☾✩☽ Guest Luminaries ☾✩☽
Imagine a world where women feel safe to unleash what’s underneath and let their true essence shine? That’s what inspires Saoirse Connolly, the founder and CEO of House of Wild Co. a publishing house with a purpose to provide a platform for female trailblazers and change-makers to rise and thrive by owning their voices and desires, sharing their truth from a place of power and healing from the inside out to live their most lit up and liberated lives. She is the co-author and publisher of the Amazon international bestseller Rebel Ma - Rising in the Time of the Feminine - Women’s Stories of Reclamation. She regularly creates anthology books rooted in collective liberation, offers 1:1 mentoring and facilitates rite of passage initiations on sacred lands around the world. Made in Dublin, Ireland she now lives in Bali, Indonesia with her twin flame Darragh and two kids Fiadh + Bodhi. When she’s not changing the world, she’s travelling it and living her best life frolicking barefoot at festivals and the like.
☾✩☽ 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 ☾✩☽
↠ Journal prompts & info on Saoirse’s mentorship here
↠ Saoirse podcast on Spotify here
↠ Saoirse’s IG here
↠ Ellowen’s music on Spotify here
↠ Ellowen’s IG here
☾✩☽ Cosmic Intel + Teachings ☾✩☽
Full Moons illuminate. They illuminate so that we can see the wholeness of ourselves and our lives.
The May Full Moon is in the archetypal sign of Sagittarius and is represented by the arrow of the archer. Taking place in a mutable fire sign, it seeks to broaden your horizons and envision what’s possible when you allow yourself to reach for the stars.
Ruled by Jupiter, this lunation is about amplifying your dreams and aspirations, and illuminating your desire for liberation. Jupiter, the planet of expansion, wants to help you to see things differently, see the bigger picture and believe in something better that supports who and where you are in your life right now. Sometimes life’s best moments happen outside of your comfort zone.
So, take some time here to look at your beliefs about you and your life and whether they are serving you and are even still true. You can change your beliefs from the inside out. As you do so, your thoughts, actions and behaviours will change to align with what you believe to be true about you and your life.
This full moon is here to illuminate a new way forward. One filled with possibilities, optimism, hope, abundance, and miracles.
Remember the Sagittarius New Moon in December. Think back to around the 13th December 2023 - what goals and intentions were you planning and putting into action? These are likely to come into fruition now, or expand in some way. This Full Moon marks a culmination point in the astrological calendar of that New Moon five months ago.
Axis of Opposition: Gemini vs Sagittarius
This month, the sun will be in Gemini, and the moon will sit across the sky in Sagittarius; the Gemini-Sagittarius axis is concerned with information — disseminating information, teaching, learning, and exchanging dialogue.
Gemini - Storyteller
Gemini season is one of the most fun times of the year. How can anyone resist falling for the charm, wit, and unfiltered chaos dished out by the Mercury-ruled sign
The Gifts of the Gemini Energy:
Energetic, Fun, Playful, Versatile, Intelligent, Inquisitive, Info
Junkie, Quick-witted, Optimistic, Conversationalist, Socialiser,
Curious, Willing, the Reader, the Writer, the Storyteller.
The Challenges of the Gemini Energy:
“I’m bored”, Nervous anxiety, Spread too thin, Burn-out,
Verbose, Unreliable, Scattered, Ungrounded, Top heavy in the mind.
Sagittarius - The Arrow of the Archer
Sitting opposite of Gemini on the zodiac wheel is Sagittarius, the centaur and great knowledge-seeker. Much like Gemini, Sagittarius operates on learning and absorbing information, but because it’s ruled by the expansive benefic Jupiter, it takes things to the next level. Sagittarius is the crusader, the whistleblower, the social justice warrior. Sagittarius is the sign of Freedom.
Sagittarius is represented by the arrow of the archer. The arrow is fired with great precision, but after it leaves the bow, there are so many factors that will influence where it will land. Sometimes it’s a bullseye but other times, it can miss the mark completely.
When the Sagittarius Full Moon rolls around, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on where you are aiming your arrow:
Are you aiming in a direction that is beneficial and helpful? Are you putting your energy where it is really needed?
Use the vibrations of this Full Moon to get clear on where you wish to aim your arrow. Perhaps reassess if your time and energy are better spent heading in a different direction. This is a good chance to refine the direction of where you are putting your energy.
Writing Prompts
Journal and set golden arrows of intentions. The dictionary definition of freedom is, “the ability to act or change without constraint.
1. What does freedom mean to you?
2. What does freedom feel like in your body, emotional, mind, and spirit?
3. How about in your areas of Relationships, Home, Money, Work, Health, Spiritual Practice, Body, Sexuality?
4. Imagine it. Memorise it. Note what blocks it. Move towards it.
5. Do we trust ourselves to be free?
6. Do we trust each other to be free?
7. What gets in the way?
8. How are we going to collaborate to create more freedom and collective liberation in the world?
☾✩☽ 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