The Full Flower Moon (Native American) at 22* Scorpio will culminate, on May 12, 2025, 12:58 PM PDT/ 3:58 PM EDT (Farmers Almanac).
This Full Flower Moon is about improvement and refinement. How are you fairing in your everyday way of being. What areas do you need to recover emotionally or physically. The first stages to bounce back in areas of health and vitality are self-compassion, plenty of sleep, and mild exercise. This moon reminds us of renewal on a cellular level. Quiet the mind and get centered again… you take the world for a ride, it doesn’t take you for one. Betterment is a key to progress.
The three indicators of burnout are:
Insufficient energy or fatigue
Being negative or feeling cynical
Performing poorly
This is not the time to feel ineffective, meek, or unmotivated; as others are set in place to help through struggles. Whether through listening to common sense, polishing your skill set, or being open to your elder’s/mentors’ suggestions. Throughout this month, stop to listen often, take notes, and proceed effectively.
Recovery:
Professional counseling, hypnotherapy, massage, or a support group
Monitor stress level – keep a journal
Change our mindset
Have a cup of tea
Nature watching
Taking a walk
People watching
Yoga
Stretching
Exercising
Epsom salt bath
Vagus nerve self-massage
Hypnosis
Massage
Set boundaries for yourself
Set boundaries for others
Healthy eating
Sleeping well
Good hygiene
Finding a hobby
When you’re going through bumpy times, it’s best to become aware of them. Proceed toward refocusing on the positives in your life and not the negatives. We can become disillusioned by people, especially when they show acts of unkindness. But that is on them.
You know when you’re being unkind to yourself. We can all be very far from where we think we should be emotionally or energetically. We can base values outside ourselves, instead of working on what creates our inner wholeness. We are given many shamanic and natural signs, where we are asked to turn away from dissension and negativity, and step toward our brighter futures, where we are getting into the practice of getting better and better.
Journal Questions:
Are you constructive or destructive:
About yourself
Or others
Family
Friends
Work arena
Neighborhood
City
State
Country
World
Are you trying to be invisible – or are you outwardly visible?
Are you seen as Constructive or Destructive?
House
Love
Family
Parents
Mate
Children
What do you want and why
Constructive or Destructive
Love
Career
Job
Health
Relationships
Friendships
Happiness
Exercise
How can you change: List 3 things if not 3 sentences
Love
Career
Job
Health
Relationships
Friendships
Happiness
Exercise
Your Aspirations:
Spiritually
Emotionally
Intellectually
Materially
Physically
Relationships, friendships, and work can become less uncomplicated with shared enthusiasm. Patience is a virtue, especially when listening to others’ wisdom and expertise. We learn how to achieve together in tandem. A lovely heart begins with ourselves and extends toward the goodwill of others. Trusting our intuition is a big component. Not everyone has your best interests at heart. But you can, by having the best intentions for others. It is important to live our truth… our progress is to regain our livelihood every day. It is a part of our fate and purpose to be the best we can be.
The Full Pink Moon at 23* Libra will culminate April12, 2025 5:22pm pdt/ 8:22pm edt/ April 13 2:22am France (almanac). This moon is magical. Breathe deeply and take in some of this magic thats in the air. The beauty, the fortuitous energy surrounding you. We are re-learning to live richly. It’s about tapping into “the good” in your life, and not the bad. We create our reality every day and to live with rose colored glasses might be the suggestion of the pink moon.
No grinding into the next hours or days, every day should be pleasant. It starts with us and how we expect it to be. We should come to expect balance and beauty, not opinions, snide remarks or terseness. Our health depends on our will to be of higher mind.
Lacking passion is fatal. So it’s up to you to find it again, and again. The divine spark is in you, holding sacred space in your heart and mind.
Passion Mind-Map:
What were your past passions
What new hobbies, activities or events would you like to try
Don’t sit around and overthink
Attend workshops, classes or events, see what resonates
Set small goals
Journal Questions:
Write in your journal for the full moon and throughout the month.
