Full Moon Crystal Grid for the Full ‘Harvest’ Moon in Aries at 17:49 BST. 🌝🌕
Themes and Planetary Aspects
The themes for this lunation are Harvesting what you’ve created, Self vs relationship, Courage to acknowledge what is true, Balance without self-suppression, Completion and release, Moving from reflection into action, Dreams vs reality and Releasing control. This particular harvest isn’t only what we’ve achieved, it’s what we’ve learned about ourselves. The energetic cycle moves from recognition to gathering, to giving thanks, to releasing, to rebalancing, to beginning again. And as this year’s Harvest Moon arrives only a few days after the Equinox, there is strong symbolic doorway between completion and new beginnings rather than a simple ending.
How the Planetary Energy can Support Us
The wider planetary influences combines intuition, dissolution, transformation and awakening with enough grounding and action available to actually do something with what emerges. The Moon conjunct Neptune gives this full moon a much more intuitive an inward quality than you might expect from Aries. Saturn is also retrograding in Aries and that asks “What is real, sustainable and worth committing to?” This brings discernment to the dreamy Neptune energy.
The Moon sextile Uranus in Gemini which brings awakening, sudden insight and unconventional thinking strongly into thought, communication, information and perception. The Sun in Libra is opposing the Moon and wants clarity through relationship, balance and reflection while Neptune dissolves boundaries. Therefore, it’s advisable to observe and integrate before acting rather than reacting.
The Sun in Libra also forms a close trine to Pluto in Aquarius which brings transformation, depth, truth, regeneration and power reclaimed. The Aquarius influence is interesting as the transformation can relate to identity within the collective, old systems of thinking and the future version of ourselves. And with Neptune dissolving old boundaries while Pluto exposes what’s underneath them, you are being asked to consider who you really are underneath everything you’ve previously believed yourself to be. Overall, this Full Moon feels considerably deeper than simply releasing what no longer serves you.
Intention
The intention for this grid is to feel what is emerging beneath the old identity, discern what is true, release what has completed its purpose, and have the courage to embody what you already know.
That intention is written as having already happened to heighten its frequency and manifesting ability: “With courage, I discerned the truth of my real identity, released what had completed and am embodying my truth.”
How to Use the Energy of this Grid
To use the energy of this grid, focus on the intention and the crystals for a few minutes, visualising clearly your fully embodied, true identity having released everything that had finished. Sense how that transformation in yourself and the subsequent change in your life feels in your body. It’s important that you really feel the emotion attached to the experience so that you align vibrationally with what you want to become your reality. Without the matching resonance, that is very difficult, if not impossible. Then simply be open to allowing it all to unfold without trying to control how it happens. Trust and have faith that it will. ✨💫
Thank you crystals for supporting me to clearly see my true identity, and helping me to release what has completed and give me courage to embody my own truth allowing me to align with my soul and stand fully in my power and sovereignty as I move forward in my life unburdened. 🙏💎
The crystals used and their relevant properties are as follows (centre then inner to outer ring anticlockwise from 12 o’clock as we’re releasing):
Activator – Milky Quartz
This master healer exudes divine feminine energies and nurtures our mind, body and spirit back to health. It cleanses and balances energy systems, absorbs and transmutes negative energies, releases emotional blockages, promotes self-love, and fosters forgiveness and compassion. Releasing negativity at the full moon let’s us come back to completeness. It amplifies energy, promotes clarity, focus and concentration, cools things down and calms down even the most fractured feelings bringing healing on all levels. It promotes grounding and balance in the physical body, transmutes negative energy into positive, and enhances intuition, psychic abilities and clarity of thought, aiding personal growth and transformation and alleviating self sabotage.
Selenite
Selenite helps you to stay in a flow state bringing balance. It promotes purity and honesty. and brings peace which can be lacking at the full moon when we’re emotive. Super high vibration, it brings in light and helps us connect with angels and the higher dimensions as we do our Full moon forgiveness, gratitude and surrender. Selenite also enhances spiritual growth, insight, and connection to higher realms of consciousness. This cleansing stone promotes calmness, good energy, and enhanced intuition, mental clarity and focus. It balances emotions and supports the bodies natural healing abilities.
Howlite
Howlite is a very healing stone for easing tensions and stress, including anger and rage. Calms the energy around you as you release and let go of the month that was, and release any grudges or upsets you have with anyone. Symbolising patience and perspective, it teaches patience and encourages emotional expression so that you can talk things through calmly if need be. Howlite promotes spiritual connection and growth, balances the crown chakra and helps to quiet the mind and bring peace and serenity. This stone also helps overcome negative energy patterns of behaviour and promotes peace, tranquillity and emotional balance.
Moonstone
A master healer, moonstone brings us back to wholeness which aids and abets full moon forgiveness practice. This stone helps to balance emotions and release stress, providing a sense of calm and stability during times of change. Forgiving releases and moonstone soothes and nurtures, it smooths us out emotionally and enhances our intuition. Also promises success and good fortune in love and business. It promotes new beginnings, so is ideal for setting fresh intentions. Moonstone’s energy is deeply connected to the feminine, making it a great stone for enhancing fertility and hormonal balance. Its reflective nature helps to bring unconscious thoughts and feelings to the surface, allowing for deep emotional healing and transformation. Moonstone also promotes creativity and inspiration, encouraging you to embrace new opportunities with an open heart and mind.
