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the first k'anche
the moon spiral: Ixchel's call.
meet the goddess.
the ancient saga of Ixchel.
This is where things get fascinating—and a little tangled—because unlike Greek or Norse myth, there is no single fixed “ancient text” that tells Ixchel’s story from start to finish. Her image and roles are reconstructed from archaeology, colonial-era chronicles, and oral tradition, each carrying pieces of her.
Yes, it's true, and sometimes a bit frustrating, that it isn't easy to pin down the woven story of Ixchel.
But then couldn't the same be said of your story?
the tangled story of Ixchel.
Ixchel is known in the Yucatec Maya language as Ix Chel or Chak Chel (“rainbow lady” or “great end”). She is a many-faced goddess: maiden, mother, and crone; moon goddess, weaver, healer, rain-bringer, and sometimes destroyer.
One widely told story from postclassic and colonial sources places her as consort of Itzamna, the creator god. In this version, she is the goddess of childbirth, medicine, and weaving, living with him in the celestial realm.
Another thread, preserved in oral tradition and hinted at in colonial chronicles, speaks of her stormy union with the sun god, often named Kinich Ahau. In this telling, she was radiant and beautiful, but the sun grew jealous and violent. She fled from him, hiding in the house of the vulture spirit, and eventually returned—but the cycle of abuse continued. This tale is sometimes used to explain the moon’s phases—her waxing as she returns to him, and her waning as she hides again.
She is also deeply tied to water and fertility. The Spanish chroniclers Diego de Landa (Relación de las cosas de Yucatán, 1566) and Bishop Núñez de la Vega wrote of women making pilgrimages to Cozumel at least once in their lifetime to bring offerings to her temple, especially for blessings in childbirth. small clay figurines (often female forms) were purchased in a market building on the mainland (like the one in the photo here) and carried across the sea as offerings.
In some interpretations from codex imagery—particularly the Dresden Codex—Ixchel appears as an old woman with a serpent headdress, pouring water from an overturned jar. This is her crone aspect—the bringer of floods, storms, and hurricanes (here is where she overlaps with Kawak). The water can be destructive, but it also clears and renews.
origins of the story.
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Pre-columbian codices – especially the Dresden codex (postclassic Yucatec Maya, c. 1200–1500 CE), which shows a moon goddess figure in different forms: young and weaving, old and pouring water.
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Archaeological remains – temples dedicated to her on Isla Mujeres and Cozumel, including the market site pictured above, which is in Muyil. These support the accounts of her worship and pilgrimages.
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Colonial Spanish chronicles – notably Diego de Landa’s Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán (1566), which recorded the pilgrimage traditions, and Núñez de la Vega’s writings in Chiapas.
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Oral traditions – still carried in parts of the Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, often blending her with other female deities like Ix Chebel Yax and Chak Chel.
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Modern ethnography – anthropologists like Alfred Tozzer and Sylvanus Morley gathered stories from maya elders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, preserving variants that had never been written down.
your journey with Ixchel.
As you being your journey into the heart of the goddess, tune into your intuition. You will feel her call to you. I know I have. In my time here in Yucatan, I have seen her in the rainbows, heard her voice in visions and dreams, and felt her presence, both as a powerful guardian and a gentle healer.
I suggest you begin by printing out a few pages of the journal offered below or grab a journal you can dedicate to this time. Make yourself a cup of moon tea (recipe below) and set your mind and heart at peace as you invoke Ixchel (ritual below) and ask her to guide your path.
May your way be filled with rainbow light and lightning.
hugs and butterflies,
laura
water, moon & magic journal.
journal your journey
I have created a moon journal page you can download and print as many pages as you like. If you want, download it now. You can use it to track your journey here as it cycles with the phases of the moon. Record your feelings, thoughts, intuitions, and energy.
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your guide to the first altar.
the moon remembers ✦ meeting Ixchel and the rhythm within
DIRECTIONS
Here you will discover an opening of the spiral, a connection to your own divinity as you explore the mystery of the 3-phase goddess of Ixchel.
Take a few moments to become familiar with the offerings here.
Chapters offered in your journey of remembering.
Click on the CHAPTER offering that calls to you. Of course, it is a lovely thing to begin at the beginning. But it isn't necessary. You may move as your heart calls.
“In the quiet stone market, women once chose clay dolls as offerings to Ixchel. Each one carried a prayer, a longing, a piece of the heart. Every woman came—at least once in her life—to cross the sea and kneel at the temple of the moon.”
making moon tea
to honor the divine feminine, to return to the spiral
DIRECTIONS
I invite you to begin this journey with a warm cup of moon tea.