Dreaming:
Do you remember your night time dreams?
Do you pay attention to your daydreams?
Do you have wishful thinking?
Do you have magical thinking?
Do you have expectations?
Do others have expectations of you?
Are you someone who moves your wishes into action?
Do you feel you create a plan and easily bring those plans into fruition?
How do you do it?
How do you feel when you accomplish what you want?
What areas do you wish to know “accomplishment”?
(write a sentence, paragraph or more)
Money
Love
Friendship
Family
Happiness
Wisdom
Knowledge
Exercising
Eating well
Good Health
Fun
Beauty
What is your first impression about yourself in these areas?
(write a sentence, paragraph or more)
Money
Love
Friendship
Family
Happiness
Wisdom
Knowledge
Exercising
Eating well
Good Health
Fun
Beauty
Recreate Passion for Life:
1. Regain Perspective
2. Rekindle Friendships
3. Risk your Feelings
4. Create Atmosphere
5. Communicate
6. Listen
7. Don’t Dwell on the Past
8. Share
9. Don’t be harsh
10. Nurture
Meditation:
To be successful in all areas of your life// focus on the value of learning// the value of time// the value on yourself// the value on your mind// the value on how you love your friends and family// the value on your environment// the value on your heart// the value on your soul// the value on your being// Raise your vibration// be in Om Resonance
Om Resonance written by Tara Sutphen – Lifeforce Activation series Mp3’s
Spring Equinox, Ostara, Eostre, Easter, Vernal Equinox
By Tara Sutphen
Spring Equinox is March 20, 2025 and marks the mid-point of the Waxing Year, the nights and days are balanced once again; the time when Kore, (Persephone) was believed to have returned from the Underworld where she had ruled throughout the Winter. The spark of light, born at Winter Solstice has reached maturity, and from here onwards, the days progressively grow longer than the nights.
Western culture proclaims this the first day of Spring. Older traditions called the Spring Equinox, Ostara; the time of the festivals of the Grecian Goddess, Eostre, and the Germanic Ostara, both fertility Goddesses of Dawn. These influenced the naming of the modern-day Easter Holiday. New greenery bursts forth from sleeping seeds in the countryside, as metaphorically, pagans also plant their own seeds for future goals, future projects and growth at this time. Decorated eggs, being symbols of fertility are symbolic of Ostara.
In days gone, Europeans gave gifts of decorated eggs to new brides, in the hope that they would bear many children. Similarly, bowls filled with eggs were given to farm workers by the farmer’s wife, to ensure a rich harvest. Most all cultures see the egg as a symbol of Life; the actual home of the Soul. In Russia, decorated eggs are still given as gifts to loved ones and buried in graves to ensure rebirth. The women gathered the eggs only from hens which were around a rooster and decorated them, allowing no one to watch them work as they transferred the goodness of the household to the designs on the eggs, thus keeping evil away. Dyes were mixed to secret family recipes and special blessings placed on each egg.
Colors of Ostara Eggs:
White:
Purity
Yellow:
Wisdom, a successful Harvest, or Spirituality
Green:
Spring, rebirth, wealth, youth, growth, happiness
Blue:
Good health, clear skies
Orange:
Power endurance, ambition, courage
Red:
Happiness, hope, passion, nobility, bravery, enthusiasm, love
Brown:
Enrichment, good harvest, happiness
Purple:
Faith, trust, power
Pink:
Success, friendship, love
Black:
Remembrance
Lore:
The custom of eating Hot Cross Buns also has pagan origins. The Saxons ate buns that were marked with a cross in honor of Eostre; Ancient Greeks consumed these types of buns in their celebrations of Artemis, Goddess of the hunt, and the Egyptians ate a similar cake in their worship of the Goddess Isis.
