Full Egg Moon

Duck egg in the apple tree nest.

Tonight is the full moon, called the Egg Moon because this is the month when birds begin to lay eggs again. 

The egg is a powerful symbol of hope, new beginnings, and completeness: My vague ideas take a solid shape, enclosed in a perfect shell, and I have created a whole new beautiful thing!

Agenda Today:
1. Journal queries
2. Altar
3. Practice strength against the storm
4. Spring cleaning

1. Journal queries: 

Write about new ideas I have this spring- ideas of change and new beginnings.
What is the hope I feel? 
What is the fear?

2. Altar:

It's time to clear my altar and discern what to put on it for March. (For my general thoughts on altars see About Altars). I generally keep it simple and choose only things that speak to me and feed me, and reveal what I believe in. Today I'm adding:

• a spring green candle, for strength, vitality, and inner growth; a color to support change, and bring new ideas into being
• a dragon, for strength and good luck
• eggs for hope and new beginnings.

3. Practice strength against the storm:

My theme this month is strength against the storm. 

Picture an unexpected storm; thunder shakes the earth and heavy spring rain falls- everything and everyone are surprised into creative action, and great changes are set in motion.

Shocks and sudden unforeseen problems cycle through my life like stormy weather. This is a difficult quality for me, very yang. The sudden distress scares me, but if I pause in the storm I will see that it's an invigorating place to be.

Just as I need my home to be in good repair to weather a storm, I need to be strong myself. When I am physically and mentally strong, I thrive on moving forward without the baggage of fears and grudges. My intentions this month:

• Renew my discipline of healthy diet and exercise.
• Study a better approach to facing conflict (rather than avoiding it).
• Work in my garden a little bit everyday; prepare for new duck babies!
• Complete some big home maintenance tasks.

4. Spring Cleaning:

In March each year I take the first steps of spring cleaning - those big jobs that get put off through the winter months.

The big jobs I'd like to tackle this week are to wash the living room drapes and sharpen the lawnmower blades.