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Art Journal with the Moon October 17-23, 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 About the Moon This Week
We’re moving towards eclipse season where the new moon will be in Scorpio. That’s not happening until October 25th but don’t be surprised if you’re starting to feel some of that energy.
Eclipse energy can be an unsettling time because spiritually or energetically it’s like we’re downloading new energy – a little like a computer download. Whenever change or transition occurs, we tend to feel unsettled. It’s during these times that your art journal can be your best friend. It can help you sort out your thoughts and emotions. It can allow your subconscious mind to communicate with you so you start to receive hints or ideas about what’s going on for you on the levels of your energy that you are not always conscious of.
So much happens beyond your conscious awareness because you can’t possibly be attuned to everything which is why spending time to reflect is so important. As you draw and color or cut and paste your images, you give room what is below the surface to start to rise to your consciousness. Spend time this week being still, quiet and observe what surfaces in your mind, heart and body.
Notice your thoughts. Notice your emotions. Notice the sensations you feel in your body. Then get curious. What inner parts want to be seen or heard this week before the eclipse arrives? What inner parts want your care and attention?
This will make next week’s eclipse energy feel less daunting, uncomfortable or unsettling.
Monday
Today the moon is in the last quarter phase.
This phase is when the moon is once again half in light and half in shadow.
To me, this symbolizes choices and decisions. Take time to consider the choices you make in your everyday life and how they impact you, your goals and your community.
It also symbolizes seeing both sides of a story so finding ways to put yourself in the shoes of someone you disagree with at this time can help you gain wisdom or a perspective you had not considered before.
It also a time to celebrate how far you’ve come, how much you do and how much you’ve grown.
Take a moment to consider how much you’ve learned since the new moon.
What have you learned about relationships in the last few weeks?
What have you learned about yourself in the last few weeks?
What have you learned about reaching your goal since the new moon?
Where have you grown the most in the last few weeks?
In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents how much you’ve learned since the new moon.
For those of you who have joined the Moon Mapping Year and receive the MAP Your Mornings podcast, on Monday morning the moon is in the last quarter phase. This waning moon is a good time to reflect on what has happened since the new moon. We use that moon phase energy to reflect on what you’ve learned in the last few weeks.
The moon starts the day off in the sign of Cancer. The moon in Cancer is calm, compassionate and nurturing but it is also emotions that move up and down and all around. This moon sign energy wants to help you meet your emotional needs and teach you have to feel emotionally safe. It can help you change and transform your inner landscape so we work with that moon sign energy and your subconscious mind to nurture your body, heart and spirit.
The moon is void of course from the late afternoon to the late evening in the mountain time zone. I think of this time as though the moon is just hanging around alone and in the in-between space – no longer where it was but not yet where it will be. The moon likes reflecting energy down to us but when it’s void of course there’s nothing substantial for it to reflect so its reflecting that emptiness back to us.
When the moon is void of course it is a good time to rest and relax and look inward. It is a good time to connect with your subconscious mind and your intuition so we work with that energy to surrender to the Divine a troubling situation you are currently dealing with.
The moon moves into the sign of Leo right before the day ends. Leo energy wants to bring loyalty, dependability, power, radiance, generosity, warmth, optimism and solidity. It wants to help you shine your light in the world, believe in your worth and boost your confidence. It is warm and expressive but sometimes can bring energy that influences you to be abrupt or impulsive. We use that moon sign energy to imagine your inner light growing brighter and attracting goodness to you all day long.
The moon is in a tense relationship with Venus today. In the kind of relationship Venus is having with the moon today, it makes receiving Venus’ good and harmonious energy difficult so you might struggle to see your beauty or the beauty in your life or the beauty in others or you might long for pleasure and joy but feel incapable of doing what brings you happiness. In the MAP Your Mornings podcast, we prepare for this challenging energy by taking a moment in the morning to focus on the beauty in your life – especially in the areas where its hard to see.
The moon is in an opposing relationship with Pluto. This opposing energy can play out in your relationships and bring more drama than you want or it can play out internally by causing your emotions to intensify. Pay attention to when you’re feeling anxious today. You may have an old trauma response that is arising. Try your best to tend to it as best as you can so it can move through your body. This way, it will affect you and your relationships in less dramatic ways. Also try to mindful if you notice someone else’s stress or anxiety showing up. It’s a day to tend to that energy with care and try your best not to let someone else’s tense energy trigger you. In the MAP Your Mornings podcast, we prepare you for this challenging energy by working with the MAP Method and your subconscious mind to dissolve the stress and tension that challenging moon relationship brings.