There are conflicting ideas as to what the cross symbol represents. One suggestion is that it is a Christianisation of horn symbols that were stamped on cakes to represent an ox, which used to be sacrificed at the time of the Spring Equinox. Another theory relates to
—Moon worship; the bun representing the full Moon, and the cross, its four quarters. Christianity gave new meanings to the symbolism of the buns, saying the cross represented the Crucifixion Cross. Thus, superstitions arose crediting these buns as being charms against evil, so after Good Friday, people would save one or two of them to hang in their homes as amulets. During the festival season and indeed, for a long time afterwards, fishermen would carry these Easter buns in their boats, for protection.
The Spring Equinox defines the season where Spring reaches it’s peak, with the powers of light increasing. The God of Light, (Llew), now gains victory over his twin, the God of Darkness. Llew was reborn at the Winter Solstice and is now old and strong enough to vanquish his rival twin and mate with his Mother Goddess. The great Mother Goddess, who returned to her Virgin aspect at Imbolc, welcomes the young Sun God’s attentions and conceives a child. The child will be born nine months from now, at the next Winter Solstice, when the cycle closes, only to begin anew.
The Easter Bunny is another symbol which has obvious links to fertility, rebirth, and the abundance of life which is evident in Spring.
Eostre was a playful Goddess whose reign over the earth began in Spring when the Sun King journeyed across the sky in his chariot, bringing the end of Winter. Eostre came down to Earth then, appearing as a beautiful maiden with a basket of bright colorful eggs. Eostre’s magical companion was a rabbit who accompanied her as she brought new life to dying plants and flowers by hiding the eggs in the fields.
Traditional Foods:
Dairy foods
Leafy Green Vegetables
Nuts such as Pumpkin
Sunflower
Pine
Hot Cross Buns
Flower Dishes
Sprouts
Herbs and Flowers
Jonquils
daffodils
Woodruff
Violet
Gorse
Olive
Peony
Iris,
Narcissus
spring flowers.Incense
Jasmine
Rose
Strawberry
FloralsSacred Gemstone
Jasper
Recipes:
Hot Cross Buns
1/4 cup apple juice, beer or rum
1 cup raisins, dried currants, or dried cranberries
1 1/4 cups milk
3 large eggs, 1 separated
6 tablespoons soft butter
2 teaspoons instant yeast
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 1/2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
Glaze:
1 large egg white
1 tablespoon milk
Frosting:
1 cup & 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
4 teaspoons milk
oven 375*
20 mins
Beer Bread
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups flour
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup beer or apple juice
1 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 tablespoon honey
1 egg
9×5 Bread Pan
Dry Ingredients
Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast
Beer or Apple juice and other ingredients
warm the beer/ingredients on the stove.
Add egg last – cover & let raise 30 mins.
Kneed on flour surface, cover & let raise another 20 mins
Grease pan: place in pan, cover & let “another” 20 mins
Oven 375*
30-35 mins
Lavender Goat Cheese Figs
6-10 figs
2 tablespoons cream cheese
1/4 cup goat cheese
1/4 teaspoon dried lavender
1/2 tablespoons honey
cut figs in half, spoon in cheese/lavender mixture
Vegetable Tart
1 Puff Pastry
Spread out and brush pastry with olive oil
Lightly cook in oven
Cook vegetables of choice and garlic for the tart
Add them onto the oven baked pastry
Add your cheeses – parmesan and mozzarella
Lightly cook in oven and brown
Cut and serve
Irish Soup
Sautee’
1 onion
2 leeks
garlic
Add
3 carrots
3 potatoes
2 containers vegetable broth or chicken broth
Cook on stove top or crockpot until carrots and potatoes are soft
The Full Worm Moon and Lunar Eclipse (Native American) will culminate on March 13, 2025, at 11:55 PM PT / 2:55 AM ET (Farmers Almanac). We have a Total Lunar Eclipse. When we have an eclipse, it’s time to change or let go of something holding us back. Take time to meditate on what you’d like unblocked or cleaned up in your life as it brings something exciting or illuminating to each of us.
The moon will be cast in a reddish copper hue and it will be observable from the Earth’s Western Hemisphere. It will be visible in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.