Apophyllite
Apophyllite promotes spiritual healing on a soul level. Perfect for the full moon when our emotions come to the surface for healing and releasing. Helps lift heavy feelings of anxiety and stress, dissolves blockages to aid releasing and moving on. Also boosts the energy of nearby stones, empowering the energy and intention of the grid. Apophyllite supports the release of old patterns, habits and toxic people from one’s life, allowing for new opportunities and relationships to form. It also purifies and cleanses energy fields, helping to clear blockages, allowing free energy flow throughout the body. It dissolves negative thoughts and emotions, restoring balance and harmony to one’s mental, emotional and physical states. This stone balances emotions and clear thoughts, enhances intuition and clarity, and brings harmony to relationships as it promotes understanding, forgiveness, compassion and unconditional love.
Green Aventurine
Green aventurine promotes strength, confidence, courage, happiness and optimism. It pushes you to take action to acquire what you desire. It encourages you to step outside your comfort zone and take on new opportunities, opening up a world of new possibilities and helping you grow as an individual if you allow it. This stone also helps to calm your emotional body when trying new things that feel uncomfortable in the beginning. Green aventurine also promotes luck and good fortune, helping to manifest dreams and desires. Specifically for the Harvest moon, Green aventurine represents growth, opportunity and moving forward with an open heart. It can symbolically hold the energy of gathering the fruits of what you’ve cultivated.
Amethyst
Excellent for the Full Moon itself. Amethyst is the master healer of crystals for emotional equilibrium. A transformative stone, it helps you let go of what no longer serves you, including disappointment, resentment and hatred. It also brings balance, physically and spiritually. It is a stone of spiritual growth, helping to purify the mind and clear negative thoughts, supporting those looking to overcome addiction or break free from harmful habits.
One of the most powerful stones, amethyst’s spiritually grounding properties balance the ups and downs of the emotional body. This all-rounder also eases fear, anger and anxiety and soothes sadness and grief. It also helps us unify the emotional, physical and mental bodies. It aids connection to your inner wisdom and is a wonderful aid for receiving spiritual guidance and assisting you to identify changes you need to make. Its calming energy relieves stress and anxiety, making it easier to embrace big change and transformation with a clear and peaceful mind.
Rose Quartz
Rose quartz opens the heart space and promotes self-love and acceptance. It encourages gentleness toward oneself, emotional softness, and healthy self-worth, supports the release of emotional baggage and promotes forgiveness. Brings unconditional love to refill the gaps created by releasing and promotes emotional healing by supporting the processing of grief, heartbreak, loneliness, or emotional stress. It’s calming, soothing, emotionally-stabilising energy promotes inner peace, compassion, empathy and relationship harmony. This crystal brings heart-centred awareness by encouraging vulnerability and authentic emotional connection. It is an excellent crystal for balancing self love with love for others.
Smoky Quartz
Smoky quartz releases negative emotions and energy, making it easier to let go of the past and embrace new possibilities. Its grounding energy provides a sense of stability and security, reducing anxiety and stress. This crystal will gather your thoughts, stop your mind from wandering and provide clarity and focus. It helps you to find the motivation to make and carry out plans while keeping you grounded in reality. It also enhances practicality and organisation, helping you to stay focused and productive during periods of transformation. Smoky Quartz also fosters personal growth by promoting emotional resilience and strength, and providing the support needed to navigate challenging transitions and emerge stronger and more empowered. It also provides protection against negative energies and promotes connection to the earth, while enhancing well-being and spiritual evolution. Smoky quartz relieves stress and anxiety, and promotes emotional balance.
Labradorite
Labradorite is often referred to as the Stone of Transformation and Magick. Soothes the overactive mind, balances imagination and increases self-trust, promoting inner peace. It removes illusions and unearths the root cause of your circumstances, helping you to distinguish your authentic truth from fear-based perceptions. It also helps to balance the 3rd eye chakra, promoting intuition and connecting you to your higher guidance, helping you to distinguish spiritual truths from the thoughts and perceptions of your own mind.
Labradorite also brings courage and strength, and supports transformation by promoting personal growth and aiding self-discovery. It protects from negative energies, and provides a grounding connection to earth energy. This crystal supports significant life changes, by banishing fears and insecurities while strengthening faith in oneself and the universe. Labradorite’s energy can awaken innate magical abilities, and promotes inner strength and transformation. It also protects the aura, deflecting negative energies and ensuring that your energy remains positive and strong during periods of change.
Carnelian
Carnelian is known for its vibrant energy. It carries a strong symbolism of life force, motivation, creativity and the courage to act on what you know. It also encourages positive life choices. This beautiful crystal promotes warmth, strength, courage, and creativity. Carnelian enhances emotional balance, stimulates motivation, and supports physical health. It activates the lower 3 chakras and kicks personal will into overdrive. It also promotes freedom of expression with no bounds, true personal creativity.
Remaining Crystals
Green Aventurine, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Labradorite and Carnelian; properties as before.
Quartz Points
The 4 quartz points are placed in the cardinal directions (N,S,E,W) to help focus and radiate energy in all directions. Clear quartz enhances meditation, psychic abilities, spiritual growth, and manifestation by amplifying intentions and bridging the physical and spiritual realms.
Happy Full Moon Manifestations 🌕💜
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