Your Full Moon Ritual
A simple practice for bringing light to what feels heavy.
I am honored that you are here. Everything you need to create your own full moon ritual is on this page. You can do it alone, with your family, with a partner, or with a group. Begin with the video below, and take it at the pace that feels right for you.
Your guided ritual with Anne
Watch this first.
It is about 50 minutes, so find a quiet place and keep a pen and paper nearby.
Anne teaches the whole ritual from start to finish and shares how it came into her life.
Moments to jump to
Five simple steps
Simple, and quietly transformative.
Create a sacred space
The technique matters less than the intention. Put on meditative music, burn some sage, or use bells or drumming. You can do it by the fireplace or outdoors by a bonfire.
Write it right
With pen and paper, write what you want to relinquish, the darker aspects of your life. Be specific about what feels heavy, and include the places where you need Divine help to heal, even when you do not know how. Anne calls this your antenna to God.
Let it burn
Place the paper in the fireplace and let it burn. Fire is a powerful element of transformation. Parchment paper gives an easy, clean burn with no ashes.
Say it out loud
Speak your words of release with full intention. Choose one that fits: "I relinquish." "Be gone." "I release." "I surrender."
Stay open to the miraculous
Open to your natural propensity to heal, and watch your prayers begin to manifest.
A few small extras from Anne
- If a person or situation is weighing on you, you can write them a letter first. Do not try to be spiritually correct. Let it all out on paper, then release it.
- The ritual takes about 15 to 20 minutes, and you can make it shorter or longer.
- Afterward, many people lift their arms to the full moon, as a way of taking in the light.
Good to know
The questions Anne hears most.
Does it matter what time I do it, or how long it takes?
No. Anne usually begins around 8:30, and no later than 9:00, and it takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Do it when it works for your life.
What if I miss the exact night of the full moon?
It does not matter. Do it the next night, or the night before if you know you will be away. It is a time frame, a couple of days before and a couple of days after, around four or five days in all, just as farmers plant around the full moon and not on one exact night.
What if I cannot see the moon?
It still works. The alignment is already there, whether or not you can see the moon. It is lovely when you can, and it reminds us of the light shining into the dark.
What if I cannot think of anything to release?
Make it easy on yourself. Be light with yourself. It can be in any degree. Just being willing to shed allows the new to come forth.
Do I share what I write?
Sometimes Anne and her children share and sometimes they do not. Sometimes it is private, and that is fine.
What if I forget a full moon?
Be easy on yourself. Be kind and loving. When Anne remembers late, she sets the intention in her mind. What matters most is showing up with love, and the momentum builds.
Settle in before you begin
Two gentle audios to help you arrive and open your space. Listen to one before the ritual, or play it softly in the background.
Heart Centered Meditation
Creating Sacred Space
Go deeper
A conversation about the full moon.
Anne and Jack talk about what the full moon is, and what it is not. Anne shares how the ritual came into her life, why rituals are so powerful, and how to set up your own, from clearing your space to speaking your words aloud. About 30 minutes, audio only.
Moments to listen for
- 1:03What the ritual is, and what it is not
- 5:11How the ritual came into Anne's life
- 9:13The power of rituals
- 17:00How to set up: clearing your space
- 20:55Writing it down, and writing a letter
- 23:28The fire and speaking the words
- 26:38"Just knowing it begins the healing"
A conversation about the full moon
Be the response to your greatest intentions
The universe, God, the all-loving universal presence that intended you into creation is your life, right now. Own it. Make miracles happen with your intentions.
Wishing you a miraculous full moon ritual, and may the fullness of your being shine on.
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