TRANSFORMATIONAL STONE MANDALA CEREMONY

This is a ceremony that came to me last Full Moon and it was the most powerful and transformational ceremony of release and gratitude. What you will need is a simple fire pit to start out with to create your Full Moon Fire, nothing fancy just somewhere safe  to have a fire and we will create a sacred ceremonial fire site!  

You will also need some leafs, brush, kindling or pieces of paper.  I racked up leaves in my yard with the intention of using them for this ritual--intention behind any ceremonial preparation is key for potent results! If you don't have anything brush, leaves or kindling in your yard you can forage them from the forest or simply use pieces of paper. 

You will also need a generous amount of stones to use to make a mandala around your fire pit.  I foraged stones all from my yard and when i lived in the city I would gather stones from the forest if neither of these are an option for you get creative and think about what you can use to make your mandala unique to you!

Lastly you will need a jug of water to charge in the moon light and place it in the North.

Place the pile of kindling in the West, where the sun sets, and the pile of stones in the East where the sun rises. Create Sacred Space and under the guiding light of the Full Moon allow the aspects of you that you are ready to release to be illuminated and transformed.  Once you have clearly identified what you would like to release from your being walk to the west grab a handful of kindling and stand over the fire and state out loud "I release ___ from by being." drop the kindling into the fire and FEEL what you have just released leave your being then walk over to the east and grab a stone and place it somewhere around the fire pit and as you place your stone state out lout, " I am grateful for ___." 

Repeat this process out loud until you have cleansed yourself from all that no longer serves you using the kindling as or a piece of paper with what you are releasing written on it as the physical representation of what you are cleansing from your being. And using the stones as a physical representation of what you are grateful for creating a sacred mandala around your ceremonial fire pit.  

This ceremony could easily last you all night it certainly lasted a couple hours for me.  You will know when you are complete. If your sacred mandala isn't complete from this one ceremony there is many more opportunities to allow this practice to expand and grow into something rich and beautiful.  Our sacred fire pit mandala is growing and growing each full moon!

Once you are complete thank the West for holding space and bringing and end to what you released and thank the East for giving light to what you are grateful for.  Thank the North for protecting your moon water and thank the South for giving you the space and energy for you to complete this ritual. Then thank the Earth, Fire, water and Mineral elements for supporting your transformational ceremony. Thank all the support you called in to create the sacred space and bring your ceremony to a close by pouring your moon-charged water over the ceremonial fire bringing your ritual to a close.