by Jessie Cross | Feb 2, 2026 | February: Snow Moon, Lunar
A grounded guide to lunar rituals, seasonal symbolism, and working with the Moon during winter’s turning point February is a month that exists between worlds. The light is returning, but the ground is still frozen. Seeds are stirring underground, yet nothing has...
by Jessie Cross | Feb 1, 2026 | February: Snow Moon, Kitchen Witchery, Simmer Pots
Cozy Winter Simmer Pot Recipes to Soften the Space During February’s Full Moon The Snow Moon doesn’t ask us to cleanse, clear, or transform. February’s full moon arrives during the most interior stretch of the year. It’s a time when the body, psyche, and...
by Jessie Cross | Feb 1, 2026 | February: Snow Moon, Journal Prompts
Reflective Writing Prompts for February’s Full Moon to Honor Quiet Growth, Inner Resilience, and Unseen Progress The Snow Moon doesn’t arrive with urgency. It doesn’t ask for bold declarations, sweeping intentions, or dramatic change. Instead, February’s...
by Jessie Cross | Jan 22, 2026 | Love Magic, Valentine's Day
Midwinter has always asked something different of the human heart. As the world grows quiet and the nights stretch long, attention tends to turn inward. Toward warmth, closeness, and the bonds that help us endure the dark. Across cultures, this was a season not for...
by Jessie Cross | Jan 20, 2026 | Ritual, Valentine's Day, Venus/Aphrodite
Ancient goddess lore, planetary symbolism, and timeless practices to for understanding love, beauty, and attraction Across cultures and centuries, Venus has never been just a planet. She’s a principle. A rhythm of attraction and aversion. A mirror for desire,...
by Jessie Cross | Jan 6, 2026 | Hearth Magic, New Years
Simple, grounding rituals to refresh your home after the holidays and create a clean slate for the year ahead The holidays are beautiful. But they’re also a lot. (Right?) Visitors come and go. Decorations pile up. Emotions run high. Memories surface, some good, some...
by Jessie Cross | Jan 4, 2026 | Blue Moon, Full Moon Meanings, Journal Prompts, Lunar
A month-by-month spiritual guide to every full moon in 2026—including the rare Blue Moon Across cultures, calendars, and centuries, the full moon has acted as a natural pause point. It’s a luminous marker of time that invites reflection, release, and...
by Jessie Cross | Jan 4, 2026 | January: Wolf Moon, Shadow Work
A grounded guide to instinct, emotion, and inner truth during January’s Full Moon The Wolf Moon rises each January during the coldest, quietest stretch of winter. When the landscape is stripped bare, nights are long, and survival depends on awareness, instinct, and...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 31, 2025 | Journal Prompts, New Years
A flexible, intention-based alternative to New Year’s resolutions that actually supports change Every January, we’re told to reinvent ourselves. New goals. New habits. New versions of who we should be by this time next year. And yet, research consistently shows that...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 30, 2025 | Journal Prompts, New Years
Soulful, grounded New Year intentions for clarity, alignment, and meaningful change—without hustle, guilt, or pressure Why Intentions (Not Resolutions) Still Matter By now, most of us know how the traditional New Year resolution story so often goes. Grand...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 30, 2025 | Journal Prompts, New Years
Grounding New Year journaling to help release the past, clarify what matters, and step forward with intention New Years has a strange, quiet power. It’s not just a date change. It’s also a psychological threshold, a symbolic reset, and a rare pause between who you...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 9, 2025 | Christmas, Gratitude Practices
How to Share Wishes, Gratitude, and Heartfelt Messages Before Christmas Morning Christmas Eve is already thick with anticipation. Stockings are hung, lights glow softly, paper snowflakes curl at the edges, and there’s that unmistakable quiet of “almost.” In the midst...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 8, 2025 | Christmas, Gratitude Practices, Winter Solstice (Yule)
A Beautiful Tradition for Christmas, Yule, or the Winter Season There’s something universally human about tying a handwritten message to a tree branch. And it’s an ideal time for it. Winter asks us to look inward. A wishing tree (whether kept inside on a...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 7, 2025 | Christmas, Hearth Magic, Kitchen Witchery, Winter Solstice (Yule)
Burning, baking, and blessing the log that symbolizes warmth, renewal, and the return of light at the winter solstice. Long before strings of electric lights wrapped around suburban rooftops, people gathered around firelight (literal flames) to mark the turning of the...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 29, 2025 | December: Cold Moon, Lunar
A Simple Winter Ceremony for Release, Renewal, and Your Final Full Moon Intention of the Year The Cold Moon is December’s final full moon and the year’s last great lantern. It arrives like a quiet visitation. It hangs in the sky with a pale, glacial glow, illuminating...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 27, 2025 | December: Cold Moon, Journal Prompts
Guided full-moon writing prompts for December’s Cold Moon to help release the past, integrate lessons, and prepare your energy for the year to come. December’s Cold Moon arrives like a lantern in the snow. It’s quiet but luminous, gentle but unflinching. It’s...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 27, 2025 | December: Cold Moon, Lunar
The Final Full Moon as a Threshold December’s Cold Moon rises like a lantern above the longest nights of the year. It’s the final full moon of the calendar year. The last great swelling of lunar light before winter tightens its quiet grip. Across cultures, the Cold...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 26, 2025 | Hearth Magic, Kitchen Witchery
When winter settles in and the world outside grows quiet, the hearth becomes the soul of the home once again. Long before modern stoves or twinkle lights, people gathered around the fire for warmth, nourishment, protection, and just a little magic. Winter has always...
