New Moon Ceremony: 15th November 2020
Happy New moon guys!!
This is a last minute kind off written ceremony. Even do it came to me few days ago and I got some reassurance this morning that was the right thing to do. As it is quite simple and what you need is pretty easy to get and most likely you'll have it at home. I hope this is not too much inconvenience. But I had to acknowledge my needs and put myself first in the last few days.
I have no big bonfire ready this time and I hope your self-love jars have been disposed or you have a plan to release them. I must send you a picture of what happened to mine in the bonfire. Half melted but still intact somehow.
I was reading a bit about what's going on with our planets at the moment and how some cycles are closing right now. If certain areas of your life have felt stuck since early September, they'll start to get unstuck if they haven't already. But overall we are entering a phase of deep healing right now and it is good to acknowledge how we feel and think about us and everything else.
This ceremony is quite special and extremely symbolic. It doesn't really have a name, but we will be tapping in the energy of my ancestors and what makes Dakini be. There are certain symbols in life. Things that follow us or seem to have a connection with us through Life. This very special little thing that has been with me and has marked very important moments and things in my life come in the shape of an apple.
Sweet childhood memories, people, spirit guides and even what made me buy my house revolved around a simple little thing and apple. And it took many years to see certain connections between all of them. And they did when Dakini finally became clear and I embraced what it means that connection.
Apples have been used in magic through different cultures and have become a symbol of temptation, health, youth, knowledge, wisdom and power. I think we can all agree that Adam & Eve story would not be the same without that little juicy fruit.
So, I guess that by now you know what we need for our ceremony. Yep, an apple.
But before we get down to business I would like to share a couple of things we can expect for the next 4 weeks as a consequence of this New Moon in Scorpio and it's healing energy:
- Healing by exposing the truth
- Reconciliation
- Empathy and emotional depth
- Learning to trust and share “what’s mine” with others
- Clarity and laser-like focus “Now I know what I want”
- Strength and resilience “What hasn’t killed me had made me stronger”
As you know I leave it up to you to pencil down the details of the things you bring and let go to your life and the elements you work through in our ceremonies. But if I might suggest something I would encourage you to use these pointers in the ceremony.
So here we go.
But before we start, here is the "usual" pre ceremony you can use before doing your exercise. Light some candles, get a comfy blancket, create a space and mood that feels safe and comfortable. It's Me Time guys!
Pre Ceremony:
You can use the Shamanic Drumming Journey (15 minutes) from Martin Duffy (Shamanism Ireland) for the "pre" ceremony phase of the evening. You can have a little meditation or reflection time. Just some quiet time for you. If you are working on certain things that you want to let go use them as offerings:
a) We are going to transmute anything that’s going on with us at the moment... frustrations, fears, worries, etc... or things that we are working on.
b) Get a nice piece of paper and a nice lovely pen and write down the things you need to balance about yourself (consequently in your life) or just let go. In a way, the things that you need to get rid of or moderate.
Eg. I give away/let go my need to control, I give away/let go my need to please others, etc..
Your paper "must" include at the end of the page:
“For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached”
This is a must :)
c) Then read your paper and if you need add/change anything you want and once you are ready, you will burn the paper.
You might need to adapt this slightly but in a nutshell I would suggest you to say from your heart:
"I love you, I forgive you, I release you and I let you go".
And in that same process we:
"I love myself, I forgive myself, I release myself and I let this situation/habit/person... go".
Other variation could be:
”I love you, I forgive you, I forgive myself, I release you and I let you go”
Remember that any process of change starts within guys! We work on ourselves, so our self-expression changes = the world around us.
Ceremony
There is a little secret inside every apple, you might not know about. Or noticed before. Especially because we are taught to cut an apple vertically. Yet, if we cut an apple horizontally we find ourselves with the magic gift of a pentagram made of seeds of full potentiality. A beautiful star to nurture our mind, body and soul.
We will cut the apple in half but horizontally (see the pic) then with a little knife, pen or marker we will carve/write next to each seed a word based on the pointers we listed before:
- Healing by exposing the truth
- Reconciliation
- Empathy and emotional depth
- Learning to trust and share “what’s mine” with others
- Clarity and laser-like focus “Now I know what I want”
- Strength and resilience “What hasn’t killed me had made me stronger”
If you need to reconcile with someone or parts of yourself, or accept back in your life used a word that represents that. You might interpret "share what's mine" with "openness" or "emotional depth" with stability and be comfortable with your feelings. Who doesn't need resilience? But if you think of strength, just think about it as a flexible, fluid force. So I leave it up to you.
Once you finish, put back the two parts of the apple together, and then we will seal the apple back with candle wax and decorate the outside of the apple. You can do that by peeling the skin or attaching things to it. This part is going to be completely up to you and go as far as you want. If you have paint, use paint. Seeds? why not?... go with the flow of the Scorpio energy of the new moon and when you are finished we will tie a ribbon around the apple covering the cut we made, and we will make three nots. As you tie the knots we will say:
"For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached" with each knot.
After that you can make a ribbon if you feel like it as a symbol of infinite possibilities.
We will leave our apple outdoors or near a window to embrace the New Moon energy and I'll leave it up to you to what feels right to you after that. So you can dispose of it or transmute the apple.
Suggestion: if you use edibles in the full process of decorating, you could choose to eat the apple first thing in the morning. You can use lemon juice to stop the oxidation of the apple so it doesn't turn brown if you cut the skin, etc...
And toffee or something sticky to put the apple back together. It could be a lovely way to transmute and integrate your intentions within you.
So choose whatever way works and feels right but please keep in mind to keep health and safety practices through this whole process.
Note: This time, to connect each other in support and to magnify the intention and energy I'll be creating a separate offering for the group in a special place.
So let's the magic begin!
Remember make it your own. Add, adapt and follow your rhythm. For the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
And with this last remark we finish our ceremony offering our gratitude to the Universe and the circle.
Be awesome, embrace all that you are and thanks for taking part in this Ceremony.
Love you all,
Dakini Elora
Suggestion: This article about how to create a sacred espace might be handy ;)
PS: I’ll be putting your names down in my list to connect us all and use the channel to increase the energy of transmutation. This is not a shopping list: I need a new car, or my boyfriend is an asshole make him nice, or my boss is a bitch just turn her into a teddy bear… no my dears… that’s not how it works! Hahahaha but seriously we are not here to do dark magick, we don’t ask for others only for us and within us. But just in case, I bound the circle for the good of all concerned and with no strings attached.
If any of you don’t want their name to be added to my list, just shout! Text me, call me, let me know please. Your individuality and empowerment will always be honoured and respected. Always :)
