There is a full moon in Libra coming up on March 20th at 8:43pm, which is Wednesday coming up of this week. It also coincides with the spring equinox also known as Ostara! This is an amazing time to do a full moon ritual. March 20th is a day that is both equal parts day and night, it celebrates spring, fertility and longer days coming our way. Winter is basically over and I could not be more excited. This full moon is going to be especially important for me because I feel like there are some things that I need to let go of so this is the exact thing I need at this moment. Full moons are already a time where emotions and sensitivities are already heightened, it is a good time to take to ground yourself and release some of the emotions you may be feeling.

There are some really ancient rituals that have been done for 1000s of years. A lot of different astrologers 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 Libra. Libra is ruled by Venus the planet of love and beauty. That aligning with Ostara and the spring equinox the energy is going to be romantic, sociable, harmonious and balanced. It might be a good time to celebrate your love with a partner. It could be a very good time to make a baby if that’s something that you want. Ostara is the goddess of fertility after all. I plan to release a blog post tomorrow after this one on Ostara and other ways you can celebrate the spring equinox.

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. 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.

You have 3 days before the new moon to perform this ritual or 12 hours after.

1) Gather any and all supplies that you will need for the ritual. You can use sage to smudge beforehand, crystals you will need (moonstone, clear quartz and amethyst are good choices), a journal to write, a bowl to smudge in or burn intentions, a bowl of water and a white or blue candle (white is a really good choice given it is Ostara).

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.

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 past 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.

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. Use melted snow that has been charged from the moon. 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.

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.

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 he full moon you will soon feel back to your normal self and ready to tackle a whole new month/moon cycle.