First Quarter Moon Ceremony

(Earth)

Materials Needed:

• Incense/incense holder
• Candle lighter
• Purple Candle
• Blue Candle
• Red Candle
• Brown or Black Candle (Or pink salt candle holder)
• Bay Leaf
• Black Marker
• Olive Oil
• Essential Oils of Choice (frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, orange)
• Small bowl or ramekin
• Candle w/ sigil from New Moon Ceremony
• Tarot Deck
• An altar or table

Prepare the Temple

Clean the space you are going to use for the ceremony and place your altar or table in the center. Place the incense in the East, place the red candle in the South, place the blue candle in the West, and place the black or brown candle (We use a pink Himalayan salt tealight candle holder with tealight candles) in the North. Place the bay leaf, marker, olive oil, essential oils, bowl, candle w/ sigil, purple candle, and tarot deck on the altar.

Prepare Yourself

Now that your temple is prepared it’s time for the ritual bath. Remember the intent is to relax and let your worries and distractions wash away so that your body and mind are clean and pure for the ceremony. Use whatever salts, oils, or soaps you like and enjoy yourself but don’t take too long. You have work to do. When you’re done, dry off, and put on whatever clothing you feel comfortable meeting the sacred in.

Closing the Circle

Refer to my post on the Circle of Praise for the instructions and corresponding imagery and symbols.

• Light the incense representing the element of air as you recite the words for the East and visualize yellow light lighting up the Eastern quadrant of the space and extending outwards.
• Light the red candle while you recite the words for the South and visualize red light lighting up the South quadrant of the space and extending outwards.
• Light the blue candle while you recite the words for the West and visualize blue light lighting up the Western quadrant and extending outwards.
• Light the black/brown/salt candle while you recite the words the for North and visualize brown light lighting up the North quadrant and extending outwards.
• Light the purple candle while you recite the words for Sister Luna and visualize grey light extending downward.
• Visualize white light extending upwards while reciting the words for Brother Sol.

Invocation

Take the black marker and draw the sigil you created during the New Moon Ceremony for this cycle on the bay leaf.

Raise the leaf in your hand and recite:

We call upon the spirit of earth and the power of Sister Luna to energize and nourish us. This leaf represents the element of earth and the power of Nature. Let us be filled with their divine energy.

After the ceremony, put the leaf in your wallet or purse to keep with you.

First Quarter Moon Tarot

Card 1: What you need to know

Card 2: What you need to embrace

Card 3: What you need to release

Card 4: What’s next?

(Tarot spread by: intuitivealchemy.co)

Sigil Magic

During the New Moon Ceremony we created our sigil for this cycle and carved it into a candle. We crystalized the energy of the ceremony and our intention into this object and now we are going to nourish that energy and intention using the power of the waxing moon.

Pour about a tablespoon of olive oil into the small bowl. Add a drop of each essential oil you are using. You can use whatever you like or whatever evokes the element of earth for you. I like earthy tree based oils like frankincense, myrrh, and cinnamon. Mix the oils together and rub it onto your candle while keeping your intention for the cycle in mind. Try not to get any on the wick.

Take your anointed candle and light it from the purple candle and set it down on the altar.

Opening the Circle

Refer back to the Circle of Praise for instructions. This time put out each respective candle as you go through it ending with the purple candle and anointed candle on the altar. Take a moment of gratitude and end the ceremony.

❤️🙏☀️