Guiding Words for Working with the Waning Moon

What we have to move us through the work for the waning moon:

Our Vision
Our Energy
Our Effort
Our Spirit

All must be in balance one with the other.
In this way, we Incarnate  to the fullness of who we are.

Vision, Energy, Effort and Spirit manifest in our Work in the world.
Vision, Energy, Effort and Spirit inform how we Walk in the world.
When each is in balance, our life can be balanced, regardless of the events of the world around us.

When Vision directs the show, looking to far to the future, we become dissociated from the 'now'.
With too little Vision, we forget our direction.
With too much Energy, we are manic and life is chaotic.
When depleted of Energy, we sink into hopelessness.
Exerting effort without regard for the capacity of body, mind or emotions, they become diseased.
Lethargy, the lack of intention for Effort, breeds entitlement and poverty of Spirit.
Spirit connected to Self and to Source, supports our life, our well-being.
Spirit, with no connection to Self and Source, distorts the Truth in our work and our walk.
Disconnected from Spirit, there is no life in our work and our walk.


Self Reflection: As this waning moon moves toward closure, I reflect on awareness of my vision, how I use my energy, my right use of effort, My connection to Spirit.

A 'Closing', 'Dark', 'Void' Moon Invitation

I align MY internal flame with the Eternal Flame of Love.

By internal flame, is meant one's life force, which is the energy which we bring into the world with us when we are born.  Over time, our life experiences can be like a storm battering away at the flame of a lamp.  While we cannot control the metaphoric winds and storms that threaten our flame, we can strengthen the wick of the lamp which is our life.

Our intention for living our life and our commitment to live with integrity (Truth as best as we currently understand) weave together and become like a wick, drawing up energy from Creator's unlimited source. This energy, ignited by Grace, is an ever-flowing gift of love available to all of us. 

We receive this Grace through two actions: First, through a daily practice of expressing specific and sincere gratitude (thanksgiving) and second, by asking Source (by whatever name we have for Source) for help in living our life and are consciously willing to receive help.  In other words, we establish a morning practice of gratitude prayer and contemplative petition.

Self Reflection: Am I am now able, willing, and ready to Live Truth?

More on the Energy from Letting Go of Baggage

Letting go of emotional and mental baggage releases energy into our system.

This energy is experienced in a number of ways (usually a combination of several)

as feelings (uncomfortable or disturbing and both 'good' and 'bad')

as physical sensations or compulsions,

as mental thoughts/ruminations/obsessions

as an eruption of instincts (like fight, flight, fear)

This energy, however it manifests can trigger similar responses to our initial reaction to the original experience.

This original experience was in some way overwhelming or overpowering.

It threatened our balance and/or our existence.

This threat (whether real or perceived) is why it became part of our baggage.  

Otherwise it would have been just a memory, not a hidden formula for running our life.

We were not able to process it, resolve it or understand it then.

We can now. 

Letting go 

Resolving

Healing

Becoming our True Self

Is now possible—Is now probable

Now, by picking up and using the Tools , is how we put this released energy to good use.

Support tools for letting go what no longer serves us, AND for learning to serve in Truth:1) Gathering with a few others to review the scene before any action (just be sure they aren’t enablers)2) Praying (remember the running out the door prayer-that is enough )3) Contemplating  (which means watching and listening and hearing)4) Receiving help (as gracefully as currently possible)5) Taking a ‘do-over’ and humbly beginning again (as many times as needed

Self Reflection:  Take time to list the ways each of these tools has serves your life and supports you in serving in the world.