Choose your favorite herbs
blue lotus (intuition, dreams, sacred feminine)
– opens the third eye and invites softness and surrender
mugwort (visioning, moon magic, dreamwalking)
– a classic herb of the lunar path and feminine knowing
rose petals (heart-opening, self-love, grief tendering)
– for beauty, softness, and emotional release
chamomile (calm, emotional healing, gentleness)
– brings peace to the body and mind, and softens transitions
lemon balm (joy, clarity, soothing the nervous system)
– helps release anxiety and bring radiant lightness
lavender (protection, peace, sacred presence)
– aligns the spirit and makes space feel blessed
Bless your herbs under the moonlight.
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Place your mix of herbs in a bowl made of natural materials (clay, wood, glass, metal)
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Go outside under the light of the moon and hold the bowl up to the moon.
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Say the following prayer with intention
Under the light of Grandmother Moon,
I call forth your medicine and your memory.
May your spirit awaken in this night air,
Blessed by the hands of Ixchel.
May you dream with me,
And bring your healing when the water comes.
Leave your blessed herbs out overnight under the silvery moonlight.
If its raining, you can bring them inside and put them in a window where they will catch the light of the moon.
Steep gently for 5-7 minutes.
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Choose your favorite mug and place your herbs inside it.
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Pour hot water over your moonlight infused herbs.
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Cover and allow to sit for 5-7 minutes
Infuse your tea with intention.
Hold your cup with both hands and whisper:
“I open to the spiral.
I drink the light of the moon.
I return to myself.”
Sip slowly.
Sipping your moon tea as you learn, practice ritual, and go deep within will help you to feel relaxed, to align with your intuition, and to feel the presence of Ixchel in your home and heart.
Use your moon tea to invoke the spiral.
If you like, you can bless enough herbs under the silver light of the moon to many several cups of tea. Then you can come back to this step of making moon tea any time you like during this course.
This is the way of the spiral.
"As the moon waxes and wanes, Ixchel changes from a young maiden to an old woman. It is said that with each cycle, she is reborn and allows the stars to fall in love."
invocation to Ixchel.
we open sacred space
DIRECTIONS
You are here, in this moment. Stop for a moment and just breathe.
When you feel ready, read this invocation out loud.
You can also listen to it on the recording
. . . or (my personal recommendation) listen and speak along at the same time.
As we blend our energies together, we magnify our intentions.
Great mother of moonlight,
weaver of threads and tides,
keeper of rain, rhythm, and remembering—
we call to you.
Be with us now
as we return to the spiral,
as we listen with our hearts,
as we soften into the waters of our own becoming.
Wrap us in your silver light.
bless this space with your dreaming.
Make our learning sacred.
Make our presence whole.
We honor you.
We open.
We begin.
a telling of the tale of Ixchel.
mirror of the moon, lady of the rainbow
In the first days, when the sky was still new,
there was a girl who could weave the colors of light.
Her name was Ixchel—ix for “lady,” chel for “rainbow.”
She set her loom between the trees at the edge of the sea,
pulling threads from the dawn, the rain, and the breath of flowers.
Each pattern she wove became the skin of a bird,
the petal of a blossom,
the curve of a woman’s hip.
The people say she loved Itzamna, the first scribe and knower of names.
together they brought the maize from the mountain
and taught the midwives how to draw life from the unseen.
But she was not a goddess to stay in one form.
The moon was her mirror, and she changed as it changed.
In her maiden face, she walked among the young women,
teaching them the loom, the herbs, and the prayers for safe birth.
In her mother face, she poured the rains for the fields,
and every child born under her blessing thrived.
In her crone face, she wore a serpent in her hair
and overturned her great jar,
sending the floods and winds to cleanse the land of decay.
This, too, was her love—though it came as storm.
Some say she married Kinich Ahau, the sun.
He burned bright for her, but his fire grew jealous.
When his temper rose, she fled into the house of the vulture spirit
and hid until her wounds had healed.
Then she returned—only to vanish again.
So, the moon waxes and wanes,
sometimes shining beside the sun,
sometimes traveling alone.
Once in her life, every woman was called to make the crossing to Cozumel,
to bring an offering to Ixchel.
In the market on the mainland,
they would buy a small clay figure—a woman, a bird, a rabbit, a jar—
and carry it over the turquoise sea to her temple.