The Worm Moon wants us to concentrate on strong passions. This refers to profound feelings, enthusiasm, or desires. That energy is part of the life-force, the breath and blood of our existence. We need to feel supported when we connect to the life force and God’s light.
To regain passion we can connect to our values, explore new and exciting events and things, and surround ourselves with wise and helpful people. It is to find the pathway to practicing mindfulness and easy attainment.
Recreate Passion for Life:
1. Regain Perspective
2. Rekindle Friendships
3. Risk your Feelings
4. Create Atmosphere
5. Communicate
6. Listen
7. Don’t Dwell on the Past
8. Share
9. Don’t be harsh
10. Nurture
1. Attention: when you have started a habit or new pattern
2. Admit: what do you need to change
3. Communicate: what you need, to make a difference
4. Select: goals and needs
The aspects of every full moon gently guide us toward connecting to our deepest selves. We’re looking into the meaning of life and a deeper resonance of thought. You are tuning in instead of tuning out. You are allowing what energies are to leave your life, so you fully live the greatest and best you can. You are finally ready, you want to handle living on Earth instead of Earth handling you.
Journal Questions:
Write a paragraph on how you can improve your personal habits…
How do you proceed with your ability to create, are you waiting around for it or making it happen?
Love
Career
Job
Health
Relationships
Friendships
Happiness
Exercise
How do you proceed with your short-term goals
Spiritually
Emotionally
Intellectually
Materially
Physically
—— Life isn’t a full stream of happy emotions and no problems but it is about creating the life we want to live. Sometimes it is a slow and steady road…
—“If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen for you, to you, and because of you.” -Anonymous
Imbolc “IM-bulk” is a pagan holiday with many names. One of the Sabbats, it is an ancient festival generally celebrated on January 31, February 1, or February 2. It is also known as Candlemas, Brighid (“breed/bride”), and Oimelc (“EE-mulk”) which means ewe’s milk. It is the time of year halfway between December 21, the Winter Solstice (Yule), and March 21, the spring Equinox (Ostara). Imbolc is in the middle of winter but is the optimism of spring. The Egyptians and the Romans also celebrated this time, as it was the earth goddess giving birth to the Sun God. The time to ready seeds for the planting of food. A time of planning weddings, love, and romance. Days are getting longer and hope is renewed. The celebration is to light candles. The night of white candles turns the darkness into light.
Dec 21: The Winter Solstice is a celebration of the heart, vessel of our dreams. Through the darkest time on the planet we are to find solace once again, returning to our inner resting place. Gallantly gazing upon our life’s daily uncertainty and unknowing future. May the earth fold us in comfort away from any harshness. As the light dims we are to harmonize and begin to sincerely replenish our hearts and minds. The pagans called this holiday Yule, where the people of Europe and Scandinavia made festive. It is not considered religious. The pagans were naturalists, such as the Native Americans and other indigenous communities around the world. They followed the course of the sun, the moon and cycles of the seasons for planting food and generally planning survival strategy. As winter comes we recognize our need to rest our minds, hearts and bodies while warming at the hearth. And as we come back out of the darkest day-night of the year and begin to gain more minutes of sunlight and replenishment each day. We linger for a glimmer of light to awaken, reconnecting our spark to life, to the sun and the conviviality of our own beating heart.
Recipes for Winter Solstice & Yule
Hot Apple Cider
Juice Apples or Buy Apple Cider
6 cups Apple Cider
½ tsp whole cloves
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
3 cinnamon sticks
Heat ingredients, simmer, strain & serve hot
Hearty or Veggie Stew
1 ½ pounds Beef stew meat
water (optional)
Vegetable Broth (for Vegetable stew)
¼ c. flour
Add tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onion
1 tsp thyme
2 tbsp mustard
Salt/pepper
Cook until meat is cooked and vegetables are tender
Preheat oven to 350°. Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until crisp-tender, 7-9 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Transfer carrots to a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, onion, horseradish and reserved cooking liquid; spread evenly over carrots. Sprinkle with cheese; top with cracker crumbs. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Turkey-spinach Casserole
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons butter
3 cups stuffing mix
3 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Bake
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, bring broth and butter to a boil. Remove from heat. Add stuffing mix; stir until moistened. Stir in turkey, spinach and cranberries. Transfer to a greased 11×7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Squash Casserole
6 c. diced yellow squash or zucchini
Onion
Garlic
Salt/pepper
Butter or oil
Add into casserole dish
Bake 325* bake until squash is tender 20-45 mins
Alternative added ingredients into squash casserole
Crushed crackers
Cheese
Sour cream
Yule Log Cake
10×15 inch jelly roll pan – line with parchment paper & butter the paper.
