The Witchy Moon Phases of Feng Shui
The Witching
Hour Is Upon
Us!
By Lia Menna Gross
The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are beginning to change and everywhere you turn somebody’s got a PSL superglued to one hand.
Ok, not really. It’s just fall. But I hope you enjoyed the dramatic affectation!
With autumn briskly rounding the seasonal corner, it’s the perfect time to discuss Feng Shui’s connection to moon phases.
A Brief History
Feng Shui follows what is known as the lunisolar calendar:
Luni means moon and solar means sun.
In Western culture, our calendar system is crafted around the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Feng Shui uses a monthly moon cycle and Earth’s rotations around the Sun to keep tabs on where we are in a calendar year. The ancient Chinese turned to the stars and other celestial bodies when creating a system for time and date tracking.
This different perspective on tracking time gives us some key benefits when working with the ch’i (or energy) of our home environment.
A Closer Look
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of moon rituals?
My mind jumps to breezy summers in Salem, MA. My mom and I, filled to the brim with excitement, as we’d buzz through every witchy shop in town.
Having Hocus Pocus on repeat during slumber parties with my girlfriends. Our faces covered in globs of green masks, trying a hand at “light as a feather, stiff as a board” until one of us swore she was levitating!
While some of you may share similar memories, the practice of intentionally charting the phases of the moon dates back multiple centuries to ancient China.
I’m sure you’ve heard about the über important Feng Shui tool, known as the Bagua map.
If not, check out this post to learn more!
The Bagua map helps you determine where the nine different centers of your home, known as “guas” lie. Each of the nine energy centers correlates to a specific shape, color, number, direction and even a particular phase in a moon cycle.
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Career & Life Path:
This gua is representative of the new moon. It’s a time aligned with planting the seeds of new ideas or intentions.
Knowledge & Self-Cultivation:
The Knowledge & Self-Cultivation area is connected to the waxing crescent moon. This is when we begin to layout the groundwork for our intentions.
Family:
The Family gua represents the first quarter moon. This is the time to start putting your intentions into action and get the ball rolling!
Wealth & Prosperity:
The waxing gibbous moon is connected to the Wealth gua. Now’s when we begin evaluating what’s working and what isn’t.
Fame & Reputation:
Once we reach the Fame & Reputation gua, the moon is completely lit - a full moon. This is a time of gratitude.
Relationship:
As the moon continues its orbit around the Earth, its glow begins to wane. Here we have the waning gibbous moon which is connected to the Relationship gua.
Children & Creativity:
Next, the moon transitions to the last quarter moon. It’s associated with the Children & Creativity gua. This is a time of letting go.
Helpful People & Travel:
The Helpful People & Travel gua is connected to the waning crescent moon. This is a time of rest and surrender (who doesn’t love a good vacay for some R&R?!).
Feng Shui is available to you to create a meaningful practice towards intentional living.
Download your free, printable moon phases Bagua map!