There is a full Moon in Gemini coming up this Tuesday night at 11:14pm CST. This is an amazing time to do a full Moon ritual. Full Moons are a time where emotions and sensitivities are already heightened, it is a good time to ground yourself and release some of the negative emotions you may be feeling and toxic ties you may be attached to. There are some really ancient rituals that have been done for 1000s of years. A lot of different astrologers, witches and healers use these types of things to help people with the difficulties of life. You can do a ritual for all kinds of different things but some popular times to commit to doing a ritual is during new Moons, full Moons and during the equinoxes and solstices. If you really enjoy doing them then you can start to do a ritual for other things you need in life. It can be very therapeutic. The power of manifestation is a crazy thing and that’s why these rituals are important.

The full Moon will be in the air element of Gemini. Full “Cold” Moon, known as Cold Moon because December is, let’s be real, getting really cold, especially with this cold front we are going through this week, it is very fitting. Gemini is ruled by Mercury the planet of communication, technology and travel. They are adaptable, outgoing, intelligent, indecisive, impulsive, flighty, unreliable, nosy, expressive, lively and moody. They are a Mutable sign however and because of this are associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy. This is a very important full Moon not just because it is in Gemini but because it is the last full Moon of the decade. This is a time to cut the negativity and toxic ties of the 2010s and manifest what you truly desire for this new decade ahead of us. Yes there will still be themes of Gemini. Use this full Moon to focus on communicating effectively, speaking your truth, exploring, how you want to socialize and what boundaries you need to set in order for you to socialize at your best, working on any flaky tendencies. Letting go and cutting toxic ties are always the number one theme on full Moons. Truths and lights will be illuminated as well.

Whereas we perform new Moon rituals to set wishes and intentions for the month ahead of you, the reason we do a full Moon ritual is to let go of things that no longer serve you. This could be attitudes, emotions, personal relationships, bad habits, illnesses. Anything you can think of that is negatively impacting your life. Things that have been hidden can also be revealed. Revelations and people being exposed. You can count on it for a full Moon. I like to burn my full Moon ritual intentions. It can be very symbolic and healing. You can also interpret the way your paper burns, so if your intentions light up instantly and burn the paper completely you have truly let go or maybe the fire fades quickly and only burns off a corner, what do you think that is telling you? Focus on the flames and how the paper looks at the end of it burning.

You have 3 days before the new moon to perform this ritual or 3 days after.

1) Gather any and all supplies that you will need for the ritual. Incense such as You can use sage to smudge beforehand, I will be using White Sage from my own personal sage bundles that I have been making, for this full Moon. You will need some crystals ( Moss Agate, Apatite, Dalmation Jasper, Howlite, Serpentine and Celestine are all Gemini crystals), a pen, a journal to write, a bowl to smudge in or burn intentions, a bowl of water and a white or silver candle.

2) Create yourself a special alter space for all the items that you have gathered. It doesn’t matter where your alter space is, it can be any table in the house or on the floor, wherever you feel most comfortable. Decorate with items such as crystals, plants, candles, things you find outside in nature like leaves or feathers, decorative table runners, anything you can really think of that seems appropriate. For the Aries full Moon I will be using lots of green and blue crystals such as Moss Agate, Apatite, Dalmation Jaspe, Labradorite and Selenite of course like always. I will be using silver tree candles to represent the winter coldness, the silver glittery leaves and reindeer candle holder to represent the Yule tide spirit. Sage and Lavender incense to represent Gemini air energy.

3) Start by smudging your alter space and say a little prayer. It can be along the lines of “I respect mother Moon and all she does for us. I plan to release that which no longer serves me. I do this to heal myself from past traumas and to fully let go and move forward.“ Write down your traumas and the things that we wish to let go of focus on them, meditate on them. What do you wish for your life? Can you actually picture these things happening to and for you in your life? Letting go WILL NOT work if you truly don’t believe it. It’s important to be clear on what you want. You can doodle and make your intentions “pretty” or it can be as simple as writing a list. This is a good time to set intentions for the new year and new decade. What do you want the 20s to look like for you? What do you need to let go of in order to attain these goals? What is no longer serving you? How can you communicate with those you love more effectively. Some of these intentions could be: I will communicate effectively with my friends, family and partner. I will cut my own toxic communication styles that no longer serve me. I will cut any nosy and gossipy tendencies that are no longer serving me. I will create boundaries for how I socialize with others. I will not socialize just for the sake of socializing and being out with the people, I will make sure it is the right time and place for me to be out and not overload my energies with other people’s energies. I will not bring any negative and toxic energies that have not been serving me into 2020. And so on and so forth. These are generic but you can better suit them to your needs

4) Light your candle and put your crystals in the bowl of water. You want to charge the water and cleanse yourself after burning your intentions. Hold your intentions over the other bowl and using the candle light them on fire. Like I have already said you will want to analyze how they burn, even take a picture or video to look back on later. Use the water to charge your crystals. Write about it in your Moon journal. Something to look back on over the next few weeks and to remind yourself of your intentions.

5) At this time you can take some time for yourself however you wish, write down your interpretations of the flame burning, further meditation, possibly a tarot reading if you do that, you can even enjoy a glass of wine. Tell the Moon you love her, clean up your space and now is a good time to put your crystals in a window sill to charge under the light of the full moon. You have just completed your full Moon ritual. Now can be a good time to take a detox bath. Use bath salts, flowers, crystals and maybe even a charcoal mud mask to help detoxify and destress.

I hope you guys enjoy doing this ritual and can find some peace or healing that you may be needing in life. I also hope you can take some time to appreciate all that is good in your life. Just like the oceans’ tides that ebb and flow as does the Moon wax and wane and although emotions can be heightened during the full Moon you will soon feel back to your normal self and ready to tackle a whole new month/Moon cycle and on top of that a whole new decade. Bring on 2020. On the 11th I will put out my Full Cold Moon in Gemini blog post. There is also a new Moon in Capricorn on the 25th of December as well as a partial solar eclipse. Also I will be talking about the upcoming Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on Christmas and what that means for us and especially for those with Cardinal sign placements. Happy full Moon friends!