by Mercury so the moon is bringing a little of that planet’s energy as well. Mercury centers the energy on communication, the intellect, knowledge, transportation, commerce and traveling between worlds to receive messages from the Divine. 

In this class, we’re going to play with the energy of Mercury and the Virgo full moon in our art journals to dive into the subconscious realm and reveal whatever messages or insight we’re meant to receive at this time in our lives. The question we will ask is, how can I allow more of my true spirit to shine its light in my everyday life? We’re also going to work with the MAP Method to clear any subconscious blocks that may be preventing you from shining your light more brightly in your everyday life.

You can learn more or register here.

Monday

The moon is in the sign of Virgo today.

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

Virgo energy is nocturnal and of the earth. It is mutable and versatile. It supports you in being efficient and organized. It wants to help you find the most effective way of doing things. It brings practicality, attention to detail, a love of quality and precision but it can cause you to get lost in the details.

When the moon is in Virgo, it’s the perfect time for review and adjustments.

Do you like what you’ve been creating in your life lately?

You’re not in control of creating everything you experience in your life but of the things you do have control over, which situations and experiences that you’ve been creating do you enjoy and which situations and experiences have you not been enjoying?

If you don’t like what you’re creating, what adjustments can you make?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that captures an adjustment you’d like to make in your life.

Tuesday

During this full moon, I invite you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit.

The full moon shines her brightest and so can you. Visualize how you can live from your true spirit in your everyday life.

To personalize this new moon even further, let’s get specific and see the area of YOUR life that this new moon energy is focused on. Once you know the area of your life the Virgo full moon is affecting, you can consider how you want to live more fully from your true spirit in that area of you 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 experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with daily routines and work tasks, pets or your health. At the new moon, you set intentions around your subconscious mind or shadow work so bring those two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit while I perform my daily routines and work tasks or interact with my pets or manage my health and wellness in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my subconscious mind or deep inner shadow work?”

If your rising sign is Taurus, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the area of your life that has to do with your children, hobbies, pleasures or creativity. At the new moon you set 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, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit in the areas of my life that have to do with my children, hobbies, pleasures or creativity in order to support the intentions I set at the new moon for my friendships, community or hopes and wishes?”

If your rising sign is Gemini, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with family, your ancestors or your home and living situation. At the new moon you set intentions to live more fully from your spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with career, reputation or your ideas of success so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit around my family, ancestors, home or living situation in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my career, reputation or ideas of success?”

If your rising sign is Cancer, is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with learning, teaching, communication, siblings, the goddess or earth-based rituals. At the new moon you set intentions to live more fully from your spirit around your faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or your future success so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit around learning, communication, my siblings, my relationship with the goddess or moon or earth-based rituals in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon around my faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or ideas of future success?”

If your rising sign is Leo, is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in in the areas of your life that have to do with money, income or livelihood. At the new moon, you set intentions around your psyche, debt or taxes so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit around money, income or my livelihood in order to support my intentions around my psyche, debt or taxes?”

If your rising sign is Virgo, is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with your identity, body, appearance or your spirit. At the new moon, you set intentions around your marriage or close intimate relationships or partnerships so bring those two areas of your life together by asking yourself, “How can live more fully from my true spirit around my identity, body, appearance or spirit in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my marriage, close intimate relationship or partnership?”

If your rising sign is Libra, is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with your subconscious mind or deep inner shadow work. At the new moon, you set intentions around your routines, work, pets or wellness so bring those two areas of your life together at the full moon and ask yourself, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit around my subconscious mind or inner shadows in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my routines, work, pets or wellness?”

If your rising sign is Scorpio, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with friendships, community and your hopes and wishes. At the new moon, you set intentions around your children, hobbies, pleasure or creativity so bring those two areas of your life together with the full moon and ask yourself, “How can live more fully from my spirit in my friendships, community or my hopes and wishes in order to support the intentions I set at the new moon around children, hobbies, pleasure or my creativity?”

