Dark Moon: refection and introspection - this is a hushed moment just before everything begins anew, so we gather strength and prepare our soul. There need be no words in this ritual, only silence to honor the moment.
Waxing Moon: beginnings, steady growth and awakening one's psychic self - the first glimpse of a waxing moon renews hope, and inspires our ability to fream. This represents the youthful goddess.
Full Moon: fertility, creativity, maturity, bearing fruit, power - here we can begin internalizing the mature goddess and seeing her within ourselves.
Waning Moon: banishing, diminishing, cleansing negativity - as the moon shrinks back to darkness, we get rid of personal shadows, outmoded ideas and ways of thinking, as a prelude to a new cycle. This represents the ancient crone goddess, full of wisdom.
