The full moon is a time when naturally intuitive people feel even more in-tune with their gifts. They often feel like their intuition is heightened and find it easy to tap into the magic of the universe. The full moon is not just a time for those who already feel in touch with their intuitive side. It’s also a GREAT time to work on your intuition and psychic development.

Now is the perfect time for intuitive divination. If you’re still working on learning your preferred divinatory system ditch the books and your cell phone and head outside under the moon. For example, grab your favorite tarot deck and sit under the moon and do a reading. Pull a few cards and interpret them using your own intuition instead of going by what the book says.

Try full moon scrying. Grab a dark colored bowl full of water and sit outside under the moon. Stare into the water and watch for symbols, patterns, pictures, even words to form. Use your intuition to interpret what you see in the water.

We highly recommend that you record the results of your divination to look back on later. Write down what cards you drew or what images you saw while scrying. Talk about what they meant to you or how they made you feel. Did intuition about the reading come more easily than normal during the full moon?

Ritual to increase psychic development
If you want to increase your psychic abilities the energy of the full moon is the perfect source of energy.

For this ritual you could make a tea or burn herbs as incense. Choose herbs that are safe for consumption or to burn depending on what method you choose. Check out this post for a psychic development tea.

Some common herbs known to be good for psychic development are:
Bay Leaf, Celery, Cinnamon, Flax, Honeysuckle, Lemongrass, Mugwort, Peppermint, Rose, Star Anise, Thyme, Yarrow
Always research safety of any herb you plan to consume or burn

If you’d like to add candles to your ritual choose blue as it is known to help with intuition and psychic abilities. White can be substituted for any color candle.

If you’d like to use crystals in your ritual the following fit our purposes well:
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Azurite, Beryl, Citrine, Clear Quartz, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli

If you’d like to do divination, doing so after this ritual would be an excellent time. 

Supplies:
These will vary depending on what you’d like to use (see above)

Herbs

• Tea Pot, Strainer & Cup OR
• Incense burner, charcoal disc & lighter

Optional supplies:

• Candles
• Crystals
• Tarot or other divination supplies

Ritual:

1. Gather your supplies.
   
   
2. Find a space outside to perform your ritual. We like to sit on the front porch.
   
   
3. Cast a circle if you feel called to do so.
   
   
4. Light your candles if you are using them. Light your charcoal disc if using incense. If you haven’t already brewed your tea, add the herbs and hot water to your tea pot and allow them to steep at this time.
   
   
5. While your charcoal disc is warming up or your tea is steeping take a few minutes to meditate on the power of the moon. Consider how she can help increase your intuition and psychic powers.
   
   
6. When you are done with the meditation pour your tea or add your herbs to your charcoal disc. Sip your tea. Allow the smoke from the incense to wash over you.
   
   
7. Look at the sky (look at the moon if you can see her). Ask her to grant you the power that you seek. There is no need for a prewritten ‘spell’ just speak your mind, petition her for help. We’re not demanding, we’re asking. Speak to her as you’d speak to your mother or another woman that you respect and know that you can learn from.
   
   
8. Close your eyes. Feel the light of the moon wash over you. Feel the power within you swelling as the moon blesses you with her power.
   
   
9. When you feel ready open your eyes. Finish your tea, burn more incense if you’d like. Now is the perfect time to do your divination.
   
   
10. To end the ritual: blow out your candles, close your circle and be put your incense burner somewhere safe while the charcoal disc finishes burning (if not already finished.)
    
    
11. Record your ritual in your grimoire.
    

Blessed be the Witches