The moon is in a happy relationship with Neptune. It’s a good day for tuning into your emotions, tapping into your creativity, trusting your intuition and using the power of your imagination to create the changes you want to see in your life. We work with the MAP Method to magnetize that soulful, imaginative, dreamy, divine, unconditionally loving, psychic, intuitive and caring energy.
The moon is in a happy relationship with Jupiter. Jupiter wants to bring harmony, well-being, kindness, justice, abundance, growth, expansion, good luck and balance to your life. The moon is supporting Jupiter’s desire to do this in your life today. Together, the moon and Jupiter are shining more peace into our lives today. They’re helping us feel open-hearted and generous. We use the MAP Method to magnetize that harmonious, abundant, expansive, kind, open, calming and positive energy.
Finally, after we tend to the way the moon is feeling today and how that might affect you, we tend to the other planets in the cosmos. The sun is in a happy relationship with Mars. The sun helps you see what lights you up and makes you feel alive and what feeds your spirit and soul versus what drains or depletes you. The Sun brings vitality and energy and so does Mars. They are both connected to the element of fire.
Mars wants to help you take action, be bold and decisive. It can support you in being daring, confident, determined and steady. Because it is in a happy relationship with the sun the way they are working together supports you in feeling energized. We magnetize that energizing, passionate, motivated, action-oriented and determined energy.
Tuesday
The moon is in the fixed fire sign of Leo today. Leo is ruled by the sun so the moon is carrying a little of that energy as well today.
Leo energy wants to bring loyalty, dependability, power, radiance, generosity, warmth, optimism and solidity. It wants to help you shine your light in the world, believe in your worth and boost your confidence. It is warm and expressive but sometimes can bring energy that influences you to be abrupt or impulsive.
Imagine your inner light – the part of you that shines bright no matter what has happened to you or how you are feeling – the part of you that is forever radiant and worthy of goodness.
Now imagine that light grows a little brighter. As it grows brighter, it attracts more goodness to you today.
Imagine your light attracting goodness to you all day long.
What might that look and feel like in your everyday life?
In your art journal, paint what shining your light looks or feels like to you.
If you have joined the Moon Mapping Year and receive the MAP Your Mornings podcast, on Tuesday morning, the moon is in the last quarter phase. This waning moon is a good time to reflect on what has happened since the new moon. We use that moon phase energy to reflect on what you’ve learned in the last few weeks.
The moon is in the sign of Leo today. Leo energy wants to bring loyalty, dependability, power, radiance, generosity, warmth, optimism and solidity. It wants to help you shine your light in the world, believe in your worth and boost your confidence. It is warm and expressive but sometimes can bring energy that influences you to be abrupt or impulsive. We use that moon sign energy to imagine your inner light growing brighter and attracting goodness to you all day long.
The moon is in an opposing relationship with Saturn today. When they are in opposition like they are today Saturn brings a heaviness to your emotional realm. It can leave you feeling isolated or lonely. You might have a more pessimistic attitude. If you struggle with setting healthy boundaries in your life, you might notice something around this issue arising so we use the MAP Method to treat your difficult and challenging memories around setting boundaries.
After we tend to the way the moon is feeling today and how that might affect you, we tend to the other planets in the cosmos. The sun is in a happy relationship with Mars. The sun helps you see what lights you up and makes you feel alive and what feeds your spirit and soul versus what drains or depletes you. The Sun brings vitality and energy and so does Mars. They are both connected to the element of fire.
Mars wants to help you take action, be bold and decisive. It can support you in being daring, confident, determined and steady. Because it is in a happy relationship with the sun the way they are working together supports you in feeling energized. We magnetize that energizing, passionate, motivated, action-oriented and determined energy.
Finally, Venus is in a happy relationship with Mars today. Venus tends to focus her energy on our relationships and our relationship with money. Mars tends to enliven us, help us feel bold and confident and ignite our passion. When Venus and Mars are in this kind of happy and harmonious relationship, its easier to express what’s in our hearts. There’s a mood of excitement or enthusiasm or desire. We use the MAP Method to focus on where you want to devote your time and energy in this life while we magnetize this harmonious, enlivening, passionate, bold, collaborative, exciting, enthusiastic and affectionate energy.
