Last Quarter Moon Moon in Taurus Guided Bath Ritual 8/18/2022
Your Body stores everything. Every fiber of muscle and every cell of your blood acts as an iron-clad safe, storing every experience in your life. It remembers every joy, grief, rage, and exhilaration you’ve ever experienced in life. It even holds on to any stories and fantasies you play out in your mind, and stores them the same way it stores your actual lived experiences. Your Body knows and remembers emotions and sensations, but not logic. This means that even if we can rationally explain to ourselves that a story that we replay and relive in our minds is not actually happening in the present, our Body relives it and responds as if it is experiencing it in real time.
This is what we are seeking to release this Last Quarter Moon in Taurus. Taurus carries the energy of finding safety in our bodies and in our homes. And even though we can’t force our Bodies to forget an experience, we can begin to shift its perspective.
The Shadow Work that is done during the Last Quarter Moon, as the moon’s light is waning and preparing for the next cycle, is not about releasing our Shadows. In fact, it’s about just the opposite. It’s about releasing the shame and guilt that we harbor toward our Shadows (the parts of ourselves that we criticize, or even deny are there.) It’s about accepting that the discomfort we have around these Shadow traits and habits comes from society, our upbringing, generational trauma, and even past-life trauma. Our judgements against ourselves are not even truly ours at all.
With this knowledge, we can acknowledge that the judgements, criticisms, and denials we harbor are being stored in our Bodies and creating physical and energetic blockages to our safety, acceptance, and love of ourselves. This bath ritual will be about taking a deep dive into our Shadows to give them the acceptance they crave and free our bodies from the self-loathing we’ve put them through.
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The Last Quarter Moon encourages us to get into a state of deep introspection to examine what is and what isn’t serving us and our Highest Self. The shadow work that occurs during this phase is an invitation to all parts of who you are to show themselves and be welcomed. It allows for you to know who you truly are on every level, love and accept it, and gracefully release anything that doesn’t align with it.
Ritual Rundown
Our Bodies are the vessels in which we move through life in. So the shame, guilt, and judgement that we hold toward our Shadow selves are stored in our bodies. When we are able to release these judgements from our bodies, we can move through life in an energy of Divine self-acceptance and freedom.
Set up your bath room to feel like a sacred space-
Put away anything that will feel like a distraction. Maybe it’s your kids’ dirty laundry or the empty shampoo bottle that you keep telling yourself you can get the last drop out of. Whatever it is, it’s not the focus tonight. Put away for now and deal with it later.
Pull out your UNHINGED JOY ritual candle, Black Obsidian, Natural Mexican Calcite, Last Quarter Moon Bath Salts, and other ritual elements that are listed above, and set your bath ritual altar up in a way that feels safe and sacred to you
Place your Natural Mexican Calcite Tower and Black Obsidian crystal near your bath so that they can move and transmute negative and stagnant energies during your ritual
Put your phone or device on “Do Not Disturb”
Maybe even tidy your bathroom, just a little. I know I usually say not to put your focus there for your bath rituals, but with this being a Last Quarter Moon in Taurus, we are putting our energy into cleansing our dwellings- our bodies and homes.
Cleanse the energy of the room by spraying the Tulsi + Lemon Balm Hydrosol around the room in a counter-clockwise motion, while saying (aloud or inwardly) “Cleanse my Mind. Cleanse my Body. Cleanse my Soul. Cleanse my Home.” Focus this practice especially over the tub and in front of the mirror, as they collect and project a lot of energy.
Start your bath water and invite in all of your shadows, cleansing, and Divine energies to join you for your ritual *it is really important that you make it clear that only YOUR shadows are welcome for this ritual
While the water is running, and maybe while you wait for it to cool before you get in, use this opportunity to do some journaling to set your intentions for the ritual. Allow yourself to be truly honest with yourself and meet your Shadows without judgement as they appear on the page.
What traits or actions do I frequently notice and criticize in others?
How have I been denying my own tendencies to possess these traits and act in these ways?
Where do I feel the discomfort of confronting these Shadows in my body?
When was the first time I was criticized for these actions/traits?
On a page you can tear from your journal, write out:
“All parts of me deserve love and acceptance. I give myself permission to release from my physical and energetic bodies the judgments I hold toward my (and list out all of your shadow traits and actions you are ready to accept. It’s ok if you’re not ready to accept it all, but see how much of yourSelf you can find the space to love and accept.)”
Now, as an act of releasing these resentments and allowing yourself to experience the freedom from their hold over you and your energy, destroy this paper however you see fit. Whether you tear it into a million little pieces, crumple it up, or burn it*, destroy it in a way that feels complete to you.
*if you decide to burn it, please use safety precautions. Use tongs or tweezers to hold the paper to prevent burning yourself and burn the paper over the toilet to prevent your surroundings catching fire.
Place your Last Quarter Moon Bath Salts in the bath water
As the bath salts dissolve and disperse through the bath water, your bath is turning into a Divine vessel for you to cleanse yourself of all the judgements you hold toward yourself. The salts will pull these energies from your bones, muscles, and flesh, while the eucalyptus and peppermint pull them from your auric field.
Soak in this bath and allow every single part of you and your energetic field to be immersed in the safe, cleansing energies of this Lunation
Mix one teaspoon of JUGNOO face mask powder with a few sprays of the Tulsi + Lemon Balm Hydrosol. You can do this inside the cap or in a small dish. Apply this mask to your face and allow the hibiscus to infuse your face with the energies of sacred love, empowerment, and the Divine.
Use the Reiki-infused guided meditation below to enhance the energy of meeting your Shadows with acceptance, and soak in this loving energy as long as you feel called to
Drain the tub and watch as all the judgements you’ve harbored toward yourself for so long go down the drain with the water
Dry off and nourish your freshly cleansed skin with the love, acceptance, and joy of grapefruit with the “FRESH GRAPEFRUIT” Whipped Cupuacu Body Butter. As it soaks into your skin, allow yourSelf to feel honored and validated.
Close your ritual by thanking Leo, Taurus, your Shadows, your Body, the Moon, the Universe, and the water for holding space for your understanding and acceptance
If you have any questions or had any exciting breakthroughs, we’d love to discuss them! Comment below (see option to comment anonymously, if preferred)
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