Mandala Hunter’s Moon Ritual
In honour of the Autumn trees that are showing us how to let things go (by losing their leaves) that is what we are going to be doing.
Gather together the following:-
- Your moon journal and your favourite pen
- A candle
- I’m Allowing song
- A collection of leaves, acorns, pinecones, flowers etc.
Once you have all your things together, find a space where you can spend some time without being interrupted or distracted.
The most important thing you need to know about the power of the full moon ritual is that it utilises four essential elements of any transformative spiritual practice: willpower, intention, symbolism, and ritual.
Grab your moon journal and ask yourself the following questions:
Full Hunter Moon Journal Prompts
- What do you know about your ancestors, heritage, and family tree? What would you like to learn more about?
- Create a mini bucket list and include how you’d like to celebrate October, Samhain, and Halloween.
- What lessons do you think your ancestors would want you to have learned?
- What were some “seeds” that you planted this last Spring and Summer? How did you help them to grow over the last few months? Are you able to reap the rewards of what you have sewn? What could you have done differently? How can you do better next year?
- Imagine you’re in the last stages of your life. What memories do you hope to have? What values and stories do you hope are told about you when you’re gone?
Now is the time to create your release mandala.
The mandala can be made out of leaves, sticks, pine cones, acorns, whatever you can find. And making a mandala as a collective (involving friends or family) can open up a lovely space to talk on a deeper level.
I personally love to make my mandala outdoors, either in the garden, a park, at the beach as this allows it to be blown away on the breeze or washed away by the waves.
Let’s begin.
Light your candle and pop on the Allowing song (I highly suggest looping it).
Start placing your leaves in a design that resonate for you. As you put each leaf down, offer up what you are releasing. It could be “I am releasing anxiety”, “I am releasing feeling disconnected to my higher self”.
Make your mandala with intention and awareness.
When your mandala is complete take a moment to check in with how you are feeling physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. Note this down in your moon journal.
Then offer up a blessing and a prayer of gratitude that your mandala will be received as a gift by the earth and your releases will dance on the breeze and become cosmic compost.
Blow your candle out and take a nice sip of tea.
Happy Full Moon.
