April 2019 Pink Blue Moon Ritual

I just did my first Full Moon Ritual as part of my new spiritual learnings. It has been raining all day long, so the moon cannot be seen, but it is there. Since it was raining, I also captured some rain to put in to a bottle.  I used a small mermaid dish that my mom gave to me. The amount of rain I got wasn't enough to completely fill the bottle, so I added some filtered water to the bottle. But I got to capture real moon water.  I'm sure all the rest of my rituals won't be as wonderful as this one, but I really needed this tonight.

2019 has not been kind to me and my husband. I really needed this time to cleanse my mind and soul. And the Universe did not disappoint.  On my way home to do my ritual, I tried to envisage items in my She Shed that could be used as an altar space. I knew I had the small dish from my mom, and a small container of sand from Castaway Cay, the Disney Cruise Line's (DCL) private island. I have ALWAYS been drawn to the water and sand. I also used a yellow flower that I had made when I had to send my first dog to the Rainbow Bridge. I also found a unique glass pendant given as a gift on the DCL. It was windy, so I had to make a foil wind guard for my candle.

Sitting outside in the rain, listening to the various frogs sing, feeling the wind, was really something I have not done in a very, very long time. Growing up on Lake Michigan, I would often go to the beach to watch the moon, or watch the stars. In Diego Garcia and Hawaii I would do the same thing. It seems I have been communing with nature pretty much all my life. I've just never connected the way I have tonight. Tonight's full moon was not just another full moon, or just another Blue Moon. This had other meanings to it.

I found out about this after my moon ritual.  I did welcome good luck. I did welcome more positivity in my life. And all day I could feel various emotions and energy. Today was a day of transition for me. I also built my alter inside. I did use the items I took outside with me, as well as a few others I had in my room as well. I'm also still purging "things" from my life to declutter. And yes, it is in Kondo-style. 

So I will make a label for the moon water bottle. It just so happens I have a full box of essential oil bottles, so I have plenty to make more! I did feel a release tonight, and I welcomed the good back in. I breathed in the good, and exhaled the bad four times. I did end my ritual, but me being me, I did use the phrase, "So say we all." I can't resist. And I just realized I had all 4 elements present tonight for my ritual: Earth, Air (Wind), Fire, Water.  Wow.