Last week, I devoted myself to making my desk a sacred space for the writing to flow. I was reconsecrating the surface where the creative visions, the healing ideas, and the practical-magical business messages could come through.
All along, I knew that I would soon need to lavish my attention on the space beside the desk where my “actual” sacred space was supposed to be.
Do you have a sacred space for meditation and spiritual work?
Over the last year, my altar has sprawled from its intended corner and taken over a third of my office floor. Rather than making this room feel more magical, it just made the place seem more cluttered.
Nowhere is a sanctuary when “maybe everything” is a sanctuary. (Plus there was cat hair in every unvacuumable “sacred” nook.)
And so, I pulled everything out, even taking apart the heating register. (Note: those Himalayan salt lamps are lovely, but when they sweat they can destroy your metal baseboard heater!).
There are crystals and beach rocks, statues of goddesses and rosaries from Rome, packs of oracle cards and countless candle stubs stacked in boxes on the couch. All of those objects are precious in their own way, but taken together in a small space that also doubles as a creative entrepreneur’s office, they’re just a bunch of unholy clutter. I haven’t figured out quite where all those treasures need to live, but I know I cannot and do not need to see them every day.
Now, I have this consciously laid sacred space beside my desk. Carefully chosen and laid out for this new moon in Aries, it vibrates with new life and asks me to set a whole new series of blessed intentions.
This New Moon in Aries is a Particularly Potent One
My own new moon practices are inspired by Astralore:
Have two candles available. Light the first to represent yourself, as you are right now. Light the second candle as inspiration for the change you want to create during this cycle. Take a moment to focus on your intention as you light each candle. Imagine drawing the change you desire toward you as you physically bring the two candles closer together. When you are done with the ritual blow out the candles, you will come back to them to perform the same ritual each day for two weeks.
At the Scorpio Full Moon on April 26th, you will bring the candles together where they will touch for the first time. Now you see clearly and acknowledging what you have created.
I found that my intentions for the month were informed by the Chumpi stones.
These stones, modeled on ancient artifacts found in the Peruvian Andes, are each imbued with meaning and represent a different facet of human consciousness. These concepts are part of the healing system called Chumpi Illumination that I have studied for nearly 15 years under my mentor, Eleanora Amendolara. I call on these stones and their unique energies whenever I offer a Story Illumination session for a client. They are constant companion in all of my own spiritual and creative work, too.
This new moon morning I was drawn to three of the Chumpi stones. Stone two, which represents Balance. Stone five, which represents Harmony. And the seventh stone, which represents Wholeness.
My New Moon Wishes: Balance. Harmony. Wholeness.
Balance
I wish to find Balance between my various worlds. (As a quintessential Gemini, this is always the quest!)
My new fiction project balances the stories of two different worlds. Plus, I am called to balance this evolving imaginal world with the aspects of everyday life that want to be nourished by my own creative awakening.
This balance looks like daring to share my excitement about this new project. It means I am opening conversations with my family about what I am learning and modeling what it means to be excited about this next magical thing, thereby giving them permission to find their own magic.
It also means that I am finding ways to balance my desire to create and my need for time and space to imagine with the needs of my family. When my new project is real to them (and believe me, the stacks books about druids and archaeological studies of bodies found in bogs have made mom’s new obsession quite clear), then I have the freedom to show up for both
Harmony
I wish to find harmony as I hold a number of professional projects. (A creative entrepreneur who teaches and coaches, writes and edits, heals and holds stories… harmony is always the goal.)
This month, I am calling new folks into my Sovereign Story, Sovereign Brand program as I continue to support my community of clients through 1:1 work and my Sovereign Wisdom Circle.
There’s a beautiful blending here that feels a bit like that song my daughter sings at Girl Scouts: “make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.”
Just as I hope I show my family what it means to be excited about a magical, creative project and stay fully present in the rush of everyday life, I hope I can embody the kind of harmony we creatives and healers need to thrive in the marketplace.
We may be in business to build a livelihood, but we’re motivated by the desire to build and maintain relationships and help transform the world for the better. In our desire to show up fully and authentically, we craft and share the stories that have meaning - both to us as the creators, and to the audience. We seek to find that harmony between work and love, service and support, leadership and connection.
Wholeness
I wish to call in a sense of wholeness when it comes to healing my body and the old stories that it carries. (I mentioned being a quintessential Gemini? Unfortunately, I am a super-adept air sign who does a fine job of forgetting I have a body until it stops working.)
I have been trying to unravel this persistent neck pain for nearly a year. Recently, I’ve been working with a goddess of an acupuncturist who also offers ancestral healing and has helped me find the roots of issues with my neck and shoulders that have lingered since… forever. She helped me begin to unlock the grief and isolation I experienced as a thirteen year-old and the coping patterns I learned : if I am sick and frail, I can hide away in safety; I need to break (or at least appear broken) in order to get a break.
As I come back to wholeness and remember that I am a fully embodied being (not just a free-floating mind and spirit), then I can be more present in all the things - as a mama and partner, as as writer and a creative, as an entrepreneur and a leader.
How is the new moon filling your sky?
How about you? What qualities or energies are tugging at your sleeve this new moon? What wishes and intentions would you like to see come into your world in the weeks and months to come?
If you’re interested in a healing session that can help you tap into the springtime, new moon energy that’s flowing through your life consider a Story Illumination Session.
Not just for writers, these sessions call on the wisdom of the Chumpi stones and other energy healing practices to help you clear the creative blocks and see your stories in a new way.
And if you’re an entrepreneur who is interested in using your personal stories to grow your world-renewing business, check out Sovereign Story, Sovereign Brand.
