As you wander under the moon...

Photo by MARC LESTER / ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS

The moon rises into view over the Chugach Mountains in this view from the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska.

As you wander under the holding of the moon,

stay embodied to the vulnerability as it washes through you.

Receive the transmission of lunar essence as it emerges from inside her.
 

In one moment of pure astonishment, behold the colors, the sounds,

and the somatic spinning of light that have arrived as her emissaries,

come to remind you of something the world has forgotten.
 

As you receive her into the coming days, do whatever you can to help others.

Hold them and offer them the gift of your kindness and your presence.

Show them how much you love them and how much you care about

how they are making meaning of their life as a sensitive,

alone, and connected human being.
 

Look carefully at the one you love for in the not-so-distant future they will no longer be here.

You may not be able to touch and to hold them tomorrow.
 

As the veil is parted and the secret moon inside your heart appears,

you will remember how precious it truly is here.

And what a rare opportunity you have been given

to break open in a star of love.

 

Matt Licata