There they would pray for children, for healing,
for the courage to survive their sorrows.
In her oldest stories, ixchel sits at the edge of the sky,
a jaguar at her feet,
pouring the waters of life into the world.
Sometimes the waters come gentle as a healing bath.
Sometimes they fall in torrents,
sweeping away what no longer serves.
for she is not only the mother of all things,
she is also the one who clears the way for their return.
And when we die, they say,
she meets us at the mouth of the sacred well,
the cenote that opens into the underworld.
There, in the cool, dark water,
she holds our face in her hands and asks:
“Are you ready to begin again?”
“she does not walk in straight lines.
she weaves in curves and moonlight.
she is the thread, and the hand that weaves.”
returning to the spiral.
you were never meant to move in straight lines.
DIRECTIONS
You are here, in this moment. Stop for a moment and just breathe.
When you feel ready, read about the spiral.
Listen to the recording.
At the end of each section, you will find a ritual suggestion.
And at the bottom you will discover a "whisper to carry" as a mantra, an affirmation you can say
to remind you that you are the spiral.
Welcome, Sister.
Before we step into ritual or water or shadow, let us return to the bones of the feminine way.
This path is not new—it is ancient, and it is yours.
This is the path of the moon.
This is the way of Ixchel.
The world taught you to climb.
To check boxes.
To “make progress.”
To always know what’s next.
But the moon doesn't move that way.
Neither do the tides.
Neither do you.
You are not broken.
You are spiraling.
We return to the ancient feminine rhythm—one that curves, rests, blooms, recedes, and returns again.
We remember that:
the spiral is not backtracking—it is deepening.
the pause is not failure—it is integration.
the feminine is not lost—she has simply moved into the shadows, waiting for us to feel our way home.
Here we begin—not at the start of a ladder,
but somewhere in the sacred curve of becoming.
the spiral is cyclical
the spiral reminds us that everything sacred comes back around:
the moon,
our emotions,
our energy,
our dreams.
you are allowed to rest.
to not be the same woman tomorrow.
you are not behind.
you are simply deepening.
ritual suggestion:create a simple moon altar with four objects that represent your own cycle (what you’re calling in, growing, releasing, remembering)
the spiral is intuitive
The spiral doesn’t need a map—
She remembers the way by feeling it.
She listens to dreams,
to water,
to sensation,
to breath,
to what is unseen but fully known.
You don’t need to explain your knowing to be worthy of it.
ritual suggestion: A short moon water blessing practice—hold water under moonlight, whisper a question, and drink it over three nights to open your heart, mind, and emotions and discover the answer to your question.
the spiral is sovereign
The spiral turns within itself.
You are the center of your own spiral.
You are allowed to choose your rhythm, your rituals, your return.
You do not need permission to trust yourself.
You do not need to move like anyone else.
You are not too slow, too soft, too much, too wild.
You are spiraling toward your own becoming.
ritual suggestion:
Write a sovereignty vow—a short personal mantra or promise you can speak aloud before rituals or when stepping into sacred space at your altar
a whisper to carry:
I am not lost.
I am not late.
I am spiraling,
and the spiral remembers me.
"The feminine as cyclical honors her body and phases.
The feminine as intuitive trusts her knowing and the unseen.
The feminine as sovereign takes her seat at the center of her spiral."
This is the essence of moon, water & magic.
how the spiral speaks.
reclaiming the voice of the divine feminine
she speaks in cycles
The feminine does not move in straight lines or endless productivity. She spirals.
She follows:
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the waxing and waning of the moon
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the rise and fall of the tide
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the bloom and retreat of flowers
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the bleeding and renewal of the womb
Ixchel teaches that we are meant to rest.
To empty. To be dark, still, and unseen—and that none of this makes us broken.
Course invitation:
Honor each module as a phase of the cycle. As you work through this journey, give yourself permission to be nonlinear.
she speaks through intuition
The feminine knows without needing to prove.
she speaks in:
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dreams
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gut feelings
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body wisdom
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ancestral whispers
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weaving and water and sensation
Ixchel is the goddess of midwives, dreamers, and rain. She doesn’t argue with logic—she washes it away when the heart says otherwise.
Course invitation:
Record your wandering inspirations in your Moon Journal as you move through this journey of Moon, Water & Magic. To do this, just write....don't plan. Don't judge. Don't even start at the beginning. Just write down whatever pops into your head, or whatever you feel in your belly.
she speaks her truth
To be sovereign is not to be separate from others—it is to belong fully to yourself.
