You have to admit, there is something intoxicating and magickal about a full moon on a clear night. I am always drawn in by her powerful energy—but it’s not just the full moon that holds power. Each phase of the moon offers a different kind of energetic support—and when you learn to move with it, life begins to feel more supported, more spacious, and more sacred.
For nearly a decade, I’ve followed a lunar-based personal practice that has supported me through deep healing, personal expansion, and spiritual reconnection.
When I think back to when I first started working with the moon phases, I remember feeling overwhelmed by all of things I felt I had to learn.
And what the moon has taught me is that working with her energies is a journey, not a destination. The very nature of the moon is to be in flow with its sacred cycles and rhythms. It is not a race to the finish line, but rather a sacred rising and falling, a flowing journey that is consistent and never-ending—just like the support she provides us if we let her.
Here’s a glimpse at how you can tap into the sacred support of each moon phase to support your own healing and growth journey:
🌕 Full Moon — Tell the Truth
At the full moon, the light is at its brightest and it is literally shining light in the darkness. This is a time for us to be willing to look at what it is we are avoiding, to acknowledge our shadows. It is time for us to tell ourselves the truth in all areas of our lives. It is from this place of deep truth that we are poised for our greatest transformations.
🌘 Waning Moon — Let Go and Make Space
As the light of the moon contracts, we enter a sacred time of release. It is a time to let go of what no longer serves us — old habits, outdated beliefs, inner stories that aren’t truly ours. It’s about creating space so that all of our secret dreams and sacred desires have space to emerge.
🌑 New Moon — Set Intentions
In the dark of the moon, it’s time to go inward. This is a time for stillness, rest, and planting seeds. It is a time to set intentions that align with our deepest desires and like seeds in the soil, these intentions will grow as the light expands.
🌒 Waxing Moon — Take Inspired Action
As the light grows, so does the energy and it is time to take inspired action. This is when we are called to support the intentions we’ve set with aligned movement forward — small or big steps toward the sacred vision we have for our lives. The Universe is always conspiring on our behalf, but we must be willing to show up for ourselves first in order to create the life we desire.
Then we arrive once again at the Full Moon, a culmination of the growing energy and light, and it is the perfect time for gratitude rituals that honor, acknowledge and celebrate all movement forward.
And then we begin again.
Working with the moon is like a permission slip for us to just be where we are, a reminder that we don’t have to do it all at once—we get to honor our own cycles and rhythms by moving with the energy that’s already here.
And the moon? She always shows up—she holds space without judgment, offering her presence as a gentle, luminous guide.
Here is her sacred reminder to you:
You are allowed to move in cycles.
You are allowed to rest, begin again, and heal and grow at your own pace.
And the moon, she will always meet you exactly where you are—supporting you on your journey back home to yourself.
