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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 Begin

We are always cycling through the seasons. Spring to summer then fall to winter and back to spring where it all begins once again – at least that’s what it is like here in the Northern Hemisphere.

This cycling through seasons is helpful to notice and come into relationship with because it helps us understand our internal seasons as well.

In our inner world, like the seeds pushing out of the earth, spring brings this energy of rebirth. We are leaving the darkness and being born into the light again – hopefully being new and different in some way.

Where did your spiritual lessons take you this winter? What emotional or spiritual darkness did you experience?  Are you finding your way back to the light?

This winter felt like recovery and rebuilding for me. My body is growing stronger and healthier. I’m feeling more aligned with my soul which is really just another way of saying I know who I am now and I’m choosing to be that regardless of how other people react – at least far more than at any other time in my life. It also means I’m learning how to get quiet and listen to the wise whispers in my heart more and allow my soul to be the leader in my life instead of my wounded, lost or immature parts taking over and leading me down paths I don’t actually care to go down.

There’s so much restructuring to do in my life. I feel like it’s taken almost ten years for me to break down, fall apart and rebuild piece by piece. I’m such a different person than I used to be and at the same time, I’m the same person I’ve always been.

It’s been hard but I feel more capable and powerful than I’ve ever felt before.

Rebirth is not for the faint of spirit. In fact, we just have to look at Mother Nature and everything her creatures endure in the spring to see that coming out of the dark and being reborn in the light takes some work but the rewards are sweet.

The bees have survived the cold winter months by living off their storage of honey from the previous year. They now are in need of a new supply but for now the Queen is busy mating and laying eggs. Within three weeks the hive will grow quickly. The worker bees in spring are busy finding food for their colony in the first sources of pollen that emerge.

For trees, the arrival of spring starts their growing season. They get the signal from Mother Nature that they no longer have to be dormant and their internal sap transporting system wakes up and starts flowing again.

More sun, warmer weather and the ground thawing all support the sap to flow and the tree to grow. Trees will grow the most during the spring season. Sugars and starches that were stored in the tree roots during the previous summer and fall start to travel up the tree in spring and feed the buds on the branches to birth the first green leaves of the season. Some trees will grow flowers first then leaves later and some will grow leaves first and flowers closer to summer.

After spending the winter buried under mud at the bottom of a lake or surrounded by molding leaf litter, it’s no wonder frogs are ready to sing in the spring! Frogs can’t risk coming out too early in spring. They emerge when puddles are warm enough to keep their body temperatures above freezing.

Males of many species of frogs start singing as soon as they emerge. Females are drawn to those “romantic” sounds and the life cycle begins again. They lay their eggs submerged near vegetation at the bottom of a pond. Imagine a family of frog eggs feeling warm and safe in the home that was created for them at the bottom of the pond. Things grow well when they are warm and safe.

Early spring is the worst time of year for squirrels to find food.  The nuts that they have buried begin to sprout and because other food sources are still in the process of growing and blooming, not much else is available. In spring squirrels have few food choices – it’s mainly tree buds, fungi and cones.

The struggle to survive through the dark and find your way back to the light is real for all of us but we do it because the sun always returns.

It reminds me of the story of a mother and daughter, Demeter and Persephone, that predates the modern Greek version. You might be familiar with the newer version where Persephone is stolen by Hades and dragged to the underworld against her will but there is an earlier version I find much more interesting.

In the older version, Demeter is a Mother of the Earth, and Persephone, her daughter, feels pulled to help the spirits of the Underworld.

Demeter tries to convince Persephone that it is much warmer and gentler with the fields and flowers and sun but Persephone must listen to the call of her soul despite the discomfort and anxiety it brings her mother.

Demeter knows she must let Persephone go but she promises to mourn her every day until she returns. In her mourning she forbids any new growth to blanket the earth and winter is born.

Persephone goes down into the underworld and helps all the lost and confused spirits. She calls them to her and initiates them into their new world. She does this for months and months then returns to her mother.

When her daughter finally returns, the joy Demeter feels spills across the land and plants grow and bloom again and spring returns.

