Thank you so much for this Marcy. I spent a long time with this ritual tonight and felt such deep peace and strong connection. It was magical. And your husband’s music was the perfect companion. Blessed first full moon. ❄️💫
Oh thank you so much for sharing this, Liz, and blessed Full Moon to you as well! I am so glad you connected with it. This gives me the nudge I need to keep making more Moon Journaling rituals. And I will let my husband know you liked the music--he actually does all my music, so I never have to worry about purchasing or finding decent royalty-free stuff!
Aww of course! I missed it when you originally published it, and I happened to think the other day that I needed to catch up on your posts, so I saw it then. It is such a great, thorough explanation of how to apply the Hermit themes to your life--I knew I had to share it! (Also, I can't wait for your deck. Consider me first in line to purchase, haha!)
This is soooo good!!! Exactly what I need right now. These questions are perfect... and your hubby's track is FIRE! 🫶
If you had a comment box, I would leave a love note asking you to record audio of you reading your visualization exercise aloud. It would be soooo epic to have your voice walking me through that, and posing the questions, which would then immediately play your hubbies track as I drift off into my reflections + unpacking. Substack auto plays the next audio file in a post. Just a request from your biggest cheerleader!
Oh haha you caught me literally the ONE time I did not record the visualization. I simply ran out of time, and it’s super tricky to find the time to record in silence (has to be late at night or early morning). But usually I do the full meditative journaling session, as I call it, and I do the meditation and read the prompts for you, leaving two minutes of space between for you to write. That’s how I do the podcast too. Sorry I sent you to the one I didn’t do this for, haha!! I hope to do it on all future ones, I just really wanted to get this one out the door on time.
Bwahahahaha, it always happens like that. I didn't realize you recorded the posts... I should have known a podcaster would already be doing it. It's my bad for not knowing. Now that I do, I'll use your pub as a nighttime playlist!!
P.S. Don't let my ignorance make you question saving your sanity + not waiting for it all to be "ready." I'm so proud of you for publishing it sans all the audio. You can add that shit IF + WHEN you have time. 🫶
Haha yes, I decided to get it out imperfect rather than not at all! Plus I was experimenting a bit to see if people enjoy the link in with the Moon cycles. And it seems y’all do like it, so now this gives me the motivation to make space for creating the future ones how I intended!
It seems I am being asked to redefine what church means to me. It's something I've backed away from because I am too prone to do all the things myself which exhausts me. I'm envisioning a marriage of the Hermit and the Empress (my personal year 4 card) to mean a rewriting of my perspective of leadership from outward doing, organizing, and inviting, to inward being, flowing, and stillness - leading myself and ministering to myself first.
Which is perfect for the Hermit, because the light I shine for myself will then extend to others. It's like I need to pave the way for myself and by leading myself, I will lead others. And it works perfectly with the supporting cards of the Moon and the Death card. To me it says in order to move forward with this new perspective of leadership (Empress), I have to let go of the old perspective first (Death). Love it!
What beautiful observations here! And I completely resonate with the need to redefine church. I actually really loved going to church when I was going, but I eventually had issues with organized religion being the right fit for me. So it is interesting in this year I’m of the Hermit to dive into maybe what this inner church is for us, the inner sanctuary. So, I give myself, and you, this journal prompt:
If my soul or higher self created a “church,” what would it look like? What values would it stand for? What would it’s gatherings look like, and what role would I play in it?
Oh I love these questions! It's exactly what I've been sitting with. I am sending you sweet love and self-compassion as you sit with these questions too.
Thank you so much for this Marcy. I spent a long time with this ritual tonight and felt such deep peace and strong connection. It was magical. And your husband’s music was the perfect companion. Blessed first full moon. ❄️💫
Oh thank you so much for sharing this, Liz, and blessed Full Moon to you as well! I am so glad you connected with it. This gives me the nudge I need to keep making more Moon Journaling rituals. And I will let my husband know you liked the music--he actually does all my music, so I never have to worry about purchasing or finding decent royalty-free stuff!
Marcy, thank-you so much for the recommendation. You made my morning.
✨💜💜💜✨
Aww of course! I missed it when you originally published it, and I happened to think the other day that I needed to catch up on your posts, so I saw it then. It is such a great, thorough explanation of how to apply the Hermit themes to your life--I knew I had to share it! (Also, I can't wait for your deck. Consider me first in line to purchase, haha!)
Awww, yay! That means a lot 😉💜✨
This is soooo good!!! Exactly what I need right now. These questions are perfect... and your hubby's track is FIRE! 🫶
If you had a comment box, I would leave a love note asking you to record audio of you reading your visualization exercise aloud. It would be soooo epic to have your voice walking me through that, and posing the questions, which would then immediately play your hubbies track as I drift off into my reflections + unpacking. Substack auto plays the next audio file in a post. Just a request from your biggest cheerleader!
Here, you might like this one, where I did all the audio recordings for the various parts! It’s my Winter Solstice Service (a new thing I’m trying): https://open.substack.com/pub/souljournalingsessions/p/winter-solstice-service?r=1i10kn&utm_medium=ios
Yessss!!! I'll devour this one too.
Oh haha you caught me literally the ONE time I did not record the visualization. I simply ran out of time, and it’s super tricky to find the time to record in silence (has to be late at night or early morning). But usually I do the full meditative journaling session, as I call it, and I do the meditation and read the prompts for you, leaving two minutes of space between for you to write. That’s how I do the podcast too. Sorry I sent you to the one I didn’t do this for, haha!! I hope to do it on all future ones, I just really wanted to get this one out the door on time.
Bwahahahaha, it always happens like that. I didn't realize you recorded the posts... I should have known a podcaster would already be doing it. It's my bad for not knowing. Now that I do, I'll use your pub as a nighttime playlist!!
P.S. Don't let my ignorance make you question saving your sanity + not waiting for it all to be "ready." I'm so proud of you for publishing it sans all the audio. You can add that shit IF + WHEN you have time. 🫶
Haha yes, I decided to get it out imperfect rather than not at all! Plus I was experimenting a bit to see if people enjoy the link in with the Moon cycles. And it seems y’all do like it, so now this gives me the motivation to make space for creating the future ones how I intended!
Good 'ol’ experimentation, baby! Now ya know… 💃🏽
It seems I am being asked to redefine what church means to me. It's something I've backed away from because I am too prone to do all the things myself which exhausts me. I'm envisioning a marriage of the Hermit and the Empress (my personal year 4 card) to mean a rewriting of my perspective of leadership from outward doing, organizing, and inviting, to inward being, flowing, and stillness - leading myself and ministering to myself first.
Which is perfect for the Hermit, because the light I shine for myself will then extend to others. It's like I need to pave the way for myself and by leading myself, I will lead others. And it works perfectly with the supporting cards of the Moon and the Death card. To me it says in order to move forward with this new perspective of leadership (Empress), I have to let go of the old perspective first (Death). Love it!
What beautiful observations here! And I completely resonate with the need to redefine church. I actually really loved going to church when I was going, but I eventually had issues with organized religion being the right fit for me. So it is interesting in this year I’m of the Hermit to dive into maybe what this inner church is for us, the inner sanctuary. So, I give myself, and you, this journal prompt:
If my soul or higher self created a “church,” what would it look like? What values would it stand for? What would it’s gatherings look like, and what role would I play in it?
Oh I love these questions! It's exactly what I've been sitting with. I am sending you sweet love and self-compassion as you sit with these questions too.