FULL MOON

Gratitude is my attitude

Full Moons are a time for illumination and a culmination of the seeds that were sown since the corresponding new Moon (which happened six months earlier). Even if things didn’t work out as you had anticipated, celebrate your wins, big or small. You could work with the full Moon to revaluate and adjust (if necessary) the intentions you set during the new Moon. This is an abundant time and you can use the Moon phase to attract more of the good stuff.

Love Spell

The intention of this love spell is for you to soak up some warm fuzzy feelings (with a dose of crystal healing), get clear on what you need and be the love that you wish to receive and experience. Single, loved up or somewhere in between, this one’s for you.

We are much more magnetic when we already feel as if we’ve got what we need and aren’t expecting someone or something to complete us. When our hearts are open, it’s easier to embrace the good things in life. It doesn’t matter how much someone adores you if you aren’t feeling it yourself. If you’re single this could result in you either not going through with a date because you subconsciously think you’re not good enough for them, or you keep going on regretful dates. If you’re in a relationship, this can result in a rocky patch when you wonder where the love has gone. If you’re craving more love in your life but keep repeating the same patterns, it’s time to look in the mirror (not literally).

For example, if you keep attracting lovers who are emotionally unavailable, in what ways are you being emotionally unavailable to yourself? Or maybe you have a haunting sense that you’re destined to be single for ever, which isn’t helped by Susan asking, ‘Why are you still single, when you’re such a catch?’

‘I wish I knew,’ you reply, through gritted teeth and a forced smile.

Take some time to reflect on your traumas and heartbreak. Are any fears about being in a relationship lurking in the shadows? If you’re in a relationship, which of your needs are not being met, and how are you catering for your own needs among everyone else’s? If anything comes to mind, this is where the healing work needs to be focused.

You will need:

• A pink or rose-scented candle
• A pen and paper
• Two pieces of rose quartz
• A drawstring pouch (optional)
• 1‒3 additional crystals for love

• • • CRYSTALS FOR LOVE • • •

Rose quartz can support forgiveness, acceptance and unconditional love

Kunzite can help you check out of Heartbreak Hotel and start trusting that history doesn’t have to repeat itself (again)

Garnet represents empowerment, courage, sensuality and, most of all, commitment

Danburite can support you to attract like-minded people

Aquamarine can help you to reprogramme outdated thought processes and attachments

Cobalto calcite can remind you of how sexy you are and enhance sensuality

Tip: when choosing a crystal for this love spell, it doesn’t have to be from this list. If you’re at a crystal shop ask yourself, ‘Which crystal will support me to open up to love?’ and see which you’re drawn to. If you have a copy of The Crystal Code hold the book in your hand, close your eyes and ask, ‘Which crystal will support me to open up to love?’ then open the book at random to see which crystal chooses you.

What to do:

• On the night before or on the full Moon, choose the crystals that represent what you’d like to experience and, with the two pieces of rose quartz, cleanse them by holding the crystals under a tap of running water for a minute. Imagine any unwanted energy being washed away.
• Then leave the crystals to be charged by the Moon’s light either outside (somewhere safe) or on a windowsill. You can leave the crystals to charge for a few hours or overnight.
• The next day, create a sacred space (see page 17). Tidy your bedroom and put fresh sheets on your bed.
• Light the candle and say, ‘Let the love in.’
• Write a list of words that express how you’d like to feel in your relationship, the qualities and values the other person would ideally have, things you might have in common, mutual goals, and what you’d like to experience with that person. You could reflect on previous relationships to get clear on what’s non-negotiable, or remember when you first met your partner and you were in the honeymoon phase to remind you of what’s possible.
• Write this statement and fill in the gaps, ‘If it’s for the highest good of all, I’m open to a relationship where I feel ______ and we can both be______. I’d love it if we ________________ together. I’m calling in this or something better so that we can all rise together.’
• The two pieces of rose quartz represent you and your partner, and the other crystals represent themes to support you. Hold the crystals to your heart and say your statement aloud to programme and activate them.
• Sleep with the love-spell crystals in your bed. You can keep them in a drawstring pouch if you want to make sure they stay together in one place and you avoid waking up in the middle of the night because there’s a crystal digging into your side.

Gratitude List

Get your journal, or use the notes app on your smartphone, and write 100 things you are grateful for. It may seem challenging but stick with it. See page 138 for the benefits of gratitude.