Dark Moon Rituals

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Our ancient ancestors revered the Moon as a Goddess with each of Her lunar phases--new, full, and dark moon--said to correspond to the three phases of a woman's life--maiden, mother, crone. Throughout time, the Moon has long been associated with our power within, and men, as well as women, are capable of connecting with this power. The dark phase, which is associated with the crone phase, appears in the sky during the last three days of every lunar cycle; it is a time for life-enriching endings and a prelude to new beginnings. When the dark moon appears to us, we find it much easier to shed that unnecessary emotional baggage which we carry within us and to free ourselves of those people and ideas that no longer add value to our life. This is the time when we need to cleanse ourselves of the old and unnecessary in order to create space so that the new can enter.

One way that we can harness the energy of the dark moon is to perform a simple ritual where you light a black candle. Black candles open up the deeper levels of the unconscious and are good for banishing evil or negativity from your life. Call forth and visualize the different parts of your life that you are ready to let go of. Then, through visualization, bind these parts together with light and imagine that this bundle is moving toward the candle. Watch as these parts are devoured by the flame; then let the candle burn out. Trust that what you have released has now left you.

A Solitary Dark Moon Ritual

For this ritual you will need two black candles, a cauldron, paper, and a pen.

First, place the cauldron in the center of your altar; then place the paper and the pen next to it. Now, cast the circle in a counter-clockwise way, and once it is cast, return to your altar and face towards the North. While lighting the black candles say":

This is the time when the dark moon hides Her face from humans. Oh, Dark Mother, oh Wise One, let me feel Your presence and Your power. I need Your wisdom of releasing and removing.

Move counter-clockwise to the East and say:

Dark Mother, remove all of the negatives from my thoughts and mind and let them bear no fruit within my life.

Now, go to the North and say:

Dark Mother, remove all negatives from my body and let them bear no fruit in my life.

Now, go to the West and say:

Dark Mother, remove all negative from my emotions and let them bear no fruit in my life.

Now, go to the South and say:

Dark Mother, remove all negatives from my spiritual life and let them bear no fruit in my life.

Now, return to the alter and while facing the North say:

I will accept no negative thoughts, words, or deeds from others. They are destroyed by the powers of the Dark Mother. If these negatives happen to come from within myself, I will turn them into lessons of good. Help me to become a true goddess daughter.

While facing the altar, write down on the paper the negative things you wish to be removed from life--bad habits, negative influences of other, etc. Read each one out loud to the Dark Mother to release them to Her. Light the paper from one of the black candles and drop it into the cauldron saying:

Dark Mother, Crone Goddess, Wise One...teach me Your deepest mysteries. Guide and protect me, Dark Mother.

Now would be a good time to meditate and see what insights you might receive. When finished, release the circle and bury the ashes of the paper somewhere on your property.

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