Freeze-Up Moon, November 5

This Freeze-Up Moon continues the time of nights getting longer, nature’s energy retreating into the earth, temperatures turning cooler, and the leaves turning colors. Have you allowed yourself to slow down as well after the busy energies of summer?

This Freeze-Up Moon continues the time of nights getting longer, nature’s energy retreating into the earth, temperatures turning cooler, and the leaves turning colors. Correspondingly, this also continues the time of slowing down your own energies and self-reflection. Have you allowed yourself to slow down a bit after the busy energies of summer? If not, then do try to give yourself that opportunity now.

Indeed, it can be hard to slow down when usually, the fall months are busy with holiday plans, visiting, and wrapping up business activities prior to the close of the calendar year. However, if you take some time to allow yourself a slower pace in your external life over the next few months, then you can have energy conserved for a private, personal, internal self-reflective life during the hectic holiday season.

But it is important to reflect on the growing season and to relax and rejuvenate during the winter months, so you can enter the next growing season wiser. Therefore, one of the tasks during this time is to let go of things that didn’t mature during the growing season this year. The moral is not to catch that falling knife – keep your hand away and let it go. Pick it up afterwards.

During this Freeze-up Moon, prepare as you need for the demands of the holiday season but also stay in sync with nature by slowing down and reflecting on your year. What to do with what you’ve learned? See this Full Moon’s Abundance Tip, “Asking – an act of abundance.”