This may not have been an easy winter for you. There may have been more tragedy and isolation and loss than you wanted but spring is here and with it is an invitation to open up to light wherever you can find it.  Even if it is simply a sliver of light you find, it is worth celebrating.

During this lunar cycle, in my free Creative Moon Guide for the Aries/Libra Lunar Cycle, I invite us to use the new moon to explore what seeds of intention you want to plant for new beginnings in the area of life where Aries exists on your birth chart. On the full moon, I invite you to consider how finding balance in the areas of life where Libra exists on your birth chart will support your new moon intentions and allow them to manifest in your life.

Enjoy this season my creative friends and may your creations bring you as much light and warmth as the sun is now pouring over the earth.

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. Recordings will also be available.

Each week we focus on a different theme.

This week our theme is bold new beginnings.

The sun moves into the sign of Aries this week marking the spring equinox which is less than 24 hours from the new moon. There are also many planets in the sign of Aries with the new moon and it is a super moon all of which makes this an especially potent time for new beginnings. In your birth chart, the sign of Aries points to the areas of your life where this bold new beginning energy is most active.

In this class, I’m going to go over where in your life this bold new energy is most active and we’ll explore how you want to use it. We’ll also enjoy a creative ritual to set your new moon intentions. We wrap the class by working with your subconscious mind and the MAP Method to rewire your brain and clear any blocks that may prevent you from manifesting your new moon intentions.

You can learn more or register here.

Monday

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 tend to today.

Is it something from your past?

Is there a belief or a memory that has been holding you back?

Trust whatever surfaces.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that captures an emotional or spiritual need that you can tend to today.

Tuesday

Happy new moon in Aries.

If your rising sign is Aries, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about bold new beginnings when it comes to your identity, body, appearance or your spirit. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite bold new beginnings in your health, personal expression, identity or your relationship with your body.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Taurus, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new beginnings when it comes to your subconscious mind and those things you hide from others and most importantly those things you hide from yourself. During this new moon set intentions around the kind of shadow work or brain rewiring you’d like to do and the results you’d like to experience from that deep inner work so that you can experience bold new beginnings in your life.

For Gemini people like me, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new beginnings when it comes to friendships, community or your hopes and wishes. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite bold new beginnings through in your friendships and community or your hopes and wishes.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Cancer, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for bold new beginnings when it comes to in your career, reputation or ideas of success. During this new moon, visualize your intentions for moving forward in your career, the kind of success you want to achieve or the kind of reputation you want to build and what bold new beginnings will look like in these areas of your life.

For Leo people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for bold new beginnings when it comes to your faith, spiritual practices, international travel or future success. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite a bold new beginning in your spirituality or travel dreams or your goals for the future.

For Virgo people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for bold new beginnings when it comes to in the area of death, taxes, your psyche or any debt you have accumulated. How will bold new beginnings help you clear any energetic, emotional or physical debt you may be carrying (your own or your ancestors’)? What would a bold new beginning in your emotional or mental well-being look like? What bold new beginnings can you imagine around these areas of your life? Write your new moon intention below.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Libra, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new beginnings when it comes to your close, intimate relationships or partnerships. Think about your marriage or partnership or best friend relationships and consider how a bold new beginning will help the closest relationships in your life.

For Scorpio people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new beginnings when it comes to your routines, work, pets or wellness. If you were inviting a bold new beginning in one of these areas of your life, what would that look and feel like? Consider what intentions you can make during this new moon in order to invite a bold new beginning in your routines, your daily work tasks, your relationships with your pets or your health.

For Sagittarius people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new beginnings when it comes to your children, hobbies, pleasure or your creativity. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to welcome bold new beginnings in your parenting life, a creative hobby that’s dear to your heart or those activities in your life that bring you joy.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Capricorn, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions of bold new intentions when it comes to your parents, your ancestors, your childhood or your home and living situation. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you can make during this new moon in order to invite a bold new beginning in one of these areas of your life.

For Aquarius people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about inviting a bold new beginning when it comes to learning or teaching, communication, your siblings, the goddess or moon or earth-based rituals. Which one of these topics feels most important for you to focus on during this new moon? Choose one of them and consider what intentions you want to make in order to set a bold new beginning in one of these areas of your life.

