January Moon Energy, Packs Major Mojo!!!

)O( ~~~ January Moon Energy ~~~ )O( 

New Moon on the 11th ~ )O(  ~ Full Moon on the 25th

January’s New Moon shows up on the 11th of the month and the Full Moon slides in on the 25th. 2022was quite the ride but cheese and crackers, 2023 wasn’t a walk in the park either!! All eyes to the sky, time to let some stuff go and kick off this year right!  Enjoy the January moon energy my Luna Lovers!!!

Farmer’s Almanac calls it the Hunger moon / Wolf Moon

• The Wiccans call it the cold moon
• The Native Americans practicing the Medicine Wheel call it the Earth Renewal moon

Interesting note;

moon trees are grown from 500 seeds that were taken into orbit around the moon, by Stuart Rossa during the Apollo 14 mission, in 1791. Trees that were included in this assortment were; loblolly pine, sycamore, sweet-gum, red wood and douglas fir. Learn of their outcome by going to Wikipedia.

Tools to put in your tool box to aide in creating a sacred space for this January Moon Energy are:

•  Colors associated with this moon cycle; *white,* blue violet, *black, indigo.
• Tree; *Birch. A tree of new beginnings (our Celtic friends)
•  Animal; Bear, fox, coyote and snow goose
• Stones; *Garnet, *onyx, *jet, *chrysoprase, rose quartz, amethyst spirit quartz, quartz
•  Herbs; *Holly thistle, *nuts & cones, patchouli, lavender, pine, peppermint
• Scents; *musk, *mimosa
• Flower; *snowdrop, crocus
• Metal; lead
• Tibetan talisman stone for those born in this month; emerald
• Words with * denotes that more than one type of source referenced this correspondence

  

No mess, means more ZEN!

Don’t know where to begin with your ritual? I just created the no mess Dried Herb / Resin Burners. Never deal with messy charcoal bricks or ash again.

There is a 7 day period to work with the full and new moon energies;

3 days before, the day of and three days after.

So don’t get buggered up if you can’t swing the date of! 😉

A good meditation for this January’s full moon would be;

what do you hunger for?

Full moons are for letting go. When thinking about setting your intention, be thinking of the things that you hunger for in 2022 and then give some thought to what stands in your way and set your intention for letting these things go.

The full moon is about wiping the slate clean to prepare ourselves for the new moon and what we want to achieve. Think of it as the sea. The tide comes in, and then it moves out. We are in a moving out period, the beach is being wiped clean.

This is also a wonderful time to focus on the conservation of energy, rest, working on protection, working on personal issues (those issues that are all our own ,that don’t have anything to do with others) You know…. The deep, deep down stuff that you keep hidden from sight, want to blame on others, the things you have not been taking responsibility for because you just don’t have time or the gumption. Deal with it already and move on. Winter is all about going inward, reworking our cornerstones and preparing our temple for the spring.

A possible mantra for this full moon cycle might be;

“I let go of the past and embrace fresh starts”

Winter is the deepest yin energy of the year, emotional energy. The water element is most dominant during the winter time. This element is associated with the kidneys, bladder and sexual organs. Experiencing fear or craving large amounts of salt may be a sign that your kidney and bladder and thus your water element, may have an imbalance.

If you wish to eat for the winter season and keep your yin energy in balance, stay away from fruits and salads and red heavy meats. Instead, eat complex carbs, root vegetables, fish, tofu, soybeans.  Miso soup acts as a great alkalizer. Use of ginger and cayenne pepper to your dishes will heat the body from within. You may also try teas made with comfrey root, ginger root, cinnamon bark, fennel seed, peppermint and chamomile to steer you away from the winter chill and keep you cozy warm inside and out.

In closing,

Remember to be kind to yourself this winter, that going inward is a natural thing. I think a lot of people sometimes confuse this inward time with depression. It’s totally ok to skip the party, crawl under a blanket, cozy up on a couch and just be. 😉 Now….. what are you hungry for!

Did you enjoy this January Moon Energy Blog?

I hope you will enjoy my other blogs about COOKING WITH B.A. and my PERSONAL MUSINGS.

Also, I sell so many wonderful things in my SHOP FOR B.A. ART  to help celebrate the moon. Be sure to check out the new CRYSTAL KEEPER MUGS, They will be perfect for any moon celebration.

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Peace, Love, Rocks and Moon Blessings ya’all!

B.A.

***  I did a lot of time-consuming research on this.  I do not mind if you use this for personal use, share with your friends, just share.  I do mind if you copy and paste it as your own information.  That would make BA very, very unhappy.  So let’s keep the good mojo going and just leave everything intact.  Thank you. 

P.S

For my friends working on wanting to build a family, this moon cycle is a big one due to being the deepest yin energy and water element. Focus on what blocks you might be experiencing and be sure to let them go out with the tide! 😉 you want to be ready when the 21st hits!

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Interested? Want to do some of your own research? I firmly believe, there is always more than one way to do something. This is why I am pulling from such a wide spectrum, when doing my research.

Here are the resources I am using.

“Dancing With The Wheel”

“Earth Power”

“Farmer’s Almanac”

“Staying Healthy With The Seasons”

“Tibetan Ayurveda ~ Health Secrets From The Roof Of The World”

“Natural Magick Of The Gray Witch Way”

“Gray Witches Grimoire”