So a week and a half before the New Moon in Sagittarius, my services were recommended by a friend to a a couple of people who were looking for help doing cord-cuttings because I've done a few cord-cuttings for myself.
I did 3 between Saturday night and Tuesday morning. All three have since let me know that overnight, they have felt the effects of their cord-cuttings and they approached my friend to tell her the same.
Just after the second cord-cutting, I was putting my laptop and things away and found the 9 of Cups in my laptop case. I feel like this is saying that I should be proud of what I have done and what I can do for others. But that I should also make myself available to others and put myself out there. It's time for me to stop hiding from what I can do.
This was a really unexpected message and this card has since been placed on top of my desk so that I have a daily reminder to learn and share my knowledge with others.
I've taken this card to heart and started putting myself out there in the world for what I can do to help others but also to build up my confidence. I'm starting to truly believe in myself and realise my purpose.
I love the energy of this card and how uplifting it is because I was wondering what I could do, how I could do it and truly know
I caught Wise Woman Witchery's Emily's Wednesday Wisdom and received The Chariot. Emily's message from this was that I need to keep moving forward. What has been set in motion can't be unset, but at the same time, I need to keep up the momentum and not lose it. This was interesting because I've been working on tidying and decluttering my home and I finished the big tasks on the day I received this card. I've also been getting organised with my blog posts, planning and writing more that I will share as time goes on. Something else that happened was that I spoke with my friend who recommended me for cord-cuttings and mentioned that they know of people who need help with soul retrieval which is something that I am interested in exploring. This will be relevant later!
During the most recent meeting of my witchy friends, I led everyone in an activity about trusting our intuition when reading cards. I had a question which was whether I should continue to serve others through cord-cuttings and similar things, and I pulled the 8 of Coins and the Knight of Coins.
With the 8 of Coins, I feel like the message is that it will take hard work but if I can put in the time and effort necessary, then I can make this a success. I feel like there are more details that are currently hidden from me, or ideas that I haven't yet taken action on. I feel like the blacksmith's fire is representative of my passions and I need to follow it and work with it. But then I was drawn to the candle above the blacksmith and I feel like this was saying that I can maybe help others to illuminate their shadows and help them to work through integrating these aspects.
With the Knight of Coins, I feel like the message is that I feel like I'm standing alone, although I do have companions which do include my own Shadow Self. I have to learn what I need to do before I can use that knowledge to help others. I like the fact that this Knight has no helmet on so their face is on display because I feel like this echoes the 9 of Cups about showing the world who and what I am. The background of this card caught my attention, particularly the sky because it's full of possibilities - it could rain, it could be sunny, or it could be stormy. But this Knight is stood still, unmoving, almost like they are waiting for for something to happen rather than going out and making it happen. This is what I need to do - take the first step.
But then I felt like I needed an extra card so I pulled from the Wild Unknown Archetype deck and got The Threshold. I feel like this is similar to The Fool where I'm at the start of something new and so I need to be the one to leave behind what I knew to explore the possibilities in front of me. But again, it's me who has to take the first step into the unknown. I'm standing at the beginning of something new and I can either stand still with fear, or I can take that first step outside of what I knew to explore the possibilities that are now open to me.
I've mentioned all this because it all came up again in my experience of the New Moon in Sagittarius ritual that Emily of Wise Woman Witchery hosted. Emily mentioned that with the energy of Sagittarius, which is a fire sign, she felt like this is a time of rediscovering the flame or spark within the darkness of the New Moon.
In the meditation the Emily led, it was all about visiting our own personal "Night Gardens" that were illuminated by the light of the stars, and seeing what has been readied for winter after being tended to this year. Something that I've been growing in the darkness is helping others through cord cutting, but I'd like to explore the idea of soul retrieval to help with this work. Emily posed two questions during this meditation which are: What has been brewing here? Where do I want it to go? The answers to these questions are that I'd like to help others to heal and be able to move forward in their lives.
After the meditation, Emily gave a couple of journal prompts that I started exploring and then set aside to follow the next part of the ritual. But here, I'm going to continue exploring them. The first prompt was: "In my night garden, I have been tending . . ." and I have been tending to a few things. I've tended to my own self, by consciously sorting out how I have been taking care of my body and getting into the habit of doing more to take care of it. I've been tending to my home and the level of comfort that I have at home and this is something that I've been wanting for years. I now have a stable home that I am taking pride in and truly making it into my home. I've also been tending to the disorganised chaos that I have lived with for so many years and I now feel like I've gotten to a place where I am the most organised that I've ever been.