Finally, for Pisces people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about inviting a bold new beginning when it comes to money, assets, income and your livelihood. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite a bold new beginning in your finances, possessions or livelihood.

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

Wednesday

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

This kind of closeness between the moon and Jupiter brings ease and flow.

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.

Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine what it would feel like to be bathed in goodness – as if a warm magical liquid light of harmony was being poured all over your body and throughout all the corners of your life – all the people you interact with, all the places you will go today, all the spaces you will be in and all the experiences you will have are bathed in this warm golden light of goodness.

Take a deep breath and feel that all the way in your belly.

Ask all your inner parts to notice how safety and harmony and goodness feels.

In your art journal, create an image that captures how safety and harmony feel.

Thursday

The moon is in a happy relationship with Jupiter today.

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.

The moon is the queen of the night. She wants to illuminate the darkness, bring about change, be a mirror to reflect us back to ourselves and awaken our receptive and intuitive powers. She represents your body and emotions and reminds you that life is an ever-changing cycle of birth, death, decay and rebirth. She wants to bring kindness, nurturing, novelty and adaptability.

Together, the moon and Jupiter are shining more peace into our lives today. They’re helping us feel open-hearted and generous. They’re supporting us in focusing on what connects us to each other and what brings us together. It’s energy that helps us feel calm and safe and willing to see and receive the goodness other people want to share with us. It’s energy that reminds us what’s good in our life.

One of the best ways to work with this energy is to drop into your heart and choose something in your life to feel grateful for.

Choose that one thing now and focus on it for a moment until you notice a calming, an opening or a small shift in your heart center.

In your art journal, create an image that represents opening your heart to receive more goodness in your life.

Friday

The moon is in an intense relationship with Venus today.

I call it intense because astrologically speaking they are close together and this amplifies and intensifies the energy the moon is reflecting down to us from this relationship with Venus.

Venus wants to bring fertility and growth. Venus loves the idea of reigning more beauty, grace, softness, love, friendship, harmony, passion, sensuality, intimacy and happiness into your life and relationships. The energy of Venus also brings playfulness, pleasure and joy. Venus wants to help you enjoy your life. Venus isn’t great at making you get your work done or motivating you to put effort into something but Venus does love to help you express yourself artistically and with love.

The moon is intensifying all this goodness so it’s a great day to focus on love, affection and pleasure. Venus wants us to see what its like to thrive not just survive. It’s a lot of good feeling energy to soak in so let’s magnetize all that goodness and anchor it into your body and spread it throughout your entire day.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents what it feels like to you to thrive.

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

with love,

Dana da Ponte

 

 

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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.

My Art From Last Week

This week, I want to share my sacred practice of lighting a candle in my art journal for someone who needs it. 

Do you have someone you’d like me to create a lighted candle for? 

Email me your request along with who you want the candle for and why.

 

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. Recordings will also be available.

Each week we focus on a different theme.

This week our theme is  healing and working magic with Saturn in Pisces.

In this class, I’m going to go over some of the general healing and magical themes we can use the Saturn in Pisces energy for. I’m also going to break down what house the sign of Pisces occupies in your birth chart and how Saturn moving into that house will affect those areas of your life. For instance, Saturn might be coming to add its wisdom and structure to your relationships or it might be influencing your career or your health. Let’s look at what that means specifically for you. 

Finally, the moon will be having many relationships with Saturn while it is in the sign of Pisces. Let’s talk a bit about that as well and how that might affect you for the next few years.

As with all my Tuesday classes, we will enjoy a creative exercise to tend to the soul or work with our magic and we will wrap out the class by working with your subconscious mind and the MAP Method to rewire your brain and clear any relevant subconscious blocks that no longer serve you.

You can learn more or register here.

Monday

The moon is in the sign of Sagittarius today.

Sagittarius is ruled by the planet Jupiter so it’s carrying a little of that planet’s good energy as well.

