New Moon: Group Cleansing

I'm kicking off the festivities! As I will be out of town for the new moon, I'm beginning my cleansing a little early. I buzzed around the house tidying up, clearing away clutter, and straightening up the sheets. I have my large incense burner, smudge stick and sea salt ready to roll. I think that for this cleansing it will be important for me not only to purify my home but do some physical and mental house keeping as well.

Since it's crunch time at the end of the semester my To Do list has become at least a mile long with major papers, large scale projects and class planning, so needless to say I've been a little overwhelmed and anxious. I've begun biting my nails again and I know what that means. I feel like when I speak I sound like a cracked-out chipmunk:

ohmygoshi'vegottofinishthisandthisandthis..... WAIT!

My goal for today is to make one master list of everything I need to finish, so I can organize my thoughts and breathe a little easier. Preferably of a large size--I love crossing tasks off of a large scale list with a big red marker. It's like seeing "FIN" at the end of a movie. Delightful. A sweep of the brain! Secondly, today will be spent satisfying my body with vegetables and buckets of water. Maybe I'll drink it out of a champagne glass? Since school and work have managed to dominate my life my diet has suffered. I'm sure there are barn animals out there who have been eating better than me--at least slop has some green in it! And I'm positive my blood now has a "Columbian" count with the incredible amount of coffee I've managed to slug. The temple needs some attention.

I love this time of month--it's a clean slate! So many opportunities occur in creative darkness! I hope everyone is finding joy in their cleansings and holiday preparations. Many blissings and Blessed Be!~*

Photograph by Molly