Pre-heat oven 400*
4 eggs room temperature
2/3 c. sugar — 7 minutes beat eggs while adding sugar 1 tbsp at a time
Add sifted flour ½ c, to batter – stir don’t beat
Add other ½ c. of flour – stir
Pour into pan – BAKE 10 min. Do not overcook
While hot- put cake into clean dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar so it doesn’t stick.
Remove parchment paper, still warm – roll the cake with the dishtowel in. Let cake cake cool.
Unroll cake – spread desired filling, jam, or frosting onto cake and re-roll cake.
Frost outside & decorate, Refrigerate to set overnight
23* Gemini will culminate, on December 15, 2024, 1:02AM PST/4:02AM EST (Farmers Almanac).
You’ve been wanting to express yourself. Make sure you enunciate yourself in the right way. You’ve been searching for the right communication style for a while. You were taught to be polite and the world became anxious and many people used words to thrash and trash others. And now, you don’t always speak your truth. When you decide to start speaking clearly and concisely again, you can do so gently. Allowing truth and wisdom to come to the fore. You don’t need to put others or yourself down for that matter. You are to start being proud of yourself again. Knowing you stayed the course through thick and thin for many years. Upcoming you will feel freer in your speech. Your convictions won’t seem as tense. Life may start flowing toward an easier time, the more you can relax with your feelings and trust your journey, the better you’ll feel.
You aren’t caring about keeping up with the Jones. You want a job that makes you happy. You want a life that feels worthwhile. You want sincere relationships and friendships. You want your actions to match your words. You are going backward in your excitable character, you’re going to look for uniqueness and soundness. You’re going to create your world into being a better place, and when you make it happen your family and friends will follow your lead.
Inner Wisdom List
Are your Values in sync –
There are about 50 values but 5 core values:
Love
Peace
Truth
Respect
Self-control
What is your philosophy of life:
Your philosophy would be your inner wisdom and conduct
What are your desires, what do you really want:
Do you harbor secret desires, what are they?
What are your fears:
What are you afraid might happen, good or bad.
Who in your life, matters
Who is important to you in the past and present
6. Speaking your truth
How easy is it to be truthful in a gentle way.
Journal Questions:
Write down what has changed and whether are you happy with these changes, if not why:
yourself
others
Family
Friends
Work arena
Neighborhood
City
State
Country
World
What do you have, used to have, or want to have:
House
Love
Family
Parents
Mate
Children
Are you reigniting a peaceful passion for:
Love
Career
Job
Health
Relationships
Friendships
Happiness
Exercise
What needs to be perked up in your daily life:
Love
Career
Job
Health
Relationships
Friendships
Happiness
Exercise
What could be your new Aspirations:
Spiritually
Emotionally
Intellectually
Materially
Physically
What and Who Inspires you:
(5 sentences or more)
———-
The past is put to rest as you burn through any leftover frustration or self-pity. You are to recapture the essence of your soul goals. While dusting yourself off and breathing in some fresh air, you are now rebalancing your intensity to create new passion, new undertakings, new plans, new hopes, and new dreams. Taking life seriously again for inner satiation. Looking at the redeeming qualities of everyone and everything. You no longer need to process the whys; after all, you’re now getting ready to leave unfinished business and whatever else you accrued… behind.
The first step is your mind in synch with your conversations that match your actions. When you succeed in aligning this, you will notice your life works in miraculous ways.
—— “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein