I miss celebrating Full Moon with a group.  I am actually surprised how deeply I miss it, but the reality is I do and I miss being in the groove of such rhythm and celebration.

So, for the February Full Moon (yes, I know I’m late with this post) I celebrated with myself.

I decided to keep things simple, light a candle and keep lighting it most nights of this fm to fm cycle. I also pulled a Major Arcana card to meditate on, learn from this cycle. This is something I’d been feeling the pull to do for a while, immerse myself in single card meditations.

I used a deck I love, The Inner Child Cards; this is a beautiful deck with bright colors and some fairy tale themes. So, the randomly pulled card: Strength. In this deck the depiction is Beauty and the Beast; every time I look at the card I hear the song from the 1991 animated movie – “… tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the best…” It’s so persistent I’ve thought about looking up the exact lyrics and / or downloading the tune onto my iPod.

The first lesson I’ve had is quite a literal one; stop wasting time and get back my strength. In November I started to slack off BIG.TIME with my exercise routine which include lifting weights. I am making moves to reclaim gym time, because lifting heavy weights makes me feel stronger – inside the gym and out. When I started to slack off I was squatting 135 to 145 pounds for 3 or 4 sets every time out. My strength has plummeted and I’m down to 95 to 105 pound range, but I’ve been told the strength comes back quickly.

I also need to get my strength up and get my courage going to send out a grad school application.

The Beauty and the Beast theme also suggests I gather strength where my marriage is concerned and kick myself into gear. Yep, all of this insight in a mere week since Full Moon. Thankfully, I’ve got three more weeks to learn and implement.