Why You Need to Be Keeping A Lunar Journal
A Lunar Journal is a great way to bring the power of your thoughts, good energy and a generous way to express your true insight on paper. Your Lunar Journal can be used for writing down situations and how you have experienced them. A Lunar Journal is a good place to record your outlook, your goals for achieving a path to your truths and your daily affirmation. It can allow you to look at that information later for understanding inspiration and guidance.
20 Tips on Creating Your Lunar Journal
1. The moon goes through eight distinct phases. Four of these (new, full, waxing, waning) are particularly important when manifesting with the energetics of the lunar cycle.
2. You can divide your journal into 4 or 8 sections. It is a good idea to write keywords associated with each section.
3. As the moon passes through each phase, write about your own perceptions and insights. Consider writing a paragraph or so about how you feel emotionally, key thoughts or anything unusual or unique that might have happened to you during this time.
4. When working with intuitive information, focus on an empty slate. Accept the process of receiving the information that comes in without judging or trying to understand it at the moment.
5. List what feelings you are holding on to. Are they negative or positive? Explain in your journal.
6. Now, learn about the power of the rhythm of these feelings. Do not assume anything. Write down each day, something new that you find as an instinctual action of doing, seeing, saying, hearing…
7. I feel it is important to keep a lunar journal for several months. This will give you a better, overall picture of how the rhythm of the moon plays a part in the cycles of YOUR life.
8. Learning to follow your intuition is essential to understanding what is at the root of all action. Find three things when interpreting your insight that makes it a stepping stone to the next level! List them now.
9. Be sure and write the time and day on the top of the page.
10. Make this journal your own! Buy or make a book that you are eager to go to each day. Use stickers, color, doodles that all express your journey to understanding yourself and others.
11. Consider keeping track of such things as your menstrual cycle, the fluctuation of your moods, emotions, and libido. Write down any distinct dreams.
12. Understanding and developing more awareness of lunar cycles will help strengthen your connection to your divine and higher consciousness.
13. Now, let’s take this to the next level. You probably know your sun sign (Aries, Leo, scorpio…) but do you know your moon sign?
14. The sign occupied by the Moon at your time of birth is your moon sign.
15. Moon signs define our emotions and make up the unconscious side of our personality.
16. If you do not know what sign the moon was in when YOU were born…. you can find out at http://www.peacefulmind.com.
17. The Vedic, Chinese and Celtic systems of astrology all use the moon as one of their most influential components in foretelling and forecasting.
18. As an exercise, you can write down your sun sign on the back pages of your journal. Then on the opposite side of the page, write down your moon sign. Under each sign, set up positive and negative trait aspects.
19. Then, look up your sign under each of the other astrological systems (Vedic, Chinese, Celtic). Make notes beneath your sun and moon sign columns.
20. This creates an amazing “profile” page about yourself to add to your journal. It is also great to look back on different traits and aspects of your personality.
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