☾✩☽ Guest Luminaries ☾✩☽
Áine Tyrrell is an inspiring and thought-provoking multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and unmissable live act, she graces stages globally – from Woodford Folk Festival, to Shrewsbury Folk Festival in the UK to Clonakilty International Guitar Festival in Ireland, International Folk Alliance in the USA, and the coveted Splendour in the Grass. In 2021, the significance of Áine’s impact was underscored when she was chosen to join the Irish President, Michael D O’Higgins, and his wife Sabine in a tribute celebrating the valour and artistry of Irish women. Beyond being an esteemed performer, Áine was recently listed as an International Best-Selling Author with her contribution towards “Rebel Ma: Rising In The Time Of The Feminine" and has been turning heads with her sold-out shows with the Country Witches Association. Presently, Áine is amidst recording her third album, collaborating with renowned producer DOBBY, and fans eagerly await its launch set for 2024. With an unmistakably voice and an energy that’s both electric and intimate, Áine Tyrrell continues to spellbind her audience, making them fall in love with her sound, time and time again.
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Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee through various media including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including abuse, death and loss. Since the rise of the Me-Too movement, the female voice has been gathering momentum and power. Despite the universality of the female experience as a theme in art, it has been largely underexplored. Within this context, Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women's role and their bodies within that. Growler is Dee Mulrooney’s alter-ego and performance piece. She is an 82-year-old drum banging shamanic vulva living in exile. Using the vehicle of Growler, Dee delves into the depths of woman. The anonymity of the costume allows Growler to speak her mind on taboo topics like sexuality, religion and sexual violence.
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Laura Murphy is a poet, healer and activist who works in the ancient Irish poetic tradition of Imbas Forosnai. The Filí (Seer-Poets) of pre-Christian Ireland used this practice to bring wisdom into their beings, truth to power and healing to society. Though Imbas Forosnai was central to how ancient Irish society functioned and flourished, it was banned by St. Patrick and all but written out of history. Since having a spontaneous experience of Imbas Forosnai in 2013, Laura has been working towards revivifying this practice within a culturally relevant, modern context. Laura’s Imbas-infused work has been featured in the Abbey Theatre’s critically acclaimed ‘HOME: Part One’, Herstory Light Shows, TG4’s ‘Imeall’, RTÉ documentary ‘Finding Brigid’ and read in Dáil Éireann. Laura was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Herstory, the movement illuminating female role-models, she campaigned to make Brigid’s Day a national holiday and is an advocate for Palestine, Ireland’s Mother and Baby Home and Magdalene Laundry survivors.
☾✩☽ Astrological Resources ☾✩☽
Here is a selection of some of our favourite Astrologers you can tune into across 2023.
↠ Blue Rose School https://www.andrewsmith.ie/introduction/
↠ Mystic Mamma https://www.mysticmamma.com/astral-insights/
↠ Chani Nicholas https://chaninicholas.com/about-chani-nicholas/
↠ Virginia Rosenberg https://virginiarosenberg.com/about-virginia
↠ Lorna Bevan https://www.hareinthemoonastrology.co.uk/lorna-bevan
↠ Paramatma Siri Sadhana https://spaceweathertransmissions.com/paramatma
↠ Matthew Stelzner https://www.youtube.com/channel/
↠ Jennifer Racioppi https://jenniferracioppi.com/
☾✩☽ Other Recommended Resources ☾✩☽
↠ Áine’s website here
↠ Áine’s IG here
↠ Dee’s website here
↠ Dee’s IG here
↠ Laura’s IG here
☾✩☽ Cosmic Intel + Teachings ☾✩☽
There is a band of women present on this earth who are carrying flaming torches for the evolution of humanity. These women are rare, unique, highly-crafted jewels of the ancient feminine spirit. These women possess more courage, resilience and perseverance than is fathomable. These women have silently walked through thousands upon thousands of years to find themselves back here on earth, charged with the task of re-awakening the deep feminine soul to humanity and earth.
- Sophie Bashford
Full Moons illuminate. They illuminate so that we can see the wholeness of ourselves and our lives.
The Moon is in Libra: this is the sign of harmony, balance, equality, relationships and other.
The sun is in the opposing sign of Aries, reminding us of the importance of our autonomy and the importance of taking care of self . It’s a time to dive into the relationships in your life— what relationships no longer serve, where are boundaries and new agreements needed, and ultimately it is a reminder that what is in your highest good is always in the highest good of others. Keep in mind that most of the people we encounter in this life can be mirrors, reflecting back to us the things that we need to work on or celebrate within ourselves,
About Libra:
Libra is ruled by Venus, the Goddess of Love and Collective Expression. Venus is anchoring more coherently as her Ancient Mysteries are awakening.
