Here we are in "THE DARK OF THE MOON"
The Dark of the Moon is traditionally the last three days of the Lunar cycle, immediately preceding the New Moon, and the time when the night sky is notably absent the presence of the Moon.
A powerful time in Astrology that is considered a time of rest, reflection and preparation for a new beginning. This can also be known as the "dead" moon. There is actually no solar reflection, so it leaves the lunar face in darkness. The dark lasts about three days before the new crescent appears.
As the Moon wanes toward those final days of darkness, there's often a turn inward. In those contemplative moments, the inner reality is presented through dreams and waking visions. It's fertile ground for the new Moon intentions to be conjured.
The dark of the moon is the most powerful time psychically. It seems to lure us toward the deepest self, the longings of the soul, and restful listening is a great way to receive these messages. It's been compared to the dormant seed under the winter snow, or the cocoon holding the butterfly.
You might feel tired or crave quiet solitude. It's important to make space for the unfolding of the spirit at this time. Like death itself, it's preparation for the new beginning that begins with the crescent.
THE DARK MOON AND GRIEF
Whenever we experience a deep loss, we are changed profoundly, which is a kind of death. This is considered a dark moon phase and lasts as long as it takes to fully integrate the experience. Sometimes others are made uneasy by our personal confusion, melancholy, soul angst, etc, and try to prevent us from fully dwelling in the dark. However, we must take our cues from nature. In nature everything dies for a time, before coming alive again in a totally new form. Often if we reflect and go within, we realize we actually die. We die to our old self and are reborn to a new life.
THE DARK MOON AND THE SEASONS
During the Winter Solstice, when the days are short (in the Northern Hemisphere), it's an inward time with a cozy intimate feeling. It's always a surprise to see the green things come to life again after being stripped to such a bare state. The growth at this time is underground, hidden, but powerful because it's often the base, the roots.
THE DARK MOON AND GROWING OLDER AND DYING
In our own lives, there's a dark moon phase toward the end as we prepare to enter the mystery of death. Often there is a convergence of memories, making time seem to run together. So many traditions believe the spirit carries on, but to where? How often has one life ended, only for another to take hold on this earth.
This is the great unknown and a dark moon period that is taken on faith, with the hope of new life to come. The dark moon is associated with the underworld, a separate plane where the dead and almost born are together. Why do we fear death? Should we fear death? Is death not just another phase, just like a moon phase?
ARE WE LIVING IN A DARK MOON PHASE
We live on a dying planet in the sense that her form is changing, from the rain forest floor to the air encircling her. Part of the dark Moon is a break-down of old systems, and letting go, and there's some review going on of how we've been living, what we believe, our relationship with the natural world.
The new seeds are being planted, but there's still a lot of uncertainty and fear -- darkness. Seeing this time as a dark moon period can put it in a broader perspective, with hope for a new beginning.
THE POWER OF THE DARK
The dark moon is private, intimate, richly renewing and full of depth. The waning moon is a time of letting go, and as you're stripped of what you've known, there's a moment of standing naked, not knowing who you are. This might be what dying is like, an awesome mystery that makes us feel fully awake at that final moment. What comes next, we wonder?
Many find the dark moon to be the most powerful time for organically unfolding soul-searching. The inner-self starts to grow in power, and make its presence known. Ideally, you can listen, integrate, and set intentions that will bring you into harmony with yourself during the waxing moon.
Stillness is the key word for the dark moon. Restful, rich solitude gives you the chance to hear that inner voice. With the lunar face hidden, the intuitive psychic-self takes over. Make space for a clearing of the mind and spirit, so that you can be ready to receive.
There's a historic pattern of fearing the dark and denying death. But it's a fact of nature, and if embraced, can be met as the winding down before the next new beginning. The moon is associated with women, and many goddesses like Hecate, Kali, Lilith, represent her dark aspect. The dark moon reminds us of nature's cycles of death and rebirth. The grave and the womb become the same place, a transition when you're held in the mystery beyond physical existence.
Each dark moon is a chance to be renewed, to experience unknowing, and to gain timeless wisdom. The dark moon opens a door to the past, and it reaches back far into the collective memory. Make it a sacred time for yourself each month, a time to connect to the great mystery of life.
Were you focusing on something else before you actually got stopped abruptly in your tracks? Where you heading down the wrong path or on the wrong road? Where were you actually heading when you then remembered that you had something else you were supposed to be doing?
What lay before you that you thought was tantalizing, when after you actually realized how impossible it actually was?
Do you think it might be possible after all? The Dark of the Moon brings a time to review and revisit some of life's harshest rules. All those oppressive restrictions you have been bound by recently.
Even the well known band Pink Floyd wrote and sang about "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"
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THE POWER OF THE DARK
The dark moon is private, intimate, richly renewing and full of depth. The waning moon is a time of letting go, and as you're stripped of what you've known, there's a moment of standing naked, not knowing who you are. This might be what dying is like, an awesome mystery that makes us feel fully awake at that final moment. What comes next, we wonder?
Many find the dark moon to be the most powerful time for organically unfolding soul-searching. The inner-self starts to grow in power, and make its presence known. Ideally, you can listen, integrate, and set intentions that will bring you into harmony with yourself during the waxing moon.
Stillness is the key word for the dark moon. Restful, rich solitude gives you the chance to hear that inner voice. With the lunar face hidden, the intuitive psychic-self takes over. Make space for a clearing of the mind and spirit, so that you can be ready to receive.
There's a historic pattern of fearing the dark and denying death. But it's a fact of nature, and if embraced, can be met as the winding down before the next new beginning. The moon is associated with women, and many goddesses like Hecate, Kali, Lilith, represent her dark aspect. The dark moon reminds us of nature's cycles of death and rebirth. The grave and the womb become the same place, a transition when you're held in the mystery beyond physical existence.
Each dark moon is a chance to be renewed, to experience unknowing, and to gain timeless wisdom. The dark moon opens a door to the past, and it reaches back far into the collective memory. Make it a sacred time for yourself each month, a time to connect to the great mystery of life.
THE DARK MOON IS MAGICAL, THE DARK MOON IS MYSTICAL
Source:
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-dark-moon-206725
http://www.halexandria.org/dward381.htm
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