Sagittarius is a fire sign. It is expressive and positive and humorous, optimistic, adventurous, experimental, adaptive, passionate and fun but it can be focused on too many things. Sagittarius energy likes to help us grow and enjoy ourselves through experiencing all life has to offer. It focuses on personal growth, freedom, expansion, lived experience, learning through trying and doing and embodiment. It’s a curious energy that asks questions and looks for answers.

Let’s use this Sagittarius energy to think about the possibilities of today.

If today could go better than you expected, what would that look and feel like?

When you go to sleep tonight, what would you celebrate and be grateful for?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that captures dreaming about adventurous possibilities in your life.

Tuesday

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 what you’ve learned since the last new moon.

Wednesday

The moon is in a trine, or in other words, a harmonious relationship with the beautiful planet Venus today.

Venus is associated with fertility and growth and represents beauty, grace, softness and gentleness. It brings love, friendship, harmony, passion, sensuality, pleasure and is concerned with our relationships and our relationship with pleasure and joy.

The moon and Venus both have receptive qualities.

In the spiritual realm, Venus and the moon work well with intuitive natures to encourage you to live in flow. They provide you with the energy that helps you open, surrender and trust.

In the physical realm, the moon represents the body so bringing that gentle energy of Venus to your body by focusing on doing things that make you feel happy, nurtured and cared for today is helpful.

In the emotional realm, allow the full spectrum of your emotions the respect they deserve today and try to express how you feel in ways that bring harmony and gentleness to your relationships.

In your art journal, create an image that celebrates your body.

Thursday

The moon is in the sign of Capricorn today.

Capricorn energy is receptive and nocturnal in nature. It is also pragmatic, deliberate, persistent, disciplined, and conservative. Capricorn energy likes to focus on practical and useful actions but it can be emotionally restrained or reserved.

When the moon is in Capricorn, it’s a good time to look at your boundaries and limitations and understand how they affect your goals. 

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn so the moon is carrying a little of that planet’s energy as well Saturn brings wisdom about time, endings, limits, responsibility and maturity. Capricorn also carries the energy of our ancestors. Some of the archetypes associated with Capricorn include the Crone and Hecate.

What are the rights of passage that you’ve walked through in your life?

What place of maturity did it help bring you to?

In your art journal, create an image that represents a right of passage you’ve passed through in your life and the place of maturity it brought you.

Friday

The moon is in an intense relationship with Pluto.

This is because they are in the same sign today so astrologically speaking its like they are close together and the moon is amplifying Pluto’s energy.

It’s a good time to dig deeper into things and see what’s at the root of your behaviors or what you are feeling.

Think about a situation that is currently troubling you. Maybe it’s an area of your life that isn’t going the way you’d like it to or maybe it’s a relationship that isn’t feeling easy or fun or maybe it’s a goal that you are having a hard time reaching.

Take a few deep breaths as you think about this troubling situation and as you do ask your spirit guides and angels if they have any insight or support they can send your way. Tell them you want to see what is at the root of this troubling situation.

What well-buried traumas or hurts is it connected to?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents the emotional or spiritual roots of a challenging situation you are currently dealing with.

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

with love,

Dana da Ponte

 

 

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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.

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Dana da Ponte

 

 

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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

Happy new moon my creative friends.

We are now at the Pisces/Virgo polarity because the sun moved into the sign of Pisces.

While the sun is in Pisces, the moon will snuggle up in front of it and usher in a new lunar cycle. This lunar cycle begins with the new moon in Pisces and the energy of this moon holds both beginnings and endings. It’s the last sign in the zodiac and as such it symbolizes carrying all the lessons and wisdom that you collected on your life’s journey. It represents that point in our life cycle, if we’re lucky enough to experience it, where we have lived through many experiences and are now facing the void. When we enter the void, one experience will have ended and another will begin.

Pisces is that point in the journey. It is the drop that returns to the ocean and it is the ocean within the drop. It is living between worlds and it is feeling connected to Source.

Pisces energy is mystical, dreamy, hopeful, magical, flowing, oceanic and intuitive. It is every lesson on the path and coming full circle. Pisces energy helps you connect to your divine essence and reminds you that all endings usher in new beginnings, the promise of rebirth is ever-present and if you look close enough, signs of renewal are always there.