If your rising sign is Sagittarius, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with your career, reputation or ideas of success. At the new moon, you set 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, ‘How can I live more fully from my spirit in my career, reputation or ideas of success in order to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my family, ancestors or home?”

If your rising sign is Capricorn, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or future success. At the new moon, you set 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, “How can I live more fully from my spirit in my faith, spiritual practices, long-distance travel or future success to support the intentions I made around my learning, communication, or earth-based rituals?”

If your rising sign is Aquarius, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have to do with debt, shared money or taxes. At the new moon, you set intentions around money, income or your livelihood so bring these two areas of your life together during the full moon by asking yourself, “How can I live more fully from my spirit in my psyche, shared money, debt or taxes to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my money, income or livelihood?”

If your rising sign is Pisces, the full moon is inviting you to experience the full splendor of your magnificent spirit in the areas of your life that have do with your close, intimate relationships or partnerships. At the new moon, you set 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, “How can I live more fully from my true spirit in my marriage, intimate relationships or partnerships to support the intentions I made at the new moon for my body, spirit, appearance or identity?”

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents your full moon intentions.

Wednesday

The moon is in the sign of Libra later in the day.

Libra is ruled by Venus so the moon is carrying a little of that planet’s energy in the evening as well.

Libra is an air sign. It is fluid and dynamic. It brings energy that is soft, beautiful and artistic. It likes to help you be sociable and enjoy friendships, gatherings and groups. It also likes to keep things balanced and looks for equality in relationships. It brings an energy of acceptance and understanding but it can also be too outwardly focused or, in other words, have you focusing on other people’s needs at the expense of honoring your own feelings and needs.

Let’s magnetize the helpful energy Libra brings.

Think about one of the beautiful relationships you have in your life – you know, one of those relationships where you feel accepted for who you are. One of the relationships in your life that is easier and smoother than other relationships in your life.

What do you like about that smoother and easier relationship?

What does equality look like in that relationship?

What does having harmony in that relationship feel like to you?

In your art journal, create an image that celebrates a relationship in your life you’re currently enjoying.

Thursday

The moon is in a challenging relationship with Jupiter where its like they’re coming from opposite sides.

Although Jupiter is typically generous and expansive and harmonious, in a challenging relationship with the moon it might pull up those parts within us that overdo things – like the parts that are generous to a fault or the parts that struggle with addiction. The energy can feel a little too big or in other words, overwhelming. I think of it as Jupiter expanding challenging emotions to the point where its uncomfortable in our bodies. As soon as that discomfort is felt, we typically go into some sort of behavior where we’re either trying to tune that discomfort out, ignore it or run away from it.

When we can stay with the discomfort, we can finally tend to parts that are struggling or trying to protect us in ways that actually harm us. We can finally see what we’ve been too afraid to see. Challenging energy like the kind the moon is reflecting from its relationship with Jupiter today can help those wounded parts rise to the surface so we can finally become aware of them. Be kind and patient with yourself today and try your best to be with your challenging or uncomfortable feelings today. Instead of trying to tune them out or ignore them, see if you can be with them long enough to feel them shift and change.

In your art journal, create an image that captures some challenging emotions you’ve been experiencing lately.

Friday

The moon is in a helpful relationship with Mars today.

To me, this means the moon is drawing down energy to help us set boundaries, stand up for ourselves and feel motivated and ready to take action.

This energy can help you express your emotions instead of letting them build up. It can also influence the spiritual properties of the moon and her relationship with our intuition so it might be a good day to connect with your spirit guides and angels or trust any spiritual adventure your soul embarks on today.

I want you to picture what it looks and feels like when you trust your intuition and your emotions. What does it feel like in your body when you accept how you feel?

What does it look like in your life when you trust your gut?

What boundaries do you want to set today?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents a boundary you’re ready to make in your life.

Have fun with your art journal and the moon this week.

with love,

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