Wednesday
The moon is in a square, or in other words, a tense relationship with the planet Uranus today.
Uranus is a planet that can bring unexpected changes or shocks into your life and these changes usually inspire you to awaken or grow emotionally and spiritually but not always in a gentle way.
The tension between the moon and Uranus might have not enjoying responsibility or feeling trapped by it. Because the moon rules the realm of emotions, you might feel annoyed by the expectations other people place on you or the expectations you think other people are placing on you or even the expectations you place on yourself. The benefit of this, of course, is that you end up wanting to break free from the expectations that are not aligned with your highest self so shake it all off my friend. I support you following the beat of your own heart instead of living in the land of shoulds and should nots.
Bring to mind an expectation you or someone else is placing on you.
Do you actually want to meet this expectation or is it time to let it go?
In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents an expectation you are placing on yourself that you are ready to release and let go.
If you have joined the Moon Mapping Year and receive the MAP Your Mornings podcast, on Wednesday the moon, the moon is in the last quarter phase. This waning moon is a good time to reflect on what has happened since the new moon. We use that moon phase energy to reflect on what you’ve learned in the last few weeks.
The moon is in the sign of Leo today. Leo energy wants to bring loyalty, dependability, power, radiance, generosity, warmth, optimism and solidity. It wants to help you shine your light in the world, believe in your worth and boost your confidence. It is warm and expressive but sometimes can bring energy that influences you to be abrupt or impulsive. We use that moon sign energy to imagine your inner light growing brighter and attracting goodness to you all day long.
The moon is in a tense relationship with Uranus. The tension between the moon and Uranus might have you feeling constricted by responsibility. Because the moon rules the realm of emotions, you might feel annoyed by the expectations other people place on you or the expectations you think other people are placing on you or even the expectations you place on yourself. We work with the MAP Method to release the expectations that no longer serve you.
After we tend to the way the moon is feeling today and how that might affect you, we tend to the other planets in the cosmos.
The sun is in a tense relationship with Pluto. The sun likes to shine light and illuminate things and Pluto focuses on your subconscious realms and also those parts of you that you may have hidden away long ago because of fear or shame. We work with the MAP Method to tend to those inner parts.
Venus is in a tense relationship with Pluto today.
Venus brings beauty and harmony and Pluto wants to illuminate what is hidden in your subconscious realm and to help you transform. We prepare for this challenging energy by working with the MAP Method to accept whatever arises today.
Mercury is in an opposing relationship with Chiron today. If you’re struggling with an emotional or spiritual wound from the past, it’s a good day to reach ask and ask for help. We work with this energy to ask your spirit guides or angels for help.
The sun is in an intense relationship with Venus today. When the sun and Venus are in this kind of relationship together, it can help us feel more confident and able to see and focus on the positive aspects of ourselves. We use this energy to focus on what you desire for the day ahead and work with the MAP Method to magnetize this beautiful, confident, positive, kind and joyful energy.
Thursday
The moon moves into 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 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, create an image that represents an adjustment you want to make in some area of your life.
If you have joined the Moon Mapping Year and receive the MAP Your Mornings podcast, on Thursday morning, the moon is in the last quarter phase. This waning moon is a good time to reflect on what has happened since the new moon. We use that moon phase energy to reflect on what you’ve learned in the last few weeks.
The moon is in the sign of Leo for the early part of the morning. Leo energy wants to bring loyalty, dependability, power, radiance, generosity, warmth, optimism and solidity. It wants to help you shine your light in the world, believe in your worth and boost your confidence. It is warm and expressive but sometimes can bring energy that influences you to be abrupt or impulsive. We use that moon sign energy to imagine your inner light growing brighter and attracting goodness to you all day long.
The moon is void of course from a brief amount of time in the morning in the mountain time zone. I think of this time as though the moon is just hanging around alone and in the in-between space – no longer where it was but not yet where it will be. The moon likes reflecting energy down to us but when it’s void of course there’s nothing substantial for it to reflect so its reflecting that emptiness back to us.
When the moon is void of course it is a good time to rest and relax and look inward. It is a good time to connect with your subconscious mind and your intuition so we work with that energy to surrender to the Divine a troubling situation you are currently dealing with.