At the new moon in Pisces, I invite you to set intentions around living from your true spirit. You’ll want to consider exactly what area of your life the Pisces energy is activating according to your birth chart but I guide you through that in the Creative Moon Guide I sent in your inbox.

Pisces is symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions. I like to imagine one of the fish is swimming downwards towards the depths of my shadows while the other fish is swimming upwards towards the light of my true self. Both directions are necessary for the cycle to be whole.

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In this mini-course we align with the energy of the Pisces new moon to develop and play with your intuition and set an intention around allowing your true spirit to shine more brightly in your everyday life.

Pisces energy is mystical, dreamy, hopeful, magical, flowing, oceanic and intuitive. It amplifies your sensitivities and heightens your psychic gifts. It’s the perfect energy to develop and play with your intuition.

In this mini-course, we use art to develop and play with your intuitiondive into your shadows and set your new moon intentions. We also work with your subconscious mind and the MAP Method to rewire your brain where it needs it most in order to clear what blocks you from opening your third eye more fully, developing your intuition and trusting your psychic gifts. Click on here to learn more.

Monday

Happy new moon! The moon is in the new moon phase today.

If you’re on my mailing list, check your inbox for Dana’s Creative Moon Guide for the Pisces/Virgo Lunar Cycle.

The new moon is the darkest of the moon phases. I like to think of this phase as an empty garden plot filled with rich black dirt just waiting for me to plant a seed in. It is a time to go inward, be still and dream up what you next want to create in your life. You can help yourself get unstuck by using this time to get clear on what it is you really want, look forward, plan and think about what success means to you – especially in the area of your life that the new moon was focusing its energy in.

During the New Moon, I like to create art journal pages around manifesting, getting clear on what it is I really want, looking forward, planning and thinking about what I want the next Moon Cycle to look like.

The New Moon is a perfect time to stretch your imagination so you can better conceptualize what is possible in your life. We have a tendency to not see our value or our worth and feel as if we don’t deserve all the love and abundance available to us and consequently we dream and/or think small.  I like to spend some time during the new moon opening my heart and helping it learn how to feel worthy of receiving more goodness and possibilities.

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 Pisces new 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 new 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 new moon is inviting you to set intentions for living from your true spirit when it comes to your subconscious mind and those things you hide from others and most importantly those things you hide from yourself. During this new moon set intentions around the kind of shadow work or brain rewiring you’d like to do and the results you’d like to experience from that deep inner work so that your true spirit can shine through in all areas of your life.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Taurus, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for living from your true spirit when it comes to friendships, community and your hopes and wishes. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to allow more of your spirit to shine through in your friendships and community or your hopes and wishes.

For Gemini people like me, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for living from your true spirit when it comes to in your career, reputation or ideas of success. During this new moon, visualize your intentions for moving forward in your career, the kind of success you want to achieve or the kind of reputation you want to build and how your true spirit can shine more brightly in these areas of your life.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Cancer, then the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for living from your true spirit when it comes to your faith, spiritual practices, international travel or future success. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to allow your spirit to shine more brightly in your spirituality or travel dreams or your goals for the future.

For Leo people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions for living from your true spirit when it comes to in the area of death, taxes, your psyche or any debt you have accumulated. How will living more from your true spirit help you clear any energetic, emotional or physical debt you may be carrying (your own or your ancestors’)? How can you move forward in your emotional or mental well-being? What bright new dreams can you imagine around these topics? Write your new moon intention below.

For Virgo people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to your close, intimate relationships or partnerships. Think about your marriage or partnership or best friend relationships and consider how living more from your true spirit will help the closest relationships in your life.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Libra, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to your routines, work, pets or wellness. If you were living more fully and truly from your true spirit in these areas of your life, what would that look and feel like? Consider what intentions you can make during this new moon in order to allow more of your true spirit to shine through in your routines, your daily work tasks, your relationships with your pets or your health.

