Sacred Space
I highly recommend creating a sacred space which can be yours to make into your own private sanctuary for doing your journaling. This can help to keep your energy clear and your mind focused so you don’t get distracted. It can simply be a comfy chair, or a corner with cushions, or roll out your yoga mat in front of your altar. It doesn’t have to be fancy but should be comfortable and have all your essentials for journaling nearby.
There are a few objects I recommend having in your sacred space. Candles are a fantastic tool for boosting the energy for when you write, as are crystals- any that your connect to and resonate with are perfect. To set the mood before you journal, burn sage or palo santo and move in a clockwise motion around your space to clear any negative energy, and you might like diffusing some essential oils or lighting some incense (I like White Sage, Frankinsence and Lemon Balm).
I recommend starting your lunar journaling practice on the new moon as this phase is like a fresh start and new beginning that we get every month, and is the perfect time for starting new things and setting your intentions.
There is no wrong or right way to do your journaling- the most important thing is that you get started. Set aside time every day to do your self-care journaling ritual and make it a part of your daily routine. It only has to be 15 minutes. I like to journal at the book-ends of the day, taking time in the morning before I start work on the computer to journal and then again at the end of the day before bed as part of what I call Magic Hour.
For your morning lunar journaling, begin by noting down in your journal the Moon phase and zodiac sign, then refer to the moon phase cards and the information page provided in the My Unstoppable Life Journal to note down how you want to harness the Moon’s energy on that day. Then make an affirmation to guide you through the day.
In the evening, take note of how you felt through the day, how well you connected with your affirmation and the moon’s energy, and also do your gratitude list at this time.
When you spend 15 minutes for this mindful me-time practice every day, and if you can make this a practice that you follow for 3 months, then you should start to notice a shift in how you move through your days and notice that you are living in more of a natural rhythm and greater alignment.
This practice is one that will help you to explore and understand yourself better. It is very empowering to live your life from a place of awareness and self-knowledge and in which you are connected with the natural rhythms that are around us that can be so easy to forget about when we are living our busy lives of hustle and bustle.
Lunar self-care journaling has made such a positive impact on my life, and I hope that you are now inspired to give Moon journaling a try.
If working with the Moon and the natural cycles and rhythms is something you want to explore further, I invite you to join the Moon Membership, my lunar-guided community where we have online New Moon and Full Moon retreats every month as well as focus on the Moon’s phases and signs and what these mean for you each day and week. This is a super-supportive group where you can learn daily practices to integrate lunar self-care into your life and start living in alignment and flow with the Moon!
