Tag: new moon
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How the New Moon Total Solar Eclipse May Affect You: 13-14 November 2012
First, the basics. Time and Date: November 13, 2012; begins 1:37 PM Central (here in NW Florida) and ends 6:45 PM. Type: Total Solar eclipse Where seen: Northern Australia and Western South America — this one starts on the 14th over Australia and ends on the 13th over South America. I’m intrigued by the idea…
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The November 2011 (New Moon) Solar Eclipse: All the Scary Details
It’s Eclipse Week here at The Spiritual Eclectic, so watch for more articles this week on how this eclipse will affect you. Just because I predicted economic collapse 18 months ago is no reason to think this one will be as bad! Follow the links here to Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 of the…
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The Beloved on the Balcony
This May’s new moon is represented by the Sabian symbol of the Spaniard serenading his senorita. It’s a beautiful image of pouring out our feelings to the Universe, whether the beloved on the balcony rejects us or not. Some have referred to this moon cycle as being all about the appearance of the “beloved on…
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Un-Short-Changing Myself for 28 Days
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. I’ve often heard that it takes 28 days for a new habit to take effect or for you to really see the effects of a new habit. Since new moons are about beginnings and moons are 28-day cycles, I have developed 3 intentions for…
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New Moon Assessment: What’s Working
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. Every now and then, it’s time for an assessment. Not of what’s wrong but of what’s working. I try to do these at the new moon, but no more than that. So what’s working for me that I plan to continue to allow to…
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New Moon in Scorpio: Make It Real
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Freedom. The moon’s in Scorpio again. And tonight, it’s a New Moon. When the moon’s in Scorpio, it’s all about secrets and intensity and sexuality. It’s also about fertility—of ideas and feelings and more—and about truth and trust. The energies of this Samhain season have…
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February 2009 Full Snow Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Leo: Ideas for Meditations and Rituals
The February Full Moon, aka the Full Snow Moon, occurs in Leo on February 9, 2009 at 8:49 Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. The extra oomph for this full moon is that it’s a lunar eclipse, meaning the Earth eclipses the moon, at 20 Leo 52. Lunar Eclipses are all about culmination, particularly…
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16 AUGUST 2008 Lunar Eclipse: Rituals and Meditations for the Full Moon in Aquarius
Honestly. I hadn’t planned to post about the upcoming lunar eclipse quite yet, but here we are on 8 August 2008 (08/08/08), halfway between eclipses, and already the meditative image for the Full Moon eclipse is fiercely strong in my mind’s eye. I don’t know how long I’ll get these “interactive meditations” or how far…
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It’s Simply an Honor
I’ve always been very, very careful about the students I’ve taken on in my spiritual practice. I’m frequently asked to teach, and usually it’s absolutely wrong time but if the student makes a strong effort, I’ll know if and when it’s the right thing to do, and I know without a doubt that I’m to…
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1 August 2008 Solar Eclipse: Rituals and Meditations for the New Moon in Leo
To hear about eclipses and moon phases, plus other good stuff, sign up for our RSS feed (right column), bookmark us, or follow us on Twitter, now available.) Every time there’s a New Moon, Full Moon, or an Eclipse, I get thousands of search engine hits from readers looking for rituals/meditations and information on the…
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Serious Moonlight: Ideas for Your July Full Moon Meditations and Rituals
The New Moon and Full Moon are always wonderful times for meditation and ritual, or just for self-reflection on where you are in your life. The Full Moon of July 17-18 (depending on your time zone) will be a very “serious” moon. With the Sun in Cancer, all those emotions are flowy and intense, and…
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Ritual/Meditation: What this June Moon Is Good for
*Barefoot, as usual, on a hot summer’s night, with an interesting patten in the sunset sky* What a great week for rituals! Besides Mercury going direct (slingshot rit, anyone?) and the Summer Solstice c oming up next weekend, I’ll shape some of my desires according to visual meditations around the full moon of June, which…
