Before I start doing any ritual, I like to cleanse my space with sound. I have a bell for this, but it can be anything that you like. I also like to listen to music, because it gets me in the right headspace to do a ritual. Click here for my full moon playlist on Spotify!

Journaling Every full moon I like to journal and do some prompts. I choose these prompts with the moon's spiritual intentions in mind. For the Beaver Moon these are: Protection, Release, Cleansing, Empathy, Transformation and Preparation. You can journal before or after your ritual. I like to do it before, so that I am in the right headspace for the current full moon. I've chosen for the following journal prompts:

What aspects of my life am I ready to transform or release?

In what ways can I gather and preserve my energy for the winter ahead?

What's a recent situation or emotion that feels like its blocking my progress and how can I work to overcome it?

The Ritual Now let's move on to the actual ritual I will be doing! I have decided to do a releasing ritual, to leave behind anything I don't want in the past year and move on with the things that I do want. For this particular ritual, I have also incorporated colour magic and candle magic.

What do we need?

Neutral oil (I use almond oil, but olive oil is also okay!)

Black pepper (To banish)

Black candle (For new beginnings, but a white candle is also okay!)

Candle holder

Pen

Paper

Rosemary (for cleansing)

Hyssop (for purification)

A heat-safe dish, bowl, cauldron

A lighter or matches

Pester and mortar

The process

Put the Rosemary and Hyssop in the Pester and Mortar. Grind until the herbs are small.

Anoint the black candle with the oil.

Sprinkle your herb mixture on the candle until it's covered to your satisfaction.

Put the candle in the candle holder.

Write down what you want to leave behind in the past year. Personally I like to concentrate on only the three most important things.

Put some black pepper on the paper and fold it closed, preferably folding it away from you.

Light the black candle and recite the following (either out loud or in your head, whatever you are most comfortable with) I leave the past where it belongs, and welcome a fresh start I release all that holds me back, and does not serve my heartI replace my overthinking, with peace and harmonySuch is my magickal energy, so mote it be

Take your folded pieces of paper and burn them in the flame of the candle.

Let the pieces of paper burn completely on the heat-safe dish/bowl/cauldron

Let the candle burn completely down as well

With everything burnt, you can now dispose of the paper remains. You can either throw it in the trash or blow it out in the wind.

And that is my ritual for the Beaver Moon! Like always, feel free to take inspiration. I highly encourage mixing and matching things so that they fit you and your practice! If the herbs I mentioned don't feel right, choose others that fit your needs. The colour of the candle, same story. Make the craft fit you, feel comfortable to you!