A full moon in Libra will illuminate themes of balance, partnership, beauty and harmony, which are ruled by Libra. Heightened emotions, romance, fertilization, relationship drama, and epiphanies are themes.
This particular luminary asks us to look at the dichotomy between the Aries Sun and the Libra Moon. This can ignite a tug of war between the self (Aries) and the other (Libra). If there was a mantra for this Full Moon it would be - “We are all in this together.”
When the Full Moon is in Libra, the Sun is always in the opposite sign, Aries, so we are dealing with the Aries-Libra polarity.
Aries-Libra Polarity:
The Aries-Libra polarity is a relationship axis, where Aries represents “self,” and Libra represents “other.” The Aries archetype focuses on our own identity, whereas Libra, its opposite, shines a light on who we are within our relationships, bringing the “me versus we” axis into focus.
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and it is a symbol for “Me”. A healthy focus on “Me” is vital to our survival. You need to put your oxygen mask on first before helping others. But too much focus on “Me”, and we never grow up.
Without a partner, without a “mirror”, we get stuck in our bubble. The fear of losing our identity can make us afraid of relationships, and even when we get involved with someone, we tend to dominate them so we can get things “our way”.
Libra is the sign of “The Other”. Having relationships with other people – any type of relationship – is a vital survival skill. In fact, historians say that Homo Sapiens ‘won’ the evolution game thanks to their ability to establish social networks and having “good relationships skills”. However, too much focus on our partners (Libra) and we lose ourselves, and stop trusting our instincts (Aries). When we rely too much on other people we develop co-dependency issues.
Of course, a healthy balance between Me and the Other is key.
☾✩☽ Moon Medicine Rituals ☾✩☽
Create an altar. Create a sacred space in your home - see our guide in aftercare.
Connect with the Moon. Whether or not you subscribe to astrology, the moon is always in the sky, and attuning yourself to the moon's cycle can guide self-care.
New moon: At the beginning of the lunar month, the moon is a new moon. Metaphorically, it's a time to plant the new seeds of goals, intentions, and actions.
Waxing phase: Her growth from new moon to full moon is the waxing phase. This the Warrior Phase—where we gain momentum in our actions.
Waning phase: The Sage Phase happens as she wanes from full, —where we gradually power down, restore ourselves, and integrate lessons learned.
Dark moon: The last few days before the new moon is called the dark moon. Here's when we retreat to our proverbial caves to rest and reflect, preparing for a new cycle ahead
Cleanse. Sage your Home, Bedroom, Chariot & Office. Energetically cleanse the energetic wombs of your life, where you find yourself “creating”.
Observe. Select a journal, and record your dreams, thoughts, insights, experiences and observations.
Collect items: pen, paper, tarot cards, candles, incense, herbs, symbols to represent Luna: mirror, mother, water, seashells, etc.
Have Patience. Have patience with yourself and the journey you’re embarking. Allow yourself the emotional space to process, release, learn, develop and heal.
Lavender Oil. Have lavender in your home, bed or altar. Lavender can bring stillness, and calm an overactive mind.
I Feel. Acknowledge your emotions and journal with what emerges.
Breathe Deeply. The pull of The Moon can bring up strong sensations and emotions – and sometimes this is uncomfortable. However it’s a prime opportunity to feel more and allow the emotion to unfurl. A very practical and grounded way to do so is to focus on the breath and breathe a little deeper than you would normally. Place your hands on your Womb and Heart and take a few deep breaths and feel.
Go For A Moon Walk. Walking in the lunar light in nature can be particularly magical.Watch how the trees move and interact; with The Moon, the wind, with you, and listen, really listen in to the sounds of nature. Moon Bathing can be a truly magical and intimate experience.
Take A Long Luxurious Bath. The Moon affects the tides, the Oceans, the water in our body.
To get in touch with this aspect of nature within and around us – take a long bath.Add in Epson Salts, your favourite essential oil, play some soothing music, light candles and relax.
Tending to your Temple: BodyLiving consciously starts with taking care of your body; the temple that houses you, here on this planet. So, scan yourself from head to toe. How does your body feel? Give yourself all the O2 and H2O your body needs.. Your body will thank you for that.
Ground, Ground, and Ground
The magnetic pull of The Moon is strong so Grounding is super important. If you do nothing else at The Full Moon – ground. It’s especially helpful just before bed as being rooted in the body aids a better sleep.
Beannachtaí 💚
from Kathy and all at The Trailblazery xo