Sovereignty means:
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choosing your rhythms
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naming your truth
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creating your life as a sacred cloth
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saying no as a spell of protection
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saying yes as a call to power
Ixchel teaches this most fiercely in her crone aspect. the serpent priestess who asks us to eat the stone of truth. She reminds us that no one will crown us—we must wear the serpent ourselves.
Course invitation:
Strengthen the power of your voice. What is it that you really need to say? What truth are you holding back? Say it out loud. Sing it or scream it into your pillow or dance it across the room. Express the thing you are being quiet about. No one needs to hear it but you... But it needs to be expressed...your truth.
the story of Ixchel in her three faces.
a living myth for the sacred feminine
DIRECTIONS
Take a few moments to snuggle up in a comfy spot and delve into the story of Ixchel. She is a powerful and yet gentle, healing, weaving goddess who is here to speak to you. You can both read the story and listen to me (Laura) reading aloud.
“you have heard my name in the rain.
you have seen my face in the moon.
you have walked through me in water
and slept in the threads of my weaving.”
– voice of ixchel
the maiden – she who dreams and desires
Long ago, when the world was still young and full of first light, Ixchel appeared as a radiant maiden, all curiosity and wildness, weaving the stars into the night sky with her loom of bone and thread of moonlight.
She was the lover of the sun, the keeper of the rabbit, and the one who taught women to bleed with pride and dream with power. She laughed easily, played in rivers, and wore her long hair like a veil of shadow and light.
But the sun grew jealous. He did not understand her shifts and shadows. He wanted her always visible, always still. And so, she vanished.
She slipped into the clouds.
She wept into rivers.
She became the new moon, watching in silence from behind the sky.
This is how loss first entered the world.
And how freedom was born inside of it.
the mother – she who pours the waters
In time, ixchel returned. not as the girl who danced with the sun, but as a medicine woman—a midwife, a rain-bringer, a goddess of healing.
She carried a great jar of water, which she poured over the earth. with it came rain, milk, tears, blood—all the sacred fluids of life.
She swept with herbs. She chanted beside the sick.
She wove hammocks for babies to be born in.
She whispered prayers to women giving birth to children… and to new versions of themselves.
This was the full moon Ixchel—glowing, fertile, fierce in her love.
She taught that to heal is to remember wholeness, and that water is the memory of everything.
the crone – she who sees in the dark
And when her bones grew heavy and her hair silvered with starlight, Ixchel became the crone—not old as in forgotten, but ancient as in eternal.
She wore a serpent crown to honor her knowing.
She roared with thunder, danced with jaguars, and poured the floods that washed away all that had become false and stuck.
She lived in caves and dreams and the corners of the sky.
And those who feared her called her dangerous.
But those who listened… learned to shed, to release, to transform.
This is the Ixchel who whispers to the wise woman in each of us:
"Your softness is not your weakness. Your endings are not your failure.
You are the storm, and the stillness after."
final words
maiden, mother, and crone—
she is the weaver of all phases.
and you, beloved one,
are one of her threads.
Ixchel guided meditations.
three phases of the moon goddess—told in whispers and woven breath
DIRECTIONS
Now that you have read the story of Ixchel and delved into her three faces, choose which of those most resonates with you (or choose all three) and go deeper into her energy within you as you allow yourself to be guided gently by a meditation.
maiden – the rainbow weaver
she who remembers the first light
Close your eyes and return to the moment before your first knowing.
You are standing barefoot in a field of dew. soft threads hang from the sky—colors you’ve never named.
Ixchel appears as a girl with laughter in her hair. she spins those threads on a backstrap loom strung between two trees.
“Everything is pattern,” she says. “Even you.”
You watch as she weaves your name into a skycloth. and then your story. and then your longing.
“What do you want to become?” she asks, handing you a thread.
Inhale – Take the thread. Feel its warmth.
Exhale – Whisper you're becoming. Plant it in the loom of time.
mother – the moon healer
she who gathers tears and makes them holy
You are walking along a river. The moon is full above, casting silver light on the water.
It is not quiet. The water speaks.
Ixchel stands in the shallows, waist-deep, pouring water from a jar. It never empties.
She beckons you closer. “Bring what aches,” she says.
You step in. The water is warm, scented with herbs. She begins to pour water over your head, over your shoulders, over your heart.
“Let go. Grief is not weakness. It is release.”
