Spiritual Cleansing

It's coming up on mid January, and it's that time of year when spirits can get tired and need recharging. I have decided that I need to do as much cleansing as I can right now. The new moon is upon us, it's occurs tonight. Tomorrow we are planning on doing a big cleanse of our house, my husband and I. We will be using lavender flowers as incense and opening every window for a few minutes. Sage is great, but the lavender is not quite as strong. We happen to live in the "Land of Lavender" so it's very suiting, and smells so sweet. I save the sage for some really serious cleansing, but if you like it definitely use it.

The new moon is a time to put a rest to your magical workings (if you do them) and focus on yourself. Some examples of great things to do at this time would be:

~Take a spiritually cleansing bath or shower.
~Smudge your home or other living and working spaces you may have that need some work.
~Reassess your physical and mental health, and prepare to deal with any issues.
~Think about any grudges that you may be holding and make a plan to let go.
~Think about how you may apologize to anyone you may have hurt.
~Make some plans to work on your finances.

Sometimes we just need to sit back and think about what we can do to improve ourselves. How can we be a better friend, parent, or lover? How can you make one of your dreams or aspirations come true? It's time to make some plans and move forward.

The best way to do all of this is to WRITE THINGS DOWN. You could record your plans in a journal, notebook, or your blog. Whatever you have or want to use. However, I have found that lists on a single piece of paper always get lost. I have this blog and a pretty journal that I call my "Book of Shadows and Light". Find some time to yourself, even if it's just a few minutes and jot things down AS THEY COME TO YOU. Sorry about the caps, but I can't stress enough that this is such a crucial part of this process. If you put the sentence together it says "Write things down as they come to you". Perfect. Exactly what I'm getting at. It is so important that you get the things that are on your mind out in the open. It's the first step! Sometimes we just have too much going on up there, and we need to slow down and let it out. Writing is so very therapeutic, mentally and spiritually.

We are hoping to get some things done, separately and together. My husband, Chris, is working on his workshop, I will be working on mine, and in process we plan on having a meeting about organizing the house better and our finances. We are both hoping for a productive weekend. We have a babysitter. I have to add that!

I also plan on taking a cleansing shower. I just need to shed off some tightness and get my body moving better so I can accomplish my goals! I will post the recipe of what I end up using in my shower with pictures (not of me, silly). I always like looking at pictures in blogs. It's almost always inspiring.

Writing this was very therapeutic for me. I feel like I'm headed down a good path, and from now I just have to keep moving forward. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day.

Ta-ta for now!

~Amanda Star~

Oh! I almost forgot. I wanted to post this link for anyone who might be interested in peeking at it.

Moon Phases 2013