Working with the Moon Phases:
A Sacred Path to Healing and Wholeness

Discover how the Moon’s cycles can guide
your personal and spiritual growth.

The Magick of the Moon

Have you ever looked up at the Moon and felt a deep sense of awe and wonder?

I have—and even after decades of working with her energy, that wonder never fades.

There’s something profoundly comforting about her steady presence in the night sky. No matter what kind of day I’ve had, or what season I’m in, she’s there—quietly guiding, patiently reflecting, and holding me in her luminous light.

For me, working with the Moon isn’t just a spiritual practice. It’s a way of being—a sacred rhythm that keeps me connected to the Divine, to the natural world, and to my truest self.

How My Moon Magick™ Practice Began

I first stumbled upon Moon Magick™ in the late 1990s, when I was just beginning my spiritual path. I didn’t really know what I was doing back then—I’d scribble intentions during the New Moon and burn old hurts on slips of paper at the Full Moon, hoping I was “doing it right.”

For years, I mostly worked with the New Moon because it felt easiest to understand—new beginnings, fresh starts, setting intentions. But everything changed in 2017 when my marriage ended, and my entire life began to unravel.

At the time, I was working with a wonderful therapist, but our sessions were only an hour every other week. I needed something to support me in between—something that could hold me in the sacred spaces between those conversations.

That’s when I began turning to the Moon.

Finding Wholeness in the Lunar Light

It started as a simple nightly ritual: stepping outside, breathing under the night sky, and letting the Moon’s light comfort me. But over time, it became something much deeper.

One night, I realized something profound: the Moon is always whole, even when I can only see part of her.

That truth changed everything.

It reminded me that even though I was still healing and uncovering lost parts of myself, I was whole too. My healing didn’t need to look perfect. It didn’t need to be fast. It just needed to unfold, phase by phase, in Divine timing.

That realization gave me permission to stop striving and start trusting—trusting my own rhythm, my own cycles, and the sacred flow of my healing journey.

The Moon as a Guide for Healing

In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel like we’re falling behind if we’re not constantly making progress. But true transformation isn’t linear—it’s cyclical.

That’s why the Moon is such a powerful teacher. Her light waxes and wanes, teaching us to honor every phase of our becoming. Each part of her cycle mirrors a sacred part of our own healing journey:

New Moon — The Dark, Fertile Beginning
A time for rest, stillness, and setting new intentions. Creation (and healing) begins in the quiet darkness within us.

Waxing Moon — Growth and Action
Energy builds. We take aligned steps toward our intentions and learn the sacred art of participation—co-creating with the Divine.

Full Moon — Illumination and Celebration
The light peaks, revealing truth. This is the time to celebrate how far you’ve come, to express gratitude, and to refine our intentions by identifying what no longer aligns and needs to be released.

Waning Moon — Release and Integration
As the light fades, we let go. We surrender what has served its purpose and create space for new life to emerge.

And then the cycle begins again—but we’re never starting over. We’re spiraling upward, deepening in awareness and wisdom each time.

The Moon as Sacred Support

Working with the Moon has supported me in ways no coach, friend, or therapist ever could—not because they didn’t care, but because they’re human.

The Moon, though? She’s constant. She’s pure magick.

Every night, she holds space for me—reminding me that my growth doesn’t need to be rushed or forced. It’s something to be lived through. Felt. Trusted.

A Sacred Invitation

If this speaks to your soul, I invite you to begin your own journey with the Moon.

Download my free guide: A Beginner's Guide to Working With the Phases of the Moon

Watch: How to Work with the Moon Phases for Healing & Personal Growth

However you begin, remember this:

Even when some of your parts feel hidden, you are already whole.

And the Moon—in all her phases and all her magick—is here to remind you of that, again and again.