The tears rise—not just yours, but your mother’s, your grandmother’s, the ones you never let fall.
Inhale – Feel the tears in your body.
Exhale – Release them into the river. Let the moon catch them.
crone – the serpent priestess
she who sees in the dark
You are deep in the cave. Jaguar eyes glint in the shadows.
Ixchel arrives cloaked in black, a serpent coiled around her shoulders like a shawl. She walks slowly, but the cave listens.
She places a stone in your palm. “This is your truth,” she says. “It is heavy, and it is yours.”
You do not speak. You feel the stone’s weight. It is the thing you have feared.
She smiles—not unkindly. “Now eat it.”
You place the stone in your mouth. It dissolves into fire.
You wake up glowing.
Inhale – Gather your courage.
Exhale – Become the light that lives inside the dark.
"Ixchel. I kiss baskets of dried fruits
in your name
before tying feathers of tropical birds
in my hair gathered together with night
stars"
Ixchel’s sacred symbols.
a remembering of the moon goddess through her signs and tools
The goddess does not speak in straight lines.
She speaks in symbols—woven, poured, coiled, and glowing.
When you come to know her, you do not memorize.
You remember.
DIRECTIONS
Take time to learn about the symbols-tools of Ixchel.
At the bottom of each box here is a journal prompt.
Each symbols card has suggestions for rituals you can do and ways you can use its symbol on your altar.
NOTE: Information on the cards is in addition to the information written next to the cards
Here you can download all 5 cards. Print them out and use them at home to bring the magic of Ixchel to life in your heart and home.
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the moon
her body & breath
Ixchel is the moon. Not just its light, but its cycles, its shadows, its pull on the waters of the world and the womb.
She waxes and wanes as we do—rising into fullness, retreating into darkness.
She teaches us to rest without shame, to bleed with power, and to listen to the hidden more than the loud.
To honor ixchel is to honor your own rhythm.
To let the moon be not just above you… but within you.
She asks you,
"What phase am I in?"
"What do I need to honor it?"
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the rainbow
her light after the storm
Ixchel’s name means “Lady Rainbow.”
She is the arc that appears after the rain—the beauty that only comes when water meets light.
This is not the pastel rainbow of fairy tales.
This is the rainbow that follows grief, that emerges from release, that speaks of survival and softness.
When you see a rainbow, Ixchel is reminding you:
You are still here.
You are still beautiful.
And the storm has made you more whole, not less.
She asks you,
"What beauty is returning?"
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the water jar
her medicine
In her older form, Ixchel carries a great water jar.
Sometimes she pours rain, sometimes flood, sometimes tears.
She is not here to be pretty.
She is here to cleanse you, to soften you, to drench what has become too hard.
The water jar reminds us that emotion is sacred, that the heart must flow to stay alive, and that sometimes, the only healing is to weep and be washed.
She asks you,
"What are you ready to wash away?"
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the serpent
her knowing
Coiled around her head or neck, the serpent is not a warning. It is a crown of wisdom, a symbol of her healing, her intuition, and her connection to the underworld.
The snake sheds what it no longer needs.
So does she.
So must we.
When Ixchel appears with the serpent, she is reminding you to trust your knowing—especially the part that lives in Your belly, in your dreams, and in your skin.
She asks you,
"As you shed your old skin,
what wisdom lies beneath it?"
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the weaving
her sacred work
Ixchel is the original weaver—of time, of stars, of destinies.
She wove the fabric of the universe on her backstrap loom, taught women to make hammocks and clothes, and reminded us that every thread has purpose.
Weaving is not just craft. It is ceremony.
When you weave, stitch, tie, or wrap, you are participating in creation.
She asks you:
What are you weaving right now?
Is it made of love, or fear?
What threads will you choose next?
These are not just symbols.
They are living energies, ways she still speaks to us when the world forgets.
When you light your candle…
When you cry...
When you cleanse in the bath…
When you stitch or stir or sing or rock a child…
She is there.
Not above you.
Within you.
colors of Ixchel, lady of the rainbow.
threads of light from the loom of the goddess
DIRECTIONS
The use of color can affect your mood and energy and even help you connect with the goddess. As you read through the offerings here, feel into which colors and which phase of Ixchel resonate most with you. Then see how you can incorporate those colors into your daily living. You can wear them, add them to your altar space (the next chapter is how to make an altar), even add them to your decor. Or maybe you just want to wear a small piece of jewelry in a color that speaks to you.
