As the Gregorian calendar draws to a close for the 2,023rd time in the common era, we are graced with a full moon in Cancer, symbolized by a crab, on December 26th.

Cancer, a sign that basks in the wisdom of our inner knowing, invites us to draw upon the wisdom of our heart’s compass to hear the voice of our deepest truth. Encouraging potent insights that emerge from solitude, at the time of a full moon — typically associated with completion and release — we are guided to ask ourselves: what am I ready to leave behind?

Gathering together in circle on the heels of the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year, we summon upon the energies of the full moon to ritualize a profound practice of letting go: surrendering the energies, stories, experiences, expectations, and beliefs of the previous twelve months that we are ready to allow ourselves to let go.

Clearing this path, we prepare to enter “the crab’s cave” of winter rest as we look ahead to the turning of the sun toward another horizon and prepare the ground of our lives for a new cycle of growth in the new year.

This Circle Gathering is Part I of a special two-part series. All gatherings will be held in person at The Mystic Rose in Big Bear Lake, California. To preserve the intimacy of the experience, space is limited. Join us by signing up through The Mystic Rose, here.

$30 for one circle, $50 if pre-registering for two.