The energy of the green world that has been stirring deep within since the last moon is now becoming outwardly visible. As it does, we are overcome with a flush of energy and desire to be outside. As this fever of spring grabs hold we’re fired up to rejoice in the passing of winter and the return of spring once more.

Now it’s time to go outside and rouse your garden beds from their sleep by cleaning up debris, applying fresh compost and mulch. Just as you physically tend the waking garden, so too should you tend to your waking self by cultivating those things you discovered within at the last moon to foster and bring to manifestation.

ACTIVITIES
· Throw open the windows and let the spring breeze freshen your home
· Do an annual full-house spring cleaning
· Prune and plant roses
· Prepare seed beds; top dress gardens with compost and mulch
· Have an omelet and a salad with fresh herbs and early, cool-season vegetables

FULL MOON INCENSE (burn on incense charcoal or cast into the fire)
1 scoop sandalwood powder - protection, healing, spirituality
1 large granule amber - renewal, alertness, cleansing, protection, purification
2 drops vanilla - love, lust, mental powers
3 parts bergamot - creativity, luck
1 part pine - purifying and cleansing, protection, healing, money
1 part bay - protection, psychic power, healing, purification, strength
1 scoop dragon’s blood - love, protection, exorcism, potency
3 drops patchouli - money, prosperity, fertility, lust

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