The second prompt was: "In the quiet belly of darkness, I have been dreaming . . ." and recently, this has involved me thinking of the ways that I can help others. I've been doing more cord-cuttings recently but I'm starting to want to explore other ways I could serve others. I've got a few courses that I can do and another 40 courses in a wishlist that I'd like to start making a dent in. I'm hoping all this learning will tide me over through the winter. I have a Dragon & Dragon Energy course that I want to finish as I'm intrigued by how I could work with Dragons and how I could help others to work with them. As I've said before, I'm seriously considering doing a Soul Retrieval course to tie into what I can offer to others.
The next part of the ritual was all about setting an intention and then making a plan to achieve the intention that has been set. So here's the plan that I have formed:
My new moon/lunar cycle intention is:
To expand my knowledge
My action steps to make this happen are:
Acquire further courses that will expand the topic for me
Set aside daily time to spend learning
Keep to the schedule
During the Waxing Moon, I will:
Continue the Dragon course and upon completion, I'll start the Soul Retrival course
By the Full Moon, I will have: Started expanding and integrating my knowledge
During the Waning Moon, I will: Integrate the knowledge and put it into action
After this, I was invited to pull any cards for this New Moon intention, and for the other parts of the lunar cycle. I chose to only pull for the New Moon during this ritual and I pulled The Star. I really felt like this card was encouraging me to make my wishes and intentions and then go out and achieve them. It's time for me to truly move through this cycle with a purpose, because it's time for me to realise that I am more than I think I am. I need to renew my desire to help others and consider the many ways I could do this.
This was actually the first time I made a conscious intention for a lunar cycle but I like that it's part of keeping myself organised and accountable for what I want to achieve.
Later on the same night that this ritual happened, I was curious about what my cards might be for the other phases in the lunar cycle and I was pleasantly surprised by the messages I received.
Waxing Moon
For this phase, I pulled the Page or Student of Wands. I feel like the message of this card is that I needd to get creative because I am bursting with potential and the opportunities that I will be presented with hold even more potential for me. I need to keep hold of my enthusiasm and not give up on any new starts that come my way. I feel like this card is also saying that I will receive confirmation of my goals so this should be a really exciting time for me.
Given that my action plan for this lunar cycle is to start one course and finish another, this should be a very creative time for me as I integrate the knowledge and then use it to help others. It's interesting that in this deck, the Page is known as the Student, and this is an aspect of myself that I will be channelling during this lunar phase. I will be learning new things and then putting that knowledge to good use.
Full Moon
So for this mid-point of the lunar cycle, I pulled the 9 of Cups & The High Priestess. It's sort of amusing to me that I pulled the 9 of Cups again but it's further encouragement that I need to be proud of what I've done, what I'm working towards, the time and effort I will have put into achieving my goals. But there's also a sense of taking some time and space to enjoy where I've got myself to in the present moment. I have a tendency to finish something and then go, "Okay then, what's next?" so I don't give myself that opportunity to take stock that I'm the one who achieved that goal. I like to be busy but I do know it's important that I start to actually take pride in what I've done.
With the High Priestess, I feel like the message is to listen to my intuition more. I need to let my intuition guide me because there are times when I doubt where I should be going in my life so this is definitely something I need to work on. Based on the image, I feel like an extra message is to develop a meditation practice - something that I keep trying to do but I don't end up actually managing this. I have some meditation apps on my phone that I want to use more so this will be very intriguing to see how it affects me, my life and my goals.
Waning Moon
For this phase, I pulled the 7 of Pentacles. The imagery of this card suggests that a fruitful harvest will come within the later stages of this lunar cycle, which is really encouraging when coupled with my intention. It halds a sort of warning that I won't need to harvest everything all at once because there will be plenty to go around so I should only arvest what I need at the time.
There's also an element of choices being available to me during this time and that I shouldn't rush into anything without thinking things through carefully. Part of this will mean waiting for the right time and the right place to action my intentions.
This is almost like the closing stages of my intention for this cycle because I will have put the work in, taken the time to achieve my goal, and then this is what will be my reward.
I'm excited to see what I can achieve now!
So with all of this information, encouragement and excitement, I'm really looking forward to see what other new beginnings come may way in the future. I should also point out that the Moon is now in its Waxing phase and I've already made a start on my plan for this lunar cycle!!
I hope this inspires you to consider making New Moon intentions and seeing just where they can take you. You may be surprised by what happens and comes to you as a result.
Peace and love to all!!
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