The moon is in the sign of Virgo today. Virgo energy 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. We use this energy to consider what adjustments you want to make in your life.
After we tend to the way the moon is feeling today and how that might affect you, we tend to the other planets in the cosmos.
The sun is in a tense relationship with Pluto. The sun likes to shine light and illuminate things and Pluto focuses on your subconscious realms and also those parts of you that you may have hidden away long ago because of fear or shame. We work with the MAP Method to tend to those inner parts.
Venus is in a tense relationship with Pluto today.
Venus brings beauty and harmony and Pluto wants to illuminate what is hidden in your subconscious realm and to help you transform. We prepare for this challenging energy by working with the MAP Method to accept whatever arises today.
Mercury is in an opposing relationship with Chiron today. If you’re struggling with an emotional or spiritual wound from the past, it’s a good day to reach ask and ask for help. We work with this energy to ask your spirit guides or angels for help.
The sun is in an intense relationship with Venus today. When the sun and Venus are in this kind of relationship together, it can help us feel more confident and able to see and focus on the positive aspects of ourselves. We use this energy to focus on what you desire for the day ahead and work with the MAP Method to magnetize this beautiful, confident, positive, kind and joyful energy.
Friday
Today the moon is in the balsamic phase. This phase is when the moon is once again a silver sliver in the sky. She is retreating and preparing to hide away in the darkness of the New Moon. This is a time to move inward; to grow still and quiet and change the direction of your looking and to look within and trust your own wisdom and truth. Communing with Spirit and your deepest self is helpful during this phase.
I use this phase to make time to communicate with the angels and my Highest Self. I try to tune into the wisdom and support I carry within me. The veil between Spirit and my conscious mind is thinner at this time of the moon cycle so it eases communication and intuition. It’s also when I’m focusing on my intuition, paying attention to Spirit Signs, making notes of my sleeping dreams and communicating with Spirit.
It is a good time to address the shadow aspects of your personality and to get curious about what I have buried in my subconscious. Sometimes, when life is busy, we don’t have time to process the emotions and triggers that arise in our everyday life and in our relationships. This phase of the Moon is a good time to deal with whatever you didn’t have time to deal with earlier on in the moon cycle. Taking this time to make friends with your shadow before a new moon cycle begins will help you to be clearer and less influenced by my wounded parts as I make my New Moon intentions.
You can’t always see what needs to be tended to.
Ask your subconscious mind to show you what you most need to treat today.
Is it something from your past?
Is there a belief or a memory that has been holding you back?
In your art journal, draw, paint or collage a balsamic moon and explore an issue from your past that feels relevant today.
If you have joined the Moon Mapping Year and receive the MAP Your Mornings podcast, on Friday morning
Today the moon is in the balsamic phase. The balsamic phase is a great time to move inward and address inner parts that you’ve buried in your subconscious. We use that moon phase energy to work with the MAP Method to clear a belief or memory that has been holding you back.
The moon is in the sign of Virgo today. Virgo energy 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. We use this energy to consider what adjustments you want to make in your life.
The moon is in a happy relationship with Uranus today. Uranus wants to bring unexpected changes into your life to inspire you to awaken or grow emotionally and spiritually. In this happy relationship with the moon it can mean happy surprises that are beneficial for you. Trust your intuition today, go with the flow and don’t hesitate to act on a whim if your heart is pulling you towards something. We use the MAP Method to magnetize that exciting, adventurous, bold, self-accepting, fun and stimulating energy.
The sun is in an intense relationship with Venus today. When the sun and Venus are in this kind of relationship together, it can help us feel more confident and able to see and focus on the positive aspects of ourselves. We use this energy to focus on what you desire for the day ahead and work with the MAP Method to magnetize this beautiful, confident, positive, kind and joyful energy.
Join Me
If you are ready to enhance your alignment with the moon and rewire your brain at the same time, check out the Moon Mapping Year. When you subscribe, you now receive the MAP Your Mornings private podcast as a BONUS. MAP Your Mornings is where I align with the moon’s energy for the day and use the MAP Method to teach your subconscious mind how to rewire your brain. Every morning (Mon-Fri), we work with the MAP Method AND the emotional and spiritual themes the moon and the planets and stars are supporting us with to rewire your brain and help you manifest the changes you most want to see in your life.
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