Ixchel as maiden
rainbow maiden, lover, weaver
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soft pinks – heart-opening, early life, love
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turquoise – sacred water, creativity, weaving
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sunrise coral – joy, desire, first light
Tones: playful, curious, open
Ixchel as mother
rainbow maiden, lover, weaver
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silver white – full moon, sacred milk, clarity
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deep indigo – intuition, womb water, inner knowing
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jade green – life force, fertility, healing
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storm gray – rain clouds, kawak energy, transition
Tones: nurturing, emotional, grounded
Ixchel as crone
serpent healer, jaguar priestess, wise storm
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black – mystery, power, cave, dreamspace
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plum or blood red – shadow work, sacred cycles, initiation
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ochre or earthy brown – soil wisdom, ancient memory
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moon gold – elder light, sovereignty, crone beauty
Tones: potent, shadowy, ancestral
Ixchel as whole
the rainbow
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iridescence — a shimmer of many phases woven together
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rainbow tones in natural hues (not neon): water-touched light after storm
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threaded fabrics — multi-color weaving to reflect her integration
Tones: shimmery, full of light, transcendant
build an altar to Ixchel.
each thread connecting you to her rainbow light
DIRECTIONS
Building an altar to Ixchel brings her sacred feminine energy into your home and gives you a way to connect with her daily. We being here in the first
Begin with a weaving
Begin by defining you altar space with a handwoven textile, or a colorful fabric that calls to you. Ixchel is the goddess of weaving, so using a beautiful textile, especially something hand woven or with embroidery on it, it a lovely way to mark out the boundaries of your altar space.
Choose sacred symbols
You will be adding to your Ixchel altar in each of the 4 k'anches of this temple path. So, it is not necessary to choose many items in this beginning. Choose a few of the suggested symbols here to lay out on your altar to call in the energy of Ixchel. You may think of other things you want to use. I have an Ixchel clay doll I made myself on my altar along with a conch shell which represents both the spiral and the ocean and a clay jar (the crone's water jar) filled with flowers. Be creative!
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moon stone or shell – for her connection to the lunar cycles
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clay doll – honoring the ancient offerings brought to her temple
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small weaving or thread – to invoke her as the cosmic weaver
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serpent figure or symbol – her role as midwife of transformation and wisdom
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rainbow crystal, cloth, or imagery – her wholeness and beauty in many phases
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a flower (hibiscus, rose, or wild bloom) – the offering of feminine unfolding
offerings
Once you have added symbols representing the presence of Ixchel, you will want to present offerings. It is a good idea to choose one or two offerings that are easy for you to give on a regular basis. Even though you will be adding a few items to your Ixchel alter over the course of the following k'anches, you won't be changing or adding to your offerings. it is best to keep them consistent. Here is a list of some ideas. If other ideas come to you, follow your heart.
Make sure to refresh your offerings on a regular schedule.
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water – in a bowl, jar, or moon water vessel
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candle – white, silver, soft pink, or deep indigo
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herbs – basil, rosemary, rose, lavender, or ruda (rue) (dried or fresh)
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seeds, cacao bean, or corn
A personal anchoring item
This is something from your own spiral, something that means something to you personally.
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a shell you found, a bead from your grandmother, a tear-washed note from your journal. let it be something that reminds you that you are the thread, too.
An invocation or prayer
Writing is considered magic....after all, it is called SPELLing. This is best done with pencil as pencils are made from wood and hold more magic!
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place your hand written invocation to Ixchel on the altar or whisper it while lighting the candle. You can read it again each time you light the candle and replace it with a new one any time you feel the need or the energy seems to be changing.
Feed your altar
It is easy to keep the energy of your altar alive and fresh. Just spend a few moments each day attending to it. Relight the candle and replace it when it burns out. Whisper your intentions or prayers. Refresh your offerings on a regular basis and whenever you feel the need to cleanse the energy in your home.
Follow your intuition
Because that is where you find your magic.
you’ve begun the return.
closing of the first spiral
You’ve stepped out of the straight line and into the spiral.
you’ve remembered the softness, the cycles, the wisdom of your own tides.
You’ve listened. Rested. Felt.
and now—the path curves forward again.
You do not need to rush.
You do not need to be ready.
Only willing.
In the next module, we’ll deepen into the waters.
We’ll walk beside Ixchel’s river and learn the language of the moon inside us.
There is more to remember. More to feel. More to reclaim.
When you’re ready, take the next step.
The spiral is waiting.