NEW MOON GRIEVING RITUAL FOR WOMEN

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The approaching new moon sits in Gemini

A highly mutable, ultra curious and playful sign linked with the Magician in the tarot thanks to its archetypal patron Mercury and his manifesting powers

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Gemini is symbolised by the image of twins, and so it is most appropriate that this air sign rules over the double-organed breathing apparatus that is the lungs

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Increasingly deep explorative breathing can allow us to touch into sensitive places within the chest, bringing a gradual sense of ‘letting down’ into this part of the body as we meet more deeply with ourselves and the sadness often held here according to the Chinese medicine tradition

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On Sunday June 18th we come together as women to explore and express our grief in circle

 

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A natural and intimate connection with grief, while at times difficult, is a necessary part of our lives and here we have a space to meet it within a group environment

 

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As opposed to the full moon rage circle, here I offer a place for the mourning that sits so closely alongside our anger

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May we create a warm and supportive environment in which to feel into and embrace our longings and losses - from the closing moon phase or perhaps much further beyond

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To be human is to know sorrow, and yet within that lies grace. Mourning honours what matters most, inviting the full-heartedness engaging with our grief calls for. With each loss, a space is opened that invites the reform of what has been broken, with the potential to alchemise pain towards creative power

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From this place we prepare to step forward into the commencing 28 day cycle guided by the seeds of intent formed on this new moon

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We begin with a warm up stretch to invite contact with the body, moving into a short breathwork to connect with the emotional body followed by exercises to explore the sensations, sounds and feelings that arise when allowing yourself to enter into grief

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We then come together in circle to offer our support as a group to those who would like to receive that experience

 

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The ritual finishes by seeding new intentions for the cycle ahead,

charging them with the breath in honour of the gemini energy

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The event allows a gentle exploration of grief, support and togetherness guided by myself as a trauma-informed somatic practitioner and inspired by Ceri Buckmaster's 'Grief, Passion and Wailing'

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Bring along water for drinking, a notebook if you like to journal afterwards, something to sit and/or lie comfortably on (a blanket or sarong) and anything you might like to place on a central altar during the ritual if you feel so called