For Scorpio people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to your children, hobbies, pleasure or your creativity. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite your true spirit to shine more brightly in your parenting life, a creative hobby that’s dear to your heart or those activities in your life that bring you joy.

For Sagittarius people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to your parents, your ancestors, your childhood or your home and living situation. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you can make during this new moon in order to help your spirit shine more brightly in these areas of your life.

If your rising sign is in the sign of Capricorn, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to learning or teaching, communication, your siblings, the goddess or moon or earth-based rituals. Which one of these topics feels most important for you to focus on during this new moon? Choose one of them and consider what intentions you want to make in order to invite your spirit to shine more brightly in this areas of your life.

For Aquarius people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to money, assets, income and your livelihood. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite your spirit to shine more brightly in your finances, possessions or livelihood.

Finally, for Pisces people, the new moon is inviting you to set intentions about living from your true spirit when it comes to your identity, body, appearance or your spirit. Think about these areas of your life and consider what intentions you want to make during the new moon in order to invite your spirit to shine more brightly in your health, personal expression, identity or your relationship with your body.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that captures your new moon intentions.

Tuesday

The moon moves in the fire sign of Aries today.

Aries is ruled by the fiery planet Mars so the moon is carrying a little bit if that planet’s energy today as well.

Aries is action, quick responses and impulses. It values action. When the moon is in the sign of Aries as it is today, it can bring abrupt energy that is blunt and harsh – maybe even sometimes aggressive but it also helps to light a spark in your spirit and connect you to your passion and enthusiasm.

Think about what makes you light up.

What makes you feel alive?

Have you been doing what makes you feel alive lately?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image about something that lights you up.

Wednesday

The moon is in an intense relationship with Venus today. I call it intense because astrologically speaking they are close together and this amplifies and intensifies the energy the moon is reflecting down to us from this relationship with Venus.

Venus wants to bring fertility and growth. Venus loves the idea of reigning more beauty, grace, softness, love, friendship, harmony, passion, sensuality, intimacy and happiness into your life and relationships. The energy of Venus also brings playfulness, pleasure and joy. Venus wants to help you enjoy your life. Venus isn’t great at making you get your work done or motivating you to put effort into something but Venus does love to help you express yourself artistically and with love.

The moon is intensifying all this goodness so it’s a great day to focus on love, affection and pleasure. Venus wants us to see what its like to thrive not just survive. It’s a lot of good feeling energy to soak in so let’s magnetize all that goodness and anchor it into your body and spread it throughout your entire day.

In your art journal, create an image that captures the gratitude you feel for something you love or enjoy.

Thursday

The moon is in a happy relationship with Jupiter today.

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.

The moon is the queen of the night. She wants to illuminate the darkness, bring about change, be a mirror to reflect us back to ourselves and awaken our receptive and intuitive powers. She represents your body and emotions and reminds you that life is an ever-changing cycle of birth, death, decay and rebirth. She wants to bring kindness, nurturing, novelty and adaptability.

Together, the moon and Jupiter are shining more peace into our lives today. They’re helping us feel open-hearted and generous. They’re supporting us in focusing on what connects us to each other and what brings us together. It’s energy that helps us feel calm and safe and willing to see and receive the goodness other people want to share with us. It’s energy that reminds us what’s good in our life.

One of the best ways to work with this energy is to drop into your heart and choose something in your life to feel grateful for.

Choose that one thing now and focus on it for a moment until you notice a calming, an opening or a small shift in your heart center.

In your art journal, create an image that represents opening your heart to more good in your life.

Friday

Today the moon is in the waxing crescent phase.

This moon phase is when a silver sliver of the moon begins to appear in the night sky. The moon is moving from being dark, still and invisible to growing and coming into full power.

I like to think of this phase as the time when the dream seeds I planted during the New Moon are just starting to form shoots or tiny roots. I might not be able to see my prayers being answered or my dreams manifesting but I can have faith that despite the limited capabilities of what my physical senses can pick up, Spirit is conspiring in my favor and there are invisible forces at work in my life helping me to grow, heal, evolve and create.

