Full Moon Ritual


Full Moon Magick is generally performed from fourteen to seventeen-and-a-half days after the new moon. Prime time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination. Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healing for serious conditions, can be done now. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.

If you can, find a spot outside, in full view of the moon. If you live in the city and cannot find anywhere but the confines of your dwelling, then make your abode as warm and spiritually comforting to you as possible; light candles, play music that feels spiritual to you, burn incense that smells good to you(jasmine and vanilla are good for the moon).

Purify your space and yourself with incense, sage, salt, a witches' broom, or by visualizing protective white light surrounding the area and your body. Start by inviting the elements in (casting a circle)...Start with air: "I call upon the spirits and powers of air; intellect, thouht, and imagination, come into this sphere on this night of the full moon. Be here now." If you have any representation of air, such as a white or yellow candle (light it now), or a feather, etc. place this in the east. Visualize this part of the circle protected by air.

Move now to the south. Call in fire. "I call upon the spirits and powers of fire; passion, action, and regeneration, come into this sphere on this night of the full moon. Be here now." Light any red or orange candles you may have or place any other representations of fire in the south. Visualize this part of the circle protected by fire.

Move now to the west. Call on water. "I call upon the spirits and powers of water; emotion, purification, and fluidity. Come into this sphere on this night of the full moon. be here now." Light any blue or purple candles you may have or place shells or water in the west. Visualize this part of the circle protected by water.

Move to the north. Call on earth. "I call upon the spirits and powers of earth; balance, nature, and sustinence. Come into this sphere on this night of the full moon. Be here now." Light any green or brown candles you may have or place any representations of earth such as a plant, dirt, or stones in the north. Visualize this part of the circle protected by earth.

Now with your dominant pointing finger, an athame, wand, or feather, visually draw a circle from the point at the east in a clockwise, or deosil, motion, ending back at the east. The circle is now cast and ready for the God and the Goddess to enter.

You may have candles or other representations for the God and Goddess, but it is not necessary, just as it is not really necessary to have any representations of the elements; but it helps. Sit or stand in the middle of your circle and start with the Goddess. You may use your own words as they come to you, this is just a suggestion to start with...

"Hail, Goddess of the moon, (you may add a Goddess name or three in here if you wish), hear me. Descend and illuminate this circle with your prescence and light. Be here now." (the more accolades and words of emotion, the better)- light any candle that represents her and place it in front of you to your left.

"Hail, cosort of the Goddess, Lord of the night. (you may add any god names here) Come into this circle and bless it with your strength and protection. Be here now." (light any candle that represents him and place it in front of you to your right.)

Now, with all the energies and dieties called in, sit down in a comfortable position. Start your full moon meditation or any meditation that you know works for you. Here is my full moon meditation. You may add to or change it when you feel the urge to do so...

Close your eyes and start by focusing on your breathing. Breath in and out DEEPLY at least three times. Quiet your mind. Clear out all annoying or disturbing thoughts. Erase your worries. Become a pure light of energy. Breathe deeply. Visualize yourself in a deep forest, surrounded by its sounds and flora. The full moon is above you, in a clearing in the middle of the treetops. In front of you is a warm, soft fire in a pit. You hear its crackling. You feel the cool grass underneath you. You feel the cool air with an occasional warm breeze. Hear the wind through the trees...Look up at the moon. You see a soft, sparkling, illuminescent beam of light coming down from its orb. You sense it coming right to you. You stand up and wait for this energy to reach you. You stretch your hands up to it. It slowly touches your fingertips. You feel your fingers tingling. It's a warm, happy, energetic feeling; full of magic. It moves down your arms and all throughout your body. You feel the power and strength of the moon and its magic. You have the power to make any dream come true. This is an excellent time to make a wish if you have one. This is also a good time for your dedication, or just to speak with the goddess and/or god....

If you wish to, you can see the God or goddess in the orb of the moon, looking back at you and smiling with love and approval. They are happy you are here to see them. They know your heart, and they know if you are sincere, just as you know it yourself. As their images fade, one last brilliant flash from the moon almost blinds you; and you know your wishes and words have been heard. With that flash, the beam of light retreats back to the orb, but you still feel infused and energized by its beam. You have been divinely touched, and may return anytime you wish...Now, look back down at your soft campfire, now fading into embers. Close your eyes and feel a sphere of this light still inside you. Breathe it in- and slowly open your eyes. Thank the God and Goddess.

Now, with your palms, touch your floor or the earth to ground. Feel the throbbbing heartbeat of energy that the earth gives off. Know that you are back and safe and still full of this moon energy, and now, the earth's energy as well.

Thank the god and goddess for being here and dismiss them individually. Start with the earth element- thank it and dismiss it, putting any candles out with your fingers or a snuffer, but not your breath...Move counter-clockwise, or widdershins, to the three remaining elements.

Dissmiss them and thank them.

Your circle is now open but never broken. You are protected above, below, in front, behind, to your left, to your right, and within. So Mote It Be.


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