Blue Moon Cycle, and we're off!

This blue moon cycle runs from March 31st, 2018-October 31st, 2020! Great time to make some long-term goals and set some solid intentions.

For this long cycle, I made a jar that will stay intact for the duration of the cycle. This allows for it to become a living, breathing item that I can return to for energy and motivation. I can pull it out and re-charge and re-visit my intentions.

I've been asked by several people what my process was for creating this jar, and I'm happy to share! There is, of course, no right or wrong way, but this a brief synopsis of what I did. Here is the finished product:

I prepared for this particular "ritual," or intention jar for awhile. Again, this is a long cycle and I wanted to come up with something(s) I could really take my time to work on. I was trying to come up with 3, but I ended up with 4 and decided that is fine. I wrote my intentions in a journal to reference back to since my memory is awful, then I wrote them each on separate strips of paper and placed them in a little envelope.

Based on my intentions, I pulled some herbs, stones, and other items that compliment and enhance those energies. These will all go in the jar and live there for the next couple years! 

I chose three candles for this jar and full moon cycle. Again, these are chosen based on the intentions I placed in the jar.

And that's the gist of it! Place the jar out for a bath under the moon (inside by a window if you are unable to utilize outdoor space). Any spells, prayers, meditations, incantations would be up to you and based on what you are aiming to accomplish. I find it beneficial to journal, daily if possible, to track your progress. You can also set shorter term goals as a means to facilitate the fruition of your intentions. Lunar tracking is also great and takes as little as a minute or 2 each day. I'm not a big journal person, but taking the couple minutes each day helps for accountability, motivation, and understanding of yourself and your personal cycle.

Disneyland for Crystal and Mineral People

I went materials shopping yesterday, which is always so magical and fun, especially when it's the pretty stuff I get to shop for! It's always a bit of torture too, because they have all the beautiful, large pieces that I would just love to take home with me, but 1, I'm there shopping for jewelry elements, not personal stuff, and 2, they are waaaaaaaay out of my current price range!

Maybe if I ever have a physical shop/storefront I can pick some of these beauties up to display.

 To get a sense of the size of these guys, the smallest sphere is bigger than my head!

 Aisles and aisles to go through.

 Selenite in every shape and size!

 So much Amethyst! There are some candle holders in there that I had my eye on...

Giant Kyanite!

Eleven Bucks!

Check out my thrift store finds! I found 3 flameless, electric candles (working, with batteries in them!), a lovely taper candle holder with a giant star, a jam jar, and metal trinket box with roses and fleurs de lis all for $11.50! The 2 larger candles go perfectly in the candle holders I was given for my Birthday. Total score!

New Earrings Available! Harness your intuitive energy for spiritual journey, out of body experiece or and intuitive boost!

I'm in love with these earrings! I'm still deciding which ones to take for myself, so if you love them too, get them before I do!

Titanium Aura Crystal points with either Garnet, Amethyst, or Snowflake Obsidian beads.

Titanium Aura: a high frequency stone that can remove spiritual boundaries and open the third eye to aid in your astral journey and "out of body" experiences.

Garnet: Protection during travel, from evil, nightmares, and wounds. Can be used to release bad karma. Can boost energy and revitalize. Said to stabilize and bring order to chaos.

Amethyst: Protection during travel and from disease. Promotes focus and divine connection, alleviating evil thoughts and negative energy; ideal for use during meditation. Can awaken the subconscious for intense dreams.

Snowflake Obsidian: Enhances psychic abilities- thought to be great when dealing with past lives; Promotes positive outcomes and confidence; maintains equilibrium through growth and change, bringing about focus and balance during times of chaos.

Titanium aura is a high frequency stone that can remove spiritual boundaries and open the third eye while Garnet can release bad karma, boost energy and stabilize while protecting, making these earrings great for new spiritual journeys.

Amethyst is a great protector and beautifully compliments the matte black aura crystal. These are a nice, easy piece to wear during travel to give a little protective and intuitive/astral boost. These stones work great together for spiritual journeys and awakening.

 Titanium aura is a high frequency stone that can remove spiritual boundaries and open the third eye while snowflake obsidian brings about focus and balance during times of chaos and is thought to be great when dealing with past lives.

Sap Moon Cycle 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

We are heading into a blue moon on the 31st and will not see another blue moon until Oct. 31st 2020! This is the time to set long term goals and intentions, which is great because my focus this moon cycle is both short and long term.

I’ve just recently finished a Visioning Workshop, so while diligently doing the work involved with that (this method is more in depth than pasting pictures onto a board, there’s a lot of pre-work and ongoing exercises), I’ve also starting Lunar tracking. Lunar tracking is great and can be used for  countless things. You can track anything from mood and appetite to finance and business, then look for patterns that coincide with the cycle of the moon.

My workbook has a place to track, as well as a blank mandala that you can really just do with as you please. This cycle I chose to divide it into quarters and set intentions for each phase, based on the energy the moon gives off during that time (for example, the waxing moon, leading up to the full moon is a time to bring things in and waning is a time to let things go). I decorated my mandala and used a lot of  inverted triangles 🔻, representing the divine feminine, as well leaves 🍃and the color green for growth and abundance. I’ll fill in the rest throughout the cycle.

There is a divination section where I wrote about the theme of green and growth in this cycle. I decided to do a card pull for additional guidance. The deck I used is called Waking the Wild Spirit by Poppy Palin. I love this deck!

Look how cool these are!

I pulled the Queen of Earth- Mother of Life. This card comes from the minor arcana, Spirit of the Earth, which are green to represent the Earth, which is synonymous with the qualities of the material/physical realm (land, food, finance, business, etc) and reflects being grounded, stable, safe and secure.  The Mother of Life represents mature fulfillment, ripening and competence and she holds the divine feminine in each of us as well as in the land. If you respect and protect her (earth, water, all beings) then I will protect and bless you.

What a perfect card! Mother Earth is the ultimate provider and we must work to protect her! 

Part of what I'm working on is staying on top of my jewelry posting. I do have new product, but have been terrible about posting and listing it. Hopefully you'll be seeing more from me! Be sure to follow my Instagram, @calamityabby- it's the most updated, though it can use some work too! What do you hope to accomplish this lunar cycle? What about for the blue moon cycle? 

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Final Project

Next week class starts back up, so I think it's time to finally share last semester's final product.  The project was bezel setting and I ended up with two pieces.

The first is a jasper pendant on patina copper. I initially set out to create a sterling silver bracelet, but as I started my practice piece on copper I really liked the way the copper brought out the warmth of the stone, realizing that the silver was too cold and took away from the nature of the jasper. I eventually decided to apply a heat patina as well to really draw the stone and the metal closer together.  Once I had my bezel set, I contemplated how to cut the metal and what shape to get to the bracelet I had originally envisioned, but the more I looked at it, the more I saw the potential for this beautiful victorian meets mid-century style pendant. I love the final piece and  thoroughly enjoyed the process.

I finished my first project with enough time to possibly complete a second piece. I didn't want to spend any additional money, so I took a look at what I already had. I had a piece of copper cut into a ring band shape, which was the practice shape/cut from my previous ring project. It was a little big, but also thin, so I left it as-is. I also had a piece of tumbled sodalite that I thought would make a nice ring. I used leftover bezel wire from the pendant and went to work. The result is a ring that I absolutely love, and wish were a bit more wearable. I did the same heat treatment, and also hammered out the metal on both the shank and the bezel. 

I can't wait to start the next semester and share my upcoming projects with you all!