Full Moon Ritual

OK, you might have the impression that I am a witch. Well that could be wrong or it could be right, it all depends upon your definition of the work "witch".

I only wish I could twitch my nose or waggle my finger and have the floors mopped and the house cleaned ... or dinner cooked ... but I can't. But maybe that is because I am not a witch at all ... I really don't quite know ...

My definition of myself (if I must have one) is a Druid with Shamanistic and Voodou tendencies (Santeria, etc). But most folks tell me that I am one of the "witchiest women" they have ever met!

So what does all of this have to do with the Full Moon?

I am not quite sure. I practice with a Crone Group that sometimes meets on the dark of the moon ... you know, elder power and all that ... but I never quite got the full moon stuff.

So the other night I went to a Full Moon Ritual with Reformed Congregation of the Goddess - Crossroads (Indianapolis IN) (contact me if you are interested in participating with this Dianic group).

I am not sure what I expected but what I found was serenity.

No I am not talking about the Serenity Prayer (which is a great tool!) but actual serenity in the midst of a world of madness.

We were actually transported outside the confines of "time and space" to a world where nothing interupted us, even the mosquitoes quit biting us during that time.

Yes we shared concerns about others in our lives, as well as ourselves ... but it was in sacred space so precious that only words of love and caring came through.

As the night deepened we found ourselves gathered around our symbols of the Moon and stars, quiet and secure, in an atmosphere of safety and love.

And that is what it is all about, isn't it? Safety and Love. A place where we can truly go and be ourselves without concern ... without judgment ... and without requirement; except to "be".

I am still not quite sure what this "Full Moon" stuff is all about ... but would love to attend more such sacred space ritual. Maybe you should join us sometime. There is always more room in the circle and in our hearts for others ... it is, after all, a magical place.

Oh, and the feast and fellowship afterward was just as wonderful.

And maybe, just maybe, I really am a witch after all .... Colleen