Lunar Offerings

Yemaya Blessing of the Waters

Since its conception back in 2008, some 17 years ago now, this annual beach side rite is held around the first full moon of each calendar year in honour of Yemaya, the Orisha of the Seas and Oceans.

In 2025, the first full moon of the year will fall on Tuesday, 14 January at 8:56am. Therefore, the 2025 Yemaya Blessing of the Waters will be taking place the evening before, on Monday, 13 January 2025.

The meeting place is the northern carpark next to the Largs Bay Sailing club, around 7.40pm.

We will be heading to the foreshore around 7:50pm in order to prepare to an informal rite that honours Yemaya’s blessings for all the world’s waterways and all creatures that live within those waterways, as well as her protection over women and children.

Participants are asked to bring an ecologically friendly offering to Yemaya (i.e., a flower, sea shell crystal, pebble, etc) that will be thrown into the ocean as an exchange for a wish being granted by Yemaya.

The wearing of white or blue clothing is encouraged.

Children are welcome however they are the sole responsibility of their parents and /or guardians and need to show respect to other attendees.

Cost: Gold coin or loose change charitable donation.

 

Full Moon Gatherings

Since the early 2000s, I have been hosting public Full Moon Gatherings to enable anyone to join with others of like mind in sacred ceremony as we connect with Lady Lunar, to offer up our prayers for healing, requests for boons, and to simply to grateful for what we have received during the lunar cycle.

With the meeting place being the carpark on the north side of the Largs Bay Sailing Club, the times of the Full Moon Gatherings are below with the actual date of the full moon in brackets:

  • Monday, 13 January 2025 - Yemaya Blessing of the Waters rite, Full Moon in Cancer (13 January) *Meet at 7:45pm

  • Tuesday, 11 February 2025 - Full Moon in Leo (12 February) *Meet at 7:45pm

  • Thursday, 13 March 202 - Full Moon in Virgo/Solar Eclipse (14 March) *Meet at 7:30pm

  • Saturday, 12 April 2025 - Full Moon in Libra (13 April) *Meet at 7pm

  • Monday, 12 May 2025 - Full Moon in Scorpio (13 May)

  • Tuesday, 10 June 2025 - Full Moon in Sagittarius (11 June)

  • Thursday, 10 July 2025 - Full Moon in Capricorn (11 July)

  • Friday, 8 August 2025 - Full Moon in Aquarius (9 August)

  • Monday, 6 October 2025 - Full Moon in Aries (7 October) *Meet at 7:30pm

  • Wednesday, 5 November 2025 - Full Moon in Taurus *Meet at 7:30pm

  • Thursday, 4 December 2025 - Full Moon in Gemini *Meet at 7:30pm

Children are welcome however they are the sole responsibility of their parents and /or guardians and need to show respect to other attendees.

Cost: Gold Coin or loose change charitable donation.

To find out the timing of the lunar phases where you reside in the world, I personally use Time and Date, a free online site, as per the following table which is set for Adelaide, South Australia (Australian Central Time):

The above chart also shows the Special Moon Events in 2024 (in blue) which are:

If, like me, you find yourself standing in awe of the ever changing phases of the moon,
then you may like to join me with these Lunar Offerings ….

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