In my art rituals, this is the time when I’m meditating on the intentions I set during the New Moon. I’m revisiting my intentions and trying to call them up in my imagination again and trying to tap into the emotions those intentions evoke within me. I’m feeding my dreams with the power of my imagination and my emotions.

How far can you stretch your imagination today?

How much goodness can you imagine growing in your life today?

How many invisible forces can you imagine are helping you today?

How many invisible actions can you imagine your angels and spirit guides are taking to help you reach your goals and manifest your new moon intentions?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that celebrates your allies in the spirit world and the way they support you.

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

with love,

 

Dana da Ponte

 

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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.

Monday

The moon is in the sign of Gemini today.

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 that 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 captures the things in your life you hope change quickly or easily.

Tuesday

The moon moves into the water sign of Cancer today.

Cancer is ruled by the moon so the moon is in a sign it feels most at home in.

Cancer energy is nocturnal in nature. It is sensitive, sentimental and carries the wisdom of cycles. It is connected to your ancestors, your roots and your feelings of home. It walks alongside your subconscious realm.  It is the wise and whole mother within who knows how to wrap and protect and care for all your inner parts.  It is calm, compassionate and nurturing but it is also emotions that move up and down and all around. It 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 but it can also amplify your defensiveness or resistance.

Think about where in your life you could use some nurturing and tender loving care.

How can you take care of your body today?

How can you take care of your emotional self today?

How can you take care of your spirit today?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents your inner mother.

Wednesday

The moon is in a square, or in other words, a tense relationship with the planet Venus today.

Venus wants to bring fertility and growth. Venus loves the idea of reigning more beauty, grace, softness, love, friendship, harmony, passion, sensuality, intimacy and happiness into your life and relationships. The energy of Venus also brings playfulness, pleasure and joy. Venus wants to help you enjoy your life. Venus isn’t great at making you get your work done or motivating you to put effort into something but Venus does love to help you express yourself artistically and with love.

Unfortunately, in the kind of relationship Venus is having with the moon today, it makes receiving Venus’ energy difficult so you might struggle to see your beauty or the beauty in your life or in others or you might long for pleasure and joy but feel incapable of doing what brings you happiness. Or, since Venus isn’t in the best state in this kind of relationship with the moon, you might feel lazy or jealous, act with indulgence or extravagance or find yourself hanging out with people you’d rather not be with.

Think about what it’s like to struggle to see the beauty in your life? We’ve all had times in our lives where it was difficult to see the beauty that was right there in front of us.

What beauty might be right in front of you today that you might otherwise have missed had you not taken this moment to consider it?

In your art journal, create an image that celebrates something you find beautiful.

Thursday

The moon is in a happy relationship with Neptune today.

Neptune wants to help us connect to source energy and experience what its like to reach our divine potential, 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.

It’s a planet of intuition, psychic abilities, imagination, spirituality and dreams but it can also represent our delusions or our desires to escape, including our desire to escape our uncomfortable feelings.

Because it’s in a happy relationship with the moon, the moon gets to reflect back to us all this goodness. 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.

It’s an energy that helps us connect to one another on a deep soulful level and our ability to comfort, soothe and care for the people we love is enhanced.

In your art journal, create an image that celebrates your psychic gifts.

Friday

Today the moon is in the gibbous phase. This moon phase is when the moon seems almost full. In the creation process, it’s a great time to clear any trapped emotions or energy so that all parts of you, even the hidden wounded subconscious parts, are on board with your goals. Some of those blocks include ancestral memories stored in your body, past life memories or energy and emotions you unconsciously absorbed from other people. You are most likely carrying subconscious beliefs or stories that are working against you so it is helpful to spend time in your art journal tending to those.

Themes you can explore in your art journal for the gibbous moon include, clearing ancestral memories, your family tree, past life memories, co-dependency, the heart chakra and daily habits and routines.

In my art rituals, this is the time when I’m thinking about whether or not my everyday life supports my New Moon intentions.

What about your everyday life can be shifted or changed to better support the direction you want to move forward in?

Are there routines or habits you can begin that will support my dreams and goals?

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents a subconscious belief you realize is not aligned with your new moon intentions.

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

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